Will iam G Phillips Dies in Dillon Montana
W G Phillips longtime Dillon Implement Co president and Beaverhead County resident dies suddenly at home. He had suffered a prior stroke but remained active at the store and on the city council. Funeral planned for the weekend at the Methodist church with brother from Illinois expected.
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Dillon
William G. Phillips
Dillon Implement Company
C. H. Chapman
Bond
Mr. Phillips
Judavis County
Illinois
Montana
Bannack
Argenta
Missoula
Ft. Benton
Nebraska
Henry M Cushing Dies in Idaho at 49
Henry M. Cushing eldest son of the late Henry Cushing of Dillon died at 2 15 AM in Enerville Idaho from blood poisoning. A barber by trade he lived in Dillon for years and will be brought home for burial by his brother Will Cushing. Funeral services are expected in Dillon next Friday or Saturday.
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Dillon
Henry Cushing
Enerville
Idaho
Wallace
Henry M. Cushing
Mr. Cushing
Utah
Montana
Will Cushing
Red Riding Hood Operetta Shines by St. James Choir Children
A successful two performance operetta Red Riding Hood by the St. James Choir children directed by Mrs. Mathew Orr drew both church members and town residents. Monday featured a member and teacher party with games and refreshments. The Tuesday show also attracted a good crowd as the young performers earned praise.
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Mathew Orr
Children of St. James Choir
St. James
All Automobiles Assessed Across Counties
A report outlines that state wide automobile values are undercounted in assessments. In Yellowstone and Beaverhead counties most vehicles were listed under wagons and machinery, not as automobiles, leading to only a few cars being listed separately and taxed.
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Helena
Billings
Yellowstone County
Beaverhead
French
Death of Mrs Edward Burles on Short Line Train
Mrs Edward Burles died Monday afternoon on a northbound Short Line train near Barrett's station as it headed to Butte for hospital care. Her husband, Union Electric plant engineer at Lovell ranch, and her father Hank Wetmore were with her. remains shipped to Dillon.
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Edward Burles
Butte
Burles
Union Electric Company
Lovell Ranch
Barrett’s Station
Dillon
Barrett’s
Hank Wetmore
Centennial Valley
Big Lima Fourth of July Celebration Planned
Lima hosts a daylong Fourth of July program led by orator Joseph C. Smith of Dillon. Morning events include trap shooting bucking contests and races with purses. afternoon baseball Lima vs Dell. evening Dillon brass band. Salmon Idaho also proclaims patriotic celebrations from July 1 to 5 with concerts races and fireworks.
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Lima
Dillon
Joseph C. Smith
Dell
Dillon Brass Band
America
Salmon
Opera House
Salmon City
Lemhi County
Island Park
Odette Glee Club
134th birthday of our national independence
The article proclaims the 134th birthday of the nation’s independence and notes that the world is invited to participate in the celebrations.
Dillon Woman Survives Oregon Short Line Hold Up
Mrs. Margaret H. Eddie of Dillon and her daughter Margaret were aboard a train four miles from Ogden when three robbers halted the Oregon Short Line. They seized about 300 dollars and jewelry including a ring, wounded a passenger’s ear as they fled, placed a torpedo to stop the train, and escaped before a pursuing posse could capture them.
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Margaret H. Eddie
California
Oregon Short Line
Ogden
Edie
Margaret
Miss Margaret
Franklin
Convocation of Episcopal Church in Great Falls
The Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Hooker attended the state convocation at the Church of the Incarnation in Great Falls. Bishop delivered the annual address and the gathering elected the standing committee and deputies to the Cincinnati general convention.
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S. D. Hooker
Great Falls
Episcopal Church
Church of the Incarnation
S. J. Mynard
A. E. Macnamara
Boulder
S. C. Blackiston
Butte
F. R. Bateman
Helena
Dillon
W. E. Messias
Frank Kennedy
Anaconda
A. P. Bowie
Tried to Escape from Jail by Digging Through Wall
Sheriff Gosman reports Frank Moran and John Johnson were caught attempting to dig through the county jail wall last Monday. They are held in close confinement until the November term. Charged with burglarizing the Dell depot, Moran is linked to a prior Idaho case where he escaped jail 15 days after capture and disappeared until recent arrest. Burnett Harvey of Oregon Short Line identified Moran as a former suspect in Idaho.
