City Dads Hold Regular Session Amid Debates
The city council met at city hall to discuss refunds for water rentals after a winter pipe freeze, plumbing inspector duties, a proposed water main extension on South Washington, and a new city electrician to maintain fire signals. Also debated were dump grounds at Blacktail creek, saloon licenses, sidewalk and streetlight projects, firefighter salaries, and a stage company money dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Butch
Kentucky Avenue
Butch
Judiciary Committee
Christine Albers
Frank P. Birrer
N. J. Birrer
Hans Anderson
M. I. French
Birrer
Ackley
Blacktail Creek
Dillon Hotel Company
Farley & Company
Chas. Hirschman
Sassman
Fred Oliver
Chas Retallack
Embezzlement Charged in Oregon Short Line Case
A. A. Gourd of Divide faces embezzlement accusations over a $1,500 interchange of railroad and stage tickets with the Oregon Short Line. Once a Dillon telegraph operator, Gourd allegedly acted as bookkeeper for the stage company, handling ticket exchanges before his arrest by Chief Murray and release on bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Helena
Butte
Divide
A. A. Gourd
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Anaconda Standard
Gourd
Dillon
A. A. Gould
Oregon Short Line Road
Public School Teachers Leave for Summer Vacation
Almost all Dillon public school teachers have departed for summer. Delia Dorchester visits New York, Lydia Roberts spends summer in Michigan, Berniece Shank remains in Ann Arbor, Finch goes to Iowa, Mary Innes and Elizabeth Jones stay part of the summer in Dillon, Nina Nash teaches at the Normal College summer session, Amy Lees visits St. Paul, Annabelle Long returns to Superior Wisconsin, Alice Russell goes to San Francisco Berkeley summer school, Lilian Baker to Helena then Boston, Van De Walker goes to St. Paul and Chicago summer school before returning to Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Public School
Delia Dorchester
New York State
Lydia Roberts
Michigan
Berniece Shank
Ann Arbor
Prof. Finch
Iowa
Mary Innes
Elizabeth Jones
Dillon
Nina Nash
Normal College
Amy Lees
St. Paul
Annabelle Long
Superior
Wisconsin
Alice Russel
San Francisco
Berkley
Lilian Baker
Helena
Boston
van de Walker
Chicago
Buy at Home Creed Promotes Local Commerce
The Big Hole Breezes endorses a home shopping creed urging residents to buy locally to support the community. It emphasizes trust, direct visibility of goods, neighborly credit, and mutual aid during hard times, noting local merchants back their goods and sustain churches and lodges.
Albers Family Attends Rose Fiesta in Portland
Mrs. Albers John Albers and Leon Albers left late last week to visit Portland and other Oregon cities during the Rose Fiesta travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Albers
John Albers
Leon Albers
Portland
Oregon
Sartorio Read Duvernoy Fink Saint Saens Sherwood Beaumont
A fragmented reading lists names Sartorio Read Duvernoy Fink Saint Saens Sherwood Beaumont. The text appears as a string of surnames implying a roster or participants with unclear context.
