Mutilated Man Found Near Lima Station Inquest Hears Doubt
An August Lima inquest examined a mutilated male corpse found between Lima and Dell. Witnesses described fragments from skull to pelvis and a woman’s drawn portrait in a Bilson, Montana letterhead pocket. The coroner and jury remained unsure whether train No 3 caused the death, or if the man was murdered or died from a fall, with identity unresolved. The body was buried at Lima.
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Lima
Lima Mile Board
Dell
L. S. Ford
J. C. Carrigan
E. Q. Brainard
Fred Walcott
Jessie William Bunch
J. H. Phillips
P. R. Nelsort
M. A. Gudmanson
Albert Petersen
Joseph Daniels
Logan Underwood
Ed Kellum
Enos J. Cripps
Neal McMillan
Constable Robinson
Alva Mayne
Livingston
Montana
Ingersoll
Western Club
Manhattan Club
Field Club
J. A. B. Burrows & Co
Dillon
Underwood
M. A. Goodmanson
Daniels
Nos. 2
No.3
No. 3
No. 55
Butte
Gudmanson
Beaverhead Treasures Election To Vote On Numerous Measures
A voter notice lists officers amendments referenda initiatives a preference measure and bonds to be voted on in Beaverhead and other Treasure State counties. The document urges all voters to participate in the November election.
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Beaverhead
Treasure State
Untimely Death Note at Roberts Station
Earl P. Smith a Northern Pacific agent at Roberts station left a note explaining his suicide. He described himself as a profound infidel and socialist tired of economic inequality and labor struggles. The article urges others contemplating self harm to dismiss the idea.
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Earl P. Smith
Northern Pacific
Roberts Station
Smith
Sheep Dog Contest at Montana State Fair Featured
The Montana State Fair will include a sheep dog driving contest in front of the grandstand. Champion dogs from James McLay of Laramie Wyoming will perform, recalling their display at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago. McLay plans to bring his dogs to Helena for the fair running September 23 to 28.
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Montana
James McLay
Laramie
Wyo
Chicago
McLay
Helena
Election measures and bond questions in Beaverhead county
Governor urges voters to approve multiple referendum and initiative measures including party nominations by direct vote, campaign limit bills, and US senator selection. a $650,000 bond proposal for Mitchell Mussigbrod property purchase to aid indigent insane care. county high school bonds favored. $100 reward for election law violators.
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Second Judicial District
State Board of Examiners
Mitchell & Mussigbrod
Deer Lodge County
United States
Beaverhead County
Educational Board
Songs and Flowers Bozeman Saengerfest Joins Carnival
The Montana Saengerbund holds its fourth annual state saengerfest with the Sweet Pea carnival on August 27 and 28 and German singers August 26 27 28. About two hundred German singers visit as the Sweet Pea garden with 54 rows of peas and 304 tubs is moved uptown for blooming avenues. The event features open air and enclosed singing contests alongside the Inter-State fair with racing program agri cultural stock exposition and a large barbecue on Friday.
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Bozeman
Montana
Poor Man Rich Now Heir Sails for East Estate Venture
Helena Peter Martin, aged 11, ran away from his eastern home and now returns to join his aunt as sole heir to a 2,000,000 estate. The fortune includes cash and property in New York and Pennsylvania, with Martin described as a hard working carpenter.
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Helena
Peter Martin
New York
Pennsylvania
New Instructor Named for Montana State Normal College
Walter Scott A M of Seattle Washington will join the physics and chemistry department as assistant for the coming year. He is a graduate of a Indiana normal school and earned A M at Yale in 1909 after studies at Harvard. Scott and his wife plan to reside in Dillon early in September and they bring strong recommendations and Westward experience to the faculty.
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Walter Scott
Montana State Normal College
J. E. Monroe
State Bard of Education
Jufie
A. M
Seattle
Wash
Indiana
Harvard
Yale
Scott
West
Dillon
Montana Aviator to Fly Daily at Helena State Fair
Montana aviator Terry T. Maroney will perform two aeroplane flights daily at Helena State Fair from September 23 to 28, with possible additional shows at Beaverhead County Fair. A Curtis Aviation School graduate, he has two years of public flight experience and recently impressed in a 23 mile wind in Great Falls. He carried passenger Eddie La during a August 7 flight, the second licensed passenger flights in the state.
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Terry T. Maroney
Montana
Helena
Beaverhead
Maroney
Curtis Aviation School
San Diego
Cal
Great Falls
Eddie la
Beaverhead fair eyes Montana aviator for show
Pereyre proposed as aviator candidate. Maroney soared 1400 feet near Great Falls while a circus operated. State Fair aims to book the Montana bird man to fill Harriet Quimby’s vacancy, flying a 75 hp Curtis plane. Secretary Hazelbaker will try for Beaverhead County Fair dates at Dillon. Passengers may ride and locals may request flights.
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Maroney
Curtis
Butte
Great Falls
Beaverhead
Dillon
Hazelbaker
Beaverhead County
Registration Urgency Appeals in Beaverhead County
With less than two months to register, Beaverhead voters must re register for the fall general election. Those who registered since July 1, 1911 are entitled to vote. others may register at the county clerk notary or justice of the peace office.
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Beaverhead County
Justice of the Peace
Taft
Teddy
Wilson
Debs
Chafin
Celebrities Dixon Roosevelt to Attend Helena Convention
Dixon and Roosevelt will attend the progressive state convention in Helena on September 7. Missoula progressives are organizing activities ahead of the event.
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Helena
Missoula
Stabbing at Ten Mile House Sparks Irish Sweden Clash
James Murphy was arrested in the Ten-Mile House assault after a fight over dinner involving Irish and Swede workers. Murphy faces arraignment on first degree assault. if the Swede dies the charge becomes murder. The victim, a Swede hay worker, is in doubtful condition at Bell road-house.
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Tribune
Erwin
Trishman
John Evans
Morris’ Foreman
Sculley
James Murphy
Murphy
Bell Road-House
New State Fish Hatchery Contracts Let
Contracts for a new state fish hatchery on Flathead lake west shore have been let. Work starts immediately and should finish by December 7 with total costs around 14 000 dollars. The facility can handle about 2 000 000 fish at once and will transfer mature stock to other waters to boost whitefish in Montana.
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Flathead Lake
Montana
Jailbirds Try to Bore Way Out of Montana Jail
Sheriff and Under Sheriff uncover inmates who drilled through rock behind a radiator to escape. Iron rail and cement removed allow 18 inch crawl space. Most prisoners feigned sleep to hide the bid for freedom before trains at 4 05 am. Leaders likely Ditto and Hyatt with charges including forgery and a beating case.
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C. C. Gosman
Rock
Erwin
Morpheus
Montana
Darkey
Ditto
Hyatt
Beaverhead County Fair Calls for Exhibits and Attendance
Beaverhead County fair officials aim to host the best fair yet inviting all residents to exhibit farm products live stock manufactured items and juvenile projects. The event runs September 11 to 13 with races amusements social gatherings and prize premiums for meritorious entries.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
F. A. Hazelbaker
Montana
Beaver~ Head County
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