Former Dillon executive Leslie A Thompson dies in Barrett hospital
Leslie A Thompson a former Dillon resident died after a brief illness at Barrett hospital following two weeks of infection in his arm. Born January 27 1871 in New Cassel Wisconsin he moved to Dillon in 1893 and later to Twin Bridges where he organized Twin Bridges Lumber company. He served as mayor school board member and church elder and was active in Prohibition and local welfare. He is survived by wife Mildred and two university students Lenore and Reynolds, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Twin Bridges
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New Cassel
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Madison County Fair Association
Chautauqua Association
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church In
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Lenore
Reynolds Thompson
University of
H. J. Thompson
Billings, Mont
Merrill Thompson
Worland
Wyo
Kiwanis Celebrate Home Products Show at Deer Lodge
QFER Lodge bureau Kiwanis celebrate success of home products show held May 1 2 and 3 8 with a large attendance at Hotel Deer Lodge. President Matt Hayes lauds efforts and guests join in musical numbers by Central school Girls Glee club and performances by Miss Trackwell Sackett and Dorothy Douglass. Kiwanian Joseph Coleman shares sentiments. guest list honors all who assisted including Misses Sackett Douglass Trackwell and many others and several gentlemen from the community.
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Deer Lodge
Club of Kiwanis
Matt Hayes
Art Suedeman
Girls’ Glee Club
Central School
Miss Barrett
Trackwell
Sackett
Dorothy Douglass
Joseph Coleman
Nona Sackett
Rosemary Trackwell
Hazel
Tan Burks
Lucy Burks
Helen Lyons
Elsa Soderstrom
Dorothy Moe
Josephine Malone
Harrett Sterling
Frances Holt
Grace Fifer
Margaret Bien
Erna Soderstrom
Harriet Stone
Agnes Richardson
O'Connor
Funeral services for J. B. Spence in Deer Lodge
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Presbyterian church for J. B. Spence who died in California last week. Rev. F. C. Phelps officiated with the church choir singing. Floral tributes were numerous. Pallbearers were George Johnson A G Lochrie Frank Conley Warren Evans Thomas Hirst and W E Keeley. Interment followed at Hillcrest cemetery.
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H. EB. Stetson
Hillcrest Cemetery
Presbyterian Church
F. C. Phelps
Pat Cassidy
Christine Gaff
Butte
Harry Peterson
Grace Fifer
Paul Hertz
Angus Smith
Anaconda
Tom Kingrey
Milwaukee
Missoula
Ethie Quinlan
W. W. Taggert and
Ernest
Paul Stratton
Avery
Idaho
Jim Bennett
Scoby
Powell county high tracks to Missoula for state contest
Powell county high school will depart for Missoula this morning with coach Ray Holder to compete in track as the team seeks a creditable showing among state rivals. Team members include Jerry Ryan Herbert Miller Harold Sterling Howard Rice Sam Kirkes Wilbur Slaughtner and the coach.
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Powell County High
Missoula
Ray Holder
Ruth Phelps
Jerry Ryan
Herbert Miller
Harold Sterling Howard Rice
Sam Kirkes
Wilbur Slaughtner
Recital Makes Hit by Dillon Pupils at Gregory Studio
Junior pupils of L A Gregory's studio in Dillon performed at the training school auditorium last evening. A standout was an orchestra of players under 12, with a trio and solo numbers. crowd praised the youthful talent and forecasts bright futures. Local notes report Ike Rife Jr visiting from Medicine Lodge, Edna Stuart returning from Dell, and multiple Dillon residents and visitors on current trips or plans.
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Medicine Lodge
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Big Hole Basin
H. A. Stone
Hecla
Leroy Arnott
Wisdom
Laurence Fenner
Salt Lake City
Pasadena
Cal
Fenner
Ruth Innes
J. Johnson
Ray Shaw
Obert Woody
L. BE. McCurdy
Salt Lake
George Brunt
Idaho Falls
Idaho
W. C. Jones
Wise River
Billings Water Case Remanded for Retrial
The Montana Supreme Court reversed a Yellowstone county district court ruling in the Billings Beach Water Association v Yellowstone County case and remanded for retrial over whether the county could include the irrigation project in a special improvement district for a paved highway project named Polytechnic road. The ruling also cut an accounting award from 1724.23 to 827.04 for G. L. Kettlekamp and F. O. Kettlekamp against local physicians.
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Helena
District Court of
Yellowstone County
Billings Beach Water Association
Yellowstone
Supreme Court
Billings
Polytechnic Road
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F. O. Kettlekamp
C. PF. Watkins
A. E. Strip
L. W. Allard
Billings Physicians and Surgeons
Montana Game Commission to Reorganize in Helena
The Montana fish and game commission meets in Helena for its annual session tomorrow. The board, with J. L. Kelly of Anaconda reappointed, will reorganize and handle any business brought before them. Warden Jairways says no major issues are pending. Baseballs are made by machinery.
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Associated Press
Helena
The
Fish and Game Commission
J. L. Kelly
Anaconda
Jairways
Bitter Boot News Old Valley Resident Killed in California
Stevensville reports the death of Clarence F. Smith in Whittier California from injuries after a boiler explosion at Santa Fe Springs where he worked last Saturday. The incident cost Smith his life and was confirmed by local sources.
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California
Stevensville
Clarence F. Smith
Whittier
Cal
Santa Fe Springs
Local man dies in oil field disaster
A man identified as Mr. Smith was fatally scalded along with three other workers in an oil field accident. He was born and raised nearby and was well known in the valley. He left behind a widow and four children. the family had moved from Stevensville to California about two years ago.
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Mr. Smith
Stevensville
California
Students to Study Field Conditions in Bitter Root Valley
Corvallis May 6. C C Starling assistant horticulturist at State college Bozeman led a party of Bozeman students to Corvallis horticultural experiment station to study field conditions in the Bitter Root valley. The auto trip encountered rough spots but roads were generally in good shape. The party included Donald McMillan Louis Neuman Richard Ross F T Cowan and other agricultural and entomology students.
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Louis Neuman
Richard Ross
F. T. Cowan
Pioneer Merchant of State Dies in New York
Great Falls May 6 Arge Nathan a pioneer clothing merchant of Northern Montana died this morning in New York after an operation. He was 70 and a native of Germany who came to New York at 15 and located in Benton in 1879 where he founded his business. Funeral planned in New York.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Arge Nathan
Montana
New York
Nathan's Clothing Merchant Headed Great Falls Firm
A. N. Nathan led his clothing store for 45 years and arrived in Great Falls in 1885 as the town's first clothing merchant. He was wealthy in business real estate and mines with a widow and two sons Herbert and Robert A. Nathan, all residing in Great Falls. Berlin Births Decline Steeply. School Impacts Rise. In 1923 Berlin births fell to 38,561 from 76,665 in 1913, shrinking first-year pupils and affecting public schools.
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A. N. Nathan
Great Falls
Berlin
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