Worthy Cause in Dillon Seeks Barret Hospital Support
Dillon residents will be asked next week to subscribe to a surplus fund for Barret hospital. A campaign by business leaders and women will begin Tuesday with door to door solicitation across all districts. The drive aims to cover current bills and provide a cushion for lean months, highlighting the hospital as a well equipped public institution deserving broad local backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Barret Hospital
Barrett Hospital
George Gosman
J. F. Wiksdal
B. N. Stevenson
Lambert Hirel
C. W. Woodburn
H. L. McCaleb
A. F.waldorf
Terry Browning
Henry Gleed Jr
W. B. Hartwig
Roy Forrester
William Ross
John §. Baker
Charles Wells
John B. Somers
James McCollum
Joseph Fuller
Funeral for Philip Boys Attended by Dillon Residents
Mr and Mrs Herbert Wheat, Mr and Mrs Frank Bell, and Mr and Mrs John Keenan travel to Butte for the funeral of Philip Boys who died in Butte Sunday after a three day influenza illness. Boys was well known in Dillon where he had lived at various times and was a brother of Mrs Diggle Emerick of Bierney who reached Butte after his death.
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Herbert Wheat
Frank Bell
John Keenan
Butte
Philip Boys
Dillon
Diggle Emerick
Bierney
Dewitt Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Assault
Dewitt charged with shooting Santos Jocaias six times during a January 31 Lima dispute over a card game. In district court yesterday Judge Henry A. Rodgers sentenced him to two to four years in state prison. Jocaias, a Mexican laborer, is nearly recovered from wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollie
James’. Dewitt
Henry A. ‘Rodgers
Dewitt
Santos Jocaias
Lima
Orr Is Manager Of Large Beaverhead Horse Sale
One of the city’s biggest sales in years is set for next Saturday at the Oregon Short Line stockyards. W. C. Orr manages the auction featuring over five hundred horses and mules from Beaverhead county ranches, including 260 from the Orr Red Rock ranch and 100 mostly 4 and 5 year olds from Metlen-Livestock. Other consignors include Clayton Schuler, Brown Brothers, P. & O. Livestock, and the Metlen group. Dr. Orr notes strong demand for heavy drafters and says buyers can expect a wide range from saddle ponies to ton drafters.
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Dillon
Oregon Short Line
W. C. Orr
Beaverhead County
Red Rock
Metlen - Livestock Company
Clayton Schuler
Brown Brothers
P. & O. Livestock Company
Lima Gamblers Fined After Guilty Plea in District Court
John Robertson and Capolinar Figueroa pled guilty to gambling in Lima district court. Each was fined $100. Figueroa paid and released while Robertson could not raise the money. The pair reportedly joined a card game on Jan. 31, which preceded a quarrel tied to a fatal shooting. Interpreting aid was provided for Figueroa.
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John Robertson
Capolinar Figuéroa
Henry G. Rodgers
Robertson
Lima
Santos Jociaias
Hollie James Dewitt
Dillon Butte Stage Begins Regular Daily Trips
Hans Lausen's big bus Miss Beaverhead now makes regular round trips between Dillon and Butte. The daily schedule has the Dillon departure at 8:00 a.m. and the return from Butte at 5:30 p.m. with a round trip fare of 4.50. A growing number of passengers are using the service each day.
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Dillon-Butte
Hans Lausen
Miss Beaverhead
Dillon
Butte
Hana Lausen
B. Big
Beaverhead
Lausen
Montana Farm Income Seen Stable on Livestock Rise
A Montana agricultural report notes livestock and livestock products will exceed 1924 returns due to better prices and higher livestock value. Dairy projection closely mirrors last year with total 1925 income offsetting crop losses, while 1926 outlook favors livestock regions and a smaller wheat crop impact.
