Town notes and a August 1891 wedding in Dillon
Commissioner George M Brown of Horse Prairie and Postmaster Emerson Hill visited town for urgent business as Beaverhead county voters cast about 1,300 ballots in the primary. A wedding united Miss Matilda G Galbraith and Mr Nathenial B Spaulding in Dillon at 10:30 AM with attendants Grace Lamont Nan Galbraith Lorin T Jones and J Comley Galbraith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
George
N. Y
Grace Lamont
Nan Galbraith
Lorin T. Jones
J. Comley Galbraith
Join Hammer
Upper Main Street
Townsend
R. J. Moore
Dyer Creek
Nate Hammer
Picnic marks Selway park opening with O S L trains
From the August 31 1900 Tribune: Labor Day excursion from Butte to Dillon will use two O S L special trains and 30 cars to celebrate the opening of Selway park just outside Dillon. The windmill on the Dillon water tank is moved to Divide for a new water tank. Ben Stevenson and Renz Cushing supported the Dillon baseball team in Lima. John G Willis gains Republican backing for district judge in the fifth judicial district. Judge EB Conger and wife return to Dillon after a trip to the Big Hole basin. the judge walks on crutches after a mountain climb ankle sprain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Dillon
Selway Park
Ben Stevenson
Renz Cushing
Lima
John G. Willis
EB. J. Conger
Big Hole
Irrigation district talk and regional updates from 1910
Thirty years ago the Tribune reports a meeting called by George R. Featherly on forming an irrigation district for Water users in the valley and nearby areas. The Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad began regular passenger service between Armstead and Salmon last Sunday. A Dorothy party honors Dorothy House of Butte with guests including Dorothy Brundage Poindexter Perry Gelhaus. Mrs. Charles Edghill appointed Lakeview postmaster as snow dusts the basin and cools temperatures aiding grass growth and fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
George R. Featherly
Gilmore and
Pittsburg
Armstead
Salmon
Dorothy
Julia Anderson
Dorothy House of
Butte
Dorothy Brundage
Dorothy Poindexter
Dorothy Perry
Dorothy Gelhaus
Charles Edghill
Lakeview
Big Hole
Sacajewea Celebration At Armstead Draws 200
The Sacajewea community picnic at Armstead drew over 200 participants last Saturday. Mrs. Laura T. Scott organized the event with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lauterbach traveling by motor from Dillon to the Flathead country for a ten day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Armstead
Laura T. Scott
Mike Lauterbach
Dillon
Flathead
di Usher
Montana briefs report farming and civic notes
Billings forest supervisor W. J. Derrick says cattle and sheep in the district are in good average condition. Havre teaches janitorial methods at Montana college. Chinook estimates Blaine county wheat at 1,000,000 bushels with yields up to 20 bushels per acre. Livingston rancher Earl Bowles reports fall wheat at 30 bushels per acre. Missoula police hire two private citizens to monitor long parked cars with fines from 50 cents to 5 dollars due in 24 hours. Kalispell releases 600 Chinese pheasant chicks for fall hunting. Billings Dude Ranchers say the business is above average, especially south of Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Ferguson
Blaine County
Livingston
Earl Bowles
Clyde Park
Missoula
Billings
Walter C. Nye
The
Dude Ranchers Association
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Skilled Montana Workers Ready for Defense Jobs
Helena Aug 12 seven hundred forty eight skilled craftsmen are unemployed in Montana and ready to work in national defense industries. The state employment service report notes steel workers tool makers drill press operators molders blacksmiths and related trades. Unemployed and underemployed craftsmen should register at local offices for defense recruitment.
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Helena
Montana
State Employment Service
Stope
John W. Nelson
The
Employment Service
Defense Industries
Nelson
Freight cars loaded at Montana points in June dip 18 percent
A Montana state report shows June freight cars loaded numbered 19 505, down 18 percent from a year earlier. The decline is mostly due to decreased shipments of stone, sand and gravel tied to the Fort Peck project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Sion
Fort Peck
World Affairs and Culture Reflections by Austin Conover
A compact column covers agricultural prosperity and child nutrition, Ringling Brothers circus, military growth and unity, the value of humor, beauty’s purpose, and European war anxieties, highlighting how preparedness, health, and culture shape American life. It notes a five percent crop rise, child undernourishment, Ringling’s spectacle, Luft and air power, and Emperor Victor Emmanuel III’s wartime dreams.
