Montana rail losses tallied in state regu lar report
Helena Oct 21 The state railroad commission released its regu lar report covering March 1 1907 to August 31 1908. The edition includes a Montana railroad map and a table listing losses from the May June flood totaling 4 353 208 67 with Oregon Short Line damage at 7 875 76. An unrelated account from Swan River country notes a man killed by four Indians while attempting to arrest them for game law violations. Peyton fired back and all five were dead.
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U. S. L. Helena
State Railroad Commission
Montana
Oregon
Holland Prairie
Swan River Country
Here
Peyton
Herman Rudolph
Electric Bitters Prove Value to Civil War Veteran
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg reports Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble and now keeps him strong and well. He notes the tonic is worth more than a five hundred dollar benefit. Sold for 50 cents at Potts drug store.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Potts
Tragedy at tunnel ends in double shooting
Nicolaevitch Pirnatz an Austrian laborer is dead from three gunshot wounds to the head after an argument with John Hughes a Montenegrin who lies near death with a fractured skull. The incident occurred at the west end of the St Paul pass tunnel as Hughes attempted to flee and fell. Death is expected for Hughes.
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Taft
Nicolaevitch Pirnatz
John Hughes
St. Paul Pass
Hughes
Pirnatz
Fle
Saved. His Boy's Life
A Wisconsin man from Casimer describes his three year old son’s severe illness with constipation and fever. After giving Foley's Orino Laxative, the next day the fever disappeared and the boy recovered fully, with the product credited for saving his life.
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Foley
State board grants 12 of 28 pharmacy certificates in Missoula
The state board of pharmacy completed its session in Missoula on October 18. A class of 28 applicants sought registered certificates, but 12 were successful, with the rest not qualifying.
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Missoula
State Board of Pharmacy
Gets. Killed, but Kills Four. Ovando Montana Oct 19
Deputy State Game Warden Charles Peyton of Ovando Montana is reported killed while a second man is wounded. The incident occurred during a hunt in which four other men were also killed or injured, leaving authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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Ovando
Mont
Charles Peyton
Dutch tea ad claims bold health benefits and refunds
An old advertisement asserts Dutch tea drinkers are robust and free from nerves, promising refunds if Schilling's Best tea does not satisfy. It touts a money-back guarantee and pledge to pay the seller.
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Groter
Ake Schilling
Constipation Cure Promoted by Potts Drug Store
Advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for constipation with a soothing action starting in the mouth. Potts' drug store offers 35 cent Tear or Tablets for sale.
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Hollisters
Rocky Mountain
Potts’ Drug Store
Bozeman Finishes Main Street Paving
Bozeman's Main street was finally paved last night with cement across nine blocks. Today the city boasts one of the state’s prettiest and most durable streets with a level surface extending from one end to the other.
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Bozeman’s
Bozeman
Are You Only Half Alive Kidney Remedy Ad
Advertisement claiming Foley's Kidney Remedy restores vitality and kidney health. Urges refusing other products and directs to a city drugstore. The ad implies severe weakness from kidney trouble and promotes the product as a cure.
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Foley
Foley’s
Driver Witner Takes Laudanum In Sudden Tragedy
Dean Witner a well known stage driver and owner of the line between Lewistown and Maiden died by his own hand in Maiden taking laudanum. He was from Coffeyville Kansas and left a note naming his parents as residents there. Ill health was blamed for the act.
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Divide
Lewistown
Dean Witner
Maiden
Coffeyville
Kansas
New Life Pills Proclaimed By Guilford Family
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health for three years using Dr King s New Life Pills. The gentle cleansing and toning remedy is sold for 25c at Potts drug store.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Route 1
Guilford Maine
Potts’ Drug Store
Twenty Months for Gouyet Convicted in Immoral Import Case
Helena Oct 17 Federal Judge Hunt sentenced Pierre Gouyet to twenty months in Leavenworth federal penitentiary for importing and keeping Mignon Durant for immoral purposes. Gouyet’s first trial ended in a disagreement.
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Gouyet
Helena
Federal
Leavenworth
Hunt
Pierre Gouyet
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Farmer
A Georgia farmer W A Floyd from Rural Route 2 Empire reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his two worst sores, saying it is worth more than its weight in gold and he would mortgage the farm to buy it. Potts' drug store sells it for 25 cents.
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Empire
A. Floyd
Potts’ Drug
Milwaukee Railway eyeing Billings branch line
An officer of the Milwaukee Railway company announced surveys are underway for a Billings branch. Engineers are working west along the Yellowstone river from Forsyth to explore a new line into Billings.
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Billings
Milwaukee Railway Company
Corps of Engineers
Yellowstone River
Forsyth
Big Sugar Plant Begins Operations in Billings
Billings Sugar Company factory in Yellowstone County started within a week producing sugar. Over 1,000 tons of beets processed daily with capacity around 1,500 to 1,600 tons per day. More than 250 workers employed across two daily shifts as production and beet refinement volumes rise. Officials withhold exact output and saccharine content, but preliminary figures indicate higher sugar yield than last year and output roughly double the same date a year ago.
