Cundiff Found Guilty in Montana Shooting Case
Louis Cundiff heard the verdict with a calm demeanor after a day of defense and prosecution arguments. The jury found him guilty of the killing of Frank McLain and he faced sentencing scheduled for the following Tuesday at 9 30 in the morning.
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Schuyler Cundiff
Louis Cundiff
McLain
Dr. Cash
Frank McLain
Cundiff Boys
Louis
Cundiff
Lew. L. Callaway
Campaign on in earnest in Lemhi county Idaho
The Lemhi county fight against liquor traffic heats up as E D Nichols arrives in Salmon to campaign before the late month special election. A permanent campaign group formed with Salmon leaders W C Whitwell as president Judge F P McCracken as 1st vice president Horace Ostrander as 2nd vice president Philip Rand as secretary H E Frost as treasurer N S Andrews as finance chair Judge Padgham as registration chair.
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Lemhi
Idaho
E. D. Nichols
Boise Idaho
Salmon
Lemhi Herald
W. C. Whitwell
F. P. McCracken
Horace Ostrander
Philip Rand
H. E. Frost
N. S. Andrews
Padgham
New Road Connects Wadams Mine To Grant Rail Line
The Wadams mine near Bannack opens a new 13 mile road to the Bannack to Grant route funded entirely by the company with superintendent Wm. Dunn. Two six horse freighting outfits will haul ore to Grant for shipment over the Gilmore and Pittsburg line to a smelter. The mine dump holds enough ore to sustain teams for a year. The downhill pull may enable larger scale operations.
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Wadams
Bannack
Grant
Wm. Dunn
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Kennedy Leaves $25 Million Gift to Churches and Colleges
J A Kennedy who died of whooping cough in New York filed a probate will revealing gifts exceeding 25 million dollars to religious, charitable and educational institutions nationwide. Nearly half funds go to Presbyterian church related bodies to which he belonged for many years.
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New York
J. A. Kennedy
Presbyterian Church
Kennedy
Drinking Fountain Post Cards On Sale at Tribute Store
Post cards featuring the Hamilton Public drinking fountain are on sale at the Tribute Store opposite the fountain.
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Hamilton
Fountainn
Northwestern eyes coast extension via interim rails
The Miles City Independent reports Chicago and Northwestern interest in a Pacific coast extension. It notes the Pittsburg and Gilmore line and the North Coast roads forming a long chain from Armstead Montana toward Salmon Idaho and beyond toward Washington, with about 2,000 miles proposed in Idaho and Washington and coastal connections planned.
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Miles City Independent
Chicago & Northwestern
Northwestern
South Dakota
Montana
Pittsburg & Gilmore
Armstead
Butte
Salmon City
Idaho
Washington
North Coast
Wyoming
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Pacific Coast
Robert Landson
Lorin T. Jones Wins Out In Yellowstone Clerk Race
The Montana Supreme Court ruled a tie created a vacancy and appointed Lorin T. Jones as Yellowstone County district court clerk, replacing incumbent Fred H. Foster. Foster contested the result, but quo warranto actions confirmed Jones entitled to the office and its salary from qualification.
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Dillonites
Lorin T. Jones
Billings
Helena
Supreme Court
Fred H. Foster
District Court
Yellowstone County
Nat. G. Carwile
Jones
Foster
Clark Wins Third Suit Against Oregon Short Line
W D Clark owner of a Melrose area ranch won a damage suit against the Oregon Short Line railway. The jury awarded $1 950 with 8 percent interest from January 1 1902. It was the third trial. Clark previously won one and lost one. The railroad was alleged to have destroyed irrigation ditches, injuring land and crops. The jury's vote favored the plaintiff 11 to 1.
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W. D. Clark
Melrose
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Anaconda Standard
Cumey
Oregon Short Line Railway
Compan
McClernan
Department of the District Court
Supreme Art
Clark
Beaverhead County Orders Supplies on Official Form Only
The Beaverhead county Board of County Commissioners states all orders for supplies must use the regular form from their office. any claim not so ordered will be rejected. Dated Dillon March 5, 1907.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Board of County Commissioners
Montana
Sixteen year old Casey sent to reform school
The self confessed 16 year old burglar George Casey was sentenced by Judge Callaway to Miles City reform school after a failed attempt to testify his character. He admitted breaking Wm Kline store glass and entering with a companion to rob it for money. His mother declined to attend, stating he was incorrigible, prompting the court to opt for reform school rather than penitentiary.
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George Casey
Miles City
Callaway
Casey
Butte
Dillon
Melton
Reform School
Wm. Kline
Peary to Serialize Polar Dash Story in Hampton's Magazine
Hampton's Magazine contracts Mr. Peary for 50 000 dollars for a forty thousand word story of the North Pole discovery. The deal is signed and the tale will run serially over the next eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton's Magazine
North Pole
New York
Peary
Heinze Greeted by 1500 Fans in Butte Welcome
F A Heinze arrived in Butte after a two year absence to a rousing welcome. About fifteen hundred met him at the depot and three thousand later joined the crowd at the Butte hotel. Electric Welcome signs brightened Broadway and Main as horse drawn carriages led the procession with the Boston and Montana band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
F. A. Heinze
Main
Broadway
Heinze
Butte Hotel
Carey Act Lands Opened for Settlement at Medbury Idaho
Ten thousand acres of Carey Act lands near Medbury Idaho will open for settlement on November 16 under the King Hill Extension Irrigation Company. Reduced rates apply via the Oregon Short Line. Agents can provide selling dates rates and further particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medbury
Idaho
King Hill Extension Irrigation Company
Oregon
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