Early start for Dillon oil well project by Beaverhead-Alberta Co
Beaverhead Alberta Oil and Gas Co plans to begin drilling nine miles south of Dillon soon. Officers from Butte visited, stock subscriptions are strong, and drilling outfit will be moved in, aiming to reach 1800 feet by June with potential for oil before that depth.
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Dillon
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Co
Win
Cutts
Butte
T. A. Grigg
Shipman
Interesting Meeting Planned by Good Government Club
The Good Government club will meet April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Public school assembly room Miss Dorchester's. Mary O Neal of Butte will discuss Care of Delinquents and W H Deakin of Butte on The Status of Women in Australia. Music by the High School Glee club and Mrs C W Scott are also planned.
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Good Government Club
W. H. Deakin
Butte
Australia
C. W. Scott
Shipments of Horses and Cattle This Week
The Dillon market reports several carloads of horses and cattle dispatched this week. Two carloads of horses went to Miles City Monday night, five more cars followed Tuesday night with four to Miles City and one to Butte. One car of bulls shipped to Bernice near Butte. PF. E. Roberts of Rawlins Wyoming sent a car of horses to Denver Wednesday night, and E. J. Chambers sent horses to East St. Louis in the same dispatch.
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Dillon
Miles City
Butte
Bernice
Rawlins
Wyo
Denver
E. J. Chambers
East St. Louis
Robert Jaggers Dies at Bannack
Robert Jaggers, 54, son of the late Sam Jaggers, died at his Bannack home Tuesday noon after a week of illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held there with interment in the local cemetery. He was born in Illinois and came to Montana with his father in the early sixties. survived by several children.
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Robert Jaggers
Sam Jaggers
Bannack
Jaggers
Illinois
Montana
Barrett disperses registered Shorthorn cattle near Dillon
All of the registered Shorthorn cattle Jack Barrett brought here last week have been disposed of to local ranchers near Dillon. Barrett plans to travel east soon in search of more high grade stock.
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Jack Barrett
Dillon
Barrett
Dillon Horse Sale Draws Buyers Far and Wide
The Dillon Horse Sales Company ran the two day spring sale with about 1000 horses offered. Prices were generally strong with many horses leaving Beaverhead County while dealers and buyers from across the country participated. Average price surpassed $80. cattle sales also occurred. Clyde Moore led the auction with George Ditty noting high shipment figures.
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Dillon Horse Sales Company
H. E. Wilson
Memphis
Tenn
R. P. Surrit
Miles City
George Sturn
Billings
R. Irwin
F. H. Montgomery
Idaho Falls
Francis Villa
Vera Cruz
Sam Robinson
Butte
Percy Gosmett
George Ditty
Beaverhead County
Clyde Moore
District Court Session Decides County Won Wage Claim
Judge W A Clark presided last Friday over district court. Mathew Morlock sought 700 from Beaverhead county for wages as a private detective. the county prevailed. D W Erwin won on appeal against county commissioners over a reduced bill. Rose Heavey sought a restraining order against George Rebich et al to halt road use. the injunction was denied.
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W. A. Clark
District Court
Mathew Morlock
Beaverhead County
D. W. Erwin
Erwin
Rose Heavey
George Rebich
Death of Ida Hoffman Lodging House Proprietor
Miss Ida Hoffman owner of the Hoffman Lodging House near Cushing's barber shop died today at ten minutes to twelve from heart failure. She was about 35, daughter of John Hoffman, a lifelong Montana resident. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Ida Hoffman
Hoffman Lodging House
Cushing
John Hoffman
Montana
Young Son of Finley Wynes Injured in Accident
A young son of Finley Wynes was run over by an automobile a few days ago and has been under a doctor's care since.
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Finley Wynes
Omaha visitors to tour Beaverhead stock country
Beaverhead county plans an inspection trip for Omaha visitors arriving Friday April 21. The Commercial club coordinates autos and dinners, aiming to showcase local ranches such as P. O ranch Frank Landon property and Diamond O, highlighting Beaverhead as a leading stock-raising county with 1915 exports of 1.2 million beef cattle 800000 wool and 500000 sheep.
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South Omaha
Commercial Club
Plang
George
Dillon
Frank Landon
Senator Selway
Black Tail
Diamond O
Beaverhead County
Stock Commission
Omaha
Brandell Brought Back From Denver Charger in Grand Larceny
Sheriff Erwin returned Wednesday from Denver with F. G. Brandell, charged with grand larceny of seven thousand dollars from George Ditty, a renowned local horse buyer. Brandell says he confronted a fake race game in Salt Lake City and lost the money Ditty sent him to buy horses, then surrendered to police in Denver.
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Brandell
Erwin
Denver
F. G. Brandell
George Ditty
Salt Lake City
Ditty
Businessman Seeks Home Upgrade in Big Hole Basin
Lee Shaw of Fox is in Dillon this week gathering lumber electrical and plumbing estimates for a proposed modern house on his ranch in the Big Hole basin.
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Lee Shaw
Fox
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
Five Bulls Sold By State Senator To John Lawrence
Five bulls were shipped here today for John Lawrence of Dewey and sold to him by State Senator Selway.
