Grasshopper County News Highlights Visitors and Local Events
Mrs Hans Dons returned from Idaho Falls after a week with relatives. Walter Paddock and Martha Bradshaw visited from Shelley and Dillon respectively. Grasshopper ball fans attended Bannack game. Dr and Mrs Lee moved to Grasshopper home. Alfred Thorton Judd Dixon ranches hosted guests. Jack Brown of Bannack toured Marchesseau ranch. Hans Dons and Herb Strum attended events in Dillon and Wis River rodeo. Harry Tash and Harry Brilis fished on Grasshopper area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Dons
Idaho Falls
Walter Paddock
Dillon
Martha Bradshaw
Shelley
Idaho
Grasshopper
Bannack
Lee
Alfred Thorton
Judd Dixon Ranch
Jack Brown
Marchesseau Ranch
Herb Strum
Wis River
Harry Tash
Harry Brilis
Tommy Quale
Butte
Henry Hendricks
Anaconda
Ann Miller
Contract ‘Bridge Club
Harold Capehart
Walter Stewart
Sam Robinson
Union Meat Company of
Herb Armitage
Phyllis
Hollywood
Calif
Jim O’connell
Fishtrap
Wisdom
Wise River
Viola Lovell
Letha
Violet Nelson
Wisdom Ladies’ Aid
Marshall Ramsey
Florence Gross
Clarence Helming
Harry Helming
Sanford Shepherd
Jackson
Ray Bowers
John Hutchens
Ross Hill
A. W. Wilson
Jim Woody
Twin Bridges
Jenkins
Ajax Ranch
Missoula
Will Knudsen
George Cottrell
Mark Clemon
Jimmy Dodd
Fred Hirschy
Hansen Packing Company
Sam Peterson
Dysart Gowan
George Clemow
May Clemow
Dan Pendergast
Jake Neidt
Alfred Peterson
Lena Nelson
Isabella Peterson
Ed Farley
Walter
Elkhorn Springs
Frank Marchesseau
Andy Pyle
Frank Madden
Frank Gorman
Silver King
Wise River Summer Visitors and Rodeo Crowd Report
Alice Paddock returns to Wise River from Victor Montana for summer with parents. Numerous locals and visitors arrive from Butte Deer Lodge Melrose Wisdom and Deer Lodge. Rodeo on June 4 draws about 1000 with Bob Ferguson taking first prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Paddock
Victor
Montana
Paul Paddock
Eh, Erickson
Wise River
Coolidge
Boston & Montana
R. L. Jones
Melrose
A. H. McCartney
Evelyn
Butte
Kathryn Harvey
E. H. Harvey
Fred Gill
J. M. Dennis
Deer Lodge
M. &. Harvey
Bob Ellwood
Elmer Carkeek
W. C. Jones
Joe Samal
Vera Mallon
Bowen
Wisdom
Ed Miller
Dana Miller
M. EH. Harvey
James
Dr. Carman
Shell Sweet
Pete Piazzola
Ben Mallon
Sanford Shepherd
Harve Stanchfield
Tom Moore
Mary Burke
H. E. Harvey
Archie Webbing
Sheriff Walsh
Anaconda
Bob Ferguson
Bean Anniversary Fete Tops Monida Social News
Centennial Valley residents Milton and Mrs Bean celebrated their Golden Wedding at their Clover Creek ranch near Monida with open house and a dance. Many locals from Monida and nearby farms attended, enjoyed refreshments and gifts, while neighbors and visitors shared congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bean
Centennial Valley
Clover ‘Creek
Bean
Forsyth
Mont
Charles Torp
Idaho Falls
Jim McBride
Lima
Jack
Milton
Sunny
Monida
Mesdames Milfred
Judy
W. L. McDowell
Farmer and Ellis
Washington
Raymond Noyes
Chinook
Valley
W. D. Sandy
Twin Bridges
William Miller
Dillon
Frank Anangst
O. J. Smith
Joe Duff
Lakeview
B. L. Forsyth
J. H. Bray
Larson
James Sewell
Deer Lodge
Sweet Bros. Produce Company
Butte
Clarence Thurman
A. A. Hayden
Archie Hayden
Upper Centennial
Ollie Smith
Max Nye
Delmar Torp
Muriel Edwards
Bill Miller
Harriet Boatman
Mike Smith
Slim Jeppe
Ted Miller
Humphrey
Wisom social life and rodeo draw Big Hole residents
