Evans Named to Lead Colorado Coal Field Investigation
Congressman John M. Evans of Montana heads a five member committee to investigate harsh conditions in Colorado coal regions with Hon. Martin D. Foster J. Byrnes R. W. Austin and Howard Sutherland. The Denver trip will establish headquarters in Trinidad Colorado as they report back to Congress. The panel also will study Michigan copper field conditions with similar authority. Evans hopes findings promote industrial peace and public understanding of the issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Colorado
Congress
John M. Evans
Evans
Martin D. Foster
Illinois
J. F. Byrnes
South Carolina
R. W. Austin
Tennessee
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Denver
Trinidad
House
Michigan
Washington
Saturday Fire Kills Six Dairy Cattle at Rebisch Ranch
A fire at the Mike Rebisch ranch south of Dillon last Saturday night killed six dairy cows. Sparks from an evening passenger train set straw on the barn roof, making escape paths impossible. Oscar Brown alerted the scene at 11 o'clock and fought flames by tearing down burning fences, but the barn and cattle were lost. Estimated loss about $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rebisch
Dillon
Oscar Brown
Elzy Smith
Brown
Fie
Raise More Sheep for Mutton in Montana Focus
United States agricultural efforts urge Montana farmers to increase sheep herds aimed at mutton production. Extension services promote breeding, grazing, and market development to boost wool and meat output nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
The
Agricultural Department
United States
Dillon Lad Leads Bozeman College Eleven to Victory
Max Wilcegsb captain of Bozeman college basketball, a Beaverhead county high school graduate, toured Dillon after a win over Missoula county team on their home floor 31 to 23. He said the champions remain in possession of the title and expected another easy win against the university later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wilcegsb
Bozeman College
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Logan
Utah
Missoula
Max
Jenast
Missola County
Missoulians
University
Collegians
Wilcomb
Wins Basket of Ribbons for District Court Clerk’s Poultry
Charles Conger district court clerk shows a basket of ribbons from recent poultry shows in Montana. At Missoula last week his birds won first pen first and second cockeral and second third and fifth pullet. total ribbons reach 18 since the state fair with prizes at the state fair Mis soula Butte and Great Falls. He credits incubator hatch and brooder rearing as the secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conger
Missoula
Mr. Conger
Butte
Great Falls
Conger
Educational Pictures at Pas Time Theatre Matinee
The Pas time theater showcases Educational Films during Saturday children’s matinees. The educational shorts cover foreign customs, geography, science, and modern manufacturing processes, praised for their appeal to both children and adults by renowned women instructors.
Citizens Catch Burglar In North Idaho Cabin
Residents return home Sunday to find a burglar rifling a cabin on North Idaho street. He fled through a window. Captain Oliver later arrested John Collins at Centennial saloon. Residents could not positively identify him. Collins held on vagrancy, trial set for February 20 before Justice A A Kenison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Street
Oliver
John Collins
Collins
A. A. Kenison
Dillon Auto Livery Opens With Hudson Cadillac Cars
The Dillon Auto Livery company, run by Roy Spencer and Clifford Ewing, opens tomorrow in the former Grand theater building. They will operate day and night, stage a future Wisdom and Jackson line, and showcase a Hudson six plus a 1918 Cadillac with plans to add a second car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Auto Livery Company
Dillon
Roy Spencer
Clifford Ewing
Grand Theater
Hudson
Jackson
Big Hole
Spencer
Wisdom
State lands lease funds allocated to Beaverhead schools
State Superintendent H A Davee has allotted 8145 for Beaverhead county from school land moneys. Across the state the total distribution reaches 513144 for 114082 children aged six to twenty one, up nearly ten thousand from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Davee
Beaverhead County
Emancipator's Birth Observed Celebration Planned at Court House
The 105th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth will be observed this week with a Progressive party led event at the courthouse tomorrow night. O H P Shelley will be principal speaker, with local talks on Lincoln and Judge Conger possibly sharing remarks. The day is a legal holiday. county offices banks and post office will close as usual and the post office will offer one hour of morning general delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Progressive Party
Court House
O. H. P. Shelley
State Progression Committee
Helena
Cost of radium to be cut in twain
Denver laboratory tests three methods to extract radium from carnotite. National Radium Institute plant, overseen by government chemists, will determine the most economical method and publish results. Cooperation aims to lower radium production costs and prices, with government sharing in output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United States Bureau of Mines
National Radium Institute
National
Radium Institute
Bureau of Mines
The Next Wool Clip
A reader in Australia writes that American ranchers handling Merino wool throw fleeces into bags mixed without sorting, trampling ewes and rams’ fleece together, and he finds the process noteworthy for its lack of careful separation. The letter highlights how wool is bulked before grading and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Australia
United States
Ust
Man Not Insane as Was First Believed
John Simmons, a stranger in Dillion, was arrested by Chief Sassman for suspected insanity after a spree of delusions about being a prosperous businessman. He later recovered his faculties after several days in county jail, with officials citing cold weather exposure as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simmons
Dillon
Sassman
Simmons
John T. Orr
Simmona
Centennial Cafe
County Jaail
Temperance Speaker Miss Edna Rowan to Visit Dillon
Miss Edna Rowan of the National W C T U will visit Dillon this week. She will speak to local schools Friday, address Sabbath schools Sunday morning, and hold a 7 30 p m union meeting at the M E church. A young people meeting at 3 p m Sunday in the M I church precedes the evening address on The Conservation of the Child and the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missy Edna Rowan
Dillon
Ely
Baptist
M. FE
M. I
Miss Rowan
M. E
Moorhead alfalfa grower nets about two thousand on forty acres
Frank Leitner of Moorhead reports 3800 pounds of dry land alfalfa seed from forty acres on Power river without irrigation. The second cutting seed, plus hay, yields about 50 dollars net per acre and a total crop value over 2800 dollars with seed for sowing and marketing costs leaving an estimated net of 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power River
Frank Leitner
Moorhead
Leitner
Stockgrowers’ Journal
William Reed's Trip to Butte Last Monday
William Reed traveled to Butte last Monday in what appears to be a routine local excursion. Details of purpose or accompanying party are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reed
Butte
Montana State Fair to Boost School Displays and Prizes
Helena Montana February 10 The Montana state fair will revise its educational division for 1914 adding entries and cash prizes to attract better school exhibits. An advance list goes to 8500 teachers as rural schools and high schools are urged to compete. A state spelling bee is introduced with county contests leading to a grand championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Minnesota
H. A. Davee
Cooperative Club House Planned Near Twin Bridges
Plans are nearly complete for a Farmers' Cooperative club house for the Beaverhead and Big Hole region. The site, five miles south of Twin Bridges on the Dillon road, is donated by William M. Stewart. The building, costing about 2500 dollars, will include a large auditorium and accommodate meetings, lectures, dances and various community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Cooperative Club
Beaverhead and
Big Hole
Madison County Monitor
Dillon Road
William M. Stewart
Town Scoop Prompts Quick Subscriptions Payoff
A Kansas editor warned that a gentleman seen kissing the hired girl would have his name published if he did not pay his subscription by noon tomorrow. Thirteen men in town reportedly settled their accounts before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Regent
Department
Dillon Lad
Educational Pictures
Man
Auto Livery Company
Boston
Estanciero
Patagonia
Chicago
Breeders’ Gazette
Temperance Worker
Pate
Co-operative Club House
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!