Box Car Ride In Delayed Train Leads To Narrow Escape
A Lima brief recalls Joe, a passenger, boarding a freight to Butte by mistake, locking in a box car at Dell, and escaping when the door was opened after the car was sidetracked. The tale sits amid local social notes including weddings, visits, and church society updates.
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Marie Bpeare
Centennial Valley
Alice Baker
Dillon
Bessie Singer
Bonday
Joe
Dell
Butte
Bedrock
Wicked Butte
Kemp
Missouri
Messrs
McEwen
Green
McQuinn
Mite Society
The
M. E. Church
Mra. Stover
Alex Singer
Rumphr
Stover
Carson
Ingineer Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Quality Row
John Ewing
Ewing
Phillipe
Redrock Social Life Amid Cold Week In Dillon
Social notes from Redrock report a week of cold windy weather with two light snowstorms and a 16 degree below zero reading. J Rollin Scott hosted a party Jan 10 with late dancing and midnight supper. A la Healm club of Dillon visited, stage coach arrival, yells, drawing contest won by Grace Squire. Chinese New Year observed quietly. Emerson Hill bought a spirited team of sorrels. one horse died. Hay shipments, cattle movements, and Kensington party honor Mrs Hill noted. Roots item unfinished.
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Reronocs
J. Rollin Scott
A la Healm Club
Dillon
Bedrock
Mr. Scott
Ala Realm Club
Scott
Fudge
Emerson Hill
Hill
H. B. Selway
W. J. Propper
Harry Andrus
Lee Lewis
Anaconda
Dancing school opens under Jamea Ross in town
Special correspondence notes Jamea Ross starts a new dancing school here meeting three times weekly and teaching new dances. The Dorland hotel plans a band change on the 12th with Mrs. Holland of Butte taking charge while Mr. Dorland continues with the stage. Miss Nella Lewis hosted a social with cards and music for Myrtle Aldredge and other guests.
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Tarpine
Jamea Ross
Ross
Rosa
Dorland
Myrtle Aldredge
Harvest Ice and Horse Shipment Folio in Dell
Special correspondence reports extreme cold with little snow and farmers hoping for a dry summer. C H Rady's brother visits from Muncie while Mrs H C Patterson recovers. A Dell hall dance honors Washington's birthday on the 20th. Pat Sweeny visits county seat. Ice suppliers stock up as John Downing ships a carload of horses to Fort Worth, Kansas after a forty six hour road delay. G Gordon the hide buyer returns.
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the Tribune
Del
C. H. Rady
Muncie
Indiana
H.C. Patterson
Dell Hall
Washington
Pat Sweeny
John Downing
Fort Worth
Kansas
G. Gordon
Beef cattle drive out of the Basin this week
Special correspondence reports 300 head of fine beef cattle driven out of the Basin by Wisdom Leb and Walk er. Social dance at Jay Peterson’s home last Friday night. Hon. Jos Toomey oversees Basin interests. Wisdom Mercantile Co. installs gas lighting for store and drug store. Mallon named deputy sheriff. J P Legal travels to Dillon and Butte for business. JT R Linton, Seattle horse buyer, active in region. Arthur Tong returns from Salt Lake City school.
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Myrtle Aldridge
Breeze Hunter Archie
Hannah
Jude Bower
Homer Rummans
Myrtle Aldredge
Glendale
Chas. Marie
Twin Bridges
R. M. Co's
Parshall White
the Bridges
Rev. Stevens
Fred’ Arbour
Dillon
A. Owens
Franklin
Dan McDonald
Butte
Tom Hungate
Melrose
J. P. Legal
Basinoss
JT. R. Linton
Seattle
Arthur Tong
Salt Lake City
Death Claims an Estimable Young Woman Leaves Child
Edna Goetschius Page died at home in Pageville February 2 at 1 o'clock. She was 21, survived by a two year old son and a one week old daughter. She leaves husband Edward Page and was mourned by grandparents Mr and Mrs Jasper Linde and many friends from afar. The community extends sympathy.
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Pageville
Edna Goetschius Page
Edward Page
Edna
Jasper Linde
East Lake City
Salt Lake City
Poetic Fragments From a Lost Chronicle
A compact excerpt presents mythic imagery of toil and fate. It hints at an arc in heaven completed and the daily need resurfacing as a guiding prompt for action.
Evidence presented in Philadelphia coal commission sessions
Operators completed their presentation of evidence to the anthracite coal commission in Philadelphia. The afternoon was devoted to miners rebuttal testimony after the Reading Railway company provided extensive statistical data on mine regions and comparisons of workers and their children to other city occupations.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Coal Commission
Reading Railway Company
Cattle Embargo to Be Lifted in New England States
Boston reports that the cattle embargo tied to foot and mouth disease is expected to be lifted soon in several New England states. Dr. Salmon, head of the bureau of animal industry, has left for Washington and will not return unless disease reappears. No cases are currently known in New England.
