Dillon Dodgers Sass In Amateur Baseball Clash
Dillon triumphs 14 to 0 over Sheridan in a game pitched by Frank Gosman with ten strikeouts and two hits allowed. The lineup featured Geo Gosman, Barrett, Conger, Frye, Whalen, Bradley, Faller, McKenkin, and Terter Opp as substitute. Next Sunday Dillon hosts Anaconda in a hoped for strong exhibition. Shortstop Frye suffered a severe leg injury sliding at third base and is out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
American Legion of
Dillon
Frank Gosman
George Gosman
Anaconda
Frye
F. Gosman
Geo. Gosman
Barrett
Conger
Whalen
Bradley
Faller
McKengin
Terter Opp
Olsen
Dillon Shriners Attend National Convention
Beaverhead county Shriners joined the state special at Butte for Portland and will attend the national convention at the end of the month. Travelers include Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blinn, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Price, Mr. and Mrs. S. Carruthers, Mr. and Mrs. B. Roe, Mr. and Mrs. I. Hunsaker, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Wemple, George W. Dart, Geo. Lovell, Miss Delia Hudson, and Miss Zelma Carruthers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Butte
Portland
C. W. Hudson
Cc. E. Blinn
C. R. Price
8S. S. Carruthers
BE. B. Roe
I. . Hunsaker
R. T. Wemple
George W. Dart
Geo. Lovell
Delia Hudson
Zelma Carruthers
Soldier Hiker Visits Dillon on Cross Country Trip
Robert Dale, a young soldier racing cross country for a $5,000 purse, stopped in Dillon on Thursday. He travels from San Francisco to New York City by rail and must earn his living on the road. Dale leads by 547 miles with thirteen competitors, and he was aided by Mr and Mrs Summers of Wisdom in Dillon. He is a Reading Pa native who served in France. James Bellman trails Dale, with Ralph Wyman close behind. Dale headed to Salt Lake City Friday morning after an invitation from H. H. Boomer, Salmon contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dale
Dillon
Dale
New York City
San Francisco
Butte
W. A. Summers
Wisdom
Reading
France
James Bellman
Spokane
Ralph Wyman
Bellman
Salt Lake City
H. H. Boomer
Advertising Rates Advanced by Grif Williams in The Plainsman
Grif Williams former Breezes publisher now edits The Plainsman in Sanders county and raises ad rates citing higher production costs. His last issue pokes fun at aging citizens lawyers and a progressive citizen with quoted prices. The piece appears in Big Hole Basin News as a playful jab at reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grif Williams
the Breezes
Plainsman
Sanders County
Big Hole Basin
President Davis Leaves For Butte To Attend College Matters
President Davis of the Normal college departed yesterday for Butte to handle college affairs and related duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
the Normal College
Butte
Shortage of coal next winter predicted
The federal reserve board warns of a coal shortage next winter that could curb iron and steel production and impact other industries. Car shortages at eastern mines are about 30 percent of normal, with many mines running at two thirds capacity in the southwest. Transportation tie ups from a railroad strike and local transport strikes worsen the congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Great Lakes
Aged Matron Harriet Boatman Dies at 79 in Dillon
Mrs Harriet L Boatman an aged pioneer of Dillon died Monday night at her South Atlantic street cottage at almost eighty. Funeral today at Methodist Church with Rev H G Humphrey. interment Mountain View cemetery beside her late husband. Survived by seven children brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet L. Boatman
South Atlantic Street
Grandma Boatman
Dillon
Methodist Church
Mary L. Townsend
Stevensville
Sarah J. Terry
Butte
Wm. H. Boatman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert Boatman
Laura J. Brundage
Monida
George T. Boatman
Madison
Wis
Etta Metzel
Ruby Boatman
Henry Johnson
This City
Isaac Johnson
Pleasant Green
Catherine Brownfield
Otterville
Marthe Bidstrup
Walla Walla
Wash
Dillon Receives New Rock Falls Hearse for Brundage
Beaverhead Motors delivered a modern gray bodied Rock Falls hearse to Brundage Undertaking, the city's sole funeral parlor, enhancing its fleet and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Motors Company
Rockfalls
Brundage Undertaking
Brundage
