Correspondence from Dell and Polaris notes June reports
James Davidson left for the east with two loads of horses. John Dowling and Miss Anni Patterson are ill. Harry Wall and Gilbert McNineh visited Dillon. Range cattle fattening, grain growing well. Pollants notes cold weather and a planned two month school absence. Mr Knapp of New York visited. O T B and family traveling to Helena and nearby towns. Polaris band played at a local hop. a miner fired at a chicken in self defense. air boxes installed in the tunnel. Where is Joe Bush. LG.
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Dell
James Davidson
John Dowling
Anni Patterson
Harry Wall
Gilbert McNineh
Dillon
Vick Smith
Centennial Valley
Co. N
Pollants
Wm. Sarimer
Chas. Bowman
Mr. Sr
California
Helena
Townsend
Polaris
Polaris String Band
Joe Bush
Mocking Bird
Red Rock Notes Mention Hay Shipment and Local Life
In Butte Miner style notes from Red Rock report a hay and oats shipment raised at Joe Shineberger's ranch and shipped to Budd Dable of Terre Haute Indiana. Others mentioned include Thomas H. Yeaman and Lon Barnett visiting, Lizzie Shineberger’s improving health, Weenink and Scott photographing Limekiln canyon, and Decoration Day observations with Civil War references.
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Rep
Rock
Butte
Joe Shineberger
Budd Dable
Terre Haute
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Shineberger
Hunter
Billy Grader
Thomas H. Yeaman
Junction
W. L. MclIntosh
Lon Barnett
Anaconda
Horse Prairie
James Barrett
Lizzie Shineberger
Joe Keppler
Weenink
Your City
J. W. Scott
Mr. Hill
Limekiln Canyon
Mr. Simmons
Bannack
al. Young
Francis Murphy
Pat Ward
Baby
Mary Pearl
Mmes. Young and McKnight
Dell
Red Rock
Idaho Senator Shoup Visits Boise Amid Friendly Welcomes
United States Senator Geo L Shoup visiting Boise from Salmon City receives cordial greetings across party lines. Local society notes report visits by Mrs Bray and the Misses Hammond of Lima, Emerson Hill and others, plus a first horse shipment by Davidson of Dell. The snowstorm of Tuesday night brings unusually heavy fall, aiding ranchers with promising grass and cereals outlook.
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United States
Geo. L. Shoup
Idaho
Salmon City
Boise
Bray
Hammond
Lima
Burnett
Horse Prairie
Emerson Hill
Churchman
John C. Brenner
Levi Cartier
Butte
Davidson
Dell. al
Tom Hamilton
Mr. Wadams
J. W. Scott
Alph Decker
Joe Hainds
Emma
Patterson
Jimmy Kirtley
Lem
John
Kerry Gow
Irrigation in America Theories and Histories
The Independent’s eleven part series on irrigation covers history engineering statistics plant life water storage and regional practice. Major Powell and colleagues trace irrigation’s rise in arid western lands and the paradox of arid origins of early agriculture worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
Bradstreet
New York
Major J. W. Powell
United States Geological Survey
Herbert M. Wilson
J. H. Newell
Census Office
Frederic V. Coville
Department of Agriculture
Arthur P. Davis
Geological Survey
James K. Reeve
California
Montana
Wyoming
Texas-New Mexico
Major Powell
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Irrigation Lessons from Powell and Early U S Development
The article outlines lessons for U S irrigation from Major Powell and earlier writers. It discusses water rights, limits of irrigable land, drought versus flood cycles, and the need for careful gauging of streams and construction to prevent disaster. It notes that two-fifths of the continental U S requires artificial irrigation and outlines three future supply options involving rivers, storage, and undeveloped artesian and pump waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
California
Tony
Powell
Alaska
Broadway and London Theaters News Roundup
Mrs Pemberton Hincks mourns her husband. Myron Calice and Walter Craven join Alexander Salvini's company. Edgar Selden rents McKenna's Flirtation for a year to Griffin and Wilson. Harry Davis' The Silver Shell receives praise in London at the Avenue Theatre. Georgiana Wilton, sister of Mrs Bancroft and others, dies in London. Sadie Martinet denies ill health claims and explains leaving the Coghlands after Diplomacy ended. Newton Beers to stage Joseph Proctor's Jibbenainosay next season. James Hyde to star Helene Mora in Comrades, with a strong company. Princess Nicotine is a new comedy opera by Byrne and Harrison with music by Furst. Fanny Rice mourns her Newfoundland Carl who died at Petersburg after refusing an offer of $1000. A physician notes heredity as a factor in nervous disease.
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Sadie Martinet
Coghlans
Newton Beers
Joseph Proctor
Mr. Beers
James Hyde
Hyde & Behman
Helene Mora
Miss Mora
Charles Alfred Byrne
Louis Harrison
William Furst
Fanny Rice
Carl
Petersburg
A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man
An old advertisement claims biliousness constip ation jaundice and indigestion stem from a faulty liver. It touts Higning as a universal liver remedy with a free trial at N M White's and a 75 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. White's
New Pension Commissioner Appointed For Hopes Of Justice
The newspaper notes the appointment of the new Commissioner of Pensions, an veteran, and expresses belief that soldiers will receive fair treatment. It advises U S soldiers sailors and heirs to apply early to secure benefits under possible future non retroactive legislation. It recommends writing to The Press Claims Company in Washington DC for assistance with applications.
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Pew
U.S
U. S
Press Claims Company
Washington, D. C
John Wedderburn
P. O. Box
Largest Ever Seen in the Northwest Furniture Sale
W. L. Fant of 23 West Park St Curtis Music Hall in Butte Montana advertises the largest and most complete stock of furniture in the Northwest. The copy touts hardwood suites from 15 to 30 dollars and a broad range of beds lounges tables chairs and rockers with catalog prices and mail inquiries offered.
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Butte
Northwest
Atore
Gunn
Chiffener
W. L. Fant
West Park St
Curtis Music Hall
Main
Butte, Mont
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Wix
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Bancroft
Charles Collette
G. F. Bashford
G. A. Bt
Fifth Judicial Ddistrict
Beaverhead
John Bordage
Jane
Counts of
John Burcaga
J. G. Shannon
R. Z. Toomas
Miles
Nervine
Aponte
Nort Main Street
Mont
Eliel Bros
Leading Western Company
Union Life of
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A.C. Hamuono
M. P. Ginountst
Dillon, Mont
A. Augendre
Paris
France
D. M. Newbro Drug Company
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