Jackson hotel owner profits from Big Hole mutton fattening
M. D. Jardine of the Jackson hotel and Hot Springs brought a carload of mutton sheep from the Big Hole basin to market. He fattened yearlings on native hay since January and sold 225 head at 114 pounds each for 5.50 dollars per pound, about four pounds of hay daily. He predicts wide adoption if profits hold and plans to continue in the sheep business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Jardine
Jackson Hotel
Hot Springs
City
Big Hole Basin
Jackson
Mr. Jardine
Basin
Bristow
Jardine
Mahoney Brothers
Wallace
Idaho
Mahoney Bros
Railroad
Rip Hole
Lambing Under Way With Promising Start
Lambing progresses with a fair spring in Beverhead valley. If no sudden cold snap occurs, losses from the new lamb crop will be avoided and the season should be successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverhead Valley
California Poppies Sent to Beaverhead Students
Beaverhead county high school botany class received a parcel post shipment of California poppies from Sacramento. Eighteen students each received a plant and will grow them at home. The flowers came via Sacramento Floral Company led by chairman Mr J. R. Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
California
Sacramento
Sacramento Floral Company
J. R. Craig
Oratory Contest Friday Night At Normal College
The Normal College Oratorical Association hosts Friday night at 8:80 oclock in the college auditorium. Prizes total 60 for first second and third places. May 2 state contest winner will represent the local organization. The program features two orations, music, a chorus, and an extemporaneous speaking section with topics assigned 30 minutes prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College Oratorical Association
May Price
Maurice Mosher
Montana
Maud Arthur
Wilhelmina Kramer
College Glee Club
Music—College Orchestra
Normal College
Big Bill Kellogg Signs with Butte Union Club
A. C. Kellogg known as Big Bill Richards, star southpaw from Dillon, signs with Butte in the Union Association and trains with Merkle’s group. Report from Spanish Fork notes a 19 to 0 win over Salt Lake clerks, Kellogg allowing no hits in four innings and touted for top pitching this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Kellogg
Dillon
Big Bill Richards
Butte
Union Association
Kellogg
Merkle
Spanish Fork
Utah
Butte’s
Salt Lake Clerks
Price
Scork
Invaders
Kelley
McCliskey
Barry Sets Record Selling Cadillac Cars in Montana
Barry, a leading Montana automobile dealer, contracted to sell 125 Cadillac cars for 1914 and has already moved 125, with potential 40 more from the factory. His total this season reaches 250 cars worth about 250000 dollars, earning a 10000 dollar July bonus, as state agency head in Cadillac sales across Montana. Glendive leads in Cadillac purchases followed by Billings Great Falls Lewiston Bozeman and Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. FE. Barry
Dillon
Landman
Northwest Territory
Barry
Mississippi
Don Lee
Butte Miner
Montana
Butte
Cadillac State Agency
M. E. Barry
Cadillac
Detroit
Glendive
Billings
Great Falls
Lewistown
Bozeman
Butte Man Ordered to Pay Alimony in Divorce Case
Edward C. Smith a club man and court stenographer from Glendive is sued for divorce and support by his wife Mary C. Smith. He is ill in a Butte hospital. Judge McClernan ordered $60 monthly alimony to begin May 1, despite defense claims of inability to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Edward C. Smith
District Court
Mary C. Smith
Glendive
Smith
Dillon Court Opens April 28 With Five Criminal Cases
Judge J B Poindexter will convene a term of the district court in Dillon on Monday April 28. The term will be long with many civil cases and only five criminal matters including State of Montana v George Vasel for burglary and State v Alfred St Louis for rape. Remaining actions include debts ejectments and damages involving local firms and individuals. The report also describes renovations at Mr McFadden’s resort including a new marble soda fountain and updated fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Poindexter
District Court
Dillon
State of Montana
George Vasel
Vasel
Tracey
Horge Prairie
George Osterman, Sr
Samuel T. Woodward
Lima
Alfred St. Louis
Frank Palmer
W. EF. Stone
Edgar Ferris
Vene Patterson
Harry Andrus
B. Howell
Brenner Livestock Co
C. C. Fife
B. Howel
C. B. Ingham
M. Barrett
B. H. Paul
M. W. Bucy
Poindexter & Orr Va
Montana Butchering Co
McFadden
Boys build aerial toy powered by horse for flight
A group of public school boys invented a powered aeroplane that climbs when a pony rider pushes into the wind. The initial flight reached about thirty feet with a passenger, but a second attempt without a rider ended in a triple somersault and ruin. They redesigned with a longer tail and plan another build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terah T. Maroney
Edison
Dillon Bakery Undergoes Complete Remake
Frank McFadden proprietor of the Dillon confectionery shop and ice cream parlor announces a complete remodel of Dillon Bakery. The project aims to modernize the business and attract more customers next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McFadden
Dillon
Beaverhead County High School Fifth Annual Reception
Invitations announce Beaverhead County High School hosts its fifth annual reception and exhibition at the school next Friday April 18. Dr Grant I Finch will lecture on Africa with slides. A stereopticon and new aluminum curtain enhance the program. The library hosts a guest reception and light refreshments are served by the domestic science class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Grant I. Finch
Africa
Livingston
Beaverhead Elevator Company to Elect Officers Tomorrow
At a Beaverhead Elevator company meeting tomorrow night officers of the new company will be elected. Directors meet on the 24th to arrange the construction contract and plan to start work promptly after award, aiming for operation by August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Elevator Company
Girls Club adjusts meeting night and hosts charity dinner
At a Friday meeting the Girls' Friendly club votes to move gatherings from Friday to Saturday. Next Friday they host a child's party in childish costumes. On Saturday April 26 the boys and girls share a cafeteria dinner from 6 to 7 30 p m to raise funds for the Guild Half repair.
John W Hart Registered at The Metlen in Menan Idaho
John W Hart of Menan Idaho was registered at The Metlen on Monday, recording a local guest registration or presence at the hotel run by the Metlen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hart
Menan, Idaho
the Metlen
Beav erhead Banquet Links Statewide Business Leaders
A large crowd met Saturday at The Metlen hotel dining room for a Beaverhead Madison county banquet. Around 1500 to 200 prominent business people from Beaverhead and nearby towns gathered, hearing from leaders of the Butte Commercial Club, the Montana publicity bureau, and local rail and telegraph interests. Speakers stressed cooperation among Montana commercial clubs to boost the state, with notes on immigration, resource development, and regional ties to Butte and Twin Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metlen
Butte
Helena
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Madison County
Beaverhead County
Hazelbaker
Commercial Club
E. V. Ostrander
First Presbyterian Church
J. H. Gilbert
First National Bank
Philip W. Blake
Blake
Montana
J. M. Kennedy
J. A. Donovan
Beaverhead
J. I. Greenwalt
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
M. K. Baysour
Northern Pacific
W. N. Bichler
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Ingling
Oregon Short Line
H. D. Niehl
Oregon
Madison
Smith Sells Fancy Driving Team for $1000 in Salt Lake City
C. A. Smith returned Monday from Salt Lake City where he sold a fancy driving team for $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Smith
Salt Lake City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bkc
Easi
State Bank of Dillon
Peter Hansen
Fred Sorenson
Thomas Flynn
Rbeaverhead County
George C. Stimpson
Kia Wells
Wm. T. Scully
Stephen Cook
Henry Wettore
May Poindexter
Oregon Short Line R. R. Co
Charles Bennington
WF. Soote
Dillon Bakery
High School
Lue ‘Din Seguel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!