Local residents and visitors frequent Dillon list
Charles Smith and others visit Dillon from Reichle Burley Idaho Miss Nelson returns from Missoula to Dillon. Clergy and civic figures travel for church and business. A.M. Amundsen leaves for Evansville after ten day stay. The St Rose guild hosts members at the Gelhaus home.
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F. M. Carr
Dell
Dillon
Butte
Ken Nelson
Missoula
State University
James DeLong
Hart Smith
R. J. Dansie
St. Rose Guild
John Gelhaus
John
Joseph Gelhaus
B. H. Paul
Monida
Centennial Valley
Robert Ryburn
R. H. Ryburn
A.M. Amundsen
Evansville
Miscouri
J. W. Forsgren
Mroonaud
Pat Coners
Aliss Bertha Thompson
Patrick Smith
Melrose
Jand
Dr Poindexter Receives U S Army Medical Corps Appointment
Dr F M Poindexter a noted city physician has been commissioned as a captain in the U S Army medical corps. He plans to enter service by July 1 and hopes for overseas duty soon. Poindexter previously served with the English Red Cross in 1916 17 as a medical officer at Whitechapel hospital in London.
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F. M. Poindexter
Medical Corps
United States Army
Poindexter
Red Cross
White Chapel
London
Weekend in Dell and Dillon News Items
Motorists Dell Henry Gleed and family spent the weekend in Dell and reported fine fishing in Sage Creek. Wm. Gray, deputy sheriff at Lakeview, charged Frank Hodmanson with petty larceny and prowling a hotel in Dillon. Dr. A. C. Morrow left for Fort Oglethorpe to serve as veterinarian. Jack O'Brien and James Gilfarth jailed 30 days each for refusing to work. Harry Fisher and daughter Catherine of Butte visiting Dillon with George Fisher. Dr. and Mrs. Lewers en route from Lima to McAllister for a fishing trip. W. G. Reed of Twin Falls in Dillon for normal dormitory construction matters.
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W. A. Clark
Dillon
Virginia City
Frank Swartz
O. M. Best
Madison County
G. W. Grimes
Melrose
E. J. Callaway
John P. Carroll
St. Rose Catholic Church
Soren P. Nelson
Jackson
M. E. Hayes
Chris Hansen
Bannack
James Fleming
Dell
George P. Hughes
Grant
James McKnight
Henry Gleed
Sage Creek
Wm. Gray
Lakeview
Frank Hodmanson
Dillion
Jack O’brien
James Gilfarth
Armstead
Harry Fisher
Catherine
Butte
George Fisher
W. G. Reed
Twin Falls
Normal
Getting Ready for Midsummer Sale
Beaverhead county horse growers fatten and prep stock for the midsummer sale. July auction set for the 16th and 17th with strong buyer turnout and hopes for record results. George Ditty leads Dillon Horse Sales in coordinating the county’s best horses for a larger turnout and higher sales. Growers urged to list and condition horses now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon
George Ditty
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Prison labor urged in Beaverhead county again
The Washington War Bureau appoints A. L. Stone as official representative to promote prisoner labor. The piece cites Chicago’s system of using idle inmates to reclaim waste for war industries, arguing it provides work, supports defense, and can be scaled nationally. Local officials suggest jail labor for ranches, roads, and city cleanup, with wages and guards discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington War Bureau
National Committee On Prisons and Prison Labor
A. L. Stone
Beaverhead County
C. K. Wyman
Chicago
Great Britain
Canada
Gosman
Helena
Dillon
Enrollment surges at Normal College summer session
At week’s end the Normal College enrollment shows over three hundred young women attending the summer session, the largest ever. Scores seek lodgings in private homes due to crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Normal College
The
Normal
Jury dismissed as Bannack Gold case ends in favor of defendant
The jury in the Pioneer Mining company suit against Bannack Gold Mining was dismissed after a two week trial in district court. The court adjourned the jury term and this week Civil actions proceed in the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Mining Company
Bannack Gold Mining Company
Beav erhead County Urges German Alien Registration
German alien registration drives run from Monday morning to 8 PM on June 26 at the Beav erhead post office. All German females age 14 or older in the United States not naturalized must register. Post office staff offer information and guidance for those unsure if they must register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead
Postoffice
United States
Germany
Forest Fire on Squaw Creek Destroys 60 Acres
During a spell of extreme heat and dryness Beaverhead National Forest officials reported a forest fire on Squaw Creek that consumed about 60 acres of timber last week. The flames were checked last Friday and no further outbreaks were reported. The blaze was caused by lightning striking a dry stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Squaw Creek
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