Forestry Officer dies by own hand near Miller Creek
William M. Aiken, a forest service law officer, was found with a pistol and a self-inflicted head wound last Wednesday in the Miller creek woods. He was shipped to Iola Iowa for interment, with officials deeming the death a suicide linked to illness and isolation. Alfalfa prices in Billings rise to ten dollars a ton with delivery charges, up from seven point five to eight in the stack.
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Missoula
William M. Aiken
Forest Service Law
Miller Creek
Iola
Iowa
Aiken
Capt Bogardus Scores Bull's Eye Yet Again
Lincoln Illinois resident and world famed marksman Captain Bogardus credits Foley Kidney Pills for relief from long standing kidney and bladder trouble. He reports backaches cloudy voiding and morning headaches vanished after three bottles and now feels fully restored. City Drug Store carries the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ill
City Drug Store
Butte Population Gains 28.5 Percent in Census 13th
Washington dispatch reports census bureau figures for Butte Montana showing a population of 39 165 in the 13th census up 8 695 from 30 470 in 1900. The increase equals 28 5 percent as of this release.
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Butte
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Montana
Punished For Bigamy In Lewistown Court
Lewistown on October 10 sentenced Mrs. Lillian Backstein to 10 days in the penitentiary and a $300 fine for bigamy. The sentence was formally pronounced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Lillian Backstein
Stockwell Letter Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Remedy
A Hannibal Missouri resident, M Stockwell, reports using Foley’s Honey and Tar for a severe cold that threatened pneumonia. He claims the first doses provided relief and one bottle cured him, noting the product contains no opiates and is sold at Im City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Stockwell
Hannibal
Foley
City Drug Store
Boy Victim Branstrom Dies From Hunter Shot Wounds
Emil Branstrom aged 13 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Branstrom died at St James hospital at 11 oclock this morning from a gunshot wound suffered last Saturday morning when a hunter fired along the road between Butte and Rocker.
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Butte
Emil Branstrom
Charles Branstrom
Rocker
St. James Hospital
Montana Attorney General notes jailer cannot be registry agent
Helena dated Oct 8 reports that Montana statutes ban police from holding another office so a city jailer cannot serve as registry agent. Attorney General Galen clarifies duties for county clerk and recorder in an official opinion released today. A separate ad promote HERBINE with claims to aid digestion and bowel purification priced at 50c from Potts the Druggist.
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Helena
Montana
Galen
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad from City Drug Store
An ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package as a safe effective medicine without opiates. It urges customers to refuse substitutes and identifies 1-M City Drug Store as the source.
Hearing Set On Coal Rates Challenge
Judge Rasch in Helena federal court set October 20 for a hearing on an injunction to restrain the state board of railroad commissioners from enforcing coal rates on the Montana, Wyoming & Southern railroad. The complaint asserts the act creating the commission is unconstitutional in several key respects and the outcome is awaited.
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Helena
Rasch
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Montana, Wyoming & Southern
Foley's Honey and Tar: A Household Cough Remedy Triumph
For more than three decades Foley's Honey and Tar has been a staple cough and throat remedy. It contains no opiates and is sold at Im City Dreg Store for relief of throat, chest, and lung ailments.
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Foley
Man Held After Whitefish Fight Fatality
Kalispell Oct 10 Albert Weston of Whitefish is held awaiting autopsy results on J E Keve who died yesterday from a broken jaw Weston gave in a fight weeks ago Manslaughter is the charge
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Kalispell
Albert Weston
Whitefish
J. E. Keve
Weston
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Promises Kidney Relief
Advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills tone and regulate kidneys and bladder to cure backache. Mentions City Brug Store as retailer.
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City Brug
Woman Shot in Butte as She Returns from Dance
Mrs. C. D. Merritt wife of a Great Northern gateman was shot twice in the back at 1 45 AM while returning home from a dance. The assailant is unknown and Mrs Merritt believes a slightly intoxicated man followed her. Her husband is arrested and charged with the crime, a claim she disputes.
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Butte
C. D. Merritt
Electric Bitters touted as ultimate health builder
Promotes health as key to success and vigor in life and work. Claims Electric Bitters improve stomach liver kidneys and blood, enabling daily endurance. Testimonial from W M Sherman praises three bottles curing kidney trouble. Available for 50 cents at Potts the Druggist.
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W. M. Sherman
Cushing
Potts the Druggist
Murder Charge In Great Falls Arrest Of Paul Freeze
Paul Freeze, 24, recently arrived from Palouse Washington, was arrested in Great Falls around midnight on a murder charge following a reported killing near the city. Police did not disclose details of the victim or motive.
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Great Falls
Paul Freeze
Palouse
Wash
Man Arrested After Shooting Neighbor in August Dispute
Freeze allegedly shot Frank Gilmore during a quarrel over 100 dollars slated for a doctor bill. He loaded the body into a wagon, hitched Gilmore’s team, and disposed of the corpse in a dry well after 12 miles. Authorities found the body this afternoon. Freeze surrendered at the White Elephant barn where he worked.
