Railroad Dope: Salmon County Ore Road Under Way
The Miner reports a railroad extending from Armstead into Salmon country near the Idaho line with Utah Construction Co. of Salt Lake awarded the contract. The line aims to unlock copper ore in the Salmon district near Salmon City, improving shipment to smelters. At a Salmon City stockholders meeting Wallace Corbett was elected president. other officers named include R. L. Descardy, W. H. Haviland, T. H. Emery, and Andrew Hober.
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Oregon
Armstead
Idaho
Salmon Country
Utah Construction Company
Salt Lake
Butte & Idaho Gold and Copper Mining Company
Salmon City
Wallace Corbett
Leonard
East Colusa
R. L. Descardy
W. H. Haviland
T. H. Emery
Andrew Hober
Salmon
Clements Freed on Bond in Aetna Bank Case
A. B. Clements, former manager of the defunct Aetna bank, posted bonds totaling 42,500 and was released from the county jail after Judge Donlan set the amount. Sureties include J. E. Enright 30,000 C. W. Lane 20,000 Neil McClernan 10,000 and others. Officials plan an examination of sureties to verify their solvency.
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A. B. Clements
Aetna Bank
Donlan
J. E. Enright
C. W. Lane
Neil McClernan
Charles Holden
R. C. Monahan
J. M. Kennedy
F. H. Bimrose
Peter Sanger
Clements
Murray
Risley
Ames Sheep Company Forms With 35000 Capital
Articles of incorporation filed with the recorder establish the Ames Sheep company. Founders Hans Anderson Wm Bernstein and Albert Anderson serve on the board with John Anderson and Wm Ames. Capitalization is 35000 in 10 shares. Hans Anderson is president Albert Anderson vice president Wm Bernstein secretary treasurer. The company owns the Hans Anderson band and leases the Wm Ames band with range on Horse Prairie.
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Ames Sheep Company
Recorder
Hans Anderson
Wm. Bernstein
Albert Anderson
John Anderson
Wm. Ames
Hecla Cloudburst Damages County Road Chain
Commissioner Orr surveys a cloudburst damaged road in a rocky canyon with road supervisor Matt Polish. Repairs hinge on widening and rebuilding due to frequent washouts. Work continues at Hecla, with ore ready for hauling once the road is usable.
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Orr
Matt Polish
Hecla
They Quietly Elope to Dillon
Horace Ayers and Miss Maud Davidson both of Butte married in Dillon after securing a license at the court office and being wed at the Presbyterian manse by Rev. Dr. A B Martin. Witnesses were Charles Burden and Ola Cornell. The couple plans to make their home in Butte.
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Horace Ayers
Maud Davidson
Butte
Dillon
F. A. Hazelbaker
A. B. Martin
Charles Burden
Ola Cornell
the Tribune
James Davidson
Justice Hirschman’s Court Busy with Local Cases
In the county commissioners meeting Charles Hirschman filled the magistrate vacancy. James Carr bound over to district court for stolen goods and unexplainable items from Burrows. Wm. Hsanen also bound over for a $65 watch theft. Walter H Watkins arraigned for a forged $22.50 check, caught with a sand bag. defense by Edwin Norris.
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Justice Court
Z. B. Yeaman
Charles Hirschman
James Carr
Benjamin Newcomb
Newcomb
Burrows
Crystal Saloon
Carr
Ed. Hollingsworth
United States
Philippines
Wm. Hsanen
District Court
Chass Nelson
Nelson
Walter H. Watkins
Robert Morton
Watkins
Morton
Dillon
State Bank
Chief Stone
Stone
Edwin Norris
Methodist Church Sets Big Sunday Ahead of Conference
At the Dillon Methodist Church the last Sunday before the Annual Conference features an morning preaching on Enduring to the End followed by disciplinary business. An 8 o'clock evening rally includes song praise scripture, year’s report and a sermon titled The Fixed Purpose. Pastor Winters invites all Sunday School members and the community to attend.
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Methodist Church
Annual Conference of
The
Dillon
AL ‘Winters
Assessed Valuation of Beaverhead County Real Property
Beaverhead County records detail total real property values including lands, city lots, improvements, and railroad tracks for 1906. The figures show a grand total real property value, personal property totals, and city versus county property valuations with breakdowns across cattle, horses, farming implements, and various goods and assets.
