Callaway Delivers Record Court Docket Reduction in Fifth District
Judge Lew L. Callaway, elected two years ago, reduced pending criminal and civil cases in Beaverhead County. He cleared 17 live criminal files, 14 new ones, and 120 civil cases disposed last year, with juror and witness fees dropping by more than half. He also cleared dead criminal cases and reduced expenses, presiding over 370 cases this year.
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Lew L. Callaway
Fifth Judicial District
Judge Callaway
Beaverhead County
Witneses
Callaway
Edison claims storage battery breakthrough
The article reports Thomas Edison reasserting a solved problem for storing electricity using cobalt deposits from Wisconsin Oregon Kentucky Canada and Idaho. He predicts batteries costing about 200 dollars will power 100000 miles of light electric travel and transform transportation and stationary power nationwide.
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Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
Wisconsin
Oregon
Kentucky
Canada
Lemhi
Idaho
Edison
Inventions and electricity spark imaginations across ages
The article laments storage batteries and cheap electricity as astonishing future possibilities while praising recent electric progress. It recalls Tillman speaking in Chicago railing against Roosevelt over the discharge of three black troops, arguing about accountability and race in the era.
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Ben Tillman
Chicago
Dillon
Tillman
Roosevelt
Ornery Blicks
U.S. Army
Mr. Tillman
President Roosevelt
Connolly under fire over McClure's Clark senate tale
The Montana press questions C P Connolly the Mis soula lawyer for alleging vote buying in Clark's senate election. Dispatches hint railroads misuse coal cars and Otto Schoenfelt faces cruelty accusations after Butte stock yards horses die from prolonged confinement.
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C. P. Connolly
Missoula
McClure’s
W. A. Clark
Senate
Connolly
Clark
Otto Schoenfelt
Great Northern Railroad
Butte
Montana Horticultural Society Ninth Annual Session Notes
The Tripune acknowledges receipt of the ninth annual Montana Horticultural Society proceedings. The pamphlet contains valuable information on horticulture in Treasure State. Next meeting will be in Kalispell January 16 17 18. Beaverhead county residents invited to attend with home grown fruit specimens and join the society. Members pay one dollar for a copy of the annual report.
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Tripune
Montana Horticultural Society
M. J. Elrod
Kalispell
Mont
Beaverhead County
Local spending urged to keep money in the community
The message stresses spending money at home to keep cash circulating locally and benefit households and nearby businesses. It encourages residents to support local shops and services for economic health and community resilience.
Farmer narrowly escapes death in Kansas corn field
The Kansas City Times ran a short story claiming a Kansas farmer near King City fell while gathering corn and hung from a top ear for rescue. A farm hand quit his job after the incident. The piece was dismissed as false and untrustworthy.
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Kansas City Times
Kansas
King City
Trains halted for coal by Idaho towns raise alarm
The report says Idaho towns block coal trains amid a coal famine, locals seeking fuel for warmth. A note about highwaymen in Butte and a separate incident where two men reportedly paid a newspaper correspondent $100 in Confederate bills.
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Idaho
Butte
Be careful with Eastern mail order jewelry lines
Dillon suffers flood of cata logs from an Eastern mail order jewelry house. The piece urges local shopping and notes no such firms appear on Beaverhead county tax rolls. It cites a Meagher Republican quote about wealth and reminds that big game hunting season ends today.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Wisdom Lodge Constituted at Big Hole Basin Masons
Judge Lew L. Callaway acted as Grand Master for the constituting of a new Masonic lodge in Wisdom. James Paxton and G. T. Paul joined Callaway from Dillon, with Bannack representatives present. The basin opens with a 25 member lodge praised as a strong start for the state fraternity.
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Lew L. Callaway
G. T. Paul
James Paxton
Dillon
Wisdom
Masonic Lodge
Judge Callaway
Messrs
Callaway
Paul
Paxton
Bannack
Big Hole
Editor’s witty take on keeping the girl on the farm
A short collection of quotes notes an Indiana editor’s remark about keeping the girl on the farm to preserve the boy and cites the editor’s humble wisdom. The piece also mentions coal prices and store displays, plus a barb about sermons from Chicago.
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Indiana
Goodwin's Weekly
Rural Missouri Apple Cider Scene and Public-Private Roles
In rural Missouri apples fill cellars and cider fills cisterns as a vivid image of farm abundance. The Globe-Democrat critiques private influence in public affairs while Forsyth Times contrasts patriotism with politicians who misuse public power.
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Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Globe-Democrat
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THE
Dillon Tribune
Tribune Publishing Company
Montana
Trripuune Publishing CO
Dillon Post Office
Tripune Pushsnine Co
Coal m
Smith
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Eastern Mail Order House
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Meagher Republican
Wisdom Lodge
Big Hole Basin Masons
Hall
F. J. Caznery & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Inter Mountain
Chicago Tribune
Accomm
B.F. White
Riley
Dillon, Mont
Albert Stamm
Maurice A. Walker
Avo
Mellen Bulteria
Washington Street
Hdwin Norris
Attorney-At-Law
C M. Eddy
Crown and
Brip
State Bank
MES
J. S Mathes
Overstate-Gank
Dr. Poindexter
Eliel Bros
Shandkerchiefs
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