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Boston
New England
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Metlen Hotel Porter Charged With Criminal Assault
John Davis, porter at the Metlen hotel, was arrested Wednesday on a criminal assault charge. Miss Grace Baever, 18, of Birch Creek, says she was enticed into a room Monday night where the assault occurred. Davis pleaded not guilty and posted a $500 bond. preliminary trial set for next Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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Metlen
John Davis
Grace Baever
Davis
the Metlen
Birch Creek
Justice of the
Pesce Virmilli
Virmillion
W. 8. Barbour
Normal notes recount attenders entering Normal proper
Monday saw rising attendance as names of entrants are listed including Minnie Carlson Helena Blanche Sloane Bozeman Elizabeth Downing Dillon Margaret Ross Argenta Margaret Griffith Butte Henry Martin Dillon Also outsiders Jay Baker Lima Katy Ludey Butte Francis Sullivan Idaho Falls Idaho join with eighth grade graduates to form a separate class. Practice teachers resume duties as Mies Hopp remains ill at home with tonsillitis.
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Minnie Carlson
Helena
Blanche Sloane
Bozeman
Elizabeth Downing
Dillon
Charles Matheson
Billings
Margaret Ross
Argenta
Margaret Griffith
Butte
Henry Martin
Jay Baker
Lima
Katy Ludey
Francis Sullivan
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Mies Hopp
Cosgrove and Baker Wed in St Rose Church
Engineer John N. Cosgrove of the O S L RAB and Misa Alice M. Baker daughter of County Clerk John H Baker were married Wednesday evening at 6 30 by Father Van den Broeck in St Rose church. They left for Lima to residence after the ceremony.
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John N. Cosgrove
O. S. L. Rab
Misa
Alice M. Baker
John
Baker
van den Broeck
St. Rose Church
Lima
Ex Secretary Long’s Condition Reported Steady
Boston February 2 bulletin says ex Governor Long had a comfortable day with improved rationality and appetite. Temperature nearer normal and strength as expected. Western roads issue blockade notice citing eastern inability to handle traffic delaying flour deliveries to eastern lines.
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Long
Boston
Chicago
Reverend Smith Address Noted by Montana Grand Lodge Officials
The grand secretary of Montana’s Grand Lodge read Rev. R P Smith's Odd Fellows and Rebekah installation address in Butte and requested copies for Butte members. Isaiah Cashmore and E H Goodwin also asked for copies. Copies were sent to lodges statewide and to other states. Dr W V Kingsbury moved offices to the Metlen block with specified hours and contact information.
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R. P. Smith
Rebekah
Tarsune
Grand Lodge of
Montana
Butte
Isaiah Cashmore
Dillon
Grand Lodge
E. H. Goodwin
Townsend
Rev. Smith
Oil location filings total 1760 acres across seven and four claims
Yesterday afternoon eleven oil locations were filed at the clerk and recorder's office by B Burroughs who did the assessment work. Each location covers 160 acres, totaling 1760 acres. Seven claims lie in one basin and four in another, with Smallbornier cited in relation to the latter.
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B. §. Burroughe
Smallborn Ier
Afein Ik
Lost bicycle crank found near Roe Ranch and Dillon
A missing bicycle pedal crank is found between Roe Ranch and Dillon. Call Tribune office or Ward Brothers to claim the item.
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Roe Ranch
Dillon
Tribune
Ward
Montana Legislature Deliberations Extend Across Committees
The Harney Investigation concludes with bills passed and several measures advanced. Senate action covers tax, education, and public nuisance topics while the House weighs labor, suffrage, and local governance issues. The record notes committee reports, appropriations, and new bills introduced amid ongoing sessions.
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Senate
Kennedy
Kobrs
Deer Lodge
Donlan
State University
Missoula
School of Mines
Bozeman and
Dillon Colleges
Durham
Myers
Cullen
Donland
Bever
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Waite
Kohrs
Brennan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Miller
Lewis and Clarke
Silver Bow
Busckfoot Reservation
Absarokee
Pearson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Self
County of Paradise
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Gertie Evans
Mr. Bart
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Redrock
J. W. Scott
Kensington
E. Hill
J. P. Coleman
Carn Au Foo
Rochester News
Dell News
Wisdom News
Pageville News
By Mary Austin
Heaven
Fhoto
Lincoln
Gourtesy S
W.V. Kingsbury
Harney
Gambling
Investi
Committee
University of Montana
Labor Committee
Graham
Biggs
Edwards
Helens
Whipple
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