Park Copper Company poised to make Beaverhead district a copper powerhouse
A frontier mining outlook reports Park Copper company progress near Elkhorn in Beaverhead county. The shaft reaches 200 feet with three main leads, showing high grade sulphide ore and promising tonnage. Nearby Pittsburgh New York company and Charles Schwab plan rapid development, while the Guy mine ships ore to Washoe and the Polaris smelter readies to handle output.
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W. FE. Cobban
Elkhorn
Beaverhead
Park. Copper Company
Park Copper Company
Butte
Park Claim
Washington Claim
Park
Pany
Pittsburgh
Schwab
Guy
Charles 8
Warren
Dr. Reins
Col. Price
Washoe
Polaris
Ately
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Divide
Oregon
A. F. Avery
Park -Copper Company
Small Boy Wounded By Gun Near Dillon Arbor Day Picnic
A twelve year old, Stanley Smith, son of C A Smith, was wounded when a boy with a 22 rifle mishandled a shot at an Arbor Day picnic near the Patterson ranch on the river west of Dillon. The bullet struck Smith’s leg below the knee and a girl bystander. He was taken to the Patterson ranch, then to town for treatment. He is recovering and expected to be fine in a few days. The report also notes the upcoming G A R and W R C grand encampment in Helena and other local notes about Mike Daly’s lost money and Nels Nelson’s visit.
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Dillon
Stanley Smith
C. A. Smith
Smith
Patterson Ranch
Young Smith
Harry Sperrier
Dillon Club Postpones Meeting to Next Tuesday
The Dillon Club meeting was postponed for one week and will be held next Tuesday evening at the public school building. An election of officers will take place, and members are urged to attend for discussions on civic improvement and club activities.
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Dillon Club
Dillon Sees 250000 In Real Estate Improvements This Year
Dillon braces for a building boom with 250000 in planned improvements. Projects include a new Normal building, blocks for White Kunzman Eddie Morton and more, plus a wood warehouse and depot. Construction hinges on brick supply and material availability.
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Dillon
B. FE. White
Kunzman
Eddie Block
Morton
Wool
Short Line
City Hall
W. C. Orr
Idaho Street
M. H. Eddie
George Kunzman
K. P. Birrer
Arbor Day Observed With Community Planting
Arbor day was celebrated in Dillon with banks and county offices closed. Residents planted trees and flowers while yards were cleaned up. Normal College students enjoyed a two day break, and picnics occurred despite cloudy windy weather. A planned ball game was postponed due to high winds.
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Dillon
Ringling Brothers Circus to Visit City This Season
Announcement from the East proclaims Ringling Brothers will perform this city this season. The circus touts new foreign inventions and spectacular effects with a parade featuring 1,300 performers and 658 horses. The show requires twelve acres of ground and a main pavilion seating 14 000.
March 1907 Weather Brings Mild Conditions and Elevates Flood Risk
The report notes unusually mild weather in March 1907 with most lowland precipitation as rain and mountain snow near February levels. Timbered areas retain moisture, aiding water storage for irrigation, while valleys hold ample soil moisture. Overall stream flow is expected to exceed last year, especially west of the main range, where deep snow raises flood concerns if an early warm spell arrives.
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Ehond
Montana Dillon Court Opens May First With Jury and Gambling Trials
The next Dillon district court term begins May 1 at 10 a.m. Judge Callaway presides with a lengthy docket including nine criminal cases, six involving gambling, grand larceny charges against John Butella and Louis Grimm, and an assault case against L. G. Woodside. Civil and probate calendars feature numerous debt and water-right disputes, with a long list of jurors summoned to attend.
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District Court
Dillon
Callaway
Gamling
John Butella
Louisa Grimm
L. G. Woodside
Willis
Asult
C. A. Brown
William Barbour
Everett H. Brundage
Joshua Bennett
Coleman C. Barnett
Clyde Benington
George B. Conway
Edward Connelly
George M. Clemon
Alberti F. Cline
Francia Carroll
Peterson
John R. Porter
H R R. Paddock
James Paxton
Edward J. Ripley
Serefino Roberta
Lorraine Spencer
Charles Sassman
John Smith
Ben B. Taylor
Charles P. Thomas
George M. Tash
George Voorheis
David N. Woodside
James L. Weiser
Alex Williamson
Joseph Wall
Thomas Warner
Butella
Louis Grimm
L. G. Woodaide
Jim Yee
David Robb
Sherman Sapp
R. W. Bammer
Spider in the Enterprise prompts old subscriber quip
A Virginia City Enterprise editor recalls a subscriber who found a spider in his copy. The editor answers that the spider represents neither luck nor omen, but simply surveys pages to locate a merchant for a doorway ad, ensuring a continuous free and undisturbed existence.
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Mark Twain
Virginia City Enterprise
Enterprise
Patsy Brown Cigar Man Looks After Dillon Business
Patsy Brown the cigar man from Butte spent the week in Dillon attending to business.
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Patsy Brown
Butte
Dillon
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Helena
Mra. C. J. Fenner
Mra. A. B. Martin
Mike Daly
Denver
Loser
Nels Nelson
Horse Prairie
Gov. White
Fair
White
Viriguia Street
Op Goon Ag
Wagner
Normal College
Ringling Circus
Ringling Brothers
America
Ruattleawake Creek
Birchdale Stock Farm
Hawley Selway
August Wenger
Swan Metin
John Morgen
Washington Nyhant
Gravelle Bros
N.S
C. M. Stolle
Rob’t T. Sheldon
Dillon Electrict Light and Power Co
W. A. Armitage Ve. Highland Water Co
J. W W. Clayton
Fred Schuler
Damaprea
Otto Olsen
Henry Thompson
Climacs
State of Montana
Clifford B. Shelley
Len Pendelton
Bonda
Gleed & Thompson
Fred Schultz
Metien
Smith McKnight
Olsen and Christianson Co
L. M. Bulia
M. A. Walker
Belle Ward
Margaret EK
Barbour
Ireapanga
State Bank
Thos Connors
Anastacia Rean
William Ryan
William Ray
J. P. Lossl
David Evang
G. Kvane
Howard Gleed
O. Beale
Fred Oaborn
Geo
Tash
Tash Et
J. C. Harrigan
Ucilde Gouthierva
Chicago
Montana Gold Dredging Co
Antone J. Knievel
B. R. Stevenson
P. F. Rudy
Noble
Reiger & Linder Va
F. B. Williams
Gebt
P. F
Rudy
B. Sewlay
Ablert F. Selway
Graeter Groc. Co
Uclide Gauthier
Geo. A
Kenney
Matt Thomne
Arlie A
Froman
Matt Thormag
Tillie A
Lewis
Addison Lewin
Lillian Hedican
Barney Hedican
Jas. P. Coleman
Mary L. Coleman
Emreson Hill
Chris Snider
John Gelhaus
Birchdale S. F
H. J. Selway
Clayton
Schuler
Olsen
Thompson
Metlen
McKnight
Walker
Ward
Ray Ve
Louis
Caburne
Et. al
Gouthier
Mont. Gold D. Co
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