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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1875
Page
3
A 1874 notice from Tanner in M T requests continued patronage and timely workmanlike handling after buying the entire interest of Alex in the Carriage Wagon and Suthi lt DUSINESIS. A full line of stock is indicated and a prompt resolution is sought in Kinney, Montana Territory.
A fragment from a Montana edition reports on Spring shipments of fabrics including prints, percal es, and silks, plus railway progress by Gilmer & Salisbury and Utah Northern railroad connections. It notes W. D. Weir’s recovery, Keeney’s Franklin hotel project, and a fatal Diamond RY wagon accident on the Little Blackfoot with details on the driver.
A woman is sought for a cook job at Canton Ferry. For particulars, send details to ROTWITT in the edition Canyon Ferry, 3, T.
Henry T. White, a Montana ranch hand, shot himself on a trail from Banuagh City to Lembi Valley near the Rocky Mountains. He left a suicide note and instructions for burial, his body found with a gunshot through the head after tying a willow trigger. He was about 35, with a peripatetic past across several states before settling with Montague and Winters.
REW Goopstr announces new stock including wines liquors and other goods. The store claims to be the largest in the market and notes growing patronage as it expands its inventory.
Moses Moore conducts an auction on a Saturday morning listing a real estate parcel in Lower Lewis and Clarke County Territory and various livestock and gear. The sale includes a wagon, harnesses, saddles, a mare and colt, a horse, and other farm goods. The notice specifies sale actions and the law follows, with property described and identities of buyers and sellers implied.
June 18 1875 Howard Hunt shot John Brown at Michael Quinn ranch near Whitelai Deer creci three miles below this place. The gun wound severed an artery and Brown bled to death before Dr Illis could aid him. Justice E McSorley held an inquest and the jury found Brown died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Hunt. jury nearly unanimous that it was justifiable homicide. A preliminary examination discharged Hunt. The event unsettled the peaceful neighborhood and prompted a church address at the grave by Rev Stanley.
Attention is called to the earl of the McBurney house Deer Lodge City which appears today. This first class hotel has been conducted under the popular management of Messrs Aylesworth and McParland for nearly a year and they can assure the best of accommodations. JUIN NOYES of Tindit bids for Sheriff of Deer Lodge County.
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