Dillon Horse Sales auction draws many buyers in Montana
The Dillon Horse Sales company held its second sale of the month with a large turnout. Labor shortages in Idaho were noted as Lee Lewis seeks workers for a ranch near Mud Lake. A high school banquet and dance honored the basketball team. Roads remain poor from heavy snows, though milder weather helps. A funeral for Miss Ares was held in Dillon with burial at Mountain View. Salmon residents have faced railroad delays causing hotel declines. Social visitors from Sheridan attended a school gym dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Lee Lewis
Mud Lake
Idaho
Lewis
Beaverhead County
Walter Brierly
Alder
Warren Stone
Butte
Andrus
Dale Metlen
Horse Prairie
Miss Ares
Red Rock
Mountain View
Salmon
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Armstead
Willson
Sheridan
Carter
McCaleb
Hughes
Boulder News Roundup Highlights Mines and Local Trials
Peter Straub of Butte was jailed for 30 days and fined 100 dollars for moonshine production in Elk Park. Juries and ore development dominate local business, with Liverpool mine output at 80 tons daily valued up to 800 dollars per ton in silver. The Dan Tucker faced coal shortages, while Rose Gold and Assets mine plans move forward in Golconda gulch. A Boulder Hot Springs manager seeks Democratic convention delegates, and a charity event raised 180 dollars for hospitalized students. Local workers and visitors report ongoing mining, entertainment, and seasonal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Peter Straub
Butte
Elk Park
W. A. Clark
W. O. Williams
Jefferson City
Liverpool
Lump Gulch
Dan Tucker
W. E. Farlow
Chicago
Rose Gold and Assets
Golconda Gulch
James M. Reynolds
Boulder Hot Springs
San Francisco
Reynolds
United States
Clancy
John W. Hamer
Globe
Aris
Montana
Notable Visitors and Local Ventures Reach Virginia City
Virginia City hosts a flurry of arrivals from Dillon Dillon residents and visitors from California gulch and Sheridan attend Vigilante Trail events. Nearby, Mark E. Smith reports a rich silver ore ledge with assay values over $1 070 per ton while local residents pursue homestead proofs and business deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
J. H. McAllister
McAllister
Madison Valley
Salt Lake City
Lee S. Tower
F. M. Grant
Dillon
W. Slack
Frank Lofton
J. C. Thompson
George R. Davis
California Gulch
Lofton
Ethel Hutton
Sheridan
Katie Carey
H. F. Noyd
H. T. Townsend
Pat Carney
E. W. Townsend
John Lally
Waterloo
John C. Mahoney
A. W. Pascoe
Sam A. Campbell
Upper
Ruby Valley
Matt Carey
Robert Galahan
Isaac Webb
Mark E. Smith
Butte
Mr. Smith
Hazel McClurg
Don McClurg
Robert Gohn
Robert
Emma. Owen
Adobetown
N. P. Nelson
Nelson
Madison County
Seattle
Laurin
Virgina City
Ray Kohls
Valley Garden
Ennis
George C. Armitage
Cameron
Larry Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Wyoming
James Whitman
Sheridan Saturda
Seivers Fined $100 For Starving Horses in Billings
Billings March 20 A fine of 100 dollars was imposed on rural mail carrier Henry Seivers for failing to feed several horses he owns. Seivers sought a jury trial and acted as his own attorney. Judge Ray Anderson noted only a large family kept him from the maximum penalty of 500 dollars and six months in jail. One horse reportedly collapsed from starvation and was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Henry Seivers
Seivers
Ray Anderson
Ohio Oil to rush rigs to Winnett for Cat Creek wells
The Ohio Oil company will move two rigs to Winnett and begin two wells on the Cat Creek anticline soon. They also let a contract to erect a large warehouse at Winnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Ohio Oil Company
Winnett
Cat Creek
The
Ohio
Briscoe
Peter A. Anderson
Patrick Nihill
Nihill
James Coleman
Garneill
W. L. Manley
Coleman
Manley
W. JD. Symmes
J. B. Bauch
T. C. Sherman
A. A. Franzke
Franzke
Eldred and Elmore Families Move and Travel in Montana
In Deer Lodge Mr. and Mrs. I S Eldred traveled to Butte. James Elmore and family arrived from Dillon to take the W T Elliott ranch. A marriage license issued to Douglass J Doull of Seattle and Agnes Sphear of Butte. Frank Conley attended a state highway commission meeting in Helena. J Box arrived from Seattle on GE company business.
Gypsy Rover gives lively operetta in Hamilton
The Gypsy Rover, directed by Florence Naylor, was staged Friday at Hamilton high school auditorium to a packed house. Proceeds benefit the athletic association. the music was praised as tuneful and well received by the audience.
Bozeman Society Notes Include Club Meetings and Weddings
March reports show the Housekeepers' club at Mrs. Dean's, discusses library books and city fund contributions, and opposes Sunday pool rooms. Various social events follow, including birthdays, campus visits, and a Bozeman wedding as Jank Hieronymus returns with his bride from Lexington, Kentucky.
