Oregon Short Line Orders Property Owners Off Right of Way
The Oregon Short Line Railroad warns warehousers and property owners along Montana street to remove all buildings and effects from the right of way within thirty days. Notices, signed by Chief Engineer William Ashton, are served to seventeen firms or individuals. If not removed, the railroad will clear the premises after the deadline at its expense.
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Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
S. S. Carruthers
Dillon
William Ashton
Montana Street
Virginia Street
Reeder Street
Montana
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oreegon Snort Line
R. R. Company
Wo. Asiron
Wind Sparks Fire Ravages Dillon Ranch Barns Hay
A gusty Sunday fire at George Murray’s ranch two miles east of Dillon damaged barns granary hay stacks and more. About $1,000 in damage. insurance on the buildings stood at $1,500. Frank Sawyer rented the ranch and helped save stock and equipment with neighbor assistance. gratitude extended to helpers.
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George Murray
Dillon
Frank Sawyer
Lawyer
Murray
Sawyer
Bishop Brewer to Visit St James Church on Easter
Easter services at St James church include Holy Communion at 7 am, morning prayer sermon and a second communion at 11 am, and a children service at 8 pm. Bishop Brewer will conduct his annual visitation and administer Confirmation on Monday April 20 at 7 30 pm. Miss Ruby Simpson, a Normal college graduate and former Dillon teacher, visited with Mrs Anderson from Red Lodge after arriving from Butte on Saturday.
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Bishop Brewer
St. James Church
Ruby Simpson
The
Normal College
Dillon Public School
Butte
A. L. Anderson
Red Lodge
Sugar beet venture eyed for Melrose area
W M Oliver and George Featherly toured Melrose last week to gauge local farmer interest in a sugar beet experiment. Eight to ten prominent farmers agreed to plant half an acre each, with plans for about fifty acres overall. An expert from Salt Lake City is expected April 20 to assist, and seed and beet farming machinery are arriving. Operators expect a factory and a regional boost in land value and wealth if experiments succeed.
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W.M. Oliver
George Featherly
Melrose
A. Hazelbaker
Sugar Beet Association
George Austin
Salt Lake City
State Bank
Fergus County Judge Cheadle Candidate for Montana Governor
Judge E. K. Cheadle announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor after consulting party leaders across the state. He reportedly sought a renomination as district judge but chose to head the state ticket if called, sacrificing personal judicial goals for party duty. Dan Burkholder, H. B. Selway and George Burkholder were seen surveying mining property near Polaris earlier in the week.
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E. K. Cheadle
Helena
Fergus County
Supreme Bench
Cheadle
Republican State Committee
Telena
Dan Burkholder
H. B. Selway
George Burkholder
Polaris
Emory Pulver Returns Home After Butte Wound
Emory Pulver, shot in the stomach during a holdup on a Dillon street, returned home from a Butte hospital after weeks of recovery. Sheriff Gist brought Pulver back with a robbery warrant sworn by Henry Cahill. Pulver posted 1000 bond for a preliminary hearing. Cahill, held up at night, fought back and fired. one assailant was shot, Cahill beaten, and two attackers fled. Pulver faces possible trial on robbery charges, based on circumstantial evidence.
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Emory Pulver
Butte
Duke Gist
Dillon
Henry Cahill
Hirschman
Pulver
Melton
Idaho
Union Electric Light Company
Cahill
Dr. Bond
Reverend Smith Praises Beet Culture Hope In Dillon
Rev R P Smith former Grace Methodist pastor and current Wesleyan University chancellor in Helena visited Dillon last week. He urged locals to support sugar beet culture and a beet factory saying it would boost land values and population, citing Billings as a model and noting the opportunity near Dillon should be seized.
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R. P. Smith
Grace Methodist Church
Wesleyan University
Helena
Dillon
Iam
Beaverhead
Billings
Fine horses arrive in Dillon from Oaklawn Farm
A carload of top horses including three Percherons and a French Coach stallion, from Dunham & Fletcher Oaklawn Farm of Wayne Illinois, arrived at Orrs livery stable in Dillon. W W R Powis they are under aims to establish a local branch. Beaverhead County locals praised the stock and expect they will be well received.
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Orr
Tana
Dillon
W. W. R. Powis
Dunham & Fletcher Oaklawn Farm
Wayne
Illinois
Oaklawn
Powis
Dunham & Fletcher
Beaverhead County
Hobos rounded up in Dillon after freight car incident
Thirty nine hobos were seized in Dillon after a box car was taken over on a northbound freight. Police and the undersheriff detained 39 men overnight. most were discharged after hearings as only two faced city ordinance charges, with two others given five days in jail for vagrancy and drunkenness. George W. Burkholder of Glendive visiting his brother Dan Burkholder the past week.
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Dillon
Bedrock
Dart
Willies
Conger
James Carney
John Smith
George W. Burkholder
Glendive
Dan Burkholder
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Oregon
Capert
United States
Justice Hirschman
State OF
Oaklawn Farm
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