Local Notes From Dillon This Week
Mrs Kate Williamson travels to Venice California for winter. Mrs Williamson sold the Dixie rooming house to Mrs Wm Clymer. Baxter Tonney orchestra held two dances to large crowds in city hall. Carl Knoll reports heavy snow in Grasshopper. Mrs Lester Loble of Helena to Butte for hospital care. Miss Ferris to southern California for extended vacation. Wills of Mrs Hannah Hoffman and Alfred Clemon admitted to probate. Theta entertained at Miss Gilpert’s home with annual gift exchange. Dr Meade, pioneer of Bannack, dies in California at 46. Frank Eliel in Helena on efficiency commission duties. Water Users Association meets at courthouse. Fred Price visiting Dillon after ten years. Tom Call leases Frank Schwartz home and moves in. Jesus Ramirez fined 15 for wife beating. Presbyterian church business meeting set for Sunday at 3.
Revival visit by Rev. J. I. Umberger at local Baptist church
The American Baptist Society representative Rev. J. I. Umberger of Denver is visiting the local Baptist church for a two week revival meeting with nightly services except Saturdays. The public is invited and warmly welcomed. Holcomb House offers neat clean steam heated rooms at 50 cents a day. Baptist Aid society hosts January 13 at the Rathbone home hosted by Mrs. Rathbone and Mrs. Hudson.
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Umberger
Denver
Colo
Holcomb House
Baptist Aid Society
Be a Verhead County Chooses J E Shaw Board Chair
At the first county commissioners meeting J E Shaw of the Big Hole basin was elected chairman. D C Gosman succeeded D D McKnight as a board member and G Farnsworth became justice of the peace replacing Terry Browning who refused to qualify. The six month extension for 1920 assessment work on mining claims was signed by President Wilson and requires notices of exemption.
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Board of County Commissioners
J. E. Shaw
Big Hole Basin
Beaverhead County
Shaw
D.C. Gosman
D. D. McKnight
Gosman
G. Farnsworth
Terry Browning
Washington
Wilson
Changes in Game Laws Sought by Sportsmen
Great Falls dispatch reports Montana sportsmen sending copies of Powder City Shooting Club resolutions proposing changes to game laws. Proposals urge organized sporter action, non political deputy appointments, better fund handling, county reports, and seasonal restrictions on bear elk deer grouse and other game with measures for enforcement and equipment seizure.
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Great Falls
Powder City
Montana
Power City Shooting Club
Fish and Game Commission
Game and Fish Department
Helena
Teton
Flathead
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark County
North Fork
Dearborn River
Sun River
Teton River
Rocky Mountain
President Wilson Signs 1920 Mining Assessment Extension
Local residents welcome the presidential signing of a bill extending the time for annual mining assessment work in 1920. Many property owners planned to deploy workers to the hills to fulfill the requirements, and several had already begun preparations or departed for remote locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Gibson Named Speaker as Republicans Control Montana House
Fred L. Gibson of Livingston elected speaker over Percy Dodds of Whitefish by 77 to 19 at the Republican caucus. Edward C. Johnson of Anaconda named house floor leader over Conser and Arnold. Gibson, a Montana veteran, has deep political ties and a long career including Madison and Park counties. R. P. Heron of Miles City chosen president pro tem of the senate over John B. Edwards after an initial ballot.
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ER. P. Heron
Miles City
Fred L. Gibson
Livingston
Gibson
Percy Dodds
Whitefish
R. C. Dillavoy
Billings
W. R. Felton
Chateau County
Dodds
E. H. Cooney
Great Falls
Dillavou
Edward C. Johnson
Anaconda
House
Conser
Fallon County
W. P. Arnold
Dawson
Johnson
Arnold
Montana
Michigan
Madison County
Park Eee
Virginia City Times
Forsyth
Rosebud County
Park County
R. P. Heron
Senate
John B. Edwards
Rosebud
Edwards
Heren
Wool and Livestock Outlook Signals Cautious Optimism
Federal Reserve Board notes a slight ray of encouragement for wool and livestock as markets remain slow reestablishing normal. Boston wool trade shows optimism with December sales near 6 million pounds. British government holdings auction sold 1,500 of 7,400 bales. Philadelphia mills report mixed demand for dress goods while some reduce operations. Yarn mills in Philadelphia district see lower business despite cheaper yarn. The American Woolen auction of 9,000 overcoats in mid-December fell about 25 percent from early 1920 levels. Livestock outlook improves as cheap feed supports restocking despite low prices.
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Washington
Business Review
Federal Reserve Board
Boston
Philadelphia
American Woolen Company
Predatory Animal Bounty Down in Montana in 1920
Montana stockgrowers report lower bounty dispersals in the first ten months of 1920. The state livestock commission paid $27,588.50 to hunters who killed 10,024 coyotes, 114 wolves, 46 mountain lions and 140 wolf pups, with no interest payments since a year ago.
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Helena
Montana
State Lvestock Commission
Bounty and Interest Totals by Year Since 1914
A record shows annual bounty payments and interest from 1914 onward. Key figures include 1914 at 161,988.46 dollars bounty with 7,362.29 interest, 1916 at 196,366.52 bounty and 5,559.37 interest, plus 1916 another entry of 85,205.52 bounty and 835.52 interest, 1917 with 124,655.52 bounty and 1,936.65 interest, 1918 76,970.34 bounty and 931.65 interest, 1919 49,729 bounty with no interest, and 1920 ten-month total of 27,588.50.
Notice of Administrator Sale of Real Estate in Dillon Montana
In Beaverhead County Montana the administrator of Merinda Jane Tallent deceased will sell privately on or after January 21 1921 the estate parcels in Dillon Lots five six south half of seven fifteen sixteen in block twenty six and eighteen nineteen twenty in block twenty two at cash price with 10 percent certified funds. Bids must be written and may be left with attorney C W Robison or filed with the clerk of court.
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Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Melinda Jane Tallent
Merinda Jane Tallent
Dillon
Beaverhead County
C. W. Robison
A. D
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Rexall
Potts
California
Kate Willamson
Venice
Cal
Williamson
Dixie
Wm. Clymer
Baxter-Tonney Orchestra
Grasshopper
Carl Knoll
Butte
Lester Loble
Hartwig
Mrs. Hartwig
Miss Ferris
H. G. Baters
Orphans’ Home
Twin Bridge
Hannah Hoffman
Alfred Clemon
Theta
Missretta Gilpert
Dr. Meade
Tash
Bannack
Frank Eliel
Efficiency Commission
Water Association
the Water Users’ Association
Court House
Fred Price
Mr. Price
Lander
Wyo
Schwartz
Tom Call
Frank Schwartz
South Washington Street
Mr. Schwartz
Long Beach
Jesus Ramirez
Farnsworth
Presbyterian Meeting
All Presbyterian
Methodist Church
Joe Shaw
Business Review OF the Federal Reserve
Bond Block
J. B. Mayfield
Pacific St
Dillon, Mont
Joe Butala
Pan Basin
James Kirkpatrick
Harrison’s
R. R. Ave
Andrus Hotel
T. F. Barrett
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Fred Kerr
McConnon
McConnon & Company
Winona
Minnesota
Postal
R. Terry
Civil Service
Continental _Bldg
Washington D. C
Barnett and
Walnut Streets
John J. Smith
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Metlen Blk
W. E. Metlen
Armstead
Mont
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Dept
James 8
Freemak
Morinda
Jane Tallent
Avuclidy
Guiterman
Kuppenheimer
SILK
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