Dillon College Enrolls Record First Day in 1916
Montana State Normal College opens its tenth year with 114 students on the first day, far surpassing last year’s 97. Attendance is broad, with students from most counties and three other states represented, signaling a strong start to the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Broadwater
Anaconda
Dillon
Frank B. Williams
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Mining Co
New Mining Company
Williams
Thomas Haw
O. M. Best
James P. Murray
Edwin Norris
William Roe
Robert Wing
Dillon, Redrock, Salmon and Gibbonsville
Examiner
Redrock
Salmon City
Gibbonsville
Depot Park
Eva Kenison
William A. Brown
Will Kenison
Sheep Creek Basin
Residents Welcome Visitors and Summer Guests in Darby
Mr and Mrs William Christen sen brought baby Sharon home for a few days visit after motoring to Darby. Ed Krause Allen Spencer and several others spent the weekend visiting and attending events in Dillon and Bannack including a sheriff conclave. Dol tones of local residents hosted visitors from Butte Miner and Bannack while Darby school opened with teachers Douglass Wagg and Suzanne Gilbert guiding students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Christensen
Darby
Sharon
Ed Krause
Allen Spencer
John Krause
Bill Jacobs
John Jackson
Butte
Frank Little
Bannack
Martin Jackson
Wendell Jardine
Dwight Harrison
Jack Shepherd
Harry Lapham
Tom Clemon
Dan Ibey
Dillon
Charley Wenger
Roy Ford
Kinney
Wm. Christensen
Helen
Lila
Will
Vern Spencer
Paul Hayward
Hill
Mr. Spencer
Big Hole
Ross Hill
Len Holloran
Paul
Wilson
Marco J. Mechin
M. J. Mulcoly
J. E. Jackson
Miner, Mont
Douglass Wagg
Suzanne Gilbert
Melrose
Clyde Sharpe
Grasshopper
Billie Ethel Norris
Rocker
Lloyd Wilhelm
Albert Hager
Leonard Lively
Clifford MacCauley
Mr. MacCauley
Fred Norris
R. V. Wilhelm
Hecla
Montana
Glacier National Park
Sam Friend
Kenneth Hull
Karen Hull
Wise River
Rally Day At First Lutheran Church Seeks Life That Wins
Leonard Thompson pastor leads services on Sunday September 7 with rally day at 10 am Sunday school at 11 am sermon theme The Life That Wins Choir practice planned for Friday September 5 at 8 pm at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Thompson
Latter Day Saints Church Meeting and Baptismal Date
Latter Day Saints church schedule lists Elder Officers and teachers meeting at 9 40 a m Sunday school at 10 a m sacrament gem led by Eugene Crane talks by Peggy Smith and Ida Casper classes at 10 45 a m closing exercises at 11 25 a m with baptismal services set for September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Smith
Eugene Crane
Peggy Smith
Ida Casper
Polaris visitor Mrs Elizabeth Marchesseau at Brown home
Mrs Elizabeth Marchesseau of Polaris is visiting Dillon and staying with Mrs Jack J Brown at her home to spend time together and catch up on events in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marchesseau
Polaris
Dillon
Jack J. Brown
Melrose Hosting a Week of Social and Mining News
Melrose residents and visitors filled the week with travel to Dillon Butte and Anaconda. Numerous miners and families, including the Dodgsons LaMarche and Wilhelm clans, moved between camps and towns for business and leisure. A circus train visit, school appointments, and Father Clifford's August arrival added local bustle.
