Nominations in City Election in Dillon Ward Races
The Dillon city caucus named Aldermen candidates for three wards for the upcoming election next Monday April 6. In the first ward Al Anderson was chosen to succeed himself after a tied balloting. in the second ward Leonard Eliel won over Moses Loree after a double ballot. in the third ward Hugh L. McCaleb was renominated to seek re election. Polls open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Melton law office second ward police station and Melton hotel basement. A Tuesday petition filed for Moses Toree on the Citizens ticket signals a potential contest in the second ward.
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Dillon
Court House
Selway
John Bishop
Don Rathbone
Joseph
H. C. Reherd
Eliel
Loree
Hugh L. McCaleb
Eph Stoller
H. B. Duff
A. G. Williams
Jay B. Holtz
Melton Law Office
Melton
Moses Toree
Auction Sales Set Record In County At Patrick McCarthy Ranch
A large crowd attended the Patrick McCarthy ranch sale one mile north of Dillon last Thursday. Hawley Selway led the auction with an energetic presentation as calves three weeks old brought 17 dollars and dairy cattle up to 130 dollars. Household goods cattle horses and farm machinery sold well totaling about 7000 dollars. The U S Rife property sale next Saturday brought 1600 to 1600 dollars for horses cattle and machinery. Calves eight weeks old sold for 40 dollars and dairy cattle brought as high as 180 dollars. Cecil Holmes of Dillon visited in Butte last Sunday.
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Patrick McCarthy
Dillon
Hawley Selway
McCarthy
Jeff Dillon
Butte
U. S
Pioneer Stephen Ries killed by train near Dillon
Stephen Ries a Madison county pioneer died after being struck by a north bound Oregon Short Line train while walking along the tracks three miles south of Dillon. Coroner Ford ordered an inquest. verdict fatality on railroad tracks. Born October 10 1858 in Iowa City he moved to Montana and Madison county with his family. He married Ella Wilcomb and had six children. Funeral at St Rose Catholic church and burial at Point of Rocks cemetery.
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Oregon
Foster Tailoring Company
Dillon
Ries
Stephen Ries
Iowa City
Iowa
Stephen
Alder Gulch
Montana
Madison County
Ella Wilcomb
Virginia City
George
Jesse
Charles
Edward
Roy Belway
Alice
Point of Pecks
Trout Creek
Butte
Thompson Avenue
St. Rose Catholic Church
Point of Rocks
Roy Stonebraker Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Roy Stonebraker died last Thursday at Murray hospital in Butte following an operation for appendicitis. A native of Arizona aged 82 or 83, he lived in Montana many years and was known in Dillon after working on several local ranches. He had no living relatives.
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Roy Stonebraker
Murray Hospital
Butte
Stonebraker
Arizona
Montana
Dillon
Benevrhead
Pioneer A D Young Dies After Long Frontier Life
After a lengthy illness A D Young a longtime Dillon resident and frontier pioneer died at his South Washington street home. Born in Chicago on October 22 1886 he traveled from Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska to the Rockies later settling in the Bedrock valley and later Dillon. Survived by brother George W Young and sister in law Mary Quinn the family awaits arriving relatives before funeral plans are set.
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A.D. Young
Montana
South Washington Street
Mr. Young
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Rockies
Denver
Mary Hill
Aldergulch
Restock
Dell
Young
Monida_ hill
J. W Emerick
Dillon
Horse Prairie
Big Hole
Diljon
California
Florida
Odgen
Utah
Poindexter
George W. Young
Crow Wing
Mary Quinn
Kansas City
Hoffman Jury Split In Madison County Trial
The jury in the Hoffman Wilcomb case at the Virginia City courthouse failed to reach a verdict after 48 hours and was discharged by Judge Clark. The trial, heard with County Attorney Allen assisted by Lew L. Callaway, featured defense attorney Joseph C. Smith and Lyman Bennett. Rumors say the jury favored conviction nine to three and Hoffman remains out on bail awaiting next proceedings.
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Frank Wilcomb
John Hoffman
Clark
Virginia City Court House
Wilcomb
Hoffman
Allen
Madison County
Lew L. Callaway
Joseph C. Smith
Lyman Bennett
Henneberrys Visit Dillon During Grayling Trip
Mr and Mrs Archie Henneberry of Grayling are visiting in Dillon today as part of their Dillon itinerary.
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Mrs
Archie Henneberry of
Grayling
Dillon
Stricken Montana man Henry White dies suddenly
Henry White a longtime resident of Dillon, Montana, died suddenly from heart failure at 11 80 o'clock Tuesday morning while in the Provost Ripley saloon reading a paper. He was born March 23 1864 near Anita Iowa and came to Montana in the early 1880s. Survived by three brothers a nephew and a niece the funeral will be arranged after relatives arrive and will be held under the Redmen lodge auspices.
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Henry White
White
Provost & Ripley
Tunis
Iowa
Gerome
San Francisco
Frank
Anita
Elmer Budd
Big Timber
Montana
Charles Mann
Lodge of the Redmen
Pioneer Newton Paige Dies After Long Illness
Newton L. Paige a longtime Pageville resident near Twin Bridges died Monday after a several weeks illness. Born in Thortongore New Hampshire on November 14, 1848 he served in the Civil War and later settled in Pageville where he was postmaster for about 20 years. He is survived by his second wife, one brother, four sisters, three sons and a daughter. Funeral services were held in Pageville yesterday afternoon.
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Newton L. Paige
Pageville
Twin Bridges
Mr. Paige
Thortongore
New Hampshire
New England
Paage
Newton
Augusta Bagley
Cortinne
Utah
Virginia City
Paige
Ruby Valley
Ruby
Slaters
Clara
Willcomb
Ashton
Idaho
Alice Eastman
Dillon
Arvilla Weeks
Arzella Bryant
A. N. Paige
Jackson
Elmer
Oren Paige
Patterson
Dillon man arraigned on gambling charge tied to Lakeview case
T. P. McKinney, a known Dillon figure, faced arraignment in the justice court before Judge Stah, charged by Harry Rash with gambling in Lakeview last summer. McKinney was bound over to the district court under a $100 bond.
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T. P. McKinney
Dillon
Justice Court
Judge Stah
Harry Rash
Lakeview
McKinney
District Court
Henneberry Reports Mexican Tour and Rio Grande Viewpoints
M A Henneberry returned from a trip through Chicago Omaha Denver and Mexico with curios and relics. He met an old college friend in Mexico and noted little border agitation and guerrilla activity mostly in Villa's campaign predicting Torreon's fall. He praised Rocky Mountain scenery and western American grandeur.
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M. A. Henneberry
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Mexico
Mr. Henneberry
Henneberry
Oldread
St. Maries College
Kansas
Union
Perry Klein
Perry
Villa
Torreon
Colorado
Western America
Europe
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A. L. Anderson
Leonard Hirel
Moses Loree
Cecil Holmes
the Examiner
Ad! Young
Beaverhead County
Pagnile
Mrs. S. §. Patterson
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