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Billings
Billings Sugar Company
Local Pharmacy Ad Reports Foley’s Kidney Remedy
C Ri Kluger of The Jeweler in Indianapolis reports weakness from kidney trouble and says four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared his complexion cured back ache and irregularities and allowed him to attend to business daily. He endorses the product after other remedies failed. Carry Drug Store carries it.
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C. Ri Kluger
Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic elector candidate Captain Brown Dies in St Louis
Miles City report says Captain Joseph T. Brown a prominent Montana Democrat and presidential elector candidate died today at St. Luke's hospital St. Louis. He leaves a wife two children and cattle interests valued around 80000 dollars. He led the Montana Stockgrowers association and served on the state five stock commission.
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Miles City
Joseph T. Brown
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Mystery Married Man Faces Neglect Charge Over Family Items
A married man is charged with neglect for allowing any family member to take items other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble. The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar is superior and opiate free, sold at City Drug Store in a yellow package.
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Foley
City Druc Store
Money Sent Abroad from Butte Workers
In the last three months, $95,000 has been sent to relatives in Europe by Austrian Hungarian Croatian and Montenegrin workingmen of Butte through the Austrian post office serving as a distributing agent for their homelands.
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Butte
Europe
Woman Interrupts Speaker With Prolonged Cough
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by coughing repeatedly. The ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds, emphasizing it contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package. City Drug Storz. 1-m.
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Foley
City Druc Storz
Large ranches sold near Butte to Wisconsin capitalists
A Lewistown dispatch reports the Cook Reynolds company bought the Elliott and Peck ranch and the W. O. Straw ranch totaling 16 000 acres for 200 000 dollars.
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Butte
Lewistown
Cook- Reynolds Company
Wisconsin
Elliott & Peck
W. O
Mrs Ada Croom Credits New Discovery for Cure
Mrs Ada L Croom proprietor of the Croom hotel Vaughn North Dakota says she suffered months with a severe cough and consumption seemed to grip her. A friend recommended Dr Kings New Discovery and three bottles cured her completely. The remedy is sold at Potts drug store 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom Hotel
Vaughn
Niss
Senator Dixon to Speak in Montana Campaign Visit
Helena Oct. 17. Senator J. M. Dixon leader of the western speakers bureau of the national Republican committee will arrive in Montana next Friday October 23 to participate in the campaign.
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Helena
J. M. Dixon
National Republican Committee
Montana
Lima Dam Progress Signals Rising Water Rates
The Lima dam core is nearing completion as contractor Hager uses dual concrete mixers. Engineers say the dam will finish on schedule and reservoir water ready for ranchers by next year. Water rights contracts are encouraged with price increases slated November 1 and December 1.
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Lima
Hager
George Metlen
Beaverhead
Lima dam praised by local ranchers and business leaders
Prominent ranchers and business men express strong support for the Lima dam, stating it will greatly benefit the region and deserves broad backing. Read full particulars on page twelve of this issue.
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Lima
Willis Neighbors Report Local Happenings and Recoveries
Miss Mabel Bower visited Willis with Mrs. Hartwig while Annié Eighorn nears full recovery from a leg operation. Local residents aided road witnesses in Dillon and forester J. E. David issued permits on Lost Creek. M. A. Patton plans a move to Camas Idaho and spud gigging completes as an average crop outcome.
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Tribune
Willis
Mabel Bower
Annié Eighorn
Matt Polish
Dillon
Fay.Gransberry
J. E. David
Forester
Lost Creek
M. A. Patton
Camas
Idaho
Wanted The Canyon Ditch Cleaned By Contract
Public notice seeks bids for ditch cleaning at The Canyon. Inquiries should be directed to Craic Cornell Sahel Bese Ba 2 4B-2E for particulars and specifications.
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Craic Cornell Sahel Bese Ba
Polaris Reveals Sudden Winter Freeze Halts Operations
Polaris reports a rapid onset of winter with heavy snow and zero weather. The Polaris smelter froze out after ten days of a successful run, halting traction trains and disrupting fluxing supplies. Horsé Prairie Cattle Co's Big Hole roundup is delayed as storms halt activity. Ranchers were warned, many started out then returned.
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Tribune
Polaris
Montana
Little Worlder
Horsé Prairie Cattle Co
Big Hole
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C. W. Robison
State. News
Holland
Yellowstone County
Brown
Senator Dixon
Falb
Shin
Ayer
Ayer Co
Lowell
Mand
Ayers
A. Kuntze
Owsley Bloes
Butte Business College
Chicago
Rice & Fulton
Props
Butte Conservatory of Music
J.J. Brennan
West
Broadway
Union Electric. Co
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