Storm Rages Through the County Causing Stock Loss Fears
Waterloo reports one of the longest storms in years from Friday to Monday night. Farmers fear heavy stock losses while residents recount movers and relocations including town travelers and horse trade plans. Sleighing parties and weatherborne activities highlight a community in winter toil.
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Waterloo
T. D. Townsend
Butte
Townsend
Whitehall
Saeger
al. Weingart Ranch
Bechtel Place
Rogers
Whitetail Creek
Kansas City
G. B. Harbison
Twin Bridges
Frank Held
Mr. Rogers
Jos. Armour
Iron Rod
Joy Foster
Webb
Lester
Hurlburt Canyon
Armour and Jeffers
Birthday Dinner Honors 68th Year Amid Blizzard
The March blizzard disrupts Pageville as friends toast Uncle Rodney Page on his 68th birthday during a harsh week. Notes on neighbors, illnesses, a buggy accident, and a bereavement fill this local column with routine town life and survival in winter.
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Jack Frost
Tribune
Pageville
Rodney Page
Henry Bushnell
California
E. H. Page
Page
Dwight Bushnell
McKessor Creek
Willis Cattle Reflect Hard Winter Some Yet Hopeful
Special to Tribune from Willis March 14 notes cattle thinning due to deep snow and cold. Three inches of new snowfall on the level ties into a longer winter, with school starting soon though no teacher secured yet. Local Social mentions include visits by Jacob Hartwig Ed Holder Dr Townshend and Miss Thomas and a light bird chorus despite the conditions.
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Tribune
Willis
Afb
Aetn Poenutter
Jacob Hartwig
Sheridan
Ed. Holder
Hoover Ranch
Dr. Townshend
Melrose
Farlin
Miss Thomas
John Gelhaus
J. A. Browne
Jack Frost
Dell Postoffice Nears Completion and Melrose News
Dell March 14 reports spring fever as birds appear and snow threatens ten feet by Sunday. Post office near completion with new postmaster to assume duties, saloons open, and local social events planned. Melrose March 15 notes wedding of Frank Chinn and Miss Mary Kambitch at the Melrose Hotel with Mr. and Mrs. Chinn popular in Glendale.
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St. Patricks
Gleed
Thompson
A. S
Garr
Butte
H. C. Patterson
Beard
Lima
Obituary for Maria J. Spears of Lima
Lima notices the death of Maria J. Spears wife of William Spears aged 60. She was born in Buffalo New York on March 5 1846 and died after a brief illness, remembered as a kind neighbor and devout, steadfast to the end.
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Spears
Saginaw
Mich
Camp Floyd
Utah
Montana
Methodist Episcopal Church
O. F. Smith
Lima
Tribune
Maria J. Spears
Wm. Spears
Buffalo
New York
Blizzard Buries Valley in Three Day Storm
A record blizzard struck the valley lasting from Friday night to Monday, bringing hurricane winds and several feet of snow. Livestock suffered heavy losses, mail delivery failed, and travel became impossible beyond Ralston. George Woodworth and his horses were stranded near Wisdom before returning via Divide. The basin narrowly kept the Divide mail route and avoided total mail outage.
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Big Hole
Divide
Ralston
Anaconda
George Woodworth
Wisdom
Seattle
Basin
Deer Lodge Residents Seek Damages Over Copper Smelter
M A Henneberry details dire effects in Deer Lodge valley from arsenic and copper from the Anaconda smelter. He reports copper coatings on a steer’s teeth, livestock deaths, and human illnesses blamed on pollution. He notes the ongoing suit seeking damages and urges sympathy for local ranchers.
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M. A. Henneberry
Deer Lodge
Henneberry
Deer Lodge Valley
Anaconda
Eielenberg
Anaconda Copper Company
Wrecks Disrupt Train Service and Local Happenings
Redrock notes train delays after a wreck on Monday night and a later southbound disruption at Silver Bow. Reports cover society events, a death in Pierce City, weather concerns for a Saturday dance, cattle shipments, and local residents traveling to Dillon.
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Tribune
Redrock
Bedrock
Pat Ward
Col. Decker
J. B. Hill
Emerson Hill
Miss Haines
Dillon
Authen Morrie
Ea Roe
Svetiia
Muriel
Miss Decker
Mrs. Brown
Pierce City
Decker
Silver Bow
R. W. Filder
Elizabeth Luce Hosts Third Birthday Doll Party
Elizabeth S Luce celebrated her third birthday with a Saturday party for many young friends and their dolls. From two to five the rooms buzzed with games stories and a doll photoshoot by Mr Brundage. Refreshments included sandwiches ice cream and candies served by Thelma Riley Amelia and Vespersia Luce. Guests departed by sleds go carts wagons and buggies as dainty remembrances honored the host.
