Dillon Area Sees Wide Stream of Visitors and Events
Local residents and visitors keep Dillon busy with trips to Butte and Helena, including Missoula, Bannack, Twin Bridges, and Argenta. Notable items include a marriage license in Butte, building progress on Poindexter block, and numerous social gatherings, church incorporations, and civic outings across the county. A Montana State Road picnic and special train service to Selway's park are planned as crowds gather.
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Butte
Montana
Canyon of the Grand on Rio Grande Scenic Route
G W Fitzgerald, general agent at Butte Montana, promotes the Rio Grande World's Scenic Route. He extols the Grande Canyon as a sublime winter and summer sight and quotes Cy Warman about its beauty. Tickets and rates are available via the line, with solicitations for folders and information.
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Canyon of the Grande
Cy Warman
Canyon of the Grand
G. W. Fitzgerald
Butte
Mont
World’s Fair Rates via Oregon Short Line
The Oregon Short Line offers special World’s Fair rail fares from Dillon Montana. Tickets to St Louis 47.50 or to Chicago 52.50. to St Louis via Chicago 53.75 are valid for three months, with topovers allowed in both directions and connections via Salt Lake and Denver. Departure Dillon 7 17 p m. arrival St Louis third day 7 a m. Berths reserved at Short Line City Ticket Office Dillon. Carruthers, Agent.
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Short Line
St. Louis
Chicago
Salt Lake
Denver
Dillon
St. Louia
Short Line City Ticket Office
Montana
Carruthers
Japs Seek Ponies for 10000 Head Big Mongolian Order
A Dulled county report notes Japan plans to buy 10 000 horses from Montana with 2000 delivered monthly to Pacific transports. The ponies must be small 14 hands high and wiry to endure hardship, with Beaverhead and Dillon named as likely buying points. Prices and delivery start after initial capture.
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Montana
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Koraea
Pacific
South Africa
Olden Days Ledger Reveals 1864 Sawmill Labor Debt
County clerk files reveal John Maiken and son helped build a sawmill for John Merritt & Co. on Prickly Pear Creek near Gillette & Co. toll road. An 1864 lien shows 50 days for John Maiken at 12 dollars, 16% days at 8 dollars, boy 38 days at 6 dollars, 31 4 days at 4 dollars, totaling 1120 dollars, offset by goods and small items including boots, pants, shirts, tobacco, and lumber.
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Saya
Jefferson
John Maiken
Sen
John Merritt & Co
Prickly Pear Creek
Gillette & Co
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R. M. Cobban
Missoula
the Metlen
Geo. FE. Gray of
Bannack
K.M. Hand
Rochester
T. J. Magon
Twin Bridges
C. J. Fenner
Mayme French
Mance Society
Byron Cunnard
Mary Innes
South
Exposition City
P. J. Kelly
Argenta
J. S. Freeman
San Freeman
Sage Creek
Edith Poindexer
Marvin Poindexter
Miss Rose Poindexter
Mrs. Dorchester of
Araconda
Bob Morton
T. M. O’connor
Poindexter
Bozeman
Charles Deputy
Eliel-Burteind Company
Paxton
Blacktail
First Church Christ, Scientists
Dillon, Mont
Lucy R. G. Brannon
Nellie L. Patterson
Anna Grannis
Marmaduke Gist
Bride
Mr. Giat
Missouri
Yellowstone Park
Ancon Baxter
Jerome Baxter
Clara Hughee
Eliza Selway
Messrs
Arthur Graeter
Irving Rich
Walter Taylor
Cc. C. Barnett
Philip Lovell
Henry Barfeind
Royal Neighbors
America
Anna Walters
Lownsend
Ellis
Family
Polarie
T. H. Givens
Hutte
Elmer Ripley
Lima
George R. Metlen
Salmon Country
Ray S. Conger
Tribune
Madison County
O. C. Findley
Sam Burnside
Board of County Commiasioners
T. D. Olmated
Poindexter & Orr Live Stock Co
J. KE. Hample
George French
Huber Bros
O. K. Paul
A.D. Young
H. R. Melton
A. B. Martin
Utah
Alberta Country
Alberta
Beaverhead
Oregon
Newe
West
Head County Horse Breeders
Jefferson County
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