Dr. Charles Robert Blake dies in Dillon
Dillon mourns the death of Dr. Charles Robert Blake from pneumonia after Spanish influenza. Born in Mediapolis Iowa he trained at Cornell Iowa Rush and practiced in Dillon since 1914 marrying Elizabeth Groenveld with two children Betty and Robert. Services were held at home and interment planned for Butte.
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Dillon
Charles Robert Blake
Blake
Mediapolis
Iowa
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Butte
Murray Hospital
Elizabeth Groenveld
J. Groenveld
Betty
Robert
Lee P. Blake
South Pacific Street
E. J. ‘Groenveld
H. G. Humphrey
Methodist Church
H. J.groenveld
John Groenveld
Pioneer Thomas Thompson Sr. Dies After Paralysis
Thomas Thompson Sr., longtime Bannack resident and mining pioneer from Montana, died Friday evening following paralysis at age sixty four. Born in Wisconsin, he married Martha Ashworth forty five years ago and had eleven children. Funeral was held Sunday at Mountain View cemetery with family and close friends in attendance.
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Thomas Thompson
Montana
Kentucky Avenue
Thompson
Dillon
Bannack
New Diggings
Wisconsin
Martha Ashworth
Thomas
Edmund
Louis
Charles
Fred Thompson
Oscar Vandergrift
J. W. Burrell
Edwy Underwood
Harry Underwood
Wm. Chase
Babe Thompson
F. S. Blanchard
Baptist Church
Finley Wines
Henry Gray
Carl C. Price
Frank Gauthier
William Ashworth
Arthur Contway
Mountain View Cemetery
Democratic candidates urge support for Stimpson and Boone
In a county campaign the Democratic slate promotes George C. Stimpson for county commissioner and Robert W. Boone for county auditor. They tout bond retirements and improved road building, claim the board’s fiscal stewardship benefits taxpayers, and urge voters to back the incumbents next Tuesday.
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George C. Stimpson
Robert W. Boone
Board of County Commissioners
Board of County
Stimpson
Council of Defense
Robert W. Poone
KEEP EMERICK IN OFFICE BEAVERHEAD COUNTY ASS Assessor
For four years B. W. Emerick has served Bea verhead County as assessor delivering steady tax policy. He advocates taxing property fully for all, rich or poor, and has raised county valuation by about two million dollars while reducing protests before the board of equalization. Elect him for another two years to maintain stable administration.
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B. W. Emerick
Beaverhead County
Board of Equalization
Boss Emerick
Montana
Finsley for Representative in Beaverhead County
Jesse W. Finsley, the democratic nominee, is described as conservative and conscientious. The piece urges voters to elect him to the state legislature, noting his experience, economy in office, and commitment to reform and public service without compensation on a patriotic board.
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Helena
Commonwealth
Jesse W. Finsley
Beaverhead County
Aame
Canker
J. W. Carney for Sheriff A Strong, Lawful Choice
The message extols J. W. Carney as the best candidate for county sheriff praising his five years as deputy state game and fish warden. It highlights strict law enforcement, experience with diverse people, and a motto of a square deal, noting his youth and physical fitness to manage duties.
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J. W. Carney
Jack Carney
One Year With the Y. W. C. A War Council
A look at Y. W. C. A. wartime work in 1917 shows 251 centers and 661 workers with 86 hostess houses and 114 girls clubs. It notes 400000 members in a Patriotic league, 5 Emergency Housing bureaus, and extensive lectures, translations, and publications. The piece also mentions Frank Nelson heading to Europe from Camp Johnson.
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France
Patriotic League
Beaverhead County Treasurers and Clerk Candidate Statements
Beav erhead County voters receive candid statements from Georgia Mathews and a Democratic clerk hopeful. Mathews, native Montanan born in Bannack, seeks county treasurer sharing eight years office exposure and a pledge of full dedication amid war and flu conditions. The clerk candidate cites business schooling and eight years managing Stocker General Store, pledging careful, diligent county administration.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
R. W. Boone
Georgia Mathews
Democraticc
Stocker
Grant
Gosman Goes Over the Top in France
Beaver county’s George Gosman, with the medical unit in France, escaped the hospital to go over the top. He reports six enemy soldiers killed and observes bombed towns with no walls or roofs as big fireworks light the sky day and night.
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George Gosman
Beaverhead County
France
Gosman
Miss Sanders Dies in Morehead Influenza Tragedy
Friends of Miss Sanders, a former teacher at the Normal training school from 1912 to 1914, mourn her death in Morehead Minnesota this week from influenza.
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Minnesota
Sanders
Normal Training
Morehead
Minn
Horse Inspector to Visit Dillon for Government Sale
A government buyer will inspect and purchase horses in Dillon on the 16th at the Dillon Horse Sales company yards. Price set at 200 dollars per head with a 15 percent mare target. Horses must weigh at least 1400 pounds, be 5 to 9 years old, well broken, and blemish free. Sellers urged to prepare their stock and contact George B. H. Ditty for details.
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Dillon
Dillon Horse Sales Company
George BH. Ditty
Dillon Boy Virgil Bostwick Dies at Montana University
Virgil Bostwick, an eighteen year old Dillon youth, died Sunday at the Montana University training school in Missoula after influenza followed by pneumonia. He was a 1918 graduate of Dillon High, a strong student, athletic and business minded. He leaves grieving parents a brother and sister. funeral at the family home this afternoon with private burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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Dillon
Virgil Bostwick
Montana University
Missoula
George M. Melton
Mountain View
St. Paw
Minn
Ditlon
First Influenza Victim Dies in Dillon Funeral Private
The Spanish influenza killed Dillon resident Mrs. Edwin A. Adams at Curtis hospital after a brief illness. She was 41, had returned from Rochester two weeks earlier, and was laid to rest in Mountain View cemetery in a private service at Brundage parlors.
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Dillon
Edwin A. Adams
Curtis Hospital
Adams
Rochester
Brundage Undertaking
Mountain View
Epidemic Situation Improves In Dillon But Spreads Elsewhere
The Spanish influenza situation in Dillon has improved this past week but outbreaks in outlying Beaverhead County areas grow. Cases are mild yet growing, and physicians and nurses are scarce as two Dillon doctors cover vast territory with long trips challenging care.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Charles Sharkey of Jackson Dies Today
Word was received just after noon today that Charles Sharkey, a well known rancher foreman of Jackson, had died at that place following an attack of the Spanish influenza. He had been ill but a few days.
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Charles Sharkey
Jackson
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