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John Lawrence
Dewey
Mr. Lawrence
Selway
Fires at Beaverhead meeting discuss prevention and gear
Officials and forest rangers of the Beaverhead National Forest adjourned a three day meeting with talks on fire precautions. Heavy mountain snow, reported six to eleven feet deep, is expected to reduce fire risk this year. A small megaphone device at the ranger station aids rapid communication and fire reporting.
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Beaverhead National Forest
F. A. Silcox
R. H
Ranger Station
Ranch sale seals Reichle property transfer near Dillon
Real estate dealer R R Price completed a 272 acre Reichle ranch sale to Henry Lehman a local rancher near Dillon. The price nears 10000 dollars and includes the land water right Willow Creek cattle and ranch improvements. Lehman will take immediate possession while Reichle shifts focus to town business.
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R. R. Price
Adolph Reichle
Reichle
Henry Lehman
Dillon
Willow Creek
Lehman
Beef cattle shipments bound for Portland announced
Cattle shipments to Portland begin tomorrow with J. W. Chandler sending five cars and Poindexter & Orr seven cars. Horse and cattle shipments from Dillon this week have been substantial, reflecting a busy period for livestock transport.
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Portland
J. W. Chandler
Poindexter & Orr
Dillon
Mining figure W Stallings visits Dillon for equipment
Co. W. Stallings, a leading Bannack mining man, spent the week in Dillon to oversee new mining equipment destined for his town.
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Co. W. Stallings
Bannack
Dillon
Tramp Foiled by Girl Keeps Key in Reeder Street Burglary
A tramp tried to force a key from 10 year old Adelaid Gelhaus on Reeder street while Mrs. Gelhaus and her elder daughter were at church. The girl cried for her father causing the thief to drop the key and flee toward the railroad yards.
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John Gelhaus
Reeder Street
Dillon Mason ic Lodge to Confer Degrees in Butte
On Saturday April 22 Dillon Mason ic Lodge No 28 will travel to Butte to confer degrees in Mt Meriah lodge. The Oregon Short Line will offer an open round trip fare of 2.80 with tickets on sale April 22 and valid to return through April 24.
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Dillon Masonic Lodge No
Butte
Mt. Meriah Lodge
Oregon
Heavy Cattle Trains Through Oregon Short Line
Last week saw heavy cattle trains on the Oregon Short Line pass through the area. Cattle shipments were exceptionally heavy on Wednesday night.
Local theater planned on Idaho street in Dillon
W B Hartwig the Pastime Theater manager secured 46 feet of frontage on Idaho street behind the State bank from A I Graeter for a modern fireproof theater. The 46 by 115 foot two story brick or reinforced concrete building will seat 600 to 1000 with plans ready in 30 days. Construction will begin soon to meet Dillon’s growing theatrical needs and provide a durable home for years.
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W. B. Hartwig
Idaho Street
State Bank
A. I. Graeter
Hartwig
Dillon
County rock crusher arrives to aid road work
The county commissioners ordered a large rock crusher that arrived in Dillon this week. The machine will perform the intended work and play a key role in building good roads across the county.
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Dillon
Mystery machine spotted in yard draws county interest
A car load of machinery spotted in the railroad yard near the freight office Tuesday attracted attention as locals debated its purpose. The item is the large rock crusher recently purchased by the county.
Reed Breaks Windows While Detained At City Jail
Police arrested Reed for drunkenness and jailed him. He then broke 14 jail windows, elevating the case to a more serious charge than drunkenness.
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Reed
Man Arrested Over Bad Check For $10 In Pocatello Drawn On Local Bank
A man who gave the name F. J. Mount was arrested yesterday on a complaint of passing a bad check for ten dollars drawn on a Pocatello bank. The check was marked no funds when returned here. Mount claimed he had funds in the bank at the time of issue.
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F. J. Mount
Chris Lynder
Pocatello
Mount
Three Story Brick to Be Built Here
The Western Wholesale Grocery Co of this city plans a 100 by 100 brick and concrete three story plus basement building once plans are finished and a location is secured. O M Best says three good sites are under consideration with a decision in a few days. The new structure will house store rooms and offices, and will be a modern facility with the latest conveniences to serve a growing regional trade near Dillon.
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Western Wholesale Grocery Co
Dillon
Lima mechanic files voluntary bankruptcy petition
John C. Carrigan a Lima mechanic who ran a moving picture show filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court yesterday. He lists unsecured claims to creditors totaling 746 for films and related items and reports assets of 1305 all claimed exempt.
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John C. Carrigan
Lima
Anaconda Standard
Police Court News Arrests Over $80 Robbery Charge
Two men named Patterson and Martin were arrested Wednesday by police on suspicion of robbing a man of $80. They appeared before Justice Phillips last night but lacked sufficient evidence to sustain the robbery charge and were sentenced to 10 days each on vagrancy charges.
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Pattersons
Martin
Phillips
Newcomer Praises Dillon as Attractive Business and Living Community
A recent arrival to Dillon, after touring the northwest and Pacific coast, commends the city from rail to residence. He notes brick business blocks and well stocked stores, an ideal residential area with shaded streets, and productive farming lands plus sheep and cattle ties that support local commerce. He believes Dillon is the prettiest, most substantial, best business town of its size in the state.
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Dillon
Northwest
Pacific Coast
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