Old Bill of Fare From 1849 Gold Rush Era Found
An Anaconda report recalls spring house cleaning revealing a rare El Dorado hotel menu from Placerville California used during the 1849 gold excitement. It lists soups entrees and roasts with prices up to 3 dollars and notes payables in gold dust weighed at the bar.
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California
George Furlong
el Dorando
Placerville
Cal
Montana
Aldergulch
Last Chance
Rush to Get Jobs as Park Drivers in Billings
Billings May 4 more applicants than can be examined in two days have been received by Yellowstone Transportation inspectors for bus driver positions. Thirty two tested Friday and again today with many more turned away for lack of time. Tests move next to Livingston and Bozeman with stops in Helena Missoula and Butte to finish about May 16. About 300 new drivers needed plus experienced returnees. mechanics also sought.
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Billings
Yellowstone Transportation Company
Yellowstone Park Transportation
Livingston
Bozeman
Heldha
Missoula
Butte
Peter Hoffman
Lester Johnson
Darby Girl Wins Speaking Honors at County Contest
Elsie Kerlee won the Bitter Rest valley high school declamatory contest for the third straight year at the auditorium Friday night earning possession of the prize shield. Jeannette Johnson took second with The Substitute and Francis Helm of Victor placed third with Angeline Johnson. Other speakers included Vivian Buntridge Stevensville Theresa Schrage Florence and Melba Schwab Corvallis. County banners for champions in football Stevensville high school boys basketball Victor high school girls basketball Hamilton high school track and field were awarded with Stevensville receiving the silver cup for the relay event and ribbons for county tournament winners yesterday.
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Hamilton
Rest Valley High School
Elsie Kerlee
Jeannette Johnson
Francis Helm
Victor
Angeline Johnson
Vivian Bunstridge
Stevensville
Theresa Schrage
Florence
Mel
New Bridge Across the Milk River Opens Soon
Harlem May 4 The new steel bridge across Milk river on the federal highway is completed. Contractor E H Blakeslee wound up his affairs here last Monday and moved his outfit to another location. The bridge will likely be opened to traffic soon by the highway commission, ending years of danger from the old wrecked wooden structure.
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Harlem
Milk River
E. H. Blakeslee
Highway Commission
Ford Belknap
Contractor Seriously Injured By Hay Sweep Wire
Billings May 4 local teaming contractor William H Queenan about 60 was seriously injured Friday afternoon when swept from a load of hay by a telephone wire near the Allison farm in Canyon Creek. He suffered a fracture of the base of the skull and a shoulder blade with shock and remains in critical condition at St Vincent's hospital. Queenan has lived in Billings ten to fifteen years after earlier blacksmith work and once ran the Fargo hotel with his wife. He has a son Harold and a daughter Mrs Charles Hatfield, with family residing at 510 North Twenty ninth street.
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Billings
William H. Queenan
Allison
Canyon Creek
Queenan
St. Vincent's Hospital
R. J. Hanley
Fargo
North Twenty-fourth Street
Harold Queenan
Charles Hatfield
North Twenty-ninth Street
Huge Copper Still Coil From Old Dredge Heater
Dillon May 4 A huge copper condensing coil found with a still on the Enoch Young ranch north of the city is traced by county surveyor George Metlen to an old water heater from a large gold dredge on the Bon Accord property. The coil, a perfect spiral of inch and a half tubing, indicates a large illicit liquor output and may be the largest coil ever taken with a still in Montana.
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Dillon
Enoch Young
George Metlen
Montana
Death Claims Fathers of Husband and Wife at Lewistown
A telegram from Appleton Wisconsin reports the death of August Franzke aged 77. He died Saturday evening after a health decline following a recent operation. Survived by 10 children, all in Wisconsin except A A Franzke. Funeral services planned in Appleton. Separately, Mrs Franzke’s father Harry E Clark died in Keokuk Iowa after a stroke two years earlier, with funeral services in Memphis Fenn.
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Lewistown
Franzke
Appleton
Wis
August Franzke
Harlowton
Wisconsin
A. A. Franzke
Billings Lineman Stricken by Spotted Fever
Frank Hudson, a Montana Power Company power line patrolman based in Billings, is ill at home with spotted fever, the first case reported this year. He was bitten by a wood tick while patrolling between Indian Creek and Hardin, with symptoms starting April 18 and mild progress since.
