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Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1916

Page

5

Visitors and arrivals fill Dillon and Butte notes

A stream of residents and visitors are listed in Dillon and Butte notes with names such as Poindexter Porter Evans Flynn Williamson Kidney Gemmell Curtis Fitch and Alexander. Social visits include families from Lima Brenner Twin Bridges and Reichle with several attending events like the Old Home Singers concert at the Normal auditorium on April 10.

G. G. Poindexter Butte Jack Porter Bedrock Ed Evans Melrose Percy Flynn Dell Dillon Alex Williamson W. A. Kidney Dave Gemmell Pocatello Helen Curtis W.H. Fitch Centennial Valley B. N. Stevenson Anna Patterson G. H. Alexander Lima Charles’ Burden Brenner Mesdames Pease Otto Schultz Twin Bridges Dan Curry John Cosgrove T. B. Landers Beaverhead Armstead L. R. Foote Reichle

Be at Thomas Book Store for Cleaning and Tailoring

Beatings on sale Friday. Thomas Book Store offers cleaning, pressing and repairing of ladies and gentlemen clothing. Suits made to order. Agent for International and Best Tailoring. All work guaranteed. Corner Washington and Bannack streets. Phone 83.

Thomas Book Jack. Noonan Washington and Bannack Streets

Stockgrowers Meeting Invitation for Miles City

The thirty first annual Montana Stockgrowers association meeting will be in Miles City on April 18 and 19. Dillon Military band will perform a concert this evening in the city hall.

Stockgrowers Montana Stockgrowers’ Association Miles City Dillon Military Band

Hit The Royal Hawaian Concert Pleases Beaverhead Club

Hawaiian concert under Beaverhead club auspices drew solid praise Friday night with an enjoyable program. J Dansie shipped ten carloads of ewes from Dillon to Armstead and ten more to Denver last Friday. Mr and Mrs J C Harrison and Elizabeth Harrison returned from a Pacific coast trip praising Montana’s scenery. Fords were sold this week by Montana Auto Supply to Brundage Dillon Brearley Armstead Ames Carson and Montana Mercantile.

Royal Hawaian Concert Company Beaverhead Club R. J. Dansie Dillon Armstead Denver J. C. Harrison Elizabeth Harison California Pacific Montana Montana Auto Supply Company EH. H. Brundage Brearley & Williams Alder E. M. Ames C. D. Carson Montana Mercantile Company

Poindexter Visits Town as Hale Resigns Deputy Clerk Post

Attorney General J B Poindexter from Helena visited town last week to see friends. Fred Hale resigns as deputy clerk of the district court to focus on ranching. Eber Badcon succeeds him at the courthouse.

J. B. Poindexter Helena

Assessors Tour County For 1916 Property Assessments

Assessor B. W. Emerick leads two men touring the county to complete the 1916 assessment work, inspecting properties and recording values for taxation.

B. W. Emerick

Quits Job of State Stock Inspector to Return to Ranching

Kennon resigned as state stock inspector after several months. He left for Fort Benton to take up ranching. Mrs. Ditty underwent an operation at Curtis Hospital this morning. Mrs. Prelat was operated upon yesterday.

Kennon Robert Kennon Fort Benton Ditty George Ditty Curtis Hospital

City Council Set for Regular Meeting Tonight at City Hall

The regular city council session will be held tonight at City Hall. The fire department plans a meeting tomorrow evening to discuss its agenda.

Fire Department

Round Oak Moistair Heating System Installed

Willard H. Smith of Tipton Iowa, a scientific heating engineer, has started a heating business and is installing the Round Oak Moistair system in several modern homes including those of Pearl I. Smith and Sigard Roode.

Willard H. Smith Tipton Iowa

Ford executive visits Dillon promotes Ford products

SEAT scavt representing Ford Motor Co of Detroit spent a week in Dillon meeting with Roy Murray manager of Montana Auto Supply local Ford distributors. He delivered an illustrated lecture at the Pastime theatre showing Ford factory operations and praised M A S machine shop and handling facilities as well above average.

Hendricks Ford Motor Co Detroit Dillon Roy Murray Montana

Oratorical Contest at Normal College

An oratorical contest will be held at the Normal college next Friday evening to select a representative for the state intercollegiate contest. Four students compete with topics including Woman's Part in the War, Return to Democracy, Hamilton and Jefferson, and America for Americans.

