Moving Day for Dillon Postoffice in New South Montana Building
The Dillon postoffice moves at four this afternoon to the new South Montana Street building formerly used by the Scenic Theatre. The facility features a modern interior, $3,500 in fixtures, six hundred automatic lock boxes, enhanced lighting, oak woodwork, marble base, and a large mail room with advanced sorting systems.
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Postoffice of
Dillon
Postoffice
Montana Street
Scenic Theatre
Eliel Brothers
Post Office Department
United States Post Office Department
Federal
Department
Post Office
Registry Office
Smiths Big County Horse Sale Opens in Full Swing
The county horse sale starts strong with 1500 head of horses and cattle planned for sale. Buyers arrive in droves as The Met Len hotel hosts and Horse Smith leads a smooth busy event. Tonight the Boston Montana band plays at the opera house and eight Shetland ponies go to auction from J W Kenny's herd. The sale begins at eight thirty with free admission.
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Smith
Aras
T. J. Murray
Metlen
Boston & Montana Band
Butte
West
J.W. Kenny
Melrose
Unusual Church Services by Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will lead the Methodist church service next Sunday morning at seven o'clock. The program includes songs and readings featuring Jessie Ferris Louise Dodds Addie Ferris Florence Mayer Vivian Marcoe and three ladies performing Jesus songs in heathen villages. The event promises unusual interest due to the peculiar connection of the songs and exercises.
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Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Jessie Ferris
Jesus
Louise Dodds
Addie Ferris
Florence Mayer
Vivian Marcoe
Prize piano contest opens with 1830 prize pool
The Examiner and Olmsted Stevenson Co. announce a joint prize offer worth 1830 in piano prizes for five popular young people in the area. Nomination ballots are printed, with 2000 votes per dollar of cash trade and 1000 votes per dollar of Examiner renewals, ballots counted weekly by a local committee of town officials. Ballots for entries collected at the Olmsted Stevenson store.
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Examiner
Olmsted-Stevenson Co
Olmated- Stevenson
Olmsted- Stevenson Co
Rules Governing Piano Contest Voting 1918
The prize goes to the candidate with the most votes by 6 p m on Monday August 4 1918. Ballots counted weekly by a three person committee and published next Wednesday. Nomination closes April 1 at 6 p m. after that only by special agreement. Voting coupons issued by The Examiner Olmsted Stevens on trade at their stores. No solicitations in offices. Only authorized counts. Restrictions on entrants and voting methods. All votes must be deposited in the ballot box with proper securing. Voting rates awarded for purchases subscriptions and renewals. Voting by mail permitted. duplicates barred. No votes for certain shipments. account information restricted.
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Olmsted-Stevenson Company
Examiner
Olmsted- Stevenson
Olmsted-Stevenson Co
Roy
Olmated-Stevenson Co
Olmated-Sevenson Co
Death of Robert Bain Aged Beaverhead County Resident
Robert Bain aged 77 and long time Beaverhead County resident died in Bannock in the latter part of the week from valvular heart trouble. Born in Scotland he came to the United States in 1874 and lived in California before moving to the Black Hills then Montana in 1882. He settled at Bannack and later ranched on Horse Prairie until his death. One son Wm. Bain survived with another son in Scotland. Funeral services were held in Bannack on Sunday by Rev. E V Ostrander with interment in Bannack cemetery.
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Robert Bain
Bannock
Beaverhead County
Scotland
California
Black Hills
North Dakota
Montana
Bannack
Wm. Bain
E. V. Ostrander
Presbyterian Church of
Dillon
Wisdom Sale Attracts Noted Attendees Including Ed Dishno
A local sale drew many Wisdom horse men this week with attendees such as Ed Dishno Mert Fullerton O B Canfield Chas Miller Ed Miller and H Huntley listed among participants.
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Ed Dishno
Mert Fullerton
O. B. Canfield
Chas. Miller
Ed Miller
H. Huntley
Public School Plans Operetta of Rumpelstiltskin
The Pub lic School music department will present the operetta Rumpelstiltskin on March 7 to raise funds for more records. Sophia spins straw into gold with help from a dwarf who seeks a prize and is foiled when the name Rumpelstiltskin is revealed, saving Prince Colin.
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Jan
Sophia
Cole
Janette
Colin
Classy Vaudeville At The Pastime
The Pastime theatre presents Jones and Walton in Our Country Cousin a big laughable comedy sketch with new scenery. Barnea and Asher perform the Class A Black and Tan act featuring singing dancing and comedy. Friday and Saturday shows promise top quality entertainment from manager Wheat’s house.
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Wheat
Play House
Jones and
Walton
Barnea
Asher
Mrs Jennie Metlen Dies In Los Angeles
Dillon residents were shocked by the death of Mrs Jennie Metlen in California due to old age debility. She was born in Carthage Illinois in the 1840s and widowed twice, later moving to Beaverhead county with her second husband Joseph C Metlen. Survived by daughter Mrs Bertie Howard of Dillon and granddaughter Mrs Ralph V Sebree of Los Angeles the family will bring the remains to Dillon for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Dillon
Jennie Metlen
Los Angeles
California
Bertie Howard
Mis
Ralph V. Sebree
Cal
Howard
Sebree
St James Sunday School Girls Raise About $25 in Sale
Three girls from St James Sunday School held a food sale that drew a strong crowd and brought in roughly $25 for their Easter offering.
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St. James Sunday School
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CTY
Northwest Livestock Show
The
Olmsted-Stevenson
Music Department
Mrs. Metlen
Billy
Rex
Wa. Davies
Billy Jones
Pinkerton
Lois Howard
Millonaire
Barbara Tennant
Lamar Johnson
Charlie
Forbig
Gertrude Wilton
Niagara Falls
Falls
the Examiner
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