Tragic death tied to hypnotist case recalled in burial diggings
Road workers unearth Eva Clark remains, once a Chicago actress, buried long ago near Mountain View cemetery while revisiting a murder story about magician Charles A. Lewis. The Dig reveals a 1883 tragedy with a bloody head wound and a mysterious disappearance.
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Dillon Creamery
Mountain View
Eva Clark
Tribune
James Selway
Dillon
Alpheus Decker
Decker
Messrs
Slotman
Perrin
Bachstein
Mr. Barbour
Mikus
Hirschman
Chicago
Northwest
Charles A. Lewis
Miles City
Eva
Lewisc
Selway's
Bullet Hole Injury and Mine Report From Dillon
Carl Decker arrived in Dillon from Bedrock for medical care after four bullet holes perforated his right hand the result of a misfired gun incident while he held a loaded rifle against a settee. Attorney Edwin Norris and M W Caffee observed a duck caught in the street gutter and a mining report corrected to rich ore but no wire silver at the Dacotah property.
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Carl Decker
Dillon
Bedrock
Edwin Norris
M. W. Caffee
Mr. Norris
Bannack Street
Mr. Caffee
Dan Burkholder
Polaris
Dacotah Mining Company
State Savings Bank of Butte Suspends Payments
The State Savings Bank in Butte closes its doors and suspends payment after rumors of depositor demands. Manager E. P. Chapin and Cashier R. B. Nuckolls say the bank is solvent and the suspension is temporary to prevent rushes while currency is scarce. Tilly Olsen plays at the Dillon theater this evening.
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Butte
Otto Heinze & Co
New York
State Savings Bank
E. P. Chapin
R. B. Nuckolls
Forest Reserve Tree Planting Aids Montana Stockmen
Forest service reports Mount Helena plantings near Helena Montana as a success with over ninety percent survival. Officials say reforestation could retimber Mt Helena Forest Park if methods continue, and cattle roaming among saplings should be fenced to protect young trees.
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Helena
Forest Service
Independent
Robert W. Stuart
Forestry Bureau
Mount Helena
Nebraska
Mt. Helena Forest Park
Stuart
Rodersburg
Montana
Elkhorn National Forest Reserve
Forest Service Hunters Help Protect Western Ranges
Powce officer Lovell faces accusations amid a program that urges ranchers near National Forests to join wolf and mountain lion control. The article details eleven Forest Service hunters across Idaho Wyoming Montana Arizona Colorado Utah California Oregon and reports on a Dixie Utah bear hunt where the ranger killed an 800 pound bear after a multi day pursuit.
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Tuz Tripunz
Wyman
the Tribune
Big Hole National Forest
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Great West
Wind River
Yellowstone National Forest
National Forest
Vernon Bailey
Forest Service
Mexico
New Mexico
Sawtooth Forest
Idaho
Yellowstone Forest
Wind River Division
Wyoming
Highwood Mts. Forest
Montana
Grand Canon Forest
Northern Division
Arizona
Park Range Forest
Colorado
Dixie Forest
Utah
Trinity Forest
California
Imnaha Forest
Oregon
Montezuma Forest
Dixie National Forest
Bruin
Miss Mary McCartney Dies After Illness in Butte
Miss Mary L. McCartney former seventh grade teacher in Dillon dies last Sunday at Murray’s hospital in Butte from tuberculosis of the intestines. She had recently returned to Dillon from a New England vacation and hoped to resume teaching. Her remains were sent to Ohio for interment. She was survived by her brother W S McCartney and sister Mrs Scott of Cambridge Ohio. Her students and the Dillon community mourn her loss.
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Mary L. McCartney
Dillon
Murray's Hospital
Butte
Ohio
W. S. McCartney
Scott
Cambridge
Disturbing the Peace Case Generates Graft Accusations
Roscoe C. Johnson accuses Officer Lovell of taking 30 dollars to settle a charge. Johnson says graft and a beating occurred at the police station after a restaurant altercation. Officers Stone and Lovell deny the claims. hearings and venue changes follow, with further complaints filed.
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Roscoe C. Johnson
Oscar Findling
Lovell
Johnson
Conger
Dillon Theatre
Edwin Norris
J. B. Poindexter
Melton
Stone
Road Machinery Arrives for Dillon City and County
The city of Dillon and the county jointly received a 50-ton street roller and a new grader last Saturday. The grader began work on north Montana street immediately, with the roller slated for use on local streets and county roads. Carl Decker of Armstead and his brother G A Decker visited Dillon. G A Decker, from Ludington, Michigan, plans a several month stay and may relocate there.
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Dillon
Montana
Carl Decker
Armstead
G. A. Decker
G. A.decker
Ludington
Mich
Hall and Raney Wed in Spokane
Announcements from Dillon report the marriage of Miss Bessie L. Hall to Mr. Frank C. Raney in Spokane Washington on Wednesday October 19. The bride, a former Montana State Normal college student in Dillon, lived with President Sanders during her Dillon stay and is wished happiness by many friends.
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Dillon
Bessie L. Hall
Frank C. Raney
Spokane
Washington
Montana State Normal College
Durin
Sues
Sanders
Normal College
Dilton
Youngest Paul Daughter Undergoes Second Operation
Lucile, daughter of Mr and Mrs G T Paul, had a second operation Thursday afternoon in Murray's hospital, Butte, for bowel inflammation after a recent appendicitis operation. Mr Paul returned home last Saturday reporting her improving condition.
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Lucile
G. T. Paul
Murray's Hospital
Butte
Birth Announcement for Dillon Real Estate Man's Daughter
A fine baby girl was born to the wife of A S Johnson Dillon's real estate man last Monday. Sid has been willingly handing out good cigars to his friends ever since.
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A. S. Johnson
Dillon
Sid
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Lewis
Ogden
Selway
Tilly Olsen
Dillon Theater
the Beautiful
Orr
Idaho Street
POWCE
Mary McCartney
Officer Lovell
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