Normal College Normal Betty Day

Selway to Conduct Big Auction Sale in Big Hole Basin

Hawley J. Selway will conduct a major ranch auction on May 1 in the Big Hole basin selling the Clarence E. Barnes ranch property. Barnes, living about a mile and a half south of Jackson, has leased the ranch and engaged Selway to auction property valued in the several thousands of dollars. It may be the only sale of its kind in the Big Hole basin and is expected to be strong.

Hawley J. Selway Big Hole Basin Clarence E. Barnes Barnes Jackson Mr. Selway

Despairing of train service prompts car line plan

Salmon City Recorder reports business leaders in the Gilmore and Pittsburgh area plan an automobile daily round trip between Lemhi valley points and Armstead to connect with the Oregon Short Line. Max W. Freidorff leads the effort amid widespread support noting old train schedules hinder merchants.

Gilmore Salmon Armstead Salmon City

Sheep sales and land filings across western towns

The clipping notes sheep sold at 10 to 12 dollars per head in Big Hole Basin. Mrs. Carl Craven and daughter returned from Dillon where they visited Mr. Craven who has filed on a 240 acre relinquishment ten miles from Dillon. Also mentioned are Barry Motor purchases in Pontiac and Detroit, a land contest hearing in Dillon, Metlen’s highway commission work near Lewistown, and motorists driving from Dillon to Salmon.

Big Hole Basin News Carl Craven Dillon Mr. Craven Bozeman Chronicle

Dillon visit and cattle drive noted in Madison and Beaverhead counties

Mrs EB V Morrow visits Dillon with friends as her husband laments a cooking fiasco. M S Cunningham of Cameron leads 1200 head of cattle from Dillon toward Bear Creek ranch with cowboys Esley Wiles Varney William McDeed Ennis Otto H Kerby Cameron and E R Brundage Cameron in charge.

M. S. Cunningham Cameron Dillon Cunningham Bear Creek Madison Valley Esley Wiles Varney William McDeed Ennis Otto H. Kerby E. R. Brundage

Local Resident Frank Swartz Visits Twin Bridges

Frank Swartz arrived in Twin Bridges from Dillon Sunday and quickly greeted a host of friends, according to the Twin Bridges Monitor.

Frank Swartz Twin Bridges Dillon

Miss Adele Ferris Returns Home After Valley Visit

Miss Adele Ferris, an accomplished nurse, returned to her home Tuesday after several weeks visiting the valley. She handled entrusted cases with commendable skill according to the Big Hole Basin News. J. E. Morse, a frequent visitor to Jackson, arrived with sheep buyers in tow.

Adele Ferris

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Mallory C. Hl. Niblack F. M. Fryberg Pauline Fryberg Russel Fryberg Great Falls Round Oak Moistair Montana Mercantile Co City Hall Dillon, Montana H. H .Hoffland Hamilton and Jefferson Political Teachers of America Mae Loretz America H. B. Epler Selway Dillon and Vicinity Pure Oil Company The Oklahoma Pure Oil Company Energy Pennsylvania Oil Company C. P. Thomas M. EF Barry Pontiac Barry Motor Company Billings Gazette J. H. Gilbert W. G. Gilbert Twin Bridges Independent George R. Metlen State Highway Commission Lewistown Salmon City Recorder Albert Stamm Sugar Bowl Candy Kitchen Farnsworth & Bucy Depot George JD. Jewell Baur & Company Buff Orpington George Opp Fair Grounds W. E. Ambrose Riverside Dairy Generve Taylor St. James Rectory J. B. Smith Carl Bond O. M. Best Idaho Street Aitf Larich Hazelbaker & Badcon Beaverhead County South Washington St Griffin's Cash Grocery DE Laval Red Bull A. S. Johnson Olmsted-Stevenson W. M. Rea Hiram Miller Miller Greenhouse Helena Montana J. E. Morse Mary D. Craver Pacific Street Carpenter M. A P. O Ed Ryan Thompson Ave Western Wholesale Grocery Company Board of Trustees Western Wholesate Grocery Company Saidé Western Wholesale Grocery Company J. P. Best
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