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Montana
Jast
J. G. Diamond
Montauk
Northwest Regional Advisory Board
Minneapolis
Car Service
American Railway Association
High School Boys Visit Rotary Luncheon in Dillon
Beaverhead county high school seniors who attended the Bozeman vocational congress as Dillon’s delegation spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club luncheon. They reviewed lectures by national vocational experts on law journalism medicine dentistry geology mining engineering teaching banking and more. The program included Montana songs and a performance by the high school orchestra with Dr. W H Stephan as chairman.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Bozeman Vocational Congress
Marvin Bidstrup
Wallace Forsgren
Ralph S. Smith
Lee Martinell
Berlin Gordon
Richard Cosgrove
Leonard Innes
Montana
W. H. Stephan
Founders Day Observed by Local Parent-Teachers Association
Yesterday the Parent-Teachers Association celebrated Founders Day with a program including a string quartet from L. A. Gregory’s orchestra, an address by Mrs. Bert Orr, president, a trio from Normal College, humorous readings by Miss Mary K. Sands, and a piano solo by Miss Lucille Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teachers’ Association
L. A. Gregory
Bert Orr
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Normal College
Giee
Mary K. Sands
Lucille Baker
Ranch Laborer Dies After General Breakdown
Fred Weisenberg a longtime ranch laborer died yesterday morning at Barrett hospital from a general breakdown illness. He worked as a sheepherder on several local ranches and the past year for the Gilbert Livestock company. Relatives in the East survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Weisenberg
Barrett Hospital
Gilbert Livestock Company
Death of Dillon Resident Henry Crittenden
Henry C. Crittenden a well known Dillon resident died of a heart attack brought on by pneumonia at the Dixie block on Thursday afternoon. He was about 80, born July 9 1846 in Belvedere Illinois. Survived by two daughters Miss Libble R Dillon and Mrs Helen Northwood New York City and a son Henry C Tobar Nevada. Body shipped to Chicago for funeral held yesterday.
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Henry C. Crittenden
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Dixie Block
Crittenden
Belvedere
Ill
Chicago
Felix & Marston
Stone Creek
Libble R
Helen Northwood
New York City
Henry C
Tobar
Nev
Plaintiff Granted Judgment in Kambich Hand Case
Judge Lyman H. Bennett awarded Steven Kambich a judgment of 8260.95 against John Hand Julius Hartwig and Ida Hand. The decree includes an order to sell all property involved and resolves a suit pending for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman H. Bennett
Steven Kambich
John Hand
Julius Hartwig
Ida Hand
Dillon Visit Highlights Frank Rife Family Trip
Frank Rife and his family are spending the week in Dillon, coming from Medicine Lodge, with the visit framed as a family stay and local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Rife
Dillon
Medicine Lodge
Dillon Hosts Milly Gay Schultz Pickles Musical Comedy
Local audiences enjoyed a two night presentation of Pickles in Dillon directed by Milly Gay Schultz. The three act comedy featured Graceful dancing polished acting and fine vocalization with a large cast including Rodger Deeny Tom Yost Ralph Smith and many others. The Baxter Tonney orchestra provided the music for the show.
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Dillon
Milly Gay Schultz
Rodger Deeny
George Melton
Helmp¢ Adama
Aly Avige Cates
Akibe “sAigta
Pringips
Dr. ¥. H. Bimrose
Tom Yost
Ralph Smith
Alice Levi
Tom Harris
Lawrence -Price
Jerome Wall
Rumski
Dillon Group Plans Private Car for Ashton Dog Derby
Dillon residents plan to attend the Ashton Idaho dog derby next Monday. If enough passengers are found here, a private car will be arranged for Dillon travelers.
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Dillon
Ashton
Idaho
Crowley Oil Company Strikes First Gas in County
Crowley Oil Company reports first gas encounter in Beaverhead county nine miles north of Dillon. Drilling on the Beaverhead anticline in the Frying Pan Basin recently tapped a fissure source several hundred feet below, with a modest but promising gas show as operations began in December. Manager Ben Crowley notes the appearance of large bubbles in a water test confirms the discovery's potential for oil beneath.
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Frying Pan
Beaverhead
Ben Crowley
the. Crowley
Oil Company
Dillon
Beaverhead County
B .C. Crowley
Crowley
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Barrett
O. S. L. Stockyards
Orr
E. F. Sill
Grain Outlook
Rotary
H.crittenden
Hartwig
Vienna
Laverne Brown
Phyliia Scully
Virginia Smith
Dorothy Hirschman
Esther Christensen
Luella Taylor
Gladys Scully
Dorothy Welsh
Burgers
J. C. Yale
George Yost
Albert Hanson
Paul Bramsman
Billy Bachus
Dick Cosgrove
Cameron Gowan
Touriste
A. F. Waldorf
Miss Beery
Ella Fred
Howard Morse
Robert Watt
Kenneth Smith
Billy Baxter
Vera May Hopkins
Jean Wade
Jeanne Covalt
Muriel Schmittroth
Billie Baxter
Betty Boone
Dorothy Walker
Elizabeth Ballard
Miss Schultz
Beryl Scully
Helen Hoffman
Hazel Jacobson
Mary Ellen Hatineman
The
Baxter-Tonney Orchestra
Ralph McFadden
Crowley Oil Company
First Gas
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