St Paul’s Pacific Coast Extension Pioneers Quiet Rail Rise
The St Paul road charts a $1 billion Pacific Northwest extension from Chicago through Butte to Seattle and Tacoma. Electric 200 ton motors power 8 750 foot Bitter Root tunnels while streams harnessed power supply the line, with heavy fills, seven decades of progress, and milestones along Seattle to Sumner, Snoqualmie Pass, and Black River Junction.
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Pacific Coast
St. Paul Road
Pacific Northwest
St. Paul
Chicago
Twin Cities
Butte
Montana
Seattle
Tacoma
Washington
Bitter Root
Idaho
Seattle-Tacoma
Black River Junction
Sumner
Snoqualmie Pass
Cascades
Black River
St. Paul Pass
Bitter Root Mountains
Annals of Railway Construction —Exchange
Simple pleasant laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna
The Well Informed demand a safe known value laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a gentle prompt remedy. Genuine product sold by leading druggists. price fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Funeral honors for Former Governor Robert B. Smith
Kalispell remembers former Governor Robert B. Smith with a funeral service and burial at Conrad cemetery. Messages of condolence and sympathy pour in from across Montana while public flags fly at half mast and locals recall his long service to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Smith
Kalispell
Conrad
Smith
Flathead County
Croup Quickly Cured with Hyomei Remedy
Hyomei the antiseptic dry air treatment cures croup in early stages. Inhaled easily even with irregular breathing, it soothes inflamed windpipe and reduces swelling. testimonial from Rev Geo Sisson notes rapid relief. complete outfit costs $1 with extra bottle $0.50.
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Walter
Croup
Geo. Sisson
M. E. Church
South Londonderry
Hyomei
Potts
Northwestern Improvement Company Declares Large Dividend
Northern Pacific stockholders receive a dividend of 11.26 a share from the Northwestern Improvement Company, a surplus distribution totaling 17,453,000. The payout yields about 629 percent on the company’s 2,775,000 capital, and comes from non transportation earnings across coal, irrigation, bonds, and related ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northern Pacific
Northwestern Improvement Company
Ill Road
Fortune Hunters and a Madonna Like Letter at the Seashore
Raymond Siggs a rich bachelor flees the city heat to a seaside town where fortune hunters swarm. He finds a mysterious lone girl Aline Eliot whose corked bottle note sparks a cautious romance. After exchanges a photo he receives a Madonna like portrait and returns years later with a plain wife, changing the dynamic with the harpies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Siggs
Raymond Riggs
Raymond
Aline Eliot
Finder
Harpies
Gertrudh Gowan
PULNER CASE PROCEEDS AND VERDICTS IN DISTRICT COURT
The court allowed amendments at cost and discharged the jury with 60 days to file an amended answer. In Gattan vs. Reid and Plackett, defendants won after plaintiff failed to appear, with costs awarded. Birrer vs. Wagner and Barbour vs. Woodside were dismissed for settlement and want of prosecution. Lulu Mathes was granted a divorce from Samuel Mathes for desertion. The jury panel was listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Gattan
A.C. Reid
Jos. Plackett
Vipond
F. P. Birrer
Edward Wagner
Margaret E. Barbour
Louis G. Woodside
District Court
Lulu‘. Mathes
Samuel Mathes
Duncan
Virginia City
Henry Cahill
Pulver
W. S. Barbour
C. W. Robison
Fred Jensen
Henry Fitter
John W. Hails
E. B. Sprinkle
Jesse W. Tope
Wm. Connors
Matt Orr
Theodore Nelson
Eph Peterson
D. B. Jenkins
Edward Crowns
Mathias Dory
Early concert invitation leads to breakfast joke
A district school teacher invites ten year old Tommy to a concert. He returns home at supper time to a witty exchange about supper, saying supper is in the middle of me. A separate note describes elephants guarding children and saving them by lifting them to safety on their backs. A 550 year old Strassburg clock tracks sun and celestial movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Miss Lyndon
Chicago Record- Herald
Legal Affidavits of Publication Withheld Until Payment
Affidavits of publication are suspended pending full payment. The filing entity must settle all outstanding charges to release the documents. Once payment is received, the affidavits will be published and records become accessible.
