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Newspaper

Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1916

Page

5

Visitors and arrivals fill Dillon scene from Monida to Butte

Local notes list residents and visitors arriving or passing through Dillon and nearby communities. People from Monida Idaho Falls Butte Billings Bannack ranch Lima Wisdom Gilmore Dell Sheep Creek Armstead Argenta Belgrade Polaris Bozeman and other places were noted with dates of travel or visits to the county seat and surrounding areas.

Arthur Ripley Monida George David Idaho Falls Jack Dudley Butte T. G. Connelly Billings Tim Tash Bannack Ranch Leo Truax Lima Dillon James Doyle Adolph Eliel D. A. Mitchell T. F. Jones George Izatt Wisdom

Dillon notices and local visits cross the region

Spencer Idaho residents He C Wood Mrae M oG Van Au ken W J Jensen and Ivin Jensen spent Sunday in Dillon from their ranching area. Cattlemen J E Law visited from Bristow, while Allen Merritt C G Mathewson and John W Steele toured Salmon. Various residents returned from trips to Sheep Creek basin Waterloo and Los Angeles. George Woodworth and family arrived from McFarlane for a short stay. Jack Nooran advertises cleaning and tailoring services on Washington and Bannack streets.

He C. Wood Mrae-M Og. van -Auken W. J. ‘Jensen Ivin Jensen Spencer Idaho Dion Gallagher Snowllme Dillon J.E. Law Big Hole Basin Bristow

Train disturbance nets jail time for Price and Desliva

H. M. Price and E. J. Desliva were each sentenced by Judge Kenison to ten days in jail last Thursday but were released to leave town. They faced accusations of causing a disturbance on a train.

H. M. Price E. J. Desliva Kenison

Prowl Charge Against Town Figures Arrested

Wiff Wilson and Bathhouse Char ley were picked up last Thursday by police on a charge of prowling a hop layout belonging to a Chinaman in the north end of town named Chicken.

Wiff Wilson Bathhouse Charley

Dempsey and Young Arrested in Dillon Coyote Pelts Theft

J M Dempsey and J B Young were arrested at Point of Rocks and brought to Dillon to answer a charge of entering J W Deputy's slaughter house and stealing 11 coyote pelts sold to Frank Bassett. S J Curtis, aged man with dementia, was detained by Sheriff Erwin after arriving from Denver seeking his daughter in Jackson.

J. M. Dempsey J. EB. Young Point of Rocks Dillon J. W Frank Bassett S. J Curtis Erwin Denver Jackson

Scandinavian Services At Presbyterian Church Next Sunday

Scandinavian residents will attend services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday conducted by Rev. Neils Danskov from Sidney. A Dillon Military band concert on Main street last Wednesday drew several hundred listeners who enjoyed the performance.

The Presbyterian Church Neils Danskov Sidney Main Street Dillon Military Band

Steers Bought by Rae from Edmonton?

Steers buyer Steers George Rae of Denver purchased 142 fat steers from Ed Lloyd of Grasshopper. He shipped the cattle to market in Kansas City.

George Rae Denver Ed Lloyd Grasshopper Kansas City

Allie Todd Dies After Ranch Accident in Butte

Allie Todd the long ranchman of Ruby died in Butte last week after an accident where his horse fell and dragged him for a long distance two weeks earlier.

Allie Todd Butte Ruby

Pow Wow roundup in Dillon shuffles beef shipments from Bedrock

In Dillon a Pow Wow roundup story notes Walter Hanson bought good beef steers from Pahnisch Livestock on Grasshopper and loaded them Monday at Bedrock for shipment to Butte. Todd is mentioned as a participant and was rushed to the hospital.

Todd Dillon Whire Walter Hanson Head Bedrock Butte Pahnisch .Livestock Company Grasshopper

Beaverhead Copper Official Visits Armstead Leader

W. C. Bowman superintendent of the Beaverhead Copper Mining Company at Armstead was in town last Saturday and departed for Pittsburgh to attend to mining matters.

W. C. Bowman Beaverhead Copper Mining Armstead Pittsburgh

Returns From Coast With Stock For Hanson Packing

W. E. Slack returned from the Pacific coast last week with a train load of cattle and sheep for the Hanson Packing Company of Butte after purchasing stock there.

Coast E. W. Slack Pacific Coast Hanson Packing Company Butte

Monida Visitor Aids Transfer of Mrs Torp Remains

Mrs Katrine Torp died at her son Charles Torp’s ranch in Centennial valley. Hiram Brun dage traveled to Monida last Thursday to arrange shipment of the body to Salt Lake City for burial.

Monida Hiram Brundage Salt Lake City Katrine Torp Charles Torp Centennial Valley

Mrs Vaughn Resigns from Wisdom Telephone Exchange

Mrs. Ida Vaughn who ran the Wisdom telephone exchange arrived in Dillon last Saturday evening to visit friends and has resigned her position in Wisdom.

Motor from Lima to Dillon with Gordon Alexander visitor

Alexander from Lima accompanied by his sister-in-law Mrs Gordon Alexander motored to Dillon yesterday. Mrs Alexander formerly Miss Nellie Howes spent the day visiting with friends at this place.

