Beaverhead County Weekly Letters Doings of the Week
Beaverhead County notes from Dillon Lima and surrounding towns. Events include weddings and visits, a benefit dance on the 28th, a small house fire, jury service, road and mining activity, water concerns, and regional travel. Reports cover Bannack and Big Hole Basin with mining, hay crops, and local developments.
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the Tribune
Beaverhead County
Teraely
Tima
R. A. Galligher
Dillon
O. K
J. G. Baily
Spears
The
Tribune
Wisdom
Huntington
Golden City
Divide
Steel Creek
Argenta
J. B. Callen
Ben Dunbar
Bowen
F. M. Dixon
A. O. Shaw
Newton Burgess
John Oleson
John Dixon
Swampcreek
Mr. Dixon
Morse
Noyes
T. H. Hamilton
Dilion Hospital
Big Hole Basin
Sam Jones
Frost Case Ends in Railway Victory After Bitter Suit
Mrs. Hattie Frost executrix of James Frost’s estate loses a long dispute against Utah and Northern Railway and receivers of Union Pacific. The Montana district court awarded $15,000 to the plaintiff, but the appeals court in San Francisco ruled for the railroad, ending the litigation. Judge Knowles presided at Butte. Attorneys included J B Shropshire H J Burleigh for defendants and F T McBride Robinson Stapleton for plaintiff.
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Hattie Frost
James Frost
Utah and Northern Railway Company
Union Pacific System
United States Circuit Court
District of Montana
Butte
Knowles
J. 8
Shropshire
H. J. Burleigh
F. T. McBridé
Robinson & Stapleton
Frost
Stuerer
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Cal
Court of Appeals
Burleigh
Water rights case reaches Montana Supreme Court
Beaverhead county case draws attention as CC C Barnett sues L A Brown for damages over trespass on an irrigation ditch. Brown allegedly dammed water flow to Barnett’s land, depriving use until late June 1893. Supreme court decision in dispute highlights ongoing Montana water rights litigation.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
Beaverhead
CC. C. Barnett
L. A. Brown
Jane
Water rights case upholding jury damages in crop loss
The court affirms a verdict finding that the defendant deprived the plaintiff of the use of water, injuring hay and potato crops. Witnesses differed on the proper water use, but the jury resolution stands and judgment is affirmed. Opinion by Justice Hunt.
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Supreme Court
Justice Hunt
View of the Camp Creek shut down and copper prospects
A correspondent assesses the Anaconda Camp Creek properties as the shut down shocks residents of Metxroag. He notes London interests may influence market prices, disputes over ore grade, past shipments to Parrot smelter, and current decommissioning with pumps pulled and machinery moved.
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Inter Mountain
Metxroag
Anaconda Camp Creek
London Company
Camp Creek
Walter McKay
Anaconda
Messrs. Ingraham and Roberts
Parrot
Main Street
Red Mountain
Anacouida
Wickiup Creek
Columbia
Fifth annual Montana Sunday School convention in Bozeman
The fifth annual State Sunday School association convention will be held in Bozeman on July 8 9 and 10 with hopes for a larger attendance than the last meeting in Helena. Prominent Sunday school instructors from abroad and all state workers are expected to attend as Bozeman prepares to host a larger group.
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State
Sunday School Association
Bozeman
Montana
Helena
Montanana
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Garfield
Saltair
Tabernacle Choir
Union Pacific
Montana Union
Salt Lake
McKinley Hobart Nomination Battle at St Louis Convention
At St Louis on June 18 the Republican convention debated the gold standard and silver plank. McKinley and Morton expected to be nominees with Hobart favored for vice president. Anderson of Illinois backed Hobart. Teller pushed for silver standards amid divided Montana delegation and a mass rally followed the final nomination.
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St. Louis
MaKin
Morton
Foraker
A. mm
Morrison
Nicaraugua Canal
United States
Spain
Cuba
Cleveland
Illinois
Hobart
New Jersey
Teller
Forsker
McKinley
Reed
Quay
Allison
Evans
Bulkey
Lippett
Walker
Democratic Convention Travel to Butte Montana in June
A brief notice offers round trip rail fare from an unspecified origin to Butte Montana for the Democratic Convention on June 19 and 20. The fare is $4.15 round trip and valid until June 22.
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Butte
Montana
Rag carpets woven in a first class manner
Rag carpets woven in a first class manner by Mrs. D J Kenney opposite Andersons livery stable Dillon Montana. Are you going to Kansas City Then take the Burlington route via Billings and save hours and minutes over any other route. mont.
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D. J. Kenney
Anderson
Dillon
Mont
Kansas City
Burlington
Billings
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