Whitehall vs Watseca ball clash ends with mine engine breakdown
In Rochester July 1 a rare game between Whitehall boys and the Watseca team drew crowds from Twin Bridges Silver Star Sheridan Melrose and Whitehall. A separate item notes the Watseca mine engine breakdown and quick fix.
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the Tribune
Rochester
Whitehall Boys
Watseca’s
Twin Bridges
Silver Star
Sheridan
Melrose
Whitehall
Rev
H. W. Jones
Judge Dickey
Presbyterian Church
Lee Wilson
Bannack
Fred Niece
Bob Brown
Wm. Corbett
Gee. Harbison
Kirby
Joy Foster
Asa Cornforth
L. A. Thompson
Lottie Templeton
Laura Sullivan
Butte
Ed Vance
Watseca
Mr. Dalrymple
Fred Summers
Guy Pollingen
Holland Hotel
Death of Mrs. Browne Casts Gloom on Community
Special correspondence notes the death of Mrs. J A Browne leaving a void in the neighborhood. Remains sent from Salt Lake to Sherman’s in Butte, funeral at St Patrick’s chapel, requiem held. She leaves husband and children plus siblings in Notre Dame Indiana and Dubuque Iowa. many friends mourn. Local scenes include horse drive to Butte and neighbors’ errands around Birch Creek and Dillon.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Dillon
Math Polich
Charles Sharkey
Glendale
Montana Clark
Melrose
Lost Creek
Martin Tonlanarach
Joe Polich
Idsho
Dell News Celebrates Quiet Fourth With Snowbound Notes
July 2 dispatch from Dell notes a Fourth of July snow with fur coats and sleighs needed. Dell residents travel to Dillon for the circus, report poor experiences, and the Short Line civil engineer surveys the pipe line amid high costs. Bedrock Valley Band rehearses for Lima celebration as Dell lacks its own event for four years.
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The
Tribune
Dell
Dillon
Bedrock Valley Band
Lima
Wool Auction Sets City Wool Sale Record
Four eastern firms bid on the 31 000 pounds of wool from Henry Greed of Lima at the State Bank warehouse. C L McIlhenney of C Schillard Smith Co Philadelphia won at 14 5 8 cents per pound. other bids ranged from 14 to 14 8 cents.
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Henry Greed
State Bank
George Greed
Lima
C. L. McIlhenney
C. Schillard Smith & Co
Philadelphia
J. E. Hample
Jeremiah Williams & Co
Boston
R. J. Craig
F. M. Eshleman
Justice Bateman & Co
Bids Plague Reservoir Project Amid Protests and Delays
The city reviewed multiple bids for a reservoir and rock work, with estimates ranging from 55 000 to 76 000. Nailor Morton backed by council repeated concerns over rock quantity and bid legality, while Cusick and Jacobs warned of potential overrun costs. The matter was referred to the water committee with legal counsel, and officials stressed no action could delay the contract.
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Nailor
James C. Broad
Spokane
Thos. R. Hinds
Butte
Merrill Lumber Co
Brigham City
Utah
Cusick and Jacobs
Peter Costello
J. J. Cusick
Cusick
Jacobs
Gov. Smith
Morton
Hinds
Water Committee
Flinch Party Delights Miss Morse's Young Guests
Miss Blanche Morse hosts about twenty youth at a Flinch party on Thursday evening with pleasant atmosphere and delicious refreshments served near the end of the gathering.
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Blanche Morse
Water Works Contract Bids Opened in City Council Session
City council examined six bids for the water works contract with Nailor and Norton deemed closest to specifications. Each bidder submitted a 1000 dollar bid bond as required. R. Hinds threatened to seek an injunction challenging the Nailor and Norton award. Gov. Smith and John McGinnis joined the protest alleging post deadline amendments.
