Snow blockade causes coal famine in Pageville
Pageville reports a coal shortage driven by cold weather and railroad blockades. A merchant secured a carload but it sold out within hours while Mrs. Redfield visits Missoula and Pearl Moore helps at the Redfield home. Local residents travel, births occur, and community notes run through the week.
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Tribune
Pageville
Harry Redfield
Chas. Redfield
Missoula
Newton
Blaine
Stevenson
Mr. Talcott
Floyd Burtch
Early thaw eases bitter week in Willis area
Last week’s temperatures hovered 18 to 20 below zero with a warm-up of over 30 degrees this week. Snow is receding though visible in surrounding mountains. Wood Live Stock Co. feeds sheep with eight to nine loads of hay daily. Local residents, from Glendale to Dillon, travel for business or drifted by heavy snow. Four hundred head of mutton sheep for Mr. Hample were moved toward Melrose for shipment to Anaconda.
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Tribune
Willis
Wood Live Stock Co
Eli Chinn
Will Gross
Glendale
Dillon
Mr. Gross
Jacob Hartwig
Beaverhead
L. G. Woodside
Steve Kambich
Farlin
Ferguson
Beechier Bros
Harry Harding
Minnesota
George Bighorn
Melrose
O. Beall
Cherry Creek
Mr. Beall
Kentucky Avenue
Mr. Hample
Mr. Erikson
Anaconda
J. E. Morse
Lacey Place
Birch Creek
Redrock Social Roundup One Busy Weekend
On Friday F W Vogler visited Salmon on business. Saturday a club met at Mrs R W Fielder with St Patrick color and weather friendly. Nine carloads of Martin Barrett cattle shipped from Redrock Wednesday. Sheriff Gist visited Dillon to inspect horses.
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TriBuNe E. Redrock
F. W. Vogler
Salmon
R. W. Fielder
St. Patrick’s
Ed Roe
Muriel
Red Rockites
Redrock
Lee Lewis
Sheriff Gist
Dillon
McPherson
Dora Mae
Ibex mine stock offered in Big Hole basin sale notice
A Butte Evening News ad notes the Ibex Mining company property on Wise river tributary with four claims on a porphyry dyke. Gold values per ton up to 44 dollars and silver to 400 ounces, ore ready for shipping, a planned 50 ton concentrator, and a wagon road to boost dividend potential. Also mentions Wake-up-Jim claim leased in Bryant district with lease terms and ore-sharing duties.
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Butte Evening News
Beaverhead County
Big Hole Basin
Ibex
Ibex Mining Company
UN Big Hole
Wise River
Montana Ibex
Montana Ibex Mining Company
W. Broadway
Butte, Mont
Bryant
Hecla
Alexander McDonald
Lulu F. Largey
Julia A. Tong
Largey
Tong
Beaveread Cattle Rancher Reports No Losses in Severe Cold
John C. Brenner of Beaverhead county told Sunday's Standard that his cattle ranch near Bedrock endured a 30 degree below zero snap with no cattle losses. He shifted shipment plans due to the storm and is now feeding lightly, with cattle fat and market ready. Brenner notes a 2,200 ton annual wild hay crop and land yielding one ton per acre, below Deer Lodge valley claims prior to smoke.
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John C. Brenner
Beaverhead
Brenner
Deer Lodge Valley
Trustees Nomination Caucus Set in Beaverhead District
A caucus of the electors of School District No. 10 Beaverhead County Montana will meet at the county courthouse on Saturday evening March 24 1906 at 8 00 for nominating three candidates for the office of school trustee for the ensuing three years By order of the Board of Trustees R F Tattersall Clerk.
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Beaverhead County
Montana
County Court House
R. F. Tattersall
Notice to Odd Fellows Assembly in Dillon
Apollo Lodge No 15 I O O F held a meeting in Dillon on March 19 1906 approving a joint Sunday service with Grace M E Church at 10 30 a m The secretary Joan S Forrester invites all Odd Fellows to attend the hall on Sunday April 15 1906 at10 30 a m sharp.
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Odd Fellows
Apollo Lodge No
Dillon
Mar
Grace M. E. Church
Ladies invited to free demonstration at City Drug Store
Women are invited to attend a free demonstration of Mme Stewart's famous face cream at City Drug Store this Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock. The promoter guarantees removal of freckles blackheads and pimples with a strictly private massage.
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City Drug Store
Mme Stewart
Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Bigamy in Helena Case
Butte resident Mrs Aravilla Melville also known as Hunter Walbridge and Northey pleaded guilty to bigamy. Judge Donlan sentenced her to six months in the county jail with suspended sentence if she serves six months at the Good Shepherd home in Helena. She later said she preferred remaining in jail.
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Butte
Aravilla Melville
Hunter
Walbridge
Northey
Donlan
Butte Ministers to Convene Evangelism Conference
Montana Baptist ministers gather in Butte for a two day evangelism conference at the First Baptist church led by Pastor Rev J E Noftsinger. Twenty five ministers in the state expected to attend except for one or two absent. The meeting starts next Monday and ends Tuesday.
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Butte
Montana
First Baptist Church
J. E. Noftsinger
Death of Mrs. M. M. Woodward in Vermont
Dr. H. H. Swain received a notice this week announcing the death of his aunt Mrs. M. M. Woodward near Burlington Vermont on the Sunday prior, March 18. She had just turned eighty six and spent a year in Dillon about six years ago at Dr. Swain’s home, leaving many friends who will regret her passing.
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H. H.swain
M. M. Woodward
Burlington
Vermont
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School Caucus
Joan S. Forrester
Patterson Bannack St
Blatz Wiener Beer
VAL Blatz Brewing CO
Milwaukee
New York
Dennison Mfg. Co
Tribune Pub. CO
U. S. L. Depot
Dillon, Mont
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