Attorney General Opinion on High School Dormitory Authority
The county high school trustees may not issue bonds or erect and maintain a dormitory without explicit statutory authority. Attorney General Galen concludes bonds require electors’ approval, and the dormitory does not fall within contract or use provisions for school buildings. The opinion notes boards lack implied powers and stresses strict adherence to statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County High School
Rogers
Galen
Henry G. Rogers
Dillon
Montana
County Free High School
Board of Trustees
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court
Boards of County Commissioners
Varius Boards
Beaverhead County Minutes Show Pipe Bids and Budget
Beaverhead county commissioners met June 5 1911 with bids for corrugated metal pipe from several firms led by Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co and Montana Culvert Co. Warrants for jurors and witnesses totaled 2957.90 and payrolls for March April May amounted to 5628.85. State education panel invites input from educators as it prepares school law revisions and highlights lantern slides on rural schools from the state normal college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
H. C. Patterson
W. C. Orr
C. W. Francis
John §. Baker
E. C. Lamer
Daniel R. Fruit
F. Allen
Lakeview
Julius Guyaz
Medicine Lodge
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co
Olimsted-Stevenson Co
Calame
Montana Culvert Co
Hughes & McCaleb
Twin City Bridge Co
A. L. Greenberg Iron Co
Beach Manufacturing Co
The
Berger Manufacturing Co
Finch
W W. E. Harmon
Helena
John Dietrich
T. J Troy
Havre
B. F. Maiden
Libby
G. E. Finch
State Normal College
Normal College
College Teaching Seen As Bright Field For Montana Youth
Professor Grant K. E. Finch of Dillon State Normal College lauds teaching as a lucrative and rewarding career in Montana. He notes high teacher salaries attract nationwide applicants and cites the Dillon summer school as a standout, with professors from the East and credit arrangements allowing working teachers to earn college credit while remaining in service. Finch highlights that ten of Montana’s twenty nine county superintendents are Dillon graduates and calls the Dillon initiative a model for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Grant KE. Finch
State Normal College of
Dillon
Great Falls
Fort Benton
the Daily Tribune
United States
Normal College
Dillon Normal College
Finch
The
State Educational Commission
U S Team Wins Second In Rough City League Showdown
The U S squad defeated Hliel Bros 17 to 8 as Idaho Street Grocery boys rallied in the seventh inning. Starters Ripley and Bradley shone while Gosman made key plays. Wheat relieved Smith whose arm failed in the crucial stretch, sealing Hliel Bros bye toward pennant hopes. Three more city league games are set for June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Aviators
Hliel Bros
Waterloo
Idaho Street
U.S
Joe Smith
Wheat
Smith
Ripley
Bradley
Gosman
Miley McDonough
Bunday
Mercs
Vaudeville at Scenic Theater This Week
The Scenic Theatre presents vaudeville all week with 20 cent adult and 10 cent children admissions. Aliva and Aliva perform tomorrow night in a dancing and singing act with three reels of film tonight and Friday. Sunday features a full program of vaudeville and motion pictures from 7:30 to 9:30. Mr Wheat incurs high costs bringing acts from distant places due to summer closure of local vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliva
Butte
Wheat
Teachers Earn State Life Diplomas This Week
The state board of education granted life diplomas this week to a list of teachers, most graduates of the Normal College. Names include Frank P. Baird, Mary Lee Bennett, Clara E. Bowen, Minerva Bennett, Maude E. Creamans, Anna L. Devine, plus many others. Subscribe for the Examines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Normal College
Frank P. Baird
Mary Lee Bennett
Clara E. Bowen
Minerva Bennett
Maude E. Creamans
Anna L. Devine
Elizabeth Davies
L. R. Foote
Bessie Fowler
Maude Griffin
Bert W. Harris
Josephine Harrison
Leila K. Hunter
Edith E. Kennedy
G. A. Ketcham
Eva L. Lawrence
Helen Laird
Dora E. Longeway
J. A. McIntosh
Fremont McConnell
Emma F. More
Marguerite Noeth
Eloise Rigby
Eleano Schmidt
Thomas F. Sheehan
Mabel Selway
Myrtle Senior
H. C. Thompson
Rosa Wesch
Nevada M. Wall
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Bernice Wilson
Rachel Smith
Opal Scott
Dorothy Brundage
Con
Helen Poindexter
Iva Miller
Hazel Stratton
Lillian Hedges
Hazel Taylor
Elizabeth
Sartorio
Wens
Riegele
Croiser . Biehl
Duvernoy
Fink
Saint Saens
Sherwood
Beaumont
Wagner D'Hardelot
Clare Conger
Nettie Shiell
Sete Wee Tee
the Gypsies
Jose McFadden
Brahms
la Chevalaresque
Margaret White
Scarlet
Sarafan
Water
Valse
Mary Hester Phillips
College Odette
Schumann Mosyz Kowski
Goldner
Lorn Maxwell
Mary Fern Andrus
Trene Yeaman
Poldini - Chopin
Schulhoff
N. von Wilm C, A. Bayle
Reanard Heins
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