Dillon Rodeo to Highlight Aug Celebration Sept 6 7 8
Dillon Aug 24 plans for the upcoming rodeo set for September 6 7 and 8 indicate a successful event. A week long street carnival will arrive on the 8th and stay through the 8th at the fairground site. The Overland bucking car with a saddle attachment has been secured, promising laughter and sport. Multiple horses from Grant Bozeman Centennial Big Hole Grasshopper and nearby communities will provide a strong line for the rides. Rooms are filling at hotels and with private families as large crowds are anticipated.
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Dillon
Overland
Bozeman
Butte Overland Company
Grant
Big Hole
Grasshopper
Beaverhead Legion to stage flying circus in Dillon
The Beaverhead post of the American Legion plans a flying circus in Dillon on September 12 at the fairgrounds. Several planes will provide aerial amusement along with motorcycle and automobile racing and auto polo games. Plans are not final but the event is expected to be a splendid, unique entertainment.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
American Legion
Catholic Field Day Promises Outdoor Fun at Dillon Park
Dillon August 24 The annual Catholic field day set for tomorrow at Dillon Park features field sports races and contests with prizes. A home cooked supper will be served by women in the refreshment room. Booths include fish ponds candy dolls and uniques. The day ends with a grand ball in the evening.
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Dillon
Dilmont Park
Dillon Bride Weds Santa Ana Groom in California
Announcements from Dillon report the wedding of Hazel Wynes and Elmer Dunn, held in Santa Ana on August 13. Wynes, daughter of Mrs. F. R. Wynes, has spent most of her life in Dillon, while Dunn formerly worked there. The couple now reside in Santa Ana, and local friends wish them happiness.
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Dillon
Hazel Wynes
Elmer Dunn
Santa Ana
Dillon Welcomes Incoming Visitors Amid Busy Week
Dillon residents report a steady stream of visitors from Jackson Wisdom Lima Red Rock Idaho and Spokane and Ogden. Local shoppers ranchers and business guests include Mr and Mrs Joe Kramer Mrs Harry Helming Glenn Bell Ed Roe John W Hart Florence Browning Terry Browning George Mow D R Newman R R Roberts J W Neil and B E Vester with plans to stay several days to a week before returning home.
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Terry Browning
Den
George Mow
Jackson
D. R. Newman
Helena
R. R. Roberts
Spokane
Montana
J. W. Neil
Ogden
B. E. Vester
Portland
Ore
Dillon
Ravalli Canning Shuts Pea Output Short of Expectation
Bitter Root News reports Ravalli Canning in Stevensville finished its first season with 10 000 cases of peas, about 20 percent under early estimates due to June frost and wet weather. The plant will double pea acreage next year and switch to cherries for two weeks, having produced 4 000 cases so far. Wisconsin financiers back the venture, with H A Johns and Wisconsin stockholders visiting to review next season.
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Stevensville
Ravalli Canning Company
Wisconsin
Randolph
Wis
H. A
Post Cards Showcase Bitter Root Resources and Trade
Hamilton August 24. Bartlett Bolen company prints colored postal card sets showing Ravalli county towns industries and soil productivity. Cards include descriptive matter and data on climate, agriculture, and Bitter Root Stock farm lands totaling 30,000 acres near Hamilton. The Daly legacy and stock ranch history mark the development inviting home seekers.
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Hamilton
Bartlett-Bolen Company of
Ravalli
Bartlett-Bolen Company
Marcus Daly
Daly
Prisoner Ram Bertram Moved From Hospital to County Jail
Arthur Bert ram, injured in an automobile crash while under arrest on a liquor charge by Stevensville Town Marshal Nigel Campbell, has been moved from Stevensville hospital to the county jail in Hamilton. He will be arraigned before Judge J. M. Self on possessing whisky.
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Hamilton
Arthur Bertram
Nigel Campbell
Stevensville
J. M. Self
Marshal Campbell
Bertram
Campbell
Elk Trail Open Through Blodgett Canyon to Idaho
Elk travel is now open over Blodgett canyon eight miles southwest of Corvallis. Pack trains may cross the Bitter Root mountains to Sandlake and Elk Summit, Idaho. Ranger George L. Dally led crews clearing windfalls and rock slides, with Forest Guard L. N. Brooke assisting Corvallis district crews.
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Corvallis
Blodgett Canyon
Here
Bitter Root Mountains
Sandlake
Elk Summit
Idaho
George L. Dally
Corvallis Forest District
L. N. Brooke
Cor
Elk Abundance Reported At Blodgett Creek Head
Vallis supervised a five man crew on the project. Brooks, back early in the week, notes several camping parties have traveled the route recently. He reports elk plentiful at Blodgett creek head and near the divide summit. A herd spanning about 80 acres held about 50 elk grazing on mountain grasses.
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Vallis
Mr. Brooks
Blodgett Creek
Laurette Taylor Praised by Bernhardt in Peg o My Heart Film
The New York star Laurette Taylor earns high praise from Sarah Bernhardt who says she may become the country’s foremost actress within five years. The photoplay version of Peg o My Heart, directed by King Vidor, is now at the Ansonia Theater, with Taylor in the stellar role.
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Peg O
New York
Laurette Taylor
Sarah Bernhardt
Metropolis
Miss Taylor
Bernhardt
Peg O' My Heart
Metro
King Victor
Sue
Harlem
J. Hartley Manners
King Vidor
Ansonia Theater
Bouquets For Night Flower Bed Destruction At Hospital
Deaconess hospital announces bouquets may be taken by those who dig up its flower beds at night. Visitors who destroy plants may call at the office between 1 and 4 PM to receive spare blooms. The measure aims to stop further damage to the beds planted for the sick.
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Deaconess Hospital
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Dillon News Notes
Bitter Root News
Valley Cannery
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Blodget Pass
Butte
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Ssle E Blake
Canton
Roshanara
Oxfords
Lyons
Symons
Norfolk
Ansonia
Imain
Sinclair ‘Lewes
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Monte Blue
Harry Beaumont
Leonard's Plectrum
Bill Roberts
Barney Google
Mister Gallagher
Mister Sheen
Broadway Theater Orchestra
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