Butte Boise Rail Link Hopes A Coast Route
Butte leaders push a railroad plan looping from Twin Bridges via Dillon to Gilmore Mines and Salmon Idaho then west to the coast. Sixty surveyors work on the Salmon line aiming to connect Butte with Boise and Idaho products, boosting Pacific access and regional trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon Valley
Newa
Herald
Lembi Herald
Boise Statesman
Butte
Boise
W. F. Cobban
Idanha
Twin Bridges
Mont
Dillon
Gilmore
Salmon
Idaho
Cobban
Hill
Jefferson County
Beaverhead
Butte-Pocatello
Montana
Mr. Cobban
Pacific
Lemhi
Custer
Boise Valley
More Creek
Grimes Creek
Payette Valley
Diphtheria Report Clarifies City Health Measures
Health officer Maurice A. Walker reports a confirmed diphtheria case in Dillon from Red Rock with two related cases quarantined at home. A second light case was found in Bedrock with strict quarantine and disinfection. No additional Dillon cases are expected and school safety is emphasized.
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Dillon
Red Rock
Bedrock
Yoing
Maurice A. Walker
Seattle
Cement venture up and under way at Logan site
Mesers F T McBride and J D Slemons report progress on a Portland cement plant at Logan on the main lines of Northern Pacific and Milwaukee railroads. The deposit is described as inexhaustible and of premier quality with a strong local investor interest and leadership from James Pingree and C Boettcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F T. McBride
J. D. Slemons
Logan
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Northwest
Tana
Utah
Butte
James Pingree
Ogden
C. Boettcher
Billings
Joseph Scowcroft
F. T. McBride
Hyrum Pingree
Whitney Newton
Carl Leonardt
United States
Showing at New Departure mine yields high ore values near Dillon
The New Departure company reports the last ore shipment from its Dillon property to Washoe sampling works contained 18 tons with 13 first class and 5 second class. First class netted $2,650.46 and second class $204.09, about $41 per ton. Daily notes shaft ore averages around 160 ounces silver and ore 800 feet east shows assays of 728 724 and 1008 ounces per ton. The new shaft is 30 feet deep, vein eight feet wide and widening with depth.
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Dillon
Washoe
Wash time at Dillon Steam Laundry note
Fragmentary line shows household message about sending clothing to Dillon Steam Laundry for washing with unclear cadence and missing names or dates.
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Dillon Steam Laundry
Fire department elects new chief and assistant
A. C. Gruwell was elected chief and Frank Birrer assistant for the coming year at the local fire department meeting. Reports cover injuries, livestock movements, and notable local business activity including real estate sales and cattle trading around Dillon.
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Fire Department
A. C. Gruwell
Frank Birrer
College Notes Highlight Appointments and Oratorical Contest
Prof Clark visited Glendive and Forsythe institutes last week. Normal had no classes Monday and Tuesday. Louise Wilson earns a Livingston school appointment. W R Wyatt named Twin Bridges principal. An oratorical contest at the Normal decides its Inter Collegiate rep for Bozeman on May third. Contestants include Mr Clapp on Lincoln and Mr W Swain on Studying Greek.
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Prof. Clark
Glendive
Forsythe
Louise Wilson
Livingston School
W. R. Wyatt
Twin Bridges Schena
Bozeman
Clapp
Lincoln
W. Swain
Valley Residents Track Telephones and Travel Plans
Jack Olson returned from New York to our valley amid talk of a new telephone line. Mrs. J. Blake, previously under a Dillon doctor’s care, came home much improved. Charlie Bray joined Clover Leaf Dairy in Ogden. Mrs. Bray plans an indefinite visit to Idaho Falls. W H Wetmore added two gasoline boats for hunting season. B L Forsythe visits Butte to meet sisters spending the summer in the valley. one sister not seen for over twenty years.
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Jack Olson
Lakeview
Our Valley
New York
Mra. J. &. Blake
Dillon
Charlie Bray
Clover Leaf Dairy
Ogden
John Bray
Upper Valley
Idaho Falls
B. L. Forsythe
Butte
Mr. Forsythe
Gasoline launches for lakes at Lakeview
H Wetmore prominent stockman and Lakeview resort owner visited Dillon to receive two steel hull gasoline boats for Lakeview waters. Each 16 feet long, five feet four inches beam, eight inches draft, seating seven. Boats to serve Bedrock lakes for duck geese wild fowl hunts, one on upper lake and one on lower, enabling 25 mile rides without shore return. Boats purchased from Michigan Steel Boat company and to be tested by Fred Burrella, Wetmore’s son-in-law.
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H. Wetmore
Centennial Valley
Dillon
Lakeview
Michigan Steel Boat Company
Fred Burrella
Wetmore
Directory of Dillon Churches and Service Hours
A listing of Dillon churchs with service times and locations. Includes Baptist Episcopal Presbyterian Christian Science Methodist hours for Sabbath worship Bible school prayer and Sunday services in various downtown corners such as Idaho Sebree Washington Bannack and Glendale streets.
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Idaho
Sebree
Horace W. Tilden
D. D
The
Baptist Parsonage
L. R. Foote
ST. James Episcopal Church
Washington and
Glendale Streets
S. D. Hooker
Presbyterian Church
Pacific and
A. B. Martin
Christian Endeavor
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Dillon National Bank
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bannack
Washington Streets
W. A. Winters
Organizing Sunday Schools and Bible Study Classes
Persons seeking to organize Sunday schools or home Bible study classes should contact Rev. Edwin M. Ellis in Helena Montana or J Q Large in Billings Montana. They offer assistance and are prepared to help with local efforts.
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Edwin M. Ellis
Helena
Mont
J. Q
Large
Billings
Water appropriation notice in Beaverhead County Montana
Emerson Hill and others seek permission to divert 25 cubic feet per second from Gallagher Swamp and adjacent sloughs in sections 29 and 30 township 12 south range west Beaverhead County. Swamps tributary to Red Rock River adjudicated in Staudaker v Selway pending in district court. First published April 17 1907.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead County
Emerson Hill
Thomas Bracey
D. E. Tracey
John B. Hill
Margaret Hill
Gallagher Swamp
Thompson’s Slough
South Range & West
Red Rock River
Staudaker
Selway
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Aura Christenson
Montana Beaverhead district. Administers with will annexed, B F White and Edwin Norris, publish notice to creditors of Aura Christenson deceased. Claims must be shown with vouchers within four months after first publication to the administrator at Dillon Montana. First publication April 10 1907.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Aura Christenson
Aura Chistensorn
Abe
Dillon
B. F. White
Edwin Norrris
Aura Chistensen
Wisdom judge visits Dillon during travel
Judge W. C. Jones of Wisdom was in Dillon today while en route to another assignment. He accompanied his travel with no reported rulings or actions.
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W. C. Jones
Wisdom
Dillon
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Johni Innes
T. C. Beattie
Anaconda
W. M. Montgomry
Tash & Lenkerndorfer
Angora Goat Lvestock Co
B. S. Blanchard
Jackson
A. F. Wenger
Fred Hirschy
Henry Olsen
O. T. Husted
Big Hole Basin
J. L. Cox
Pacific Cold Storage Company
H. J. Toomey
Alaska
J. P. Murray
Thos. J. Mulaney
Thomas J. Bird
Madison County
Sanford Milla
Springvale
Edward E. Straus & Co
BIG Merchant Tailors
Chicago
College Notes
Price
Faille
Virginia
Eliel Bros
W. H. Wetmore
OF the
Dillon Churches
First Baptist Church
M. Claas
Epworth
C. W. Conger
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