Oil drill planned near Dillon in Sheep Creek Canyon
Col. John F. Shipman announces Beaverhead Alberta Oil and Gas will drill the first well nine miles south of Dillon in Sheep Creek Canyon between April 7 and 10. He warns landowners may request future wells on their property as oil prospects grow, citing Wyoming’s Greybull district and Big Horn valley shales as precedent for local oil potential.
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Sheep Creek Canyon
Dillon
Denver
Pocatello
John F. Shipman
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Company
Greybull
Wyoming
Big Horn
Sheep Canyon
Livestock Dealers Planned Visit to Dillon April 21
A special car carrying South Omaha Livestock Market dealers will tour Montana and visit Dillon for a full day April 21. The journey includes Miles City April 16 17 18 Great Falls April 19 Helena April 20 and Butte April 20 before Dillon. After Dillon they proceed to Pocatello Idaho.
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Omaha
Dillon
Beaverhead County
South Omaha
Montana
Miles City
Great Falls
Helena
Butte
Pocatello
Idaho
Bulls Arrive in County Amid Shipment from West
Jack Barrett will arrive tonight from the east with two carloads of registered Shorthorn bulls, purchased in the middle western states. The bulls, to be distributed among local cattlemen, were bought for James Dodd of the Centennial Land & Cattle Company. Barrett & Williams will handle the shipments and two additional cars were also shipped in.
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Jack Barrett
Mr. Barrett
James Dodd
Centennial Land & Cattle Company
Barrett & Williams
Dillon City and School Elections End Quietly
Dillon voters produced an exceedingly quiet city election with aldermanic races in three wards and no contests. Al Anderson retained in the first ward, Leonard Eliel swept the second, and A. L. Badcon won in the third. the school board election favored A. L. Stone and J. H. Gilbert over rivals.
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Dillon
al Anderson
Citizen’s Caucus
Pearl S. Smith
H. D. Weenink
T. J. Mulaney
Anderson
Leonard Eliel
L. E. Baldwine
Eph Stoller
Moses Loree
A. L. Badcon
Board of Trustees
A. L. Stone
J. H. Gilbert
Gilbert
Stone
Fred“ Kohl
M.D. Manning
Beaver Mining Company Formed In Butte County
Articles of incorporation filed for Beaver Mining Company with $50,000 capital in 50,000 shares. William L. Harmon Michael H. Gannon and Edwin M. Lamb of Butte named as stockholders. Gannon as superintendent to reopen Browne's mine and develop copper prospects in the county using a temporary railroad spur and platform for ore loading to smelters.
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Beaver Mining Company
Jay S. Baker
William L. Harmon
Michael H. Gannon
Edwin M. Lamb
Butte
Browne’s
Gannon
Dillon
Big Hole River
Judge Smith Hears Case Over Beach Homestead Dispute
Last Friday Judge Jos C Smith heard the Thomas Morneck versus George Hopkins case in an order to show cause regarding homesteads on the beach east of Dillon on unsurveyed ground. The hearing was continued at the plaintiff's request until documentary evidence could be obtained.
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Jos. C. Smith
Thomas Morneck
George Hopkins
Dillon
Higher Prices for Lambs Set State Record in Montana
Walter Brearley of Brearley & Williams in Alder Madison reports lambs sold at 7 1 4 cents, breaking the previous seven cent mutton lamb record. Contracts target May-born ewe lambs to be delivered next fall, with bills to Billings and Denver outfits and many Madison County shepherds/Dillon buyers active in negotiations.
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Walter Brearley
Brearley & Williams
Alder
Madison County
Frank Devaral
Billings
Elmer Hyndaman
Mr. Brearley
Dillon
Denver
E. O. Selway
Elza Smith
Carl Innes
Dave Robb
Moses Smythe
E. R. Gleed
Emery Keller
E. F. Price
R. J
Two Men Sentenced to State Prison for Larceny and Assault
Ed O'Donnell and Fred Jones were each sentenced by Judge Joseph C. Smith to indeterminate terms from one to three years in the state prison. O'Donnell admitted grand larceny after stealing items from an Oregon Short Line train caboose. Jones pleaded guilty to second degree assault for stabbing Oscar Olsen in the Shamrock saloon at Lima. Both will be taken to Deer Lodge this week.
