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Newspaper

Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1917

Page

7

Beaverhead Alberta Oil & Gas set for deep wells near Dillon

Col. John E. Shipman cites success in Casper Wyoming where the Merritt Oil Co. struck a 400 barrel daily flow, later 1000 barrels, after drilling 2,656 feet. Standard Oil bought 170,000 Merritt shares for 5 million, signaling potential for Beaverhead country as drillers seek 2,000 plus feet for bigger yields.

John E. Shipman Dillon Beaverhead County Beaverhead Big Muddy Merritt Company Wyoming Standard Oil Company Merritt Oil Company Denver and Cas Wall Creek Beaverhead-Alberta

Miner Hankey dies suddenly at Elkhorn Springs

Paul Hankey a miner died at Elkhorn Springs last Thursday from Brights disease. His remains were brought to Dillon and funeral held Monday. Hankey sought relief in hot springs baths but was found prostrate and died soon after.

Paul Hankey Elkhorn Springs Bright Dillon Hankey

Bond Issued for Southern Montana Railroad Rolling Stock

Beav erhead county records an issue of six hundred thousand dollars for rolling stock by the Southern Montana Railway to fund rail laying and machinery. Old South Trust of Boston backs the financing as the line builds from Divide to the Wise River area serving the Elkhorn mining district. City inspectors Nelson and Robison tour basements alleys and premises ordering immediate cleanup to prevent fires in dry conditions.

Southern Montana Railroad Company Jay S. Baker Beaverhead County Old South Trust Company Boston Southern Montana Railway Wise River Elkhorn United States Divide Dam Charles Nelson C. W. Robison Dillon Fire Department Robison

Woman's Patriotic Club Cancels Friday Meeting

The Woman's Patriotic Club will not meet next Friday afternoon due to the Chautauqua. The regular meeting is set for next Tuesday. A business meeting Friday, August 17, will urge attendance and discuss plans for continuing the work. Mrs Pease and Miss Pease have returned from a several week east visit.

Woman's Patriotic Club Woman’s Patriotic Club

St Anthony to Visit Dillon for Fourth Baseball Game

St Anthony's baseball team will travel to Dillon next Sunday for the fourth game of the season. The visitors are described as a strong squad and locals are assembling talent to compete. A special train will run to Dillon to accommodate the visitors with many Idaho residents expected to attend.

Dillon St. Anthony Idaho

Beaverhead Fair Cancel Pow Wow In Dillon This Year

Beaverhead Fair and Racing association directors announce no fair or Pow Wow roundup in Dillon this year. With war and harvest ahead, officials say it is a time for serious thought rather than merriment as crops lag and ranchers work haying and harvesting in September. Local notes mention Isaac Edinger and Hudson parties returning from Yellowstone trip and Frank Felt arriving from Elkhorne mining district with a summer home near Elkhorne Springs.

Beaverhead Frank Felt Elkhorne Mr. Felt Elkhorn Springs

James Goddard to headline Chautauqua circuit this year

Bass baritone James Goddard, acclaimed as a leading operatic concert artist, brings a storied career from the Chicago Grand Opera Company to the Chautauqua western circuit. He has performed with Geraldine Farrar, Olive Fremstad, Julia Claussen, and others, with early praise from Jean de Reszke and Covent Garden contracts shaped by war. He will be featured alongside Ruth Ray violinist and Robert Yale Smith pianist under Ellison White Chautauqua System engagement.

James Goddard Chautauqua Goddard Chicago Grand Opera Company Geraldine Farrar Olive Fremstad Julia Claussen Maclennan Jean de Reszke Paris Edouard de Reszke England Covent Garden London Vienna Royal Grand Opera America Campanini Ruth Ray Robert Yale Smith T Ellison-White Chautauqua System

Rare Opportunity at New Memorial Conservatory

A new stone cross shaped Tudor Gothic Memorial Conservatory offers superior advantages. It features a modern building, costly construction, and a highly trained faculty including Madame Ver Treese and Miss Grace Everett. Courses cover Voice Piano Violin and more with options for chorus band orchestra and dramatics.

Memorial Conservatory Madame Ver Treese Mme. Piccioto Florence Paris Berlin New York Chicago Chicago Conservatory of Music Polytechnic Grace Everett Frederick Fichtel Munich Leopold Gadowsky Ethel Daughtery Northwestern Conservatory of Music Minneapolis Northwest

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THE Dillon Examiner Examiner Printing Company Publishers and Proprietors Dillon, Mont Examiner Printing Company Telephone Miner Miss McGiveley Frank Bohn Europe F. G. Brainerd H. G. Humphrey W. A. Rhodes Rhodes Red Gloster Cumberland Southern Mon Tana BOS North Montana Street Idaho Town Fair Association Isaac Edinger Cc. W. Hudson Delia Hudson J. H. Nave Yellowstone National Park Chicago Grand Opera Music Conservatory of Music Teachers Training College Eengineering School of Agriculture Liberal Arts Billings Institute L. T. Eaton Montana Burke Burfiend Examiner
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