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Nailor & Norton
Tex mining district sees activity near Sixteen to One claim
E A Sullivan of Junction Idaho reports brisk activity in the Tex mining district. The Sixteen to One silver lead proposition employs fifteen men and will hire more as miners are found. A mall is being erected and teams haul machinery to the Du Bois railroad. a new tunnel uncovered the vein at three points while driving. A two mile pipeline is laid to bring water to the fault.
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E. A. Sullivan
Junction
Idaho
Tex
Dubois
A New Side Walk Planned for Montana Street
Dillon council reads plans for a concrete Montana street sidewalk with a six to eight inch tamped stone base and two concrete layers finished for a smooth surface. Crossings and curbs are built strong with optional work specified. Property owners must arrange water taps before construction. Specifications referred to street and alley committee for report. Permanent street improvement beginnings in Dillon noted.
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Montana Street
Kelsey
Dillon
Two Thieves Captured by Idaho Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Jenkins of St. Anthony Idaho captured two men accused of stealing ten head of horses. The duo surrendered on the Blacktail southeast of Dillon and were jailed in Dillon until Friday morning. The horses matched prior descriptions and were later returned to St. Anthony.
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Jenkins
St. Anthony
Idaho
Blacktail
Dillon
Madison County
Weiser Fined for Selling Liquor to Minor
J L Weiser a brewery man was tried before Justice Vermillion for selling liquor to Jay Tallant a minor on June 6. Tallant said he drank beer at the saloon and Mr Weiser served him. Weiser denied being at the saloon and claimed he worked all day. Judgment was postponed until Saturday and a $10 fine was imposed.
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J. L. Weiser
Justice Virmillion
Jay Tallant
Tallant
Edwin Norris
H. R. Melton
Vermillion
Weiser
Unanimous Request to Return Rev K P Smith and Debt Free Church
Helena district Fourth quarterly service reports strong growth across league Sunday school and benevolences with a 30 percent rise. All church property is debt free. Epworth League paid for a 250 piano. Board appointments made for the ensuing year and Rev R P Smith unanimously requested for a fifth year.
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Jacob Mills
D. D
Helena
M. E
Epworth League
League
Young People’s Society
R. P. Smith
Maggie Morse
O. M. Best
James Farley
Funeral of Mrs J A Browne at St Patrick's Butte
The funeral of the late Mrs J A Browne was held at St Patrick's church in Butte last Saturday afternoon with requiem mass. Born in Pittsburgh in 1839, she married Mr Browne in 1872 and resided at Browne's bridge with her husband ever since.
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J. A. Browne
St. Patrick's Church
Butte
Browne
Pittsburg
Browne's Bridge
Wool sales begin in lively market with multiple consignments
The season opens with G. Sanders selling 9 bag lots to C. O. Herbert & Co at 14 cents per pound. Henry Gleed’s wool and Mr May’s 67 bags move to buyers. Poindexter and Orr’s 230 bag clip goes to C. S. Smith & Co. Philadelphia. J E Hample and W J Forman also ship bags toward Dillon. Large warehouses brim with wool and buyers plentiful.
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G. Sanders
C. O. Herbert & Co
White
Henry Gleed
State Bank
J. E. Hample
W. J. Forman
Dillon
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Hobos
Otto Gosman
Portland
Ore
Casen
Pocatello
Shineberger
Smith
North Dakota
Nebraska
Charles Carson
Salt Lake City
W. M. Stanley
Salt Lake
Peter Peterson
Frank Arp
Elmer Ripley
A. B. Coon
Willis News
Dell News
Wool Auction
Deacon Jones
Joannie Jenkins
Mickle
Johnnie
Laddie
Ton
Lewiston
R. Hinds
Nailor and
Norton
R. R. Smith
Jobn McGinnis
Tex District
K. P. Smith
A. J. Anderson
John Forrester
Eunice Selway
Chas. Thomas
Mercy
Temperance
Edwin Coffin
Samuel Thomas
Mae Rich
Freedman’s Aid
Betsie Haines
Ladies’ Aid
Lulu Badcon
Wm. Clark
Wm. Smith
Emma Thomas
I. Cashmore
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