The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
WHAT HAPPENED IN MONTANA IN 1899

city conventions at Butte.
19-~Death of John Huntsberger at
Blackfoot-A. Big Timber, Frank
Harrison drops dead.
20-Democrats at Livingston select cam
didates-Montana Union machine
shops at Anaconda destroyed by
fire,-Democratic city convention ct
Acknowledging convention at
Butte.
21-Gebo coal mines started up.-Jo-
seph c. Hurst found guilty of first
degree murder at Glendive.-Demo-
cratic primaries at Great Falls
William Collier at Choteau perishes
in the storm.
22-At Glendive, Joseph Hurst sen
fenced to death.
23-Repubiican city convention at Liy-
ingston -Republicans at Anaconda
nominate no candidates.-Demo-
cratic and |populist conventions at
Great Falls.-Death Of Mrs. Harriet
Wood at Great Falls.
24-Miners' strike inaugurated at Belt.
William Turpin killed at Butte by
a street car.
25--Opening of the Leighton at Miles
Clty.-Republican primaries at Mis-
soula.-Citizens' ticket nominated
at Walkerville.-Capt. Thomas P.
Fuller dies at Blackfoot reserva-
ton.
26--Death of George Bidwell at Butte.
Publication Of list Of casualties in
the Philippines.-Willam Calder
found guilty of first degree murder
at Lewistown.
27-Republican convention in Bozeman.
Death Of W. M. Morgan and Mrs.
J. P. Barnes at Great Falls.
eS--Andrew Johnson killed at Butte
Democratic city convention at Mis-
soula.
29-smallpox at Glasgow
convention at Missoula.
% ~ FNy tfr1 hy1tl
At Butte w. C. Tucker killed by
fall of rock-Suicide of Freder-
ick Houck at Great Falls.
si-Death Of Mrs. H. w. Martin st
Sunset.--Frank Switzer dies ut
Butte.
ii. T.. Fisher convicted of murder in
the first degree at Lewistown,-Cor..
oner inquiries into the death or
James Mcclure at Butte.-School
trustees elected at Butte.-At Mis-
sdula, Thomas Dooley dies Of inju-
ries received on the railroad.--At
Great Falls populists withdl aw their
ticket.
s-Polltes red hot.--Easter Sunday
observed.-Military funeral Of Ed
mund Johns at Missoula.
SELECTION day at Miles citys-Robert
Nelson sentenced to eight years i'm
prisonment for murder.-Charles
Buckley killed by Charles Simons
at Birch creek.
A $40, 900 fire at the Butte General
Electric company's plant.
Sat Anaconda, Thomas M. Murray
dies from injuries received preVi-
ously.-G. A. r. and w. r. c. an
nual encampment at Butte.
6-Fred Byers pardoned.
7-Nels Isaacson killed at Canyon Fer
|. ry.-George Cassebohm drops dead
in the street at Butte.-Floods be-
gin.
S-Four people swept away and drown,
ed near Glendive.-Death of Israel
Oswald at Virginia City.-After long
litigation, Receiver It. r. Kinds is
placed in possession of B. e. III.
property.-Validity of election at
Walkerville not recognized by old
council.
9-Eight more persons lose their lives
in Yellowstone floods.
1O-Miles City submerged.
11-FuneraIs of Yellowstone flood VIC
tims.-Death of B. F. Hopes at
Boulder
13-Receiver Kinds ousted
14-At Big Timber, an answer is filed
in the Beasley libel suit.-Annual
melting, at Helena, of the stock COM
missioners.-Dan Lucey, slayer Of
Patrick Regain, captured at Victor.
Colo.-Death of Frank Bruce at
Great Falls.
15-Death of ]. r. Brown at Anaconda.
1e-Funeral of Lieutenant French at
Helena.-Milk river oyerflows its
banks, with great damage.
Infamous Larkin hearing begins at
Butte.
1s-Montana Stock association meets at
Miles City.-Death of Thomas Foley
at Missoula.
19-Plumbers strike at Butte.-Oscar
J. Mccoy killed in the Diamond at
Butte.
20-State convention Of the Maccabess
at Butte.
22-Three miners blown up III an expio-
sion at Emery.-Death of Mrs, Fin
layson at Anaconda.-Sons oe st.
George celebrate at Butte.
23-Beginning of the Paulist mission at
Butte.
24-R. H Thomas killed in the Leonard
shaft at Butte.
/ 25-Frank Carson found guilty IF SEE
ond degree murder at Boulder.
26-At Helmville. w R.. Conn sheets
and kills w. B. Woolford. odd Eel
lows celebrate 80th anniversary at
Anaconda and lay corner stone OF
new temple.
29-Fred Whiteside brings suit against
w. A. Clark and the Miner Publish
ing company for libel-Robe.t PEI
nets killed in the Leonard shalt.
30--At Boulder, Frank Carson SEN
fenced to SO years imprisonment
for murder.--Lathrop Dunn V'alla e
killed in baseball gene at Butte
| MAY,
| 1-Charles Klaiber killed at Twin
Bridges.-City governments change.
Opposition refuses to confirm
Mayor McCarthy's nominations at
Butte.
3-Death of Louis Freudenstein at
Butte-At Butte Johnnie Oates dies
from an accidental shooting.
4-Mysterious disappearance, in New
York, of Joseph Trimborn of Great
Falls.
5-Disbarment proceedings against
John B. Welcome begun before the
supreme court.-Kid Oglesby and
Mike Leonard fight 20-round draw
at Helena.
6-John r. Comeback killed in the
Original mine at Butte.
WEATHER observatory established at
Kalispell.-Death of Barney Nc
Ginley at Anaconda.
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