Carter Meets White House. New Federal Office Roster Set
Senator Thomas Hy. Carter conferred with the President about federal offices. J. F. Cone of Hamilton named surveyor general to replace Gen. E. W. Beattie who declined to continue. Ed A. Winstanley reappointed land office receiver at Missoula. G Reynolds named Crow reservation agent. Daniel Arms reappointed Missoula land office registrar.
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Washington
Thos. Hy. Carter
White House
J. F. Cone
Hamilton
E. W. Beattie
A. Winstanley
Missoula
G. Reynolds
Crow Reservation
Daniel Arms
Mining activity expands in Beaverhead County camps
Silver Fissure Mining crews haul a 12 ton rock crusher to the Polaris mine as a new road nears completion. South Butte capital plans an 800 foot shaft. Dark Horse and Rock Spring mines report high grade ore and advancing tunnels. Eastern investors tour Bannack, Bengal mine operations grow near Redrock with 25 workers. Eleven quartz locations filed at Bedrock district.
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Joe Mailhall
Silver Fissure Mining Company
Polaris
Dillon
Mailhait
F. E. Whitehead
South Butte Mining Company
South Butte
L. J. Price
R. B. Hughes
Dark Horse
Salmon City Recorder
Main Range
Salmon
George Banks
Rock Spring
Henry Burfiend
Martin Shoemaker
George
Het Tunnel
Shoemaker
Mr. Shoemaker
Banks
C. H. Hand
Butte
Montana
C. B. Andrew
Washington
H. W. Thomas
Thomas, Pa
Charles Claus
Pittsburg
E. E. Coat
Wm. Dunn
Dayton
Ohio
Hand
Eastern Capital
Bannack
Excelsior
Beaverhead County
Mammoth Mining Company
Bengal
Redrock
THREE MEN AND A BOY DIE IN ACCIDENTS IN MONTANA
Fred Ausburn of upper Grasshopper sustained fearful injuries after a bronco incident tied to barbed wire. Doctors fear arm amputation and warn of possible blood poisoning as he lies near Saw Mill Point. Erickson, aged about 65, was killed when his head struck a wall after a horse mishap. he died at a Dillon area hotel after lingering in coma.
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Fred Ausburn
Ausburn
George Gray
Road House
Saw Mill Point
Ryburn
Bannack
Mark Poindexter
Dillon
Erickson
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Boy Ground Up Under Train Near Bond Station
Omaha youth David H. Wiemer, 18, identified by letter and YMCA badge, found dead after being struck by a northbound train near Bond. Coroner’s inquest ruled death from being struck while beating his way. body sent to Omaha for burial. He had planned ranch work or any job, and had relatives in Omaha.
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Bond Station
M. A. Walker
E. H. Brundage
City
Dillon
David H. Wiemer
Omaha
Nebraska
Young Men’s Christian Association of Omaha
Stone
Butte
Bond
Train Kills a Melrose Man in Tragic Seque
Locke Cameron 41 was struck by a northbound train near a Melrose culvert after wandering near tracks despite warnings. The incident occurred Sunday night after a period in Butte and Hecla mines and left him with fatal injuries. Coroner planned an inquest in Butte.
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The
Tribune
Melrose
Locke Cameron
Butte
Charles Streb
Locke
Schiffer
Adolph Gortemeller
Alex McDonald
Hecla
Egan
Fatal Melrose Horse Race Death Prompt Inquest
Coroner Mike Egan returned from Melrose to Butte after investigating the death of A. W. Erickson who was killed Friday while riding a partially unbroken horse in a race with younger men. An inquest was deemed unnecessary and the body was given to Richards undertaking rooms for funeral services yesterday afternoon. Erickson rode with heavy quirt use as the animal neared the corral and hitching post.
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Mike Egan
Butte
Melrose
A. W. Erickson
Anaconda Standard
Egan
Richards Undertaking Rooms
Erickson
Surprise party for Lucile Paul neighbors on the lawn
Thursday afternoon friends gathered for a surprise party for Lucile Paul with lawn games and delicate refreshments. Guests included Edith Melton Margaret Poindexter Olga Anderegg Julia Selway Pauline Guidici and others. Master Emmet Kuntze hosted a birthday party for many of his younger friends the following Wednesday afternoon.
