Death of Mrs Mary J Hamilton Pioneer Woman of Montana
Mrs Mary J Hamilton widow of Thomas H Hamilton died at Horse Prairie after a short illness. Services were held at the home and burial followed in Mountain View cemetery beside her husband. Born in Maine in 1832 she lived through Montana’s early days. Her will leaves over 80000 across many relatives and institutions, including 2500 for a public drinking fountain, 1500 for fountain maintenance, 1000 for the Dillon library, and 10000 to Dr William Lee Hamilton Symington. The probate filed yesterday confirms broad generosity and public spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Hamilton
Thomas H. Hamilton
Horse Prairie
Pr. Ayburn
Bannack
F. M. Poindexter
W. A. Winters
M. E. Church
Dillon
Mountain View
Montana
W. B. Stanchfield
Big Holy Basin
C. E. Stanchfield
Seattle
Lawrence
Nercés
Julia E. Tong
Tong
Arm
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Hamilton Ranch
West
Edwin Norris
Hamilton
First National Bank of
L. D. Anderson
Quong Haw
Dillon Public Library
William Lee Hamilton Symington
California
Hamilton Broughton
The
Big Hole
Neice
Maud Armitage
Big Hole Basin
A. J
Hattie M. Noyes
Sarah A. Lawrence
L. C .Ford
Lima
Maurice A. Walker
Lucie Miller Ford
Edward O. Tilburn
First Christian Church
Butte
Ford
Nellie Childs
Northwest
Southern
Swains Civics and Other Texts Adopted at Dillon School
The Dillon State Normal adopted Swain's Civics of Montana and the United States by President Swain, Good Health by Frances G. Jewett, the New Century Elementary Physiology, and the Berry copy books, as part of the school curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swain
Montana
United States
Dillon State Normal
Frances G. Jewett
State Text Book Commission Adopts New School Books
The State Text Book Commission in Helena selected a five year set of books for public schools. The committee praised the new curricula noting merit over politics with Southworth-Stone arithmetic and Young and Jackson supplements. Several grade level texts and readers were adopted, with Montana Geography exchanges offered to save costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
L. R. Foote
Dillon High School
Tnion
Palais
Young and Jackson
Miss Arnold
Emerson Bender Co
Mary F. &Yde
Wheeler
Curry
Gordons
Ward
Fry
Montana
Dodge
A Fancy Shot Exhibition Delights Dillon Crowd
J. W. Akard of Union Metallic Cartridge and Remington Arms staged a fancy shooting display in Dillon on Monday. He fired a 30-30 through a four inch square steel piece, tossed eggsized stones and shot moving aiss, moved a fruit can, and hit twelve marbles with a 22 rifle, showcasing unprecedented skill for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Akard
Union Metallc Cartridge Company
Remington Arms Company
Dillon
Winchester
Dillon Team Coming to Play Butte Reduction Works
The Dillon semi pro baseball team and the Butte Reduction Works team of ball tossers set July 21 for a game at Columbia Gardens after their plans to play last Sunday were washed out by bad weather. The Dillon squad is billed as the state’s best amateur aggregation, and the Butte exhibition is expected to be a clever display of the national sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Columbia Gardens
Butte Reduction Works
Butte
Reduction Works
Butte Miner
The Boys Preacher to Speak at St James Church Sunday
The Rev. L. W. Snyder D D known as The Boys Preacher will address children at St James Church Sunday at 3 o clock. All are invited. Dr Snyder has a talent for engaging kids and will share a helpful message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Snyder
St James Church
Snyder
Road plan eyed for Elkhorn mining district access
County commissioners will study building a road into the Elkhorn district to unlock mining potential. John S. Baker Ed Ripley and Pearl I Smith visited twenty five properties finding copper and silver float along ten miles and many ore shipments possible if the road is built. The route would start at Harrison s ranch join near the Polaris smelter pass Comet mountain east side and connect Khunis saw mill to the Mono stamp mill, with work expected to start by July 1 if an acceptable proposal is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
John S. Baker
Ed Ripley
Pearl I. Smith
Baker
Big Hole
Harrison's Ranch
Polaris
Elkhorn District
Comet Mountain
Khuni
Mono Stamp
Dillon
Butte Reduction Works
Wise River
Dewey
Haywood Case Advances as Defense Prepares Witnesses
State rests its case in Boise over the murder of ex governor Steunenberg. It cites Jack Simpkins in Caldwell and an unsigned Denver letter tied to Harry Orchard. Haywood Pettibone and Orchard are shown together in Denver with Orchard listed as a guest at Pettibone’s home. Evidence traces motive from the Coeur d Alene strike to Steunenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. D. Haywood
Boise
Steunenberg
Jack Simpkins
Caldwell
Simpkins
Orchard
Haywood
Denver
Thomas Hogan
Harry Orchard
Jack
Pettibone
Fred Miller
Spokane
Miners’ Magazine
Coeur d'Alene
Hay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robertus Love
Mary Jane Hamilton
State Text Book Commission
Lucie M. Ford
Walker
Montana State Normal College
W. Q. Smith
Grace Truax
Bertram Johnson
C. W. Sammis
Stephen Cook
Mrs. Martin
Mr. H. Gilbert
D. Currie
Albert Stamm
B. H. Ohler
Theodore Nelson
L. C
P. J. Sullivan
H. C. Stover
B. H. Paul
B. F. Cheney
J. D. Brandenburg
C. B. van Housen
Jos. Lewis
H. P. Wilson
McKnight
Nellie McKnight
Fidel Huber
J. C. Carryan
R. Gallagher
Lew Ford
Geo. . Conway
Eugene Poindexter
Lizzie Patterson
Vance
Miss Vance
Kent
Manes
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