Vast Beaverhead Ranch Sold to Butte Buyer
A major Beaverhead county deal closed last week as Louis Anderson sold his 1340 acre Hamilton ranch parcel near Brenner plus 610 cattle and 50 horses to L. P. Donovan of Butte. The sale, valued around 75000, includes a fine hunting lodge and water rights, with Anderson and wife planning to remain in the county before reentering ranch business.
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Louis Anderson
Horse Prairie
L. P. Donovan
Butte
Beaverhead County
Anderson Ranch
Hamilton Ranch
Brenner
Montana
Gilmore & Pittsburgh
Anderson
Dr. Donovan
Marcus Rand
First Auction Sale of Cattle a Success in Dillon
Buyers from across southern Montana attended the two day sale under George Ditty of Dillon Horse Sales. About 1500 head of cattle were listed including 500 breeding cattle and 100 dairy cows. prices opened with two year old steers at 57.50 and cows with calves at 70 per head as the sale progressed.
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Beaverhead County
Big Hole Basin
Montana
George Ditty
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Fred Hirschey
B. W. Emerick
Dillon Military Band Set for April 5 City Hall Concert
The Dillon Military band will give a free concert next Wednesday evening April 5 at 8 30 in city hall led by I A Gregory. The program features Magyar Katonasag Overture Orpheus Forget Me Not Forest Whispers Venetian Beauties Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana Grandfather s Clock Big Ben and more with Reed Septet and a Star Spangled Banner as the finale.
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Dillon Military Band
Dillon
I. A. Gregory
Fulton Overture
Orpheus
Offenbach Waltz
Brooks Marceau
Lasey
Kiesler
Wallace
Castle
Allen
Imported Dairy Cows Bring 8100 Per Head
H. E. Andrus and C. A. Smith imported a car load of Holstein dairy cows from Washington. They completed negotiations with Frank Ripley of Butte for nineteen head. The cattle were shipped from Dillon to Butte and sold for better than 100 dollars per head.
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H. E. Andrus
C. A. Smith
Washington
Frank Ripley
Butte
Big mining boom Looms in the Elkhorn District
Foreman Hopkins of the Elkhorn Mining Co visited town last Friday traveling from Butte with ore samples. He said 45 men are employed on the property and described the main tunnel at 2010 feet with cross-cut tunnels 130 feet right and 900 feet left. He predicted an imminent boom and reported stockholders are enthusiastic.
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Foreman Hopkins
Elkhorn Mining Company
Butte
Dillon Auto Company Sells Four Maxwell Cars in Dillon
A carload of six Maxwell automobiles arrived in Dillon last week for the Dillon Auto Company. Manager T. K. Julson reports four vehicles sold to B. N. Stevenson, Fred Waldart, Fred Curtis and C. L. Worth.
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Maxwell
Dillon
Dillon Auto Company
T. K. Julson
B. N. Stevenson
Fred Waldart
Fred Curtis
C. L. Worth
Royal Hawaiian Concert to Play in Dillon Friday
Horse Smith, president of the Beaverhead club, booked the Royal Hawaiian Dramatic and Concert company for a two hour show at the training school auditorium in Dillon this Friday. The seven native Hawaiians will perform native and American songs and music in performances seen in major cities across the nation. The group recently played at the American theatre in Butte, where Smith first witnessed them.
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Royal Hawaiian Concert Company
South Sea Islands
Butte
Horse’ Smith
Beaverhead Club
Aldermen Nominated in Dillon Three Ward Caucuses
A Dillon city caucus at the county courthouse nominated aldermen for all three wards with no likely contest in the next election. In Ward 1, Al Anderson won on the first ballot with 39 votes, Frank Nelson 20, and T. J. Mulaney 14. Ward 2 incumbent Eph Eliel faced Leonard Eliel and L. Bordwine, with Eliel winning 20 to 17. Ward 3 saw H L McCaleb acclaimed after alternately nominated and dropping other candidates. A school caucus also nominated A L Stone and J H Gilbert for two trustee seats.
