Three Forks Helena Madison Valley Railroad Expansion
Montana reports the capital stock of the Three Forks Helena and Madison Valley railroad rising from 500000 to 4500000 with a mortgage secured. A founder says the line from Helena to Yellowstone will be rushed to completion as an independent line backed by Chicago Milwaukee St Paul. The plan aims to reach Radersburg this season and Helena and Yellowstone within a year.
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Helena
Three Forks
Madison Valley
Yellowstone
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
Radersburg
National Park
Ready for Shearing in Montana as Sheep Wool Prices Rise
Billings dispatch notes Montana flockmasters prepare for shearing with Rea Bros near Edgar starting next Monday. Eighty machines will clip about 200000 sheep as wool quality is said to be clean and well wintered. Buyers offer 16 to 19 cents but owners push for at least 20 cents.
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Billings
Montana
Rea Bros
Edgar
Monway
Promising Gas and Oil Found Near Cottonwood District
Oklahoma oil expert H. J. Connolly predicts abundant gas and vast oil reserves in the Cottonwood district about 20 miles southwest of the city. Two shallow wells show strong gas pressure with water streams and a lighted gas flame. He says deeper drilling to 1700 2000 feet could yield a large oil lake and gas supply piped to the city and elsewhere.
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Billings
Cottonwood
H. J. Connolly
Oklahoma
Connolly
Dry Land Crops in Montana Promise Large Harvest
Eastern Montana farmers expect a heavy yield on non irrigated lands due to abundant moisture in May. Government records show nearly 3 inches of rain this month, boosting winter crops and speeding vegetation growth, with spring work delayed but profits possible from earlier seeding. Farmers are jubilant over the prospect of record returns.
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Billings
Montana
What Texans Admire
What Texans admire is hearty vigorous life according to Hugh Tillman of San Antonio. We find that Dr Kings New Life Pills surely put new life and energy into a person. Wife and I believe they are the best made. Excellent for stomach liver or kidney troubles. 25 cents at Potts the Druggist 1-m
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Hugh Tillman
San Antonio
Consolidated Oil & Gas Company Planned for Wyoming and Montana
A new two point five million dollar company incorporated in Wyoming as Consolidated Oil & Gas plans operations in Wyoming and Montana to prospect for oil gas and artesian water. G B Pope of Miles City will act as Montana agent while the home office is in Sheridan Wyoming where most stockholders reside. Directors have subscribed eight thousand seven hundred twenty seven dollars in stock.
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Big Oil Company
Miles City
Wyoming
Consolidated Oil & Gas Company
Montana
G. B. Pope
Sheridan
Bucklens Arnica Salve Cures Severe Leg Sore
Judge Eli Cherry of Gillis Mills Tennessee ends medical worry after a persistent leg sore baffled doctors. He credits Bucklens Arnica Salve with a complete cure. Potts the Druggist advertises the salve at 25 cents, noting its use on burns boils ulcers cuts and piles.
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Eli Cherry
Gillis Mills
Tenn
Rancher Crowns Great Falls Tragedy on Missouri River
Word reached Great Falls of a drowning near the mouth of Highwood creek where rancher J.M. Walker, noted owner of a fine Highwoods farm, attempted to ford the Missouri River with his horse and lost his life.
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Great Falls
Missouri
Highwood Creek
J.M. Walker
Highwoods
Judge Henry Dies in Livingston After Cancer Surgery
Judge Frank J. Henry longtime Park County jurist died in Livingston after terminal liver cancer surgery. Born Dayton Ohio November 15 1855 he studied law in Chillicothe Missouri moved to Montana in 1883 and served as county attorney before being elected judge of the Sixth judicial district in 1889. He was a Republican and served on the district court bench for many years.
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Henry
Helena
Norris
Livingston
Frank J. Henry
Park County
Judge Henry
Dayton
Ohio
Chillicothe
Montana
Leon
Park
Gallatin
Flathead Louison Dies at Agency After Long Service
Louison subchief of the Flatheads and longtime Flathead agency judge died May 16 at the agency from old age ailments clouded by bronchial trouble. Nearly 80 and of Nez Perce blood, he was adopted by the Flatheads years ago. Appointed judge by Major Ronan when he was agent, he served with a steady, friendly influence among his people and whites.
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Flathead
Louison
The
Flatheads
Ronan
Escapes An Awful Fate Through New Discovery
Mrs. J. E. Cox of Joliet Illinois credits Typhoid pneumonia with causing a deadly cough and says only Dr King's New Discovery saved her. She reports dramatic relief after using the remedy and notes it is quick safe and reliable for throat and lung issues. Trial bottle free at Potts the Druggist.
