Jury Drawn for February Term and Local Courthouse Notes
Judge J. B. Poindexter granted two divorces this morning when defendants did not appear. Lorena Hagarty vs Michael H. Hagarty on desertion and Margaret Dear born formerly Margaret Marshall vs Jesse T. Dearborn also on desertion. Gilmore & Pittsburgh Railroad vs Poindexter & Orr Livestock Co set for February 5. Craig Cornell set for February 8. Fred Harkins to be tried February 10 for burglary of Dillon Implement Co. The jurors listed include Trueckatt Ackermann of Dillon and many others from Dillon, Monida, Wisdom, Jackson, Armstead, and Dillon. Elva Klin won $1 at the children’s matinee. Scenic theatre features and Friday amteur night with an illustrated song by a Dillon singer forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Poindexter
Lorena Hagarty
Michael H. Hagarty
Farlin
Margaret Dearborn
Margaret Marshall
Anaconda
Jesse T. Dearborn
Gilmore & Pittsburgh Railroad
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Co
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Craig Cornell
Fred Harkins
Dillon Implement Co
Lew L. Callaway
Trueckatt Ackermann
Dillon
N. A. Ames
Polaris
George Ainslie
John UH. Brundage
Monida
Monroe W. Bucy
H. H. Brown
Alfred I. Cashmore
W. W. Connelly
RH. H. Churchwell
Henry Dowling
Dell
A. L. Downing
Lima
W. L. Dingler
Lakeview
John Early
Martin Fricks
Clarence Trance
Wisdom
Fred Francis
Oscar Foreman
Jackson
Wm. Fruin
Jesse Finsley
A. Gibson
Bannack
George Groom
Fishtrap
George Hughes
H. D. Hildreth
Armstead
Fred Huber
Seth Halbert
Dewey
B. F. Humelt
Wm. C. Jennings
Walter Jones
Herman Jackson
John Kent
Joe Kramer
Grant Kenison
John Lakner
Wm. Leonard
Argenta
A. Langdorf
Joseph L. Lewis
Frank Landry
T. S. Mullen
Wm. Miller
J. L. MecFayden
Smith McK
Sherman Sapp
Fenwick Shaw
Fred Schultz
John Steger
Wm. L. Shambow
Sam B. Shesser
Brenner
George Stimpson
Harry Schuler
Edie FE
Twichell
Daniel Tovey, Jr
W. 5
W. 5. Tash, Dillon; A. J. Wedum
I. V. Warner
Dilon
Earl L. Wheat
O. J. Woodworth
Thomas Warner Dillon
Dan Lynch
Elva Klin
Scenic Theatre
Hoffman
Caroline Stoller
Amateur Night Shines at Scenic Theatre with Record Crowds
Scenic Theatre drew large crowds last Friday as Dillon's young stars showcased twelve acts including singing and comedy. Edward Hoffman won first prize with Sleep Baby Sleep earning $2.50, while three year old Winnabel Holmes claimed second and Ruth Stoller wowed the audience with a singing and dancing sketch earning third. Charles Conklin won a cracker eating contest on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Edward Hoffman
Winnabel Holmes
Ruth Stoller
Miss Stoller
Charles Conklin
County superintendents to meet in Dillon
State convention of county superintendents of schools will be held in Dillon on the fifteenth and sixteenth of next month. President H H Swain of the Normal college announced the event after securing approval from State Superintendent W E Harmon. The two day program includes college and training school inspections and social events for the twenty nine county superintendents expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Swain
Normal College
Dillon
State Teachers
Great Falls
Swain
State Normal College
W. E. Harmon
Barry Proposes a Regional Intercity Baseball League
Local fans discuss forming an intercity league among Dillon Butte Anaconda and Hamilton to stabilize baseball amid Union association muddle in Butte. Barry of Dillon leads the idea with grounds at Washoe Park ready for use and fan ownership envisioned to boost the sport locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Matt Barry
Dillon
Union Association
Butte
Barry
Hamilton
Washoe Park
Emerson
Street Railway
Ravalli
Railroad realignment and Hill Northwestern unity in the West
The article outlines a proposed merger of Hill lines including Great Northern Burlington and Northern Pacific with Northwestern Denver and Rio Grande and Western Pacific. It predicts absorption of the Northern Pacific by Northwestern and an extension toward Southern Oregon, linking systems to open vast Idaho Oregon routes. It notes Hill control, construction ties, and speculative routes from New Rockford to Gilmore Pittsburg and salmon river corridors. It also covers a public assessor dispute over valuation and a Beavercount y champion Norman Holden pushing a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Gould and Morgan
Harriman
Hill Lines
Great Northern
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Denver & Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Oregon Coast
New Rockford
Lewistown
Moccasin
Helena
Gilmore
New Meadows
Weiser
Weiser River
Snake River
Crystal
Dead Ox Flat
Ontario
Malheur
Oregon
Des Chutes
Odel
Welly
Portland
Salmon River
Salmon City
Snake
Pasco
North Bank Road
Idaho
Great
Snake River Valley
Railroad notes on Pacific lines and Northwest plans
