Madison Wools Begin Shearing in Madison County
Sheep rancher Al bert Metzel with C. D. Prather sold their clip at 56 cents to William Ray of Silberman Brothers Chicago. Ray contracted several hundred fleeces at 66 cents, while Beaverhead buyers Halewell Jones & Donald of Boston purchased a few hundred thousand pounds early. Shearing to start soon across southern Montana.
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Montana
Albert Metzel
C. D. Prather
Varney
William Ray
Billings
Silberman Brothers
Chicago
Ray
Madison
Beaverhead County
Halewell, Jones & Donald
Boston
Pioneer John Innes Dies After 57 Years in Montana
John C. Innes a Beaverhead county resident for 57 years died at his daughter Miss Mary Innes home in the Mellen block after a period of debility He was born February 26 1836 in Hamilton Ontario Canada came to Montana at 26 and sought gold at Bannack He leaves his wife six children Carlton Martin John Evans Mary Lyle Innes and Mrs Gilbert Wheat plus several grandchildren Funeral arrangements will be held in Dillon this week with pallbearers and mourners expected from the mining and ranching communities in the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Great Divide
John
Innes
Beaverhead County
Mary Innes
Mellen
Dillon
John C. Innes
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Bannack
Mr. Innes
Carlton
Martin
Eliel Brothers
Arlee
Mont
Evans
Virginia City
Mary Lyle Innes
Normal Training School
Gilbert Wheat
Decoration Day Observed In Dillon
Friday will be a general holiday in Dillon with schools businesses and offices closed. No observance beyond grave decorations at the cemeteries will take place in the city.
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Dillon
Shakespeare Club Disbands for Fall Break
The Shakespeare club ends its year with a study of American drama in Hobson Quinn's Representative American Plays. Miss Carson departs Norath College next year, but the group plans continued literary work and reserved 79 seats for the Chinook play. Officers elected are Mrs. A. F. Waldorf president, Mrs. T. D. Leubben vice president, Mrs. C. W. Woodburn secretary, Mrs. F. C. McFadden treasurer, and Mrs. John Collins historian.
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Shakespeare Club
Arthur Hobson Quinn
Miss Carson
Noratah College
Andrus Hotel
Mary
A. F. Waldorf
T. D. Leubben
C.W. Woodburn
F. C. McFadden
John Collins
Historn
Little Orchestra Furnished Music for Melrose Dance
The Little orchestra provided music for a dance held in Melrose last Saturday evening.
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Melrose
May Day Festival at Normal College Draws Large Crowd
The annual May day festival at the Normal college and Normal training school drew hundreds of spectators. Despite a shower, the program featured a grand march, pageant with dancing children, nation dances, and a colorful Maypole finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Normal Training School
Misses Baillie
Tnnes
Clara Dansie
Katherine Williamson Garbeid
Beatrice Wiseman
Joyce Williams
Nanabeth Smith
Sbove
France
Nellie Blair
Dorothy Potter
Adelaide Gelhaus
Evelyn Greenhalgh
Mary Gist
Margaret Reece
Dorothy Smith
Gladys Scott
June
Rachel Smith
Mrs. Beck
Miss Tattersall
Scandinavia
Gustav Skol
Bohemis
Miss Short
Spain
Maud Muntzer
England
McDonald’s
Helen Catherine Ballard
Evelyn Nelson
Eleanor Selway
Mary Lee Tower
Sammy Carruthers
Harold Cantway
Dan Henneberry
Ralph Smith
Scotland
Hazelbaker sells another ranch for 850000
Frank Hazelbaker last Thursday negotiated a deal in which James Mansfield purchased a thousand acres of land from John Peterson. The ranch adjoins the Mansfield ranch and is part of the old hay place on Horse Prairie, noted as one of the finest hay lands in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hazelbaker
James Mansfield
John Peterson
Hay Place
Mansfield
Horse Prairie
Paige headline sparks Madison county visit
J. M. Paige a prominent Madison county resident, was in town last week from Twin Bridges, drawing local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Paige
Madison County
Twin Bridges
Dillon Fans Plan Semi Professional Baseball Team
Dillon fans express hunger for semi professional baseball and organize to form a local team. A meeting is set for tomorrow night at the Sugar Bowl cafe to discuss forming a Dillon squad to play Sundays and holidays, with local players available and town support expected.
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Dillon
Sugar Bowl Cafe
Death of Mrs. Orlando Mast tolls Mountain Home
Mrs. Orlando Mast, 87 and longtime Dillon resident, died after a paralytic stroke at Mountain Home Idaho. Survived by husband, ten children, 27 grandchildren and several great grandchildren, with funeral to be held in Dillon.
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Orlando Mast
Dillon
Grandma Tritt
Missouri
O. M. Mast
Mountain Home
Idaho
Clarence Sweet
Lewis
John Rueben
Thomas Tritt
Effie Coon
Shots of craps lead to fines and arrests
Silas Dupont paid a $109 fine for shooting craps. He was arrested last week, jumped a $100 bond, and was brought back from Butte to stand trial on Monday. Rastus Johnson, jailed with Dupont, also jumped a $100 bond and had it forfeited. Robert Whiten pleaded guilty to shooting craps and paid a $100 fine after arrest on Sunday.
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Silas Dupont
Dupont
Butte
Rastus Johnson
Robert Whiten
Citizenship granted to three applicants in local examination
George L. Tyler, naturalization examiner, examined applicants here last Saturday. Christen Simonsen, John Hansen Anderson, and Magnus Grannis were admitted to citizenship.