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Ed O'Donnell
Fred Jones
Joseph C. Smith
O'Donnell
Sheriff's Office
Oregon Short Line
Roll
Jones
Oscar Olsen
Olsen
Shamrock
Lima
Deer Lodge
Old Home Singers to Close Normal College Entertainment
The Old Home Singers appear Monday at the Normal College Auditorium for the final concert of the season. The five member group offers a nostalgic program of old songs with period costumes and a light plot, promising wide appeal and engaging entertainment.
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Normal College
Old Home Singers
Beaverhead Automobile Club to Meet for Good Roads Push
A newly organized Beaverhead county automobile club schedules a meeting for Thursday evening April 6 in the Beaverhead club rooms. The group seeks to promote traffic legislation and road improvement with support from local automobile owners and the broader community. Members urge attendance to discuss road conditions and efforts to create a strong good roads movement.
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Automobile Club
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Club
Beaverhead Automobile Club
Beaverhead-Madison Automobile Association
Automobile Association of America
Automobile Clubs
Beaverhead
New Automobile Club
Spring Auction To Sell One Thousand Horses In Dillon
One thousand horses and three hundred cattle go under the hammer next week in Dillon. The sale starts at ten o clock Monday morning and runs through Tuesday night with private sales continuing a week. Estimated total includes 500 farm horses 200 government ready horses and 300 head of young stock. Beaverhead county drives strong demand as buyers flock to Dillon for regional horse purchases. Auction also features 300 cattle including stock cattle steers dairy cows and registered bulls.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
George Ditty
Dillon to Build Largest Garage and Auto Shop in State
Montana Auto Supply expands with a new 115 by 50 foot brick and cement block costing about 15000 dollars. The project adds 150 car capacity and a 40 by 50 foot expansion making the shop the state’s largest with modern equipment. Wemple and Holtz move offices, Bert Dunbar’s paint shop is removed, and the lot will cover a quarter block between Reeder and Sebree streets.
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Montana Auto Supply Company
Montana
Dillon
Wemple & Holtz
Selway
A. D. Quantrell
Bert Dunbar
Reeder
Sebrée
Pastime Theater A Week of Notable Film Lineup Planned
The Pastime presents a Triangle program tonight with Hearts of Men starring Arthur Donaldson and Beulah Poynter, plus The Lily and the Rose with Lillian Gish. Friday features Armstrong's Wife with Edna Goodrich, Saturday When a Woman Loves with Emmy Whelen, and Sunday Jordan Is a Hard Road with Fatty and Broadway. The lineup continues next week with Chimmie Fadden Out West and Rosemary, with manager Hartwig hinting at The Battle Cry of Peace if advance seat sales justify it.
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Arthur Donaldson
Beulah Poynter
Lillian Gish
Rosika Dolly
Charles Murray
Edna Goodrich
Paramount
Armstrong
Margaret Turnbull
Miss Goodrich
Metro
Emmy Whelen
B. A. Rolfe
Triangle
Jordan
Fatty
Chimmie Fadden
West
Victor Moore
Moore
Kid Burns
George Cohan
Broadway
Rosemary
Margaret Snow
Hartwig
Dillon Welcomes Pure Oil Plant and New Local Office
Pennsylvania Oil company begins operations in Dillon with C P Thomas as manager. The Pure Oil products plant on South Railroad Avenue near the grain elevator holds 16 000 gallons of gasoline. The 20 by 32 foot oil house gains an addition this week to expand handling capacity. A carload of Pure Oil products was just secured and will be ready for business tomorrow morning.
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Pennsylvania Oil Company
C. P. Thomas
Pure Oil Company
Dillon
South Railroad Avenue
Pure Oil
Thomas
Randolph and Family Saunter Through Argenta Week
A fragment notes Randolph and family planning part of this week in Argenta. The snippet hints at travel or residence changes but provides scant detail on purpose or dates.
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Randolph
Dillon
Argenta
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Outfit
Will
Anderson, Eliel and
Badcon
Browne's
Judge Smith
O’donnell
Lyceum
Beaverhead Club Rooms
Montana Auto Supply
Lily and
Rose
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