Ted Harper Post No 90 Organized At Wisdom
Growing from a Memorial day observance led by Postmaster Bell and aide Jack Hathaway, the American Legion will form Ted Harper Post No 90. The charter is granted and a meeting is called for ex service members and prospective members at Charley Bell's harness store Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Jack Hathaway
American Legion
Ted Harper
Charley Bell
Big Hole Basin
Dillon Chautauqua Week Delayed To August Dates
Dillon to hold its sixth annual Chautauqua from August 9 to 15 with two dances planned to raise funds. Miss Mary Hester Phillips will oversee the dances and a second charity event will occur in July to support ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Phillips
Dillon
Mary Hester Phillips
Poles and Creosote Go Up in Smoke
Firefighters battled a large blaze on the city’s south side when a vast creosote vat boiling creosote caused poles to ignite. About sixty five poles and several hundred gallons of creosote burned, initially raising concern over nearby gasoline tanks. The poles were for a new telephone line into the Beaverhead National forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Sheep Creek Mine Promoters Predict Bonanza Prospect
Anaconda June 21. Promoters Nels Pearson Albert Torgerson and Thomas Robinson say the Sheep Creek mine in Wise River country 65 miles from Anaconda will prove a bonanza. A 24 inch wide galena lead and silver vein was uncovered last week and a carload of ore shipped to East Helena with satisfactory returns. An extensive development program will begin soon after a year of prior work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Sheep Creek
Wise River
Nels Pearson
Albert Torgerson
Thomas Robinson
East Helena
Teachers Leave for Trip Through Orient
Miss Lulu Cozad and Miss Eva LaBeau, Helena public school teachers, depart today for Vancouver to sail on the Empress of Japan to Shanghai. They will travel overland through China to Pekin, then to Nagasaki, visit Japan, end in Yokohama, and return to Helena in late August via Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Cozad
Eva LaBeau
Vancouver
B. C
Shanghai
China
Pekin
Nagasaki
Japan
Yokohama
Helena
Excellent Rain Boosts Beaverhead County Crops
A heavy rain last week across Beaverhead County along with warm sunshine improved wheat and other grains on the beachlands and irrigated fields. Ranchers report greener ranges and a promising hay crop after drought, with hay quantity and quality expected to be good as ranchers plan to use the hay efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Cash resources of Banks of Montana
Helena June 14 Montana's cash resources in non national banks total 132 232 708 76 with 278 state and private banks reporting. deposits declined 3 329 976 from May to February while resources rose 104 665 96. overdrafts dropped 389 844 02 and stock in the federal reserve rose 28 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Magraw
State Bank Examiner
Federal Reserve Bank
National
Itmo Tee. Me
Federal Reserve System
Banking Corporation
State Bank of Plentywood
Belgrade State Bank
Miners Bank and Trust Company
Butte
State Bank of Belt
Citizens’ State
Culbertson
Edgar State
Edgar
East Helena
Bank of Commerce
Kalispell
First State
Richey
Visit of St. James Choir to Jeffers
Rev. T. W. Bennett of St. James Episcopal Church conducted services in Jeffers last Sunday. Members of the St. James choir traveled to Jeffers to perform music, including Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephan, Mrs. Norman Gilbert, Mrs. Chas. Kelso, George Bott, Miss May Price, R. R. Price, Lawrence Price, George Webber, and Mrs. Grace Cashmore with pianiste. A picnic lunch followed the services before the group returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffers
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
St. James
W. H. Stephan
Norman Gilbert
Chas. Kelso
George Bott
May Price
R. R. Price
Lawrence Price
George Webber
Grace Cashmore
Licensed to Wed Marriage Licenses Issued
A license issued Saturday to Scott M. Yeaman 62 of Amarortes Washington and Marieatta Pyeatt 54 of Lemhi County Idaho. On Monday William H. Burton and Eva Eurick of Butte obtained a marriage license in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott M. Yeaman
Amarortes
Wash
Marieatta. Pyeatt
Lemhi County
Idaho
Wm. H. Burton
Eva Eurick
Butte
