Pioneer Alva J Noyes killed by bull at Harlem Blaine county
Beaverhead county pioneer and historian Alvah J. Noyes died after a bull attack on his ranch near Harlem in Blaine county. He was longtime writer of Montana sketches and author of Story of Ajax. Survived by wife Hattie Buck and four children. Funeral held at Dillon with interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Dillon
al. J. Noyes
Beaverhead County
Mr. Noyes
Harlem
Blaine County
Raymond
Methodist
Walter M. Corll
First Baptist Church
Mesdames Badcon
Shipman
Messrs
Stevenson
Stamm
Miss Hatch
Big Hole
J.E. Morse
T. J. Murray
J. H. Gilbert
A. L. Stone
G. T. Paul
F. M. Poindexter
Mountain View
Alvah J. Noyes
Minnesota
Montana
Bannack
Young Noyes
Plains
James Fisk
Silver Star
Ajax
Dimsdale
Noyes
Len Peddleton
C. R
Ray Noyes
August Kunzleman
Port Orchard
Wash
Forest Fire Situation in National Forests District
Forest Service reports rains did little to ease fire risk as new fires erupt on Flathead and Blackfeet forests and dry southern Idaho forests raise alarm. Fires from Aug 1-10 totaled about 200 with 40 over 10 acres, cost to date about 30,000. Emphasis on prevention and patrols aims to avert a repeat of the 1910 holocaust.
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Forest Service
Flathead
Blackfeet
Idaho
Selway
Dillon Public School Opens September Fourth
The Dillon Public School will open Tuesday morning September 4. Parents are urged to enroll children that day. Noon lunches return supervised by Mrs. George Campbell to avoid cold meals. New instructor E. C. Beck of Lincoln Nebraska joins a staff including Misses Innes Day Lick Woolhiser Jones Larson Shortt Norris MacDonald Stark Tattersall Hazard and Delia Dorchester, among others.
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Dillon Public School
George Campbell
E. C. Beck
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Florida
Cainesville
Florida
Dillon
Mary L. Innes
Lotta Day
Edna Lick
Chicago
Ethel Woolhiser
St. Paul
Elizabeth Jones
Annie Larson
Marysville
Montana
Bert Shortt
Ashland
Ill
Julia Norris
Laura E. MacDonald
Greene
Eliza Page Stark
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pluma Tattersall
Mont
Anne Hazard
Gaylord
E.C. Beck
Neb
Alice Russell
Berkeley
Cal
Delia Dorchester
Hubbardston
Beaverhead Nears Quota With Low Draft Exemptions
Beaverhead county stands out in Division No 1 for few exemptions on agricultural and industrial grounds. The first draft quota is 110 men, with 220 called for examination. Only about six exemption notices have been filed, and roughly the same number of appeals. The county, rich in farmland and rail lines, may meet its quota without a second exam call.
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Helena
Beaverhead
Star County
Beaverhead National Forest
Toomey
Dillon
Sixty Days in Jail on Charge of Vagrancy
Mrs. Ernc Carto of the west side pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was sentenced to sixty days in jail after her arrest by Sheriff Wyman and Chief of Police Nelson following neighbor complaints. A young man she entertained was dismissed. Another woman named Gussie Hand was arrested Saturday evening on the same charge and also received sixty days in the Hotel De Wyman.
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Ernc Carto
Wyman
Nelson
Danes of County to Hold Celebration
The Danish Brotherhood of this county plans a big celebration in the city on Tuesday September 4 in honor of local Danish youths drafted into the army. Twelve men will be honored, with an automobile parade stopping at the Municipal building for a patriotic address by Judge Joseph C. Smith. The day ends with a dance at Dillmont Park and an old-time basket supper.
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Uncle Sam
Joseph C. Smith
Dillmont Park
Miss Ann Sacket to Teach in Livingston Schools
Miss Ann Sacket, a recent Normal college graduate, will teach in Livingston public schools this coming winter.
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Ann. Sacket
Normal College
Livingston
Pleads Guilty in Robbery Case
Ernest Johnson alias Tom Gilmore pleaded guilty in district court to robbery and received a sentence of from one and a half years to three years in the state prison. He admitted holding up an old man behind the Centennial saloon and taking his valuables.
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Ernest Johnson
Tom Gilmore
Johnson
Cushing Family Spends Week at Elkhorn Springs
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cushing and Miss Marguerite Cushing spent the week enjoying Elkhorn springs as a leisure trip and family outing.
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Ed Cushing
Marguerite Cushing
Elkhorn Springs
Joseph S Cozad dies of apoplexy in Grasshopper valley
Joseph S. Cozad died August 22 at the Cozad ranch in Grasshopper valley from apoplexy. He was 72, survived by four children Lester Bert Lulu and Leroy and many grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at Brundage rooms with Rev. Walter M. Corll officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery, beside his wife.