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Frank Gilmore
Gilmore
Freeze
White Elephant Barn
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Cure for Stomach Ailments
Ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a preventive tonic against appendicitis by stimulating stomach liver and bowels. Claims to cure constipation headache biliousness and related symptoms. Advertisement notes price 25c and location Pott's Drug Store.
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Dr. King
New Life
Pott’s
Death of Samuel Ayotte in Butte Traces Canadian Roots to Mining Days
Samuel Ayotte a longtime Montana resident died at his home after a months long illness from stomach cancer. He was sixty born in Quebec Canada and came to Virginia City as a young man to work as a miner later living in French Gulch Deer Lodge County before settling in Butte.
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Butte
Samuel Ayotte
Montana
Mr. Ayotte
St. John’s
Quebec
Canada
Virginia City
French Gulch
Deer Lodge County
Bal lard's Horehound Syrup for Cough Relief
Tickling in the throat and hoarseness signal cough needs. Horehound syrup eases lungs quiets cough and helps bronchial tubes. Sold by Potts the Druggist with prices 25c 5c and 1.00 per bottle.
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Ballard
Potts
Boy dies in accidental shooting near Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge October 10 Earl Brenton nine years old son of Charles W Brenton was accidentally killed today when his elder brother aged 18 fired a gun while hunting mountain rats. The accident occurred as the two boys were out with firearms.
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Deer Lodge
Earl Brenton
Charles W. Brenton
Bodies of Two Prospectors Found In Park City Tunnel
The mangled bodies of H. W. Seymour and Chris Mattison were discovered under tons of earth in a bedrock tunnel on a placer claim near Park City, five miles south of Helena. The cavern likely occurred Friday after they disappeared that morning. Neuralgia ad copy follows. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised with pricing and retailer Potts Druggist.
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Helena
H. W. Seymour
Chris Mattison
Park City
Timber offered for sale in Gallatin reserve basin
Bozeman reports timber sale by the forest bureau offering 4,000,000 feet of saw timber at 75 cents per 1,000 and 4,000,000 feet of cordwood timber at 25 cents per 1,000. Located in the Cinnibar basin within the Gallatin reserve, the timber was damaged by last August’s frost but remains commercially usable.
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Bozeman
Forest Bureau
Cinnibar
Gallatin
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promoted as World’s Best Healer
Ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals cuts burns bruises sores eczema and more with infallible relief. Available at Pott's Drug Store for 25 cents. Supportive testimonials trumpet its curing power across ailments from sore eyes to sprains.
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Bucklen
Pott
Montana Wool Clip Drops to 34.5 Million Pounds
Unofficial Montana wool estimates from a railroad man put the 1910 clip at 34,500,000 pounds, 5,400,000 less than 1909. The average price to growers was 19.14 cents, up from 22 cents last year.
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Helena
Montana
Premium Checks Mailed by Montana State Fair Official
Helena Oct 10 Secretary Martin of the Montana state fair mailed premium checks to exhibitors who won cash awards at the fair two weeks ago. Total premiums paid amount to 8700 dollars to the winners.
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Helena
Martin Martin
Montana
Supreme Court bars passes for general riders in injury case
Helena October 11 The Montana supreme court affirms a $25 000 personal injury award to T A John against the Northern Pacific for injuries from a sleeping car berth fall. The ruling holds that passes issued to non-employees violate the constitution and statutes, restricting passes to railway employes with narrow exceptions for ministers, newspaper men, and charitable travel.
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Helena
Supreme Court
T. A. John
Northern Pacific
Generous Wish on Foley's Kidney Remedy Cited
I N Regan a farmer says Foley's Kidney Remedy eased kidney and bladder pain and cured him after misery and sleepless nights. The City Drug Store offers the remedy.
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Foley
N. Regan
Ciy Drug Store
Robbers hit Butte saloon on North Main Street
Two masked burglars visited the Syndicate saloon in Center Ville at 1 oclock this morning and stole 60 dollars from proprietor Jim Harrington.
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Butte
Syndicate
North Main Street
Centerville
Jim Harrington
King’s New Discovery Cures Lung Troubles at Home
A testimonial ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung diseases. W R Nelson of Calamine Arkansas says it cured his lung trouble and gained 47 pounds after other remedies failed. It claims to treat Coughs Col ds La Grippe Asthma Croup and all throat and lung troubles. Prices 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle from Potts Drugist.
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Dr. King
W. R. Nelson
Calamine
Ark
Potts
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Mothers should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders to aid ill children through the season. They break up colds cure feverishness constipation teething disorders headache and stomach trouble. Sold by drug stores 25c. Free trial package by sending address to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
His Penalty. Geraldine's Yes Questioned Over Money
A New York Press snippet reports on Geraldine and a question about marriage. Gerald asks what her father would say when asked for her hand. He replies he would not stand in happiness if she needed money badly.
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Geraldine
Gay
Gerald
New. York Press
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Capt. Bogardus
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A. Jardine Rife
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the Metlen European Hotel
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Kolman
Beaverhead
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Paul Brown
Macaulay Tent & Awning Works
Butte, ‘Mont
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