Minstrel Event by State Normal College at Dillon Theatre
The State Normal College, directed by Prof. E. S. Luce, presents a grand minstrel show with over forty male performers, solos by named singers, endmen, and a sixteen-member Normal College orchestra. The program includes a comedic act The Egyptian Mummy and a burlesque Automobile Crazy, with reserved seats 75 cents on sale Feb. 19.
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State Normal College
E. S. Luce
Dillon Theatre
Dillon
Messie
Stamm
Stevenson
Simpson
Wiksdal
Stedman
Miller
Chapman
Foote
Melton
Scott
Ainslie
Robbins
J. E. Monroe
Kingsbury
Messrs
Robison
Zirtzman
Fenner
Mesara
Edward Fogerty
Wiatt
Gilbert
Brundage
Anderson
Robbing
Forden
Kingabury
Martin
Norwell
Hinkley
Swain
Normal College
Misa Mott
Ginger Blue
Galen
Herbert Hanson
Walter Poindexter
Rifle
Raymond Noyes Charles
Newell Knapp O
Frank Zirtzmann
Sprocket
Henry Melton Treadles
Chas
Thomas Drumhead
Harry Martin
Amon Elliott Murphy
W. A. Stedman
Tom Taylor
Ward Swain
Postoffice
Copper War Ends as Heinze Mines Sold to Amalgamated
Arthur C. Carson for Thomas F. Cole took control of all Heinze and United Copper mines in Silver Bow county. John D. Ryan announced the sale from New York, signaling a peaceful settlement among Butte copper interests. Heinze is eliminated from the district, with development expected to move quickly.
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Arthur C. Carson
Thomas F. Cole
Duluth
F. August Heinze
United Copper Company
Silver Bow County
Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte
Heinze
John D. Ryan
New York
Ryan
Shakespeare club entertains at library public evening
The library board presents a Tuesday Feb 20 program by the Shakespeare club. Miss Bishop hosts My Visit to Stratford and a display of books on Shakespeare. scenes from The Taming of the Shrew will be performed by club members. A portraits exhibit of Shakespearean figures will be shown under the care of club volunteers.
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Shakespeare Club
Library Board
E. S. Luce
S. D. Hooker
Matthew Orr
R. R. Rathbone
Stratford
Miss Bishop
Katherine
Meadames Robison
Rathbone
Orr
Miss Mott
Dillon Faces Anaconda In Fast, Hotly Contested Basketball Showdown
The Dillon Theatre hosts a clash with Anaconda high school this Saturday night. The Beavers and Anaconda are top contenders, meeting after a prior close game in Anaconda. Ticket sales start early this week at 50 cents. no tin horns or whistles allowed.
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Dillon
Dillon Theatre
Anaconda High School
Beaverhead County
Anaconda
Dillon Boys
Dillon dealer reports brisk Beaverhead horse market
Charles A. Smith of Dillon bought 34 head of heavy draft horses in the Big Hole basin for about 3000. J M Conway of Billings and D B Riggs of Whitehall were among buyers. Smith sold to Bob Quick, Theodore Hennessy, and F W Dearborn, with total close to 5000 in recent weeks. He seeks 125 saddle horses for government use, 15 to 15 3 hands high, four to eight years old, 950 to 1100 pounds.
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Beaverhead County
Tne
Charles’ A. Smith
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
J. M. Conway
Billinge
Mr. Conway
Smith
D. B. Riggs
Whitehall
Bob Quick
Mr. McDonald
Hennessy Mercantile Company
Butte
Theodore Hennessy
F. W. Dearborn
Mail Route Feasibility Sought From Anaconda To Gibbonsville
Postmaster in Anaconda reports a Washington inquiry into the cost of a daily mail line from Anaconda to Gibbonsville Idaho. The department seeks yearly cost data. no route is approved yet. Local merchants plan a meeting to supply information, noting potential benefits to Big Hole basin towns and mining camps along the route.
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English
Anaconda
Washington
Gibbonsville
Idaho
Smarr
Retail Merchants’ Association
Big Hole
Two Madison Towns Contend Over Creamery Site
Thomas J. Davidson of Helena representing a Chicago creamery firm says a Ruby valley creamery is near, with Twin Bridges Sheridan and others in the running. Twin Bridges backers have pledged over $3,000 of $5,400 goal, while Sheridan has secured about $1,000 for a local creamery.
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Ruby Valley
Thomas J. Davidson
Helena
Chicago
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Davidson
Beef Scarcity Fears Sweep Trade Circles
Trade experts anticipate a beef shortage in late winter and early spring as feeders push cattle to market within 60 to 90 days. Midwest herds in Missouri Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota are heavily massed for sale while the East increases beef output. Projections suggest April May will bring tighter supplies and difficulty securing desired quality, with 1902 price patterns likely to reappear.
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Southwest
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Illinois
East
James L. Harris
Wabash
D. D. Cutler
Northwestern
Hawkeye
Statewide School Fund Apportioned by County Totals
The state apportions 205360.60 dollars from public school lands to 70,814 pupils, 2.90 dollars per child. Silver Bow leads with 34800, Cascade 19534.40, Lewis and Clark 15384.50. Meagher receives 1641.40. County by county figures list Beaverhead 4798.50, Broadwater 2209.80, Carbon 8154.80, Cascade 19534.40, Chouteau 7470.40, Custer 4747.30, Dawson 3291.50, Deer Lodge 8673.90, Fergus 8050.40, Flathead 11904.50, Gallatin 10974.60, Granite 2963.80, Jefferson 3729.40, Lewis and Clark 15384.50, Madison 6554, Meagher 1641.40, Missoula 12153.90, Park 7885.10, Powell 3726.30, Ravalli 7554.50, Rosebud 2053.20, Silver Bow 34800, Sweet Grass 3050.80, Teton 3761.30, Valley 3912.10, Yellowstone 6380.
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Harmon
Silver Bow
Cascade
Lewia and Clark
Meagher County
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Carbon
Caacade
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Granite
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Meagher
Missoula
Park
Powell
Boys' Evening at the Library Next Friday
The public library hosts a boys night next Friday at 8 pm with Prof. L. R. Foote of the County High School giving a talk. A short musical program features the Grace church quartet and the Normal College boys quartet, with additional numbers planned for attendees over ten.
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L. R. Foote
Grace Church Quartet
The
Normal College
Talented Serruye Family Leaving Miles City for Seattle
The Miles City community expresses appreciation and regret as Mrs. Serruye and her daughter Misa depart for Seattle. They plan to offer vocal music and elocution in a broader field, having trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and performed with notable figures. Their departure is framed as a loss and Seattle’s gain.
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Coquelin
Bonehim
Paris
George Henschel
Institute of Art and Music
New York
Miles City
Seattle
Yellowstone Journal
Sleeping cars get lighter covers on Southwest Limited
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway introduces light white counterpanes to replace heavy woolen blankets on its Southwest Limited trains between Chicago and Kanena City. Blankets will be kept in reserve for cooler nights, aiming to improve passenger comfort and appeal to sleepers who want a more inviting bed.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Southwest
Chicago
Kanena City
Dell man travels to Dillon for mining interests
John Downing of Dell was in Dillon this week on business. He left yesterday afternoon on the train for Farlib to attend to mining interests.
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John Downing
Dell
Dillon
Farlib
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