Death of Joseph C Metlen Chronicled in Dillon
The obituary notes the death after a yearlong cancer battle of Joseph Custer Metlen a pioneer leader and Metlen hotel founder. It recalls his Montana life from Bannack to Dillon his public service as sheriff treasurer and legislator and his devotion to family and community. Funeral arrangements by the Masonic lodge are noted with burial near the state’s pioneer roll of honor.
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Ald Tntéca
Montana
Joseph C. Metlen
Society of Pioneers
Grim Reaper
Rochester
Minnesota
D. E. Metlen
Junian County
Pennsylvania
Ulinois
West
California
D. EE. Metlen
D. EK. Metlen
Los Angeles
Jennie McCall
Corinne
Bannack
Metlen
Beaverhead County
Legislative Assembly
Virginia City
Dillon
Rged
Trapper Guildh
Glendale
Tor
Vorse Prairie
Fred Schuler
Astate
D.E. Metlen
Bertie Howard
R. V. Sebree
Caldwell
Idaho
Masonic Lodge
Bannack Lodge
Glendale Lodge
Dillon Fire Department to Host Third Annual Ball
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department will host its third annual Firemen's Ball at Dart Hall on New Year's Eve. Committees are refining arrangements with aims for a highly successful social and financial event, building on two prior enjoyable balls.
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Dillon Volunteer’Fire Department
Dart Hall
Amiple
Two Rich Strikes Reported In County Mining Claims
Two major strikes split the focus this week in blue wing and elkhorn districts. New Departure mine in Blue Wing shows four foot vein with 342 ounces silver three percent copper and small lead and gold. Frank Willeame claim in Elkhorn yields rich ore as shafting advances. Elkhorn Copper company offers initial stock at twenty five thousand shares twenty five cents and a second batch at forty cents with strong demand.
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Blue Wing
Frank Willlame
Elkhorn
Dillon
A. C. Brown
John Marsh
Inet
O. M. Best
Williams
Elkhorn Copper Company
Dillon Men Among Directors In New Butte Knickerbocker Mining Firm
Articles of incorporation for the Butte Knickerbocker Mining Company reveal a 5 million dollar capitalization and 1,900,000 shares. Dillon men George B. Conway B F White and Edwin Norris are named directors, with Frank W Child as president and Conway as vice president and manager. The firm plans offices in New York and Butte and will soon begin development sinking a 1200 foot shaft on the Tamonta claim.
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The
Standard
Bulte Mining Company
Dillon
Offcera
Butte Knickerbocker Mining Company
Jennie Dell Proup
Jennie Dell Group
October
Twilight
Lamonta
Lexington
Columbus-Butte Company
Butte Knickerbockers
George B. Conway
B. F. White
Edwin Norris
James Davidson
Butte
Frank W. Child
Chicago
George H. Roberts
Boise
Samual W
George Kitching
Elizabethtown
N. J
Samual W. Doty
Edwin Higgins, Jr
New York
Tamonta
Butte Knickerbocker Company
Beaverhead County Farm Institutes Plan Prizes Next Year
The Beaverhead County Farmers Institutes met in Dell and Dillon with 60 attendees at Dell. Leaders included D D Mc Knight chair and H C Patterson. governors and educators spoke in Dillon and Kalispell visitors attended. An election kept G R Featherly as president and F A Hazelbaker as treasurer. Prizes for grain display were approved for next year with a committee to solicit subscriptions.
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Beaverhead County Farmers’ Institutes
Dell
Dillon
D. D. McKnight
H. C. Patterson
G. R. Featherly
Don E. Fish
E. Tappan Tannatt
J. M. Wylie
Bozeman
Institute
Court House
Seasion
Featherly
F. A. Hazelbaker
H.B. Selway
Christmas Church Services Bring Dillon Together for Festivities
Dillon churches plan widespread Christmas events with trees, pageants, and special music. Catholic, Baptist, Grace M E, and Presbyterian churches host children's exercises, cantatas, and Holy Communion services across Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, featuring choirs, solos, and orchestral numbers.
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Dillon
The
Baptist Church
Robinson
Joice Weir
Christ
Lucile Zirtzman
Gladys Mayer
Hazel Remy
Lavere Evene
Newell Evans
Florence Cushing
Mildred Hansen
Santa Claus
Hugh Norville
Sopraro
Little Town Oat
Bethlehem
A. L. Barnesa
Misa
Kathryn Vaxton
C. L. Robbing
H. J. Stewart
W. B. Goate
Baratone
Mr. Robbina
Mrs. Scott
Miss Paxton
Mise Hawley
Miss Grace Graeter
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J. C. Metlen
Old Beverhead
Fire Boys
New Departure
Williams Mines
J. L. Jones
Chuch
Millard
First Baptist Church
Wiley
Mra. Blom
Thomas
Arigve Shine
H. W. Porter
Mra
C. W. Robison
Salo
Evana
Ernest Newton
Heralda of Heaven
Schumacher
Edith Remley
Hymau
Heavenly Light
Murdock
Annette Keyser Leach
G. B. Jones
Grace Gracier
Adams
Prof. Robbing
Aymn
Old Judea
Adams Gibell
Chas. Scott
Prof. Robbins
J. KE. Trowbridge
Pranos
Bre
C. W. Scott
Ed Corhing
Misses Lewis
Stone
Allen
Maxwell
Harrisons
Mesdames
A. Keyser Leneh
Rathbone
Robison
Misees Hinprhams
Lawrence
Jenapa
Stevenson
Simp
Fon
Bakes
Scott
Jane
the Methodist Church
Grace M. BE
Echool
St. James Church
Presbyterian Church
Mayme Rosa
Suanday School
E. S. Luce
Japan
Bobbie
Will Ross
Priscilla
Montana Gilbert
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