Sid Houk Sentenced Twenty Five Years For Murder
The case of Sid Houk charged with murder reached a verdict of second degree murder after an eighteen hour jury deliberation. Judge Callaway sentenced Houk to twenty five years in the state penitentiary with the jury having recommended mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Houk
Owen Ellis
Callaway
Gist
Houk
W. C. Orr
Edwin Norris
State Penitentiary
Ellis
Norris
Mr. Norris
Deer Lodge
Monaghan
Dillon
Virginia City
Bozeman Basketball Team Arrives for Dillon Clash
The agricultural college of Bozeman arrives in Dillon to play the State Normal college team in a basketball game at the Dillon theatre tonight. Normal college has been training hard and is reported in top form. The Bozeman squad is considered one of the state’s crack teams, promising a hotly contested contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College of Bozeman
Dillon
State Normal College
Dillon Theatre
Bozeman
Montana seeks irrigation lands swap to aid Beaverhead project
State Engineer Wade in Washington with Montana state land board to push a plan irrigating 70 000 acres from Dillon to Twin Bridges. Representative Dixon introduces a bill to allow relinquishment of reservoir state lands and selection of alternative parcels, backed by Secretary Hitchcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wade
Helena
Montana State Land Board
Beaverhead
Madison
Dillon
Twin Bridges
Interior Department
Dixon
State Land Board
Hitchcock
Butte Auction Purchases Reach Fair Store Owner
J W Lusher, Dillon Fair Store proprietor, bought the Adams stock of dry goods and furnishings in Butte for about 14000 at a U S court ordered bankruptcy sale. He plans to reopen in Butte and ship a large portion of stock to Dillon for sale, denying plans to discontinue Dillon operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
J. W. Lusher
Dillon
Adams
United States
Lusher
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers at Regular Meeting
Elected officers for the ensuing year at Occidental Lodge No. 8 Knight of Pythias include John Banks M of M John T. Clay C C Louis Stahl V C George Main prelate A C Gruwell M E C W Scott M F Charles Hirschman K of R and S James Shearer M A John E Jones inner guard H B Selway outer guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occident Lodge
Knight of
Pythias
John Banks
John T. Clay
C.C
Louis Stahl
V. C
George Main
A. C. Gruwell
M. E
C. W. Scott
M. F
Charles Hirschman
James Shearer
M. A
John E. Jones
H. B. Selway
Gold Heart Bakery Welcomes Patrons With Classic White Loaf
Local note from the Montana Mercantile Co highlights Gold Heart Bakery offering a large white loaf famed for its traditional appeal. The line suggests rustic, comforting baking as a community draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Mercantile Co
Hamilton Will Filed Names Landogs and Loosely Bequeaths
The last will of Thomas H Hamilton, who died November 16, is filed. Louis Anderson receives 500 acres estate land with water rights and one fifth of remaining personal property excluding the family carriage. Mrs Addie Symington and Dr William Symington inherit one dollar each. all other estate goes to widow Mary J Hamilton as executrix without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H.hamilton
District Court
F. A. Hazelbaker
Louis Anderson
Hamilton Ranch
Addie Symington
William Symington
California
Mr. Hamilton
Mary J. Hamilton
Tragedy on Short Line as Brakeman Killed in Division Yard
E C George a brakeman on the Short Line between Lima and Butte was killed Monday night at Divide when caught between two car drawheads during switching. Engineer W O McCormack was at the throttle. George, a new worker, attempted to pass between cars to couple and was crushed between the bumpers. No blame assigned to the crew. Commissioner William Montgomery visited from the Big Hole basin for the December county meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. George
Lima
Butte
Divide
W. O. McCormack
George
William Montgomery
Big Hole Basin
WAKES FINAL DISPOSAL OF JACOBS BIL
City council upholds contract limits on contractor B E Jacobs who seeks 10524.80 for extras while only 1308.35 is deemed due after engineer Kelsey review. Jacobs argues for payment for work beyond plans and specifications, including deeper pipe placement. Council insists extras require prior resolution and agreement, leaving Jacobs with no additional claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs
B. E. Jacobs
City Water Works System
W.S. Barbour
Dillon
Lamb
Silver Bow
Jacob
Kelsey
Beaverhead
Alderman Bond
A. S. Rife
Byron Cunnard
Cowan
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Thomas Selway
Crystal Graphite exhibits win medals at Portland and St Louis
Pearl I. Smith leads Crystal Graphite company with mines in Van Camp canyon near Dillon. Bronze medal awarded at Portland exposition for crystal formations and photos. silver medal earned at St. Louis World's Fair for the same exhibit plus three graphite crucibles. One crucible withstood twenty seven heats. another also performed well. A large crucible, never burned, holds about four gallons and was shown at Portland and placed at Butte School of Mines. Prof Winchell says the Portland exhibit fully merited the silver. Company plans substantial development next year.