Prominent businessmen laud Montana crops and Dillon
A party of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph executives led by President Ben S. Reed visited Dillon last Sunday. They praised the city and its improvements and reported crop conditions across the state as excellent with green ranges and meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben S. Reed
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Denver
Colo
H. E. McAfee
Helena
W. F. McIntyre
F. P. Ogden
J. C. Owen
Dillon
Dillon American Legion Band Heads to Livingston Meet
The Dillon American Legion band led by George Crowell will accompany the Dillon delegation and Women's Auxiliary to the state meeting June 28 and 29 in Livingston. Delegates Commander J. B. Chiley T. E. Gilbert W. W. Bucher Warren Galloway and Miss McGregor will travel next Sunday. Mrs. Fred Chapman attends auxiliary sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
City Hall
Livingston
Beaverhead County
H. A. MacMillan
Dillon
American Legion Band of
George Crowell
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
J. B. Chiley
T. E. Gilbert
W. W. Bucher
Warren Galloway
Miss McGregor
Beaverhead Post
Fred Chapman
Auxilary
Dillon Horse Sales to Auction June 28 29
The big midsummer horse auction will be held June 28 and 29 at the Dillon Horse Sales company yards in Dijon. Over a thousand horses are listed, most broke and usable for work, with good condition and grass fat. Buyers are expected to be eager for immediate needs rather than speculation. prices not expected to be high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Dijon
Beaverhead County
Office Seekers Entering The August Primaries
Democratic veteran James Phillips files for sheriff on the Democratic ticket. W E Drummey seeks public administrator nomination. Republican John Baker, longtime clerk and recorder, runs for his office. T B Gilbert, Beaverhead County attorney, announces Republican bid for clerk and recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James &. Phillips
W.ef. Drummey
John
Baker
T. B. Gilbert
Beaverhead County
Dillon Folks Attend Passing Show in Butte
A group from Dillon traveled to Butte last Thursday and Friday to view the Passing Show at the Broadway. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Cornell Judge and Mrs. J. C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chapman Mrs. T. E. Gilbert and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Butte
Broadway
Roscoe Cornell
J. C. Smith
W. E. Chapman
T. E. Gilbert
Ed Duff
Russel Fryberg
E. B. Roe
E. L
Beaverhead Democrat Files for Public Administrator Nomination
W F Drummey a longtime Beaverhead County Democrat filed his intention to run for the public administrator nomination on the Democratic ticket at the August primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Drummey
Beaverhead County
Wool Market Shows Brighter Tone With Increased Buying
Wool buyers from Boston Chicago and Montana pushed consignments with advances around 26 cents as Dillon observers note more clips moved to weigh and ship. Chicago plans center for national market with bankers ready to finance the 1920 crop signaling renewed value and fed reserve support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Foster
Coates Bros
Philadelphia
W. Boone
Halewell, Jones & Donald Company
Boston
Montana
Roscoe Willson
Crimmons & Pierce
Great Falls
Dillon
J. ©. Austin
Dewey-Gould Company
Charles P. Nunn Company
First National Bank
Chicago
Washington
Weaterm
American Wool Growers’ Association
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board of Washington
Forest Service Budget Set at 1.1 Million for District No. 1
The 12 month appropriation for district No. 1 covering Montana and northern Idaho totals 1.1 million dollars. A 250 thousand fire deficiency fund is created for seven districts with 50 thousand for air patrol in the northwest and Pacific coast, but war department cooperation is needed for progress. California receives 16 thousand for patrol work begun last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missowa
Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Forest Air Patrol
Northwest
Pacific Coast
War Department
California
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Sass Dan
Gosman
Cubs
Dillon Shriners
Ted Harper Post
Ortent
Banks OF
Dillon Market
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