Dr William Treacy Dies in Honolulu Former Helena Physician
Dr William Treacy, a renowned Helena physician and former Montana board of health member, died January 18 in Honolulu. He came to Helena in 1886 from Chicago and rose to prominence. two months ago he went south for his health. He leaves a wife and daughter, plus two sons in Chicago and Oregon, with one son a physician.
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Treacy
Helena
William Treacy
Montana
Board'of Health
Honolulu
Chicago
Peter Larson
Oregon
Whiskey Kills Billings Tot
Billings Carl Hartung four years old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hartung was found unconscious near a gallon jug of whiskey in their home. He had consumed liquor likely repeatedly and died despite parental and medical efforts. Parents, who are German speakers, reported the tragedy today.
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Billings
Carl Hartung
Henry Hartung
New Head for Orphans Home in Twin Bridges
Walter Shobe of Helena is appointed by Governor Norris as superintendent of the Twin Bridges orphans home with Mrs. Shobe as matron. He takes over immediate duties after the resignations of E. H. Reinisch and wife of Butte. Norris acted on authority from the state board of education. Shobe previously served as assistant secretary of the bureau of child and animal protection.
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Helena
Walter Shobe
Norris
Twin Bridges
Shobe
E. H. Reinisch
Butte
State Board of Education
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Rabbit Hunter Killed Near Bridger Cliff
Leon Stevenson, a young hunter from a sheep camp near Bridger, went missing over a month ago while pursuing jack rabbits. His body was found Sunday afternoon at the foot of a cliff after a sheriff's search, with tracks showing he dragged 30 yards after the fall.
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Red Lodge
Leon Stevenson
Bridger
Stevenson
Governor Sells Property Libby
G W Millett of Libby Lumber buys 50 acres adjoining the company's yards from Governor E L Norris. The land, purchased last year from L H Faust at 60 dollars an acre, is expected to aid the lumber plant's expansion. Norris doubles his-money on the deal.
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Libby
G. W. Millett
Libby Lumber Company
E. L. Norris
Gov. Norris
L H. Faust
Fire in Butte Mine Breaks Through Shaft
Fumes and smoke issued from the Molly Murphy shaft of the St Lawrence mine near Butte after a fire dormant 19 years broke through last week. The shaft serves as the ventilation airway for the fire zone. Officials say work will not be suspended and damage remains nominal with the fire brought under control.
Great Falls pushes to move reclamation HQ to city
Former Senator Gibson travels to Washington to press the secretary of the interior to relocate the reclamation service headquarters from Helena to Great Falls Montana. The plan, adopted by the service, was dropped after protests by State Committeeman Matlow and Helena residents.
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Great Falls
Gibson
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Montana
Helena
Matlow
Foley Kidney Pills Notice Incomplete
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear item about Foley kidney pills. No coherent action, date, or authority readable.
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Foley
Montana Orchard Products Association forms in Hamilton
Evaporator by products from valley orchards to be built in Hamilton by a stock company of fruit growers. The Montana Orchard Products Association forms with D C Gray as president and A K Bestic as secretary treasurer. Capitalized at 5000 dollars, 500 shares at 10 dollars each. Stock to be sold to fruit growers. If successful, a cannery for fruit and garden products may follow.
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Hamilton
Canyon Creek School House
D. C. Gray
C. A. Marksbury
R. M. Briggs
A. D. Hood
A. K. Bestic
Montana Orchard Products Association
Indians to Reserve Move to Blackfeet Reservation
Helena reports the starving Chippewa band to be moved to the Blackfeet reservation under conditions preserving their religion and hair, and permitting daily return home after schooling. Indian Agent A. E. McFatridge investigated the case after three years of roaming Montana, prompted by ration cuts that drove them to leave the prior confinement.
Montana Farmers Institute Set for February Meeting
Plans advance for the Montana Farmers Institute and horticultural meeting in Billings from February 7 to 9 with farmers from eastern Montana and northern Wyoming expected. On February 10 Hardy W. Campbell will speak, dubbed the father of dry land farming, as organizers prepare an alfalfa palace using about 150 tons of alfalfa as building material for sessions.
