Fine Montana Normal College recital lauded for talent
Owing to a printing delay the August 8 Dillon Montana recital at the Montana State Normal College is printed this week. Miss Edith Hatch directed the program with soloists Miss Mary Hester Phillips and Miss Jose McFadden and violinist Miss Helen Finch. Phillips performed Beethoven with notable technique, McFadden offered Bach Gounod Ave Maria, and Borowski Adoration by Finch. the three instruments created a rich blend. About 300 attended despite bad weather, applauding every number as Phillips departs for a year at Cincinnati Conservatory.
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Normal College
Montana State Normal College
Edith Hatch
Dillon
Mary Hester Phillips
Jose McFadden
Miss Hatch
Helen Finch
Hatch
Miss Phillips
Miss Finch
Borowski
Otlier
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Sheep Used to Trap Spotted Fever Ticks in Bitterroot Forest
The secretary of agriculture authorizes grazing 2,500 sheep in Bitterroot National Forest Montana for a new tick trapping experiment. Forest and Public Health Service partner with local growers to dip sheep and destroy Dermacentor ticks, aiming to cut human infection by removing ticks from hosts.
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Bitterroot National Forest
Montana
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Public Health Service
Jeading
Anderford
McClintic
U. S. Biological Survey
Parcel Post Raises Weight Limits and Rates in 1913
The Dillon post office mailed the first 20 pound parcel under new parcel post rules to J C Brenner in Brenner Montana. The peaches weighed 19.34 pounds and cost 24 cents postage. New rates raise fourth class parcel weight to 20 pounds in first and second zones with a 5 cent base plus 1 cent per extra pound or fraction.
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Dillon
Montana Mercantile Company
J.C. Brenner
Parcel Post
Give Your Boy a Chance at the 1918 Fair
The premium list for 1918 invites ranchers to compete with thirty thousand dollars in cash and special premiums. A Montana farmer recalls a young boy's prize pig, kept clean and fed for the Bozeman and Helena shows, and notes how winning would lift a child’s spirits.
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Ranchman
Northwestern Stockman & Farmer
Bozeman
Helena
Advertised Letters in Dillon Montana August 20 1918
A list of names including Adams George Anderson Chas Borthwick Alberta Daniels Charles Davis Bert Dutton Lindsay J Egan Jim Fifield Albert Lewis Fox Master Henry Ford Bessie Fuller G N Gatchell P M Guy Son Henry O M Herrick Lucy Hinman Wayne Truscott J 8 Stanley Mrs M I Stone Mrs Oscar Sullivan D O E L Poindexter Postmaster appears as the advertised mail letters awaiting pickup in Dillon Montana on August 20 1918.
Beavershead Court summons for deed invalidation case
In the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana plaintiffs sue Mary J Fuller Emma E Good to void a deed recorded in book 67 page 333 and clear title. Defendants are summoned to answer amended complaint within twenty days. failure to respond results in default judgment. First publication August 20 1918. Robison Gilbert attorneys for plaintiffs.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of Montana
County of
Beaverhead
John Febes
George W. Febes
William Febes
Thomas Febes
Illa Wells
Anna E. Hunter
Clara Tiles
Lucy Englehart
Evelyn Hayer
Mary J. Fuller
Emma E.good
C.W. Conger
Robison & Gilbert
University of Washington Secures Land for Forestry Courses
The University of Washington has secured two sections of land on the Snoqualmie National Forest for use in connection with its forestry courses. The purchase ensures space for practical instruction and field study for students in the forestry program.
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The
University of Washington
Snoqualmie
Handsome Structures At Montana State Fair Display Fine Treasure State Goods
The Agriculture building will showcase orchard meadow and grain products with artistic display by decorators. The exhibition will include commercial and industrial products, presenting the Treasure State’s finest offerings to visitors this year.
Stock barns enlarged at Helena State Fair grounds
The cattle barns at the Helena State Fair grounds have been doubled to two, beef and dairy, due to last year's large exhibits. A new horse barn adds stall space, while prizes total nearly 7000 dollars across beef and dairy divisions. An auction sale and a dairy building with daily dairy tests run September 22 to 27 with 550 dollars in creamery product prizes.
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Montana
the Fair Association
Helena
First National Bank of
Jerseys
Foreaters in Germany Linked to Technical Societies
About six thousand professional foreaters in Germany are linked to diverse technical societies, reflecting a sizable specialized community in the country.
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Germany
Montana State Fair offers free entertainment to county winners
The Montana State Fair at Helena, Sept 22 27, invites county winners in best corn, potatoes and corset covers to enjoy free entertainment, hotel meals and fair admission. Howard Elliott funds medals for county winners and top statewide prizes. Yellow stone and Custer counties showed strong entries last year.
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Montana
Helena
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway
Custer County
Breitenstein
Cooley
Agricultural College
Examinations Set for August 28 and 29, 1918
Teachers and eighth grade examinations will be held at the court house on August 28 and 29, 1918. Examinations in Physiology and Geography will be held on the afternoon of the 29th. Margaret Ross, Superintendent of Schools.
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Court House
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Bill Chapman
Diljon
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Butte
John McIntosh
la Paloma
Cathedral
Mother Earth
E,. L. Poindexter
Allas Summons
Bell
Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company
Margaret Ross
J.B. McLaren
Epwin
A. Norris
Jos. C. Smith
Gro. E, Harp
Norris, Hurd & Smith
Attorneys At Law
Eph Stoller
Bireh Creek
Munn & Co
Arze
Scientific American
Dsomely Fenetratea
Scientifa
York
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