Stockraising Homestead Law Aims Change Land Entry Rules
Interior Department has not yet set regulations for the 640 acre stockraising act. beaverhead county filings surge with as many as 36 in one day. senators Walsh and Ferris bill look to restore prior homestead rights, while areas for entry will be designated in Rocky Mountain and western states. prospective entrymen may suspend entries pending land designation, then enter if grazing land. local land offices provide maps and records for eligible public lands.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
F. A. Hazelbaker
U. S
United States
T. J. Walsh
Walsh
Interior Department
Rocky Mountain States
House
Senate
Congress
General Land Office
Washington
United States District Land Offices
Deaf and Dumb School Team to Play Dillon Friday Night
An unusual basketball event is set for Friday January 19 as the Boulder deaf and dumb school team visits the Dillon high school gym to face the locals followed by a dance. The Dillon squad recently lost 24 to 23 to Butte City high with Brundage and Drumméy starring.
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Deaf and Dumb School
Boulder
Dillon
Butte City High School
Butte
Brundage
Drumméy
Gray
Bernard Williams
Roseneau
Driscoll
Dirk Holcomb Dies of Pneumonia in Dillon
Dirk Holcomb, a longtime Dillon resident, died Monday night after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 37, born in Beaver Canyon Idaho, survived by his father in Kansas, mother in Dillon, a sister in Seattle, two brothers in Livingston and Dillon, and a two year old son. Funeral planned in Dillon later this week with interment at Mountain View cemetery beside his wife.
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Holcomb
Kate Holcomb
Beaver Canyon
Idaho
Montana
Zanda
Kans
Dillon
J. L. Paul
Seattle
B. F. Holcomb
Livingston
Theodore Holcomb
Mountain View
Theta club annual party at Miss White home
Members of the Theta club enjoyed an annual party last Thursday evening at Miss Margaret White’s home. Hostesses included Miss White, Mrs. W. E. Stephenson, Miss Emily Taylor, Miss Cora Taylor, Miss Hazel McDonald and Miss Clara Adams. A seven o'clock dinner was followed by cards and music.
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Theta Club
Margaret White
Miss White
W. E. Stephenson
Cora Taylor
Hazel McDonald
Clara Adams
Punch boards banned in Dillon by sheriff and county attorney
At six oclock last Saturday evening punch boards operating in Dillon were shut down by Sheriff Wyman and County Attorney Gilbert. Authorities call them gambling and vow prosecutions for violations of the anti gambling law. Many operators welcomed the action. The town faces a twilight zone in the north end as residents leave for Idaho towns. St James vestry passed resolutions praising the officers for suppressing the red light evil and punchboards and pledged support to their enforcement efforts.
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Wyman
Gilbert
Ekag Well
Montana
Idaho
St. James
Wilbur G. Gilbert
C. K. Wyman
Lee H. Young
Fidel Huber
B. H. Brundage
Merle
D. Manning
F. D. Willis
Richard R. Price
Andrus Hotel Plans Completed for Dillon Project
Architect Jesse M. Warren presenting finalized drawings to H. E. Andrus for a three story, $100000 hotel to rise next summer in Dillon. Five store spaces under one roof with same modern features, all rented. bids for wiring painting and building to be sought soon. work to start when weather permits. Also notes Helena meeting attendance and a Spencer water appropriation hearing with ore discoveries at Pioneer and Washington shafts.
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Jesse M. Warren
Butte
Andrus
Dillon
H. E. Andrus
Warren
New York
Chicago
Will ship ore from Bannack enters shipping class by Jan 16
Binnard announces Original Bannack mine will begin daily ore shipments not later than January 16. Fifty to 100 tons will leave the mine daily, copper 5-6 percent and gold 2-3 dollars per ton, with production rising as reserves open up. Developments from Pioneer and Washington shaft bottoms reveal new disclosures.
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Bannack
Montana
John F. Cowan
B. Binard
Bannack Mining Company
Binnard
United States Transportation Company
Pioneer
Washington
Beaverhead wool outlook boosts hopes for 1917 market
Beaverhead County wool growers who attended the National Woolgrowers Association convention in Salt Lake City report strong optimism for 1917. They note buyers from southern Utah paying around 32 cents and Woods Livestock reportedly at 36 cents, with expectations prices could reach 40 cents. growers plan to hold for higher bids.
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Salt Lake
National
Woolgrowers' Association
Robert W. Boone
Hallowell, Jones & Donald
Hans Anderson
Grasshopper
Albert Anderson
George Melton
Denton Oliver
JE. Morse
Dillon
C. B. DeLong
The
Selway
Beaverhead
Montana
Northwest
Utah
the Woods Livestock Company
Beef Cattle Market Attracts Wide Buyer Interest In Beaverhead
Receipts show buyers from Seattle to Ogden in town for Beaverhead cattle with prices around 8.50 and rumors of 8.75. Feeders hold for nine cents rise as hay stocks remain ample. coast buyers may raise offers due to cattle scarcity in Oregon and Washington.
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Medlon
John Kennedy
Seattle
W. J. Boomer
Carsten
Tacoma
L. J. Thomps
Ogden
Frank Frazier
Frye & Company
Big Hole Basin
Big Hole
Grasshopper
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Kennedy
Thomas
Rest Room Needs Help at City Hall
The City Hall rest room used by rural and town women needs articles to improve comfort. The Good Government club financed the room and the Examiner lists needed items such as a wicker couch and couch cover, coat hangers, dressing table, towels, chairs, rockers, magazine racks, and magazines. Residents may donate by calling office No 34.
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Ladies of the Good Government Club
Examiner
Grand Display of Diplomas at Dillon Dry Goods Store
Diplomas awarded to Beaverhead county residents at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition are shown in a Dillon Dry Goods window. Frank Hazelbaker, secretary of the Montana commission, placed the diplomas on display and urges residents and visitors to view the exhibit before removal.
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Dillon Dry Goods
Beaverhead County
Dillon Dry Goods Company
Frank Hazelbaker
Montana Commission
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