Notable Montana Merchant D J Hennessey Dies in Butte
D J Hennessey president of Hennessey Mercantile and a leading Montana Democrat died of heart trouble at 8 o clock in Butte. Born in Fredericktown New Brunswick in 1845 he came to Montana in 1879 later forming D J Hennessey Co. He served in the first Montana senate as mines committee chair and finance member before resigning to focus on business.
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Butte
D. J. Hennessey
Hennessey Mercantile Company
Montana
Northwest
Fredericktown
N. B
Mr. Hennessey
Helena
E. L. Bonner & Co
Henessey
D. J. Hennessey &Co
Senate
Committee of Mines and Mining
Hennessy’s Life Insurance Policy Details
The obituary notes Julius Hennessy of Butte held life insurance totaling over 235000 at his death. Much was paid to his estate to shield creditors and protect heirs, with portions designed to provide his family a steady income for twenty years or longer.
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Hennessy
Butte
Mr. Hennessy
Not His Fault Boots Reveal Marital Tension
A light exchange hints at marital strain as a wife appears uneasy around Styles. The joke pivots on the line that her discomfort comes from her boots rather than her husband, underscoring comedic misunderstanding.
Humorous Dispatches and Editorial Snippets Collage
A collection of quips and mock headlines from the Jamesport Gazette and Patriot tone pieces. Jocular exchanges poke at doctors patriots and equality with wry wartime style barbs and a light satirical mood.
Dixon Bill Aids Indians On Farm Start Up
Washington January 27 The Senate passed the Dixon bill enabling the secretary of the interior to spend Indian land sale proceeds to build irrigation systems and buy livestock and farming implements for Indians on the Flathead and related reservations. A War Department survey directive seeks a four foot channel cost estimates Kalispell to Flathead mouth and Glendive to Yellowstone mouth. House action includes 25000 for Milk River irrigation Fort Belknap and 50000 for completing Flathead survey and land allotments.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Flathead Indian Reservation
Secretary of the Interior
Pixon
Flathead
Yellowstone
Kalispell
Flathead River
Glendive
Yellowstone River
Fort Belknap
Authors and Composers Copyright League Forms in New York
Victor Herbert leads as president with John Phillip Sousa treasurer and Reginald de Koven secretary as 5000 composers join to fight canned music. The league seeks laws forcing makers of records discs and perforated rolls to pay royalties, with bills already in Congress by Kettridge and Barchfield.
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New York
Victor Herbert
John Phillip Sousa
Reginald de Koven
Authors’ and Composers’ Copyright League of America
Congress
New League
League
Kettridge
Barchfield
Cold Baths Proposed to Cure Jealousy
Paris physician Dr. Mairet argues jealousy is a physiological disease and should be medically treated. He outlines three forms jealous hyperesthesia, monomania, and jealousy madness, recommending daily cold douches as a cure or relief.
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Paris
Mairet
Evolution and witty party banter across papers
A fragment cites a Washington Star quote on evolution describing it as an apology for human traits. It also includes a light dialogue from Putting In the Sting with Clara and Ethel praising Clara Smith at a party, noting she’s among the most beautiful young ladies.
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Clara
Attracting Attention With Champagne Pop Debate
A Washington Herald quotation notes some patrons want a louder spectacle with the cork pop and even a pistol shot from the waiter. The exchange highlights differing expectations of celebration and flair in service.
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Washington Herald
Read Letter Days and Fortunes Foreseeable
A Norfolk Times style note quotes a pretty girl calling each day a read letter day while a Norristown Times line remarks fortunes are unexpected and cannot be guarded by men. The fragment cites names Arionicus and a general reflection on chance events.
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Norristown Times
Arionicus
Andrew Johnson’s Life and Presidency
Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh 1808, rose from Tennessee governor to Lincoln’s running mate in 1864 and became president after Lincoln’s death in 1865. He faced impeachment in 1868 but was acquitted by one vote, later serving briefly in the Senate before dying in office.
