Beaverhead County Weekly Notes From Ranches and Towns
Regular reports from Beaverhead County detail weather hot spells. Ranchers prepare haying gear while George Pickett plans to reclaim disputed property. Several residents travel to Dillon and Red Rock for business and visits, with mining and cattle activities noted. The Fourth of July celebration at Fox is praised for music and festivities, and local mining plans advance with the Gold Stone Mining Co. seeking to build a road and mill to access Bloody Dick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Jack Simpson
Henry Johnson
Sheep Creek Basin
Dillon
Henry McNinch
Louis Flemming
T. B. Patterson
Harvey McKnight
Kina
The
Tribune
Povanis
Mac Judge
Worthington
George Pickett
Rev
Walter Hagen
Jos. Smith
Polaris Company
R. Townsend
Rep Rock
Raton
N.M
Gold Stone Mining Co
Bloody Dick
Johnson
George Crimson
Salt Lake
Montana
Bannack Notes on Mining Visitors and Local Business
Phil Shenon of Salmon City Idaho visits Bannack to review mining propositions. Meade Bros. employ a diggers at Kent and Blue Wing dumps. R W Christian returns to Milwaukee after representing Bucyrus Co. Chicago investor McKenzie surveys mining claims. Jok Chandler returns after months away injures hand but keeps it. J W Tait and wife register at Meade hotel, July 18. Dr M A Miller visits the gem city. James A Dawkins of Butte visited last Sunday. O M Best passes through town. Hot springs season delayed due to mosquitoes this year.
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The
Tribune
Bannack
Phil Shenon
Salmon City
Idaho
Meade Bros
Kent
Blue Wing
R. W. Christian
Bucyrus Steam, Shovel and Dredge Co
Milwaukee
McKenzie
Chicago
Chandler
J.W. Tait
Dillon
Meade Hotel
M. A. Miller
Gem City of the Hills
Jas. A. Dawkins
Butte
O. M. Best
Homestead and Estate Matters Filed In County
W M Neagle files for homestead entry near Polaris and petition for letters of administration for the estate of John Knight. A set hearing is scheduled for July 31. Charles Warren files for homestead and desert entry near Fox. Henry McNinch files for a homestead entry near Dell.
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W.M. Neagle
Polaris
John Knight
Chas. Warren
Fox
Henry McNinch
Dell
Ben McKinney Pleads Not Guilty in Bannack Murder Case
Last Friday afternoon Ben McKinney, arraigned for killing Geo Phillips near Bannack, pleaded not guilty to murder. Preliminary examination before Judge Holden spanned two days, 75 folios of evidence. McKinney admitted striking Phillips with a shovel. He was held to the district court on a manslaughter charge with bail set at $1,000, not yet posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben McKinney
Geo. Phillips
Bannack
Holden
Phillips
McKinney
Evangelists to Hold Dillon Meetings This Month
Evangelists E W Wheeler and wife of the Ohio M E conference plan a Dillon visit around the 23rd for a two week evangelistic series. They began in Great Falls and are praised by Rev F A Riggin and other Montana pastors. After Dillon they will tour the National Park Kalispell and then Washington Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Wheeler
Ohio
M. HE
Montana
Dillon
Great Falls
M. E
F. A. Riggin
W. W. van Orsdel
O. W. Mintzer
W. J. Gamble
Geo. Logan
Montana town reels from record rain and hailstorm damage
A Sunday storm in a Montana valley dumped record rainfall and hail from large marbles to peas, flooding streets and yards, washing out irrigation ditches, and crippling crops. Rail lines and roads suffered washouts, with town cellars flooded and livestock losses reported, especially at Whittaker Smith and Mauldin properties.
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Montana
Beaverhead Canal
Palmer
Melrose
Burs
Whittaker & Smith’s
Hanson’s
Mauldin’s
A. L. Anderson
Virginia
Elmer Page
Steve Linssick
Mr. Anderada
Dillon
Thos
Loughbridge
J. P. Murray
Loughridge
Hood
Carter Creek
Thorpe Ranch
John Hoffman
William Smith
Stove Creek
R.A. Reynold
W. M. Oliver
Fair and Races Fund Drive Forms Three Day Meet
Citizens subscribed generously for a fall three days meeting. Committees reported about 950 dollars in pledges and grounds costs were discussed, with possible concessions sought from owners for fair grounds use. Local updates note arrivals, evangelists plan gospel meetings, and haying season preparations take hold in Big Hole areas.
State of Montana v Davis convict for cattle theft
In Judge J R Holden's court William Davis of near Lima was found guilty of stealing cattle belonging to B F Saunders of near Williams. He was sentenced to pay a $400 fine and six months in the county jail. Also notices of lost coat and a stray horse with details of owners and rewards appear in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.R. Holden
State of
Montana
Wm. Davis
Lima
B. F. Saunders
Williams
Davis
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Huber
Mer
Fuhrie
Pickman Building
Montana ST
Dillon, Montana
N. B
iMeal
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E. Morse
Beaverhead County
Cupid
Red Rock
Tribunal
Hiram Lapham
Anaconda
Wm. Christiansen
Bertha Foray
Luewelyn
D. J. Knox
U.S. Gov’t
Estel Bros
QO. H
N. E. Hammer
J. J. Estes
Cushing & Lone
Coon & Robb
W. H. Cochran
Chas Gooch & Co
T. J. Murray
Cox & Pyle
Tribune Pub Co
Fyhrie Grocery Co
Paul & Holcomb
Deputy & Standaher Mra
L. Kupfer
Dart Haw Co
Dillon Cash Grocery
el. Morse
Burfeind Bros
Tompson & Reynolds
D. B. Barton
Dillon Mere
Albert Stamm
N. Y
Rh. I. Scearce
Dillon Furniture
R. Deacon
A. D. Bond
J. W W. Morton
W. J. Crowell
Ballinger
Ked,cushing
Klemm
Pao
Joe A. Browne
Mrs. A. Hart
Joseph Haines
James Pinkerton
Grasshopper
Dart Hardware Co
Dart Hardware
J. D. Wood
Beaver Canyon
Martin
Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Burlington
Billings
Bettie Wilkins
Mia
Edwin Norris
Bowling Green
Kentucky
H. D. Brainard
Madison County
C. H. Richardson
E.V. Dungan
Dart
Poindexter & Orr
A. Wall
Frances Long
St. Louis
Sappington
Big Hole Neighbors
Merry Mower
J. A. Montgomery
Tom Lowe
Dave Stevens
S. F. Brown
Frank Pendleton
Sam Davis
Ed. Hollinsworth
Jorgen
Jorgenson
August Wenger
J. D. Fox
Fred Weller
John Paddock
John Forney
Alf. Turner
Sam Skelton
Nela Nelson
L. Davis
George Romain
Peter Peterson
Mackintosh
Court House
P. H. Poindexter
Abby
Mrs. Knox's
W. Granite
Telegraph
W. G. O. Pitt
the Voice of Labor
San Francisco
N. M. White Drug Store
W. B. Canter
Jersey
N. E
Dillon, Mont
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