Christmas memory of Bannack Montana pioneer days
Dillon correspondent recalls a 1866 Bannack Christmas memory in Beaverhead county. A festive sled with oxen and a mixed band paraded through the gulch as miners and locals celebrated, the scene featuring a driver in disguise, a makeshift fiddle, and raucous, uproarious street pageantry that frightened the women into fleeing home.
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Montana
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana Record
George W. French
Bannac
Bannack
Blue Wing
Gse
Abe
Janes Darling
Darkey
Jimmy
Night of revelry ends with townwide carousing
A fragment recalls a drunken night as a procession toured saloons with the band loaded and the crowd going wild. The narrator notes nearly everyone stayed awake drinking, hearing the circular saw, a dry goods box wail, and a tin fiddle screech through the night.
Public Installation of Officers by Occidental Lodge K of P
Occidental Lodge K of P held a public installation with Grand Chancellor Sam White of Butte present. Officers installed by Mr. White included Master of Work Robert Swanbank and other posts. social session followed, banquet for about 60 at The Medon with a 100-place setting.
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Occident Lodge
K. of P
Sam White
Butte
White
Medon
Robert Swanbank
C. W. Robison
A. C. Gruwell
C. W. Scott
George Quinn
B. C. Bennengton
Dr. Eddy
Joe Stevens
Charles Bennington
State Board Begins Bounty Claim Payments
The state board of examiners is processing bounty claims with payouts totaling about 110000. Warrants may be sent from the auditor's office this Saturday or Monday, nearing the bounty fund limit, though many claims remain unpaid.
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State Board of Examiners
Independent
Will Bo Some Prospecting with Montana Gold Dredge
Will Bo and R W Christian spent days in town returning from Hannack to Mis soula county to prospect for the Montana Gold Dredge company. Christian built a dredging machine in Anaconda and will supervise winter work. A successful new field could move Bannack dredges to the location next year. He left Bannack after a stag party with friends.
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R W. Christian
Hannack
Missoula County
Montana Gold
Christian
Anaconda
Bannack
Special Train Visits Dillon for Bridge Inspection
A special train hauled by engine 613 with Conductor Burke aboard stopped in Dillon on Friday. General Superintendent Olmeted and Bridges Sup’t Weede were among the railroad officials touring the Montana division to inspect bridges, reported as satisfactory. A night operator has been installed at Apex station making it an all day stop, aiding the handling of helper engines from Dillon.
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Burke
Dillon
Olmeted
Sup’t
Bridges
Improvements on Oregon Short Line Rail System Expanded
The Oregon Short Line reports a major yearly expansion of track and facilities. Key items include 68 miles of new 80 pound rails, 375 tons of heavier rails, 144 miles ballasted, 600000 creasties placed, 121 miles of fencing, 14 girder bridges totaling 573000 pounds, and new depots at Nampa and Pocatello. New lines include the Leamington cut off and a Brigham link to main lines.
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Kalla
Huntington
Dubois
Idaho
Nampa
Pocatello
Leamington
Salt Lake City
Leamington Utah
Brigham
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific
Upton and Blanche Hirschman Married in Dillon
Frank E. Upton and Mrs Blanche Hirschman were wed Saturday evening at St James Church by Rev S D Hooker. Witnesses were bride’s sister Mrs Jennie Leagon and best man A C Gruwell. They will reside in Dillon and work on The Examiner.
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Frank E. Upton
Blanche Hirschman
St. James Church
S. D. ‘Hooker
Jennie»Leagon
A. C. Gruwell
McGough
Guppe
Upton
Dillon
Colorado
Masachusetts
P. C. McGough
Examiner
Beaverhead
New State Bank for Sheridan In Madison County
Sheridan plans a new state bank after articles of incorporation were filed Friday in Helena. Stockholders include Winthrop Haymond H B Rossiter H S Magraw Frederick Hermesmeyer William J McDougall both of Sheridan T M Hodgens of Butte and Alphonse Marion of Laurin with shares valued at 100 each.
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Sheridan
Madison County
Secretary of State
Helena
Winthrop Haymond
H. B. Rossiter
H. S. Magraw
Frederick Hermesmeyer
William J. McDougall
T. M. Hodgens
Butte
Alphonse Marion
Laurin
Judgment by default for Boddy mortgage foreclosure action
Richard A. Reynolds sues Robert J Boddy and others in Beaverhead County Montana for 2000 note with 12 percent interest from March 8 1887 and seeks foreclosure of a mortgage dated September 8 1886 on land in section 18 township 7 south range 8 west Montana Meridian. The suit asks sale of the real estate to satisfy the debt with any surplus to defendants and a possible deficiency judgment against Robert J Boddy. Public notice dated December 19 1902 with first publication December 24 1902.
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State of
Montana
Robert J. Boddy
Montana Meridian
Beaverhead County
State of Montana
Pardon Hearing Set For Wayne Smith By Montana Board
At a December 24 1902 meeting the Montana State Board of Pardons set January 14 1903 for consideration of Governor granted pardon for Wayne Smith confined in Beaverhead County State Reform School. Affected parties may attend 10 am at the State Capitol. The order will be printed in the Dillon Examiner on December 31 1902 and January 7 1903.
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State Board of Pardons
Helena
Montana
Wayne Smith
State Reform School
Beaverhead
Dillon Examiner
Dillon
County of
State of
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