Fred Hanson Enters Angora Goat Business in Lakeview
Special correspondence from Lakeview reports Fred Hansen arriving with 50 Angora goats to start a goat business. Other notes mention B L Forsyth building a new dining room for Yellow stone park tourists, Mrs Hart seeking medical care for her sick infant, Dillon visitors inspecting J B Blake’s horses, and locals noting spring arrival with birds and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Forsyth
Ben Hart
Dillon
Fred Hansen
Chas S Truax Buys Peat Hotel in Lima
Lima town notes report Chas S Truax purchasing the Peat Hotel and bar from H J Just with possession to begin Thursday. A blaze destroyed the R R oil house last Saturday. Mrs Alex Singer goes to hospital tonight to bring Mr Singer home and shows improvement. New stock yards and railroad water pipes boost activity as Lima grows from its old railroad center status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, S. Truax
H. J. Just
Mr. Truax
Alex Singer
Mr. Singer
A G Williams to Start Steam Laundry in Dillon
A G Williams plans to begin a steam laundry business in Dillon with a 60 by 30 foot plant. He has ordered machinery, will build a dedicated building, and expects to be in operation within 30 days. He will travel East to consult with an industry expert who may install and run the plant for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Williams
Dillon
Williams
Free High School Notes Recap and Social Highlights
Frances Harrigan is absent this week. Freshman and Sophomore girls pranked residents of Dillon at May night. Freshman numbers thin but loyal. Eleanor Poindexter hosted the V EF Q last Saturday, a pleasant time. Claire Adame joined the club after a brave initiative. Orange ice and cake were served. A musical at the dormitory Saturday evening was declared a success. Botany herbariums with forty leaves per student have arrived and will be used for summer classification. Three kinds of flowers were brought into the lab this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Harrigan
Dillon
V. EF. Q
Eleanor Poindexter
Claire Adame
Waldherr Will Ruled Void Over Charity Provision
In Butte probate court Judge McClernan ruled the 1890 will of Mathias Waldherr void for leaving money to the Associated Charities less than 30 days before death. Waldherr, pioneer of the Big Hole basin, died in 1890 leaving $850 cash and an acre near the green house. remainder goes to heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathias Waldher
Butte
McClernan
Waldherr
Big Hole Basin
Ajax
Green House
Beaverhead stable sold to new proprietors
George Quinn sold Beaverhead livery and feed stable to W L Staudaher and E T Brock. They took possession and plan a first class establishment with expanded rigs and equipment. Quinn departs for Whitlash to pursue opportunities in northern Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Quinn
Beaverhead
W. L. Staudaher
E. T. Brock
Messrs
Staudaker and
Brock
Brook
Christmas Feast in the Beaverhead Valley 1863
The Helena Record recalls a winter in Beaverhead when a group known as the Willow Run Boys built willow wickiups, hunted antelope and jackrabbits for a Christmas dinner, with venison, bacon stuffed rabbits, sour dough biscuits, potatoes and dairy from Sullivan camp, shared with local residents, a memory of hardy pioneer life. A later note discusses Dillon business expansion plans, including new town machinery and a July completion.
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Helena
Beaverhead County
Montana
John FE
Salt Lake City
Brigham
Utah
Beaverhead
Dillon
Willow Run
George
Salt Lake
Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan Camp
Willows
City and County Notes
Mrs. O E Morse returned yesterday from a lengthy East sojourn. Joe A Browne Jr visited the county seat today on business. C M Smith of Butte, insurancer, is in town on business. City council meets this evening to transact important business. Street Commissioner Stone leads a large labor force cleaning ditches and installing flues. The M A Miller debt case, tried in Justice Vermilion's court, was dismissed at the plaintiff's cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Morse
Joe A. Browne, Jr
C .M. Smith
Butte
Stone
M. A. Miller
Jennie Grannis
Still Another Steam Laundry Planned in Dillon
Still another steam laundry is announced for Dillon as W. C. and A. R. Elliott form the firm. The pair will order machinery in Chicago this evening while T. M. Selway plans a building near Beaverhead stable over a 36 by 32 foot foundation. W. E. Elliott brings extensive laundry experience to the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Elliott Brothers
W. C
A. R. Elliott
Chicago
T. M. Selway
Beaverhead Stable
W. E. Elliott
MATT COX DIES IN WHITLASH ACCIDENT
Bert Orr returned from Whitelash to Dillon and announced the death of Max Cox an 80 year old rancher near the P and O company property He fell from a load while hauling poles and was killed instantly The longtime Montana pioneer freighted between Utah and Montana and was respected by Beaverhead old timers Roy Cox of Dillon is a nephew of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Orr
Whitelash
Montana
Dillon
Mr. Cox
Territory
Beaverheed
Territorial
Utah
Hay Fire Near Glen Tied to Local Youth
Sam Smith, 12, son of J C Smith, is suspected of starting a hay fire on a Woods Live Stock Co. ranch near Glen. About 150 tons of rye grass and hay burned, valued at $750, after an initial denial he admitted setting the blaze to burn off the rye. The Woods Live Stock Co. consults with the boy’s father about sending him to reform school. No trains were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Smith
J. C. Smith
Glen
Reform School
Miles City
Dillon
the Woods Live Stock Company
Joe A. Browne
Smith
Woods Live Stock Company
Desert claim ruling tightens cultivation requirements
Great Falls land office cites a Washington GLO ruling that desert filings must not only Irrigate but cultivate. Carsten Jessen of Loyd Montana faces cancellation unless he proves one eighth of his desert claim is cultivated within sixty days, beyond mere hay production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Carsten Jessen
Loyd
Mont
Jessen
Birch Creek Smelter Project Advances With 30 Ton Daily Capacity
A matting smelter is planned near the Indian Queen mine on Birch creek with a 30 ton daily capacity. O Mast, arriving from Birch creek, has secured the excavation contract and indicates first dirt moved Monday. Two carloads of lumber arrived at Apex for site buildings as Butte capitalists push development. anticipated $30,000 expenditure will boost local industry and attract further investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Mast
Birch Creek
Butte
Indian Queen
Billings Consultation on Gambling Law Enforcement Tactics
Assistant Attorney General Frank Mettler travels from Helena to Billings to press the gambling law case and reject any moves toward dismissal. He meets with the county attorney to urge firm prosecution of violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mettler
Billings
Helena
Order Fixing Terms of Court in Montana District 1902
The Fifth Judicial District of Montana fixes 1903 regular district court terms. Jefferson county begins the first Monday in January April July and October. Beaverhead county begins the third Monday in February May November and August. Madison county begins the second Monday in March June September and December. Boulder Jefferson County Montana.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison
State of
Jefferson County
Beaverhead County
Madison County
Boulder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Some County News
Fred Hanson
Ley
Angora Goats
Lima
Lakeview
Mr. Andersom
J. B. Blake
Wetmore
Ed Staley
T. Beatie
Tuk Examiner
R. R
Josie Bray
Mra Kayon
Bedrock
David Hopkins
Jno. Peat
Chas. Truax
Sam Burnside
Monida
Matt. Waldherr
Quinn
W.L. Staudaher and
The
Record
Jack Rabbits
Ely
Elliott
Matt Cox
Whitlash
Glenn
Birch
Billings Gamblers
Chickering Pianos
America
Reeves
Music House
Jim Crown
Dillon Examiner
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