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Joseph S. Cozad
Cozad
Grasshopper Valley
Dillon
Brundage Undertaking
Walter M. Corll
First Baptist Church
Mountain View
Montana
Missouri
Lester
Bert
Lulu
Leroy
Albert Baffer Farmer Dies After Miner’s Illness
Albert Baffer farmer seven miles north of the city died Sunday morning August 26 1917 at age 44 after a long miner’s consumption contracted in the Butte mines. He came from Sweden at seventeen and worked in mines for over twenty years before retiring to a ranch with his family. He married Hulda Herman in 1903 and left four children Morris 12 Irene 11 Sophia 8 Velma 5. An Odd Fellows body accompanied the remains to the depot for shipment to Butte for funeral services with interment there. The Tribune and friends extend condolence to the widow and children.
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Albert Baffer
Butte
Sweden
Mr. Baffer
Odd Fellows Lodge
Odd Fellows
Trbune
Missouri Graduate Faces Teaching or Army Path
E. L. Provo, a Normal college graduate, arrived from Missouri yesterday. He says he does not yet know whether he will teach school or enlist in the army.
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E. L. Provo
Missouri
Methodist Episcopal Conference Ends. Few Pastors Transferred
The annual Montana southern district Methodist Episcopal conference closed with Bishop Franklin Hamilton announcing next year’s appointments. Many changes occurred but no large cities were affected. Appointments include Baker O G Ponath Big Timber Otho Wise Laurel F F Lamb Livingston J Gross Park City A T Peck Dillon circuit W C Smith Helena C B Martin St Ignatius W S Tester Sheridan Fred Anstice Three Forks Wilder Nutting Townsend C Cunningham Twin Bridges G Kopriva Winston F W Cass Jr Dillon H G Humphrey.
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Billings
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Montana
Franklin Hamilton
Pittsburg
J. Gross
Park City
A. T. Peck
Richey
C. T. Weeks
Sidney
W. H. Pascoe
Wibaux
J.C. Bell
Wilsall
Thomas Miller
Dillon
Tra Franklin
Hall
W. C. Smith
Helena
Meadow Creek
C. B. Martin
St. Ignatius
W. S. Tester
Sheridan
Fred Anstice
A G. J. Stevens
Three Forks
Wilder’ Nutting
Townsend
C E. Cunningham
Twin Bridges
G. Kopriva
Winston
F. W. Cass, Jr
H. G. Humphrey
Market conditions in North Portland weekly cattle hogs and sheep report
North Portland August market summary shows steady overall conditions with strength in hogs and sheep. Cattle offerings include good steers at 8.60 and cows at 7.25, with various beef and feeder lots priced within quoted ranges. Hogs sold strongly with prime light at 17.25 to 17.50 and heavy up to 17.25, while sheep demand rises with yearlings 10.00-10.50 and western lambs 13.00-13.50.
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North Portland
Defrauds Wisdom Bank Of Forty Dollars
William Peters of Wisdom was brought to this city by Deputy Sheriff Moran on a charge of defrauding the Wisdom bank of forty dollars. He bought a bank draft, claimed loss, cashed a replacement draft, and was sentenced to ninety days in the county jail before Judge Smith.
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William Peters
Wisdom
Moran
Peters
Wisdom Bank
Smith
Mud geyser erupts in Smallhorn Canyon near plant
A mud geyser eight feet wide spouted mud and gas bubbles about half a mile above the Montana Oil and Refining plant in Smallhorn Canyon. Visitors noted the scene and many townspeople plan a Sunday trip if weather allows.
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Montana Oil and Refining Company
Smallhorn Canyon
Mrs. Bertie Howard Dies After Butte Operation
Word from Dillon reports Mrs. Bertie Howard died in Butte after an operation for bowel trouble. She was 47, daughter of the late Joseph C. Metlen, born in Bannack, lived in Dillon most of her life, owned the Metlen hotel, and is survived by relatives in Horse Prairie Helena Dillon and Los Angeles. Funeral Saturday at 2:30 in the Masonic hall with Eastern Star past matron duties. Interment Mountain View cemetery.
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Wort
Dillon
Bertie Howard
Butte
Masonic Hall
Order of the Eastern Star
J. H. Gilbert
F. M. Poindexter
R. R. Rathbone
Albert Stamm
T. J. Murray
Clark Anderson
Mountain View Cemetery
Bertie
M. Metlen Howard
Joseph C. Metlen
Montana
Bannack
Glendale
John M. Howard
Buytte
Mr. Howard
Howard
Metlen
David E. Metlen
Joe
Dale
Genevieve
Horse Prairie
Geo
R Metlen
Plans for the movement of America’s new army
The American Railway association, at the government’s request, is coordinating a vast troop movement for over a million men. About 687000 soldiers and 350000 national guardsmen will be transported to cantonments with three consecutive waves beginning Sept 5, Sept 19, and Oct 2.
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American Railway Association
United States
National Army
C. J. McDonald
Western Department
Association
McDonald
Earl Prim Arrested for Concealed Weapon Carry
Earl Prim was arrested Wednesday in the city for carrying concealed weapons and sentenced to seventy five days in the county jail. Prim was found with a cannon that would make the Kaiser turn green with envy.
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Earl Prim
Prim
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New York Post
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Yellowstone District
Butte District
Defrauds Wisdom Bank OF Forty Dollars
Metlen Hotel
U. S. Army
National Guard
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