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Dillon
County Court House
J. H. Gilbert
Frank Eliel
E. V. Ostrander
T. E. Gilbert
W. G. Gilbert
al Anderson
Graeter
T. J. Mulaney
Nels Nelson
Frank Nelson
H.G. Rodgers
Anderson
Nelson
Mulaney
Vera Baker
Eph Stoller
Leonard Eliel
R. R. Price
L. EB. Bordwine
Eliel
Bordwine
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas to Drill in Dillon Area
The Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas company reports its first drilling outfit was shipped from St. Louis and is expected in Dillon April 7 to 10. If successful the project could transform the valley into a major oil and gas producer, boosting local land values and keeping profits at home. Also, F R Wynes and daughter Hazel returned from Boise with deeds to property tied to the late Mrs Arlie Froman and related estate matters.
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Dillon
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Company
Elihu Palmer
John E. Shipman
St. Louis
Big Horn Rive
Basin
Torchlight
Elk Basin
Greybull
Casper
Oklahoma
Palmer
Small Horn Canyon
Terrence Flynn
Boise
F. R. Wynes
Miss Hazel
Idaho
Mise Wynes
Arlie Froman
Beaverhead County Feeds Culvert Bids and Road Talks
Beaverhead county commissioners met in special session March 26 1916. Bids for metal culverts from multiple firms were read with prices listed by size and gauge. Action on a new bridge north of Dillon and road realignments was deferred pending right of way and cost information.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Selway
Dillon
J. W. Conch
Warren Selway
Wm. Herman's
Hmits
Dairy expert Merrill speaks on cattle and dairy industry
F M Merrill of DeLaval Extension addressed farmers at the courthouse on dairy topics. He argued green feed year round, alfalfa oats and beets as the best ration, and warned that low quality cows waste feed. He cited market conditions, dairy profitability, and demonstrated cow traits on the courthouse lawn.
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F. M. Merrill
DeLaval Separator Company
Court House
Mr. Merrill
Merrill
DeLaval
Montana
Mississippi
Idaho
Wyoming
Dillon
Department of Agriculture
Baeverhead Club
Poindexter Plans California Visit for Weeks
Dr. F M Poindexter departed last week for southern California to visit friends and relatives for several weeks.
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California
F. M. ‘Poindexter
Montana Auto Supply Establishes Record
Montana Auto Supply in this city sold twelve cars last week, setting a seasonal record for 1916. Buyers included Frank Schwartz of Melrose with a Dodge roadster, Bert Orr of Dillon with a Cadillac Eight, Patterson of Dillon with a Buick Six, Duke Gist of Dillon with a Buick Six, Brearley & Williams with a Dodge, G R Featherly of Dillon with a Dodge, J K Robinson of Gilmore with a Dodge, Roy Taylor of Ruby with a Ford, W A Hardman of Norris with a Hudson Six, Frank Blair of Grant with a Buick Six, Grant Crosser of Ruby with a Hudson Six, and Fred E Page of McHessor with a Ford.
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Montana Auto Supply Company
Frank Schwartz
Melrose
Dodge
Bert Orr
Dillon
Patterson
Buick
Duke Gist
Brearley & Williams
G. R. Featherly
J. K. Robinson
Gilmore
Roy Taylor
Ruby
Ford
Senator Trades For Franklin Car In Butte Deal
Senator Has New Car shows Howard Pierce the Butte dealer swapped a Franklin touring car for a Buick. The senator now rides in a fine new Franklin car after the exchange last week.
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Howard Pierce
Butte
Selway
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J. A. Donovan
Louis Anderson Ranch
W. T. George
Missoula
Park-To-Park Road
REED
Mascagni
Elkhorn District
Maxwells
THE
Royal Hawaiian Dramatic and Concert Company
W. J. Cushing
H. L. McCaleb
A. L. Badcon
McCaleb
Badcon
A. L. Rife
Levant Taylor
Mr. McCaleb
Jerome Baxter
Baxter
Taylor
Training School
A. L. Stone
Beaverhead- Alberta Company
Mr. Palmer
West Side Road
Theodore Nelson
D. D. McKnight
Jay 8. Baker
Vale Tadovich
Browne Road
Fort Dodge
F. O. B. Dillon
Dart Hardware & Implement Co
Hennepin Bridge Co
Klauer Manufacturing Co
Wheeling Corrugating Co
Portsmouth
Consolidated Supply Co
Dillon Implement Co
Montana Auto Supply
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