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Billings
Frank Hudson
South Twenty-eighth Street
Montana Power Company
Hudson
Hardin
Indian Creek
Pryor Creek
Big Horn County
J. Z. Wernham
Community Notices From Wolf Creek May
Wolf Creek residents listed include Robert Trocltz of Great Falls employed as ranch cook, Mrs. L A Mason returning from Great Falls, Clyde Burgess and family visiting John Gier in town, Jessie Morgan county superintendent visiting Augusta and other district schools, and multiple locals traveling to Missoula Helena and Missoula for college shopping or visits.
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Wolf Creek
May
Robert Trocltz
Great Falls
William Steinbach
L. A. Mason
Clyde Burgess
Helena
John Gier
Jessie Morgan
Augusta
Will Visi
Hugh Myles
Son Tack
Rufus Ingersoll
Missoula
S. A. Ingersoll
C. D. Bennett
Arthur Hind
H. F. Bowman
Thomas Costle
Adolph Becker
Kenneth Lowell
Holter Dam
Douglas Burns
Mabel Herrin
Brondel Menard
Philomene Menard
Mathilda Rittel
South Fork
Helen Gibson
Joe Daly
Alt
Mrs C A Bratsberg Dies in Portland After Surgery
Portland May 4 Mrs C A Bratsberg 48 wife of yard master for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway at Miles City Montana died in a Portland hospital after a surgical operation. She had been here since last December visiting her daughter Mrs Harry S McNutt wife of the Portland Journal marine editor. Funeral services were held here Sunday.
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Portland
Ore
C. A. Bratsberg
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Miles City
Montana
Bratsberg
Harry S MrNutt
Portland Journal
Kids Steal Oil and Sell It to Mechanic in Idaho Town
Two 13 year old boys stole motor oil from the Idaho Bean and Elevator Company warehouse on Lower Montana Avenue. They sold two five gallon cans to Henry Krone, a mechanic, who was arrested for receiving stolen property after turning over the oil to police. Investigations focus on the theft and the garage delivery.
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Billings
Idaho Bean and Elevator Company
Montana
Henry Krone
Krone
Tourist Arrests for Assault in Libby-Montana Span
Duncan McDonald is jailed on third degree assault charges from an incident between here and Libby Sunday. Complainant McBride says he was slugged and robbed of possessions. Albert Vachom is held as a witness. McDonald pleads not guilty. case set for May before Justice Hubbard. He claims mistaken identity and has sought financial help from Spokane.
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Troy
Duncan McDonald
Here
Libby
McBride
Albert Vachom
McDonald
Hubbard
Alay
Spokane
Pioneer Whitford Dies. Montana Pioneer Leader Passes
Dr. O B Whitford, born in Ohio nearly 91 years ago, longtime Montana resident since the 1860s, past president of the Society of Montana Pioneers and oldest past master of Butte lodge No. 22 A F and A M, died this morning from apoplexy. He served in the 1877 Indian uprising, fought at the Big Hole, and took part in Vigilante activities.
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Associated Press
Butte
O. B. Whitford
Ohio
Montana
Society of Montana Pioneers
Butte Lodge No. 22
A. F
A. M
Whitford
the Big Hole
Woodpecker Escapes After Daring Chimney Drop in Malta
A yellow hammer woodpecker fell into a chimney at the T. M. Facey home in Malta. It traversed eight feet of stove pipe then landed in a cold stove, was found resting on burned papers, and after rescue began calling to its mate. The birds were later seen together in their tree nest.
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Malta
Montana
T. M. Facey
Mrs. Facey
Mack
Vandals Strike City Tulip Beds Damaging Homes
Miles City May 4 Vandal activity rises with spring as police urged extra precautions. Friday night tulips and bulbs were stolen from R B Hayes home on Pleasant street, and Thursday night Walter Martin’s tulip beds suffered the same. Local gardeners lament repeated losses and warn of strict penalties if suspects are arrested.
