Beavershead County News Highlights Trade and Road Work
In Wiscom Oct 18 report cargoes from Bitter Root and Big Hole basins total about 75 000 and 30 000 pounds of vegetables for the Big Hole and Beaverhead respectively Freight teams shift between Wisdom Divide to serve fall trade Eugene Fox and O R Brown move veal to Butte and others haul beef amid cattle questions Road work gains traction with Horace Hand supervising bridge and lane improvements at Bryant Chalk bluff and Deweys area New ranch sales include Jules Clairmont selling Frazer creek ranch for 2500 and Ajax Live Stock Co expanding to 1250 cattle while last season saw 8000 fed beef in the basin Burns of Wisdom expand blacksmith shop plans as town welcomes improved roads and bridges pushing county taxes high but needed
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Hole Basin
The
Tribune
Wiscom
Bitter Root
Big Hole
Beaverhead
Loss & Francis
Wisdom
Divide
Eugene Fox
O. R. Brown
Butte
Deweys
Bryant Bridge
Horace Hand
Patten
Chalk Bluff
Jules Clairmont
Frazer Creek
Helena
Clairmont
Allison
Geo, Woodworth
A.J. Noyes
Ajax Live Stock Co
Ajax
Dan Tovey
Grasshopper Creek
Dillon
Dan
Doc” Monroe
J.C. Quinn
Warm Springs
Fred Holman
W. W. Francis
Francis
Stanchfield
Local notes mix births and moves in Menos Lima columns
Oct marks another quiet period in the town as residents move, visit, and recover from illnesses. Notable items include Chas A Fleser heading to Dorr Michigan for a two week absence, Gen Joseph A Browne traveling to Lincoln Nebraska for eye surgery, Ralph E Dutch returning with his bride Effie Miller, and local teachers and farmers continuing routine life amid crops and threshing. A Lima barber shop is announced as new business, and a special Oregon Short Line train passes through with stock cars ready for loading.
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Tripone
Chas
A. Fleser
Dorr
Mich
Chas, Shoup
Butte
P. P. Roth
Pond
Reese
Lima
Mary Foster
Jos. A., Browne
Lincoln
Neb
Dayton
Oscar Wells
Wells
Anna Smith
Anna
Sallie Maguire
Boulder
May Naughton
Ogden
Ralph E. Dutch
Meadesville
Mont
Ralph
Effie Miller
Glendale
Mias Lida Humphreys
the Tribune
Lia
Mra
A. T. Butler
Pocatello
Idaho
Butler
W. F. Smith
Wn. Roberts
Dilton
L. J. Price
District Court
Decker
Red Rock
Bradeen
Yule
Oregon Short Line
Joe Shineberger
J.P
Craver Family Returns as Montana Impresses Visitor
Special Correspondence notes T B Craver and son Carl return from the east praising Montana after travels through top states. Max Lauterbach buys F M Andrus sheep at about 2.25 per head. W G Blair builds two bridges near Julesburg and clears rock on roads. Geo Paris shifts another sheep band from the basin. Late storms boost county prospects for ongoing fine weather. Craver brings home several thoroughbred brown leghorn fowls and a large Plymouth Rock cock.
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Aurog
T. B. Craver
Carl
Montana
Max Lauterbach
Blacktail Creek
F. M. Andrus
W.G. Blair
Julesberg
Geo. Paris
Winter Beauty Amid Snowy Peaks And A Fall
The piece notes approaching winter with frosty mornings and leafless trees while praising moonlit scenes. It recounts John Ewing buying a Cleveland bike and taking a spill causing a skinned nose and bike puncture. Mrs Reichle and daughter visited Butte. Mrs Negus returned to Glendale for the winter. John Baath has been on the sick list.
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John Ewing
Cleveland
Ewing
John
Wm. Reichle
Tower Hill Engagement Postponed Over Bicycles
A Tower Hill youth delaying his September wedding due to bicycle purchases. He bought a bike on installments and his fiancée, a dry goods clerk, did likewise. To avoid one party bearing both payments, they push the wedding to Easter when her payment ends.
