Lincoln Play The Great Commoner To Be Presented At Chautauqua
The Great Commoner by Ralph Thomas Kettering will be staged at Chautauqua with professional players coached by Elias Day and under the author’s direction. Jack Martin portrays Lincoln in a vivid, moving performance mixing war, romance, humor, and pathos for a monumental reception. Also reported: bank robbery attempt by a man using alias Charles Smith ends with capture after horse accident. sheriff searches valley for missing gear. Dillon Junior ball team to face Bloomer girls next Monday at the fairgrounds. bon bons and kisses per score, per rumor. local youths improve dental hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Thomas Kettering
Elias Day
Lincoln
Kettering
Sterling
Jack Martin
Charles Smith
Sheriff’s Office
Hogan’s Alley
A. J. Breda
J. S. Wiksdal
Smith
Irwin
Dillon
Fairgrounds
Dillon Young Bloods
Sensen
Desperado in Bannack Collared and Mine Sale at $25,000
A whiskey aided cowboy tried to pose as a desperado in Bannack but was collared by Acting Deputy Pat Dempsey and jailed after a night amid bed bugs. Phil Shennon sold the Excelsior gold mine to a Butte party for $25,000. Glendale and Dillon gain telegraph connection, boosting local communication.
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Bannack
Pat Dempsey
Old County
Excelsior
Phil Shennon
Butte
Colorado
Miner J P Byrne Killed in Brenner’s Placer Mine
J P Byrne, a known miner, was killed at Brenner’s placer mines on Upper Horse Prairie when a bank section caved in and broke his neck around 1 Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred as he worked under the unstable bank, ending his life at the scene.
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J. P. Byrne
Brenner
Upper Horse Prairie
Timer Contest Sparks Daily Voting Rush
Miss Jessie Selway leads with 308 votes as Timer and Co. hosts a lively daily voting contest. Citizens discuss practical ideas from wheel stands to safer street horse handling while Kate Lewis tours Milwaukee for a B Y P U meeting.
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Kate Lewis
Milwaukee
The
Bank Robbery Attempt Stuns Dillon in Noon Hours
Fourteen years ago a lone bandit attempted to hold up a Dillon bank during the noon hour but failed to take funds or harm townspeople. He was injured in the incident, creating the city’s greatest five minute scare.
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Dillon
Airmail Service Demonstrated Success Across U S Routes
The Dillon office reports rapid transit of letters via air mail with a New York postmark from Saturday, delivering to Dillon within 48 hours. General Supt. Egge notes 80 400 miles flown with no trips defaulted, eight stormy nights, one plane damaged but no mail lost. Increased north south routes and improved schedules are planned to boost service.
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Dillon
New York
Salt Lake
New York City
Post Office
Supt. C. F. Egge
Paul Henderson
Luther K. Bell
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Akron
Denver
Beaverhead Abstract Company Title Books Week Ending July 26 1924
Records of property transfers and liens listed for the Beaverhead Abstract Company during the week ending July 26 1924. Includes parcel descriptions, grantees, grantors, and dates of recording as filed in county records.
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Beaverhead County
John F. Bishop
The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Property Deeds and Mineral Claims From Dillon Area
Warranty deeds transfer multiple lots on Kentucky avenue Dillon to Elizabeth Greene and Margaret Willey. Lorain Spencer conveys 770 acres near Dillon. Northern Pacific sells 160 acres on Pintler Creek. Quit-claim deeds cover Dillon lots and a large Medicine Lodge creek area. Foreclosure sheriff deed transfers about 3000 acres to Drake Ballard Company. Mining claim representations list names and claim titles in Blue Wing and Utopia districts.
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E. W. Bond
Elizabeth Greene
Kentucky Avenue
Dillon
Minnie V. Bond O’donnell
H. L. McCaleb
L. A
Margaret M. Willey
Wisdom
Lorain Spencer
O. M. Corwin
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Frank L. Bacon
Pintler Creek
Big Hole Basin
Bert Orr
Judson P. Best
Washington Street
Drake Ballard Company
William E. Stone
Medicine Lodge Creek
D. F. Mooney
Medicine Lodge
Seasonable Verse on Vampires’ One Guiding Principle
A brief verse notes that vampires share a single rule guiding their every move. It asserts that regardless of circumstance, players become malleable clay under this rule. The compact reflection frames ethics as a constant in supernatural strategy.
Rah for Grace.
A fragment shows a mother pleading with her son, saying you can't, as dialog hints at a family dispute or moral plea amid uncertain context.
The Fate of Steve
Ruf asks about Steve and learns he is an exporter. George notes Steve was fired by the Pullman Company and now works as an exporter.
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Ruf
Steve
George
Pullman Company
Market Doctor Debunks Broker’s Fear and Par Comment
A doctor reassures a sick broker, noting the patient’s temperature at 97 and dismissing stock fears. The broker demands a reading of 100 to prove steadiness, insisting “no stock I ever deal in falls below par.”
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Chautauqua
Dillon Tribune
Bozeman
Montana
Kilkenny
George French
Argenta
Smith Ball
Glendale
W. U
Melrose
R. B. George Convention of
Baptist Church
A. S
Frank Kahler
R. J. Jackson
H. E B. Andrus
Joe C. Fuller
Wm. Stahl
E. G. Farnsworth
John Dolan
James W. Maddox
Gilbert Quilici
Hecla Bryant District
Harry C. Cilley
John Lawrence Ranch
Big Hole River
Grace
Curly
Edward
McCullough
Eleanore
Yours
Russell
Highland Park
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford
F. M. Wichman
Francis H
Bare Hill
Maltby S
Isabelle
Blue Wing
P. G. Ellis
Utopia
Rah
Vane
City Drug CO
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