Prominent Educator Praises Local Oil Prospect Near Dillon
Grant E. Finch director of training at Montana State Normal College and Dillon schools superintendent writes to J. E. Shipman of Beaverhead Alberta Oil & Gas Co. praising the Dillon area oil well prospects. He notes the well’s valley location and exposed shales south of the plain as favorable indicators with strong potential for success.
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Grant E. Finch
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
J. E. Shipman
Beaverhead- Alberta Oil & Gas Co
Farm Loan Board to Meet in Helena
Federal Farm Loan Board will hold a hearing in the federal building at Helena Montana on September 2 to set district boundaries for twelve new Lands bank regions under rural credits law. Officials presiding include Wm G McAdoo Geo W Norris Herbert Quick Captain W S A Smith and C E Lobdell.
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Federal Farm Land Board
Washington, D. C
Frank R. Wilson
Division of Information
Montana
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal
Helena
Mont
Federal Lands Bank
United States
Wm. G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Geo. W. Norris
Herbert Quick
W. S. A. Smith
C. E. Lobdell
Park to Park folders distributed across state
President W. T. George of the Dillon Commercial club received a consignment of 10 000 Western Montana Park-to-Park folders from the Missoula Chamber of Commerce secretary. The folders promote the Dillon Yellowstone Park route via Armstead and Lima and are being sent to Montana commercial clubs, automobile route agencies nationwide, and private individuals.
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W. T. George
Dillon Commercial Club
Montana Park-to
Missoula
Homesteads Sought by Kent County Land Seekers
A Commercial club letter from Mrs. C. V. Maxson of Kalispell Mont lists numerous individuals seeking homestead locations in the county. Names include Maggie Maxson Redfield Iowa Herman Maxson Redfield Harry Maxson Barton North Dakota Charles Sebring Barton North Dakota Laura Rogers Kalispell W H Garmer Essex Mont and others who have registered without success and now look to this state section. Continued on Page Nine.
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C. V. Maxson
Kalispell
Mont
County
Maggie Maxson
Redfield
Iowa
Herman Maxson
Towa
Harry Maxson
Barton
North Dakota
Charles Sebring
Laura Rogers
W. H. Garmer
Essex
Dillon Beats Idaho Falls 5 to 1 In Weekend Ballgame
Dillon triumphed 5 to 1 over Idaho Falls in a Sunday baseball clash. A misplayed steal led to the visitors’ only run, while Dillon plated four in the third inning and later. About 198 Idaho Falls fans traveled by train to the park, with exit timetables noting postgame departures.
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Dillon
Idaho Falls
Ball Park
R. S. Stephenson
Women learn voting methods for upcoming primary
About 200 women from Dillon and surrounding area attended a court house meeting Tuesday night. County registration clerk Vera Baker explained election laws and ballot preparation for the upcoming primary. Sample ballots were used and the session lasted nearly until 11 o clock.
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Dillon and
Court House
Vera Baker
Miss Baker
Worden
Wool Record Shows Seventeen Years Of CS Output
The article traces wool production and prices in southern Montana from 1900 to 1916, noting yearly tonnage, pounds, and dollars. It highlights price trends, top clips by growers like Max Lauterbach and John H. Anderson, and comments that rising costs offset high wool prices, impacting profitability for sheepmen.
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B. F
Mein Geetothee Oe
Montana
Frank Landon
Max Lauterbach
Landon
London
Poindexter & Orr
John H. Anderson
Orphan Boys Band to Play at Sweet Pea Carnival and Fairs
The Orphan Boys band of Twin Bridges will perform at Bozeman Sweet Pea carnival leading the children's parade and floral parade today. Next week they join the Labor Day parade in Anaconda. They will provide music for Madison and Jefferson county fairs in Twin Bridges and Whitehall next month and close with the state fair. All members are residents of the state home and this was their first successful year per Superintendent Walter Shobe.
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Orphan Boys' Band
Twin Bridges
Walter Shobe
State Home
Bozeman
Anaconda
Madison
Jefferson County
Whitehall
Shobe
Primary Election Set for Next Tuesday in Montana
Montana voters head to the polls next Tuesday for the primary to choose candidates across offices. Aspirants compete for legislature state senate district five judicial seat sheriff county commissioner clerk of court county attorney county treasurer clerk and recorder and county auditor with party nominations split among Republicans and Democrats.
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Montana
Gift of the People
State Senate
Fifth Judicial District
Hughes and Bliss endorse Hughes in pivotal campaign
Cornelius N. Bliss Jr. argues the Republican campaign on Hughes faces crucial international and economic issues. He praises Hughes as a man of high character and proven public service ready to lead with strong advisers after World War I ends.
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Cornelius N. Bliss Jr
Republican Party
Hughes
Department of Public Service
Grains for the Dry Lands Here
Government findings after eight years of experiments detail Montana dryland farming. Settlers, many from out of state, face capital, market distance, and crop knowledge challenges. Wheat and flax provide cash value. later, barley and oats rise with livestock as feeding crops.
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Montana
Horse Sales Here Will Draw Buyers
G E Ditty manager of the Dillon Horse Sale Co. prepares for the annual sale at the fair grounds on September 7 and 8. An expected 1000 head of horses of all classes will be offered with buyers from the English French and Italian governments to purchase for war needs. Auctioneer Korse Smith will lead the sale as breeders are urged to bring fit stock.
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G. E. Ditty
Dillon Horse Sale Co
Ditty
Korse’’ Smith
Prepare Teachers for Rural Schools at State Normal College
Special instruction for rural school teachers will begin next fall at the State Normal college. President J. E. Monroe of the Dillon school, visiting Butte on his way to Chicago for educators, reports Dillon area schools will assist and students will travel by auto to several nearby rural schools for methods training.
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State Normal College
J. E. Monroe
Dnllon School
Butte
Chicago
Training School Department
The
Normal College
Dillon
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Farm Loan Board
the Tribune
Possum
Harding
Brooklyn Eagle
Orphan Boys
Val
Chase Hughes
Office of Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tion
Monroe of Normal College
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