Missing Persons Alarm Spurs Dillon Police Appeals
Over recent weeks a surge of missing person reports troubles Dillon authorities. Chief Bert Williams seeks help from local papers after letters from heartbroken mothers and a Sand Point Idaho resident request traces of missing family members including Ethel Booth a Denver girl last seen August 30 and a Dillon resident named Jack Fox with Idaho ties. The notices also mention a brother Sophie Warren seeks, and a Vancouver connected case, plus several real estate and mining deeds listed in the same notice.
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Dilion
Bert Williams
Denver
Colo
Ethel Booth
Billings
Forsythe
Sand Point
Idaho
Jack Fox
Dillon
Argenta
Mr. Selway
Mackay
Victoria
B. C
Mont
George Thomas Warren
Houston
Camille Frederick Remey
Vancouver
Montana
Oliver
Minersa' Union
Sophie Warren
County School Report for Beaverhead County 1904–05
County Superintendent Estella Mae Rich released a detailed Beaverhead report covering August 1904 to August 1905. It records 990 pupils enrolled, 1608 children ages 6–21 with 889 males and 816 females, 542 under six, five new school buildings including a $20,000 Dillon facility, 41 teachers (mostly women) led by 10 in Dillon, 675 compulsory‑education pupils, 134049 days of attendance, 2351 tardies, 1274 absences, 86 percent attendance, and a free text proposition debated in seven districts with Dillon and Medicine Lodge adopting it. Budget shows $12,045 balance 1904, $58,293 total receipts, and $23,066 balance August 31, 1905.
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Estella Mae Rich
Beaverhead
Dillon
Bristow
Blacktail
Fox
Grant
Medicine Lodge
Bannack
Dewey
Polaris
Jackson
Connry
Normal College
First Claimant Files For Reward In Oliver Murder Case
The Helena Independent reports Charles E. Lenwood United States immigration agent at Gateway has appeared as the first claimant for the $1000 reward offered by Lewis and Clark county for the arrest and conviction of W. J. Oliver's killer at Wolf Creek Lenwood suspects Camille F. Remy now jailed awaiting trial as the murderer The reward depends on conviction and additional claimants are expected Dr Walker's office Metlen building Idaho street hours given
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County
W. J. Oliver
Wolf Creek
Charles E. Lenwood
United States
Gateway
Lenwood
Camille F. Remy
Remy
Oliver
Kalispell
Dillon
Scharrenbroich
Northwest Province
Nelson
Contested Will of Hillhouse Raymond Headed for Probate
Proceedings began in Virginia City to break the late Hillhouse Raymond's will. Sarah R. Herndon files a contest through attorney Montgomery W. Duncan, challenging the instrument executed at a Missoula hospital before Raymond's death on September 18, 1905. The will leaves Belmont Park stock farm, 250 horses and 250 cattle to Harry F. Lane Ethlyn Lane and Vera Lane, with grounds alleging lack of signing competency duress and undue influence plus questionable bequests to Lane siblings.
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Standard
Virginia City
Hillhouse Raymond
Montgomery W. Duncan
Sarah R. Herndon
James G. Walker
Missoula
Raymond
Thomas C. Marshall
Belmont Park
Harry F. Tane
Ethlyn Lane
Vera Lane
Herndon
Harry FE. Lane
Mothera Club holds first year session at public schools
The Mothera Club met Tuesday at 3 30 PM in the public schools for its first meeting of the year. Mrs A L Stone urged reading magazine articles on food and nutrition for next discussion while Prof J R Forden spoke on manual training and home roles. Members toured a manual training workshop and viewed first grade work and constructive paper models. The next meeting is scheduled at the public schools in two weeks.
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Mothera Clu
Miss Innes
Ladies’ Home Journal
Normal College
J. R. Forden
Forden
Organi
Teachers' Examination Notice in Dillon Montana 1905
Notice announces a quarterly teachers examination at the county superintendent of schools office in Dillon Montana on Friday and Saturday November 24 25 1905. Examinations start at 9 am with writing materials provided by applicants and legal cap will be the rule. Estella Maerich is the County Superintendent of Schools.
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Dillon
Montana
Musical organ recital at St James church Saturday night
A Dillon concert features Prof. K S Luce of the Normal College with Mrs Luce and Prof Robbins assisting, plus the St James choir. An offering will aid the choir, with a program of grand fanfares, marches, and sacred pieces. The recital starts at 8 o'clock with processional and finale introducing America.
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Dillon
St. James Church
K. S. Luce
School of Music
The
Normal College
Luce
Robbins
J. Lemmens
Scotson Clark
Lefebure Wely
Haydn
Batiste
Lemimens
Tae Pomptu
Reed
Lejial
Eugene Thayer
America
England Champion Davies Accepts Collins Wrestling Challenge
Tom Davies the England middleweight champion issues a challenge through The Examiner to Jack Collins. Davies agrees to a catch‑and‑catch‑can match best two of three falls for any amount from 100 dollars. He also offers to wrestle any other man in Dillon for three falls in an hour for a 100 dollar purse per side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Davies
England
Jack Collins
Dillon Ee
Colling
The
Examiner
Collins
Dillon
Davies
Fine Oil Portrait Of An Indian Chief By Elinor Meehan
Miss Elinor Meehan, a noted local artist, has completed a life size oil portrait of an old Nootka chief from British Columbia. The work, set on burlap with leather tone, was finished in about a week and shown as a straw portrait brought from the Pacific coast to the Portland fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Meehan
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Portland
Sheriff Sale Announces Beaverhead Horse Auction
The undersigned will sell 24 head of horses and 5 colts at noon on Monday November 13 at the Will Dingley ranch in Clark's canyon in Beaverhead County. M. D. Gist It Sheriff of Beaverhead County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dingley
Clark's Canyon
M. D. Gist
Beaverhead County
Montana Senators Paid by Big Corp to Do the People
For more than five years some Montana State Senators have received $200 a month from a large company. The Independent weekly paper THE STATE by W. G. Eggieston, Helena, questions their duties and asserts the payments were meant to influence public service. The paper costs $1 a year.
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Montana
THE
STATE
W. G. Eggieston
Helena
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Black Tail Deer Creek
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Thomas Loughridge
Beaverhead River
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Ichaels-Stern Fine Clothing
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