M A Elliott Dies Sudden in Dillon After 12 Years Here
M A Elliott a 72 year old Civil War veteran and Dillon resident for 12 years died suddenly from heart leakage at home. He was born in Indiana, lived in Iowa and western states, married Mary B Ball in Cambridge, Iowa, and left three children A A Elliott Anna Stoller and Lillian Badcon. Funeral held at the Methodist church with ministers H W Tilden and H G Humphrey officiating. Interment Mountain View cemetery.
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M. A. Elliott
Dillon
Fifteenth
Iowa Regiment
Colorado
Wyoming
Cambridge
Mary B. Ball
Middle Western States
Montana
Elliott
A. A. Elliott
Anna Stoller
Lillian Badcon
Methodist Church
H. W. Tilden
H. G. Humphrey
Tilden
Mountain View Cemetery
Educator Miss Rietta Rust Resigns for Oklahoma City Post
Miss Rietta Rust resigns after five years as critic teacher at the Normal Training School in Dillon and moves to Oklahoma City to become supervisor of the primary department in the public schools. She led in summer school work and lectured across Montana. Frances Riches succeeds her, coming from Michigan with broad Normal and public school teaching experience and assuming duties Monday.
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Rietta Rust
Dillon
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Miss Rust
Okalhoma City
Montana
Frances Riches
Mount Pleasant
Michigan
Miss Riches
Fall Dillon horse sale nets about 49000 in private trades
About 700 horses valued at 49000 changed hands over the Dillon Horse Sales company two day fall auction. Horse Smith officiated the ring and George Ditty managed the sale and was the heaviest buyer, bidding to protect owners. Many private sales followed as horses were shipped to destinations and buyers learned needs of others.
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Dillon Horse Sales Company
Smith
Autioneer
George Ditty
Ditty
Mr. Ditty
Dillon
Mrs J Phillips Called By Death
Mrs. James Phillips of the Rattlesnake country near Dillon died after a brief illness from peritonitis at 5 p.m. Wednesday. She was born Laura A. Carter in Sullivan Illinois, 66 years ago, married in 1878, and lived on a ranch near Glen and in the Rattlesnake area. Five children survive along with her husband, a brother, and four sisters. Funeral services were Friday at 2:30 p.m. at her home with burial in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Phillips
Dillon
Sullivan
James B. Phillips
Glen
Big Hole
E. E. Phillips
Claude Phillips
John Phillips
Frank Stanfield
Ray Webster
Mountain View
L. P. Phillips
East Helena Street
H. G. Humphrey
Educators to Lecture at County Institutes
Dr. F. H. Garver head of history and economics at the Normal college left Dillon for Billings to lecture on Historical Sites in Montana. Miss Alma Van De Walker of the Normal college training school faculty traveled to Baker to lecture at an institute this week.
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F. H. Garver
The
Normal College
Dillon
Billings
Garver
Montana
Alma van de Walker
Normal College Training School
Baker
Students Depart Dillon for State Agricultural College
Fred Finch, Charles Carroll, Phil Guidici, Alfred McFarlin, Frank Donohue, Lawrence Price and Kiis Collins left Dillon this week for Bozeman to attend the State Agricultural College this year. Collins enters his third year. Price is a two year former graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Finch
Charles Carroll
Phil Guidici
Alfred McFarlin
Frank Donohue
Lawrence Price
Kiis Collins
Dillon
Bozeman
State Agricultural College
Giudici
Price
Collins
Beaverhead County Delinquent Taxes Canceled in 1916 Session
The Beaverhead County Commission held a regular session on September 6 1916 with members Nelson Francis McKnight and Clerk Baker present. They canceled several delinquent tax accounts for duplicate assessments and reviewed road petitions with recommendations for future funding and county road acceptance.
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Theodore Nelson
C. W. Francis
D. D. McKnight
Jay S. Baker
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
W. Francis
the Boards of Equalizations
Harrison-Churchill
Hugh W. Gordon
Montana, Idaho
R. R. Schultz
New Road
Fred H. Kohl
Geo. C. Stimpson
W. T. George
Big Enrollment at the College Brings Athletic Hopes
The Normal college opened the fall term with faculty present and over 200 students. More than 150 female students arrived by train, with daily enrollment expected to rise. A high proportion of male students marks a potential all five athletic teams including football and basketball.
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Normal College
Dillon
Beaverhead county fair opens with three day pow wow events
The annual Beaverhead county fair and pow wow begins tomorrow at 10 am with a Dillon Military Band parade to O S L park where flag raising by the G A R and school children will dedicate a new flag pole. A balloon ascent at 11 30 follows, promising one of the event’s most spectacular features with a climb above 1000 feet.
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Charles Gaylor
Texas George
George L. Newton
Dillon
Beaverhead
the Fair Association
O. 8. L. Park
Montana Street
Sudden Death of Stockman Shocks Dell Community
Alex Williamson a prominent rancher from Dell Montana was found dead in his bed shortly before noon Monday. Death attributed to heart failure. Williamson aged 47, Utah native, had lived in Dillon and Dell for 31 years and was a leading southern Montana stockman and Democrat. Funeral at 2:30 PM today at Masonic Hall with Mountain View Cemetery interment.
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Alex Williamson
Dell
Williamson House
Williamson
Montana
Dillon
Mr. Williamson
Utah
Masonic Hall
Masonic Lodge
Mountain View Cemetery
Coroner's jury rules Glidewell killed Weiss in self defense
George Weiss also known as George P Pflammer died September 7 1916 from a pistol shot fired by Ralph Glidewell. The coroner's jury found Glidewell's act justifiable as self defense after testimony described Weiss attempting to serve papers and approaching Glidewell with a gun. The two men had run a financially troubled sawmill on Grasshopper creek and Weiss had purchased a Lug er pistol to cover debt settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weiss
George P. Pflammer
Ralph Glidewell
Glidewell
Geo. Tash
BE. Lambert
F. H. Thompson
John Haley
William Hayes
Guy KE. Gray
L. C. Ford
Weis
Grasshopper Creek
Weiss
Millpoint
Harrison Slaughter
Everett
Wash
Ralph
Fish Die From River Pollution Investigated By Game Warden
Game Warden Jack Carney investigated reports that about 5000 whitefish died in the Big Hole river. He found the fish were suffocating from farmyard filth and debris dumped by ranches, not dynamite. Previous similar complaints in Madison County linked to hotel sewerage were resolved.
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Big Hole
Jack Carney
Zeigler
Carney
Madison County
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Normal Training School
J. Phillips
Agricultural College
P. G. Nelson
Geo. E. Baker
HWBH
McDowell
George E. Baker
Walter Sirfa
Apex
Stockman
A. Williamson
Jack Barrett
Barrett
Big Hole Basin
Will
Alex
Lavene
Catherine
H. H. Leach
Margaret McAllister
T. B. Landers
J. F. Wiksdale
Dan Callahan
Butte
Geo. Weiss
Big Hole River
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