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George L. Tyler
United States
Seattle
Brenner Couple Visites Dillon From Horse Prairie
Mr and Mrs J C Brenner are spending a few days in Dillon this week arriving from Horse Prairie. They are staying to visit local sights and enjoy a short leisure trip.
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J. C. Brenner
Dillon
Horse Prairie
Dell hotel man R E Elliott visits town yesterday
R E Elliott, known as the Dell hotel man, was in town yesterday for undisclosed reasons. No further details were provided about his visit or activities during the day.
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R. E. Elliott
Dell Hotel
County Good Roads Move Backed for Federal Aid
County commissioners and others met at the chamber of commerce in Butte to discuss federal aid for southern Montana highways. Beavershead forest supervisor John B. Somers cited broad support from southwest counties for trunk lines east and west with lateral routes north and south. The Southwest Good Roads association was formed to organize county meetings and local groups to push road improvements.
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Board of County Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Montana
John B. Somers
Beaverhead Forest
Southwest Good Roads Association
Hundreds of Horses to Sell in June Sale at Dillon
George Ditty announces a large range horse sale at Dillon stockyards in June with more than a thousand head expected. The animals are big boned, Shire and Percheron bred, grass fat, unbroken but gentle, targeting ranchers needing work horses and draft stock for haying season.
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George Ditty
Madison County
Beaverhead
Dillon Stockyards Company
Montana
Ditty
Lima man fined after dining hall meal default
Thomas J. Smith an I. W. W. was brought from Lima Monday and will serve 12 1/2 days in the county jail. He allegedly entered the railroad eating house at Lima, ordered a large meal, and refused to pay, claiming the world owed him a living. He was tried at Lima and fined $25 or 12 1/2 days in jail.
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Thomas J. Smith
Lima
Smith
Bids Sought for Dillmont Park Lunch and Drink Concessions
Bids are invited for the summer lunch and drink concessions at Dillmont park. Bids must be submitted separately by 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. For details contact Bud McGrath.
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Dillmont Park
Bud McGrath
Beaverhead Rep Elected at Western Good Roads Meeting
Board of county commissioners spent days in Butte for a regional good roads meeting. J E Shae was elected Beaverhead representative of the Western Good Roads Association formed to promote better roads.
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Board of County Commissioners
Butte
J. E. Shae
Beaverhead
Western Good Roads Association
Walter Vance Traveled to Butte Yesterday Afternoon
Walter Vance served as a passenger traveling to Butte yesterday afternoon. The brief item records his movement with no additional context or outcomes.
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Walter Vance
Butte
Dillon Men Form Syndicate To Exploit Oil Regions
The Producers' Exploration Syndicate formed in Dillon aims to develop oil prospects in Wyoming South Dakota Nebraska and Montana. Senator E O Selway says the unit plan ensures equal pro rata rights with no promotion, and 1680 acres are under drill with future expansion planned.
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Producers’ Exploration
Dillon
E. O. Selway
Pacific Coast
Examiner
Wyoming
Texas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Producers’ Exploration Syndicate
F. A. Hazelbaker
Warns to Buy Coal Now to Prevent Winter Shortage
Government and railroad warnings urge coal buyers to stock up during summer to avert a repeat of the 1917 18 shortage. Local dealers report little winter preorders, and miners cannot supply large quantities in winter, so customers must act now to avoid fuel scarcity.
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Dillon
Local financier opens Helena office to back farm loans
Grant Van Sant of the Van Sant Trust Co. of St. Louis toured the county on his first visit and praised the area as the finest country of its kind. He plans to fund development, opening a state office in Helena and appointing a local representative.
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Grant van Sant
The
van Sant Trust Co
St. Louis
Helena
Helena Attorney Andy McConnell Guest at Hartwig Home
Prominent young Helena attorney Andy McConnell is in the city for legal work and staying at the W B Hartwig residence.
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Andy McConnell
Helena
W. B. Hartwig
Commencement Calendar At State Normal College Ends June 11
The State Normal College announces a busy schedule with a June 2 recital by Miss Hatch pupils, June 4 senior convocation, June 6 Chinook Play When duty Comes Home, June 7 alumni reception and banquet, June 8 Baccalaureate, and June 11 commencement exercises with Dr. B O Sisson delivering the address. About 35 Class of 1919 graduates and August diplomas are noted. Summer session signals large attendance as residence halls fill and faculty prepare new courses and additions including Prof C G Manning and Miss Ida Marian Flood joining staff.
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State Normal College
J. E. Monroe
C. G. Manning
Mabel Hatch
Normal College
Miss Hatch
Vandals Threaten Dillon Blooming Trees
A Dillon citizen laments youths vandalizing yards by stealing blossoms and damaging lilac bushes and fruit trees. Three young ladies allegedly stripped an apple tree at the Orr mansion last Sunday, prompting calls for action to punish the culprits and protect local greenery.
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Dillon
Orr Mansion
Rain Needed to Save Dry Farm Crops and Range
A prolonged soaking rain is urgently needed as temperatures hover near 90 degrees with a drying wind. Rivers and streams that supply water for irrigated ranches are at record low for the season, threatening crops after two drought years unless a storm arrives soon.
Lieut. Eber Badcon Plans Move to Tacoma Real Estate
Lieut Eber Badcon and his wife arrived from Tacoma and met in Butte Monday. The couple, now engaged, will relocate to Tacoma where he will enter the real estate business.
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Eber. Badcon
Butte
Tacoma
Dillon
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Madison Wools
Pioneer
John Innes
Shakesperian Club
Ular
Hazelbaker
Sugar Bowl
NEW Syndicate
Ernest Selway
Dillon Examiner
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