Convicts to Build Road Across Montana Parks
Montana board of prison commissioners approves the largest road-building program in the convict system. Crews of 40 to 50 men to work in Flathead county by May 1, then in Lewis and Clark county to cross McDonald’s Pass, and later a third crew on the divide between Bozeman and Livingston. Completion ties Yellowstone and Glacier park routes into a park-to-park highway.
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Helena
State Board of Prison Commissioners
Flathead County
Lewis and Clark County
McDonald's Pass
Continental Divide
Bozeman
Livingston
Yellowstone and
Glacier National Parks
Eastern homeseekers flood Livingston trains to Montana
Trains through Livingston carry scores of eastern residents seeking homes in Montana and the Northwest. March 1 colonist rates boosted traffic. Kansas farmers arrived to settle in Shields and Yellowstone valleys, with 64 prospects in a single tourist sleeper.
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Livingston
Montana
Kansas
Shields
Yellowstone
the Northern Pacific
East
Northwest
Free meals system drives unemployed men from city
In Great Falls a police run meal program for winter the jobless flocking in from rail and ranch work led to many leaving town. The county agreed to pay for meals dispensed under police direction with tickets issued at the station, bringing the hungry under surveillance and resulting in many arrests.
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Great Falls
First Blaine County shooting affray shocks Chinook
Report from Chinook notes a Friday shooting in Blaine County during a line fence dispute. George Crist was wounded twice by Joseph Bixbee, a rancher from Riedel, about 55 miles south of Chinook. The injuries include a neck wound and a bullet exiting the mouth through the shoulder blade. Bixbee surrendered in Chinook. Crist remains in serious condition.
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Great Falls
Tribune
Chinook
Blaine
George Crist
Joseph Bixbee
Riedel
Bixbee
Elk Shipment Moves Through Bozeman To Stock Ranges
Three cars carrying 102 elk passed through Bozeman at ten o clock en route to Thompson Falls and Stevensville to stock local ranges. The animals were rounded up outside Yellowstone National Park, loaded at Gardiner, and moved by special train in excellent condition. Deputy wardens Peter Nelson of Park County and Henry Ferguson of Gallatin County supervise the shipment.
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Bozeman
Thompson Falls
Stevensville
Yellowstone National Park Line
Gardiner
Peter Nelson
Park County
Henry Ferguson
Gallatin County
Keep the Assay Offices. Helena Protest Move
The Helena Commercial Club board adopts resolutions opposing a Washington driven plan to abolish government assay offices and refineries in the Northwest. It calls on miners unions commercial clubs and merchants associations statewide to urge Montana and Northwest members of Congress to protest.
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Helena
Washington
Northwest
Helena Commercial Club
Montana
Congress
Helena Club
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Cough Relief
A prescription-style ad notes that a cold can lead to pneumonia and warns coughs weaken the system. It endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable remedy that stops coughing by addressing the cause and soothing inflamed air passages. Substitutes discouraged. Potts, the druggist.
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Foley
Potts
Hold Up in Great Falls Sparks Alarm
Ed Hagenson and Jack Young, local young men, were held up by two men who emerged from an alley behind the post office as they were returning to their rooms, with the assailants taking their belongings.
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Great Falls
Ed Hagenson
Jack Young
Ming
Asa
Largest Range Steer Sent to Market Breaks Records
March 10 report notes the largest range steer ever sent from here, weighing about 2,500 pounds and selling for eight cents per pound aboard rail cars to Pritchie & Company of Chicago. The Durham beast, fattened on alfalfa sugar beet pulp and syrup, gained over 400 pounds since Oct. 7 and will be kept for the fat stock show in Chicago next fall. The shipment formed ten cars, with another line of 51 steers from David Fratt averaging 1,660 pounds and selling at $100 per head. Fratt owned 100 head and received a $10,000 cash bid.
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Here
Charles O'Donnell
Pritchie & Company
Chicago
Durham
Pritchie
David Fratt
Fratt
Jewel Robbery in Pueblo May Be Cleared Up
Butte police report Felix Sorbets confessed to involvement with Robert Burke of Missoula in the February 3 home robbery at John A Thatcher Pueblo Colorado. Sorbets says Burke masterminded the theft while Sorbets acted as worker. Sorbets was seized after attempting to dispose of diamonds rings and implicated Burke. He had a sunburst of 31 diamonds worth 350, a wreath of opals 75, a marquise ring 150 and diamond earrings 700.