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United States
Raleigh, N. 6
Ile
Congress
Tennessee
Lincoln
Senate
Johnson
Republican National Convention Delegates Totals Revealed
Washington reports the Republican national convention will open at noon on June 16 with 980 delegates. Montana receives six votes while territories were trimmed from six to two. Oklahoma gains fourteen. Full state and territory breakdown lists Alabama to Wyoming and other territories totaling 980.
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Washington
Territories
District of Columbia
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachutts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Arizona
Hawaii
New Mexico
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Curran Outplays Judge Robinson in Famous Repartee
Lord Brougham praised Justice Robinson Curran duel as the era’s top repartee. Curran retorted that his limited law books bear the authors’ names. the judge warned of contempt but Curran quipped it would be the best thing the judge has committed this term. The disbarment attempt failed.
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Justice Robinson
John Philpot Curran
Lord Brougham
Robinson
Curran
Not the Store He Meant
A husband frowns over crumpled shopping bills and his wife counters with gentle but pointed persuasion. She reminds him of happier courting days while he jokes that the remark had no link to a department store. The Boston Courier style evokes domestic tension and humorous misunderstanding.
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Dearie
Boston Courier
Pinchot Seeks 2 Million Forest Service Appropriation
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on forest service finances for 1907 and requests a 2 million dollar appropriation for the upcoming year. Receipts from grazing fees and timber sales total 1.467 million, while expenditures reach 1.53 million, leaving a deficit of 63 thousand. Pinchot asserts future grazing and timber sales will likely offset the requested funds.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
House Committee On Agriculture
Forest Service
Waiting rooms and station shadows in a crowded rail hub
The passage observes varied station dwellers who wait for trains and turn the waiting room into a warm shelter. It notes derelicts hopeful for something to turn up and those broken by time, with newspapers left behind and hidden lives in plain sight.
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Jesse Lynch Williams
Century
Why He Let Them Wed
A quixotic vignette from London News recalls Dean Pigon and the verger Sagar who solemnly allowed a marriage between a man and his deceased wife’s sister. Sagar justified his action by noting the elderly ages eighty four and eighty six and saying, let them wed before death.
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Dean Pigon
Sagar
London News
A Dapper Man Described By A Bandbox
A neighbor compliments Mr Dapper on his neat appearance while Mrs Dapper laments the mess left behind during his preparations. The exchange ends with a remark that the bandbox itself would reveal the true disorder.
Plain Living Diet Effects on Vitality and Pleasure
Dr. Robert Bell argues in Health Record that a plain rational nutritious diet sustains appetite without pampering. He claims it keeps a man thoroughly alive to life’s pleasures and capable of its duties while avoiding overindulgence and wasteful appetites.
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Robert Bell
His Awful Dream Dreamt of being talked to death by Martineau and Macaulay
Sydney Smith recovering from illness recalls a nightmare in which he was chained to a rock and subjected to endless discourse by Harriet Martineau and Thomas Babington Macaulay. The anecdote reflects Smiths wit and the era's keen literary culture.
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Sydney Smith
Harriet Martineau
Macaulay
Advertising Rates Notice Inward
Public notice states advertising costs at 1.50 per folio of 100 words for first insertion and 0.50 per folio for subsequent insertions with payment due until settled.
Notice of final commutation proof and desert land notice
Notice filed by Bertha M. Crowder Dillon Montana to prove final commutation on Homestead Entry No. 14418 SWIS EM NM SM and SW4SEM Section 5 Township 8 S Range 8 W M M before U S Commissioner A S Johnson Dillon February 29 1908 Witnesses Thomas Wilson Craig Cornell William C Orr Samuel Moore all of Dillon Montana. Desert Land final proof notice for Gertrude Cox Grant Montana to prove irrigation and reclamation on Desert Land Claim No 8374 for Ni¢ NEW NE NW Lot 1 Sec 19 Tp 98 R 12 W M M before A S Johnson Dillon Montana March 4 1908 Witnesses Joseph Shorts Benjamin Shurts Carl Jensen Thomas W Cox all of Grant Montana. Frank D Miracle Register
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Bertha M. Crowder
Dillon
Township
Range
M. M
Johnson
U. S
Thomas Wilson
Craig Cornell
William C. Orr
Samuel Moore
United State Land Office
Mont
Gertrude Cox
Grant
A. S. Johnson
Montana district court term dates set for 1908
The Regular terms of the District court of the Fifth Judicial District of Montana for 1908 are fixed. Beaverhead county holds sessions on the third Wednesday in February, first Wednesday in May, first Wednesday in August and second Wednesday in November. Jefferson county sessions on the third Wednesday in January, first Tuesday in April, first Tuesday in July and second Tuesday in October. Madison county terms occur on the first Monday in March, first Monday in June, the fourth Monday in August and the second Tuesday in December. Signed at Virginia City on December 5, 1907 by Lew L. Callaway, Judge.
