Dillon Man Charles B. Orr Dies by Own Hand in Montana
Charles B. Orr a Dillon county figure shot himself at the Poindexter ranch house just after midnight. An inquest found he was not in a normal state of mind. Funeral services were held from the Bert Orr home with burial at Poindexter cemetery beside his parents. He left five surviving Orr brothers and a long line of friends across the county.
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Dillon
Charles B. Orr
Mr. Orr
Bert Orr
Orr Street
Dr. Selinger
Poindexter Cemetery
W. D. Sandy
Sam Clark
Jack Porter
A. G. Williams
Ira Kennedy
A. S
Orr
L. C. Ford
James MacKay
Harry Brown
J. G. Erwin
James Walker
A. A. Kenison
Frank Nelson
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Company
Beaverhead County
Dillon High School
W. C. Orr
Montana
C. B. Orr
P. H. Poindexter
Orr Brothers
Poind
Carmen to be presented at Dillon Pastime theater
A week of superb attractions at Dillon's Pastime includes Carmen with Geraldine Farrar next Monday. Other programs feature The Butterfly on the Wheel, The Disciple, Her Painted Hero, The Masqueraders, The Shooting of Dan McGrew, Sable Torch and Following His Father's Footsteps with matinee. A five reel Metro picture arrives Tuesday, March 21.
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Moving Picture Theatre
Carmen
Geraldine Farrer
Lasky Paramount
Geraldine Farrar
Holbrook Blinn
Vivian Martin
Wm. S. Hart
Keystone
Hale Hamilton
Polly Moran
Charles Murray
Slim Summerville
Harry Booker
Dillon
Hazel Dawn
Dan McGrew
Edmund Breeze
Alaskan
Wilds
Kipling
Robert W. Service
Alaska
Edmund Breese
Metro
Record of Early Plowing Surges Ahead in City Fields
The city experiences a landmark push in early land plowing and field preparation. Despite a harsh winter with heavy freezing, more land is being broken than in prior years and a larger winter crop prep was completed last fall, signaling an unprecedented agricultural effort.
Cattle Sale Set for Dillon Public Auction
A large cattle auction will be held in Dillon on the 24th and 25th with 1500 head listed at Dillon stock yards. George Ditty of the Dillon Horse Sales Company will conduct the sale, with J. W. Kenny of Melrose listing 550 head. Cattle include stock cattle two year old steers yearling steers dairy cows bulls and registered stock.
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Dillon
George Ditty
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Dillon Stock
J. W. Kenny
Melrose
County Superintendents Meet in Dillon Annual Session
County superintendents from across Montana gather in Dillon for a three day meeting at the Normal college. State officials lead discussions on compulsory education health duties and rural school standards while educators attend a basketball game and a formal dinner.
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Dillon
The
Normal College
H. A. Davee
H. H. Swain
C. W. Tenney
Nora Hogan
Carbon
Anne McAnelly
Cascade
Mae Flannigan
Irene Murphy
Sheridan County
Flannigan
Chateau County
J. E. Monroe
Elizabeth Hinshaw
F. H. Garver
Montana
State Department of Public Schools
Mae Henneberry
Miss Burks
Frank Lynes
Mabel Hungate
Elle Free
Chlord Reherd
Jessie Gaynor
Robins
Grinnell
Wind Mill
Gaynor
Miss Stoller
Leimert
Fairy Queen
Mill
Roman Fea
Ashford Oh St
Helena Officials Visit Dillon Saturday
Dillon welcomed state leaders including Governor 5S. V. Stewart and William Rae state treasurer Judge J. B. Poindexter attorney general and H A Davee supervisor of public instruction. They attended a Masonic banquet where the third degree was conferred on Poindexter Stewart and Rae. Davee arrived Saturday evening for a state meeting of county superintendents.
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Dillon
5S. V. Stewart
Wm. C. Rae
J. B. Poindexter
Aattorney
H.a—Davee
Masonic Lodge
Poindexter
Stewart
Rae
Davee
Banquet Follows Temple Meeting with State Leaders
After the meeting at the temple a banquet was served with Dr. Grant E. Finch as MC. Governor Stewart, Attorney General Poindexter, Rae, J. E. Monroe, and H. A. Davee gave brief talks. Saturday evening the officials joined Frank A. M. Hazelbaker for a dinner at his South Atlantic street home with the Montana Exposition Commission secretary in attendance.
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Temple
Grant E. Finch
Governor Stewart
Mr. Rae
Poindexter
J. E. Monroe
the Normal College
H. A. Davee
W. C. Rae
Frank A. M Hazelbaker
Hazelbaker
South Atlantic Street
Montana Exposition Commission
Elks Make Virginia City Trip for Initiation
Dillon Elks caravaned to Virginia City to witness and take part in the initiation of three candidates Geo. M. Melton Judge Joseph C. Smith and Dr. Jacob Thorkelson A banquet followed before the return trip early Sunday morning The group faced bad roads from melting snow and ice with some travelers choosing the Twin Bridges route to avoid poorer routes via Sheridan
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Roy Murray
W. W. Jamesson
J. H. Gilbert
Herbert Gilbert
Albert Stamm
Fred McClure
T. J. Murray
W. B. Hartwig
E. W. Slack
Fred Critz
Sheridan
Beaverhead Madison Auto Club Formed and Road Talks
E P Mathewson head of the Montana State Auto and Good Roads association addressed Beaverhead and Madison county members on Good Roads at Beaverhead Club rooms on March 8. The club now represents Beaverhead County with about 150 members and plans to expand as it supports road construction and maintenance efforts with county authorities.
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Beaverhead
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead County
Madison County
Beaverhead County Automobile Club
Commissioners Hold Session in Beaverhead County Montana
Beaverhead county commissioners met March 6 1916 and March 8 1916 to act on school district disputes road openings and bridge projects. They nullified a school district action regarding district 5 and 43, reviewed a bridge construction proposal over the Big Hole river, and approved purchases including a No 2 Aurora rock crusher. The board granted road petitions and arranged maintenance payments for Trail Creek road.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Theodore Nelz
C. W. Francis
D. D. McKnight
Jay
Baker
Julius Hartwig
J. W. Marlow
Beaverhead
Dillon
Fidelity & Deposit Company
J. P. Phillips
John Anderson
Sey
Carter Creek
Browne Bridge
Browne
George Edinger
Edinger
Ernest Orr
Bert Orr
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Company
Craig Cornell
Forest Department
Trail Creek
Mandy St. Louis Sent to Helena Home
Judge Joseph C. Smith heard Mandy St. Louis case in district court and ordered the girl sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd in Helena. She faced an incorrigibility charge.
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Mandy St
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Normal Training School
Mayme French
Beaverhead CO
Helena
Ents
ELKS
Virginia City
Automobile Club
E. P. Mathewson
Much County
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