Lima Harry Alexander Dillon Gordon Alexander Nellie Howes

Tax Collector Roell Returns From Sheep Creek Visit

E. G. Roell collecting poll taxes in the county for Fred Rife the county treasurer arrived in Lima Monday morning after spending several weeks in the Dell and Sheep Creek basin last Saturday.

E. G. Roell Fred Rife Dell Sheep Creek Lima

Mrs Kenison Injured in Fall at Home

Mrs. Kenison sustained back injuries last Friday after a fall while moving from a chair. An elderly matron and longtime invalid, the incident proved quite serious.

New Dye Works Opens by Mrs Harrison in Dillon

Mrs Alice Harrison opens a cleaning and dyeing shop at Bannack Street and Railroad Avenue. She previously operated a similar establishment in Dillon where she earned strong patronage.

Alice Harrison Bannack Street Railroad Avenue

Assessments Slow. County Assessor Urges Quick Response

B W Emerick county assessor notes many property owners in the county delay submitting assessment lists and urges those who have not yet complied to do so at once to prevent delays in office work.

B. W. Emerick

Carruthers Resigns as Cashier for New Bookkeeping Post

Roy Carruthers resigns from the Short Line cashier job at the local freight depot to take a bookkeeping position with Western Wholesale Grocery. He began his new duties Monday while D. Campbell has replaced him at the depot.

Roy Carruthers Western Wholesale Grocery Company D. Campbell Mr. Carruthers

Hawley Selway Returns Home From Hospital

Back in Dillon after a month in Murray hospital Butte Selway has been released Monday evening. He is recovering rapidly and friends are glad to see him about the streets.

Hawley J. Selway Dillon Mr. Selway Murray Hospital Butte

Beav erhead Copper Mine Near Armstead Plans Shipments

T B Landers reports 15 to 18 men at the Beaverhead Copper Mining company development work in Armstead and that a shipment will be ready soon. Oscar Garner returns from Kentucky after spending winter there and has married. Mrs Garner will join him later in Montana.

T. B. Landers Dillon Beaverhead Copper Mining Company Armstead Kentucky Oscar Garner Garner

Tom Taylor Visits Dillon Over Apartment Project

Visitor Tom Taylor spent yesterday in Dillon from Butte to handle business on an apartment house project started last fall but abandoned. He was in the city attending to matters related to the Dillon proposition.

City Tom Taylor Dillon Butte Taylor

Plans for Dillon's New Hartwig Theatre

W B Hartwig, manager of the Pastime theatre, returned from Butte where he consulted architect Mr Haire on the new Hartwig theatre. Plans will be ready by week’s end and bids are expected to be let within two weeks with work to begin promptly.

W. B. Hartwig Pastime Theatre Butte Haire Hartwig Dillon

Professors Finch and Mosher Return from State Trips

Dr Grant E Finch head of training at the Normal College and Prof E R Mosher head of mathematics return from state tours. Finch spoke to communities along the Great Northern in the north while Mosher lectured in eastern towns on the Northern Pacific.

Grant E. Finch E. R. Mosher University of Montana Finch The Normal College Great Northern Mr. Mosher Normal Pacific

Death of Thomas Ballard Reported in Burlington Iowa

Mrs Virginia Bulger learns of Thomas Ballard’s death from tuberculosis in Burlington Iowa. Ballard had lived in Dillon last summer and winter and returned to Burlington this spring with his wife.

Thomas Ballard Virginia Bulger Burlington Iowa Mr. Ballard Dillon

Family Tragedy Strikes as Father Passes Away

Miss Helen Bulger left Wednesday with the two Ballard children seeking Burlington but could not reach the city before the father died. Frank Bulger of Armstead departed for Burlington on Saturday afternoon.

Helen Bulger Hurlington Ballard Burlington Frank Bulger Armstead

The Week's Calendar at the Pastime

Robert Warwick leads this week's Pastime program with Pruits of Desire. Orrin Johnson stars in The Price of Power, and The Movie Star provides a comedy. A long list of films and dates follows through June with many named actors and titles.

Robert Warwick Triangle Service Orrin Johnson Paramount Picture Constance Collier Hamilton Revelle Barbara Tennant D'Artagon Fido Misa Marguerite Clark William Fox Vivian Martin Mary Ann Molly King Hartwig

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eastman Kodak N. Mischler Gilmore L. E. McNinch Ed Cochran Sheep Creek Basin G. L. Hickey Ella Flynn Parley Dansie Argenta E. H. Brundage R. J. Dansie Ben Hager Belgrade Polaris C. R. Crider O. H. Harris Bozeman W. A. Anderson Arch Anderson George Woodworth McFarlane Woodworth Jack Nooran Washington and Bannack Streets Montana Mercantile Co City Hall Dillon, Montana New York Broadway Betty of Greystone Billy Burke Peggy Tennessee Mary Dillon Horse Sales Company Dillon Horse Sales Co G. E. Ditty Montana
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