Smelterman Dies After Train Jump Near Armstead
Lars A. Johnson, a 31 year old smelterman, fell asleep on a moving train at Armstead on the Short Line and leaped as it pulled away. He suffered a fractured skull and died at the Northern Pacific depot after being transported to the city. He was native of Sweden, in Montana since 1896, survived by two brothers and five sisters. Funeral and inquest times to be announced.
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Northern Pacific
Armstead
Butte
Johnson
Davenport
Walsh
Sweden
Montana
Martin
A. L. Johnson
Great Falls
Commissioners Proceedings Continuation Report
Continuation of the board’s minutes notes financial entries and formal actions taken by the commissioners. The fragment references a page continuation with figures 69.10 and 14.30 and suggests ongoing ledger or account details.
A Great Man's Telephone Aids Harriman and Farmers
A biographer notes Edward H. Harriman relied on the telephone as his constant messenger and power. The piece argues telephones are vital in farming, connecting markets, weather reports, doctors, and social life, with rural lines expanding nationwide.
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Edward H. Harriman
Wall Street Journal
Harriman
New York
Scenic Route Builders Reach Grangeville Headed by H H Martz
Twenty four Gilmore and Pittsburg engineers led by chief H H Martz arrived from Whitebird after descending Salmon River in flatboats the Grangeville Globe reports. They traveled with limited supplies and few clothes, replenished by Grangeville merchants, then headed for Salmon City to prepare for a 40 mile construction contract. They observed abundant wildlife including a herd of 50 mountain sheep and predicted the route would become America’s grandest scenic byway.
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H. H. Martz
Whitebird
Grangeville Globe
Salmon River
Salmon City
Grangeville
Montana
Black Canyon
America
Famous Bitter Root Valley Apples Sale in Dillon
N S Wood offers 12 choice apple varieties from Bitter Root Valley at $1.60 to $2.00 per box. Sold in box lots or car delivery direct from the car or from the salesroom next to the Examiner office opposite the passenger depot in Dillon. Call soon to secure best varieties from the car on track now.
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N.S. Wood
Dillon
Dillon Camp MWA Meets Wednesdays in Local Hall
Fragment mentions Dillon Camp No 9511 M W A meeting weekly in a 1.0.0. F. hall with ball. Further details unreadable in OCR fragment.
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Dillon
Ball
Lemhi County Gains First Railroad in History
Lemhi County now has a railroad as Gilmore & Pittsburg completes a tunnel entry into Lemhi. Track layers advance toward Leadore with about 15 miles to lay and plans for a depot and water tanks. Train service to freight and passengers expected within a month amid dynamite blasting and improved travel conditions.
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Gilmore & Pittsburg
Rocky Mountains
Idaho
Lemhi County
Leadore
The
Herald
Commissioner Stone
Junction
Lemhi
Stone
Salmon
Helena High Defeats Dillon 25 to 8 In Exhibition
Helena high school routed Dillon high school in a public school gym game 25 to 8. Fluhr Lewis and Walters starred for Helena while Willey and Selway led Dillon. Teamwork favored Dillon in places as Helena dominated ball control throughout.
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Dillon
Fluhr
Lewis
Walters
Willey
Selway
Fiske
Brantly
Chivers
Wilcomb
Stewart
Gosman
Chief Red Cloud Dies at 86 Leader of Sioux in Sixties
Washington reports Red Cloud the famed Sioux chief is dead at age 86. The longtime hostile leader raided military posts and stole livestock in early campaigns. He was considered the last of the great uncivilized chieftains and a major figure in 1860s Sioux resistance.
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Washington
Red Cloud
Brennant
Pine Ridge
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