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Frank Moran
John Johnson
Gosman
Dell
Burnett Harvey
Oregon Short Line
Moran
American Falls
Idaho
Water shortages prompt scrutiny of Beaverhead River flow
State Engineer Wade and U.S. expert measure Beaverhead River discharge at Bedrock dam amid drought. They confirm 620 inches more water to water users than allowed, identify a gate obstruction and nonconforming spillway flow, and plan to assign an expert to ensure daily proper distribution to Lima-area users.
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Examiner
John W. Wade
U. S
Mr. Richards
Bedrock Dam
George R. Featherly
Col
Alf Decker
Newell C. Knight
Geo. R. Metlen
Wade
Lima
City Council Votes to Build Cement Sidewalks Citywide
Special meeting of the city council decided to construct about a mile and a half of new cement sidewalks. Selected segments include six to ten foot wide walks with curbs along Railroad Avenue Washington Street Pacific Street Glendale Street Sebree Reeder Morse and adjacent sections.
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Railroad Avenue
Reeder
Glendale Streets
Washington Street
Bannack
Orr Street
Dillon Street
Pacific Street
Court Street
Glendale Street
Idaho
Pacific
Atlantic
Sebree
Washington
Reeder Street
Montana
Morse Street
Atlantic Street
Washington and
Pacific Streets
City approves sidewalk contracts and walk orders
The council awarded the cement sidewalk contract for the coming year to Eph Stoller with Pat Phillips as the only other bidder. Stoller underbid Phillips by 7 cents per running foot on crossings and Phillips by 1 cent per square foot on regular sidewalks. New 10 foot walks were ordered on Idaho, Montana, Helena streets and on Orr and Dillon streets between Pacific and Washington.
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Orr Street
Pacific
Washington
Dillon Street
Idaho Street
Dillon Implement Co
Montana Street
Reeder
Sebree
Helena Street
Eph Stoller
Pat Phillips
Stoller
Phillips
Damages suit filed over alleged alienation of wife near Dillon
Frederick Schenborn, a miner from Butte, sues J B Callen, a Dillon area rancher, for $12000 claiming Callen enticed his wife Belle Schenborn to live at the ranch. The action cites prior related litigation involving Mrs Tinchinskey and Callen, with witnesses from both sides.
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J. B. Callen
Dillon
Frederick Schenborn
Butte
Callen
Belle Schenborn
Schenborn
Nick Tinchinskey
Tinchinskey
McCaffery & Griffin
St James Episcopal Church Becomes Self Supporting Parish
The vestry of St James Episcopal Church approves organizing as a self supporting parish effective June 1 after petitioning Bishop Brewer. It is the eighth such parish in the state. Rector Mr Hooker celebrates twenty five years at the church and a July 13 meeting will elect wardens and vestrymen.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Bishop Brewer
Montana
St. James Church
Hooker
Guild Hall
Roosevelt Likely At Bozeman Sweet Pea Festival
Washington reports it is probable former President Roosevelt will attend the Sweet Pea festival in Bozeman on September 1. Senator Dixon says Bozeman citizens urge an invitation and will seek Roosevelt’s confirmation after consulting Oyster Bay. possible Wyoming visit precedes the event.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bozeman
Dixon
Wyoming
Oyster Bay
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W. G. Phillips
Beaverhead County
Little Red Riding Hood
Opal Scott Wolf
Sas Veahdanspuseitihen
Edison Orr
Esther Thomas
Cloen Thomas
Woodamatehtyne
Justin Brundage
Cloea Thomas
Bessie Bennett
Margaret Poindexter
Vera Jones
Marian Leach
Fairies
Helen Poindexter
Martha Stone
Bernice Wilson
Opal Scott
Dorothy Poindexter
Dorothy Brundage
Virginia Poindexter
Mario Mazanti
Victor Carrigan
Philip Orr
S. S. Children
Big Lima
Lima Dam
Beaverhead River
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