Eight bidders compete for city water main repairs
Continental Pipe Mfg. Company wins bid for intake pipe as eight firms submit proposals for city water main repairs.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
1
City Awards Water System Material Bids
City council awarded two bids for water system material totaling about 64 476. American Cast Iron Pipe Co of Minneapolis won 29 475 78 for mains and Continental Pipe Mfg Co of Spokane won about 35 000 for a line from intake to reservoirs. Several firms participated. decisions favored material quality over lowest price. Work to begin upon material delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Minneapolis
Continental Pipe Mfg. Company
Spokane
Water Shortage in Lemhi Limits Power Service
Lemhi river water is so low the power company can supply only a few hours daily. The Recorder reports reduced operations with two shifts, daylight and night, to match power. Ice for meat markets and the creamery is scarce, urging conservation and careful irrigation to help industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
Tenday
Recorder
Lemhi
Occifices
Salmon Herald
James Osborne Buried in Wise River
Funeral services for James Osborne aged invalid who died by his own hand were held in the Wise River schoolhouse with widespread district attendance. Burial followed in Dewey cemetery. Survived by three children Ethel Rhodes Grace Walworth and Benjamin Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Osborne
Wise River
Wise River District
Dewey Cemetery
E. H. Harvey
Fred Gill
A. J. Aiken
Miss Orpha Baker and Miss Marjorie Williams Enter Dana Institute
Miss Orpha Baker and Miss Marjorie Williams will leave this week for Warren Ohio to enter the Dana Institute of Music. Both study under L A Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Baker
Marjorie Williams
Warren
Ohio
Dana Institute of Music
L. A. Gregory
Lee Dennis Named Union Labor Advocate Turned Public Official
Lee Dennis a prominent Union Labor candidate for governor is highlighted for his labor activism and public service in Cascade County. The article traces his union leadership in Mon- timoer and the coal region, blacklist experiences, roles as deputy county auditor and railroad commissioner, and notable rate reductions for Montana livestock and agricultural commodities during 1919 to 1921. Dennis, born in Sioux Falls, SD, aged 50, with a wife and three children, remains a strong cross-party figure in Cascade County where local support is broad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee Coalf
Cottonwood Coal Company
Great Falls
Boston
Montana
Dennis
F. C. Roosevelt
Cascade County
Lee Dennis
Denis
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Principal A T Peterson Arrives with Family in Dillon
Mr A T Peterson and his family arrived in Dillon from Miles City and will reside here. He is the newly elected Beaverhead County High School principal and has already begun his duties. Peterson comes highly recommended as an experienced educator and businessman, and the board of directors feel fortunate to have him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Peterson
Dillon
Miles City
Peterson
Beaverhead County
Board of Directors
Man Arrested After Assault on Elderly Man Near Town
W. T. Hutchings was arrested by county officers Sunday evening just north of town and held on an assault charge. He was driving a car with an Oregon license and allegedly struck an aged man on Montana street Sunday afternoon, then left town but was soon apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hutchings
Oregon
Montana
Mrs Clarence Moore Heads Home From Dillon Visit
Mrs Clarence Moore departed Friday morning returning to her Harlowton home after spending a week with relatives in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Moore
Harlowton
Dillon
Daughters of American Revolution Plan Annual Outing
Beaverhead Chapter plans to erect a marker near Bannack to honor Lewis & Clark exploration in Montana. The event links Montana history with early state sites, with guides and a motor caravan from Dillon on August 23, ending after visits to Bannack and related historic locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters OF American Revolution Plan
Bannack
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lewis & Clark
Montana
Jean Bishop
Laura Scott
Katherine C. Orr
Clark Anderson
Horse Prairie
Grasshopper
Dillon
Plummer
Primary Election Set for August 26 in Beaverhead County
State and county races draw many candidates with 86 seeking state offices across four tickets and 26 county names plus three district judge aspirants in Beaverhead. Polls open noon to 7 PM. 3222 voters eligible, with absentees already voting. Ballot rotation ensures equal exposure of each candidate in townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Dillon
Address by Senator Walsh Critiques Republican Corruption
Senator Walsh denounces Republican corruption and criticizes leaders for ignoring misdeeds while praising the Democratic stance on peace and global cooperation. He questions tariff information use and mocks free trade fears, contrasting with Roosevelt and Wilson on accountability for public land contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Fall
Republican Party
Tom Walsh
Tom
Congress
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Wilson
Committee On Public Lands
Local Residents Plan Moves and Resignations
