Mrs. A F Waldorf dies after hospital stay
Mrs. A F Waldorf, longtime Dillon resident Nellie Morse Waldorf, died suddenly at Murray hospital in Butte after two weeks, following an operation. She was 87, born in Rockford Illinois, married to Alfred A Waldorf in 1904, with two children Morse and Lansing. Funeral arrangements unsettled.
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A. F. Waldorf
Murray Hospital
Butte
Dillon
Nellie Morse Waldorf
O. FE
Margaret File Morse
Rockford
Illinois
Beaverhead County
Alfred A. Waldorf
Dillon Implement Company
Mr. Waldorf
Lima Mercantile Company
Morse
Lansing
Mra. Morse
Mra. Waldorf
Civil Service Examinations For 1914 Philippine Education Cadre
The United States Civil Service commission announces a last examination before appointments for the 1914 session at Baguio, summer capital of the Philippines. Eligible candidates from the United States will be considered for posts in the Philippine Islands starting next school year. Women are sought for home economics and men for agriculture manual training high school science mathematics English history and district supervisors. For details contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs Washington DC.
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Baguio
Philippines
Bureau of Education
United States Civil Service Commission
United States
Philippine Islands
Bureau of Inngular Affairs
Washington, D. C
Grain Elevator for Dillon a Certainty
A Monday court house meeting confirmed Dillon will get a grain elevator. Stock subscribers elected a board of directors after confirming plans and officers. C R Schain secured over 16 000 in subscriptions, aiming to raise at least 15 000. Board members include J F White L Stone Theodore Nelson and Craig among others.
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Atty
H. G. Rodger
A. L. Stone
Craig Cornell
C. R. Schain
Orr
Oregon
Oregon Short Line Near the Stockyards and Pearl S. Smith
Schain
Minneapolis
J. H. Gilbert
Pearl I. Smith
L. Stone
Theodore . Nelson
Craig
Beaverhead Fair Preview Promises Biggest Attendance Yet
Beaverhead county fair opens in Dillon next week with Terrah T. Maroney to perform daily biplane flights. Races and livestock displays expected to surpass prior years, and entries urged early. Alf. Decker leads baby show with local doctors judging. entries to be mailed or brought on opening day.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Secy
T. J. Murray
Terrah T. Maroney
Helena
Alf. Decker
Tope Bros Ranch Hosts Anniversary Party in Gibsons Basin
The Tope brothers ranch near Gibsons Basin hosted a wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tope. Guests enjoyed progressive whist with prizes a hand painted plate and a book won by Mrs. George Parsons and Herman Mussigbrod. Rev J H MeJunkin of Missoula visits to support Wisdom church subscriptions. Dry H A Bolton assumes Dr Cawperthwaite’s practice in the basin with his wife moving into the former Cowperthwaite residence.
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Tope Bros
Gibbons
W. J. Tope
George Parsons
Herman Mussigbrod
Messrs. and Mesdames H
Mussigbrod
J. H. MeJunkin
Missoula
Wisdom Church
D.C. Wampler
H. A. Bolton
Cawperthwaite
Mra
Beaverhead County Tops Montana State Fair with Forty Premiums
Beaverhead County earned forty premiums at the Montana State Fair in Helena, led by a standout county exhibit noted as the most artistic. Norman Holdman won the Turkey red winter wheat prize, with many top ribbons across dry land and irrigated categories for crops, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, and other produce. The county’s Beavershead booth impressed visitors and judges alike, with strong showings in livestock and poultry as well as a Boys Industrial contest victory by Carter Edinger.
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Montana
Helena
Beaverhead
Dillon
Norman Holden
Beaverhead County
Northern Pacific Railroad
Frank Hazelbaker
Norman Holdman
F. H. Bimrose
F. H. Brimrose
I. H. Bimrose
F.H. Bimrose
G. H. Bimrose
Burbank
Roy Ingram
Theodore Nelson
Carter Edinger
Frank B. Williams
Frank B Williams
George Botts
Charles A. Smith
D.es Gonger
Charles W. Conger
Frank Woodworth H Hazelbaker
Frank H. Hazelbaker
Madison County
Blaine
George Swartz
N E Stone Wins a Farm on Reservation
Nehemiah I Stone, longtime Dillon resident and Union Electric engineer, won reservation number 178 in the Fort Peck home steads drawing held in Great Falls. He will hold his job at the tower power house until final proof, with his family moving in during the spring. Lima's Mrs Merile Durant also placed among the first 500 winners.