Geyser Strike Ends Quickly In Yellowstone Park
In Yellowstone Park Daisy geyser halted its eruption after ranger George Marler built a small dyke at Brilliant pool to stop tourists from overstepping. Within 35 minutes the geyser erupted again, ending the brief labor-like dispute observed by park naturalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
U.P
George Marler
Brilliant Pool
Marler
Land Department reports asset gains for state funds
The permanent assets of the state land department reached 71,547,821 at June 30, up 348,000 from the prior year. Commissioner Nanita B. Sherlock outlined increases in permanent funds by 3,723,707 and total gains of 600,000 in permanent funds and 272,000 in income funds for the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Department
Nanita B. Sherlock
State Land and Investment Commissioner
Land Department
Sherlock
Miss Cut Bank beauty contest is canceled
In Cut Bank Montana on August 15, the Lions club expected many entrants for Miss Cut Bank 1940. The judges and crowd were present, but no contestants appeared, forcing the cancellation of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cut Bank
Mont
U.P
Lions Club
Crane Family Plans Move to Atlantic Street Home
Mr and Mrs Warren E Crane and their son Dale have arrived from Kansas City Missouri where Mr Crane finished training in radio engineering. They will move into their home at 110 South Atlantic Street on September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Crane
Dale
Kansas City
Crane
South Atlantic Street
Notice of Intention to Make Year 12 1935
Notice of intention to make year 12 1935 original stocks allotting homestead claim in Dillon Montana. Claimant seeks to establish claim before Notary Louise Almy on September 23 1940 at Dillon. Witnesses listed Leo Tallant John H Rebich D F Mooney Peter Stefanick all from Dillon. Registered Thos F Corbally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Montana Mesa
Sant
Louise ‘Almy
Notary Pub Hc
Dillon
Montana
Leo Tallant
John H. Rebich
D. F. Mooney
Peter Stefanick
Thos. F. Corbally
Register
Notice to Creditors Estate of Kate Brennan
Administrator of the estate of Kate Brennan deceased notifies creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be presented to J E Kelly at his law offices in Dillon Montana, for Beaverhead County.
Estate of John Brennan Notice to creditors
The administrator of theEstate of John Brennan notifies all claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers. Claims must be presented to the administrator in Beaverhead County Montana.
Notice to Creditors in the Estate of William J Brennan
Frank C McFadden administrator informs all creditors and claimants of William J Brennan deceased to file necessary vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims should be sent to J E Kelly law offices Dillon Beaverhead County Montana where business of the estate will be conducted. Dated Dillon Montana August 14 1940.
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Frank C. McFadden
Kate Brennan
Dillon
Montana
Elizabeth Brennan
Elzabeth Brennan
J. E. Kelly
Beaverhead
State of
Frank C.mcfadden
John Brennan
William J. Brennan
Ganeastai
Frank C.‘Mcfadden
District Court OF
Fifth Judicial District
Mike Rebich, JR
Theodore F.mcfadden
County
Mon
District Court
Joe Chaput
Darius Chaput
Theodore F. McFadden
Jehone
Homer Shepard
Department of the Interior
Great Falls
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Frank L. Bacon
Wisdom
NwWig Sec
Thris
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Uis
Pis
National Advertising
American’ Preas Association
Beaverhead County
Nonpartisan League
S. A. Cottrell
Hugh
Salt Lake City
Joe Gelhaus
United Press
Billings—Forest
W. J. Derrick
Havre
Montana College
Kalispell
Flathead Sportsmen’s Association
Baltimore
Papa
Austin Conover
Department of Agriculture
America
Europe
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
South
Ringling Brothers and
Barnum and Bailey
Ringling
Maine
California
John Ringling North
Germany
Bavaria
Hitler
Hollywood
Glacier National Park
Yosemite
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Northwest Bancorporation
Catherine Rebich
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