Hustling Newsies and Local School News
Newsboys from Dillon lead papers in the west with aggressive sales for the Butte Miner Butte Post and Anaconda Standard. A free kindergarten program begins June 12 for eight weeks under Miss Caroline Barbour at the summer school. L A Williams overhauls an electrical plant for Henry Thompson increasing capacity and satisfaction with the work.
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Newsies
Dillon
Butte Miner
Butte Post
Anaconda Standard
Caroline Barbour
Grant E. Finch
Sunday crowds greet post rain soft day
A regular summer Sunday drew large crowds as rain and storms eased. People travelled by auto to explore various country sections. New spring hats appeared in plenty. A 1% gypsy group from California toured the city by two cars, noting autos save time and costs over horses.
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California
Williams Electric to Install Ranch Lighting Plant
Williams Electric Co. of this city has a contract to install a Fairbanks Morse electric light plant at the ranch of I. F. Hunsaker, six miles northwest of Dillon. The system promises modern, easy operation and convenience for lighting.
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L. A. Williams
Williams Electric Shop
Kidd
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Henry Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Williams Electric Co
I. F. Hunsaker
Dillon
Williams
Herbert Anderson Recovers After Wagon Fall Injuries
Herbert Anderson, recently severely injured by a wagon fall, is slowly recovering. He sustained multiple broken ribs and for a time his life was despaired of.
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Herbert Anderson
Weather Prophet Wins Rain Bet Despite Bright Sky
A local businessman bet another man a dollar that it would rain last Saturday. With the sun shining and a clear sky at the time, the wager seemed unlikely. He won the bet when rain arrived as forecast.
Huyck sells bungalow. buys lots for new homes
C. C. Huyck sold his bungalow on Pacific Avenue to Harlow Pease this week. He has bought four nearby lots with plans to erect three or four modern bungalows.
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C. C. Huyck
Pacific Avenue
Harlow Pease
Teacher Miss Burks Resigns to Take New Post
Miss Carrie E. M. Burks, a member of the Training school faculty this year, resigned her position early this week. She left Wednesday for Seattle to visit friends in Vancouver and Portland for a few weeks before assuming duties as supervisor of primary methods at Humboldt State Normal School in California on June 19.
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Carrie E. M. Burks
Seattle
Burks
Vancouver
B. C
Portland
Oregon
Humboldt
California) State Normal School
First straw hat wearer spotted on Sunday streets
A man on the afternoon train dashed into a saloon to hoist a drink and likely repeated the act, sprinting to catch his ride as the train stopped here. The scene marked the season’s first straw hat sighting locally.
Miss Eagelson Reunites With Ohio Neighbor After 18 Years
Miss Eagelson a Deer Lodge school teacher spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs F C Mc Fadden at their home. The two childhood friends grew up in Ohio and had not seen each other for eighteen years.
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Miss Eagelson
Deer Lodge
F. C. McFadden
Mr. McFadden
Ohio
Memorial Services for Rev. Dr. Horace W. Tilden
Rev. Dr. Horace W. Tilden chaplain of Stedman Post No. 8 and Montana state department addressed the local G A R and Ladies Relief Corps at the Baptist church Sunday evening May 28. Music appropriate to the occasion was rendered.
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Horace W. Tilden
Stedman Post No. 8
State Department of
Catt Recaptured and Returned to State Prison
Undersheriff W T Scully returned from Washington Pa with L J Catt who escaped last winter while en route to the penitentiary. Catt was placed in the state prison Sunday by Scully. About 75 Normal College pupils left by the 1 58 northbound train for home with five baggage trucks needed for their baggage. An auto dealers ball tonight at city hall promises a lively event with many tickets sold.
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W. T. Scully
Washington
L. J. Catt
Silver Bow
Catt
Mr. Scully
The
Normal College
City Hall
Gray Couple Takes Over Kunzman Rooms in Boise
Mr and Mrs Gray yesterday took over the Kunzman furnished rooms on Idaho street between Bannack and Glendale from Mr and Mrs George Kunzman who have gone to Seattle for an indefinite visit.
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Mrs. Gray
Kunzman
Idaho Street
Bannack and
Glendale Streets
George Kunzman
Seattle
Auto trio and dog arrive after long overland trip
An automobile with three men and a dog, plus baggage, reached the town Sunday afternoon at 5 30 and occupied one of the local garages for the night. The car showed little wear from the extensive journey.
Stores Close All Day Decoration Day In City
Nearly all city stores remained closed all day Tuesday Decoration Day to honor the grand old heroes of the G. A. R. and observe the observance.
Arm Injured in Saturday Incident
Miss LaVaughn Lyon splintered the bone in her left forearm during an incident last Saturday.
Passing of Montana Pioneer Mort Holliday at Musselshell Home
J M Holliday known as Mort Holliday dies at his North Fork Musselshell ranch. Born October 1830 in Virginia, he moved via Missouri to Montana in 1864, locating at Oregon Gulch and later settling on the Musselshell. Survived by wife Susan Hightower, daughter Maggie, and sons Sanford Charles Edward and Adolph.
