Jury convicts J A Nelton of second degree murder
After a six hour trial in Melrose jurors find J A Nelton guilty of second degree murder for the July 23 shooting of Charles Streb. The judge will set the sentence, with a potential 10 to 99 year term, and Nelton faces hard labor if sentenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Nelton
Charles Streb
Melrose
Butte
Nelson
Donlan
Shea
I. G. Denny
Nelton
Denny
Sullvan
Lescher
Sullivan
Hungate
Streb
Dillon
Walker
Maloney
Aeeaty
Frank Walker
Butte Miner
Nelon
Donlon
Railroad Rumors Swirl Over Gilmore & Pittsburg Route
Rumors circulate in Salmon about Gilmore & Pittsburg expansion toward Payette lake Long valley and the Salmon river. The line may extend first into the Big Creek district then toward Long valley to join the P I N, with a long term plan to Lewistown and the river route to Lewistown debated by rail authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tfe
Salmon
Gilmore & Pittbsurg
P. GI. N
Payette Lake
Long Valley
Salmon River
Salmon City
Lewistown
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Big Creek
Hill
Lemhi Herald
Piano Contest Nears End With Voters Urged to Support
The Dillon Dry Goods Store piano contest ends in three weeks with Gladys Oliver leading the field and Mrs Jennings close behind. Standings show Oliver 450,400 and Church 429,200, followed by Mollie Sparrow 158,400 and Rita Johnson 83,000. The Methodist Aid Society will meet in the church lecture room with attendees asked to bring a two-plate picnic lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Dry Goods
Gladys Oliver
M. E. Church
Myrtle Nelson
Martha Featherly
Mrs. Thos. Hawkins
Bessie Fitzharris
Freda Williamson
May Marchesseau
Methodist Aid Society
Beaverhead County Exhibit Draws Big Attention at State Fair
Beaverhead's exhibit at the Montana state fair in Helena draws praise for its innovative display and fertility of the soil. The county train departs tomorrow at six with about 125 people aboard, featuring grains like wheat oats and flax and a decorative ceiling of grain. A special Eliot cup competition spotlights shocks of oats, while Frank Hazelaker leads the display on the state fair executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Helena
Montana
Beaverhead County
Frank Hazelaker
State Fair Executive Board
Dillon Dry Goods Store Robbery Report
Three burglars entered the Dillon Dry Goods store yesterday morning and stole about 600 dollars worth of merchandise. Night officers Retallack and Grant arrested one suspect as the others fled, firing their revolvers with no effect. The cash register held 40 dollars but was not opened. Police and sheriff hunt the remaining two suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Dry Goods Company
Retallack
Grant
Niblack
Appraisers Appointed in Condemnation Suit
Judge W K Stewart of Gallatin county heard condemnation actions involving Gilmore Pittsburg railroad against C Cornell and Poindetter Orr Livestock Co. A three member board consisting of M McKnight Dell Henry Vitter Lima and J K Wunsaker Dillon was appointed to appraise the property and report to the court next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. KR. Stewart
Gallatin County
Dillon
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
C. Cornell
Poindetter & Orr Livestock Company
M. McKnight
Dell
Henry Vitter
Lima
J. K. Wunsaker
New Railroad for Whitehall Proposed by Gilmore & Pittsburg
Twin Bridges reports survey work by Gilmore & Pittsburg indicates plans to extend a railroad down Jefferson valley to Whitehall and possibly into Butte. Surveyors have reached Iron Rod seven miles north. grade stakes set from Point of Rocks to Twin Bridges. Grading may wait until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Jefferson Valley
Whitehall
Butte
Iron Rod
Northern Pacific
Ruby Valley
Point of Rocks
Twin Bridges
Attendance rising at the State Normal College
The article lists numerous students enrolled from counties across Montana and Dillon, noting a broad regional representation. It discusses ongoing railroad rate disputes involving Southern Pacific, Burlington, Rock Island, Union Pacific, and Western Pacific, outlining past rate changes and current traffic realignments affecting through cars to California.
