Beaverhead Sheepmen Hit Record Mutton Prices for 1916
Beaverhead county sheepmen will deliver 1916 lambs in fall at 7 cents a pound, the highest mutton price on record. Over 15 000 lambs have contracts with Denver and Billings buyers, plus wool at 31 cents a pound, aiming for a combined value near 1 500 000 dollars.
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Beaverhead County
Denver
Billings
Beaverhead
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Company
Selway Sheep Company
Elza Smith
Dillon
Ed Gleed
Emery Keller
Lima
Robert Dansie
Armstead
Harry Andrus
Sheep Creek Basin
Moses Smythe
Blaine
Buford & Elling
Madison County
Oregon
Thaddeus Ellsworth Dies of Pneumonia at Woods Livestock
Thaddeus Ellsworth, a year with Woods Livestock at Glenn, died last Friday from pneumonia after a brief illness. His body rests in Dilton for shipment to Hunnewell Kansas. Mrs Ellsworth and their baby headed there with the remains. He was 38, a Kansas native, who joined the Woods firm a year ago and was later joined by his wife and child.
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Thaddeus Ellsworth
Ranch of the Woods Livestock Company
Glenn
Dilton
EH. H. Brundage
Hunnewell
Kansas
The
Woods Livestock Company
Merrill Dairy Expert to Visit Dillon on April First
F W Merrill a nationally known dairy expert will visit Dillon on April first Saturday to deliver an afternoon talk on dairying. The meeting is set for 2 30 at the county courthouse with ranchmen and dairymen invited to discuss the subject.
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F. W. Merrill
Dillon
Merrill
Dairy expert Mr Merrill to address local meeting
Mr Merrill of De Laval Cream Separator, a leading national dairy firm, travels nationwide studying dairying. In 1915 he judged three state fairs, and his counsel will benefit farmers ranchmen and business people in the region at the upcoming meeting.
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Merrill
de Laval
United States
Sanders Buys More Grasshopper Range for Diamond O Outfit
Ira Sanders, manager of the Diamond O company, closed a deal for the old Pearson ranch on the Grasshopper, acquiring 560 acres of hay land with a water right. The parcel adjoins the Diamond C property just bought from Murray Livestock, totaling about 100 acres. The land borders a premier cattle range in Beaverhead and Madison counties.
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Ira Sanders
Diamond O Company
Beaverhead
Madison County
Pearson
Grasshopper
Diamond_C
Murray Livestock Company
Cleanup Week Aims to Freshen Dillon’s Streets
Dillon seeks civic pride through a citywide cleanup initiative. Property owners are urged to tidy premises curb lines and parking areas within weeks. An organization will photograph visible eyesores near buildings and publish owner name and location in a local paper to motivate improvement.
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Dillon
Montana Auto Company Sales For The Week
Roy Murray, manager of Montana Auto Supply, completed a sale while in bed. He sold a Ford to C. B. North of Butte as the week’s highlight. Other buyers included J. W. Scott of Armstead, A. L. Anderson of Grant, Henry Dowling of Dell, and Walter Brearley of Alder, all purchasing Fords or a Dodge.
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Roy Murray
Montana Auto Supply Company
Murray
Madison County
Ford
C. B
Butte
J. W. Scott
Armstead
A. L. Anderson
Grant
Henry Dowling
Dell
Walter Brearley
Alder
Dodge
Cutting Affray at Sham Rock Saloon in Lima
Obout Olsen, a Shamrock saloon bartender in Lima, was wounded when Fred Jones stabbed him in the neck during a dispute last week. Jones, accused of second degree assault, was bound over to the district court after a hearing.
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Obout Olsen
Fred Jones
Lima
Shamrock
Olsen
Jones
District Court
Dr Mitchell Praises Beaverhead Cattle Health In Dillon
Helena veterinarian Dr. Mitchell spent a week in Dillon and Beaverhead County with Dr. A C Morrow inspecting dairy herds. He reported native cattle in unusually good health with no tuberculosis or disease found, noting some disease traces only in cattle shipped from other states. He urged careful cattle selection to build a strong dairy industry.
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Mitchell
Dillon
Montana
Dr R P Smith to Preach Seven Sermons in Dillon
The people of Dillon will hear old time friend Dr R P Smith preach seven sermons starting Sunday March 26 at 11 am. An evening sermon to the Odd Fellows and Rebeccas follows the 7:30 song service with seats reserved. A week of nightly services at 7:30 with song follows, with late attendees welcomed after 8 pm not hindering others.
