Sheridan Social Notes and Local Trades and Incidents
A roundup from Medicine Lodge and nearby towns lists visits by Bob Hildreth and Miss Olson to the Big Hole, trips to Dillon and Armstead, and family ties in Sheridan. The piece covers a child’s eye injury, a near-fire escape at the parsonage, travel of Arthur Hetzel and Miss Shaffer, resignations and teaching vacancies, and regional crop and oil activity with Absaroka and California companies leasing land near Park City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Lodge
Bob Hildreth
Miss Olson
Big Hole
Frank
Ike Rife
Dillon
Martin Thurston
Armstead
Isaac Rife
Martin Barrett
Millie Noble
San Diego
California
Brown
Sheridan
Mary D. Craver
Abe Rife
W. E. Freeman and Son
Greenville
South Carolina
Richard Freeaman
Dixon Brown
Evelyn Border
Tracey Bullerdick
Burns
Butte
Henry G. Rodgers
Edward Smith
Virginia City
Miss Shaffer
Bertha Ellinghouse
G. F. Weeks
Helen Potts
R. W. Rossiter
Couer d’Alene
Boone Rossiter
Glenn Marsh
Mary Funk
Miss Funk
Anstice
Miss Anstice
Philipsburg
Grace Linfield
Bozeman
G. Wi. Rightener
Jackson Haying Activity Amid Summer Rush
Jackson news notes Mr. Howard Morse of Dillon visiting the Big Hole with haying crews and reports ample help so far. Also mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Lossl traveling to Butte and George M. Clemon going to Dillon for haying supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Howard Morse
Dillon
G. P. Lossl
Butte
George M. Clemon
Tragic Death of Elison Edwards in Helena
Sheridan mourns as five year old Elison Edwards dies after contact with a live wire at the Helena home of Fay and Mrs. Edwards. Funeral services were held in Sheridan with interment in the local cemetery alongside grandparents L. C. Edwards. Vivian, the four year old sibling, is mentioned in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Helena
Elison
Fay Edwards
Edwards
Montana Power Company
Jack Branchflower
Olson
Len Foster
Milton Murray
Sheridan Cemetery
L. C. Edwards
USDA July report cites higher farm returns since 1922
The USDA notes average farm returns for 1923 were 1020 dollars versus 715 dollars in 1922, marking an improvement. It also projects 1924 returns to be even higher, suggesting a continued positive trend for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Apex Notes: local movements and road survey update
Mrs Noah Allen and Henrietta Rice drove to Dillon last Saturday. George Rice moved into the Apex section house on Monday. Walter Siria and family returned from Bitter Root to Apex. Jim Hayes has been ill since the 4th and seeks osteopathy in Dillon. Sanders and Milo Sanders help Otto Christensen with hay. Joe Pace family visited Elkhorn Springs last weekend. Residents attended a Dillon dance. A county surveyor surveyed the new Apex road and expects grading soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apex
Mont
Noah Allen
Henrietta Rice
Dillon
George Rice
Walter Siria
Bitter Root
Jim Hayes
Sanders
Milo Sanders
Otto Christensen Hay
Joe Pace
Elkhorn Springs
Former Dillon Resident Zephaniah Yearian Dies in Miami
Zephania Yearian, once of Dillon, died about 11 p.m. Wednesday in Miami Florida where he and his wife have lived for two years. Born April 8 1840 in Duquoin Illinois he served in the Union army then became a rancher in Lemhi Valley Idaho before retiring to Dillon and later Florida He was active in the G A R and Masonic orders Survived by wife a daughter Mrs R R Rathbone of Chevy Chase Maryland two sons E M Yearian Lemhi Idaho and A O Yearian Miami and several grandchildren Funeral planned for Saturday from his son s home in Miami
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Zephania B. Yearian
Miami
Florida
Beaverhead
Mr. Yeaman
Duquoin
Illinois
Steadman
Masonic Order
First Baptist Church
Idaho
Montana
R. R. Rathbone
Chevy Chase, Md
E. M. Yearian
Lemhi, Ida
A. O. Yearian
Kenilworth Guests Tour Bannack While Studying Montana History
