Labor Day and Mining Tragedy Highlight Montana News
The issue notes Labor Day as a legal holiday and reports the Glengary mine disaster near Butte where three miners Mike Brady Joseph Curry and James Morgan died after flood water inundated the shaft. It also discusses press rivalries and printer pricing practices in Montana with references to the Anaconda Standard Belt miners disputes and Butte printers protesting eastern price competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glengary
Butte
Mike Brady
Joseph Curry
James Morgan
Belt
Marcus Daly
Great Falls
Montana
Advertising as Town Booster Voice in Local Paper
A persuasive editorial urges towns to advertise their resources to attract outside readers. It argues a well patronized paper reflects community activity and sustains the town, while a dull, poorly supported sheet signals stagnation to outsiders.
Advertising Your Town and Its Advertisers
The passage argues that a lively, well- advertised town appears prosperous and attracts business. It contrasts hungry residents with a thriving community fed by a good newspaper and bright ads, urging advertisers to promote local commerce and, in turn, the town’s appeal.
Remarkable antideluvian dragon find and other odds
A Minneapolis Journal special reports a claimed discovery of a huge antideluvian dragon skeleton by Mr. Hardy near the area, but the article notes the finder may be mistaken. It also laments sidewalk hazards and small town curiosities including hunting success and a mining accident near Diamond Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy—ser
Minneapolis
Hardy
Guy- Ser
Fall at the stable ends with a rescued worker
Uncle Dick, a colored chambermaid at Jobb and McDonald livery stable, fell through a hay hole and became stuck on a projecting spike. Mr Vaughn freed him after extracting a promise to behave and avoid future chicken roasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Dick
Jobb & McDonald
Mr. Vaughn
Lam
Terra Firma
Townsend Messexcra Changes Hands New Editors Named
The Townsend Messexcra has changed hands with J Huckleberry McKune and John R Stout as editors and proprietors. They start with good patronage and improvements across departments and seek strong local support from Townsend and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Meesexcen
J. Huckleberry McKune
John R. Stout
Dillon
Polaris
J. Huckleberry
Tribune
Dillon Tribune
Townsend Messexcra
McKane & Stout
Meagher Co
Townsend Messencer
McKane & Stont
Livingston Herald
Townsend Messencrnr
Itns Bandman
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the Townsend
Townsend
Anaconda Standard
Helena
Furgus County Argus
U.S
Berg Brothers
Broadway
Messers
E. H. Goodman
C. A. Whipple
Roy Allen
Dry Creek
Mr. Goodman
Roy
McDermott
Emerald Hills
Old Beaverhead
Shaw
Logan
Diamond Hill
Loganson
Townsend Presescer
Dillon Examiner
Montana Star College
Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Janes Reid
Bozeman
Wet, Terrey & CO
Baxter
J. R. Weston
F. L. Hirt
General Blacksmith
L. F. Hirt
Alex. C. Carson
Larness
I Renee Ee Aval
Dore
Tana
W.C. Pierce
Northern Pacific
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