Montana Couple Wed. Many Guests Attend
William S. Burgoyne and Doris A. Farquharson, Montana State College students, wed Tuesday evening at the Methodist Episcopal church parsonage with few friends present. After a short wedding trip they will reside in Stevensville. Ada Walton hosted a dinner for her cousin Frank Hieronymus and his Kentucky bride who arrived Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Schumacher
Central Avenue
Belgrade
Hieronymus
A. N. Gullic
Helena
J. R. Robinson
Oxford
William S. Burgoyne
Doris A. Farquharson
Montana State College
R. P. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stevensville
Mont
Ada Walton
Frank Hieronymus
Kentucky
Trout Fry Stocking Planned for Yellowstone Streams
Billings will stock Yellowstone county streams with 200000 trout fry this spring under the Billings Rod and Gun club. Hatchery shipments have begun, replacing fish lost last year to drought and irrigation drainage. The state provides screens at canal heads to reduce future losses, to be maintained by gate owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Yellowstone County
Billings Rod and Gun Club
Heidel Named State Engineer in Montana
Helena March 20 Gov Stewart named Heidel 32 to succeed Archie W Mahon as state engineer Heidel has been hydrographer in the state engineer s office since 1919 and will keep the same office staff Mahon resigns to enter business April 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
WV. Stewart
Co. &, Heidel
Archie W. Mahon
Mahon
Stewart
Heide
University of Minnesota
Butte
Heidel
Helena Oil and Gas Lease Auction Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended a March 20 auction at the state land office in Helena for surface rental leases in Fergus and Musselshell counties. Minimum annual rental set at $100 per half section. Most leases fetched good prices. only two out of nine leases met the minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State
Land Board
Fergus
Musselshell
Doctors arraigned on murder charges in Helena case
Helena March 20 Dr D E Rainville and Mary B Sanders charged with murder in connection with the death of Mrs Harry Smith alleged to follow an illegal operation were arraigned before District Judge R Lee Ward this morning at 10 o clock A H McConnell and W L Rankin are defense counsel defendants will plead Wednesday morning March 24 at 10 o'clock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
D. E. Rainville
Mary
B. Sanders
Harry Smith
R. Lee Ward
A. H. McConnell
W. LD. Rankin
Incorporations listed for Helena Montana March 20
Montana notices list new incorporations including Northwest Theater of Missoula with $250,000 capitalization, Hoosier Oil Joliet doubling to $100,000, International Evangelization Society Helena, Bartlett Canal Fromberg $80,000, Poplar Dome Development Poplar $100,000, Nevin Bank Butte $750,000, McGowan Bros Hardware Spokane expanding, Garfield Development Jordan $100,900, P F Collier & Son Helena, and Roundup Mutual Oil and Gas Roundup $1,000,000. Several firms appoint local representatives and expand operations across Montana Idaho and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Northwest Theater Company of
Missoula
Idaho Cities
W. A. Simons
W. H. Smead
F. F. Moe
James A. Walsh
Henry Turner
J. H. Toole
H. F. Forbis
Fred R. Angevine
Hoosier Oil Company
Joliet
International Evangelization Society of
The
United States
J. A. Martin
E. L. White
Daniel Bryant
L. L. Totten
John F. Shepherd
C. M. Ridenour
E. E. Francis
Bartlett Canal Company
Fromberg
J.S. Tuggle
Thomson
Charles P. Nevin
Lou Wrank
Sol Genzberger
McGowan Bros. Hardware Company
Spokane
Montana
A. L. Smith
Garfield Development Company
Jordan
H. D. Duff
George O. Ayer
J. C. Atti
Great Northern to Build Whitefish Locomotive Shop
Great Falls reports that construction will begin in spring on a locomotive repair shop for the Great Northern at Whitefish. The facility will repair up to 10 locomotives and perform light work, while 25 employees’ residences are erected to house the added workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Great Northern
Whitefish
W. R. Smith
Browning Elects First Mayor on Blackfeet Reservation
Charles Devereaux elected unopposed as Browning first mayor. Aldermen chosen from two wards: First ward S. Tweedy and Charles A. Bird. Second ward A. B. Jones and George Schmidt. March election on Blackfeet Indian reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Great Falls
Charles Devereaux
Blackfeet
Devereaux
S. . Tweedy
Charles A. Bird
A. B. Jones
George Schmidt
Drills Pound in Devil's Basin Oil Field