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District Court of Theifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead County
Jefferson County
Madison County
Virginia City
Divorce Petition Seeks Custody in Beaverhead County
Alias summons issued in the Montana Fifth Judicial District to Lula M. Bradwell v William R. Bradwell. The complaint requests dissolution of marriage on grounds of extreme cruelty in 1907 and seeks custody of minor daughters Clara B. and Sarah E. Bradwell, with the plaintiff to receive custody. Proceedings begin January 1908 with publication of notice.
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Judicial Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of Montana
Beaverhead
Lula M. Bradwell
William R. Bradwell
Argenta
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Clara B. Bradwell
Sarah E. Bradwell
A. D
F. A. Hazeweaker
C. W. Cancer
W. S. Barbour
Abstract of uncancelled mortgages due March first
The office will prepare an abstract of all uncancelled mortgages on record on the first Monday in March and deliver it to the Assessor. Mortgages not cancelled by then will be assessed against the mortgagee. Dated Dillon February 13, 190Y. County Clerk John S. Barer.
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Dillon
Grazing Permit Applications Open in Montana Forests
Notice for Madison and Big Hole National Forests invites applications to graze cattle horses and sheep for the 1908 season. Applications must be filed at Sheridan Montana by March 1 1908. Supervisor J B Szety provides grazing fee information and forms on request.
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Madison and Big Hole
South
Sheridan, Mont
Executor's Sale of Real Estate Notice
In pursuance of an order of the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of Beaverhead County the executor gives notice of sale of real estate. The date and terms follow in the official notice.
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gExecutor
District Court of the Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Notice of probate sale of Dillon property in Beaverhead county
Be it known that on January 7 1908 Leonard Exizl executor of the last will and testament of Christopher Burfiend deceased invites bids in writing from January 7 1908 through February 8 1908 for cash purchase of the decedent s estate interests in Dillon Montana including a half interest in the Dillon Brewery and several townsite parcels and lands in Beaverhead County with sale subject to confirmation by the district court and located at the Eliel Brothers store Dillon Montana with cash terms payable upon court confirmation.
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Christopher Burfiend
Eliel Brothers
Dillon
Montana
City
County of
Beaverhead
State
County
Tange
Dillon Brewery
Beaverhead County
State of
Idaho Street
Reeder
Henry Burfiend
Center Street
Center
Helena Street
City of
United States
Leonard
State of Montana Applies for Land Selection in Helena
U S Land Office Helena Montana January 2 1908 notices the state under an 1891 act selects lands in township 8 south range 9 west township 1 south range 9 west and township 12 west with various fractional sections. Protests against mineral value vs agricultural use may be filed per 1907 regulations and failure to protest before final approval may indicate non mineral character.
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U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Congress
Towit
General Land Office
Washington, D.C
Notice of Forfeiture on Invincible quartz lode claim
In Apex Montana on November 12 1907 Frank King is notified that $200 has been expended on the Invincible quartz lode mining claim in Utopia unorganized mining district Beaverhead county. The owners state that if the co owner does not contribute within ninety days after publication or personal service, their interests will transfer to Sanford Shepherd and Victor Hersoevein as per section 46-14.
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Apex
Montana
Frank King
Utopia
Beaverhead County
Siad Lode
Sanford Shepherd
Victor Heseevein
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Jamesport Gazette
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Washington Star
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Frank D. Miracre
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