Prisoners Work for Roads Under Montana System
Mr. Galen urges state aid and county contracts to use prison labor for road construction. He praises reformist aims, low-cost cement bridges, and a 50 cent per day maintenance rate, noting miles of roads built in Powell and other counties, with substantial savings and broader public benefits.
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Galen
Edwin L. Norris
Tribune
Board of Pardons
Montana
Powell County
Agy Munty
Eet
Deer Lodge
Powell
Rayalli
Paradise
Race Track Creek
Beaverhead
Frank Conley
Martin Martin
Montana Good Roads Congress
Martin
Appointment of officials to Warm Springs tuberculosis facility
Governor Norris named and the state board confirmed the officers for the Warm Springs tuberculosis sanatorium. Dr. T D Tuttle becomes president and manager with a $3000 annual salary, joined by executive board members Dr T S Witherspoon of Butte and S E Larabie of Deer Lodge. The facility is due to open next month or in January.
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Norris
State Board of Examiners
Warm Springs
T. D. Tuttle
State Board of Health
T. 5S. Witherspoon
Butte
S. E. Larabie
Deer Lodge
Dillon Considers Bitulithic Street Paving Plan
A Beaverhead city meeting discussed paving the business district with bitulithic asphalt. Warren Brothers of Boston offered to study eight proposed squares at company expense and present eight paving options with no obligation to buy. Contiguous property owners would fund the project over eight years through Montana law, offset by savings from reduced sprinkling and cleaning.
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Dillon
Beaverhead Club
Warren Brothers’ Company
Templeplace
Boston
United States
Canada
Montana
Pantyan
Dillon Considers Bitulithic Paving for City Streets
A Dillon meeting discussed proposing Bitulithic pavement for local streets. The city council may authorize a committee to investigate the offer, with the company to pay all expenses. Residents view paving as an investment and expect broad public benefit.
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Dillon
Auto collision on Dillon Street ends with damaged wheel
Martin Sorenson and Elza Smith drove Sunday afternoon and met a narrow Dillon street. Their cars side swiped, heavy Sorenson’s vehicle damaged Smith’s wheel beyond repair. Later that evening Sorenson struck a buggy causing considerable damage.
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Martin Sorenson
Elza Smith
Dillon
Sorenson
Smith
Mr. Sorenson
Mrs Eliza B. Smith Dies at 77 in Lewes Kentucky
Jos C Smith received a telegram from his brother in Lewes Kentucky stating his mother Mrs Eliza B Smith died that morning. She had been feeble for some time and was 77 years old. Mr Smith had not visited home in 15 years until last summer.
Beaverhead Men Buy State Lands At Auction
A good crowd attended the state land sale in the Beaverhead county courthouse on Wednesday. Bids varied around appraised values with several tracts selling above or at valuation, including Abbie Hanson land at $66 per acre. Purchasers included Gus Swanson John S Baker F A Hazelbaker C W Francis Pearl I Smith S C Dishno Peterson Olson and Alfred coortheortheast among others.
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Abbie Hanson
Gus Swanson
John S. Baker
F. A. Hazelbaker
S. C. Dishno
Peterson & Olson Thon
Pearl I
Smith
Bouget
Alfred Oortheortheast
Montana land sale shows bids above state valuation
The auction of land in Montana featured bold bidding with many tracts selling above the state's valuation. Buyers including Abbie Hanson and Joseph Duff paid premiums while some parcels did not sell at valuation. Register F. H. Ray commented that valuations were fair and that land in this region typically fetched more than $10 an acre at public sale.
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R. P. Willard
Joseph Butala
Southwest
Abbie Hanson
Teddy Flynn
Frank Land
J. A. Donovan
F. D. Metzel
George Gleed
Joseph Duff
H. Wetmore
F. H. Ray
Register
Montana
Harvest Home Surprises Dillon Pastor with Generous Feast
The Baptist church held a Harvest Home service to collect provisions for the poor, but the gifts were secretly planned for the minister and his family. Congregants packed sauer kraut coffee and fruits to surprise Rev. Mr. Anderson, who thanked them while the unexpected generosity filled his home.
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Baptist Church
Dillon
Anderson
Jail Filling as Burglary Suspects Face Trial
Two men linked to a Redrock saloon burglary were arrested and arraigned. Owen Esterday, found with stolen goods seven miles from Bedrock, pleaded not guilty. William Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty and was bound over for district court as details emerge from the sheriff and prosecutor.
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J. R. Porter
Redrock
Mr. Porter
Owen Lee Esterday
Butts Cabin
Bedrock
D. W. Erwin
Lima
William Fitzpatrick
Esterday
Fitzpatrick
A. A. Kenison
Dillon
T. J. Call
Wood Live Stock Co
District Court
Poindexter
Local Wildlife Slaughter Report Details Rare Sheep and Deer
A fragment notes a deputy butcher shop incident this week with a fine mountain sheep carcass and a handsome head. It mentions a prank and a deer killed near Browne's Lake, describing horn circumference and quality of the specimen.
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Atithe
Knotts
Browne's Lake
Rand A
Denied then Confesses Smith Pleads Guilty in Ackeret Murder
Smith pleads guilty to murdering Ackeret and receives a life sentence after a confession that followed his earlier denial. The case ties in disappearances of Ackeret, a Melrose departure by Smith, and a stolen horse linked to Senator Selway. Smith long imprisoned as a harsh inmate in Silver Bow county jail and previously jailed in Idaho for an attempted killing.
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Ackeret
Smith
Melrose
Senator Selway
Silver Bow
Wales
Bridges on Centennial Road Progress Near Dillon
Work on bridges along Centennial Road from Dillon in Gens Valley advances. The project aims to improve the route, boosting Beaverhead County's prosperity and aiding local commerce and travel.
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Centenniel
Dillon
Gens
In the Cut of Four.
Four figures named Joseph Oker Josephi Dafi and Butala are mentioned in a fragmentary cut of a page. The text lacks clear context or actions.
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Fhe Joseph ,Oker
Josephi Dafi
An Butala
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Eliza B. Smith
the Baptist Church
Wm. Fitzpatrick
Companion
James J. Smith
Charles A. Ackeret
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