Canoe Trip Completes 400 Miles from Dillon to Great Falls
Rev George MacDougall and R. Rathbone of Dillon completed an eight day canoe journey along the Lewis and Clark water route from Dillon to Great Falls. They faced few mishaps and praised the Gates of the Missouri near Wolf Point as ruggedly grand.
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R. Rathbone
Dillon
Great Falls
Lewis and Clark
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The
Missouri
Wolf Point
Canadian Woods
First Baptist Church
Canada
Chicago
St. Louis
Oldtown
Canyon Ferry
Holter
Hauser Lake
Selway
Anderson's Lane
Emerick’s Bridge
Point of Rocks
State Supreme Court Gives Criminal Cases Preference
The state supreme court announced rules prioritizing criminal cases for hearings so after briefs are filed the earliest date is set. This may relieve Beaverhead county from the death watch and related costs in the Yak case. Silver Bow commissioners refuse Sheriff Dogan use of the death watch crew, citing a $1300 monthly cost.
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State Supreme Court
Beaverhead County
Silver Bow
Butte
Dogan
Eliel Brothers Run Record Shoe Sale With Big Ad Push
The Eliel Brothers report a major shoe sale with 800 to 900 pairs sold in the first three days. One clerk sold over 200 pairs, and many girl clerks from the dry goods department were called to handle crowds. The firm predicts sales will exceed 1,000 pairs and credits advertising for the success.
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Eliel Brothers
Frank Eliel
Beaverhead track tryouts set for Saturday
Tryouts are planned Saturday afternoon to select a Beaverhead team for next week's invitational track meet in Deer Lodge. Nightly practices have gone on for over three weeks under Coach Knudson to identify strong material among runners including Hatfield, Smith, Selway, Pad dock, Wilcomb, Williams, Leimert, and Dansie. Meanwhile the interclass meet is postponed as no athletes are in training.
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Beaverhead
Deer Lodge
Knudson
Sqund
Frank Hatfield
Wyman Smith
Elmer Selway
Brownie Paddock
Henry Wilcomb
Lee Williams
Jack Leimert
Allen Dansie
Former Dillon Matron Buried
Scores of sorrowing friends attended the funeral for Mrs. John Scott at the Methodist church in Dillon. The 52 year old widow died of heart trouble at her daughter’s home in Twin Falls Idaho. She leaves two daughters Mrs. J L Green of Twin Falls and Mrs M W Kimble of Preston and a son Clyde Scott of Dillon. Her mother and three sisters live in Kansas. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery.
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John Scott
Twin Falls
Idaho
Flour mill grinds day and night serving growing demand
Beaverhead Milling and Elevator Co reports booming output with orders flooding in. A San Francisco firm has ordered the entire mill output for five years, prompting a night shift addition. Last season about 75,000 bushels of wheat passed through to market, potential extra income for the county if milled locally.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Compliment to Dillon Tribune advertising displays praised
Letters to Eliel Brothers from H Black Company and Hart Schaffner and Marx commend Dillon Tribune for its advertising displays. The notices praise the type faces and overall ad presentation, highlighting the paper’s service to advertisers and the favorable judgment of industry experts.
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Eliel Brothers
H. Black Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
Dillon Tribune
May Term Court Calendar Sets Beaverhead District Docket
The May term lists 33 district court cases in Beaverhead County Montana with six criminal actions and five misdemeanor charges tied to prohibition violations. A 60‑member jury panel reports May 2 at 10 am. trials span May 2 to May 27, featuring names such as Eat horne Cope land Elmore Hurt Clouse Humphrey Seybold Flynn Collins Bonney Wenner Gravelly Kolze Weikel Payne Deputy mining Co MacMillan Hoffman Heaney Rebich Parsons Flynn Mulaney Murray Opp Orr Bond Gallaher Layden Raleigh Jackson Starr Cochrane.
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Istra Bonney
Peter Wenner
Jesse H. Hansen
James R. Gravelly
Flora C. Armstrong
P. A. Kolze
Albert Anderson
O. C. Weikel
J. Barrett
J. R. Deputy
Conda Mining Co
H. A. MacMillan
ELOW
Bell
Hannah Hoffman
William Heaney
Yannah Hoffman
Lorilla Smith
Olmstead-Stevenson Co
Matt Rebich
Joe Rebich
George H. Parsons
Helena Meat Co
Thomas Flynn
Hurley
Leach
T. J. Mulaney
Mary Adell Murray
Bank of Commerce
George Opp
Beaverhead
State Bank
William C. Orr
Burt Adam Tower
H. A. Bond
Richard Gallahers
Pease
Roy S. Stevenson
Patrick Layden
George Mehel
Railroad to Kill Gophers Joins Campaign Against Pests
Through Superintendent C C Brooks the Oregon Short Line railroad company offers cooperation with Beaverhead county farmers in poisoning gophers within the railroad right of way. The move aims to limit pest damage to adjacent lands, with the company seeking full details to match the farmers’ campaign in the same districts. Letters from the superintendent are referred to O W Smith Professor Quimby and others active in the movement.
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C C. E. Brooks
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Beaverhead County
O. W. Smith
Quimby
Gardeners Flourish as Local Seed Dealers See Brisk Trade
Local enthusiasts boost garden work as seed shops report strong sales. Fresh vegetables will come from newly prepared plots in Dillon, with yards supplying produce in a few weeks.
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Dillon
Dillon Baseball Fever Fades as Autos Take Over
An old time fan recalls Dillon's heyday when Matt Barry built a thriving semi pro scene that drew crowds eager for top notch baseball. He credits Barry's promotion and fan passion, then notes cars and changing times eroded attendance, leaving autos as the main obstacle to reviving the old fever.
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Dillon
U.S
Matt Barry
Hammond
Matt Good
Barry
Northwest
Butte
Stockgrowers Gather in Helena For Annual Meeting
The Stockgrowers annual meeting in Helena drew scarred veterans in the livestock business. Beaverhead County was well represented by J. E. Morse Senator E. O. Selway Henry Thompson Col Decker and others. Attendees believed values had bottomed out and that tariff act credit easing lower freight rates and disciplined management would lead to recovery, with Helena hosting proudly and Butte chosen for the 1922 gathering.
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Helena
Beaverhead
J. E. Morse
E. O. Selway
Henry Thompson
Col. Decker
Federal Reserve Banks
Butte
Foundation Work Progress for Wool Warehouse
Contractors are building the foundation for the new wool warehouse and expect completion by June 15. The site near the flour mill is preferred over the originally proposed location for easier receiving and storing the 1921 clip.
Pole vaulter Elwyn Metzel Breaks Left Wrist
Elwyn Metzel son of Mrs. Etta Metzel broke his left wrist practicing pole vaulting on Saturday evening. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
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Elwyn Metzel
Etta Metzel
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