New Educational Building Ready for Occupancy
A major addition to Dillon's training school is completed at a cost of 68000 dollars. The 115 by 106 foot structure includes a gymnasium, classrooms, offices, an auditorium for 880, and a future balcony. Ventilation, fireproof corridors, and modern health guidelines shape the design. Preparations began last June with the old building torn down on July 23.
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Dillon
Fred Wilson & Company
Bozeman
Prams Mar
State Board of Health
State Board
William Reed
Dillon Horse Sale Nears With Strong Buyer Interest
As February 19 approaches the Dillon horse sale draws near with active preparations under manager George Ditty who predicts the county’s best sale yet. Prospective buyers show growing inquiries and enthusiasm.
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Dillon
George Ditty
Dillon Welcomes New Cash Grocery After Fire Loss
Samuel Clinton reopened the Dillon Cash Grocery after a devastating fire on September 28, 1913 which ruined his Whitehall store. Despite losses estimated from 27000 to 80000 dollars with only 10000 dollars insured, Clinton started anew in Dillon and reported strong opening patronage last Saturday.
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Dillon
Dillon Cash
Samuel Clinton
Whitehall
Clinton
Assessors face new agricultural data demand for 1910 rolls
Reports from Helena indicate a revived law requiring county assessors to collect extensive agricultural statistics during field inspections for the annual assessment rolls. The new Montana Department of Agriculture and Industry, led by Commissioner J M Kennedy, plans to enforce the law next spring with prepared blanks for counties.
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Helena
Department of Agriculture and Industry
J. M. Kennedy
Keating
Montana Leads All States in Progress and Growth
Washington D C Feb 1 Montana shows the healthiest status in the nation across finance industry and agriculture based on 1912 statistics. The report credits the boosting spirit of Montanans and notes 10 000 000 acres of free homestead land 400 000 population 4000 miles of rails and rising grain output with 80 000 000 bushels projected. The US Chamber of Commerce map lists Montana as having the best business conditions in the country despite its large area and sparse settlement.
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Washington, D. C
Montana
United States
Uncle Sam
Rhode Island
New England
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Frank Brown Freed From Penitentiary
Frank Brown formerly a railroad contractor was released by order of the state board of pardons after serving ten years for a 1909 conviction of a statutory crime against a thirteen year old girl. He maintains his innocence, claiming the charge was a frame-up, and supporters urge giving him another chance in society.
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Frank Brown
State Board of Pardons
Brown
Provisions of New Seed Law in Montana
Montana enacted a seed labeling law effective January 1 1914 requiring seed sellers to include common name or variety germination percentage weed and foreign seed content source county and seed man name and address on labels. Beaverdead County High School offers seed testing for purity and germination to local farmers. A narrative follows of strangers stranded in Madison County and aided by a Sheridan resident who loaned a car to return to Dillon.
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Montana
County
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County High School
Madison County
Sheridan
Auto dealer Murray sells eight Ford cars in Dillon area
In Madison county Roy Murray of Dillon sold cars to a local party of four riders Roy Murray had gone to Ruby with the group to deliver two cars but was enticed to buy a third car and then sold the rest of the shipment. The buyers include William Limperick A Tiarat William Durfurs J M Ledford J Talbott and Leo Truax all of Ruby Lima and Dillon respectively. The motorist helped the party avoid walking home after mechanical troubles rather than a mere temptation to buy.
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Madison County
Roy Murray
Fred Hale
Will Featherly
Clayton Schuler
Ruby
Murray
Montana Auto Supply Company
Dillon
Kentucky
William Limperick
Twin Bridges
A. Tiarat
William Durfurs
J. M. Ledford
J. Talbott
Leo Truax
Lima
Rabbitt Oct Mine Leased to New York Investor
Frank Smitt and Al Pritchard announce bonding and leasing their Rabbitt Foot mine in the upper Bloody Dick valley to Edward W. Benner of New York City. Operations will start in spring with a 10 stamp mill planned by June 1 and a 500 horsepower generator to power mining and nearby dredges and local residences. The mine, linked to a long gold bearing district near Dark Horse and Gold Stone mines, highlights regional railroad prospects through Butte and Boise.
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Frank Smitt
al Pritchard
Bloody Dick Valley
Edward W. Benner
New York City
Bohannon Bar
Lemhi
McCalister
Dark Horse
Gold Stone
Geiss Brothers
Great Falls
Montana
Butte-Boise
Railroad Wreck Recital Recounts 28 Year Old Snow Crash
Undersheriff Gosman recalls a 28 year old head on collision near the city when a bad order and delayed heat warnings led to a passenger train and a freight train colliding. Engineers Jim Frost and Myron Russell were killed, passengers survived. Crew battled snow to clear the line. The speaker notes the cruelty of weather and human error.
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Gosman
Dillon
Jim Frost
Myron Russell
Oregon
Summier
Man for Unusual Job Advertised in Bridgeport Telegram
A Bridgeport Telegram ad asks for a young, well educated man to shovel coal off a wife's grave due to mourning. The notice specifies sobriety and looks, notes a preference for a colored man, and promises steady work for the right party. The identity of William Lundberg is unknown.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Telegram
William Lundberg
Lundberg
In Honor of Mrs Graeter Honored by Mrs Heimbach
Mrs Edwin Heimbach hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering at her Dillon home to honor her daughter Mrs Warren Hughes Graeter of Dillon. Guests enjoyed sewing and socializing with the former Anaconda young lady and refreshments were served to a list of local ladies and Miss Heimbach.
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Edwin Heimbach
Warren Hughes Graeter
Dillon
Anaconda
Mrs. Greater
J. A. Jordan
Mark King
R. B. Abbott
John Pyk
Charles Clark
Misa Nutting
Miss Heimbach
Anaconda Standard
Elusive G P Plans Could Transform Twin Bridges Mining
Plans by the Gold Dredging company in Twin Bridges may turn the town into a major mining center. A large dredge operation would boost local merchants and spur railroad expansion by Gilmore & Pittsburg, with rumors of a Boise main line meeting the Armstead to Twin Bridges route to speed a new Pacific route for exposition traffic.
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Twin Bridges
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Salmon City
Idaho
Boise
Armstead
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Ditty
George Mitchell
Ivor Ireland
Glasgow
Tom Jones
Miles City
Dillon Horse Sale
Edie Block
Rabbit
Golines
Mrs. Graeter
the Examiner
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