George Metlen’s tale of Indians and baking powder expeditions
A Dillon Pipe Dreamers club meeting features George R. Metlen recounting a wild surveying trip to Jahnke Brothers claims in the Big Hole basin. He also recalls his Oregon cattle drive, a cook’s bean feasts, an Indian camp offering, and a night chase from Camas Meadows.
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Jahnke ‘Brothers
Big Hole
Bowden
Oregon
Montana
Camas Meadows
Camas
Setta
Avas
Coldest City Day Records Low 32 Below Zero
Last Monday brought the coldest winter day in the city with the thermometer dipping to 32 below zero in the morning. A proposed project plans a Dillon to Virginia City telephone line linking Twin Bridges or Sheridan. Mrs. Kate Holcomb completes an addition to her home, to be known as the Holcomb House. The district court clerk reports no jury or witness certificates were issued in the past quarter.
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Dillon
Virginia City
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Kate Holcomb
Holcomb
District Court
Dillon Briefs Reflect Local Moves And Sports
MARCK. 72,1908 A. De Stoetl returned from Des Moines Iowa to visit his mother Bert Orr. G.T. Paul left for Virginia City to handle business. Earl Wheat from Montana College Deer Lodge visited Dillon with his mother Mrs S 8 Patterson. County Commissioner D. D. Mc Knight came from Dell. John F. Bishop plans a Southern California trip. A S Beardsley resigned as clerk for Dillon Lumber and went to Helena. Chancellor Elhot urged Dillon to do more for the Normal college at a Beaverhead Commercial club banquet. Rynskal from Chicago will manage the Beaverhead high school mercantile department. O M Best returned from Southern California. Leonard Eisle also visited Southern California. Coach Soulen and the BCHS basketball team went to Anaconda for the district tournament but Barrett was ruled ineligible and Dillon withdrew. Miss Lucy Carson went to Butte to judge a debate between Missoula and Butte high schools. Read the Examiner Want Ads.
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Bert Orr
Virginia City
Earl Wheat
Montana
Deer Lodge
Dillon
S. 8. Patterson
D. D. McKnight
Dell
John F. Bishop
California
Beardsley
Dillon Lumber Company
Helena
Normal College
el- Hot
Consolidated University of Montana
Metlen
Beaverhead Commercial Club
R. Rynskal
Chicago
Beaverhead County
Leonard Eisel
Soulen
Anaconda
Barrett
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George Melton
Dillon Pipe Dreamers Club
Frank Conwax
Examiner Staff
A. J. Noyes
George, R. Metlen
Mr. Metlen
Cama
Royal
Electric Shop
First National
Bank ‘the ‘Bank of Strength and ‘Service
Examiner
O. M. Best
Southern
Lucy Carson
Butte
Missoula
Buick
Buick. Motor. Company
Betsy Matere Corkweeet
Montana Auto Supply CO
Montana and
Reeder Streets
Butte-Dillon
Beaverhead
RED Star-Garage
Phone 134
Grand Hotel
Apex
Browne
Melrose
Feeley Dillon
Bradfords
Browns
Divide
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