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Nehemiah I. Stone
Dillon
Tower Power House
Union Electric Company
Great Falls
Fort Peck
Stone
Mr. Stone
Merile Durant
Lima
New Gold Dredging Project Near Twin Bridges
Rumors say investors seek options on land between Twin Bridges and Iron Rod for dredging. They aim to test gravel depth with diamond drills, believing significant gold exists in bottom lands once mined by similar Ruby area methods. Local land agent handles option arrangements and testing plans.
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Ruby
Conrey Placer Mining Company
Gold Found in Gravel Near Big Hole River Wells
The record notes that gold has been found while drilling wells and panned for years on gravel bars along the Big Hole River, indicating persistent placer gold activity in the region.
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Big Hole
Hutchings Named Leader of Dillon Band
H. J. Hutchings solo cornetist and assistant director of the Boston and Montana band has been induced to lead the Dillon band President Mayfield says Hutchings comes highly recommended and will likely organize a band to be proud of He plans a musical conservatory and the band will play at the fair on October 8 and 9
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H. J. Hutchings
Boston
Montana
Dillon
Mayfield
Hutchins
Hutchings
Muscial
Public School Begins Monday in New Term
The public school opens Monday at 9 am for all pupils. Returning pupils from last spring meet in designated rooms led by Miss Roberts Baker Shortt Long and Hazard. Gardiner’s pupils meet at the library. New entrants may arrive for first-time classification with Mr. Finch Saturday 9 am to 12 pm.
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Miss Roberts
Miss Baker
Miss Shortt
Miss Long
Miss Hazard
Miss Gardiner
Finch
Janes
Miss van de Whiker
Miss Wust
Miss Mrait
John Carmichael Dies in Aurora Powder Explosion
John Carmichael 85 longtime Polaris Elkhorn resident and former Butte designer was killed in a powder explosion at a $500000 Aurora mill project in Nevada last Wednesday. He left two brothers Dan and Hugh of Butte and three sisters Mrs M E MacMillan of Butte Mrs McDonald and Mrs Dunn of Seattle.
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Dillon
John Carmichael
Polaris
Elkhorn
Aurora
Nevada
Butte
Anaconda
Dan
Hugh Carmichael
M. E. MacMillan
MacMillan
City
McDonald
Dunn
Seattle
Hay Prices Hit Record Highs in St Paul Market
Prices for all hay grades surged to new local records in St Paul Minnesota with choice timothy at 20 dollars per ton and limited supply. No 1 clover mixed reached 17.75 dollars and upland hay at 16 dollars per ton while packing hay sold at 9.25 dollars and alfalfa at 19.75 dollars. Hay dealers say farmers in the Northwest largely cease to grow hay except for their own needs.
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St. Paul
Minn
Choice Timothy
Choice Upland
Northweat
Montana State Normal College Exhibit Impresses At State Fair
The Dillon based Montana State Normal College exhibit highlighted the training department and its public school like classroom work. Visitors followed grade progress from beginnings to end while seeing student teaching, sewing, rug and basket making, and art. G E Finch directed the exhibit with faculty helpers ready to discuss the college and its programs.
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Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Normal College
Cay
State Normal
Montana
Normal
Booth
State Normal College
G.E. Finch
Granville Stuart Finds Original Gold Claim
Granville Stuart of Butte revisits Gold creek head near Pioneer to locate the site claimed as the first gold discovery in the state. The 80 plus figure recalls May second 1858 when four men found only a small hollow with no tools. The party returned two years later to encounter the Gold Tom prospect, with Stuart today librarian in Butte and a potential future appointment under President Wilson.
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Drummond
Granville Stuart
Butte
Gold Creek
Mr. Stuart
Pioneer
Carl Burkstrand
Salt Lake City
Stuart
United States
Cleveland
Wilson
J. L. Meixville
Dave Hughes
Missoulian
Fire Causes Revealed from 4 676 Known Incidents
A fragment notes that 4 676 causes of fires are identified, outlining the spectrum of factors behind blazes. The terse entry hints at a comprehensive categorization of fire triggers across cases.
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Maroney
Cobra
J. R. Scott
Grant
N. E. Stone
Hay
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