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Tower Hill
Lawrence American
Meixwell Sets Denver Record With 382% Mile Ride
Schreyer G. Meixwell rode unpaced 382 percent miles in 24 hours in Denver. He spent 20 hours in the saddle and rested four, finishing fresh. The feat is the first of its kind and part of a wager to ride 40,000 miles in the year, with about 4,500 miles completed since July 4.
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Denver
Schreyer G. Meixwell
Meixwell
New York Times
Smuggling Attempt Confounded by Pepper Packed Bicycle
At Lille two customs officers stopped Arthur Courchelle a Belgian bound butcher's boy on a bicycle. They found the frame tubes filled with whole peppers. He was sentenced to six months in prison and 1000 francs fine. His bicycle also confiscated.
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Lille
Arthur Courchelle
Belgium
Courchelle
Young Man in Philadelphia Arrested for Scorching
A Philadelphia youth facing a charge described in court as scorching defended himself without counsel. He claimed he was late en route to see his girl and cited the Constitution’s guarantee of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The judge reduced the fine and urged earlier departures in the future.
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Chicago
Ocean
Normal School Building Nears Completion A Beauty
Report describes the nearly finished State Normal school building admired by Prof. Mell. The two hundred twenty five seat hall uses side lighting, a northwest library, fourteen rooms with slate boards, oak furniture, rich office decor, and a gas engine driven ventilation and water system for upper floors.
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State Normal School
Mell
Tremolo Club Opens Season With Mixed Gender members
The Tremolo club meets for the first time this season with Mrs. 8. D. Hooker presiding. The group, formerly ladies only, will this year admit gentlemen. Performers include Mes dames Weller Cattermole Hooker Conger and Misa Maidie Rife, followed by refreshments.
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Mesdames Weller
Cattermole
Hooker
Conger
Misa Maidie Rife
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Tops Two Million Yearly Sales
The text notes Cas careta Candy Cathartic selling two million boxes annually with a forecast of three million by New Year. It promotes the product as a trusted bowel regulator and lists price points 10c 25c 50c with a cure guarantee. Also mentions the Dillon Social club reorganized with about forty members and a biweekly dancing party featuring a four piece orchestra.
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United States
Bald Kiser and Coopers quit match racing for time
Bald Kiser and Coopers announce they are through with match racing for some time. They say the hard work of riding races on the best two in three plan does not pay, and more money may be made in three open races on the national circuit than in match contest bearings.
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Bald
Kiser
Coopers
Wheel bargains and social roving in a New York Sunday Work
A lyrical piece from New York Sunday Work invites readers to a pastoral country ride and the joys of wheels and sport. It blends playful verse with calls to enjoy cycling, croquet, and tennis amid breezes and green flora, praising wheel buying as life’s beauty.
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Patnre
New York
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Local Family
Mountain Glen Arkansas residents report relief for their children with croup after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. They affirm almost instant relief and note the product is sold at City Drug Store Dillon.
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Mountain Glen
Ark
F. A. Thorpton
City Drug Store
Dillon
Marriage License Issued to Roberts and Tuttle
A marriage license was issued this week to Wm. G. Roberts of Dillon and Miss Maggie Tuttle of Ohio. Wm. A. Hungate of Lima filed a homestead on land near Fox,Mont. Hans Jorgensen filed a homestead near For,Mont.
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Dillon
Maggie Tuttle
Ohio
Wm. A. Hungate
Lima
Fox, Mont
Hans Jorgensen
For
Mont
House for sale near Normal School grounds
Property offer of a dwelling within three blocks of Normal School grounds offered for sale at low price. Furniture optional upon request.
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GT. Pavn
Pleasant Faculty and Students Welcome at Saturday Reception
A thoughtful welcome event hosted last Saturday in the library workshop with guests Miss Margaret Mosher from Helena Mr Oliver Jackson and sister from Divide Mr Leo Pr…gue Lams and Mr wae Silver Bow county. The impromptu program included Wheelman's March a plane solo vocal solos mandolin trio readings and piano pieces. The reception aims to become a series featuring school and community talent with plans to move to evening events as supplies allow and invites extend to friends outside the campus.
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Lottie McIntosh
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Mra
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