Busy week in Bannack and Grasshopper district outdoors
Local notes show county commissioners reviewing roads and many residents traveling to Dillon Big Hole basin and Jackson for the Fourth. Names linked to mining, dredging and ranching appear, including Polaris mine plans to sell to a New York firm and several settlers visiting or leaving for Dillon, Ruby and Barretts ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breen
Orack
Mr . Oliver
David. McKnight
Ed. Gray
Tom Thompson, Jr
Tom ‘Clements
Phil
Shenon
Dillon
Salt Lake
Salmon City
Idaho
Bannack
Blue Wing
Forrest Hi
Herr
Elkhorn
John Qualtrough
Wise River
Grasshopper
Big Hole Basin
Polaris
New York ,Co
H.H. Armstead & Co
Western Mining Enterprise, Co
D. J. Pierson
Wm. Linkersdorfer
James Collins
R. H. Ryburn
Butte
Dick Nedrow
Dr. Ryburn
Driscolli
Archie.Gibson
Horse Prairie
George ‘Tash
George Gray
Willis News Butte Fishermen Disturb Ranchers Early Morning
Special correspondence reports fishermen arriving from Butte to the valley on a Sunday train. Farmers wake to disturbances as boats tip and narrow escapes occur. Names include Conger Reichle Fransberry and Hartwig family linked to visits and cattle movements noted from Melrose to Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
The
Tribune
Wau
Conger
Frank Fransberry
August Reichle
Paul
Fritz Sassman
Melrose Mondey
Mestera Thomas
Trician ‘Newton
Chris
Carl Hartwig
Tessie Reichle
Chicago
Earl Watta
Dillon
City Council Tackles Dog Tax and Sidewalks in Dillon
The Dillon city council met at city hall with Mayor White and five council members to discuss dog taxes, a dog pound, and sidewalk projects. They approved a Pacific street sidewalk, Orr and Cornell crossings, and saloon licenses while hearing a bond approval for Police Judge Melton and noting low dog tax receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Eliel
Beat
Belway
Graeter
Norris
L. T. Jones
Melton
Phil Lovell
A. D. Young
Lucile Dunsmore
Florence Bellemere
Cora Fisher
Frankie Johnson
Pacific Street
Orr
Cornell
Cornell Streets
Dave Robb
Hirschmann
Sid Johnson
Dillon
Dog Heaven
City Council Debates Excavation Bill and Fence Safety
In Dillon a council meeting discussed an $80 doctor bill from M.M. Freed after falling into the Metlen block excavation. Freed argues the fence was too low and unsafe, proposing the city pay $30. The street and alley committee will confer with Geo. Metlen on the fence issue as no further business was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad’ Williame
Geo
Dart
Henry Dingler
Archie Btone
T. Jones
Chas. Hirschman
W.A. Gillis
BM. Tel. Co
M.M. Freed
Metlen
Freed
Geo. Metlen
Placer Gold Digs at French Gulch Show Promising Yield
The placer gold diggings at the head of French gulch owned and run by Geo French and his brother Anthony yield promising returns. Two $40 nuggets were found last week with more smaller pieces, and some days produce up to $50. Geo French kept the larger nugget as a watch charm. Rev. H F Cope returns from Denver and will preach Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Galch
Geo. French
Anthony
Classifying Wool In Montana Wool Trade
Montana woolgrowers increasingly adopt Australian style classification. They separate ewe buck and wether wool, avoid sissal twine in tying fleeces, and stress early, careful sorting to secure higher prices. Dr. D W Carmichael notes buyers value labeled wool and proper separation boosts market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Carmichael
D. W. Carmichael
Dick Nedrow Dislocates Hip After Steer Incident
Dick Nedrow, a Jackson area vaquero and butcher, was thrown from a steer in a mire wallow on the Big Hole when his horse stumbled. He suffered a dislocated right hip, was moved to Bannack then Dillon for treatment, and is expected to recover with weeks of rest ahead. His brother Jim visited, and doctors set the limb before his return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaris Mail
John Linkersdorfer
Améde Bessette
John
Clutier
Buffalo Creek
Shrty ‘Wynes
Dan Nichols
Argenta
Coast
Polaris
Bannack
Hoe
Ed Gray
Ruby
Rush Beard
Ed Lloyd
George Tash
Tom Clement
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
John M. Best
Dillon
Robert Christian
Richard Martin
Robert Jeggers
Rudolph Peterson
Horse Prairie Diggings
Charles Chapple
Idaho
Dagenhart & Schape
Bannack & Fox
A. S. Rife
Canada
Thomas Barrett
Horse Prairie
Judge Martin
F. W. Vogler
Bannack and Dillon
Hart & Nelson
Vogler
Judge Retalack
Mathias Dory
Richard
Nedrow
Wisdom
H. O. Miller
Bond
Basin
Duke Gist
Jim
Free Mail Delivery On Star Routes July First
The circular from Second Assistant Postmaster General W S B Shallenberger announces free box delivery on star routes starting July 1 1902. Residents along routes may provide boxes or cranes and file a written request to have mail deposited at designated roadside points with no carrier fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shallenberger
Euch
Senpoona
Arbuanes
Wool Incoming Is Rapid With Thursday Arrival
Textile traders report wool influx rising fast with Thursday arrival. Names cited include J B More 38 J H Gilbert 98 Thorpe and Jenkins 45 Setalls mar 40. Details are fragmentary but indicate brisk orders and processing capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B Moré
J. H. Gilbert
Thorpe & Jenkins
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Willis News
MM Freed
Arrest and ‘Alloy Committee
H. F. Cope
Denver
Dillon, Mont
Idaho Street
Bannack Street
Josephus Rich
Dillon Theatre
H. H. Swain
Dillon Brass Band
America
Dr. Martin
Bertha L. Huntaman
Columbia
Henry F. Cope Dillon
Dick‘ Nedrow
Woot Hevelved
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