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The
Crystal Graphite Company
Pearl I. Smith
van Camp Canyon
Dillon
St. Louis Exposition
Portland
Taunton
Mass
School of Mines
Butte
Alexander N. Winchell
Smith
Portland Exposition
Driver Cam Nelson Resigns for Butte Mine Work
Cam Nelson, a driver on W. G. Clark's express wagon, resigned last Saturday evening and left Dillon Monday afternoon for Butte to work in the mines. Mrs. Nelson plans to join him in about a week in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam Nelson
W. G. Clark
Leff Dillon
Butte
Mrs. Nelson
School Building Is Accepted by Dillon District No 10
The Dillon school district board met to accept the new public school house built by Frank P. Birrer. Architect Kent from Helena reported and recommended paying the balance minus a small holdback for finishing touches. Total cost about 15 330 dollars, a few dollars over contract due to extras. building ready for use with warm-weather finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon School District No. 10
Frank P. Birrer
Kent
Helena
November Weather Report from J. E. Monroe
The voluntary observer notes last month’s mean temperature at 34.2 degrees with a high of 63 on the 2nd and a low of 18 below zero on the 29th. Precipitation totaled .6 inch and snowfall 6.8 inches. There were 14 clear days, 9 partly cloudy, and 7 cloudy, with southwest as the prevailing wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Monroe
Grace Church Ladies Hold Chicken Supper Fundraiser
The Grace M. E. church ladies hosted a chicken supper last Tuesday evening in the church lecture room and cleared 62 dollars for church funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of Grace M. E. Church
Bond dispute prompts Montana Supreme Court action
Architect C S Haire filed a writ of mandate with the Montana Supreme Court at Helena directing State Treasurer Rice to honor a $1,200 warrant against the State Normal College fund for work on the Dillon building. The court granted the writ and Rice must answer by December gth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Haire
Normal College
Supreme Court of Montana
Helena
Rice
Haire
State Normal College Fund
Dillon
Supreme Court
State Normal College
Danish School Opens in Dillon for Danish Valley Students
Prof Sellf of Iowa arrived in Dillon and arranged a Danish school. The Kirkpatrick building on Helena Street hosts the new English school for Danish boys and girls in the valley. Mr and Mrs Slack returned from Kansas City where Mrs Slack had stayed on a lengthy visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sellf
Iowa
Dillon
Kirkpatrick
Helena Street
Mrs. Slack
Kansas City
Dillon Lodge 30 Hosts St John’s Day Reception and Ball
Members of Dillon Lodge No. 30 A F and A M plan a large reception and ball on St John’s Day, Wednesday December 27. The event will be at the Masonic hall with an alternate Dart’s hall option and a midnight banquet in the Masonic temple. Attendance is by invitation only, marking a rare Dillon community celebration after four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Lodge
No. 30
A. F
A. M
St. John’s Day
Masonic Hall
Dart’s Hall
Planty
Masonic Temple
Dillon
Dillon Lodge No
Montana Supreme Court Rules on Stray Cattle Impounds
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that cities cannot impound stray cattle wandering into town from outside the city limits and charge a fee. Animals owned within city limits may be taken and fees collected, but outsiders’ cattle are exempt from impoundment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Montana
Supreme Court
Mrs Emerick Smith Recovering After Illness
Mrs Emerick Smith was severely ill last Saturday with pleural neuralgia of the heart. After hours of doubt she began to improve by Sunday night and is much better. Dr Poindexter was the attending physician.
W. N. Gibbons describes violent Philippine storm experience
In a letter from Nebua in the Philippine Islands, W. N. Gibbons recalls a fierce October cyclone that wrecked his house and damaged local schools. He details scrambling for safety, the street flood, deaths and injuries, and the loss of materials, noting the work here is steady if not arduous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Gibbons
Philippine Islands
Tribunal
Mr. Gibbon
Nebua
Final Proof Dates Set by Clerk of the Court
Clerk Frank A. Hazel baker receives notice from Register Frank D. Miracle that final proofs may be made only on January 10 and 25 February 10 and 24 March 10 and 27 April 7 and 25 May 7 and 25 June 7 and 25 after January 1. Prospective filers must arrange special dates with the land office through Hazelbaker for any other day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Frank D. Miracle of
Helena
Land Office
Mr. Hazelbaker
Dell rancher Davidson to leave Montana for Seattle
C. E. Davidson of Dell is in town yesterday to announce he has sold his ranch and will depart for Seattle, Washington, in about a week due to ill health. He plans to leave Montana shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Davidson
Dell
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Thos, H. Hamilton
Board of Trustees of
School District No. 10
B. N. Stevenson
Pees Teers
Saemes
City of Dillon
Benen Ke Nebo
Sinky Co
F. H
Institute Arie Seit
Dillon Masonic Order
VNA
Storie
W.H. Gibbons
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