Uncle Dick Sutton Remembered as Butte Showbiz Icon
Edward B. Reynolds recalls Dick P. Sutton known as Uncle Dick, a pivotal figure in Butte vaudeville and theater. From pre Civil War wagon shows to Broadway theater management, Sutton helped shape the Northwestern Theatrical circuit and earned lifelong ties with performers and advance agents.
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Dick” Sutton
Butte
Northwestern
Uncle Dick” Sutton
Uncle Dick
Ing
Uncle Dick’ Sutton
United States
P. I. Barnum
Montana
Pacific Coast
Klaw & Erlanger
Fromans
Northwest
Carbon Monoxide Dangers in Cold Weather Driving
The Montana Automobile Association warns of carbon monoxide risks in fall and winter. Closed garages and windows up during warming and driving increase exposure, with odorless exhaust gas able to accumulate quickly and cause headaches dizziness and fatigue. Drivers should stop and seek fresh air if symptoms appear. Peru tightens control over health centers run by private entities.
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Service Department
Montana Automobile Association
Montana couple marks fifty years of marriage in Anaconda
Mr and Mrs Anton Domitrovich of 119 Alder street celebrated fifty years of marriage. They married in 1890 in Omaha and moved west, living in Butte Helena and finally Anaconda where Domitrovich helped lay the Montana hotel cornerstone and worked at the Anaconda Reduction works until retirement.
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Anaconda
Husband
Montana
Anton Domitrovich
Alder Street
Domitrovich
Omaha
Neb
Austria
Butte
Helena
Anaconda Reduction Works
Uncle Dick Sutton a legendary showman of Butte
The article recalls Richard P. Sutton known as Uncle Dick, a longtime showman and manager who helped out others with money and loyalty. It traces his life from birth in 1844 in Kentucky to early show ventures in Evansville Indiana, steamboat work on the Ohio, and decades in circuses and Uncle Tom’s Cabin productions. It notes his generosity, daring shows, and a notable 1893 Butte appearance ending amid a tense balloon race in Columbia Gardens.
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Merlin
Dick P. Sutton
Atlantic
Pacific
Manitoba
Mexico
Butte
Chicago
Sutton
Tom
Caprice
Bark and
Montana Streets
Union Family
Intermountain
A. W
O. L
Permet
Kirk LaShelle
LaShelle
Sutton Grace
Uncle Dick
Richard P. Pete
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
William Lake
Hippolympiate Circus
Lipman
Down
Indiana
Mr. Sutton
Richard
Columbia Gardens
Bozeman Short Course Ready for Montana Farmers
Seven required subjects form a 1941 Montana State College program running January 2 to March 15. Open to Montana residents 17 and older who can read and write, the course aids ranch and farm youths with practical, home-use training. Optional topics include beef cattle and dairy production, range management, and horticulture. details available from extension agents or Tretsven.
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Montana
Montana State College
J. O. Tretsven
School of Agriculture
Tretsven
Have you any references
A lady questions a maid about references and she answers that she has many but they do not do her justice, comparing them to her photographs which fail to capture her.
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Barney Quinn
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Eife
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Richardson
Bozeman
College Head
Dower
Glacier Production Company
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