Haying Progresses Amid Rain After Rough Spell
Grasshopper notes haying resumes after days of heavy rain. Michael Steel longtime Montana resident dies in Bannack after four weeks illness with funeral at Bannack cemetery. Timmy Tash suffers arm fracture when a horse falls. Dr Ryburn attends him. Several accidents occur, none serious, considered miraculous. George Tash and Ed Lloyd drive in 1700 cattle, most black in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Steel
Montana
Bannack
Timmie Tash
George Tash
Ed Lloyd
Wes ley P Emery visits Loomont after Deer Lodge meeting
Loomont dispatch notes Wesley P. Emery arriving from Salt Lake City for a Pioneers' meeting in Deer Lodge and planning onward travel to Chicago. Other items include Mrs M T Carney and daughter seeking medical treatment in Butte, Lillian Held's return home, and locals visiting Whitehall and Loomont activities with many camping parties mentioned.
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Loomont
Wesley P. Emery
Emery
Salt Lake City
Deer Lodge
Montana
Chicago
M. T. Carney
Walter Everney
Butte
Lillian Held
Pleasant Valley Ditect Co. Works At Parsons Bridge
E. W. Townsend visited Butte early in the week. Men from Pleasant Valley install a large headgate for the Pleasant Valley Ditect Co. at Parsons' bridge as the wild ducks are seen on the wing frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Townsend
Butte
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley Ditect Co
Parsons’ Bridge
Neighbors Harvesting Hay as New Schoolhouse Opens
The community begins the second alfalfa crop this week while neighbors work on wild hay. The new schoolhouse is ready for occupation and regarded as a neat, prideful addition to the area.
Indian Killed By Fast Express Near Rochelle Illinois
A sleeping Indian man on a railroad track near Rochelle Illinois was killed by a fast express train. The incident is presented with a warning to treat coughs and colds promptly, promoting Dr King’s New Discovery as a safe cure. A testimonial from J R Watts of Floydada Texas claims rapid relief and weight gain after a severe grip and cough. Trial bottle free at Potts the Druggist.
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Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Tex
Potts
Bond and Gray Transfer Stock to Forsgren and Thomas
Bond and Gray announce sale of stock and store to Forsgren and Thomas and thank former patrons. All accounts due now payable to the new firm Bond and Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond & Gray
Forsgren & Thomas
Reenacting a Lone Texan at Lexington Siege
An old Texan in buckskin and long rifle joined the siege of Lexington Missouri each day from dawn to dusk. He walked to the works with a tin pail for his dinner, fired on Federal troops until noon, rested for lunch, and repeated the routine until surrender.
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Lexington
Local Social notes from Medicine Lodge and Armstead
Misses Pearl Eaton and Eva Craver visit Armstead to meet Mrs Nat Brenner and son Jack. Several residents make trips to Dillon Grant and Butte for visits and business. Miss Eaton prepares to teach in Libby after visiting friends in Butte and Armstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Lodge
Pearl Eaton
Eva Craver
Armstead
Nat Brenner
Jack
T. B. Craver
Dillon
Rife
Craver
Emma Morgue
P. W. Armstrong
Bert Williams
Barry
Messrs. Hardiman
Ed. Duff
Hal Brenner
Virton Sather
Edgar Rife
Henry Brenner
Jack Brenner
Grant
Dr. Morrow
Craver Ranch
Miss Pearl Eaton
Butte
Miss Eaton
Libbey
Willis Aug 28 river outing notes and visitors
Chicago visitor Henry Nickel joins Beehrer family stay. Butte fishermen, campers along the river, and top locals such as Ira Sanders Lloyd Barnett and P Gallagher drop by for outings and visits. Several families from Butte camp along the river with guests from Dillon Browne's Lake and Rock Creek also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Henry Nickel
Chicago
Beehrer
Johnson
Butte
Reichle Hotel
Ira Sanders
Dillon
Lloyd Barnett
Carl Beehrer
Fred Braner
Irma Daub
Luisa
Julia Martha
Kate Beehrer
Browne's Lake
Akders
Rock Creek
Kambich
Hugh Hall
Real Estate Transfers From Pearl I Smith Title Books
Week ending August 26 1912 reports transfers of properties listed in Pearl I Smith’s title records. Names of grantees and grantors appear with locations and parcel mentions, reflecting typical early 20th century property movements.
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Pearl I. Smith
Deeds and patents listed for Montana and nearby regions
Warranty deeds record transfers of 440 acres north of Dillon and two lots on Thomson avenue with $10 consideration. Additional deeds cover two Barnett avenue lots, five lots on south Washington street, and cemetery plots for $50. Also noted are land patents near Bedrock and Big Hole basin, quartz claim leases in Utopia and Montana districts, and powers of attorney to David Gibson of Bannack.
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Hawley J. Selway Et al
Patrick McCarthy
Selway
Dillon
Lizzie M. Butler
Helene Heinberg
Thomson Avenue
John Tessier
Lauretta Melogue
Barnett Avenue
Barnett
H. D. Weenink
Burt Adams
Washington Street
Mountain View Cemetery Association
John Kent
Mountain View Cemetrey
George Gleed
Bedrock River
Lima
John W. Maybee
Big Hole Basin
Gibbons
C. R. Stanfield
C. Gosman
W. T. Scully
D. W. Erwin
Utopia
Red Rock
Montana
William Beck
David Gibson
Bannack
Dry Land Crops Report on Wheat Flax and Potatoes
Dry land wheat yields range 20 to 80 bushels per acre with average near mid point. Flax around Beaverhead shows 12 to 15 bushels. Beach lands potatoes are described as very fine and the yield satisfactory.
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Beaverhead
Professor Smith Visits Dillon Normal College
Professor Smith from the Department of Mathematics at the State Normal School in Superior Wisconsin visited the Normal College in Dillon this week to exchange ideas and discuss curriculum.
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Olmsted-Stevenson CO
Scott
Medicine
Maine
Navn
Clifton Hood
Dairymaid and
Bluebell
IHC
International Harvester, Company of America
Helena
Mont
THC Service
Beresa
Ice Bureau
Harvester Building
A. J. Wedum Lumber Co
Dillon Bakery
the Dillon Bakery
F. C. McFadden
Dain Side Delivery
Dart Hardware
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