Dillon Woman Files Desert Land Final Proof Notice
Notice of intention to make final proof for Desert Land Entry No 8640 by Jennie F Bishop of Dillon Montana to establish claim on land in section 17 township 75 range 7 west Montana meridian before A S Johnson Dillon January 4 1909 with witnesses James Paxton William G Roberts John W Early and John F Bishop all of Dillon. Frank D Mtracts Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Jennie F, Bishop
Dillon
Susie M. Brown
Rock Creek
Big Sheep Creek Basin
Beaverhead County
State of
Ernest
South West Corner Stake
Deck Harkness
Range
Johnson
U. S
Elijah Warner
Ole Dahlo
William Sweeney
Ernest I. Harkness
Dell
Frank D. Mrracve
Register
Notice to prove will in Beaverhead County MT
Notice is given in the district court Beaverhead County Montana to prove the will of William Smith deceased on Monday February 1 1900 at 10 oclock in the forenoon in the court room Dillon. Edward C. Smith John B. Smith and Elza W. Smith seek letters testamentary and any interested party may contest. Dated November 27 1908 Clerk P A Hazeepaxer Attorney W S Bargour First publication November 27 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Montana
William Smith
Edward C. Smith
John B. Smith
Elza W. Smith
Public Land Sale in Helena Montana 1908 Notice
Department of the Interior announces a public land sale in Helena Montana for December 22 1908 at 10 am The tract NW24 NE Section 24 Township 6S Range 13W M M is offered to the highest bidder Adverse claimants must file objections by sale time 475 George O Foreman Receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Commissioner
General Land Office
Congress
M. M
George O. Foreman
Commutation Hearing Set for Harry Broadwater Case
The Montana State Board of Pardons orders December 1, 1908 for consideration of Governor granted commutation for Harry Broadwater, a Beaverhead County burglary convict. Hearings open at 10 a.m. at the Capitol with interested parties invited, and notice to publish in the Dillon Tribune for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Montana
Reform School
State of
State Board of Pardons
Desert Land Claim Notice in Dillon Montana
Sarah L Marches eau of Grant Montana filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish a desert land claim for parcels in Sec 3 and Sec 10 Township 10 S Range 13 W Montana. The hearing before U S Commissioner A S Johnson at Dillon is set for December 12 1908 with witnesses Milton J Nay Byron Nay George Smith and James C Hamilton all of Grant Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Te Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Sarah L. Marchesseau
Grant
Range
Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. 5S
Dillon
Milton J. Nay
Byron Nay
George Smith
James C. Hamilton
Fran D. Mrracte
Register
Department of the Interior
U. 5
Charles Thomas Kemp
Lima
Township
Johnson
U. S
Benjamin F. Cheney
Robert Schendell
Clinton J. Shull
James M. Burt
Bids Sought for Beaverhead County Poor Farm Care
Beaverhead County Montana invites sealed bids by 10am December 9 1908 for two year care and maintenance of the sick poor and infirm per capita at the county farm rental of the poor farm for two years medical attendance and all necessary services by the county physician as required by law for all indigent residents of the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioner
Beaverhead
Montana
County bid call for Dillon Montana 1908 contracts
The county invites bids for county printing and related services for two years from December 12 1908. Bids must include a certified check equal to at least ten percent of the bid amount and be delivered to the county clerk by Wednesday December 9 1908 at 10 a m. The check guarantees contract and bond. bids may be rejected. Dated Dillon November 7 1908 O C Gosman chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Dain
Notice to cancel uncancelled mortgages before March assessment
The county clerk alerts that an abstract of all uncancelled mortgages will be prepared on the first Monday in March and handed to the Assessor. Mortgage holders may call to cancel paid mortgages before that date to avoid assessment against them. Dated Dillon February 18. county clerk Jno S Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Anaes
Blue Eye Anni lode patent application filed in Montana
William Roe acting for Elk-Horn Copper Mining of Dillon Montana filed for a patent covering 1500 feet of the Blue Eye Annilode copper vein with 600 feet surface ground in the Elkhorn district Beaverhead County Montana Survey No 8787 in Township 12 West Range Galaxy Magnetic variation 19 to 20 degrees E. The area totals 20815 acres with 2829 acres in conflict with Sur No 1693 leaving 17486 acres claimed Adjoining claimants are Survey No 8786 Lost Cloud lode Mae B Metlen The public is warned to file adverse claims within sixty days or be barred First publication September 25 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
William Roe
Elk-Horn Copper Mining Company
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Blue Eye
Elkhorn
County of
Beaverhead
Cor
Sur
Mono Mill
Recorder
Lost Cloud Lode
Mae B. Metlen
Blue Eye Anni Lode
Register of the United States Land Office
Frank D. Miracre
Register
Montana District Court Terms Fixed for 1908 in Beaverhead Jefferson Madison
The regular terms of the District court for Beaverhead Jefferson and Madison counties are set for 1908. Beaverhead holds sessions on the third Wednesday in February the first Wednesday in May the first Wednesday in August and the second Wednesday in November. Jefferson opens on the third Wednesday in January the first Tuesday in April the first Tuesday in July and the second Tuesday in October. Madison starts on the first Monday in March the first Monday in June the fourth Monday in August and the second Tuesday in December. Judge Lew L. Carraway signed the order at Virginia City on December 5, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Theifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead County
Jefferson County
Madison County
Virginia City
Notice for Republication of Homestead Entry in Montana
Notice states Asa A. Kenison of Dillon Montana filed for final proof to establish his homestead claim on N4SE34 SESE 8 and SWMSW 9 in Township 11 S Range 5 W, Montana Meridian. The hearing before U S Commissioner A S Johnson in Dillon occurs December 9 1908 with Ernest O Sebway Frank Landon George Hinch and William H Wilson of Dillon as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Asa A. Kenison
Dillon
Township
Range
Meridian
A. S. Johnson
U. S
Ernest O. Sebway
Frank Landon
George Hinch
William H. Wilson
Monane
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Warren Street
P. A. Hazeepaxer
W. S. Bargour
Department of the State Board of Pardons
Dillon Tribune
J.J. Ryan
Avert J
Galen Clerk
Vember
O. C. Gosman
Board of County Commissioners
Jno
S. Baker
Frank D. Mrmactez
Jno. S. Baxer County Clerk
Lew L. Carraway
Frank D. Mrracie
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