Beaverhead and Madison Counties Busy Week Notes
Special correspondence from Roenerstrer reports Le Surner moving from Pageville and working at the Watseka. Many locals repair and build homes ahead of winter. new school addition planned and school starts the 29th. Widespread travel, visits, and local commerce noted with promotions for health services and a public bathhouse plan.
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Tribune
Roenerstrer
le Surner
Pageville
E Watseka
Fred Gaskill
Butte
Mr. Gaskill
Alaska
Mary Shaffer
Glendale
Hardesty
Adams
Decatur
Mich
M. X. Champion
Minta
Ula Moneghan
Ohio
Marshall White
Cape Nome
California
M. White
Mamie Reynolds
Rochester
Watseka Co
McClure
Twin Bridges
C. H. Wedder
Anaconda
Fred Arbour
Melrose
O. R. Whipple
Salt Lake City
Death of James Speelman Shocks Community at Matrost
James N Speelman aged about 45 died after two weeks of bronchitis at his ranch north of town. He leaves a wife and sister and brother in Oregon, with M F Clark a nephew who lived with the Speelmans. Funeral services were held at the family residence with Rev Cope of Dillon. interment at Melrose cemetery.
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the Tribune
James N. Speelman
Speelman
Walker
Melrose
Wells
Butte
Oregon
Clark
Nome
Alaska
Melrose Station
Cope of
Dillon
Melrose Cemetery
R. E. Dutch
Henry's Lake
Sheep for Sale From Reeder and Morse Band
Offer for sale a brand of wether lambs from J. Y. Reeder and weather lambs from the Selway and Morse band totaling 2400 head. Described as large and fine lambs in Beaverhead County. For particulars call or address J. E. Morse, Dillon, Montana.
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Reeder
Selway
Morse
Beaverhead County
J. E
Dillon
Montana
Imperial Court Delays Return to Peking Citing Allied Forces
Chinese ministers report to Washington that the imperial court will not return to Peking due to fear of allied forces. Wu Wei-min sent word from Shen Si noting drought, food shortages, and Boxer disturbances as causes for the delay and relocation to Shen Si to speed court business.
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Tia
Washington
Peking
State Department
St. Petersburg
Liu Kun Yib
Chang Chih Tung
Shen Si
Lai Yuen Fu
Tat Yuen
Shanghai
Empire
Shan Sh
Adopt American Tactics in Luzon General Young Reinforced
Four troops and two infantry companies reinforced General Young in northern Luzon as insurgents concentrate in the mountains near Abra and North Hocos. Filipinos show more skillful tactics while Americans adapt. Senor Mabini, jailed last year, has been freed amid shifting loyalties. A tariff revision commission will study army findings to improve American trade access. Five soldiers died in Laguna province after escape from insurgents, likely from starvation and exposure.
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Young
Sfanila
Licos
Ctearng
Abra
North Hocos
Manila
United States
Army
Washington
Mac.Arthur
War Department
Laguna Province
Allies Hold the Forts in China as Americans Refuse Join
From St. Petersburg Admiral Alexieff reports Shan Hai Kuan occupation with forts divided among nations. Gates guard town, route to Shan Hai Kuan under Russian control, Americans abstain from further operations, part of Russian force moves northward. London dispatch notes German clash with Chinese near Tientsin. Chinese forces described as Boxers or Li Hung Chang veterans retreat toward Tientsin.
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Admiral Alexieff
Shan Hai Kuan
Gulf of Liao Tung
Hong Kew
Shan Hai Ikuan
London
Tiensin
Tien Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Boxer Uprising Wipes Out Missionary Work In China
In a letter from missionary Mrs. L. G. Neal to Miss E H. Ward, the Boxer uprising is described as irreparably crippling China's missions. Premises in Peking, Tung Chow, Pae Ling Fung Fu, and large stations in Manchuria and Shan Tung were destroyed, with Christians terrorized, robbed, massacred, and foreigners driven from much of interior China. A party of 19 travel hardships in Shan Si and Shan Tung underscores the peril.
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Chicago
E H. Ward
Women’s Presbyterian Board of Missions
L. G. Neal
China
Peking
Tung Chow
Pae Ling Fung
Manchuria
Chi Li
Shan Tung
China Inland Missions
Shan Si
Ping Yang
Shan 8
Yan Ho
Oppose the Withdrawal in North China Troop Meeting
At Tien Tsin American citizens adopted a resolution condemning the planned large withdrawal of U S troops from North China. They urge the government to maintain a sufficient force to protect mercantile and missionary interests until the present trouble is settled. In St Petersburg a monastery disaster injures many and four men and 36 women die.
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China
Tien Tsin
United States
St. Petersburg
St. Nikander
Porkhoff
Wires Go Underground Over Mayor Veto
Des Moines council approves underground conduit ordinance by six to eight vote over the mayor's veto. The Edison Electric company will begin placing its wires underground and all city utilities must follow soon.
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Des Moines
Edison Electric Company
Murder of Ranchers in Brown's Park Area Sparks Fear
Sam Bassett brings news of another rancher murder in Brown's Park section. Dart a wealthy ranchman shot in his cabin on Gold Springs mountains echoes the Rash killing three months prior. Local citizens vow harsher justice if the killer is caught. Serious floods in Tampico area threaten homes and crops as rivers surge.
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Rock Springs
Sam Bassett
Brown's Park Country
Bassett
Eet Dart
Gold Springs Mountains
Matt Rash
Dart
Brown's Park
Texas
Brown’s Park
Mexico
St. Louis
Tampico
Panuco
Tames
Chila Station
San Luis Potosi
Odd Fellows Biennial Conference Adopts Officers
The Odd Fellows adjourned in Louisville after electing E. H. Morris of Chicago as grand master L. L. Lee of Atlanta as deputy grand master C. I. H. Brooks of Louisville as grand secretary J. E. Reed of Cleveland as grand treasurer and naming grand directors George B. Temple N A. Anderson and E. E. Sluker. Four hundred delegates attended and New London Conn was chosen for the 1902 meeting.
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The
Odd Fellows
E. H. Morris
Chicago
L. L. Lee
Atlanta
H. Brooks
J. E. Reed
Cleveland
George 1B. Temple
Missouri
N. A. Anderson
Mississippi
E. E. Sluker
Arkansas
New London, Conn
Reward Offered in Murder Case Near Garden City
County commissioners post a 250 dollar reward for the murderer of Mrs. Nferdman of Garden City. Private subscriptions from Lead and Deadwood residents raise the total to nearly 1000 dollars. No clue has been found as pursuers with a good horse close in.
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Deadwood
Nferdman
Garden City
Lead
Bishop of Jerusalem Lays Cornerstone on Mount Zion
The bishop of Jerusalem in the pope's name and with the German consul and 500 German pilgrims laid the cornerstone for a church on Mount Zion. The site was presented by Abdul Hamid to Emperor William during his Holy Land visit.
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Mount Zion
Abdul Hamid
William
Holy Land
Boers Retreat from Pilgrims Rest in South Africa
London reports 4000 to 5000 Boers have retired from Pilgrim’s Rest near Lydenburg. They took four long toms and 22 other guns, with ammunition nearly exhausted, according to the Pietermaritzburg Daily Mail correspondent.
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London
Pietermaritzburg
Daily Mail
Pilgrim’ S Rest
Lydenburg
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