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Butte
Felix Sorbets
Robert Burke
Missoula
John A. Thatcher
Pueblo
Colo
Sorbets
Burke
Lynch and
Powell
W. L. Kelly
Jesse P. Stevens Dead Veteran of Civil War in Butte
Jesse P. Stevens, longtime Butte resident and Silver Bow county coroner, died March 6 after a long illness. Born January 11, 1841 in New Granada Pennsylvania, he served in Company A Third Pennsylvania and participated in major Civil War battles, sustaining a wound.
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Butte
Jesse P. Stevens
Silver Bow County
New Granada
Fulton County
Pennsylvania Regiment
Abolish Drinking Cup Across Northwestern States Railways
The Northwestern Sanitary association formed to ban the germ laden drinking cup on all trains and stations in five states. B T Stanton of the Montana railroad commission was elected president and Dr T D Tuttle secretary of the state board of health. The group will seek bans from state health boards and a halt to newsboy sale of edibles on trains.
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Helena
Northwestern Sanitary Association
State Boards of Health
Minnesota
Idaho
Washington
B. T. Stanton
Montana Railroad Commission
T. D. Tuttle
State Board of Health
Bucklen Arnica Salve Claims Quick Cures for Children
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a safe, fast healer for eczema rashes eczema tetter chafings and minor injuries in children. It promises relief from boils ulcers piles and broken skin with claims of superior efficacy. Available for 25 cents at Potts the druggist.
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Potts
Montana Ranch Butter Passes Tests Across State
State board of health tests 48 Montana ranch butter samples from dealers, analyzed at Bozeman lab. Results published by Dr. T. D. Tuttle show most butter below weight but with higher than required butter fat content.
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Helena
State Board of Health
Montana Ranch
Bozeman
T. D. Tuttle
Nineteen Miles a Second Utterly Silent Earth Motion
A quirky ad notes the earth’s rapid 19 mile per second movement and promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills. It promises no griping or distress with thorough health benefits and a fine feeling, priced at 25 cents at Potts drugstore.
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Space
Bourquin Nomination Confirmed as Montana Judge
The senate on March 8 confirmed the nomination of George M. Bourquin as United States judge for Montana.
Large Hole Basin Stock and Society Notes
Breezes reports a Bristow birth and regional stock market activity. Cattle shipments from John Fleming total 30 cars to Portland as demand rises, while Page and Silver praise Big Hole Basin horses. A political reflection on foundational units follows, with a frontier rail wreck in Indiana and Conner & Company suspending.
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J. E. Shaw
Bristow
Emerson Smith
A. T. Barry
Butte
Marvin Goff
George Thompson
Tom Hoyte
Harold Spiker
Dave Henning
Melrose
John Fleming
Northwest
Portland
Montana
Fleming
Chicago Breeder's Gazette
C. H. Strowbridge
The
Gazette
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Page
Silver
Polson
Big Hole Basin
Common Ground on Trust Question and Free Enterprise
The speaker seeks a balanced remedy for trust power through allowing concerted enterprise to operate without exorbitant premiums while preserving individual freedom. He argues industry and professions already enjoy space to develop without such premiums and compares this to the constitutional aim of liberty and limited restraint for the new generation.
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Eres
Bald-Headed Woman and Hair Tonic Offer
An advertisement extols care for hair and scalp, arguing many women injure hair with heat and harsh products. It promotes Rexall Hair Tonic as a guaranteed remedy for dandruff and baldness, offering money back if not satisfactory. The offer invites readers to visit Potts the Druggist at 15 Bank.
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Bhorn
Rexall
Goly
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Blaine County
Elk
Fgr
He L.eer Veosteer
Peter 5. Groscup
North American Review
Harris
South Dakota
Cherry Creek
Wakpalla
West
Lebanon
Indiana
Skkcorks
Dillon Coal
G. P. Thomas
Reynolds’ Ranch
Dillon
Eee
Wawa
Firstave.s
Seattle
the Metlen European Hotel
Beaverhead County
ED. Kolman
J. Carhart
Tribune Book Store
Royal Cafe
Metropolitan Chop House
Yoshiharu
Met
Dillon Bakery
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