Dillon Briefs and Local Notices at the County Fair
Local items cover visiting residents from Armstead and Alder, hotel registrations, boarding house openings, and advertising notes. The county fair draws many, including J. Murphy, H. Patterson with son Clay, J. Vanney, and G. Gunther with wife. A legal update notes the withdrawal and refiled right of way suit by Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad against Craig Cornell and wife.
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H. C. Patterson
Dell
Beaverhead County
Clay
Craig Cornell
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
McCutcheon outlines Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad plans
W A McCutcheon, president of Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad, says the line will extend to Dillon with a depot at Dillon and six miles of new track to be built immediately. The company filed a resolution in Helena to construct from Dillon to Butte via Whitehall, but routes may adjust after surveys. No immediate plans to reach Twin Bridges or Butte.
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Salmon City
Dillon
Butte
Whitehall
Parrot
Omaha Mayor signs Sunday closing ordinance for barbers
Omaha Nebraska mayor Dahlman signs four city ordinances requiring barber shops to stay closed on Sundays. The measure takes effect immediately and is cited as boosting safety razor trade.
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Omaha
Neb
Dahlman
Insect Exhibition Showcases Two-Inch Grasshoppers
Hastings Nebraska hosts an exhibit of two inch grasshoppers from Red Willow County. The pests are so abundant they threaten local corn and alfalfa crops, endangering harvests in the region.
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Hastings
Neb
Red Willow County
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Cure For Lumbago And Backache
Mrs. Jennie Simmond of Butte Montana testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her lumbago and backache after two years without symptoms. She confirms prior praise and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by dealers nationwide 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
Jennie Simmond
Delaware Ave
Butte, Mont
Doan
Junction couple earns license and wed at clerk's office
Walter V. Shepard and Elizabeth M. Baker of Junction Idaho obtained a marriage license at the county clerk's office on a Wednesday and were married by a justice of the peace soon after. They spent the day at the county fair and began a brief wedding tour afterward.
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Walter V. Shepard
Elizabeth M. Baker
Junction
Idaho
G. & P. Win Street Crossing Right of Way Approval
Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad received city council approval at a special session on Monday to lay tracks across Sebree and Glendale streets in Stahl addition to Dillon. An ordinance formalized the action, aiming to speed construction once remaining easements from Craig Cornell and Poin dexter & Orr are secured. Grading and steel laying will begin promptly, bringing the G. & P. locomotives to Dillon soon.
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Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Sebree
Glendale
Stahl
Dillon
Craig Cornell
Poindexter & Orr
Joseph Parry Dies in Ogden Father of Irrigation
Joseph Parry known as the Father of Irrigation and founder of the asphaltum business in the intermountain region died suddenly at his Ogden home at 86. A Mormon pioneer who came west in 1855, he served as Ogden alderman and helped build Idaho’s irrigation system. He left 23 children, 49 grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren.
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Ogden
Joseph Parry
Inter-Mountain
Plains
Idaho
Parry
Foss Named As Presidential Possibility In August Issue
Norman E. Mack chairman of the Democratic national committee highlights Massachusetts Governor Eugene N. Foss as a potential presidential candidate in the August National Monthly. Mack says Foss has enacted more progressive constructive legislation than any Massachusetts governor in fifty years.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
National Monthly
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Mack
Foss
City Shoe Store Sale Cuts Prices on Family Footwear
Thirty three and one third off on all kinds of Oxfords and Pumps for the whole family. Fall clearance lowers prices on shoes, oxfords and slippers with many styles discounted to two to five dollars. Children’s slippers and oxfords available at fifty cents, urging shoppers to buy for next year.
Fides Flee From Halstead Dog Muzzling Law
Halstead Kansas enforces strict muzzling and leash rules causing all dogs except one to be killed or rehomed. Town claims to be the dog gendest in Kansas as residents report drastic enforcement.
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Halstead
Kan
Kansas
Card Game Sparks Fatal Shooting in Pine Bluff Saloon
In Pine Bluff Arkansas W C Alexander shot and killed J P Kelly after a card game dispute. Sheriff moved Alexander to Little Rock to avert a potential lynching by Kellys friends. Authorities note this is said to be the sixth killing by Alexander.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
W. C. Alexander
J. P. Kelly
Alexander
Little Rock
Kelly
Store Blown Up by Bomb at Avenue A and Twelfth
A bomb explosion early Saturday blew in the storefront of a five story building at Avenue A and Twelfth Street. The bomber escaped, causing panic among tenants in the building.
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New York
Avenue A and
Twelfth Street
Allen's Foot-Ease ad promotes antiseptic powder use
The ad urges shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into shoes to rest tired feet and ease new shoes. It claims to cure aching, swollen, hot, sweating feet and relieve corns and bunions. It advertises a 25 cent price and a free trial package offer from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cup Offered for Oats Exhibit at New York Exposition
President Earling of the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway offers a $1,000 cup for the best oats exhibit at the American Land and Irrigation Exposition in New York from November 3 to 12, 1911. Exhibitors must provide sworn yield per acre and a complete crop history.
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Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee and Pugett Sound Railway
New York
Girl Awakens After 105 Day Sleep Trance in Vandalia
Hazel Schmidt an 18 year old from Vandalia Ill awoke after a 105 day sleep lasting without interruption. She was awake five hours and ate three meals with no apparent ill effects. Attending doctors call the trance broken and expect her to return to normal.
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Vandalia
Hazel Schmidt
Yearbooks Available at Salt Lake or Office
Citizens may obtain yearbooks at Salt Lake or at the designated office. The notice directs readers to secure copies, with locations specified for pickup.
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Salt Lake
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Fred Munckton
Grant
D. M. Dyer
Armstead
D. M. Chappel
Melrose
Hughes & McCaleb
M. Owsley
Twin Bridges
Metlen
A. P. Williams
W. E. Brearley
Alder
Metlon
H. F. Best
Johnson & Boone's
J. R. Porter
Bedrock
J. Murphy
W. C. Jones
John Armstrong
Breezes
Ben Mallon
Dewey
Big Hole Commercial Co’s
Divide
Grand Theatre
Paris
Helena
Idaho Sts
G. A. Williams
George Woodworth
Missoula
F. A. Hazlebaker
Chas. F. Lloyd
Jackson
Wisdom
Lloyd
Jesse Lacklen
Wm. Miller
Barretts
Lacklen
W. A. Rawlins
Ida
H. W. Turner
Graeter Grocery Co
Henry Fitter
Lima
J. L. Vanney
Go. E. L. Norris
J. E. Goddard
Geo. Gunther
William Klein Cash Store
Washington and
Bannack Streets
Fred Stelle
Apex
J. L. Templeman
Smoky City
Walter White
Ware
Manhattan
M'Cutcheon
Bodm
Razors
Utah
Minnesota
United States
Montana
Candy
MR. Daniels
TOR
Chicago
Fides
ST. Mary's Academy
City
West
Sisters of Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Indiana
Superior St. Mary's Academy
Salt Lake, Utah
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