Poisoned candy mystery shocks Lima Idaho community
Lena Speers a former Lima resident died after eating candy mailed from Buhl Idaho. A suspect is under surveillance as authorities pursue federal and state avenues. The coroner’s jury ruled death by poisoned candy mailed to her rural home near Rupert. Funeral services were held in Lima.
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Lima
Lena Speers
Acequia
Idaho
Buhl
Lima Cemetery
William Speers
Fred Benson
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Lena
Purdie
Elders Bone
P. R Nelson
Boise
Salt Lake
Rupert
Miss Speers
Sad accident claims life of 18 month old in Willis
The death of Donald Garrison, 18 months, occurred Tuesday evening when he was found floating in a large irrigating ditch one mile from home. Frank Bryan discovered the body and despite efforts to revive him, he died. The parents Mrs. and Mr. J. C. Garrison receive community sympathy as burial plans proceed in Virginia City. Hiram Brundage arrived from Dillon to prepare the body. other locals noted include Forester J. E. David and W. Siria, recent visitors, and several Willis residents attending a Dillon circus. A baby boy was born to Adolf Reichle and his wife last Sunday. mother and child are doing well.
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Virginia City
Hiram Brundage
Dillon
Forester J. E. David
W. Siria
Willis
Cora Hall
Ida
Louisa Hartwig
James la March
Hazel
Julius Hartwig
John Strasser
A. Lingley
Butte
M. A. Walker
Adolf Reichle
Babe
Genuine Colorado Lump Coal Furnace Claim
A terse note proclaims Genuine Colorado Lump Coal for furnaces, asserting no other seller in the city has it and naming C. Wee as the source. The message reads as a bare product claim with no additional details.
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Colorado
C. Wee
East of Town Sells Floto Circus Draws Local Crowd
East of Town notes all local families attend the Sells Floto circus and praise the show. Various visits occur including Mrs Burns Perry with Mrs Campbell in Dillon and Mrs Eldridge hosting at J D Perry’s. Hubert Smith rents C D Foster ranch prepping ground for next crop. others host gatherings and a surrey front wheel breaks on the return trip with no injuries.
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Sells Floto Circus
Burns Perry
Campbell
Dillon
Eldridge
J. D. Perry
Hubert Smith
C. D. Foster
N. E. Holden
Oliver Kurtz
R. E. Foster
Frank Strong
Dana McDaniel
Card of Thanks for Lena Speers Loss
We thank the people who helped during our sad bereavement after the death of our sister Miss Lena Speers. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Benson, Mrs. Frep Curtis, Mrs. Clara Hartman, Mr. Vern Speers.
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Lena Speers
H. D. Benson
Frep. Curtis
Clara Hartman
Vern Speers
Armstead Notes On Local Travel and Events
W N Bichler visited St Paul on business and attended his sister's wedding. Perry and Mrs Garwood went to Dillon. Craver and Mrs Flora Armstrong returned from a business trip. D E Roarty came back from Spokane and reported his wife convalescing after surgery. Marie Desote left for Butte by Tuesday for a friend’s death. Mrs Donovan and Mrs Rand visited the Donovan ranch near Brenner for a few days. W W Woodside worked to untangle freight after a recent fire. A J Wedum of Dillon was in Armstead on business and fishing. A miniature circus drew fair crowds Wednesday. John Alvord of Dillon spent a few hours in town Tuesday.
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Armstead
W. N. Bichler
St. Paul
Perry Garwood
Dillon
T. B. Craver
Flora Armstrong
D. E. Roarty
Spokare
John A. Donovan
M. R. Rand
Brenner
Donovan Ranch
W. W. Woodside
A. J. Wedum
John Alvord
Widow Margaret Hall of Alder Gulch Dead at 86
Margaret Hall wife of Leven Hall pioneer of Alder Gulch since 1863 died Sunday after a rapid illness. Funeral at home Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. Whitford. Interment Fish Creek cemetery. She leaves a husband three sons three daughters and three grandchildren. Neighbors and visitors from Whitehall Butte Pleasant Valley and Lawton Utah attended. The town notes hot dry weather but crops look good.
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Loomont
Mont
Margaret Hall
Leven Hall
Alder Gulch
Whitehall
Hugh Norville
Boulder
Townsend Ranch
Leslie Thompson
Twin Bridges
Phebe Williams
Lee
J. R. Comfort
Mammouth
Williams
Billings Cree stock killings prompt arrests on Crow Reservation
Government and state inspectors and county officials pursue the Cree stock killings on the Crow reservation. In the past week four arrests were made, including Henry Wehnn, a Cree, held by Stock Inspector Oscar Dougherty for killing cattle belonging to the Crows and to white lessees on the reservation.
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Billings
Crow Reservation
Henry Wehnn
Oscar Dougherty
County contest invites youths to enter grass exhibits for state fair
Frank A. Hazelbaker launches a Beaverhead county contest offering free trips to the state fair for winners under twenty. Instructions stress selecting leafy grasses Tim othy brome orchard millet and native grasses, curing in darkness, preserving leaf color and seed heads, and tying samples neatly for exhibition with full stem length.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
Beaverhead
Man Coughs Breaks Ribs After Frightful Cough
A Neenah Wisconsin man, after a severe coughing spell, suffered broken ribs and side pain. The ad promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a cure for persistent coughs and chest infections, touting Mrs Effie Morton and a free trial bottle at Potts the Druggist.
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Neenah
Wis
Columbia
Potts
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