Wisdom residents enjoyed showers and socials at the J. B. Shaw home on Sunny Slope. Guests recounted visits with Dana Miller Wise River and Lois Capehart news. The Wisdom rodeo drew crowds from Wise River, and church and club activities filled weekends with meetings, quilting, and bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bacon
Bowen
Dana Miller
Wise River
Leo Walsh
Hilthorn Springs
Mr. Walsh
Forest Service
Jackson
J. B. Shaw
Sunny Slope
Ivan Shaw
Ernie Davis
H. W. Larsen
Montana Meat Company
Helena
Big Hole
Walter Gnose
Anaconda
Bowers Heads to Bozeman for Government Survey Work
Ray Bowers departed Tuesday for Bozeman to oversee a government surveying gang. Mrs. Bowers and the family will move to Elkhorn Springs until school opens in Dilton where they plan to settle this winter. Rev. Orval Schmidt of Dillon conducted services in Wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bowers
Bozeman
Bannack News Briefs Include Birth and Local Events
Timber crews of Jack Brown and Albert Anderson finish cutting at Elkhorn where Brown sprained a knee. Families travel to Dillon and Butte, with the Musberger couple welcoming an eight pound son at Barrett hospital Friday June 2. Bannack–Argenta baseball game draws supporters. locals visit kin in Dillon and Butte while Roy Jackson Jr. recovers at Barrett hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brown
Albert Anderson
Elkhorn
Brown
Anderson
Walsh
Butte
Louis Foltz
Bannack
Leo Musberger
Barrett Hospital
Musberger
Argenta
Jimmie Ashworth
Louis Hoffman
Dillon
Reginald Hewlett
Joe Burroughs
Anna
Rad Tauson
Roy Jackson, Jr
Prairie People Record Weekend News from Horse Prairie
Joe Metlen spent a day on the prairie amid social updates. Dillon visits and gatherings include the Hoveys Bileisdorfs Waldemar Cox and Hire families. A school picnic drew many and a funeral for Tom Barrett was held in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Metlen
J. A. Hovey
William Bileisdorf
Dillon
John A. Waldemar
A. L. Cox
Doc” Hire and Httle Son
Lima
Milton Tyler
Guy Grey
Grant
Prairie
Tom Barrett
Marcus Rand
Pearl Kahne
Ralph Liggett
Phillip
Frank Blair
Lemhi
Charles Brenner
J. C. Brenner
Denham
McKabe
Pocatello
Idaho
Viola Denny
Butte, Mont
John Shefer
Elmer Selway
Frank
Local Happenings Around Polaris and Elkhorn Springs
Polaris residents report brandings underway and good feed as ranchers prepare to turn cattle out soon. Visitors include Claire Judge Ed Pyle at George Pyle ranch and Ralph Cushing at Elkhorn summer home. A June 1 school meeting opened bids for wood won by Andy Hayes and Andy Pyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Cushing
Ralph
Elkhorn
Claire Judge
Ed.Pyle
George Pyle
Jack Brown
Polaris
Andy Hayes
Andy Pyle
Also Mentioned on This Page
WISE
Monica
Spinuth Brothers
Flathead
Kalispell
Mary N. Cottrell
J.H. Robbers
Los Angeles
Highland Ranch
M. Ferguson
Spokane
Ted Woodward
Wisdom Women’s Club
Christian Science Church
County Federation
Sunny Slope Ranch
H. L. Capehart
Don Francis
Montana Auto
Norris, Mont
Charles Baker
Murray Hospital
Harold Egeburg
Forest Relief
Virginia City
Carl Egeburg
Jane Hewlett
Burroughs
Miss Hewlett
Maryn
Cottrell
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Suill
Montana Auto Supply Company
Dillon, Montana
Ruby Jackson
Horse Prairie
E. E. Hazel
Henry Perkins
James Harrison Lambing
Lawrence Barry
R. D. Marchesseau
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