Ed Donlan Career Rise From Logger to Governor Candidate
Edward Donlan of Missoula emerges as the Republican party’s gubernatorial candidate in Montana. The taciturn figure, once a Monarch section hand at 16 years prior, began his career logging and working as a log loader in Great Falls by 1892, gradually becoming a recognized expert in his field.
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Montana
Edward Donlan
Missoula
Republican Party
Senator Donlan
Monarch
Michigan Woods
Sheep Creek
Cascade County
Great Falls
Ed Donlan Montana life marked by steady rise and four children
The passage portrays Ed Donlan as a modest, hard working man whose reputation rested on consistent good nature and industry. He saved money, moved to Missoula in 1905, started a lumber business and a mercantile shop, and raised four children Christina Ward Arthur and Maurice with wife Josephine Tickler of Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Josephine Tickler
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Missoula
Donlan
Ed. Donlan
Donlans
Christina
Ward
Arthur
Maurice
Montana
Lima dam to transform Beaverhead valley irrigation
Beaverhead county residents see the Lima dam as a historic project likely to end costly water rights lawsuits. Builders are described as reliable capitalists with funds and credibility, offering ranchers a fair chance to secure ample irrigation water for their crops.
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Lima
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Donlan Praised for Humble Roots in Governor Bid
A Butte Miner editorial denounced Ed Donlan as a gumshoe artist for his lumberjack past while supporters praise his rise from section hand to Republican gubernatorial nominee. The letter asserts Norris also began humbly in Montana and rejects the Miner’s insult.
Three Forks Montana Debuts as Milwaukee Division Town
Three Forks becomes a Milwaukee division town with land sales over 72 000 dollars last week. Within hours houses rise on sage brush prairie land and several fine homes and costly buildings are under construction. The first issue of the Three Forks Herald arrived at our desk this week.
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Three Forks
Montana
Milwaukee
Sugar beet profits urged for Beaverhead valley ranchers
Two trusted men George R. Featherly and S. S. Carruthers praise the sugar beet industry as highly profitable even at four fifty per ton. They claim Beaverhead valley ranchers can gain wealth by growing beets after their investigation, with further steps needed for ranchers to proceed.
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George R. Featherly
S. S. Carruthers
Beaverhead Valley
Montana Voters Urged On Pray Cannon Stand and State Governance
The piece argues for economic boosts including new factories in the beet industry and notes five Nebraska plants closed due to drought. It defends Hon. Charles N Pray against Cannon rumors and asserts Pray will oppose Cannon if elected. It also praises Montana's governor role needing a capable business leader and champions Donlan and Galen as ideal attorney general and colleague.
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Charles N. Pray
Pray
Cannon
Montana
Donlan
Galen
Butte Miner Attacks Dillon Forest Policy Stance
The Butte Miner accuses Dillon and Beaverhead county supporters of the present forest reserve policy of misrepresenting facts. It contends Beaman’s Dillon attribution and criticizes political rhetoric around Hearst and Bryan. The piece defends federal road and school funding and criticizes Democratic strategy on county roads.
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Butte
Dillon
Beaverhead County
D. C
Donlan Gains Support From Laborers In Governor Bid
Edward Donlan wore gum shoes during his lumberjack days and earned ties with the working class who back his November gubernatorial run. Hon. Thomas H. Carter, Montana’s leading Republican, speaks at the Dillon theatre next Monday and in Lima Tuesday evening.
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Edward Donlan
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Dillon Theatre
Lima
Sugar beets as main issue for Beaverhead valley voters
The text argues that sugar beet culture and a sugar factory promise greater prosperity for Dillon and Beaverhead ranchers than campaign questions. It says sugar beets should be the paramount issue for Beaverhead valley people for months or years, and that independent candidates cannot win this year or in the future.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Valley
Fragmentary 1920s Edition Urges Reading Vote Notices
The fragment mentions voting and registration notices on the eighth page and notes the newspaper has ten pages and a potential dividend. It references the governor's chair and county fair stock in disconnected, oblique dialogue. This reads like a stray editorial or misprint noting civic processes.
Seenie Theatre Secures Nelson Gans Fight for Dillon
Bob Hay of the Scenic theatre returned from Butte with the Nelson Gans lightweight championship fight. Shown for one afternoon and evening tomorrow October 3 from 1 pm to 10 pm in three reels totaling about 90 minutes. Admission 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. The bout ended with Nelson's knockout in round twenty one in San Francisco on September 9.
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Bob Hay
Scenic Theatre
Dillon
Butte
Hay
Nelson
Gans
San Francisco
California
Weather report for September by Prof J E Monroe
Professor J E Monroe, a voluntary weather observer, reports September weather. Mean temperature 55.1 degrees, maximum 84 degrees on the 6th 11th and 12th, minimum 20 degrees on the 25th, total precipitation for the month is one.
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J. E. Monroe
Snowfall and Weather Summary
Total snowfall measured six inches with seventeen clear days seven partly cloudy days and six cloudy days. Prevailing wind direction recorded as southwest throughout the period.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement testimonial notice
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio endorsed by Warping Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally. testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Halls
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Stray Horses Found In Dillon Montana Pasture
One sorrel mare and one gray yearling colt branded H on left shoulder found in a pasture on the night of July 19. Owners may reclaim by proving ownership and paying for this notice. 31-12 B.S. Dinesey, Dillon Montana.
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B.S. Dinesey
Dillon
Mont
Voter Note on County Roads and Local Figures
A local voter praises road work funded by public money while remarking on rivalry between Ed Norris and Ed Donlan. The comment notes appreciation for improvements and critiques the two figures in a light political tone.
Montana Democrats Rally in Slogan Battle
The Butte Miner notes the Montana Democratic slogan mocks a politician accused of exploiting workers. The phrase “Down with the man who ever had calloused hands from honest, hard labor” frames labor as a core electoral dividing line.
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Butte
Montana
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