Passing: John F. French of Walkerville Dies at 59
John F. French, longtime Walkerville resident since 1880, died suddenly January 19 after an acute pleurisy attack. A Maine native aged 59, he arrived in Montana in the 1870s and worked at various jobs. Survived by his wife, a sister Mrs. Phoebe Wade, and a brother Orison E. French of Lincolnville Maine. funeral under the I O O F auspices.
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John F. French
Butte
Walkerville
West
Daly Street
Mr. French
Maine
Montana
Ridgley Lodge
Phoebe Wade
Orison E. French
Lincolnville
Butte Miner George H. Howe Dies at 87
George H. Howe a familiar figure in Butte and Montana mining camps died January 10 at age 87. A Vermont native who came west in 1860 he helped develop Alder Gulch placer workings and played a role in vigilante era order in Virginia City. He never married and belonged to the Odd Fellows under whom his funeral was held.
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Butte
George H. Howe
Montana
Mr. Howe
Vermont
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
Iowa
The
Odd Fellows
Death of Mrs. George Cockrell Shocks Deer Lodge Community
Mrs. George Cockrell died Sunday afternoon January 21 from pneumonia. Born 1857 in Willard Utah, she married George Cockrell January 20 1875 in Oregon Springs Utah. Survived by husband two children State Senator Moncur e Cockrell and Mrs. George Norton. George Cockrell, longtime Montana resident, heads Powell County board of commissioners and runs a large implement store. The notice notes the sorrow of oldtimers and her memory as a good neighbor and devoted mother.
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George Cockrell
Montana
Powell County
Virginia City Blacksmith Frank Prasch Dies at 65
Frank J. Prasch, long time Virginia City blacksmith and noted horse shoer, died of heart failure in his room behind the blacksmith shop on Wednesday Jan 17. Born January 9 1852 near Burlington Wisconsin he came to Virginia City around 1879 and later ran the shop solo after a partnership with Fred F Kohls ended. He married Carrie Mitchell in 1890. she died in 1902 leaving daughter Ethel Prasch in the care of N D Johnson and family.
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Virginia City
Frank J. Prasch
Burlington
Wis
Fred F. Kohls
Madison County
Carrie Mitchell
N. D. Johnson
Ethel Prasch
Pioneer John P Thomas dies after lingering illness in Anaconda
John P. Thomas, a Montana pioneer and former president of the Society of Montana Pioneers, died at his home in Anaconda on January 21 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Wales on September 17, 1843, and lived in Deer Lodge valley Fergus and later Dillon, where he ran a grocery with his sons and later pursued private affairs. He is survived by his wife and five children, with funeral services at First Presbyterian Church in Anaconda and interment in Hill Cemetery. He was active in fraternal societies and deeply involved with pioneer circles.
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John P. Thomas
Society of Montana Pioneers
West Park Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
H. A Carnahan
Hill Cemetery
Mr. Thomas
Wales
Iowa
Montana
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Thomas
Fergus County
McKinnon Bros
Daniel
John
Maud
Phillip
Richard
Minnie Thomas
Charles Walters
Milwaukee
Durant Station
Butte
Thermopolis
Wyo
Harvey Showers
William Woodward
Divide
R. E. Thomas
Will Thomas
Joe Thomas
Sand Point
Ida
Nerces
The
Elks, Odd Fellows
Northwest Mining Convention Sets Spokane Dates
The publicity committee announces the Northwest Mining convention in Spokane from February 15 to 17. Delegates will exchange mining ideas, discuss laws and investments, and boost capital while touring mines and power plants. Talks cover mining laws leasing, forests, water power, metallurgy, and safeguards. A smoker banquet music and an automobile city tour are planned.
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Spokane
Northwest
Evryone
Laundry Tax Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Montana Supreme Court ruling upholding a state license fee on laundry workers in the Quong Sing v. Kirkendall case. The decision notes no challenge to discriminatory aspects, while Justice Lamar dissented, arguing the tax unfairly segments by business size and sex.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court
Quong Sing
T. B. Kirkendall
Lewis and Clark County
Montana
Justice Lamar
A Hero in a Lighthouse Keeps Wary Watch
J S Donahu of South Haven Michigan a Civil War captain served as lighthouse keeper averting wrecks. He credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble chills and aiding sight at age seventy. They cure dyspepsia stomach liver and kidney troubles. Only 50 cents at Potts the Druggist.
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J. S. Donahu
Haven
Mich
Potts
Dillon Churches Roused with Services Schedule
St. James Episcopal at Corner Washington and Glendale lists Rev. S. D. Hooker as rector. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. on first and third Sundays and 7 a.m. on other Sundays. Morning and Evening Prayer at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
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St. James Episcopal
Washington and
Glendale
Religious Services and Mass Schedule Across Two Churches
The Presbyterian Church at corner Pacific and Glendale lists morning service at 11 and evening at 7 30 with Sabbath school at noon and Christian Endeavor at 7. Catholic Church announcements note low mass at 8 high mass at 10 30 on first and second Sundays, with fourth Sundays offering low masses at 8 and 10 30 and Sunday school after mass. Masses are said at Dillon on first second and fourth Sundays and on the third Sunday at Lima and Melrose with Rev D Foley as pastor.
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Presbyterian Church
Corner Pacific and
Glendale Sts
E. V. Ostrander
Christian Endeavor
Dillon
Lima
Melrose
D. Foley
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Schedule
Grace M E Church corner Bannack and Washington streets with Rev. Jesse Lacklen as pastor lists Sunday School at 10 a m led by Prof. Grant E Finch superintendent morning worship at 11 a m Epworth League young people's meeting at 6 45 p m evening worship at 7 30 p m and Wednesday prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m
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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Baptist Church Service Schedule at Corner Idaho and Se Bree Streets
Rev. Thomas Anderson leads a Sabbath school at 10 o'clock with worship and preaching at 11 o'clock and an evening service at 7 30, at the Baptist church located at the corner of Idaho and Se bree streets.
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Baptist Church
Idaho and
Sebree Streets
Thomas Anderson
Windstorm Lifts Cabin Roof Above Pony Hills
In a severe wind storm near Pony hills last week Charlie Allen, owner of the Oregon mine, saw the roof of his cabin lifted and carried away. Mr and Mrs Allen and their two young children huddled in the cold home until daylight. Allen then fetched a team to move his family to town. It was certainly some wind.
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Pony
Charlie Allen
Oregon
Mrs. Allen
Mr. Allen
Wireless Telegraph Station Demonstration Arrives At City
The city will host a modern wireless telegraph station with apparatus from eastern managers. Wm. B. Patty will arrive Monday to present a live demonstration at the M E church showing wireless signaling, bells, motors, and lights, plus radium and liquid air experiments. Reserved seats on sale at the Postoffice store. pupils admitted at half price.
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Wm. B. Patty
M. E. Church
Postoffice
Bride Mrs Kellogg Ends Life Over Husband’s Unemployment
Mrs Paul Kellogg, three months married, killed herself at Battle Creek Michigan by taking strychnine after her husband failed to secure employment. The tragedy underscores stress over job loss within the household.
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Paul Kellogg
Battle Creek, Mich
Ayer's Hair Vigor Ad Promises Fuller Locks
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as a remedy for thinning hair promising thicker fuller hair. It urges readers to tell others about the product and thanks them for their support.
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Ayer
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Cheyenne
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Three Forks Herald
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Copper Country
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G. T. Paul
Edison Phonographs
Tattersall
Foster Employment Agency
Hes
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Transfer. Co
LEN European Hotel
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