Rail plans stir as Short Line considers Apex hill cut off
Rumors swirl over a new Short Line cut off from Dillon north to the Point of Rocks to bypass Apex hill and connect with the lower Bi Hole near Glen. Officials and surveys are cited as backing the route with work poised to begin after approval. An amateur minstrel show Friday night entertained at the opera house with Johnson Campeau Cox Dodds plus Manila Coon.
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Dillon
Melrose
Apex Hill
Bi Hole
GjJen
Utah & Northern
Apex
Opera House
Johnson
Campeau
Cox
Dodds
Mr. Hoffman
Manila
Carline Stoller
Mable Melvyn
Bill
Rita Johnson
Minstrel Show Week Promises Grand Dillon Event
Citizens hype the upcoming minstrel show next Friday and Saturday with a noon parade led by Horse Smith and the Dillon band. Merchants donate props and hall. advance ticket sales are strong and organizers urge buying now for best seats.
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Smith
Dillon
Irish Drama Allah na Pogue Shines at Scenic Theatre
The Allah na Pogue Irish drama shown last Sunday at Scenic Theatre drew a packed house for its three act, four program run. Scenic patrons will attend an amateur show and a baseball minstrel that Friday night, starting at 7 30 sharp, with manager Hoffstan promising a guaranteed engaging evening.
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Allah-na Pogue
Dillon
Ireland
Hurley Leach
Hoffstan
Miss Nina Nash Hosts Irish Themed Tea and Party
Miss Nina Nash of the Normal College training department entertains Junior class with a green tea at R. F. Tattersall residence. Decor featured green and white with St Patrick motifs, music and readings by Misses Bishop Herrick and Mrs Orr. Evening party for Senior class included games, a soap bubble contest won by Miss Inez Sherry and a shamrock cutting contest won by Miss Lucy Taylor.
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Nina Nash
Normal College Training Department
R. F. Tattersall
South Idaho Street
Jean Bishop
Lucy Herrick
Matthew Orr
Lucy Taylor
Erin
Death of Tully Blanchard in Butte Hospital
Tully Blanchard well known in Dillon and owner of a dry farm near the city died Sunday night at St. James hospital in Butte from long standing liver troubles. He had resided in Melrose recently and was married in Dillon to Ida Henderson Lesher. Funeral services and interment were in Butte yesterday.
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Tully Blanchard
Dillon
St. James Hospital
Butte
Melrose
Ida Henderson Lesher
Taft Club Forms as Lewis and Clark Republicans Split
Charles E. Pew denounced party discord in Lewis and Clark county at a meeting launching a Taft Republican club with about 175 members. The club aims to endorse Taft to avoid factional conflict, while the Roosevelt faction led by Dixon supporters forms a rival group. the split is seen as unreconciled for the election.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Charles E. Pew
Taft Republican Club
Roosevelt Republicans
Carter Republicans
Taft Club
Dixon Men
Roosevelt
Buyers Flock to Big Hole Beef Trade Across Regions
Hon. T. J. Murray reports eight to ten buyers in the Big Hole basin driving active bidding for premier beef. First train load out of the basin by Spokane Cattle Co. shipped to Chicago with about 250 head at six and a quarter, as eastern and Pacific coast buyers compete. Other buyers include F. J. Frazier, Nelson Fish, Henry Watchter, Marian White, Jos Henry, and more, attracted by the famed Big Hole hay and its noted beef quality amid record snow and sleighing days.
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Big Hole
T. J. Murray
Wisdom
Dillon
Mr. Murray
E. N. Jones
Spokane Cattle Company
Chicago
C. H. Strowbridge
Jos. H. Shaw
Jorgen Jorgenson
Trank. Husted
Stanton
Spokane
Mr. Jones
F. J. Frazier
Henry Company
Seattle
Nelson Fish
Henry Watchter
Fairbanks
Alaska
Marian White
Jos
Henry
Mr. Smith
Denver
Montana
Jevel
First Day of Spring Brings Hope for Warmer Weather
With spring approaching tomorrow there is optimism for an end to the long cold spell that began on the first day of March. Snow remains in place and is still needful, as sheepmen report heavy feeding due to crusted snow and continued cold.
Big Fish Caught Highlights Local Angling News
Frank D. Knotts returned Sunday from Bedrock with a seven and three quarter pound trout praised as a beauty. Cy is declared the big fish champion of the area. A pickerel was reportedly caught in the Beaverhead River above Henry Thompson’s Dell place, the first report of pickerel above Great Falls. Below that point pickerel are abundant.
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Frank D. Knotts
Bedrock
Beaverhead
Henry Thompson
Dell
Great Falls
Montana Potatoes for Seed Demand Drives Shipping
Montana grown potatoes from Bitter Root valley are sought for seed in the east, with a 40 car train to Chicago. Local demand is high, prompting imports from Flathead, three cars this week for seed at $2.50 per hundred to retailers. Park county farmers plan larger acreage as harvest aims to cover local needs and potential exports.
