Eliel Bros Unveils Grand New Ladies' Store in Upgraded Building
Eliel Bros. moves almost entire stock of ladies goods into a recently completed store building. The 256 by 115 foot facility features a 20 by 6 foot show window, maple flooring, and extensive shelving. A private dressing room and toilet provide shopper privacy. The article notes the building is among the finest in the city with a bright prism glass front and 25 interior lights. Continued on Page Nine.
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Eliel Bros
Wisdom town tale of stolen pants and jail terms
Deputy Sheriff Tope brought Robison from Wisdom to Dilllon to serve six months in the county jail. Robison and Micheals, claiming Helena as home, planned mountain trapping but drank Wisdom whiskey and lost their money. Pants stolen from local stores were found in the Old Glory saloon and a hog pen behind it. Robison pleaded guilty to petit larceny and implicated Watson, saloon proprietor, who was arrested with the stolen goods.
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Robison
Dillon
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Micheals
Helena
J. P. Loss
Big Hole Commercial Company
Glory
Ajax Ranch
Dillon Council Proposes Six Ordinances Regulating Saloons
The Dillon city council met to discuss the saloon issue with Mayor White and eight council members present. Aldermen Rounds and Monroe introduced six ordinances on location licensing hours and closing times, aiming to curb saloon practices ahead of potential local option votes.
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Melton
Monroe
Knapp
Wemple
Phillips
Rounds
Lenkersdorfer
Dillon
Judiciary Committee
Alderman Rounds
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Alderman Knapp
Mr. Knapp
Je? Monroe
Irrigation and liquor ordinances shape Dillon developments
Notice filed by John R. Hedley seeks 5,000 cubic feet per second of Bedrock River water for irrigation from Armstead to Sheridan within Beaverhead county. Dillon considers ordinances restricting saloons, closing hours, and license caps as city debates future growth and rules.
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Danas
Dillon
Beaverhead River
Beaverhead Rock
Sheridan
Madison County
Baker
John R. Hedley
Centennial Valley
Butte
Frank
Chicago
Beaverhead
Montana
State of
Beaverhead County
Armstead
Section 20
Township
Range 10
Montand
Dr Erasmus D Leavitt Passes After Long Illness in Butte
Dr Erasmus D Leavitt a Montana constitutional convention member and prominent physician died at his Butte home after a two year illness cardiac dropsy was given as the cause. He was born in New Hampshire 76 years ago and lived in Beaverhead county before settling in Butte 25 years ago leaving behind his daughter Frances Leavitt a Chicago nursing student.
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Butte
Erasmus D. Leavitt
Montana
Frances Leavitt
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Dr. Leavitt
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Leavitt
Frances Powers Leavitt
Harvard University
Beaverhead County
Snow avalanche at Dark Horse mine endangers seven men and seven horses
Seven men and seven horses were swept 400 yards down a lake by a Montana side snow slide near the Dark Horse works. All were unharmed aside from bruises and missing hats, which have never been found. The incident followed fresh snowfall as the Dark Horse crew cleared the trail.
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Lemhi Herald
Salmon
Idaho
Dark Horse Mine
Montana
Dark Horse Works
George Dewis
Dark Horse
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S. G. Watson
DR. Leavit
Grim Reaper
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Bannack Lodge of Masons
Congress
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