Hustler from Illinois Builds Dillon Implement Giant
Charles H. Phillips arrived from Warren Illinois two years ago and transformed Dillon Implement Company into one of Montana’s largest implement concerns. His practical methods and sociable manner won favor with Beaverhead farmers and ranchers, convincing him Dillon is a lasting venture with bright future prospects.
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Warren
Ill
Dillon Implement Company
Montana
Illinois
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Republican State Convention Call for Montana 1912
The Montana Republican state central committee directs the state convention be held September 5 1912 at noon in the Great Falls opera house to nominate candidates for major offices and transact business. Delegates from counties plus at large delegates form 656 total. rules govern absentee votes and Republican eligibility. Jno D Warte chairs the committee with Daniel Arms as secretary.
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Republican State Central Committee
State Central Committee
Helena
Montana
Great Falls
Great Falls Opera House
United States
Congress
The
Supreme Court
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone Oo
Cence
Jno
D. Warte
Daniel Arms
Michael Steel Died at Bannack at Seventy-Five
Obituary notes Michael Steel a Bannack pioneer died Tuesday at Bannack on August 20 1912 at about 75. He crossed the plains in 1860 wintered at west Bannack Boise Idaho and joined the Lemhi river party of 1861 with six men including Mrs Goodrich Yank Williams Bitterroot Johnson and Steel. He moved to Alder Gulch diggings in 1863 and the following year continued frontier work.
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Michael Steel
Bannack
Plains
West Bannack
Boise
Idaho
Lemhi
Goodrich
Pioneer miner Steel remembered for Big Hole placer work
Dillon residents recall James Steel who pioneered the Steel placer diggings in the Big Hole basin and helped establish the first sluice boxes and stamp mill in Elkhorn Beaverhead County in 1874. He was known for a genial disposition and loyal friendship, with ties to Bannack City and Dog Creek mining.
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Big Hole
Elkhorn
Beaverhead County
Don Bray
Colonel Mead
Steel
the Tribune
A. Besette
Bannack City
Dillon
Mr. Steel
Dog ‘Creek
Deer Lodge County
Steel Creek
Bannack
Revered Citizen Loomis Rice Dies at Home
Loomis Rice 78, died Thursday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs John Ewing south of Dillon. He had been bedbound since Sunday. Funeral services will be held at the Ewing residence with an 8 p.m. sermon at the Presbyterian church by Rev E V Ostrander. Burial is at Mountain View cemetery. Born June 29 1834 in Massachusetts, he lived in Nebraska California and Wisconsin before moving to Beaverhead county nineteen years ago. A 55-year railroad man, he served the Oregon Short Line and was a Congregationalist. Survivors include his daughter Mrs Ewing and son Martin D Rice of Reno Nevada, with three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Loomis Rice
John Ewing
Dillon
Rice
Ewing
Presbyterian Church
E. V. Ostrander
Mountain View
Mr. Rice
Two Recitals At Normal College By Local Pupils
Normal college hosts two recitals next week with Miss Graeter pupils on Monday August 26 featuring piano solos and mixed instrumental, vocal and violin numbers. Thursday August 29 presents Miss Margaret Poindexter with an eight voice ensemble for an acclaimed recital at 8 30 p m in the Normal auditorium.
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Normal College
Miss Graeter
Butte League Drops Ten Inning Duel to Dillon 10 9
In a long ten inning game Dillon defeated Butte 10 to 9 on home turf. Richards pitched well aside from one inning marred by five hits and a walk that produced seven runs. Welty McGeechan Morehead and a sharp double play highlighted the action as Dillon outhit Butte 16 to eight. The teams plan a trip east after this weekend’s schedule and a return home for fair games.
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Butte
Dillon
Richards
Stovall
Alphonso
Levy
Welty
McGeechan
Morehead
Clark
Barry
Anaconda
Woodmen of the World Elect Officers at Meeting
At a Wednesday session of the Woodmen of the World officers were elected C W Scott council commander J W Forester advisory lieutenant F P Birrer banker J A Murray clerk Dan Sullivan watchman Lloyd Barnett sentry H Schoenborn S F Erwin 18 months Jack Sharpless 12 months 6 months. A social with ice cream cake and cigars followed. The lodge reports good growing membership and a fine group.
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Woodmen of the World
C. W. Scott
J. W. Forester
F. P. Birrer
J. A. Murray
Dan Sullivan
Lloyd Barnett
H. Schoenborn
S. F. Erwin
Jack Sharpless
Woodmen
Base-ball club seeks business men guarantees for season
Directors plan to ask local business leaders to guarantee expenses to keep the strong team through the fair season. They expect any guarantee to be limited to ten dollars, serving as a precaution against weather or poor crowds that could create a deficit. The tour underway may bring in more than enough to cover costs, barring bad luck at gate receipts. Miss Gladys Bingham visited Butte on Saturday.
Kidney Ailments Mark Start with Backache and Urinary Irregularities
The report notes kidney ailments begin with backache and dull head ache followed by blurred eyesight loss of appetite pain in hips and sides sore and weak kidneys and urinary irregularities.
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Charles H. Phillips
Beaverhead
Lewis & Clark Lincoln
Madison
Meagher
Missoula
Musselshell Park
Powell
Ravalli
Rosebud
Sanders
Silver Bow
Sweet Gras Broadwater
Cascade
Carbon
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Granite
Hill
Beaverhead Pioneer
LA Lo
Ode ‘Vioore
Don Moore
Reign Hemenway & Moser CO
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gladys Bingham
Potts
Rambler
E. M. F. and
Flander’s Agency
H. P. Rambler
Helena Street
Dillon Novelty Works
Office 11
Black
Dillon Coal & Transfer
Geo. Mast
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