Drills pound night and day as Van Duren and Roundup oil firms push deeper into Devil's Basin shale seeking the second big pay sand. The Van Duren bore reaches 1310 feet, with pay sand expected near 1450 feet. Roundup at 1210 feet. A Tri City joint well loses tools at 450 feet, several rigs added, spudding expected soon for new sections and a Washington Montana rig to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Duren Oil Company
Roundup Oil and Gas Company
Devil's Basin
van Duren Company
Tri City
Washington-Montana
Montana Drilling and Supply
Three Basin Oil Company
Montana primary to select eight delegates and four electors
Helena March 20 Montana voters will ballot for eight delegates to their party's national convention and four presidential electors at the April 23 primary. Attorney General Ford rules on section 3 of the law after a request from Charles Stewart. Secretary Stewart says nominating petitions must be filed by April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
S.S. C. Ford
Charles L. Stewart
Stewart
Social Roundup in Big Timber on March Events
Big Timber notes a string of social gatherings from March 20 including Adel bert Whitney hosting a spring themed afternoon with auction ridge and lunch. J H Trower and guests held an auction bridge evening with a west side venue. Bible class social at Congregational church featured music games and lunch. Mrs Selmar Solberg hosted a visiting afternoon and the mothers' department of the Woman's club met with programs and readings. Miss Delphine Olmstead tied the knot with John Plaggerman in Billings on March 10, ending a long service as a city post office clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Anaconda
Atte
Frank Fivans
Toronto
S. A. Crawford
Robert O'Hara
Butzerin
Catholic Guild
Northern Pacific
Missoula
L. H. Sutton
Isabell
Long Beach
Cal
Westminster Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
McCracken
Walter France
Grantsdale
Margaret Woolagan
Sara Walden
Granville Stuart
Hamilton Robertson
Western Union
Richard Dyerer
Rosalia A. Lee
Bozeman Business College
A. B. Morgan
Katherine Story
W. N. Purdy
Logan
Florence Dunbar
Three Forks
Bgzeman
Montana State College
Ruby Settle
Martinsdale
Chico Hot Springs
Margaret Hammond
Hazel Day
Billings
Miss Hammond
E. L. Houston
the Blackmore
J. R. Chambers
Los Angeles
P. J. G. Smith
Dan Allen
Livingston
Margaret Jones
Philip Aldrith
A. L. Chapman
Christian Church
West Lamme Street
Thomas H. Rea
Tucson
Ariz
Ikea
Butte
Jewel Circle Thimble Club
O. W. Smith
Dillon
L. G. Street
Gallatin Valley
Sizzer Club
Edna Cobb
Jank Hieronymus
Beryl Tucker
Lexington
Big Timber
Adelbert Whitney
Upper McLeod Street
St. Patrick's
Auction Ridge
Seer
Rolf
Alice Mo
J. H. Trower
Auction Bridge
West Side
C. F. Ullman
Guy Skillman
Roy MacDonald
Frank Henry
Marvin Sell
Guy Williamson
Congregational Church
C. N. Skillman
Selmar Solberg
A. C. Roecher
Woman's Club
John Ellingson
Harold Veblen
John Plaggerman
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Dillon News
Thomas Brooks
Wigan
Lancashire
England
Park County
Texas
Joseph Brooks
Assembly
Boulder News
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
United States Mall
Drummond
Helmville
Ovando
No. 4
Hamilton
BIG Red
Virginia City News
Myrtle Helm
Nora Smithey
Jeffers
Miss Smithey
H. A. Jackson
Donald
H. A. Perz
Twin Bridges
Alma Trennery
O. W. Bank
James C. Barnett
James Darnitzer
Walter Morris
Blaine
Walter Ellinghouse
L. A. Metzel
Lewistown News
Deer Lodge
Hamilton News
Florence Naylor
Athletic Association
R. W. Nicol
Florida
Nicol
Bitter Root
N. Grow
Mr. Woodson
George Carmody
Hillsboro
N. C
J. J. Pringly
Portland
Mabel Pringly
L. J. Millette
Elizabeth Lemm
T. BE. Warner
Warner
LaVerne Robertson
Alexander Robertson
Ladies of the Christian Church
Knights of Pythias
W. L. Gray
Burnett Motor Company
Main Street
Stevens
New York City
M. A. White
Ravalli County Bank
Allan Shaffe
H. E. Jones
B. K. Chew
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Chew
South First Street
J. B. Plummer
Plummer
Virginia
South Third Street
W. P. Dungan
Valley Mercantile Company
J. C. Irvin
Wenatchee
Wash
Clem Irvin
Hamon
Charles Gerlach
Hamilton Woman's Club
R. L. Crane
Central States
E.F. Mills
Burns Hall
Frank Burns
Johnson
Stuart
Doran Addition
W. B. Prentiss
Crutchfield
Johnsons
R. W. Beck
Highway Commission
Ravalli
Florence Murray
Bowden Mercantile Company
Corvallis
Hiomer Benson
Stark
J. J. Fitzgibbons
Helen
Julia
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Bros
Corvallis Tean
Florence Carlton
Charles Hoffman
Dean
Mae Voigt
Hamilton Hospital
Dell Meeker
Catholic Ladies’ Guild
C. P. Tobin
G&g. N
BIG Timber News
Melander Studio
Mary Carlyle
FE. K. Stewart
Hamilton, Mont
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