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Billings
Montana Farmers’ Institute
Montana
Wyoming
Hardy W. Campbell
Great Western
Northwest
Artist Arrested on Northwest Bank Check Charge
Billings C. E. Cole, sought in Billings Helena Missoula and other northwest cities for passing bogus checks drawn on local and St Paul banks, has been arrested in Atlanta Georgia by telegram to the police chief. An officer will escort him back to Montana for custody and questioning as authorities widen the manhunt.
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Billings
C. E. Cole
Helena
Missoula
St. Paul
Protest From Billings Objects to National Apple Box Standard
The Billings chamber of commerce protests any federal law establishing a government standard apple box that would discriminate against localities. It argues such an act would elevate the International Apple Shippers' Association above Montana orchardists and other western growers.
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Billings
Montana
Western States
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Slide Kills Homesteader in Coal Bank Cave-In
Ed Myers a homesteader near Mildred was killed by a coal bank cave-in while taking fuel. His companion Olmstead was partially buried but freed himself and escaped. The bank stood about 50 feet high. Myers' body to be taken by his wife to Illinois.
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Miles City
Ed Myers
Mildred
Olmstead
Myers
Illinois
State Receives Patent for Glass Lindsay Project Land
Helena reports the state received a government patent for 7 500 acres on the north side of the Glass Lindsay project near Big Timber. The tract comprises the reclaimed portion and deeds will be issued to settlers as soon as they settle.
The Danger of La Grippe and Foley’s Honey and Tar
The piece warns la grippe can lead to pneumonia and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy. A reader from Wellington Kansas reports a severe bout of flu and relief after using the product.
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Foley
R. E. Fisher
Wellington
Widow Sues Mintana Independent Telephone Over Missed Message
Minnie S. Smith of Butte sues the Mintana Independent Telephone Co for 5000 alleging a message on November 14 about her dying husband in Whitehall was not delivered. Dr. E W Trainer sent the alert to Mrs. Smith at 730 West Galena street but she could not reach Whitehall in time. Attorneys William and Harry Meyer represent her. the late W A Smith was a noted piano tuner in the city.
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Mintana Independent Telephone Company
Minnie S. Smith
Butte
Whitehall
E. W. Trainer
William and
Harry Meyer
Mrs. Smith
W. A. Smith
Yellowstone Valley Wool Men Propose Statewide Grazing Association
In Montana prominent stockmen warn that further land closures to domestic stock grazing threaten ruin for sheep and cattle men. They report 250 square miles withdrawn in two years and seek county by county associations later forming a state body to halt such movements and protect members.
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Livingston
Montana
Yellowstone Valley
Freight rate cuts to aid Montana lines soon in effect
Will A. Selvidge, chair of the local chamber of commerce transportation and freight tariffs committee, reports that new freight rates will be a material reduction from current levels and will benefit all parts of Montana, with implementation planned on lines entering the state.
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Billings
Montana
Will A. Selvidge
Local Chamber of Commerce
Miner dies after fall in Diamond mine chute
Cornelius O Callahan, about 30, unmarried, fell into a chute on the 1 200 level of the Diamond mine Tuesday afternoon. He died in an ambulance en route to the hospital. Deputy Coroner Elmer Binter held an inquest into the death.
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Butte
Cornelius' O'Callahan
Elmer Binter
O'Callahan
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as World-Wide Cure
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted, widely known treatment for colds. It promises proven merit and urges purchase from all dealers, presenting no cautions or side effects.
Helena A. E. Cramer Pleads Guilty to Forgery Charge
Helena A. E. Cramer admitted forging the endorsement on a $51 check drawn on the Cruse bank for Brown Bros Lumber. Judge Clements sentenced her to one year at Deer Lodge.
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Helena
A. E. Cramer
Brown Bros
Cruse
Clements
Deer Lodge
New Officers Named for Havre Land Office
On Senator Dixon's recommendation Louis W. Pierson was appointed receiver and Myron W. Hutchinson register at the Havre land office.
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Havre
Dixon Louis W. Pierson
Myron W. Hutchinson
The
Millionaire’s warning on dyspepsia and a new stomach
A sensational notice argues that suffering from dyspepsia could drive a person to sell all they own for a cure. It claims a famous millionaire’s incurable stomach condition serves as a warning and promotes Rexall Tablets as a dependable remedy to tone gastric juices and aid digestion.
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