Dillon Grants Water and Electric Franchises to John F. Cowan
John F. Cowan of Butte obtained new water and electric light franchises after council approval. He must file acceptance and a $1,000 bond by March 1, guaranteeing plant installation and city defense against damages with a $5,000 indemnity bond once work begins. Cowan plans a housing mill and seeks Dillon citizens to invest at least $10,000, with a $2,500 mill proposed and stock drive underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Cowan
Butte
Cowan
Dillon
School Board Meeting at Dilton Normal School
The Dilton school board led by Chairman Oliver met to approve bills for salaries and supplies including Prof. Steare Miss Staves and others. The clerk was told to investigate diplomas for graduates as crowding calls for an extra teacher. A letter from W I Pats of Elizabeth town Ky seeks to establish an independent normal school at the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
RE. A. Steare
Adelaide Staves
Nona McStay
Fannie W. Brown
B. W. Reninger
Kennie Coffin
D. L. Smith
Dart Hardware Co
P. D. McGough
Mlizabethtown
Dillon
Mont
Tam
W. I Pats
McGough
Pate
Madison County Mines Buckeye Group Working Well
The Buckeye group on Wisconsin creek in Madison County shows strong ore grades with 37 percent lead and notable gold and silver. Captain Jack Miller leads operations at Buckeye and Toledo, with M Howes supervising Toledo, as water is pumped out and miners increase the force. the property is described as a top concentrate producer in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Mining Company
Henry Elling
Virginia City
George Cope
Buckeye
Wisconsin Creek
Madisonian
Toledo
Jack MiHer
M. Howes
Boys Club Ministrel Show Set for Opera House Night
Members of the Boys' club present an amateur minstrel show after eighty days of labor. The performance is scheduled for Saturday evening at the opera house with three full dress rehearsals next week supervised by Miss Daisy Conger and J. P. Williams and Caleb Davis.
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Lave
Opera House
Daisy “Conger
J. P. Williams
Caleb Davis
Rew
Desert claims and estate actions in Bald Mountain district
Sale notices for mining interests in the Little Daisy and General Lee lode claims, and a Bald Mountain district minerals sale. Probate matters include estates of Deville Greenwood A O Witter Fred W Pahnish W A Gray and Robert C Daily with final accounts and distribution orders. James Gilb seeks US citizenship. James Davidson Dell Henry Warnecke and others noted in filings.
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James Davidson Dell
Henry Warnecke
Lima
H. A. McIntosh
Sarah McIntosh
John W. Morton
Little Daisy
Lee Lode
Bald Mountain
James Gilb
England
Deville Greenwood
Timothy Bedard
A. O. Witter
B. F. White
Fred W. Pahnish
W. A. Gray
Robert C. Daily
He Was ALL Right Deaf and Dumb Man
A terse caption from Scribner's Magazine presents a deaf and mute man as a depositor asking for patient assistance. The line blends frontier slang with a dated portrayal, reflecting early 20th century attitudes and language in a brief vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Scribner’s Magazine
Praise for Normal School at Twin Bridges
The reports from the Normal School at Twin Bridges are favorable and confirm Professor Birchard and his assistant’s well merited success. The writers recommend any young person or teacher seeking thorough school work to attend.
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Twin Bridges
Birchard
Local National Guard Notes and Looming Military Ball
Reports from Company E discuss dress uniform reception after drills, target improvements, and awaiting ammunition requisition as recruits enroll. Transfer rumors place Private Dutton with Washington Guards in Butte. five best members will join Chicago display for Columbian exposition. A burglary case involving Twin Bridges youths Welch and Fox is noted with related insanity findings and a sheriff’s reply from an asylum. Garland Temple IOG.L elects officers for January 30th session.
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Davidson
Davis
McIntosh
Stamm
George Dutton
Butte
Washington Guards
Crack Company
Company
Buitte
Anaconda Standard
Adjutant General’s Office
Chicago
Jacob I. Welch
Walter Fox
John W. Morton
Fox
Welch
Wann Springs
Mont
Rose
Dillon
Dog William rides the Fourth Avenue car in New York
A gray ulster clad man with a bulldog named John William rides a Fourth Avenue car on Worth Street. The dog untethers to bound past a cross-town car, impressing the conductor and a second rider who offers ten dollars for the pet. John William returns with his master down the Bowery amid cheers.
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Worth Street
John William
Bowery
Seventeenth Street
Fourth Avenue
John Wil Litt
Cross Town
New York
New York Tribune
Primitive Doctor’s Letter Describes Severe Medical Ills
A country physician’s letter depicts a patient with a blocked windpipe, ulcerated throat, and a stomach pushed by an ill lung. The note laments inability to swallow and mentions a missing stumick tube, conveying a dire, fevered medical condition.
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John F. Cowen
Wile
School Matters
Dilton
Madison County Mines
Amater Minstrels
He Was
Jones
Thes County
Octor Acker
Wendy
ERG Ale
National Guard
Templar
Charley
St. Paul
Paul Globe
Joy
C. E. Elkington
Locust Avenue
San Francisco
J. 1
Brown
Petalima
Winn
Geary Court
Elkington
N. M. White
Dillep, Montana
Ferry
S. A
Detroit
Mich
D. M. Ferry
Dillon Boy's Club
Cork
Dillon Opera House
B.A. Sullivan
J.P. Williams
Butte City Business College
Business College
Northwest
Grahiam
Rice
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