A Dillon dispatch reports Chicago & Northwestern and partners speeding roadbed work to two Pacific coast outlets via Lewiston and Eugene, with routes via the Northern Pacific Spokane, Portland and Seattle line and the Harriman Oregon & Eastern to Coos Bay. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. eye mining regions and Payette Valley links. Ontario report confirms Northwestern Gilmore & Pittsburg cooperation through Maney Bros. and Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dillon
Portland
Ore
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Pacific Coast
Morning Oregonian
William A. Gardener
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Oregonian
The
Northwestern
Northern Pacific Company
St. Paul
Minn
Alder
Mont
Lewiston
Idaho
Pittsburg & Gilmore
Chicago & Northwestern
Columbia River
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Seattle
Harriman
Oregon & Eastern Railroad
Mugene
Pacific Great Western Railroad
Coos Bay
Idaho Northern
Dewey Road
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Payette
Emmet
Ontario
Chicagos
Hill
Gilmore & Pittsburg
H. G. Wells
Maney Bros. & Wells
Pacific & Idaho Northern
Col. Heighe
Evergreen
Lively Meeting of Assessors at Missoula
State convention of county clerks commissioners and assessors opened in Missoula with broad county representation. Commissioner Main of Flathead proposed a resolution to assess all property at 100 percent of its cash value. The measure received support from the commissioners and was discussed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Main
Flathead County
Trains Bypass Willis Prompting Montana Suit
A Montana district court suit, filed by Assistant Attorney General J. A. Poore for the state, seeks enforcement of a state railroad board order requiring Oregon Short Line trains to stop at Willis Beaverhead County. Willis hosts 25 families and a hotel. two passenger trains previously stopped daily but service ceased before an October 1 deadline. The board, after hearings, ordered one train stop each way daily, a directive the suit alleges is not yet complied with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Willis
Beaverhead County
Butte Miner
State of
Montana
J. A. Poore
Oregon Short Line Company
Dillon
Board of Railroad Commissioners
B.T. Stanton
K. A. Morley
Daniel Boyle
Attenstone
Jake Fishburn Targets Sonneman Over Park Board Duty
J J Fishburn a north side property owner urged county commissioners to ask George A Sonneman of the park board to resign. He spoke before the council on a dispute about Sonneman allegedly using water from Sonne man Laundry without payment. Fishburn argued the council should fine him for illegal use of water and remove him from the park board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Dillon
J. J. Fishburn
North Side
George A. Sonneman
Park Board
Council
Sonneman
Fishburn
Ecouicil
New Montana Freight Rates Schedule Reported Ready
W A Selvidge, chairman of the Montana Chamber of Commerce transportation committee, says a new freight rates schedule, after meetings with railroad traffic managers in St Paul, has been adjusted and submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval and would take effect promptly if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Jan
Montana
W. A. Selvidge
Chamber of Commerce
Selvidge
St. Paul
Inter State Commerce Commission
Shaw Classic Arms and the Man Presented at Normal February 12
The senior class will stage George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man in the Normal auditorium on February 12. Miss Dunning supervises the production which features a small cast, offering strong individual training and wit. Proceeds go to the college annual The Chinook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan Peninsula
Bluntschik
Raina Pelkoff
Louka
Raina
Sergius Seranoff
Captain Bluntschli
Sergius
Captain Bluntschiis
Riana
Bluntschli
Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Richard Mansfield
Dunning
Smith's Horse Sale Promises Record County Auction
C A Smith announces the upcoming horse sale starting February 26 and lasting several days. He expects the largest auction ever in the county with strong buyer interest from the east northwest and Canada. Ranchers and stock men are urged to list their animals now as conditions look highly favorable. Horse is said to be contributing to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Northwest
Canada
Registration rules tighten voting under new law
The text explains a new registration requirement for presidential voting. It states no registration agents will operate, registration must be done at the courthouse with county clerk J. S. Baker, and once registered, voters need not re register if they vote in every general election in the same precinct. Registration must occur 30 days before a general election to be eligible to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Court House
J. S. Baker
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Mississippi
Norman Holden
Norman E. Holden
Brooks
Missoula County
Harry Butler
Sheriff's Office
Butler
Hogan’s Alley
Sassman
Indersheriff Erwin
Justice of the Peace
Rich
Jake Fishburn
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