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Aftel Abe
Insthal
Bevearhead
Amerti
Teecennaes
Waseieuiste
Ope Tin Mets
Bank Bor
Chovonipes Netstacediontea
Cotansaiirestg
Manosay
Rce
Beaibalvead
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Lta Co
Galtae Panes Egearcetchpdiess
City of
Dillon
Eccce
Dillon Falls Short in Season Finale Baseball Game 6 to 3
La Croix pitched for Dillon with Bennet catching but failed to meet expectations. Wilson and O Neal formed the battery for M. W. A. and pitched well. Egan went 3 for 3, and the game drew to a close seasonishly with Dillon’s 6 to 3 loss. The article notes Dillon’s strong season, Barry’s baseball tenure, and plans for a state tour ending the season with a Butte excursion crowd along the Big Hole river.
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Butte
Woodmen of America
Dillon
Big Hole
Shady Woods
Dillon closes baseball season on strong note
The Dillon ball season ended last Sunday in a satisfying campaign praised by Manager Barry and local supporters. Business leaders backed the team, helping Barry keep a cohesive, winning roster together.
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Galion
Dillon
Northwest
Barry
Agger
Hydrologist to Install Water-Flow Stations Across County
District hydrographer Robert Follansbee from Helena will set up measuring stations on the Beaverhead Madison Bedrock and Big Hole rivers to test annual water flow. With Pearl I Smith, he measured 26 000 inches at Barretts in mid August and will monitor daily readings monthly to assess irrigation potential and water waste.
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Robert Follansbee
Helena
Pearl I. Smith
Mr. Follansbee
United States Geological Department
Madison Valley
Madison
Virginia City
Beaverhead
Follansbee
Barretts
Dillon
Lima
Willis Or Browne’s
Seven More From This County Elected to Mystic Shrine
The recorder of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine reports 99 novices elected for initiation at a Butte meeting last Friday. Seven Beaverhead county men, all present, include George Buck John W Kennedy John T Orr Eugene Poindexter Dillon Robert Schendel Lima Smith McKnight Dell and E B Roe Bedrock. Dillon residents and Shriners attended the ceremonies along with several Masonic members.
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Order of the Mystic Shrine
Butte
Beaverhead County
George Buck
John W. Kennedy
John T. Orr
Eugene Poindexter
Dillon
Robert Schendel
Lima
Smith McKnight
Dell
E. B. Roe
Bedrock
Smoky City
Dillonites
Shriners
James Paxton
Duke Gist
Thomas Scott
R. L Riley
J. H. Gilbert
John F. Bishop
Henry Gleed
Henry Fitter
Kittie Burton Mines Close Indefinitely at Ulysses
Bookkeeper Keast reports the Kittie Burton company has shut down the Ulysses and Kittie Burton mines indefinitely. Development lags ore extraction, and transport costs make production unprofitable. The Ulysses mine burned two years ago, costing about $30,000, and internal dissent led to manager Edwards’s resignation, a significant setback after three profitable years.
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Kittie Burton
Keast
Ulysses
Dillon
Michigan
Kittie Burton Company
R. L. Edwards
Edwards
The Big Hole Battle 30th Anniversary Remembered
On August ninth the 30th anniversary of the Big Hole battle is recalled. Chiefs Joseph and Looking Glass led about a thousand followers from the Nez Perce reservation, pursued by Generals Howard and Gibbons, with citizen soldiers fueling the clash in a rugged Montana encounter.
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the Big Hole
Nez Perces
Lewiston
Joseph
Lookingglass
Howard
Gibbons
W. A. Clark
Missoula Valley
Big Hole Pass
General Gibbons
General Howard
Trail Creek
Big Hole
Willows
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Pittsburg and
Gilmore Road
Justice Hirschman
Calloway
John S. Baker
Egan
Rumy
Lacroix
Wilson
Bennett
Smalley
Dillion
Bozeman
Invincibles
M. W
Austin
Claybourne
O'Neil
Sullivan
Merkle
Kane
Heenecke
Rumsey
O’brien
Stribeck
Erence Naan
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