Prosperous Lima Town With $90,000 Roundhouse and Bedrock Dam
Lima, near Spring Hill, enjoys brisk activity as Oregon Short Line builders raise a brick roundhouse costing about $90,000 and upgrade water works. A Bedrock River dam site eight to ten miles south shows promise with surveys, preliminary work, and a half million dollar backing. If completed, irrigation potential could unlock hundreds of acres, transforming farming in Beaverhead and Bedrock valleys.
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Lima
Oregon
United States
John Lindsay
Butte
George R. Metlen
Beaverhead
Madison County
Local social notes from Big Hole Basin
A pleasant gathering at Mrs. Zirtzman’s home honored Miss Evalyn King and Miss Christie Jackson. Harry J. Scott collected signatures for relief funds for Oscar Terry’s widowed mother, totaling between 100 and 200 dollars. Will York and Miss Frances F Callen wed at the bride’s father’s home with F M Staley officiating.
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Zirtzman
Evalyn King
Jackson
Christie Jackson
Harry J. Scott
Oscar Terry
Will York
Frances F. Callen
F. M. Staley
John York
Mise Callen
Frank Dries
Joseph M. Crain
O’leary
Robert Geary
Green
North Fork
Threshing season ends as Wilson visit notes light grain
Tom Wilson of Wilson Brothers reports 1903 threshing season finished at the home ranch. He cites heavy September snowfall beating grain down and considerable wind loss during harvest. Overall, machines moved more straw and threshed less grain than in many years.
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Tom Wilson
Wilson Brothers
Wilsons
Wilson
Will Represent McAllister Property Mining Crew Heads West
A Dillon mining crew leaves town to represent Judson McAllister property on the Idaho divide between Bloody Dick creek head and the Salmon River. The party carries a four horse wagon load of supplies and camping gear and plans to stay about ten weeks. McAllister, an old prospector killed two years ago when his wagon wagon overturned during quartz haul, owned claims in Montana and Idaho believed highly valuable.
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Dillon
Judson McAllister
Idaho
Bloody Dick Creek
Salmon River
McAllister
Montana
Eighth Grade Examinations Scheduled For December Dates
County Superintendent Misa Estella Mae Rich announces eighth grade exams will be held on December 17 and 18. Teachers with students taking the exam should contact the county superintendent to receive a list of questions to be answered.
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Misa Estella Mae Rich
State Superintendent of Schools
Lecture on Historic Places in New England at Normal Hall
The Normal entertainment course presents a lecture by Prof. Allen on Places of Historic Interest in New England at Normal assembly hall next Monday evening December 21 beginning at 8:30. It will be illustrated with arc light stereopticon views, many taken by Prof. Allen during his travels.
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Allen
New England
Dissolution Notice of Anderson and Knight Saloon Partners
The partnership between Oscar Anderson and Jesse Knight at Farlin Montana is dissolved by mutual consent. All debts to the late firm are to be paid to Oscar Anderson who will settle outstanding bills. Dated December 14, 1903. First publication December 16, 1903. Davenporta Turkish Rockers Couches.
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Oscar Anderson
Jesse Knight
Farlin
Montana
Oregon placer fields pursued by Gold Dredging Co.
Robert W. Christian leads a Montana group to develop Foot creek placer beds along the Rouge River in Oregon. The firm expects to begin dredging in February with two dredges capable of moving 4,000 cubic yards daily, using a hull already completed and plans for a second unit later this year.
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Robert W. Christian
Bannack
Dillon
Oregon
Examiner
Christian
Gold Hill
Rouge River
Foot Creek
Mr. Christian
F. L. Champlin
M. M. McDonald
Beaverhead
Missoula
Anaconda
Montana Company
Notice to Creditors in Beaverhead County Estates
In the District Court of Montana Beaverhead County, Estate of Lars Hansen deceased. Administratrix Abbie Hansen invites creditors and claimants to present vouchers within ten months after first publication to Edwin Norris Dillon Montana. Also notice for the estate of Wm H Dudley with administrator A E Graeter advising claims be shown within four months at Edwin Norris Dillon office Dillon Montana Beaverhead County. First publication Dec 16 1903.
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Lars Hansen
Edwin Nor- Nor
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
Abbie Hansen
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Wm. H. Dudley
Wm.h. Dudley
Peraons
Edwin. Norris Dillon
County
A. E. Graeter
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Spring Hill
Ets
Newsy
Big Hole Basin
McAllister Property
Davenporta
Dillon Furniture Co
R. W. Christian
Nack
Cold Hills
Dillon, Mont
Crown Tailoring CO
East Park
W. H. Wade, Magr
C. C. Barnett
Wm. C., Bryant
Metlen Hotel
Rogers & Johnson
Dillon, Montana
Gex
Scranton
St.& No
E. E. Booth
Clark Block
Butte, Mont
Birrer
Royal Neighbors of
America
Izazets Kuntz
Oracle
Rosa Birger
Heven Evtrotr
Metlen
Miss Netta Crane
County of
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