Lally Sues G P Railway for 25000 Damages
John Lally files a district court damage suit seeking 25000 from Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad Company and managers Thomas Boyle David Caldwell and Thomas Probert claiming a Jan 14 collision with an engine caused permanent injuries while Lally worked as a section foreman near Leadore during hand car loading. He alleges no warning was given by bell or whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lally
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Thomas Boyle
David Caldwell
Thomas Probert
Lally
Boyle
Cladwell
Probert
Leadore
Hill Harriman Lines in Fight
Omaha dispatch reports a renewed clash between Hill Burling ton and Warriman Southern Pacific over California traffic. The dispute, rooted in a $2.50 per ticket charge by the East and affecting trans Misssissippi routes, pits rivals against each other beyond court avenues and stock markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Chicago
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Burlington
Rock Island
Denver
Rio Grande
Burington
California
Salt Lake
Harriman
Omaha
Hill
Warriman
Tarriman
Interstate Commerce Commisson
trans-Mississippi
Wall
Hines
Fred Chapman Dies of Heart Trouble
Fred Chapman a resident of Horse Prairie died at the Pat Desmond ranch near Grant from heart failure. He was 33, born in Illinois, unmarried, with a brother George Chapman and three sisters. Funeral services were held at Dillon and he was buried beside his mother in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chapman
Horse Prairie
Pat Desmond
Grant
Mr. Chapman
Desmond Ranch
Illinois
George Chapman
Dillon
Mountain View
Miss Alice Wilson Joins Dillon Area School Staff
Miss Alice Wilson of Bismark North Dakota arrived in Dillon Sunday and left for the Diamond O ranch to teach at Drummeys this winter. It is her third year as teacher at that school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Genevieve Albertson
Edith Browning
Mary Burke
Helen L. Clark
Helen H. Clark
Hilda Clark
Pearl Clifford
Lola Church
Dolores Commeau
Berniece Connell
Gladys Davis
Marie Devine
Myrtle Dragstead
Emma Duval
Mabel Edwards
Nelle Fox
Grace Gleeson
Anna Gorman
Stella Gorman
Elsie Greenough
Dora Hart
Lucille Hartman
Lillian Hedges
Eva Higgins
Annie Hoover
Ada Hurd
Rhoda Jackson
Katherine Kane
Susie Karas
Edna Easter
Lucy Kemper
Loretta Lee
Helen Liendlief
Florence Munger
Pearl Mayer
Anna McGrady
Anastasia McManus
Iva Miller
Dora Morgan
Flora Muphy
Isabel Myhe
Amelia Norris
Bertha Card
Helen Oblende
Alice O'Brien
Katherine O'Brien
Charlaine Phelps
Edna Pierce
Anna Rafferty
Burl Rathbone
Priscilla Renwick
Alice Roy
Elizabeth Sauer
May Schulten
Inez Sherry
Gertrude Slocum
Agnes Sullivan
Carolyn Sullivan
Agnes Sweeney
Florence Taylor
Hazel Taylor
Lucy Taylor
Lena Tintinger
Ethel Vines
Susie Waldbilliz
Florence Walsh
Dillon
Ethel Adams
Alberta Andrus
Idanda Baker
Eeith Brackett
Constance Brackett
Bessie Dissett
Josephine Irwin
Ethel Franks
Katherine Meers
Leah O’brien
May Price
May Sprinkle
Verna Bird
Ruth Conway
Cecil Dwyer
Margaret Eldridge
Dell Hunsaker
Ruth Knotts
Elizabeth McDonnel
Mary Parish
Alice Wilson
Bismark
North Dakota
Diamond O Ranch
Miss Wilson
Drummeys
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Lloyd
Dillon Dry Goods Co
House OF Mirth
the Grand
Mutt
Jeff
Dillon Dry Goods Co’s
NEW Railroad
Normal College
County
Laura Wildreth
Medicine Lodge
Jackson
Jean Pendergast
Janie Tovey
Driston
G. & P. Railroad
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