I. L. Tello and his small daughter with Mrs. Jessie Poindexter will leave this week for Columbus Missouri to join Mr. Tello and establish a new home. Mrs. Tello resigns as musical instructor at the Normal college. Ruby Wyatt returns from Seattle where she attended the Cornish School of Music. Mrs. Otto Gosman is spending the retreat in Dillon from her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Tello
Jessie Poindexter
Columbus
Mr.Tello
Tello
The
Normal College
Ruby Wyatt
Seattle
Cornish School of Music
Otto Gosman
Dillon
Bucking Bull to Headline Beaverhead Pow Wow and Roundup
Sam Freeman to conduct the local roundup with Beaverhead County Fair Commission overseeing the fair and horse racing events. The three day program runs September 4 to 6 featuring harness and running horses, a Brahma cattle herd including Firpo the famed unridden bull, new arena and rebuilt grandstands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Freeman
Beaverhead County
Mr. Freeman
Dillon
Freeman
Firpo
Olmsted and Eliel Stand for Republican Nominations
The Examiner urges Beaverhead county voters to back two local candidates. Frank Eliel seeks the congressman nomination and is praised as capable and experienced. T. D. Olmsted runs for railroad commissioner, noted for extensive railroad office training and practical experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eliel
Eliel
T. D. Olmsted
Beaverhead County
Mrs Waters Injured In Road Accident Near Feeley
Mrs John Waters of Glen sustained injuries when a car crowded from the road by a road hog near Feeley caused the vehicle to overturn near Butte. Her husband and two others were uninjured. She received medical care and was expected to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
John Waters
Glen
Feeley
Waters
Olmsted Ends State Campaign Tour With Last Lap Stop
Republican candidate T. D. Olmsted visited the city for a brief stop before finishing his statewide tour. He has toured many Western and Northern towns recently. His car was recovered within half an hour after it was stolen in Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Olmsted
Missoula
Self Made Judge Erickson A Westward Character
The Flathead Monitor profile recalls Judge Erickson born in Wisconsin, who moved to Montana and rose from farm boy to county attorney and district judge. His career spans multiple elections, reflecting Democratic loyalty, frontline frontier grit, and a humane justice tempered with mercy. He married in Kalispell and raised three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Erickson
Wisconsin
Erickson
Great West
Kansas
Ericksons
John. ER
Washburn College
Lfe
Hrickson
Choteau
Teton County
Montana
Eleventh Judicial
State Central Committee
Judge L Erickson
Kalispell
Judge
Methodist Church of Dillon cancels August Sunday services
In the pastor’s absence during vacation season no Sunday school or public service will be held at the Methodist church of Dillon on August 24 and August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church of
Dillon
Schlagle Freed as District Court Nears End
The long district court session ends after nearly three weeks of trials with Floyd Kenison found not guilty of arson in the Clarence Patterson garage fire case. Jack Howard pled guilty to a statutory offense and received two to four years. Schlagle was acquitted. Several defendants were moved between towns and counties as proceedings wrap, with two civil cases remaining for docket completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Clarence Williams
Floyd Kenison
Clarence Patterson
Armstead
Jack Howard
Joseph C. Smith
William Schlagle
Hugh Chambers
O. D. Russel
Deer Lodge
Dan Mooney
Cellar Gordon
Jack Dodge
Wise River Candidate for Representative in State Legislature Here
Bri. H. Harvey of Wise River candidate on the republican ticket for the nomination of representative from this county was here yesterday. Harvey is the only county republican candidate who resides outside Dillon and has lived in Beaverhead county for thirty nine years, much of that time as an officer of the Hecla company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bri. H. Harvey
Wise River
Harvey
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Hecla Company
Hazelbaker Arranges Daily Market Reports for Southern California
Senator Frank Hazelbaker has arranged for daily market quotations from Los Angeles. Stockmen and ranchers and others may call the office to receive the noon reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hazelbaker
Los Angeles
California
Senator Hazelebaker
Three Dillon Firemen Attend Great Falls State Convention
The Dillon volunteer fire department sent three delegates Charles Lloyd Lonnie Linson and George Bott to the state convention of firemen in Great Falls this week. They left Sunday by motor and expect to return tomorrow. Mrs. T. E. Gilbert will entertain the St. James guild tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Great Falls
Charles Lloyd
Lonnie Linson
George Bott
Silver Dollars Restored to Circulation in Government Move
Washington reports the treasury begins a campaign to reintroduce silver dollars, placing one coin in the pay envelope of 5,000 treasury employees. The effort aims to reduce costs of paper money maintenance and shift shipment expenses to reserve banks, with about 30 million potentially available for immediate distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Continental Pipe Mfg
Monim _imer
Islam Freeman
Walsh
Olmsted
Renison
Howard
Schlagle Freed
Hazelbaker
South
T. E. Gilbert
St. James Guild
United States
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