Mrs. Lorenzo Cushing Mrs. Laura Kress and Mr and Mrs Harold Hanson of Kenilworth Illinois motored to Bannack on Wednesday to picnic and review Montana's early history with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Cushing
Laura Kress
Harold Hanson
Kenilworth
Illinois
Bannack
Montana
Dillonites Enjoy Sunday at Elkhorn Springs
A list of attendees from Dillon includes the Misses Marie and Anastasia Borer Bernice Patterson Lillian Jones Mildred Plumb Pearl I Smith and family Mr and Mrs 0 M Best Georgia and Bertie Mathews Mrs W B Hartwig Dorothy Potter Thomas Drummey Melvin Smith Voorheis Paddock Ind Connelly and family Mr and Mrs George Page Russell Harrison Mickey Smeby Nick Salvo Mr and Mrs Frank Paul Sam Ditty Mr and Mrs Charles Robinet Glenn Vance Frank Caskin and family Will Berry and family Judge Joseph C Smith and family Emerson Richardson Palmer Scott Roscoe Hand the Misses Marie Daly Lee Ewart Doris Ross Maureen Desmond Marie Murphy Annabel Desmond and Mrs William Henneberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillonites
Elkhorn Springs
Marie
Anastasia Borer
Bernice Patterson
Lillian Jones
Mildred Plumb
Pearl I. Smith
0. M. Best
Georgia
Bertie Mathews
W. B. Hartwig
Dorothy Potter
Thomas Drummey
Melvin Smith
Voorheis Paddock
Ind Connelly
George Page
Russell Harrison
Mickey Smeby
Nick Salvo
Frank Paul
Sam Ditty
Charles Robinet
Glenn Vance
Frank Caskin
Will Berry
Joseph C. Smith
Emerson Richardson
Palmer Scott
Roscoe Hand
Marie Daly
Lee Ewart
Doris Ross
Maureen Desmond
Marie Murphy
Annabel Desmond
William Henneberry
Mrs. Frank Shea Injured In Auto Crash Near Dell
Mrs. Frank Shea suffers severe cuts and bruises after a Monday evening wreck near Dell. The Sheas were en route to Mon ida when the vehicle overturned on an embankment. She was treated in Dell and returned to Dillon on Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shea
Dell
Monida
Stag Dinners Honor Joint Birthdays at Tonrey Home
Mrs. F. Tonrey and Mrs. Roy Forster hosted a stag dinner last Tuesday to honor their husbands' joint birthdays at the Tonrey residence. On Wednesday, five tables of pinochle followed a well-appointed dinner with assistance from Mrs. Anson Baxter and Mrs. Frank Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Tonrey
Roy Forrester
Tonrey
Anson Baxter
Frank Paul
Mrs Cushing Hosts Receptions For Mrs Phillips And Miss Velma Phillips
Mrs Lorenzo Cushing and Miss Katherine MacGregor hosted receptions Thursday and Friday evenings at the Cushing home for Mrs Della and Miss Velma Phillips Mrs Margaret Tella and Mrs Jessie Poindexter all of whom will leave Dillon early this fall The Cushing residence was tastefully decorated for the occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Cushing
Katherine MacGregor
Cushing
Della
Velma Phillips
Margaret Tella
Jessie Poindexter
Dillon
Crop Outlook Tops Since 1912 In Poular Section
In Poular the crop outlook is praised as the best since 1912. Helena reports county tax assessments rising by 128 540 for 1924. State silver output reached 13 380 862 ounces in 1928, up from 12 468 151 in 1922. Drilling resumes at the Dry Forks oil well near Conrad. Laurel notes 425 oil wells average daily production and valley conditions are improving.
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Flathead Reservation
Park City
Absaroka Oil Development Company
The
California Company
Here
Jackson News
Sheridan News
Vivian
U. S
Dillon Bottling Works
Sangi Srus
Reight
Beaverhead Lumber Company
Dillon, Montana
Bond Grocery Co
Miami, Florida
Z. B. Yearian
Elkhorn
State Normal College
Kevin
Great Northern Railway
Shelby
Booshardt
Northwest
Deborgia
Big Buffalo
City Directory
R. D. Curry
Chautauqua
Guatemala
Pia DeKoven
May Valentine
Kettering
Lincoln
Edward Amherst Ort
Arthur Walwyn Evans
Strongheart
Ernest Gamble
Ault
Ralston
Ralph Bingham
Joy Makers
Ada Roach
Ruth Freeman
Dreuth
Anderson Market
Leader Cash Grocery
Kupfer Drug Company
Santox Agency
W. J. Romersa
Dillon Tire & Rubber Company
Lovell
Conrad
Dry Forks
Laurel
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