Beaverhead county tale of Fortified cabin mystery and Colter
A Beaverhead county anecdote tells of an old timber fortress behind Ajax ranch in the Big Hole basin with a stone wall and a timber cabin. An Indian story recalls the first white hunter killed amid beaver hunts and a later glimpse that links to John Colter and Colter's Hill.
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Beaverhead County
Ajax Ranch
Big Hole Basin
Stanchfield
Boulder
Jefferson
Redman
Big Valley
Big River
Mounotains
John Colter
Colter
Lewis and Clarke
Three Forks
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
St Louis
Colfer’s
Bozeman dealer ships Shineberger ranch horses to Alberta
R H Boomer of Bozeman loaded a carload of fine horses in Dillon aiming to ship them across the International line into southern Alberta within 30 days. The stock from Shineberger ranch at Bedrock was part of C A Smith’s recent purchase and was joined by a 50 head deal with Tash and Lenkersdorfer of Bannack for light drivers and carriage horses to be delivered in Dillon or Bedrock and sent to Alberta.
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R. H. Boomer
Bozeman
Shineberger Ranch
Bedrock
C. A. Smith
Boomer
Alberta
Messrs. Tash
Lenkersdorfer
Bannack
Dillon
Alberat
Former Dillonite Visits Dillon from Wyoming
J. H. Dickey, now in charge of an Anaconda Copper Mining store in Diamondville Wyoming, spent several days in Dillon last week. A former resident, he worked for the Montana Mercantile company here and was greeted warmly by old friends. Dickey appears prosperous and holds a highly responsible position with the Anaconda company.
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J. H. Dickey
Anaconda Company
Diamondville
Wyoming
Dillon
Mr. Dickey
Montana Mercantile Company
Dickey
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Land Deal on the Tapis Moves Near Big Hole Ranch
Charles Bryant and family visited town from Big Hole basin to discuss a sale of Bryant’s Bloody Dick Creek ranch near the outlying ranges. The property, praised as among the basin’s best from a stockman’s view, is reportedly tied to talks with leading cattlemen of the upper Grasshopper.
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Charles Bryant
Big Hole Basin
Mr. Bryant
Bloody Dick Creek
Bryant
Grasshopper
A Pleasant Social Closes Happy Hours Dance Series
The Happy Hours dancing club held a Friday evening social that closed a series of dances. An unusually large crowd attended and the event continued past midnight, with all present voting it a happy conclusion to the series.
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Happy Hours Dancing Club
Dillon Montana District No 10 selects new teaching corps
A special district meeting chose the full present corps with Miss Eva LaBean and Miss Pluma Tattersall named to the Dillon faculty. Dr W C Bagley was re elected principal with Dr Bagley praised by Governor White for lifting the schools, while some members resign due to illness or plans to leave the area.
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District No. 10
First National Bank
Clerk Tattersall
Miss Pierce
Miss Rife
Bagley
Normal College
White
Dillon
Montana
Normal
Bayley
W. C. Bagley
Dorchester
Ella Pond Leeland
Eva LaBeau
Pluma Tattersall
M. Lyle Innes
Alice Chambres
Adda Kocken
Important Land Decision Narrowly Limits Forest Reserve Authority
Judge Knowles in a federal case United States v. Blendauer rules that the president cannot set aside lands into a forest reserve that are subject to entry. The Lake Camo land, once part of Flathead Indian lands, was not public land. Blendauer had claimed homestead rights and timber cutting was for a home. The ruling is described as far reaching.
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Flathead
Knowles
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LaBean
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Geo. R. Metlen
United States
Dillon Furniture’ Co
G. T. Paul
F. E. T. Broeck
W. V. Kingsbury
Metlen
B. FF. White
R. A. Sullivan
L. I. Graves
Wm. Roy
A.L. Stone
State Bank of Dillon
Dillon, Montana
Europe
F.A. Graves
Rez
Martin Barrett Jos. Shineberger
A. I., Graeter
A. L. Sroneg
Edwin Norris
Examiner of Co
Appolo
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J. B. Mickinney
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Fla
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Illinois Central Railroad
J. A. Foley
Salt Lake City
Dillon Examiner
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Madison County
Jefferson County
M. H. Parker
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