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Dillon
Odd Fellows
Rebeccas
Beaverhead County Holds First Cattle Auction
Beaverhead county to host its first cattle auction on March 24 and 25. Auctioneer Hawley Selway predicts strong bidding, multiple buyers, and prices trending higher as stockmen gain a wide market without long trips. Manager Ditty compares the sale's draw to major horse auctions.
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Beaverhead
Ditty
Hawley Selway
Dillon Hosts Auction as Cattle Market Prospects Grow
Town dealer urges cattlemen to bring stock for Friday and Saturday sale. Author notes Dillon’s growing national reputation as a cattle market in a prime stock region, thriving amid homeseeker pressures and dry farming advances.
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Dillon
United States
Seventeen Year Old Dil Lon Girl Becomes Heir
Hazel Wynes, seventeen, inherits a fortune from Mrs. Arne Froman of Boise. The bequest includes Dillon business and residence properties and a large cash sum. Hazel and her father travel to Boise to receive deeds and arrange finances, with at least 150 dollars monthly in rental income. Mrs. Froman, long-time Dillon resident, died at 76 after paralysis and left more property to Boise caretakers and a $500 donation to a crippled girl.
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Hazel Wynes
FahRy Wynes
Arne Froman
Wynes
Boise
Idaho
Miss Wynes
Dillon
Hazel
Biggest Horse and Cattle Auction Slated for April in Dillon
A major two day sale announced for April 10 and 11 in Dillon features 1 000 head of horses including farm mares and geldings plus 300 head of cattle. Buyers from Beaverhead Madison counties and Idaho's Lemhi country, plus national dealers, are expected with 500 farm horses and 200 for war use. Barrett Williams Price Territt计划 consignments of full blood Short Horns and Herefords. Sale starts at 10 a.m. each day.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Madison
Lemhi
Idaho
Bedrock
United States
Barrett & Williams
Price Territt
Missouri
Iowa
Mass Meeting Discusses Beaverhead Road and Bridge
A well attended Beaverhead club meeting last night addressed plans to reroute a road from Herman crossing into Dillon and to build a new bridge over the Beaverhead River just south of Herman's. Ranchmen citizens and county commissioners discussed whether to connect Herman's west of the tracks to Dillon via Argenta street or a crossing near the Kent addition oil tank. A special county board meeting is set for next Saturday to decide the issue.
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Beaverhead Club
Herman Crossing
Dillon
Beaverhead River
Herman's
Board of County Commissioners
Argenta Street
Kent Addition
Maurer Sisters to Perform at Normal College Concert
Next Wednesday evening the Maurer Sisters will render a concert at the Normal college as one of the numbers on the entertainment program.
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Maurer Sisters
the Normal College
Band Concert Program Features Solo and Ensemble Works
The program includes cornet solos with orchestral accompaniment, flute and violin solos with piano, whistling solos, cello solos, violin and flute duet, humorous readings, orchestral numbers with piano, and ensemble vocal numbers paired with orchestral music.
Beaverhead Officials Capture a Bad One
Last Saturday at noon Sheriff Erwin and Undersheriff Scully captured W. M. Malloy an escaped convict and turned him over to a state prison official Sunday. Malloy was returned to Deer Lodge after escape from Paradise prison camp where he and three other convicts were working on a road project in western Montana. Malloy had been sent up from Silver Bow county and escaped Sunday March 12.
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Erwin
Scully
W. M. Malloy
Malloy
Deer Lodge
Paradise
Silver Bow County
Redmen Lodge Charter Granted in Three Forks
cC W Robison organized a new Redmen lodge branch in Three Forks last Saturday night. Several Dillon men attended the gathering as the charter was issued to the town.
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Redmen Lodge
Cc. W. Robison
Three Forks
Dillon
City Caucus Seeks Aldermen at Dillon Court Room
A mass meeting is called for March 23 at the Dillon court room to nominate a new alderman for each of the three wards. The two year term will begin after April 3. The notice reminds voters that women may vote now and urges participation to improve streets lights and ward welfare.
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Dillon
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Diamond O Outfit
Dillon Examiner
Ns Pride
Seasor Ind Nion
Direc-Ion
Montana Auto Company
Dr. Mitchell
Helena
Beaverhead Coun
A. C. Morrow
R. P. Smith
C. O
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