Wisdom Residents Attend Circus and Rodeos in Butte and Darby
Several Big Hole residents attended the circus in Butte on Thursday night amid rain and mud. Others travelled to Bannack for Vigilante day exhibition. Local social notes report farewells, bridge prizes, and hosts, with residents planning moves to Harlem and Spokane for winter. School opens with new staff as Wisdom students resume Beaverhead County high school. numerous families attend events from Darby to Stevensville and Darby rodeo draws many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole
Butte
Bannack
Tom Williams
Bob Lee
Bridge
Ed Glassey
Peter Rasmussen
Lee
Harlem
Mont
Walter Stewart
George
Butte Thursay
Marion Anderson
Whitehall
Fred Hirschy
Dan Mayne
Montgomery Home
Centennial Valley
William Rasmussen
Stevensville
Melvyn McDowell
Jo Anne
Bill
Ezra Tope
Missouri
Tope
W. J. Tope
Viola Nissen
John Nelson
Raleigh Shields
Dillon
George Stewart
Hamilton
John Burwell
Dorothy Hurley
Eunice Tovey
Andy Malarky
Wisdom
Eileen Butka
Leonard D. Baird
Beaverhead County
Jim Scofield
Tom Scofield
Jack Sturm
Lee Sturm
Boyd Logan
June Pendleton
Martha Schonenberger
Butte High School
William Ritschel
Chester Ritschel
Darby Rodeo
Beavers Released Under Montana Wild Life Program
Beavers trapped by F A Cusick of Kalispell and Ed Beebe of Columbia Falls are released in suitable mountain spots in the Big Hole basin area as part of the Montana Fish and Game department and federal Pittman Robertson Act conservation effort. About 40 beavers were released from Bedrock Grasshopper and Horse Prairie areas to aid water storage and livestock, with branding and tatoos used to trace legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Q. Camp
Barratts
Big Hole Basin
F. A. Cusick
Kalispell
Ed Beebe
Columbia Falls
Montana Fish and Game Department
Charles Price
Cusick
Beebe
University of Montana
Chancey Beebe
Dougan Luebben Heads to Military School in Missouri
Dougan Luebben left for Kem per Military School in Boonville Missouri Friday after spending the summer vacation in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougan Luebben
Kemper Military School
Boonville
Dillon
Son Bert Gaskill Returns to San Diego Aboard USS Holland
Mrs J C Peters reports her son Bert Gaskill has returned to San Diego aboard the USS Holland after months stationed in the Hawaiian Islands. The arrival confirms his recent coastal transfer and safe voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Peters
Bert Gaskill
San Diego
Holland
Hawaiian Islands
Montana employment hits peak since state service began
Barclay Craig head of the Unemployment Compensation commission reported Saturday that employment in Montana reached the highest level since theState employment service began, with harvest at its height and industries near capacity. He estimated less than five percent of workers are jobless, and about 228000 people are currently employed in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana State Employment Service
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Bierrums Hold Open House At New Cape Cod Cottage
Mr and Mrs W J Bierrum hosted an open house at their new Cape Cod cottage 419 East Bannack Street on Sunday. Bierrum, a mechanical drawing and shop instructor at the county high school, displayed educational exhibits including his house designs and construction materials. Mrs Bierrum chose the furnishings for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bierrum
Cape Cod
East Bannack Street
Bierrum
County High School
Lavina Opp Seeks Probate of George Opp Will in Beaverhead
Lavina Opp filed in the Fifth Judicial District Court of Montana Beaverhead County for probate of the Last Will and Testament of George Opp. A hearing is set in Dillon on September 25 1941 at 10 a.m. for any interested party to object to the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavina Opp
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
George Opp
Dillon
Norman Giles
Alias summons quieting title in Beaverhead landsWisdom town lots listed
William G Montgomery as administrator sues J H Gilbert First National Bank Daly Bank & Trust Co and others to quiet title to Beaverhead County lands described in Township 15 West ranges 14 15 and 16 and to the town of Wisdom Lot parcels and several described tracts and waters rights. Defendants unknown persons are alerted to answer within 20 days or default will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gilbert
First National Bank OF
Dillon
Montana
Alfred N. Peterson
Emma Peterson
Elizabeth A. Clemow
George M. Clemow
Cecilia L. Montgomery
James K. Montgomery
Anna E. Montgomery
Daly Bank & Trust Company OF
Anaconda
Mark M. Clemow
Thomas Clemow
Betsy Clemow
Frank Lightfoot
Beaverhea County
Foy South Range
Tytin
Wisdom
Beaverhead County
Norman Giles
Wm. Stone
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Dillon Examiner
S. Montana Street
Dillon, Montana
Peverter
Dillon Examiner's
Co. Treas
Fred Rife
Dupont Powder Company
McKown
Jackson
First Lutheran Church
Latter Day Saints Church
State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Melrose Marguerite LA Marche
Sherman Dodgson
Highland Mine
Isaac Dodgson
Frank Hoffman
Anna Fraser
Henry Kearns
James LaMarche
Nelson Ranch
Pete Wilhelm
Lloyd
Myrle
Swede Olson
Fred
Jack Little
Paul Hoffman
Frank Gordon
Arthur Miles
Idaho
Miss Norris
John Maclver
Baneys
Donal Smith
Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles Norris
Jack Kearns
Alfred Fidler
Ethel Orso
Phyllis Haag
Joseph Maher
Ginger Wilhelm
L. D. Forman
Salt Lake City
Bury Stevens
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Everard Turner
Norman Grant
Norma Jean
Howard Jones
Lowell Jones
Canyon Creek District
Frank Connor
George Connor
Seattle
Ora Connor
Monica Connor
Grant
Dan Turner
Frank Turner
Ralph Davis
Timothy Clifford
Lima
St. John Catholic Church
Father Clifford
Ranch
Gebhart Fassler
Jack Trone
Utah
John Maclvor
William Pomeroy
Ray Lewis
E. L. Chantry
Union Pacific
Myers
Nature Notes
W. J. Bierrums
Howard Palmer
Legals
District Court
William G. Montgomery
William Montgomery
Blackleg Aggressin
Parke, Davis & Co
Geo.m
Gosman Dillon
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