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J. E. Cox
Joliet
Ill
Alfalfa Market Promised by Nebraska Company
Alfalfa growers in eastern Montana are assured a future market with contracts from a Nebraska firm. Farmers will receive $8 per ton and the company will take all it can supply. The guaranteed market is expected to boost alfalfa cultivation, with irrigated yields between 3 and 7 tons per acre.
Griffin in Jail for Torturing Horse Near Havre
Nat Griffin, a Bear Paw district youth, is jailed on charges of cruelly abusing a horse in a Box Elder corral twelve miles west of Havre. He gouged the horse’s eyes and cut its mouth, swelling its head, and rode it to death after taking the animal from Lewis DeLorme and it belonged to Tom Lamey of Havre.
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Havre
Nat Griffin
Bear Paw Mountain
Box Elder
Griffin
Tom Lamey
Lewis DeLorme
Chambel ain's Cough Remedy Sees Soaring Sales
The remedy gains popularity as more customers report cures and testimonials. It is marketed for coughs and colds and sold by all dealers.
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Chambelain
Commissioners to Quit Musselshell County Board
After a Supreme Court decision holding commissioners personally responsible for accidents on public roads the Musselshell County board announces resignations after the June meeting. Resignations will be filed with Judge Pierson and take effect June 15.
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Supreme Court
Musselshell
Henry Ferris Praises Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
Henry Ferris of Hadar Nebraska, a father of ten, reports using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for 20 years and calls it the best cough medicine in the world. Druggist Potts endorses the product.
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Henry Ferris
Hadar
Nebr
Foley
Potts
Plains Mayor N. J. Blake Dies in Missoula
Word arrived on the 25th that N. J. Blake, mayor of Plains, died in Missoula. An early settler, he had been a prominent figure in the valley for 29 years.
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Burke
Big Apple Crop Expected In Eastern Montana Orchar
H L Dean state horticulturalist reports an exceptionally heavy apple and fruit crop in Eastern Montana after inspections of numerous orchards. He notes most orchards are loaded with blossoms and trees are generally healthy, with blight present in a few cases.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
H. L. Dean
Mr. Dean
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Aid Digestion
Poor appetite signals digestion issues. A few doses of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets improve digestion and stimulate appetite. Thousands have benefited by taking these Tablets. Sold by ON dealers J-m.
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Chamberlain
J-m
FOR SALE AND RENT NOTICES FROM DILLON TRIBUNE
Classified items include steel range and iron bed for sale, furnished rooms for rent, and requests for a furnished 4 or 5 room house by June 1. Also mentions coal and transfer services, a five room furnished house for rent, and a store selling household goods. The excerpt also covers butter production statistics, a medical case in California, and a note on Moses Brinkerhoff, an elderly railroad worker.
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Tribune
P. O. Box
Dillon Tribune
Dillon Coal & Transfer Co
Dillon Bakery
L. J. Price
Spokane Man Brinkerhoff Dies After Long Rail Career
Ward Brinkerhoff died at his Spokane home this week at age 66. He served 40 years on trains and spent 26 more in railroad work overall. He was pensioned by the Northern Pacific after his hearing began to fail several years ago.
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Moses Brinkerhoff
United States
Northern Pacific
St. Paul West
Useless Salutes and the Cost of Powdered Salutes
A man with a statistical bent wonders how much powder is wasted daily in useless salutes. A frivolous woman replies that women will keep kissing in greeting despite the waste.
Watering Timing and Pumping Plant Require Care
The article emphasizes that crops need the most water during grain formation and warns drought damage is greatest then. It advocates installing a reliable pumping plant operated by a dependable source to ensure timely irrigation.
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Dillon
Colorado
C. W. Scott
Wisconsin
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Lelitia Miller
San Rafael
Napa State Hospital
Oliver Cromwell
Hazen S. Pingree
Detroit
Wolverine
Pingree
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I HC
Denver
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Ore
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Salt Lake City
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San Francisco
International Harvester Olan of
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USA
Chicago
IHC Service Bureau
LHC Service Bureau
Harvester Building
Hicago
Echo I Armstead
Ganch
Reynolds’ Ranch
Wea Eg
Montana Auto Supply
Montana Street
Dillon Montana
E. H. Brundage
Undertaker
Tom
Agen
Tribune Book Store
LMRS
J. Carhart
Proprietrest
M. Paumie
Galena St
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