Death of Frank Rochek Ties Local Sports Bands and Business
Frank Rochek died January 27 1917 in Cuba City Wisconsin after a one day illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. He lived in Cuba City since 1915 and worked at Montana Mercantile Western Wholesale Grocery and Union Electric. He was a Dillon Military Band member coach of Cuba City high school basketball and later joined B P O E. He leaves a wife Addie and his mother and two brothers Charles and Vern. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with band members and Elks in attendance.
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Frank Rochek
Dillon
Rochek
Montana Mercantile Company
Western Wholesale Grocery Company
Union Electric Company
News-Herald of
Cuba City
Wis
Chardron
Nebr
Benton
Wisconsin
Hot Springs
Neb
Addie Pascoe
Mont
Ellis
Charles
Sioux City
Iowa
Vern
Methodist Episcopal Church
John
Birth of a Nation at New Hartwig theater February 23
The Birth of a Nation by David Griffith comes to New Hartwig theater February 23. Critics hail its ambitious treatment of slavery and the Civil War era, the vivid recreations, and a dramatic human love story adapted from Thomas Dixon's The Clansman.
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David Griffith
New Hartwig Theatre
Appomatox
Lincoln
South
Thomas Dixon
Griffith
Grant
Lee
John Wilkes Booth
Freedman’s Bureau
Ku Klux
Twenty Years Ago Excerpts From the Examiner
Items from the Dillon Examiner itemize a royal parade of local figures. Wing and Hamilton left for the east. Padley and council members discuss pardons for drunk youths. Frank L. Wilson sues the city for 5000 over a bank trap accident on Montana Street. The Alpha Literary Society schedules its February program. A joint legislative trip to the State Normal school is scrapped due to cost. The paper defends its criticism of Beaverhead legislators. The courthouse interior gains praise for cleanliness, aided by Sheriff Padley. Lumber for Bannack dredging arrives. Reiling to oversee improvements. A. J. Noyes named real estate appraiser for Beaverhead county.
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R. T. Wing
Thos. F. Hamilton
East
Padley
Frankie L. Wilson
Dillon
Dillon National Bank
Montana Street
Alpha Literary Society
Dillon High School
Ola Cornell
Lily Peterson
George Black
Zetta
London
Maud Selway
Eugene Martin
Marvin Poindexter
Mabel Willard
Florence Meisner
Jessie Selway
Harry Shannon
Mae Bowers
High School Gazette
Nellie Black
Nora Townsend
Fred Rife
Oscar Johnson
Maggie Heinhardt
Agnes Staudaher
Guy Carter
Wilford Vermillion
George Burfiend
Will
Robert Morton
Bert Orr
North Pole
Jas. Lennox
State Senate
Beaverhead County
Court House
Bannack
Bedrock
Reiling
A. J. Noyes
James Abrams
Bench News From Bozeman And Nearby
George Hopkins visits friends in Bozeman while O W Smith attends to business on the beach. Mrs Mary Stevens moves from her daughter's to Dillon for the rest of winter. Rask builds a new 30 by 30 foot barn with Ed Neil and Glenn Cheek on site. Dave Ingram, who left last Monday for Arizona, reports heavy snow in Idaho and Nevada. Several beach residents have contracted lagrippe in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hopkins
Bozeman
O. W. Smith
Mary Stevens
Dillon
Rask
Ed Neil
Glenn Cheek
Dave Ingram
Arizona
Idaho
Nevada
Death Claims Edward Ryan
Word reached Dillon of Edward Ryan's death in Marshfield Wisconsin on February 1 after a brief illness. He had moved from Dillon to Wisconsin a year ago with his family, previously ranching in Montana. Survived by wife two children and siblings in Melrose San Francisco and Seattle. Funeral held February 3 in Madison with interment there.
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Edward Ryan
Marshfield
Wis
Ryan
Dillon
Wisconsin
Madison
Montana
J. W. Kennedy
Melrose
H. L. Lappen
San Francisco
Cal
Phillip Ryan
Seattle
New dates for mining district tourney in Helena
Helena gathers to resolve eligibility woes for state tourney with five officials approving Helena as entrant. New dates set for February 22 to 24 as the mining district journey to Bozeman advances, with three schools winning entry to the state finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
James Rae
Great Falls
S. D. Largen
BE. J. Parkin
Bozeman
N. D. Pose
Polson
A. T. Peterson
Boulder
W. H. McCall
Billings
M. L. Crouch
A. J. Roberts
G. E. Ketcham
Missoula High
Washington
Butte
Missoula
Anaconda
Dillon
Bluhm Freed in Road Hog Nuisance Case
A suit in Justice court attracted more than ordinary interest and was tried before the Justice of the Peace. R. H. Bluhm was discharged in the matter titled Road Hog Nuisance Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Bluhm
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Swartz Family Attends Fuqua Funeral in Dillon
F C Swartz of Dillon and his family were among attendees Tuesday at the Fuqua funeral, as reported by the Twin Bridges Independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Swartz
Dillon and Family
Fuqua
Twin Bridges Independent
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Hazelbaker
Wisconsin City
Dillon Military Band
Western Wholesale Company
Cabria
New
Hartwig
Bench News
E. J. Parkin
Gallatin Valley High
A. F. Peterson
Ketcham
Missoula High School
Great Falls High School
McCarthy
Big Timber
McDonald
Havre
Whitehall
Joliet
Teton County
Belgrade
Columbia Falls
Jefferson County
Belt
G. A. Ketcham
James G. Walker
Virginia City
State of Montana
Sheridan
Madison County
Bluhm
Emil Brock
Brock
Madiisonian
First National Bank
B. F. White
J. H. Gilbert
Nana
Dillon Carriage Works
Washington and Helena Streets
Professional Directory
Poindexter & Gilbert
Attorneys At Law
W. J. Cushing
Attorney-at-Law
Bannack Street
DR. Council E. Faddis
Woman Osteopathic
Phillips
Annabel Desmond
Atlantic St
F. H. Bimrose
G. G. Brownback
Osteopath
Washington St
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