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J. M. Holliday
North Fork
Musselshell
Montana
Holiday
Musselshell Range
Shelby County
Missouri
Susan Hightower
Maggie
Sanford
Charles
Edward
Musselshell Valley
Adolph
Missoula
Mrs. Sarah Evans Calnan Dies After Lifetime Montana Resident
Mrs. Sarah Evans Calnan, longtime Deer Lodge valley and Anaconda resident, died in San Diego. Born Feb 17 1858 in Ogden Utah she came to Montana in 1865 with her Evans family. She married J W Nelson in 1876 had one son Robert M Nelson, later married Calnan. Survived by four sisters and two brothers, noted for cheerful spirit and ready help to others.
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Sarah Evans Calnan
T. C. Calnan
Deer Lodge Valley
Anaconda
San Diego
Cal
Ogden
Utah
Calnan
Montana
Morgan Evans
J. W. Nelson
Robert M. Nelson
David Evats
Melrose
Mont
George P. Wellcome
J. J. Reid
Mary Evans
W. M. Evans
Hamilton
David Evans
Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge. Ill Health Had Failed To Make An Impression On Mrs. Calhan
Death Notice of Mrs. Jerry Matthews in Miles City
Friends here of Mrs. Jerry Matthews announce her death in Miles City. She came to Bozeman in 1870 and lived here until twelve years ago. She is survived by two sons and three daughters. Tom Matthews of Bozeman is a brother in law and James E. Moore of Bozeman is a nephew.
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Bozeman
Jerry Matthews
Miles City
Pioneer West Figure Owen Churchill Dies in Los Angeles
Montana pioneer Owen Humphrey Churchill died in Los Angeles on May 6 at age 74. A miner, cattleman, and rancher, he helped develop Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia and helped discover Boise Basin gold. He left Montana in 1884 for Los Angeles and is survived by wife Alberta and three children including Owen Porter Churchill of Stanford.
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Owen Humphrey Churchill
Montana
Los Angeles
Helena
Henry Cannon
Mr. Churchill
West
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
British Columbia
Caribou
Boise Basin
Sun River Valley
T. B. Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
For Sale Farm Implements and Livestock Near Dillon
Leased farming land sale offers two McCormick binders used one season. Plows harrows disc harrows and other farm implements. Also several work horses good young mares young milk cows calves and registered Duroc hogs. Located five miles east of Dillon Montana. C L Worth 22-21.
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McCormick
Dillon
Mont. C. L. Worth
For Rent House on Sebree Street Enquire of Dick Price
For Rent notice advertising a house on Sebree street with contact to real estate man Dick Price. The brief item gives no price or dates and lacks neighborhood details.
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Sebree Street
Dick Price
Wilson Urges Voluntary Service in Memorial Day Address
President Wilson spoke at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30 urging voluntary military service and defending his idea of a world alliance for peace. He warned Americans of foreign birth against opposing national purposes and called for unity under shared rights and justice with a disentangling alliance. The speech emphasized America first, readiness to defend rights, and a heightened national self consciousness amid Europe’s war.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
United States
Europe
Three Killed In Auto Crash Near American Fork
On a Tuesday forenoon the Rockhill family from Salt Lake traveling to decorate graves in Spanish Fork cemetery were in a car that veered off the state road three miles south of American Fork. The crash killed Albert B. Rockhill aged 45 and his son Milton aged 11 along with Joseph Clarke of Springville a mobile demonstrator.
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Salt Lake City
Albert B. Rockhill
Salt Lake
Rockhill
Spanish Fork
American Fork
Milton
Joseph Clarke
Springville
Independence Declared in Huhnan Province
Shanghai dispatch reports Huhnan province declaring itself independent on Monday. It claims the inland region is drained by the southern tributaries of the Yantse Kiang.
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Shanghai
Huhnan
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passed by Senate
The senate approved the rivers and harbors appropriation bill for about 43 million dollars by a 35 to 32 vote after adopting numerous amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt Warns Pacificism Risks War in Dec oration Day Speech
In Kansas City Col Theodore Roosevelt warned that pacifism invites war and urged national preparedness. He spoke on Decoration Day stressing vigilance against danger and the need to strengthen defenses.
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Kansas City
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
British Consuls Warned About Political Involvement
British consular officers in the United States have been instructed by the British embassy to avoid any actions that could be interpreted as interfering in American politics.
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Washington
United States
White House Staff to March on Flag Day Parade
Washington report says White House staff led by Secretary Ta multy will march in the preparedness parade on Flag Day June 14. President Wilson is expected to review the parade.
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Washington
Tamulty
White House
Wilson
American note demands halt to mail seizures by Britain and France
Washington condemns lawless seizing and censoring of neutral mails by Britain and France. The May 27 communication demands a radical policy change to restore U S neutral rights, with promises to press claims for losses and insists on adherence to international law and free transmission of mail.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
State Department
High Seas
Martial Law to Continue in Ireland Says Proclamation
Dublin reports that martial law will be continued in Ireland for the present according to a proclamation issued Saturday.
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Ireland
Dublin
Four Die in Penn College Fire at Oskaloosa
Fire that gutted the Penn college administration building in Oskaloosa Iowa on Saturday caused four deaths rather than two as earlier believed, authorities announced Saturday night.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Penn College
Miner Falls to Death at American Flag Mine Shaft
Park City Utah miner Aleck Lytts died after a 400 foot fall in the American Flag mine shaft. No witnesses to the accident, body recovered at shaft bottom.
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Park City
Utah
Aleck Lytts
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Tattersall
E. H. Brundage
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N. J. Thorstenberg & Sons
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