Advent of the New Year in Sheridan Brings Bells and Dynamite
Sheridan notes ushering in 1902 with church bells and a dynamite display while bidding farewell to 1901 who died at midnight. Obituaries report Ed Baily’s death from consumption and his body sent to Woodstock Canada. The piece lists local schooling changes, social visits, moves to a hospital, births, and regional travel for study, along with community recoveries and arrivals.
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The
Tribune
Sheridan
Ed. Baily
Woodstock
Canada
Mian Lillie Simpson
George Ellinghouse
Missoula
Miss Walsh
Miss Johnson
Ruby Duncan
Elizabeth Dickenson
Virginia City
Tom Dancan
Ben Golden
Farmers Embrace Unseasonable Fine Weather in January
Willis News notes unusually fine weather keeps farmers busy with outdoor chores. McLean of Butte checks his Birch creek ranch and cattle, while F Hopp makes multiple calls as January progresses.
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the Tribune
McLean
Butte
Birch Creek
F. Hopp
School Again in Full Blast in Rochester Town
Rochester, Jan 8. School opened after two weeks of vacation with larger attendance as several new families moved in. Not an empty house in town. Mrs. Wm. Morrow left for Butte after visiting her daughter Mrs. Frank Taylor. Other local movements include Mrs. Nelson returning to Butte and Charles Palmer visiting his Rochester uncle Joe Appel. Frank Scherrer spent two days at Twin Bridges.
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Rochester
Wm. Morrow
Butte
Frank Taylor
N. D. Johnson
Virginia City
BE. O. Merritt
Charles Palmer
N. Y
Oil Strike Rumor Spurs Town Mood Near Smallhorn Canyon
Last Saturday villagers heard that Montana Oil and Fuel Co. struck oil at 225 feet though seepage caused the find. Clay bands caused the drill to drift and the crew halted work to casing the well with inch iron casing. Drilling will resume once the casing in place, with a hoped depth around 600 feet.
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Smallhorn Canyon
Montana Oil and Fuel Co
Buggy Ride Ends in Narrow Escape on Montana Street
Prof F L Lewis with Miss Elisabeth Hawley and Miss Bertha Huntsman rode toward Selway's park when a resident threw water from a Japs house startling the horses. Lewis was thrown as wheels passed over him. Hawley steered toward a fence and saved the women from injury though Huntsman sprained a thumb. One horse was badly injured and the buggy wrecked.
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F. L. Lewis
Elisabeth Hawley
Bertha Huntsman
Selway’s Park
Montana Street
Virginia Street
Prof Lewis
Virginia Atreat
Beaverhead County Farmers Institute Draws Wide Attendance
The first Beaverhead county Farmers Institute convened at the courthouse with three sessions. Judge Melton opened morning proceedings as Senator J. P. Murray spoke on grain raising and Prof. Shaw of Montana Agricultural College discussed grasses and livestock feeding strategies.
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Farmers’ Institute
Beaverhead County
Court House
Melton
J. P. Murray
Murray
Shaw
Agricultural College
Bozeman
Montana
Beaverhead county institute program highlights on farming
The article recounts speeches and papers at a Beaverhead County institute with Col Price and G R Featherly presenting on alfalfa raising and farming lands. A J Noyes spoke on stock raising. Prof Cooley and Senator Norris papers were omitted. discussions covered irrigation poultry dairying beef and sheep. The day ends with committee setup for next year and thanks to Bozeman contributors.
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Gov. White
Col. Price
Mr. Price
G. R. Featherly
A. J. Noyes
Big Hole
L. J. Price
M. A. Miller
Beaverhead County
H.C. Garten
Bozeman
Shaw
T. M. Selway
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayreshire
Reid
Dooley
J. £. Morse
Phil Lowell
Theo Nelson
W. J. Crowell
M. Selway
Electric Railway Proposal Aids Missoula Valley
An eastern capitalist company and Missoula leaders seek to secure a franchise to build an electric railway between Hamilton and Missoula. The move aims to connect the two cities and boost regional development.
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Missoula
Eastern Capitalista
Hamilton
Arid Land Bill Faces Irrigation Cost Clash in Congress
Montana engineers critique the arid land bill drafted for national irrigation. They warn the $10 per acre cap could halt ambitious projects and push costs beyond feasible debt levels, urging government-led, large-scale works for streams feeding Helena and surrounding valleys.
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Helena
Keerl
Congress
Senate
Warren
Wyoming
House
Newlands
Nevada
Montana
Montans
Crow Creek
Montavs
State
Arid Land Commission
Oklahoma
Republicans Meet in Helena State Central Committee Session
Helena special to the Inter Mountain reports one absence at the Republican State Central Committee meeting. Ex Senator Thomas H. Carter held a proxy for Lewis and Clark county and urged party unity while denouncing disruptors. Proxies and list of members were recorded. Webster resigned as chairman and J C Auld elected in his place. Resolutions praised retiring Official and backed Beatie Rodges and D Ross for federal posts.
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Helena
Inter Mountain
Republican State Central Committee
Thomas H. Carter
Lewis and Clarke County
Carbon
George H. Bailey
Cascade
D. J. Tallant
Chateau
O. H. Barton
Custer
W. W. Andrus
Dawson
William Lindsay
Deer Lodge
H. W. Rodgers
Flathead
H.G. Swaney
Gallatin
A. L. Love
Granite
George W. Morse
Madison
Lew L. Callaway
Meagher
Max Waterman
Park
E. H. Talcott
Rose Bud
Fred. L. Gibson
Bavalli
R. W. Nicol
Powell
O. D. Joslyn
Silver Bow
B. F. Plummer
Charles T. Busha
Teton
H. F. Guth
Valley
K. W. Garland
Yellowstone
Paul McCormick
Beaverhead
Fergus
D. M. Jefferson
W. H. DeWitt
Missoula
J. M. Dixon
Lewis and Clarke
T. H. Carter
Webster
J.C. Auld
Zeverly
Otferman -Webster
E. W. Beatie
United States Surveyor General
W. B. Rodges
United States District Attorney
D. Ross
Missoula Land
Clark Republicans Meet in Secret Session in Helena
O F Goddard of Billings led Clark Republican leaders in a secret Helena gathering Monday night to plan a protest against presidential appointments named by the state Republican central committee and opposed to nominees favored by Senator Carter. Speakers included E O Russell C W Wiley Judge Sterling George Heldt and others while a telegram to President Roosevelt and resolutions were drafted.
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O. F. Goddard
Billings
Clark Republicans
Helena
State Republican Central Committee
Carter
Goddard
E. 0. Russell
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R. P. Smith
Sid Foster
Mis Soula
Johnny Thomas
Will Dudley
Ralph
Thos. Graham
Howard
James Duncan
W. H. Oliver
Katherine Hopp
the Normal
Thadd Mauz
Anaconda
Julius Hartwig
S. Antone Imhoff
Willis. News
Farley Grocery
Rochester News
Taibune
Huber Bros
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Kuhne ‘Beveridge
Kuhne Beveridge
State Central Committees
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