First Fatal Mine Accident Casts Gloom Over Birch Creek Camp
Wim H. Dudley died from a ground fall at the eighty foot level while timbering at the Indian Queen mine. Dudley known as a brave former First Montana Regiment soldier, had lived in Montana twenty five years and was a friend to many in camp. The article notes his Maine birth and widowed mother Miss Majorie McLoughlin of Dillon.
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Birch Creek
Indian Queen
Wim. H. Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Montana
Philippines Islands
Beaverhead County
Argenta
Bannack
Dudley
Maine
Isabella Rife
Willard
William Simpson
M. A. Walker
Blue Wing
Augusta
Two Glendale Losses Mark Distant Tragedy
A Glendale reader notes the death of a 23 month old child in Hecla Montana on October 31 and an Andrew Hish age six who died November 1 both buried in Glendale cemetery. The letter recalls prayers for comfort and cites a Bible verse. Miss M Grider, Glendale school teacher, visited Dillon briefly last week.
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Examiner
Glendale
Hecla
Montana
Pheister
Tuesaday
Andrew
Hish
Kingdom of Heaven
M. Grider
Dillon
Winter Storm Brings Benefit to Cattlemen
A heavy snow storm hit the county with six inches on the ground after midnight Saturday, lasting until noon Sunday. The deepest snow was in the Dillon area while other sections saw less. Cattlemen hailed the storm as beneficial for grazing away from water sources where summer grazing was limited.
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Dillon
Water rights listed for Birchdale and nearby creeks
J B Morse lists eight cubic feet from Birch creek for Birchdale Stock Farm. Rose Pendergast claims four cubic feet from Spring creek and ten from Swamp creek feeding the upper Grasshopper. Walter E Dodge seeks four cubic feet from Grasshopper creek and five from Swamp creek. Clarence W France requests eight cubic feet from Banks Flat Spring, a Bear Gulch tributary. Joseph Shineberger spent a day in the county seat from Bedrock handling business.
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Birchdale Stock Farm
J. B. Morse
Birch Creek
Rose Pendergast
Bivens Creek
Walter E. Dodge
Clarence W. France
Banks Flat Spring
Bear Gulch
Joseph Shineberger
Bedrock
Dillon Fair Grounds Lease Bids Sought in 1903
Bids may be written and received by the secretary until November 20 1903 for leasing the Dillon Fair and Racing Association grounds for five years. The lease grants race track use for public events and county fairs with repair obligations on fences and buildings. By order of the board W C Orr president H Cooney secretary Dillon Montana November 9 1903.
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Dillon Fair and Racing Association
Board of Directora
Huge Big Hole ranch sells for eighty two thousand dollars
The Hielenberg Walker ranch a 12000 acre stock and hay operation along the Big Hole River between Wisdom and Fox Montana changes hands for 82000 dollars. It is a leading cattle feeding center with thousands of tons of hay and yearly fattening of 1500 to 2000 beeves. Deed filed this week records transfer to D D Walker.
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N. M. Bielenberg
D. D. Walker
Big Hole
Hielenberg &Walker
Montana
Wisdom
Fox
Sesson
Bielenberg & Walker Company
Bagin
Walker
Hattie Noyes
Alva J. Noyes
Georgia Tonge
Jota
Augusta H. Goodyear
Irvin Nickerson
Hailey
Idaho
Lima
Joseph M. McCann
Edith McCann
C. H. Strowbridge
James Smallhorn
Rebecka Freeman
Sage Creek
Jennie Fancher
D. W. Fancher
Martha A. Spencer
Jackson
Matthew C. Orr
Kate Orr
Robert Bolton
Dillon
Martin Barrett
Nela P. Solmonson
Rife
Charles KE. Lloyd
W. K. Lloyd
Bannack
Mitchell Martinell
Dell
A. D. Young
Alexander J.robenson
Wm. J. Farlin
C. A. Maynard
Louis Maynard
Harry Clifford
Edmund Schueriger
Steel Creek
Big Hole Basin
William Dudley Funeral After Indian Queen Mine Death
The late William Dudley was buried Saturday at Mountain View Cemetery after being killed by a rock fall in the Indian Queen mine a week earlier. City Treasurer A S Johnson helped Undertaker Brundage. veterans from the Spanish American War and militia company conducted services from Armory Hall with Rev. A church officiating.
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William Dudley
Indian Queen
Mountain View Cemetery
A. S. Johnson
Brundage
Dudley
Armory Hall
A Church
Beaverhead County Sealed Proposals and Court Notices
Beav erhead County Montana invites sealed bids for county poor care support maintenance rental of the poor farm burial of the poor and medical attendance for the year starting December 7 1903. Also notices of divorce suit and taxes due with deadlines and payment hours in Dillon.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Beaverhead
MO. S. Baker
Dillon
P. and O. Company Home Ranch Shooting Ban
Notice prohibits any shooting or hunting on the home ranch of the Poindexter & Orr Co. The statement specifies no shooting or hunting allowed on the property under the P. & O. company.
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P. & O. Company
Poindexter & Orr Co
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Wm. Dudley
Dead Man
Majorie McLoughlin
G. Heberlein
G. A
K. Heberlein
Germany
Heberlein
EK. Heberlein
Supteberlein
Foreman Welch
W. T. Ayrus
Butte
Wason M. Oliver
O. Mast
C. M. Eddy
Mr. Black
Dave Erickson
T. H. Sloggett
Billy Thomas
Mra. A. S. Rife
Madie Rife
Bert Williams
McLillan
Am Nobar
O. Wilkengon
Tony Erhardt
J. M. King
W. T. Long
Hopp
Lawrence Welch
The
Queen Smelter
A.G. Black
Jim Cook
James Haining
Alf Ward
Vic.Heberlein
Dug Newcomer
Ain‘tit
Earl Watts
Fred Stull
Yarrum
W. C. Orr
H. Cooney
Mont
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Irene Farlin
George W. Farlin
Greenstone Lode
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Benjamin FE. Allerton
Anna M. Allerton
Snower
Aintiff
Ruth BE
Joseph F
Edwin Norris
Geo. W. French
B. N. Stevenson
United States
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Massachusetts
Europe
America
Doubt
Xoy
Buck’s Vista
Buck’s Dewey
Buck
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
West Park
Galena Street
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