Doctors Talk on Hecla Scarlet Fever Quarantine
Dr. James L. Jones health officer explains he did not know of scarlet fever cases at Hecla until two weeks earlier. He says Townshend ordered quarantine and fumigation, and that four deaths occurred after his instructions were not followed. He notes misdiagnosis concerns and requests publication of his account.
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James L. Jones
Hecla
Helea
Townshend
Melleur
Jones
Melrose
Doctor challenges Hecla Scarlet Fever report in 1903 Montana letter
Dr Molleur disputes a Dillon Tribune Scarlet Fever article from November 13 1903. He recounts calls to Hecla and Melrose August Pfister and John Gilbert families, describes measles and two deaths, and questions the outbreak story. He cites September 21 and October 25 visits and notes concurrent deaths from Black Measles.
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Hecla
August Pfister
Melrose
Heela
John Gilbert
Pfister
Beaverhead Prisoners Shipped to Butte for Trial
Sheriff Hill and Deputy Kammerer moved eight Beaverhead inmates from Virginia City to Butte jail for trial in Dillon. Names include John Murphy burglary Bert Philips forgery G D McBride forgery James Toney Williams highway robbery Nichols horse stealing Dearborn assault and Pollock murder. Prisoners to be moved to Dillon one by one as trials proceed due to Alder branch train cuts.
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Charles C. Hill
Henry Kammerer
Butte
Beaverhead County
Alder
Duke Gist
Dillon
John Murphy
Bert Philips
G. D. McBride
James Toney
J. Williams
D. K. Nichols
Doc Dearborn
George Pollock
Beaverhead
Virginia City
Madisonian
Lima's Escape From Devastating Dynamite Train Incident
A Lima, last week, narrowly avoided total destruction when a dynamite car was struck on a siding by three shoveling battleships during car switching. The impact scattered dynamite but caused no explosions, though the blast could have wiped Lima from the map and shocked nearby Dillon.
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Lima
Dillon
Watseca Mine Near Rochester Poised to Reopen
W H Gibbons, long idle at Roch ester Watseca mine, received word early this week that water control has been achieved and a 600 foot level pump could be installed on Tuesday. If successful, mining resumes at once and the mill would follow shortly, with full operations expected next week.
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W. H. Gibbons
Watseca
Rochester
Dillon
Pupils Stage Rip Van Winkle Play at Public School
Fourth room pupils under Miss Squire presented a self written dramatization of Rip Van Winkle this afternoon to visitors and peers from other grades. The production was described as a clever piece of work. Also for Canada no Alaska for Can
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Miss Squire
Fall term opened amid lengthy docket in Parker court
Judge Parker delayed two days by illness, but the fall term began with a long docket. Gideon McBride pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced to five years. State v Williams involved a demurrer over rolling Steve Cook. Robbery case State v John Murphy scheduled for trial with H R Melton as defense.
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Parker
Boulder
T. J. Monaghan
Patrick Ferguson
State
Sheben Ferris
Gideon McBride
McBride
I. P. Harrison
H. R. Melton
High Five Club Tussday Tea Yields Salad Bowl Prize
Mrs. O. E. Selway hosted the High Five club for a Tuesday afternoon gathering. Mrs. W. B. Carter won the prize, a pretty salad bowl, in the event.
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O. E. Selway
W. B. Carter
Unrelated Aphorisms from a Bulgarian Note
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mix of sayings about marriage divorce and a remark on Bulgaria. It offers no clear event or identifiable subjects beyond generic references to divorce and a place name.
Quiet Wedding at the Orr Rife Home
Ernest Irving Orr and Isabelle Rife wed at the bride’s parents’ Beaverhead county home on Railroad avenue. The ceremony featured family attendants, a bell arch, and bride’s roses as guests praised the couple who soon plan to reside on Orr street after January 2.
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Ernest Irving Orr
Isabelle Rife
A. S. Rife
Railroad Avenue
Maidie Hife
Bert Orr
A. B. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Orr
Orr
Beaverhead County
Alaska
Poindexter & Orr Live Stock Company
Salt Lake City
Orr House
Orr Street
High School Teams Clash For Thanksgiving Championship
A district basketball schedule opens Thanksgiving afternoon at the Dillon theatre with a pair of High School boys teams facing Normal in a semifinal. The winners meet Normal for the title at 3 30 with full lineups listed for all three squads.
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Dillon Theatre
John Campbell
Carl Taylor
R. O. Noyes
Joe Carrell
J. E. Norvill
Paul Stahl
Roy Noyes
Wilbur Gilbert
Archie Rombault
Harry Graves
George Dart
Harry Martin
Chester Gilbert
Jack Selway
Frank Sharkey
Hunting Party Returns With Big Mountain Sheep
Dr. Rathbone Charley Scott Carl Taylor and Denton Oliver came back Tuesday from Willowcreek with several big game trophies. Charley Scott claimed two deer and a notably large mountain sheep on display at Deputy's meat market drawing interest for its size.
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BR. R. Rathbone
Charley Scott Carl Taylor
Denton Oliver
Willowcreek
Charley Scott
Deputy
Carl Taylor
Pollack Trial Highlights Self Defense Defense in Bannack Murder
Jury selected from thirty eight talesmen for State vs George Pollack in Bannack March 18 killing of Richard Marlin at Clement and McManus saloon. Pollack claims self defense after quarrel. witnesses place him with a smoking revolver and injured head. Case readied for verdict with jurors deliberating after closing arguments.
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George Pollack
Talesmen
J. B. Truman
George J. Staudaker
A. M. Smith
George Whitworth
James Geary
Frank Degenhart
Sam O. Davis
Frank Nelson
Wm. Herman
Martin
Pollack
Dillon
Drs. Jones
Bond
Barbour
Robison
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Molleur
Dr. Molieur
Metrost
Mont
Dillon Tribune
Dillon, Montana
Rip van Winkie
Canada
Forger McBride
Bulgaria
Ernest. Orr
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