Dillon May Get Modern Opera House For City Needs
A Dillon plan envisions a 60 by 115 foot opera house on Idaho street built by a local stock company led by A F Graeter. Architect C S Haire estimates about 16000 dollars for a 59 by 23 foot stage and seating for 650 to 700, with heating, plumbing, and a 59 by 37 foot dance hall on the second floor.
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Dillon
Cort Northwestern Theatrical Syndicate
Butte-Salt Lake City
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
A. F. Graeter
Idaho Street
Odd Fellows
Graeter
Opera House
C. S. Haire
Helena
Bannack Street
Montana
Idaho
MISS LULU SUTTON HITS IN LOCAL STOCK COMPANY
The stock company headed by Miss Lulu Sutton played Dillon last week to crowded houses over three nights. Sutton, a Dillon favorite, was well supported by an capable troupe under Will H. Roberts management and Frank Lindon director. A return engagement is expected. A timber fire east of town burned for a week threatening considerable damage.
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Lulu Sutton
Dillon
Miss Sutton
Will H. Roberts
Frank Lindon
Big damage suit filed in Dillon courts
Two complaints filed this week in Beaverhead County District Court allege adultery and seek damages of ten thousand dollars. Plaintiff Jesse H. Clayton accuses Frederick Schuler of debauching Fannie Clayton, wife of the plaintiff, on August 26 during Dillon’s street fair. In a separate divorce action, Fannie Clayton seeks dissolution, citing adultery with Schuler and asking for custody of their two children. Attorneys Henry R. Melton and Edwin Norris represent the plaintiffs.
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Dillon
Frederick Schuler
Fannie Clayton
Mr. Schuler
Jesse H. Clayton
Schuler
Montana
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Henry R. Melton
Edwin Norris
Reverend Amos Luce to Leave Dillon for The Dalles
Reverend Amos Allen Luce, pastor of the Methodist church in Dillon, will depart for The Dalles Oregon to take charge of the local church there amid the death of the presiding elder and a reshuffle in the district. Dated moves and interim arrangements place Reverend Sanderson or Reverend Smith in Dillon if Luce departs as scheduled.
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Dillon
Methodist Episcopal Church
Amos Allen Luce
Methodist Church
Mr. Luce
Luce
The
Dalles
Oregon
G. M. Booth
Columbia District
Walter Skipworth
Skipworth
D. C. Sanderson
Pomeroy
Wash
Sanderson
R. P. Smith
Helena
Grand Island
Nebraska
Montana State Normal opens with record enrollment
The Montana State Normal College began classes with a 20 percent rise in enrollment over last year. Students from 23 of 26 counties and five states are registered, including a large number of new students. Dormitories are full, prompting plans to add 18 rooms, and initial study assignments and class organization proceeded as teachers and students started recitations.
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Montana State Normal College
Swain
Montana
Mining Activity Across Beaverhead Districts Promises New Prospects
Beaverhead county mines show steady activity with Polaris in Lost Cloud district receiving renewed attention from Silver Fissure Mining Co of New York led by Harry Armsted. Testing ore in Butte and Denver could lead to a Polaris plant, while Ajax mine in Big Hole basin reports a major strike and plans an aerial tramway. Indian Queen at Farlin is developed by Amalgamated, Birch Creek holds, Argenta quiet, Blue Wing sees high grade silver, Bannack Prospects slim, Heclas district mines closed amid litigation but soon to settle.
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Lost Cloud
Polaris
Silver Fissure Mining Co
New York
Harry WH. Armsted
Idaho
Mexico
Butte
Armsted
Denver
Big Hole
Ajax
A. J. Noyes
J. FE. Morse
Noyes
Indian Queen
Farlin
Amalgamated Company
Birch Creek
Argenta
Blue Wing
Fred Randolph
W. A. Jones
Bannack
Montana
Heclas
Sheriff's Sale
Pretty Wedding at Wisdom Brings Woodworth and Hazelbaker Together
Miss Carrie Woodworth and Mr. Francis Hazelbaker wed at the Woodworth home in Wisdom in a noon outdoor ceremony attended by over a hundred guests. Rev. R. P. Smith of Helena officiated. After vows the couple dined on the lawn and will reside in Dillon after October 15 at Reynolds' residence on Reeder Street.
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Beaverhead County
Woodworth
Wisdom
Carrie Eveline Woodworth
Francis Albert Hazelbaker
Dillon
R. P. Smith
Helena
Hazelbaker
Edyth Noyes
Miss Woodworth
Miss Bulen
Bozeman
Carrie Woodworth
George Woodworth
Ous
Big Hole Basin
Frank Hazelaker
Mrs. Hazelbaker
Mr. Hazelbaker
Reynolds
Reeder Street
Two Dillon Girls Run Away From Home
Two young Dillon girls Judy Fitzharris and Annie Wilton left Dillon after the street fair, drawn by the glow of the fair. County attorney's office reports a search with Judge Melton trying to locate them. They are believed to be in Butte or Anaconda and have previously run away, with their families facing ongoing trouble. They reportedly left Dillon Sunday.
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Dillon
Judy Fitzharris
Annie Wilton
Dillon Stinday
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Son
Cornell
Frank Thompson
Normal College
Thompson
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