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Montna
Chicago
Bitter Root
Flathead
Park County
Livingston Post
Two men plead guilty to robbery and card game charge
Two informations filed by County Attorney H. G. Rogers led to guilty pleas from Harry Griffin charged with robbery and Roscoe Grissom charged with conducting a game of chance with cards. Griffin drew one year in the state prison and Grissom faced a 750 dollar fine or equivalent jail time. Judge Poin Dexter said Griffin would receive the minimum sentence due to his prior conduct.
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H. G. Rogers
Harry Griffin
Roscoe Grissom
Griffin
Grissom
Sheriff's Office
Poindexter
Dillon Fans Hail Potential Butte Union League Train
Dillon supporters push for the Butte Union League team to train in Dillon for a few weeks to boost the local baseball season. With Gregson Springs favored by managers, Dillon still hopes for approval this week and anticipates a mass meeting to kick off the season.
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Dillon
Butte
Dillon Boys
Gregson Springs
State Central Committee Meet Called in Helena
Finlay McRae secretary of the Montana Democratic state central committee issued a call for a meeting to fix the date and place of the state convention to select delegates and alternates to the national convention at Baltimore and to choose a national committeeman. The meeting is set for April 6 in Helena. The Republican state central committee plans to meet in Helena on March 23.
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Helena
Democratic State Central Committee
Baltimore
Montana
Finlay McRae
State Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Governor Norris Calls April Meeting to Name Duniway Successor
Helena March 18 Governor Norris issues a call for a special state board of education meeting on April 1 to elect a successor to Dr C A Duniway president of the state university whose contract expires this year and who has been informed it will not be renewed It is said Dr J H Latane of Washington and Lee University in Virginia has been invited to accept the post.
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Helena
Mont
Norris
State Board of Education
C. A. Duniway
The
State University
J. H. Latane
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Clerk Advises New Arrivals on Citizenship Steps
Clerk Hazelbaker urges newcomers to obtain an Application for Certificate of Arrival from the court. The form must be filed with a naturalization petition and sent to the Chief of the Division of Naturalization to secure the required Certificate of Arrival for filing with the petition. The clerk cannot start processing until the certificate is received.
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Hazelbaker
United States
Division of Naturalization
City Council Won't Buy Robb Property for City Hall
A special meeting debated paying 4450 for Dave Robb’s Idaho and Center streets site for a city hall. After arguments, a warrant was not issued and the council dropped the matter for now. The session also approved a new fire department ordinance boosting volunteers to thirty.
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Dave Robb
Idaho
Center Streets
Robb
Jos. C.smith
Leonard Eliel
G. T. Paul
Eliel
Olmsted
Altroney Jos
Goodyear Rubber Co
California
A. J. Wedum
Missionary Society Event Hosted by Mrs Cushing at Conway Home
The Missionary Society of the Baptist aid will be entertained by Mrs. Will Cushing at the home of Mrs. Geo. B. Conway Thursday afternoon. All with missionary boxes are asked to bring them.
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Missionary Society of the Baptist Aid
Will Cushing
Geo. B. Conway
Thursady
Severe March Snow Strains Sage Creek Ranches
Sage Creek ranchers report a harsh March with zero to 15 below temperatures and heavy snow. Harry Smallhorn says snow depth ranges from three inches to five feet in the High Bridge area, ensuring future water but requires feeding stock this winter. Sheep herds, including Sage Creek Sheep company, are fed. overall losses are minimal and cattle health is good.
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Harry Smallhorn
Sage Creek
Examiner
Smallhorn
Beaverhead
Sage Creek Sheep Company
Bad Man From the Big Hole Holds East Anaconda Saloon
An East Anaconda saloon held a nighttime robbery in progress led by Hubert Carriveau who proclaimed himself the bad man from the Big Hole basin He faced Officer Jim Donovan who ordered Hands up and subdued the gunman with only a half pint of whiskey found on him Carriveau jailed to await Judge Murphy’s tonight court appearance
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Anaconda
East Anaconda
Jim Donovan
City Hall
Donovan
Big Hole
Jackson
Dewey
Villian
Big Jim Donnovan
Hubert Carriveau
Judge Murphy
Out of Town Businessman Registered at Metlen
Among the visitors registered at the Metlen last week was John F. Cork from Billings, identified as an out of town businessman.
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The
Metlen
John F. Cork
Billings
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Dillon and Melrose
Maddux Orchestra
Wikidal
HIG Hole Beef
Will
Duniway
M. I. Barry
Jos. Hainds
A. C. Gruwell
Barnett
Sage Creek Basin
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