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Miles City
R. B. Hayes
Walter Martin
Pleasant Street
Ex Montana Judge Relocates to Portland with Family
Ex Montana judge C. E. Comer and wife arrive in Portland with children after winter in California. He once led Sheridan County court and may start a local practice. Family joined by Mrs Comer's sisters from Alaska, guests ofMontana expatriates at Laurelhurst Park picnic. companions include Leonard, Johnson, Weatherhead, and Whetstone families, all former Montana residents.
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Portland
C. E. Comer
Medicine Lake
Montana
Sheridan County
J. M. Leonard
Harry M. Johnson
Plentywood
George Weatherhead
Helena
Joseph Whetstone
Glentana
Three youths acquitted of making moonshine in Montana case
A Billings jury acquitted Conrad Grooscup Gus Hargrove and Clifford Robinett of possessing moonshine after the state dropped a charge of manufacturing it. The evidence centered on a jar of liquor found in a haystack near a shack occupied by one defendant. Neighbor T C Meccabee testified he helped locate the jug and mash. The defendants claimed only Hargrove lived in the shack and the others visited. The panel returned the verdict on their first ballot.
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Billings
Goddard
Department of the District Court
Ballentine
T. C. Meccabee
Conrad Grooscup
Gus Hargrove
Clifford Robinett
Hargrove
Legendary Bird And Liliputian In Crossword Puzzle
Puzzle lists a mix of clues and answers about a legendary bird of prey, a tiny companion, and numerous unsolved entries. The reader encounters terms like foray, sunburn, pry, and various word fragments, hinting at a playful, layered crossword from a historical page and a collage of scattered definitions and misprints.
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Bird of Prey
Residents and visitors frequent Basin area May 4
Mrs May Stetson staying in Helena visited Basin Friday and Saturday. Families Garneau left for their mine near Clancy to reside indefinitely with Mrs Ellen Reilly visiting from Bonners Ferry. Several locals and visitors traveled to Helena and Butte for visits and errands including Kilburn siblings, Jim Richards, P F Dowling, and Joe Nugent birthday event in Boulder.
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Crystal Mine
P. F. Dowling
Helena
Hooper
Lee Woolman
Butte
J. T. Rule
Hedrick
Peter Trione
Kate Loughran
Dave Loughran
Jim Richards
Adeline Loiselle
Henry Loiselle
Rose Taylor
Boulder
Joe Nugent
Pokey Film Makes Kid Spend Hours
On Sunday night May 4 Edgar Wilson, seven, attended a movie showing. He fell asleep as lights were dimmed and the city light plant failed. Waking to darkness he wandered, then crawled out after lifting the large door. He remained frightened but escaped unharmed.
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Edgar Wilson
Edgar
Meagher County News Martinsdale May 4 highlights tours and social notes
Meagher County News reports on a White Sulphur Springs inspection tour by C. Bradford and staff with C. O. Pheten, local club meetings, school and forest week preparations, and social visits across Martinsdale, Ringling, Lennep, and nearby communities. It notes travel to the coast, new appointments, and community events including the Jolly Dozen club, Ringling Woman's club activities, and upcoming track meet. A separate item records a May 4 slander suit in Deer Lodge involving Esther Fram versus Fannie Rotham seeking damages.
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Martinsdale
Bradford
Com. & St. P. Railway
C. O. Pheten
Deer Lodge
White Sulphur Springs
Mobridge
Ringling
W. B. Rogers
Great Falls
Wilson
W. H. Higgins
Ringling Woman's Club
Montana
F. B. Linderman
Ellsworth Eliott
Leon L. Lake
Four Mile
Newlan Creek
American Forest
Lake
Lennep and
Gus Stalter
Plains
Oregon
Smith River Valley
Otis Carmichael
Frank Madison
Birth Creek
Madison
Martin Snodgrass
Hesemat
Dave Winter
Manger
Helena
James H. Stewart
State Tax Commission
Hulda Mehlhoff
Upham
North Dakota
Schleppegrel
A. C Grande
Butte
N. E. Voldseth
Lennep
Hans Lain
Sam Lain
Oscar Berg
Fannie Rotham
Esther Fram
Preserve Windmills and Bells Across Cities
The Dutch Mills society secured government action to protect Amsterdam’s windmills from industrial demolition and seeks to restore London’s historic carillon bells. London’s rat campaign reports over 5,000,000 rats killed last year, with rat catchers paid a shilling per capture.
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Hague—Holland
The
Dutch Mills
London
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