Ethnic Groups
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20 Oct 1891 The Chinaman who conducts the laundry on Bridge street is a nephew of Sam Lee, who was murdered at Fort Custer last week. It appeared that someone killed him with an ax after hours in the front of his shop, burglary the supposed motive. Deputy US Marshall Jones of Miles City is investigating, assisted by Deputy Foster. | 20 Oct 1891 The Chinaman who conducts the laundry on Bridge street is a nephew of Sam Lee, who was murdered at Fort Custer last week. It appeared that someone killed him with an ax after hours in the front of his shop, burglary the supposed motive. Deputy US Marshall Jones of Miles City is investigating, assisted by Deputy Foster. | ||
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| + | [[29 Jan 1892]] Chinese New Year celebrated in the usual manner of entertaining visitors with cigars and delicacies, and wishing them enough luck to be able to pay their standing wash bill. | ||
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Some batchelors were chewing the fat and the subject of troubles with Chinese laundries came up (again). Adding to the usual incidents of socks with holes, sleeveless shirts and button-holeless collars, "A. B." told of when a long time supplier named "John" lost his large weekly load in a fire, he still came around for his weekly pay of $3.75. He refused, but gave him a drink for his "immaculate gall". | Some batchelors were chewing the fat and the subject of troubles with Chinese laundries came up (again). Adding to the usual incidents of socks with holes, sleeveless shirts and button-holeless collars, "A. B." told of when a long time supplier named "John" lost his large weekly load in a fire, he still came around for his weekly pay of $3.75. He refused, but gave him a drink for his "immaculate gall". | ||
