Mysterious Killing Rocks Butte Street
Roland C. Verholz was shot on a Butte street last night by a man he spoke with. He died several hours later and refused to name his attacker. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1910
Page
2
Roland C. Verholz was shot on a Butte street last night by a man he spoke with. He died several hours later and refused to name his attacker. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.
An advertise style claim urges women to vote and take Dr King's New Life Pills as the true remedy. It promises relief from dullness, backache, headache, constipation, colds, and fatigue with easy safe results, priced 25c at Potts, the Druggist.
Helena reports at the state association closing session a vote to establish a Congregational college in Montana with a site committee. Possible locations include Great Falls Billings or Helena. A resolution also urges a law requiring the name of the property owner on all houses of ill fame.
An old advertisement urges using Ballard's Snow Liniment for sore throats with one or two applications claiming a complete cure. It lists prices 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle and notes Potts the Druggist as the seller.
A three year wage scale agreement was signed between the Helena Light and Railway Company and representatives of the Amalgamated Association of Electric and Street Railway Employes of America, Helena division No. 495. Under its terms motormen and conductors are to receive negotiated pay adjustments.
The firm approves a substantial wage rise and rules that all time worked counts toward pay. Each worker is allowed 15 minutes for car inspection and turning in by conductors. Employees with five years or more gain 35 cents an hour. those with fewer years lose one cent per year, minimum 30 cents. A two year worker earns 32 cents.
An old advertisement promotes BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP for severe sore lungs. It includes a free HER RICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS PLASTER with each bottle and claims Potts the Druggist sells the package.
Montana law protecting beavers has spurred population growth around Libby. If trends continue, dam building may flood land and back up water, creating nuisance conditions and ongoing damage to property in the area.
Butte November 8 Joseph R McCracken a Butte pioneer and adjutant general of the G A R in Montana died suddenly this morning from heart failure He served as a land agent for the Anaconda Copper Mining company and was a prominent local figure.
Robert Madsen of West Burlington, Iowa, survived seven weeks with doctors giving up after eight months of liver trouble and jaundice. Five bottles of Electric Bitters reportedly cured him, with a guarantee for stomach liver or kidney issues at 50 cents from Pott the Druggist.
A young child was found about ten feet from the roadway and was returned to his parents last evening after traveling over 25 miles from home, ending a long anxious search by the family and authorities.
S Parsons of Battle Creek Michigan reports severe kidney and bladder trouble with backaches and urinary irregularities healed by Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes complete relief after steady use and offers high recommendation from the user. City Drug Store handles distribution.
Anaconda officials approve citizen committee recommendations cutting city jobs and salaries. City treasurer, city attorney, and city clerk offices see pay reductions while police and fire departments are trimmed to five men each.
The town of White Sulphur Springs will host a large celebration on November 15 to mark the advent of the railroad which began operating three days earlier to its debut in the area.
An advertisement urges buyers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow carton with black letters at City Drug Store. It warns against substitutes and stresses the product as the best cough remedy for all coughs and colds.
Butte reports Charles Kakola a Finn lies dead in the Anaconda mine shaft after a cave in at 1 o clock this morning. His body is buried under rock and timber, recovery may take two weeks.
Prominent Billings woman Mrs. Fred H. Ohland died yesterday from stomach trouble at age 30. She was widely respected in the community and leaves a notable legacy in the city.
A dispatch from Salt Lake City reports John Schultze a prominent local stockman was fleeced of 3200 by Salt Lake City men in a fixed horse race. The scheme failed and Schultze suffered the loss a few weeks ago.
Advert reads Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promises beauty aid for women seeking a flawless complexion. It claims to banish pimples eruptions sores boils and to soften skin while also curing sore eyes cold sores cracked lips and chapped hands. Also listed are burns scalds cuts bruises and piles with a price of 2c.
Four year old Dail Stark son of Mr and Mrs Stark of Indian Creek was missing for over two days. A southbound passenger on a train to Coburn sighted him and alerted others leading to his discovery in Billings.
Butte Nov. 8 The Oregon Short Line railroad filed amended articles of incorporation increasing capital stock from 60 million to 100 million dollars. The added stock will be issued in shares valued at 100 dollars each.
Foley's Kidney Remedy lists hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient, noted as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. The ad urges prompt use at first sign of kidney trouble and cites 1-m City Drug Store as the seller.
Townsend November 6 Peter Molyet a Montana pioneer died of heart failure Friday at his ranch near Canton He arrived in the Missouri valley in 1867 amassing early wealth but later faced losses and died in reduced circumstances
An advertisement from City Drug Store touts Foley Kidney Pills as unpilling strengthening and soothing with tonic action and quick results.
Kalispell November 9 Major W H Gordon of the regular army arrived to inquire into alleged looting by regular soldiers stationed at Olney and Stryker. The allegations involve looting caches of homesteaders who were forced to abandon goods when fire swept the Stillwater lake region last summer.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as the best and safest cough and cold remedy for children and adults. Promotes sale at 1-m City Drug Store.
Mrs. Ruby McDowell of Melstone has been adjudged insane in Lewistown on November 7. The condition is attributed to stress from heavy losses she suffered in forest fires last summer.
Milwaukee resident Mr. Otto Paul writes Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy. He reports it cured his baby’s bad cold in one day and thanks City Drug Store for providing it.
With county vote totals incomplete, Republican candidates hold leads over Democrats that cannot be overcome. The report indicates a decisive margin once remaining results are tallied.
W A Call of Dillon Montana offers three homes in the best part of town with attractive prices. He notes prices are favorable now and may rise when the railroad arrives.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father, William Klein. Mrs William Klein and Family express heartfelt gratitude for support and sympathy.
The fragment mentions mail boxes and pacing but lacks clear event, people, or places to establish a full news item. It does not provide readable details beyond scattered phrases.
James Arthur Cowan aged 15 years 8 months and 22 days son of James C Cowan of Alder died at the family home Monday afternoon at 4 oclock. He tripped on a barbed wire stretched across an irrigation flume and fell striking the right side of his abdomen on a two by four. He walked home a quarter mile before medical help arrived but died two days later in agony at Ruby.
D T Sanders of Harrodsburg Kentucky recalls friends mistaking his illness as consumption but credits Dr King s New Discovery with stopping his cough and restoring health. The ad proclaims the remedy treats coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup hemorrhages whooping cough and weak lungs with 50c and 1 00 prices and a free trial bottle guaranteed by Potts the Druggist.
No reason for doubt. We guarantee relief to all sufferers from constipation. Rexall Orderlies are gentle effective dependable safe and they reestablish nature s functions quietly. Suitable for children the elderly and delicate persons. Two sizes available.
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