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Lucile Paul
Edith Melton
Margaret Poindexter
Olga Anderegg
Julia Selway
Pauline Guidici
Clay Thomas
Erma Stone
Margaret Caldwell
Ruth Orr
Thelma Riley
Marion Leach
Mildred Hanson
Hugh Anderson
Fred Chapman
Muntice
Murray
Lincoln Williams
Gordon Conger
Howard Morse
Vespersia Luce
Warner Metlen
Edison Orr
Pauline Blomberg
Katherine Staudacher
Geo. Baker
Walter Stamm
Emmet Kuntze
Greek section hand killed near Lima on Oregon Short Line
William Klargs, a Greek worker with the Oregon Short Line section gang between Lima and Dell, died last Saturday evening after his hat blew away and he fell from a hand car. The fall fractured his skull and he died within an hour. Coroner Walker investigated in Lima and, finding no inquest needed, the body was sent to Pocatello for burial.
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William Klargs
Oregon Short Line
Lima
Dell
Klargs
Walker
Pocatello
Many Take a Chance on the Reservation
Billings June 28 A registration closing at six o clock marks a key moment in the eastern Montana land rush. A. F. McNabb Northwestern hotel manager is last on the list while Fred Trevise of Helena was first registered. Billings count reaches 12943 with total likely between sixteen and seventeen thousand and drawing starts next Monday.
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Billings
Land Office
Montana
A. F. McNabb
Northwestern Hotel
Fred Trevise
Helena
Sells Floto Show Coming to Town this July
The Sells Floto circus parade starts at 10 am with a billowing display of animals and acts. Agent Herr Amberg notes prices for lions, tigers, elephants, rhinoceros, and zebras, detailing costs and training value as the big show arrives in Dillon on Saturday July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Vladivostok
Europe
London Zoo
Zoological Society
London
Sells- Floto
Dillon
City rounds up fourteen hobos from town cabind
Chief Stone led a roundup of fourteen hobos found at the old Craig Cornell cabin near the railroad. They were taken to the county jail after a hearing before Police Judge Charles Conger and fined $15 each, equating to seven and a half days' work on the streets. The incident ends with the lingering group evading rescue by leaving town along the tracks.
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Stone
Craig Cornell
Dillon
Chief Stone
Hobo
Charles Conger
Monogram JP Horses Fetch Strong Prices at Twin Bridges
The Twin Bridges Monitor reports 67 horses sold Friday for 5797 dollars. J M Page's 17 head brought 1097 dollars and Dwight Bushnell's 50 head brought 4700 dollars. The sale included draft mares driving and saddle horses and young stock, with County Commissioner Marsh paying 535 dollars for a span of roan brood mares with foals.
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Monogram JP
Twin Bridges Monitor
Dwight Bushnell
Marsh
Sermon Subjects at Methodist Church Next Sunday
Morning sermon titled What Think Ye of Christ and evening sermon The Prodigal Son Modernized will be preached at the Methodist church next Sunday. Both talks address faith and morals with a contemporary perspective for parishioners.
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Methodist Church
Christ
Prodigal Son
Roosevelt and Carter clash over Blackfeet lands bill
President Roosevelt and Senator Carter conferred on the Blackfeet Indian lands opening and allotment. Roosevelt refuses to sign the bill citing insufficient protection of water rights. Carter will return the bill to the House, delaying action until next December, as the president dispatches an agent to investigate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Carter
Sen. Carter
Congress Produces Far Reaching Legislation In First Session
Congress completed major measures expanding federal regulation including railroad rate and meat inspection bills and aims to pass pure food laws. The session added states and disposed of territories while edging toward alcohol tax removal and canal supply rules. It also reformed coast guard services and tightened appropriation controls. The session backed labor reforms with an employers liability bill and a 16 hour train crew limit, while Niagara Falls preservation was enacted.
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Washington
Congress
Anama Canal
Coastlar Service
House
Tawney
Organized Labor
House Labor Committee
Niagara Falls
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S. Ausburn
Train
J. W. Sutherland
Circus
Cornell
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