Livestock notes on large Montana shipments and lambing
Bert Orr plans to ship 800 head of young steers from the P and O ranch to northern ranges around early next month. KE Sprinkle to ship about 400 head and relocate on the Chateau county ranges. Winter losses mainly among sheep, cattle losses trifling. Barrett ships 18 carloads of fine beef cattle to Seattle. two carloads of mutton wethers sold for local yards. Lambing underway with ready-for-August sale outlook. Ajax ranch moves 1 800 head to Big Sandy for northern markets. Horses and extra stock moves also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Orr
Whitlash
Chateau County
Mr. Orr
KE. B. Sprinkle
Orr
Poindexter & Orr Company
Montana
Fred Landeau
Lima
Martin Barrett
Fryhe-Buhn Company
Seattle
Bedrock
Butte
Northern Pacific
Mr. Landeau
Mr. Barrett
A. J. Noyes
Ajax Ranch
Big Hole Basin
Big
Sandy
Great Northern
Northern
Mariana
Newsy Notes From Big Hole Basin
Paul Jahnke left for Butte and Missoula for several weeks. Sheriff Duke Gist of Dillon and Frank Dunbar of Jackson attended the Ellis hall hard time dance. Frank Pendleton reportedly sold 1,400 acres for seven dollars per acre. Purchasers were A. J. Turner and Otto Cromwell. Assayer Thomas Landers, now bookkeeper for S. S. Patterson, helped Ajax mill with its cleanup. Five more stamps are to be added to the mill soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Gist
Dillon
Upper Basin
Frank Dunbar
Jackson
Ellis’ Hall
Frank Pendleton
A. J. Turner
Otto Cromwell
Thomas Landers
S. S. Patter
Dillon Bottling Works
Ajax
Happy wedding in Dillon as Mr and Mrs McComb wed
A happy wedding took place Sunday evening at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs O J Sholl with Rev R P Smith officiating. The couple Grant Kennison and Miss Ruby Page attended. A bountiful wedding supper followed. Mr McComb, foreman of the Thorpe sheep interests, and his bride, a well known city resident, will live in Dillon after April 1 and soon occupy a new cottage in the Rife addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Sholl
R. P. Smith
Grant Kennison
Ruby Page
McComb
Thorpe
Pleads Self Defense In Bannack Killing Case
George Pollack, accused of killing Richard Martin in Bannack, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. A preliminary hearing before Justice Vermillion is set for next Saturday at 2 p.m. with multiple Bannack witnesses expected and Miss Mc Donald summoned as court stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
George Pollack
Richard Martin
Bannack
George Dart
Shreil Pollack
Pollack
Examiner
Martin
Louis Thompson
Nuckols
Walker
Dan Nuckols
Dart
Old Town
Wndersheriff
Dillon
Dijon
Dick Martin
Prave
Vermilli
W. S. Barbour
City Caucus Nominates City Officials Next Monday Night
The nonpartisan citizens caucus for mayor police magistrate city treasurer and one alderman from each ward will be held next Monday evening at 8 in the court house. A large turnout is expected due to many candidates and heavy registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens
Mudd and Anderson Sell Out to James Estes
Mudd and Anderson retire Saturday evening and James Estes will take over the saloon by May first. Estes pays 5000 dollars for goodwill fixtures slaughterhouse and tease. He sells the slaughterhouse to Charles Padley and divides fixtures with Padley and Deputy and Staudacher. Estes has long experience in the city saloon business and aims to run a first class establishment with top bartenders and quality liquors and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mudd & Anderson
James Estes
Mr. Estes
Charles Padley
Mr. Padley
Deputy
Staudacher
Estes
Teachers Institute Forms Weeklong County Session
Miss Katella Mane Rich, county superintendent, leads the annual teachers institute starting Monday for four days with lectures on schoolroom hygiene ventilation and decoration. Sessions cover geography physiology music language arithmetic and nature study with evening programs by State officials Welch Swain and Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katella Mane Rich
M. A. Walker
Free County High School
W. W. Welch
H. H. Swain
State Normal College
Mise Rich
J. EK. Monroe
Bertha Huntaiman
Florence
J M Cowan Dies in California A Pioneer of Montana
James H Cowan died in San Diego at six this morning from heart disease after traveling west for health. A Montana pioneer who crossed the plains in 1863, he mined at Bannack then settled in Dillon for 20 years doing well digging and cellar work. He was 75, twice married, with a daughter in Iowa. His body was expected to arrive in Dillon for a funeral at the M B Church the following afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Cowan
Cowan
San Diego
California
James Selway
Wisconsin
Bannack
Dillon
Iowa
M. BK
Wedding Celebration For Two Benedicts At Conger House
A stag supper at the Conger boarding house honored A C Gruwel and J T Young who recently became Benedicts. Boarders who marry within six months must host a wine supper. two weddings prompted a joint feast with two cases of white seal wine. About 24 local men attended and praised the banquet as one of the finest ever served in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
A. C. Gruwel
J. T. Young
Alleged Hold Up Case Continued in Lima
Fred C. Sinclair and George Atkins appeared for a preliminary hearing on the Lima hold up of Frank Lachey on March 18. With the state’s witnesses delayed, Judge Vermilli granted a continuance until next Saturday afternoon. Witnesses described Lachey displaying his roll and the defendants being in the same saloon, though identification remained uncertain. Lachey carried about 60 dollars that evening, later reduced to 33.35, and testimony noted tokens of support and a possible absence of definite knowledge about the accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Sinclair
George Atkins
Frank Lachey
Lima
Vermilli
Frank Clark
H. A. Butler
G. L. Green
Butler
Geeing Lachey
Luckey
Utter
R. A. Fisher
Green
Lachey
McCune
Aunt Jerushi's Quilting Party at Dillon Theatre
The Mance society presents Aunt Jerushi's Quilting Party a comedy by the author of Old Maid's Convention. Proceeds go to buy a carpet for the Presbyterian church Easter offering. Admission 50 and 35 cents. Saturday evening April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Mance Society
Dillon Theatre
Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Roberti
Joe Shineberger
Roberti
Scineberger
Mr. Roberts
Ruade
Mr. Kennell
Fryde-Bahn Company
Theodore Nelson
Montgomery Company
Rnnconda
K. A. Erickson
Anaconda
John Hoffman
R. A. Reynolds
Candon
North Dakota
Harry Andrus
Mr. Hoffman
Thorpe Ranch
Newsy
Paul Jahnke
Missoula
Paul
Lolo
Bitter Root
John H. McComb
Rosalba Sholl
Pollock
Teachers’ Institute
Beaverhead
Messrs. Gruwell
Young
J.M. Cowan
Pioneer
Dillonites
Jerushi
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