Sheriff Gist raids Dillon gambling joint and arrests
Sheriff Duke Gist Under Sheriff Dart and City Treasurer Sid Johnson raided a Dillon gambling den on Friday night. Three arrests followed with bonds set at 50 dollars each though the two men fled town after posting. Paraphernalia for Fan Tan and a new roulette table were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Gist
Dillon
Dart
Johnson
Tin Horns
Butte
Virginia
Montana
Sid Johnson
Fan Tan
J. W. Morgan
J. W. Pope
Justice of the Peace
Gist
Fencing and Fall Work Highlight Horse Prairie Notes
Special correspondence from Horse Prairie reports fence building and ranch improvements as residents prepare for winter. Cattle movements, horse sales to Antone Swartz, and a new kitchen addition at T B Crayer’s home are noted along with local visits and hunting prospects.
Rich Strike Leads in Christie Claim Near Hecla in Bryant District
A Christie claim adjacent to the Hecla in Bryant mining district yields rich silver ore of the Hecla grade. Owned by H J Just Charles Christie and John Haylor the 400 by 800 foot fraction sits west of Hecla with a shaft down 26 feet in solid rock. Ore appears similar to Hecla ore once sold for $2 000 a ton and a mining expert values the claim at $10 000 as discovered. The piece may prove a bonanza reviving the old Heels camp.
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Christie
Bryant
H. J. Just
Charles Christie
John Haylor
Heels
Christie Quatz
Beaverhead County
Austin E. Blair
Earsol J. Blair
Old Elk Horn
Elkhorn
Thos. H. Judge
Republic
Utopia
L. D. Graeter
R. J. Ball
L. D. Tibbets
EF. L. Hall
Watseca Mine Floods Halt Work and Expands Pumping
Rochester reports widespread flooding at the Watseca mine with drowned pumps and five small pumps barely controlling water. A new ore body adds to water issues while the Elgin mine drains. mills shut due to pumping needs. Town slows as workers depart and residents adjust amid ongoing bad luck for the company.
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Rochester
Watseca
Carl Hand
Elgin
J. Wyrouck
Twin
Tom Rowse
Bob Brown
Idaho
John Hay Has Grandchild Birth Noted in Brief
A brief item notes the birth of a granddaughter to John Hay, mentioning the family welcome. The report conveys the gender and kinship without additional details.
Arthur Trueman Killed in Wagon Accident at Triangle Gulch
Arthur Trueman twenty of Dewey's Flats was found dead after presumably being crushed by a wagon wheel in a steep gully while fetching wood in Triangle gulch. His wagon was located nearby but the team was not. No inquest held due to lack of civil authorities at Dewey.
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Arthur Trueman
Dewey’s Flats
Triangle Gulch
Dewey
Virginia City Pioneer Richard Caswell Dies at Ruby Valley Ranch
Richard Caswell, a highly regarded Madison county resident, died at his Ruby valley ranch Wednesday morning from dropsy. Born in Ireland in 1818, he emigrated to Canada in 1831 and moved to Aldergulch in 1864, later taking a ranch at his current site. Survived by his wife and son Anson Caswell of the Upper Ruby, he was a Mason lodge member and left many mourners in the community.
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Virginia City
Richard Casswell
Madison County
Ruby Valley
Mr. Caswell
Ireland
Canada
Aldergulch
Anson Caswell
Ruby
Caswell
Masonic Lodge
Charged With Cattle Stealing in Two Montana Courts
H. P. Husted of Big Hole basin was arrested and brought to Dillon on cattle theft charges. Witness Mr. Stewart testified in Justice Wirmilton’s court, where Husted was released on bonds. A second case in Justice Staley’s Wis dom court was continued to the 23rd as witness Mr. Magdale did not appear.
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H. P. Husted
Big Hole Basin
Dillon
Stewart
Justice Wirmilton
Husted
Justice Staley
Wisdom
Magdale
Farlin to Wed Jackson in Dillon Engagement Notice
Mr and Mrs Obas Dishno of Fox announce the approaching marriage of granddaughter Emma Bertha Farlin to Martin O Jackson. The wedding will occur in Dillon on Tuesday October 27. Both are well known in the Bighole basin with many friends sending best wishes. Farlin is described as an attractive young lady with belief in Big iHole society and Jackson as an industrious prosperous young man.
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T. B. Crayer
Dillon
Mansfield
Thomas Barrett
Salmon
Idaho
Horace McIntyre
Stephen
Martin Barrett
Eddie
Mr. Mansfield
Jim Ryan Arrested For Stolen Goods Charge
Jim Ryan was arrested Tuesday on a charge of disposing of stolen goods to a second-hand store. He was taken to Rich County this morning and sentenced to six months in the county jail.
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Jim Ryan
Rich
Busy Week for County Clerk with Real Estate Deeds and Mining Locates
County Clerk Baker and Deputy Clair Baker reported a busy week with many instruments recorded. Deeds included Wm Haney to Moses Loree for Lot 11-13 in block 9 Dillon, Collins to Cornell 80 acres in Township 8S 8W and 40 acres in Township 7S 7W, and others for $100 to $5,800. Water right locations and several mining claims were filed, listing multiple creeks and districts.
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Baker
Clair Baker
Wm. Haney
Moses Loree
Dillon
David Robb
Virginia I. Folsom
Thomson
Peter M. Collins
Craig Cornell
George L. Ramsay
Range
Joseph M. Worcester
Harrison Bender
Wisdom
Walter Plox
J. E. Hollingsworth
George Voorheis
Big Moose Horn Creek
Eewin L
Willow Creek
Archie Main
Nip and Tuck Creek
Horse Prairie
Charles Burden
Horse Prairie Creek
Albert C. Crowell
Meadow Creek
Edwin Ferris
George N. Lawrence
Jennie O. Rood
Thompson Creek
John Hisser
Moose Creek
Old Connecticut
Bloody Dick
Henry R. Freeman
Joseph
Uto
Helen Kelly Slayer Beckman Captured in Dillon
Albert Beckman says Miss Helen Kelly used him for money and planned to marry him as motive for the Dakota lodging-house killing. He was captured at Glen by Sheriff Quinn and Officer Grace, then brought to Dillon for questioning and later returned to Butte.
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Albert Beckman
Helen Kelly
Dakota
Butte
Glen
Sheriff Quinn
Silver Bow County
Vic Grace
Dillon
Quinn
Beckman
Kelly
Saved Two from Death by Dr King's New Discovery
Mrs Haviland of Armonk New York writes how her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr King's New Discovery saved her life after other remedies failed. Her niece with advanced consumption recovered and is now well. The广告 promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a universal cure for throat and lung diseases with guaranteed 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and free trial bottles at City Drug Store.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
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Dave Metlen
Big Hole
Mr. Fugerson
Antone Swartz
Mr. Swartz
Joe Nesley
Grant
Wm. Ames
Bedrock
John G. Willis
Willis
Bulgaria
Boris
Iflis
Ferdinand
Maria Louise
Duke of
Parma
Boston
Tessa
Robert Osborn
New York Society
John Hay
Bowie Quartz Lode
Utopia Mining District
L. D. Tibbetts
Jas. Mackay
E. L. Hall
George C. Lorimer
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Tremont Temple
Milans
Gaucht
Grace
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