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Elizabeth S. Luce
Mr. Brundage
Thelma Riley
Amelia
Vespersia Luce
Frank Paul
Helen
Virginia
Dorothy Poindexter
Evlyn Kingsbury
Harry Andrus
Dorothy Brundage
Ulia Anderson
Opal Scott
Rhetathbone
Phillip Orr
Kathrine Guidici
Martha
Malcolm Stone
Emmet Kuntz
Hollie Staudacher
Rud Morton
Anita Stamm
Melvin ‘Smith
Edith ‘Stephens
Ruth Bagley
Miss Innes
Calumet and Montana Mining Co Organized in Beaverhead
The Duluth News-Tribune reports the formation of the Calumet & Montana Mining Co a copper gold venture in Beaverhead county Montana on the Bloody Dick mining district line This six claim 124 acre project mirrors the Copper Queen district across the Idaho line with fissure veins carrying bornite copper and gold The company focuses on two tunnels with ore shipped to Salt Lake yielding high gold and copper returns and ample timber water on the mountain
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Duluth News-Tribune
Beaverhead County
Bloody Dick
Calumet & Montana Mining Co
Montana
Idaho
Duluth
Calumet & Montana
United States Smelting Company
Salt Lake
Mining venture to finance mill and smelter development
The company will operate the property and install a 50 tone concentrator to finance copper production from gold byproducts. Capitalization set at 300000 shares, 135000 treasury, 100000 for equipment, 65000 in escrow for 12 months or until self sustaining. Regular ore shipments to begin immediately. Holman Bros Co. endorses the plan. Also church services run March 26 to April 1 with Bishop delivering addresses nightly.
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Sgr
Amg
Holman Bros & Co
Normal College Notes Highlights Visitors and Talks
Mrs. G. H. Collier of Butte visited with her daughter Bessie at the dormitory this week. Katherine Haynes visited the dormitory last Sunday. Dr. Palmer spoke at the dormitory Tuesday evening. Supt Harmon toured Dillon schools this week and spoke to the college assembly yesterday. Edna Fridley was absent due to illness this week. Prof Robbins began gymnastics instruction for several classes. Mott continued talks at assembly last Tuesday. Harmon stayed as a dormitory guest on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Morton visited the dormitory last Sunday as guests of table 5.
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G. H. Collier
Butte
Bessie
Katherine Haynes
Dr. Palmer
Harmon
Dillon
Edna Fridley
Prof. Robbins
Miss Mott
Supt
Mrs. Morton
Digestive aids and cough remedy ads from Riley's Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to relieve indigestion after meals and reduce belching and palpitations. It claims faster digestion and better food assimilation. Another ad touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a laxative cough syrup for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Both are sold by Riley's Drug Store.
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Riley’s Drug Store
Kennedy
Riley’s
Public Auction of State Grazing Lands at Glasgow
Helena State Land Register John P. Schmit will hold a public auction sale of state lands in Valley county at Glasgow on April 17. Seven thousand acres of grazing land will be offered.
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Helena
State Land Register
John P. Schmit
Valley County
Glasgow
Mission in St James by Right Reverend L A Brewer S T D
The Right Reverend L A Brewer S T D will hold a mission at St James. The schedule and venue details are announced for parish members and local residents seeking spiritual guidance.
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S.T. D
St. James
Hecla Mines to Be Sold at Public Auction
The Hecla mining property in this county will be sold at public auction on Tuesday May 1 1906. The sale at the company office in Indianapolis Indiana will be to the highest bidder to satisfy debts against the company.
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Hecla
Indianapolis
Indiana
Spring's arrival delays set to stretch into June
A letter-poem by J. Clarence Wall muses on enforced patience with spring. The speaker jokes about unpredictable weather from March winds to lingering snow piles, noting the thorny gap between warm sun days and sudden clouds and warning against hasty farming until true warmth arrives.
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J. Clarence Wall
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County News Letters
Madison Co
DELL
Gen. Browne
Frank Chinn
Mary Kambitch
Melrose Hotel
H. W. Jones
Chinn
Glendale
F. P. Birrer
V. Streb
Iowa House
Andrew Freebom
Philadelphia
Freebom
Pennsylvania
T. J. Lynch
Miss Ireta
Adobetown
Mont
Joseph Gelhaus
Frank P. Birrer
Robbins Hall
Lillian West
Evens
Rochester
G. R. Hardisty
Hardisty
the Tribune
Tribune Publishing Co
Opposite Depot
Dillon, Montana
Normal College
Metlen Hotel
JNO. Porter
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