Dawson Diary from Yukon Quest and Klondike News
A private letter from Mrs Orr’s son Ernest details a May 1898 Dawson City arrival after a Yukon journey. He describes river hazards, boat launches, Alaska mining law anecdotes, wages, town life, and bear sightings while noting war news and local prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarauwa
Orr
Ernest
Lake Bennett
Lake Labarge
Labarge
Windyarm
Lake Tagish
Lake Marsh
Montana
White Horse Rapids
Oregon
Stewart River
White Horse
Cabarge
Lewis
United States
Spain
High Front Street
Yukon
White River
Bill Smith
Bill
Selma Creek
Alaska
Skagway
Dawson
Dawson City
B. F. White
White House
Dillon Grocer Marries Helena Woman in July Nuptials
Word reached Dillon that Bannack street grocer Mr. Morton has wed Miss Maud Swoope of Helena in a July ceremony. The newlyweds are expected home soon as Dillon ladies plan a cake walk and entertainment July 29 to aid the Montan regiment medicine fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boon
John W. Morton
Bannack Street
Morton
Helena
Maud Swoope
Dillon
Miss Swoope
Coleman O. Barnett
Mrs. Morton
Montan
Opera House
Seed purity tests begin under agriculture appropriation
The act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to buy seed samples for in market testing and to publish results with seedmaker names if standards are not met. Purchases start July 1, 1898, to stop sale of poor seed and protect farmers and reputable dealers. further details and purity germination tables available on request. Also notes local incidents and town news including visits, sickness, and a lecture attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Virginia
United States
Beaverhead County
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Madison county miners pardon as clemency bid fails
Five men tied to a Virginia City mine raid faced clemency appeals after a Madison county district court conviction for robbery. All but Gill received one year in state prison. Gill drew two years. Accusers said James Hathaway kept wages via a fraudulent sale while the workers demanded payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atate Board. of. Pars
Helena
James Layhay
Will” Im Benoit
George” Ogilvie
Charles Tru
Harry
Gill
District Court
Madison County
Charles Hathaway
Virginia City
Hathaway
Internal Revenue Law Exempts State Agencies From Tax
Attorney General O B Nolan rules the new internal revenue law cannot tax any state government agency. The decision, requested by State Examiner John G Moroney, states county treasurers issuing checks perform a necessary governmental function and are not taxes. The ruling asserts federal and state governments cannot tax each other, making the law inapplicable to state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Moroney
O. B. Nolan
Strike Ends as Red Lodge Men Resume Work
State news notes the Red Lodge strike ended and workers returned with vigor last week. J Paul Mitchell, a Deer Lodge native, bid his father farewell before enlisting and received a proud blessing to serve at the front. Additional items report Hamburg winning the Realization Stakes in New York, work starting on Hamilton’s new flouring mill, Montana Union shops moving to Livingston, Lawrence Hauck acquiring Phillipsburg Mail, Montana Union railroad under Northern Pacific control, and state Treasurer Collins seeking $100 000 to $150 000 in new three percent bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
J. Paul Mitchell
Deer Lodge
Yong
Paul
Phillipsburg Call
Marcus Daly
Hamburg
New York
Plaudit
Ted Sloane
Hamilton
Montana Union
Anaconda
Livingston
Lawrence Hauck
Northern Pacific
Collins
Secretary of the Treasury
Montana
Miss Shields credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
A young woman from 4846 West Congress Street recounts two years of illness and nervous breakdowns improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes anemia like pale complexion and weakness, reports headaches, sleeplessness, and eventual full recovery after five boxes. Notarized affidavit supports her claims. The pills are described as a vegetable remedy that purifies blood and has helped numerous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Shields Waalban
West
Congress Street
Dr. Williams
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Steinway, Lohmer, Briggs
Crown
Jewett
Other Pianos
Newman
Crown Organs
Regina Music Boxes
Arthur P. Gurtin
Helena, Motana
Tribune Pub. CO
Dillon, Mont
Tribune Publishing CO
Tesmin
N. M. White Drug Store
E. H. Hayton
Melrose
A. Hindman
O. W. Hatch
Sheridan
H. J. Hagenbarth
Spencer
Idaho
H. Greenwood
Simmons Hardware Co
St. Louis
Knights of the Grip
Misa Kate Lewis
Buffalo
Rocky Mountains
Pocatello
M. J. Garrett
Northwestern
May Barteh
Pageville
Monida
Vee
Internal Revenue
State News
Yourerk
Dillon, Montana
Engelhorn Helena Business College
and Institute OF
Schoo
Perrin
Graham and Pitman
National League of State Teachers’ Bureaus
H. T. Engelhorn
Great Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Springs
Lincoln
Omaha
Des Moines
Davenport
Chicago
Colorado
Colorado Flyer
Colo
Topeka
Kansas City
Louis
Wab
Ra'y
Joseph
Sun
Colorado Springs
Wabash Ba Y
W. H. Firth
Gen. Agt
Ders
E. E. Macleod
A. G. Piatopeka
MNO
Sebastian G
R.A. Gunn
M.D
Heeett
New York City
Oregon Short Line
Trans-Mississippi Teachers’ .Association
Neb
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Nashville
Tenn
National” Educational ~ Association
Washington
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