Reward for information on missing Scotty Melvin near Dillon
Reward offered for information leading to the location of Duncan Melvin also known as Scotty Melvin, last heard six years ago herding sheep near Dillon. Described as 5 feet 9 inches, 150 pounds, dark complexion, drooping eyes, age 52, with a substantial inheritance. Information to L J Price's Office. Also a 750 acre ranch near Dillon with water rights in Blacktail Creek. Enquiries via Manx Seaway Dillon Montana.
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Duncan Melvin
Scotland
Dillon
Scotty” Melvin
L. J. Price
Blacktail Creek
Montana
National Wool Growers Convention at Pocatello 1909
Travel offer for the National Wool Growers Convention in Pocatello Idaho January 14 to 16 1909. Oregon Short Line sells round trip non transferable tickets at two cents per mile in each direction with continuous passage only. Tickets on sale January 13 and 14 with final return January 19 1909. See local agent for berth reservations and more information.
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National Wool Growers’ Convention
Dillon Public Library Evening Hours for Book Distribution
The Dillon Public Library lists evening hours for book distribution from 7 to 9 30 p m on Monday Wednesday and Saturday. The library is also open Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 and Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6. On Tuesday and Friday evenings the library is open to readers.
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Dillon Public Library
Ett
Roosevelt a Great Rider Sets 98 Mile Ride Record
President Roosevelt rode 98 miles on horseback from the White House to Warrenton Virginia and back. He completed the long day in more than 17 hours without notable fatigue. The trip included sleet rain and near darkness, with four horse relays and a return to the White House by 8:40 p.m. The ride aimed to answer critics of army riding tests and to illustrate that a nontraining president can endure long rides.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
Roswell
Warrenton
Denver man visits Dillon cousins unseen since boyhood
F. L. McGrew of Denver Colorado stopped in Dillon to visit his cousins Byron and Finley Cunnard whom he had not seen since childhood in eastern Ohio.
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F. L. McGrew
Denver, Colo
Dillon
Byron Cunnard
Finley Cunnard
Ohio
Idaho sheepmen and forest service clash over Sawtooth grazing
Governor Gooding and Gifford Pinchot discussed Sawtooth national forest grazing limits for 1909. The forest service proposed a sliding scale to protect small owners, reducing large permits only to prevent increases beyond ten thousand, while Idaho sheepmen prepared to graze 335000 head, up 13500 from last year.
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Washington
Forest Service
Idaho
Sawtoot National Forest
Governor Gooding
Gifford Pinchot
Gooding
Sawtooth National Forest
Judge grants divorce over ill temper and bad breath
A western judge issues a divorce on grounds of ill temper and bad breath. Advertisements claim Dr King's New Life Pills would have prevented the split by curing constipation, liver trouble, colds, and headaches. Sold for 25 cents at Potts, the druggist.
Mine Explosion Kills Dozens at Lick Branch Switchback
Bulefield West Virginia January 12 an explosion at the Lick Branch mine near Switchback killed between fifty and eighty miners at about 8 30 this morning officials reported the disaster followed by a blast that trapped workers underground emergency crews rushed to the scene amid chaotic conditions with rescue efforts hampered by smoke and debris as authorities worked to confirm the casualty toll and locate missing miners The tragedy marks a severe blow to the mining community in the region with aid and investigation underway
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Bulefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Switchback
Former Dillon Professor Faces Fraud Claims in Utah Suit
Salt Lake City hosts a complex suit alleging fraud in the Gem Consolidated Mining deal. C. C. W. Wylie John Pingree M. S. Browning Adam Peterson D. C. Eccles and M. S. Foss sue Tenabo Mining and the Gem company over stock manipulation and misappropriation by Hiram Tyree and W. L. Gallagher. The action seeks an accounting and a receiver for the Gem company with proposed distribution of assets and shares among stockholders.
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Hiram
Tyree
J. J. Cusick
Dillon
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Tribune
C. C
W. W. Wylie
John Pingree
M. S. Browning
Adam Peterson
D. C. Eccles
M. S. Foss
Tenab
Utah
Lander County
Nevada
Reliance Company
Reno, Winnemucca
Ollie Lode
Gallagher
Gem Company
Reliance
Gem
Tyree and
Gém Company
Tyree and Gallagher
Pennsylvania
Gallagher and
Tenabo
Tenabo Company
Gem Company Stock Controversy In Salt Lake City Suit
The Gem operates from Salt Lake City with Tyree and Gallagher directing not participating in daily management. Capital stock 2.5 million dollars across 1 million shares valued at 2.50 each. Wylie holds 72 thousand shares. others hold 1,833 1 3 shares each. Browning sues Tyree for 5195.15 on a May 21 1908 promissory note secured by 200 000 Reliance shares and 50 000 Gem shares, seeks to stop Gem from transferring stock to Tenabo, and requests 500 in attorney fees.
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Gem
Salt Lake City
Tyree
Gallagher
Tyreen
Wylie
Browning
Gem Company
Reliance
Tenabo
Ogden Pioneer Lorin Farr Dies by Drowning
Lorin Farr a Utah pioneer and first Ogden mayor known for his seven wives and large family drowned at Utah Hot Springs eleven miles north of Ogden at four this afternoon. He was among Utahs early Mormon converts and a prominent western figure.
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Ogden
Utah
Lorin Farr
Utah Hot Springs
Child Survives 16 Days Buried in Ruins
In Reggio a three year old girl was recovered alive from ruins after sixteen days of burial. She was uninjured and believed to have subsisted in a cataleptic state with no nourishment remaining a possibility.
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Reggio
Gas Explosion Kills Twenty Five Miners in Zeigler Ill
A disastrous gas explosion at Joseph Leiter’s coal mine in Zeigler, Illinois, at an early hour today killed 25 miners. The blast was caused by a spark from a trolley pole striking a pocket of gas in the mine.
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Leiter
Duquoin
Ill
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler
Positive Cure for Indigestion Delivers Quick Relief
The ad claims indigestion arises from fermenting and rotting food in the stomach. It credits MI-DNA and Mio na tablets as a guaranteed cure, sold by Potts the druggist, with a large box priced at 0 cents and money-back assurance if not relieved.
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Potts
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Sherman’s Piano House
W. Park Street
Butte, Montana
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Tattersall
E. H. Brundage
Dillon Furniture CO
G. T. Paul
B.F. White
Pipestone Hot Springs
Arkansaw
West
Butte
N. P
Pipestone Hot Springs CO
Pipestone Springs, Mont
The
Armstead, Medicine Lodge & Grant Stage Company
U.S
Grant
Armstead
J. R. Scott
Mgr
Red Cross
Tin de Cinchona Co
Des Moines
R. Ackley
Epis Brock
Scott
Scott. & Bowne
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Ayer
Lowell
Maas
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