Easter Telegrams and Local News From Lima
Easter greetings will be delivered on specially designed Western Union telegram blanks. Ed N. Davis travels to St Louis for a fourth operation and plans to open a Lima cash grocery by May 5 with a stock of six to seven thousand dollars. Davis, born in Lima, expects good trade with local friends backing his venture. He and his wife returned from Great Falls after attending the funeral of Charles L. Steyaert, 75, a pioneer resident who died at Columbus hospital. he leaves four daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
The
Telegraph Company
St. Louis
Ed N. Davis
Lima
L. C. Ford
Great Falls
Charles L. Steyaert
Steyaert
Columbus Hospital
Matt Kranz
Alis Christnack
Clara Phillipa
Local notices and community updates from Dillon area
Obituary notes Mrs Lucy Davis of Dillon with sons John Steyeart and Charles Steyeart. Death recently in Great Falls after two years there. Church services April 16 morning theme God our Refuge and Strength. evening sermon The Method of the Spirit. Sunday school 10 a m led by Mrs Rathbone. Ayrshire Breeders record Willowmoor Etta world champion junior two year old. Ford rep Mr Hendricks recalls old Kansas paper Astonisher and Paralyzer. Zimmer Bros announce Easter flower display at Dillon Greenhouses. Dillon Bakery praised as attractive. Mrs Yart millinery Easter display to please shoppers. Wemple Holtz building moved for Montana Auto addition. The Chalice of Courage shown at Rex theater as top local movie.
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Lucy Davis
Dillon
John Steyeart
Charles Steyeart
Stockett
Great Falls
First Baptist Church
Southern Association
Anaconda
Rathbone
Tilden
Foote
C. M. Winslow
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
J. W. Clise
Redmond
Wash
Beginning to Clean Up Improves Dillon Residence Areas
Residents in Dillon begin yard and sidewalk cleanup, improving the residence section. Roy William Klein of the Klein Cash Store suffered a severe toothache with a swollen molar, resembling a movie character. Tom Mullen of Armstead and Wm. R. Hyland of Apex filed final homestead proofs in Dillon with Clerk C. W. Conger. The Rosary drew capacity crowds at the Rex theater, noted as the best feature yet shown. A fishing party reported 60 trout from local sloughs and streams.
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Roy William Klein
Klein Cash Store
Roy
Bunny
Tom Mullen
Armstead
Wm. R. Hyland
Apex
Dillon
C. W. Conger
Rex Theater
Easter Millinery by Miss Addie R Baldwin in Dillon
Miss Addie R Baldwin presents attractive Easter millinery designs at her Dillon store appealing to ladies in Dillon and surrounding area.
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Addie R. Baldwin
Dillon and Vicinity
Freight and Passenger Traffic Heavily Through Oregon Short Line
Traffic across the Oregon Short Line has been heavy all week with freight and passenger trains in both directions. Most trains reported as double headers, indicating paired locomotives or multiple engines pulling each consist.
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Oregon Short Line
Sugar Bowl: Harry Geer’s Sweet Shop Headlines City
The Sugar Bowl run by Harry Geer is praised as the city’s sweetest place, offering a wide range of candy and other confections that appeal to patrons with a sweetness-focused appeal.
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Harry Geer
Satisfactory Business in City Trade Placid Spring
The Montana Mercantile Co reports spring business in all lines has been very satisfactory in this city with strong trade across departments and steady customer demand.
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Montana Mercantile Co
James C Friend Dies at Montana Soldiers Home
James C. Friend died at the Montana Soldiers Home on April 6 and is buried in the Home cemetery. Born January 18, 1846 in Huntington County Indiana, he served in the Civil War with the 7th Iowa Cavalry and later settled in Montana. He and his wife Rachel Hammond joined the Home in 1914. four children survive.
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Columbia Falls
James C. Friend
Montana
Huntington County
Indiana
Newton
Iowa
7Th
Iowa Cavalry
Port Leavenworth
Kansas
Butte
Rachel Hammond
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Foor
Sam
Byron
Anna
Harry Sorenson
Montana Soldiers’ Home
Real Estate Transfers from Smith Title Books Week Ending April 8 1916
Real estate transfers reported from Pearl I Smith title books for the week ending April 8 1916. Names of grantors and grantees appear in transfer notices with parcel descriptions and recorded dates. Listings reflect property movements and associated document references in the period.
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Pearl I. Smith
Land transfers and filings across Centennial valley and Big Hole area
Several deeds and transfers reported including May Bucy receiving 320 acres in Centennial valley and Richard G. Ames 160 near Red Rock. Warranty, mining, water, homestead and oil claims listed with parties such as Lewis McNinch Elijah F. Price C. W. Maurer Phill Anderegg Abraham Rife Violet Lenox Erik Rosen Seth Halbert J B Poindexter J C Yes and Anaconda National Bank seeking inclusion of the M M Moss ranch in the Big Hole Irrigation Project.
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May Bucy
Centennial Valley
Richard G. Ames
Red Rock
Lewis McNinch
Elijah F. Price
Gosman
C. W. Maurer
Phill Anderegg
Atlantic Street
Abraham S. Rife
Violet Isabell Lenox
Rife
Dillon
Frank B. Felt
R. H. Ryburn
Elkhorn
John Hoffman
Sage Creek
Homestead
Erik R. Rosen
Horse Prairie
Seth Halbert
E. L. Poindexter
Dixon No
J. B. Poindexter
Dixon No. 2
J. C. Yes
Anaconda National Bank
M. M. Moss
Big Hole
Gene Field and Sunday Whist Quarrel Noted
The article recounts Eugene Field dropping in for a game of whist and loudly declaring he would never play poker again with Charles Henry. The episode irked church members at McCormick Theological Seminary and involved remarks about Sunday poker by Field and a modal man who avoided gambling on Sundays.
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Eugene Field
McCormick Theological Seminary
Charles Henry
Bernsuycles
Clsiles Henry
Elele PF. Weil
McSride’s
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Carolina Gage
Dillon, Montana
Telegraph
Ed Davis
W. C. Henricks
Ford Motor Car Co
Euphonius
Mr. Hendricks
Ford
Zimmer Bros
Dillon Greenhouses
Tribune
Dillon Bakery
McFadden
Mrs. Yart
Wemple & Holtz
Montana Auto Supply Co
Montana Street
Montana Auto Co
Gene Field
Hernen
Jap Rose
James S. Kirk & Company
Dept
Chicago
U.S. A
Scott's
Sin
J. R. Scott
Grant, Mont
Acta Trang
Maore Betrap
eUreLing
Gabe
Amman Baltaat Aetua
Feetory T
E.W. Biggs & CO
Nessa
Kupfer Drug Co
Lewis & Walker
North
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
P. O
Annabel Desmond
South Atlantic St
Dillon, Mont
Estern
Cutter’s
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
California
Sarlow
Prass Roy
Stephenson Pease & Stephenson
Attorneys
Johnson & Boone's
Mont
Music Catalog
Burfiend City Drug Store
M. Paumie
Gelena St
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