Sparks buys sorrel driving team from Booth
Local notes report H W Sparks purchased J H Booth’s sorrel driving team. Several residents visit Baker, including G M Miles and Kenneth McLean. Mrs. Pearce returns from Minnesota. Asa Wood installs a furnace. a social dance occurs in Pearce’s hall with Fay McKenzie and others providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Sparks
J. H. Booth
Ekalaka
H. E. Hitch
G. M. Miles
Kenneth McLean
Miles City
Baker
R. R. Pearce
Minnesota
H. W. Kent
W. D. Donavan
Horsemen
Asa C. Wood
Pearce’s
Fay McKenzie
Denver Lane
Beckman Brothers
Hayward & Underwood
Marmurth
Community notes from Terry and Glendive area
Local residents including Mrs. Fred Griffith and Mrs. Joubert visit Terry while officials like Chairman Thomas Gibb and Alderman C Williams tour and report on upcoming developments. Carl Knudsen plans Miles City move after selling his Terry home. Hugh R Wells garners support for sheriff while others discuss politics and homestead prospects.
I Am Busy Dixie Wolcott Sees Daily Chores
Dixie Wolcott speaks of a hard working day filled with washing cooking milking children and animals tending crops and sewing. She doubts if she is happy or not but keeps busy and hopeful while awaiting a calmer day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Custer ‘County
Senate
Carter
Trade Conditions and Weather Impact on Early 20th Century Economy
Trade conditions show cautious optimism with reduced idle machinery and rising production stocks while distribution channels stay tight. Retail is uneven due to weather, rain shortages slow mill work and river shipments, winter wheat starts poorly and fires damage forests. Railway earnings dip modestly versus 1907, stock prices hit yearly highs as foreign commerce improves with September imports nearing record levels.
Mildred News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Two surfacing gangs work ing at Mildred and nearby. A E Cote plans to prove up on his claim and go south for health. Weekly dance at Transon's ranch this Saturday night. School committee collects funds for a new building. Sam Riley digs potatoes at Williamson ranch. Net J Trumble takes night shift at Mildred depot. Mildred expects a teacher for nine months each year. Town for sale on Nov 5 in Mildred Montana. C Williams visited Terry Tuesday and Wednesday. H & W report another large shipment of shoes and groceries. Alex McMurray reports 24 antelope near his ranch last Sunday. H Murphy sees four buffalos near his ranch Tuesday morning.
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Ed Thompson
South Side
W. W. Wood
XIT
John Royney
Miles
Joe Carey
Miles City
Joe
John Reynolds
Bert
Jay Case
Jay
al Denby
Clendenen
The
Fred Griffith
Glendive
Terry
B. F. Bragg
Thomas Gibb
County Democratic Central Committee
S. A. Joubert
S. I. Snow
J. W. Drummond
Terry Drug Co
al Wright
W. A. Cameron
the Tribune
C. Cato
Burg
Cato
State Senate
Ysuch
Cate
Sam Riley
Williamson
J. . Trumble
Mildred Depot
Billie’’ Harris
Mildred
Mildred Mont. C. Williams
Alex McMurray
H. Murphy
Retaw
Snowy northern town notes and stalled stage service
Journal entry from Ekalaka reports heavy snow and ongoing cold. Mentions stage delays Miles City Knowlton and Camp Creek, local voters registering, sheep wandering but gathering, numerous coyotes, visiting Harry Sykes and Republican candidates, and a halted bank project due to material shortages amid harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Joe
Joe
Miles City-Knowlton
Camp Creek
William Freese
Ewart
Nonsense OCR fragment from unknown page
Fragmentary OCR text with garbled names and places. no clear event or entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
Magnificent Man Appears Amid Odd Daily Struggles
A vivid voice extols a powerful figure who commands natural forces yet faces ordinary troubles such as a demanding landlady and an unexpected shoe clerk confrontation. The piece blends mythic grandeur with comic domestic friction, highlighting contrast between godlike prowess and mundane needs.
Ismay Montana Post Office Second Class Matter May 1908
The Ismay newspaper notes its second class mail status under federal law. Editor J. A. McKinley and L. A. Conser manage publication. Subscription prices are 42.90 per year or 1.25 for six months. Advertising rates available on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismay
Ismay, Montana
Fearless Sneak Upstairs Amid Falling Bullets
A terse scene recalls a man sneaking upstairs barefoot to avoid waking his wife while bullets burn around, illustrating peril and domestic calm disrupted by violence.
The Purpose of Life in a Love Poem
A reflective verse praising love as life's purpose and source of joy. It explores affection from a spouse child mother father or friend and argues love dispels worry and sustains living through struggle and strife.
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By Old
Custer County
John Findlater
Arthur Garviot
R. J. Maurers
John Beckman
Tang
Nth
Rekab
St. Paul
Charlie Smith
Cedar Creek
Charley
Mrs. Dersham
Brackett Creek
W. H. Melvin
Carl Knudsen
Hugh R. Wells
Tribune
Ama Republican
Charles Hendrickson
P. L. MccOrda
St. Elmo Robinson
Red McCrea
Charley Hendrickson
I. T. Williams
Fallon
Mgr
William
W. W. D. Terrett
O. C. Cato
Iice
Terrett
Knudsen
Mr.Knudsen
Terry Something
Mr. Knudson
Dixie Wolcott
Chile
Dun’s Review
A. E. Cote
Transon
John Laney
Harry Sykes
Dee
Moewth
Robert eVokley
He Nort
eMakon Fies
Wason
Bracksti
Reek Louse x i Ae
AG Antes
Big Man
Man
Wonder
Marvel
ISMAY, CUSTER/CO
Montana
J. A. McKinley
L. A. Conser
Boully O Raéite
Devil Saloon
IS May
Gund
Wong
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