Lima Snowstorm Reports and Beaverhead News Notes
Juma January 13 Lima reports four inches of snowfall and colder weather with strong winds. Local residents and visitors include J Burton and Alex Williamson from Dillon and Dr. L C Ford visiting Dubois. Lima lodge officers were installed January 10 and praise the order’s prompt claim payments. Various community updates follow from Wisdom and nearby areas including ice harvesting, socials, fencing projects, a proposed masquerade, and ongoing Klondike plans for local residents.
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Lima
the Tribune
Juma
Burton
Alex Williamson
Dillon
W. O. McGormick
B. H. Paul
Monida
J. A. Boyd
Pocatello
Ida
J. Juddy
Wits Jan 13 Report of Ewing Injury and Weatherman Marriage
J W Ewing section foreman at Apex suffered a painful but not serious accident when a rail slipped from his grip and struck his left foot breaking a big toe. He drove to Dillon for treatment and is recovering well. James Weatherman, recently returning from St Joseph with a wife, held a large reception for the couple, and friends bade him congratulations.
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Wits
J. W. Ewing
Apex
Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Dillon
James Weatherman
St. Joseph
Perry Ranch
Mr. Weatherman
Local Correspondent Notes Busy Week and Community Happenings
Special Correspondence reports a busy period with locals such as Willie Ames heading east and Stock Inspector Taylor searching for infected men and cattle. Ice storage resumes as Charley and George Smith and Jens Jensen keep busy. The community follows Patley Chenney and Jack Kennisen off to Beaver Canyon for cattle and Mrs. M Barrett adds many new books to her collection.
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Tribune
Aliox
Trreunz
Bess
Willie Ames
Taylor
Charley
George Smith
Jens Jensen
Patley Chénny
Jack Kennisen
Beaver Canyon
Elijah Ames
M. Barrett
Sleighing Enjoyed as Snow Follows Melrose Outing
A 35 party rode three sleighs to Melrose on Tuesday night, joined by 10 to 12 friends at the Ion Hotel for a festive repast. Local youngsters enjoyed coasting on the Highland Park hill, where a collision with a rock injured Neil Sharkey’s son but without serious harm. The Heola Company smelter remains idle as Superintendent Earle plans to relight next Monday.
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Glendale
Tan
Melrose
Ions Hotel
Earle
Pageville Notes Mark Quiet Postholiday Scene
J M Page traveled to Butte last week and returned Monday. J Belle Utley left for East Helena with her brother C L Utley. R W Page has been ill but improves. Ladies' Aid met with Mrs J M Page. They plan to build a Baptist church in Pageville this year. The holiday season ends as school resumes and villagers hope for many happy returns.
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the Tribune
Pageville
Passion Play Exhibition Draws Wide Attention
In Washington January 8 1898 a Passion Play show from Oberammergau, presented via Lumieres dingmatieriph, has drawn crowds for two weeks. Prof Ernest Lacy delivers a descriptive lecture accompanying the exhibit detailing the drama as enacted by villagers in an Austrian wilderness.
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Polar
Congress
Montana
Wasurxaron
D. C
Ober-Ammergau
Ernest Lacy
Wastigtens
Passion and Arctic News Mix Highlighting Polar Dramas
The article reviews a stage depiction of the crucifixion with vivid realism and then shifts to polar exploration news. It notes Capt. George Melville's critique of ice powered supply routes for Klondike miners, the Bear relief expedition, ongoing U.S. relief efforts, and political tensions as Congress reconvenes amid Spanish affairs and frontier interest in a park stage line.
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Mary
Pontius Pilate
Klondike
Geo. Melville
Navy
Melville
Jeannette
Melvill
Yukon
War Department
Alaska
Middleton Smith
Point Barrow
Greely
Department of Statistics
Tom
Congress
Sagasta
United States
Spain
Humphreys
Huntley & Child Transportation Line
National Park
Monida
U.P
Harry Child
Silas Huntley
Judge Botkin
Commission
Thompson
Culbertson
Washington
Malonyi
Discarets Candy Cathartic Promotion Ad
An old advertisement touts Discarets Candy Cathartic as a wonderful medical discovery. It claims benefits for kidneys liver and bowels and promises cleansing of the system and relief from headaches fevers constipation and biliousness. The copy urges purchase at 10 25 or 50 cents per box.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Advertising blurb promises fast cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. States all druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Mentions price 250 and code 366m.
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Reynolds & Page
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Big Hole Basin
Wiscom
Hugh McInnes
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Geo. Woodworth
Butte
George
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Clara Burgesa
Owen Ellis
Will Armitage
Lee Shaw
Sys Ho
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Gibbonsville
Jack Hunter
Hiram Lapham
Sam Jones
Pierce
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Old Mexico
Ma Wadams
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