Revival Meetings Draw Large Crowds in Dillon
Dr. Frank Blakeslee and five assistants conducted a week of revival meetings in Dillon attracting crowds at the Training school auditorium and additional sessions at City hall and the Andrus hotel. Attendees included many afflicted residents from across the county seeking relief through faith healing amid mixed reports on cures.
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Frank Blakeslee
Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Billings
Montana
Training School
City Hall
Andrus
Blakeslee
Basketball Season Opens Friday Night at Local High School
The season kicks off with a game at the high school gym between the American Legion team and the high school quintet. A lengthy schedule of games against other state schools is planned and Dillon is expected to field one of the district’s fastest teams this year.
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American Legion
Dillon
Aged Beaverhead Rancher Fred A Randolph Found Dead
Fred A Randolph aged 66 was found dead in his Argenta cabin Tuesday morning. He had a history of heart trouble and died in his sleep. Coroner Phillips and Undertaker Brundage took the body to Dillon for funeral arrangements at Mountain View cemetery. He was unmarried and survived by a single brother E B Randolph of Salmon who arrived to claim the remains.
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Fred A. Randolph
Beaverhead County
Argenta
Phillips
Brundage
Randolph Ranch
E. B. Randolph
Salmon
Dillon
Mountain View
Beaverhead
Illness Fatal to Baby Stanfield
Infant son of Mr and Mrs R L Stanfield of this city dies after brief illness Born in Dill on March 21 1921 Survived by several brothers and sisters Funeral scheduled for 10 o clock Saturday morning at the Catholic church
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Robert Warren Stanfield
R. L. Stanfield
Dill
Dillon Matron Selina Stone Dies Sudden
Mrs Selina J Stone 69 dies after being stricken while filling a coal pail at home on South Atlantic Street in Dillon. Found by her granddaughter and carried indoors where she died likely of apoplexy. Survived by daughters Ethel Bonner of Portland and Francis Kingslee of Willows Creek and granddaughter Lena Redding. Funeral plans await arrival of daughters.
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South Atlantic Street
Selina J. Stone
Mra Stone
Ethel Bonner
Portland
Francis Kingslee
Willows Creek
Montana
Lena Redding
Feeding Many Steers on Grant Cattleman’s Winter Feed
Tom Pierse, a Grant neighborhood cattleman, spent late week in Dillon on business. He is feeding about 200 of his top steers this winter for the spring market, aiming for the top price among feeders. The rivalry among cattlemen for the best beef and price is keen, as buyers seek prime fat but also need both fat cows and steers.
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Tom Pierse
Grant
Dillon
William Sheser Die at 68 After Weeklong Illness in Spokane
William Sheser died at 927 Mission Avenue Spokane on Wednesday morning November 22 after a weeklong illness described as mental breakdown. He was 68 and survived by five brothers and one sister all living in the East except John and Sam near Grant Montana. The potato growers of Jefferson and Ruby valleys plan an association.
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William Sheser
Mission Avenue
Spokane
John
Sam
Grant
Montana
Dell Farmer Balings Hay for Sale in Butte Trade
Peter Hansen of Dell baled about two hundred tons of choice timothy hay and sold it in Butte. He reports a fine crop of hay and grain on his farm this season.
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Peter Hansen
Dillon
Butte
Beaverhead Wool Production Reaches Over Two Million Pounds
Figures compiled by E A Gray show Montana growers sold 16 723 000 pounds of wool on eastern markets this year. Beaverhead county produced slightly over 2 000 000 pounds, averaging 37 cents per pound, with much of the clip sold outright and part consigned. Forty thousand dollars in improvements have been completed on the Hayre telephone plant.
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E.A. Gray
Chicago Northwestern
Montana
Beaverhead County
Hayre
Death Claims “Dad” Wallace in Dillon Community
Albert Wallace known as “Dad” Wallace died Friday morning after a paralytic stroke. He passed at the Carter ranch north of Dillon after friends retrieved him from the road Wednesday. Survived by his wife, he was 72 and long resident, once a rancher in McHesser and partner with R. E. Foster in the local employment business. Funeral Saturday at Brundage parlors at 2 p.m.
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Albert Wallace
Carter Ranch
Twin Bridges
R. E. Foster
Mr. Wallace
Ills Beset Polaris Resident Charles Richardson
Charles Richardson of Polaris is very ill and will be brought to Dillon for medical care. Benjamin Bond is confined to his home by illness.
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Charles” Richardson
Polaris
Dillon
Benjamin Bond
Craig Cornell
Movie Lecture Draws Crowd at City Hall on Vigilante Photoplays
A large Dillon audience attended a Saturday evening talk by Harold J. Binney of the Montana Vigilante Motion Picture Company. He outlined six Montana epic pictures centering on early figures like Henry Plummer, and demonstrated makeup with G W Shields. The event ended with a dance and a call for local props and a title idea for the first film.
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Harold J. Binney
G. W. Shields
Binney
Montana Vigilante Motion Picture Corporation
Henry Plummer
Montana
Bannack
Ned Ray
Buck Stinson
Plummer
Dillon
Linson
Elena
Beaverhead
Madison Counties
Rocky Mountain
Henry Thompson's Big Fish Story
In the Metlen hotel lobby Henry Thompson a Dell rancher recounts his fish pond experiment. He drained the pond to stock it with rainbow fry but old fish blocked the flow until an irrigator redirected water leading to the fish returning to the feeding grounds.
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Metlen
Henry Thompson
Dell
St Knott’s
Primary PTA Meets At New School Building
The regular meeting of the Primary Parent-Teacher’s association was held Wednesday afternoon at the new school building. A program featured Christmas songs led by Miss Vande Walker and a paper on Books for Children by Mrs. Free.
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Parent-Teacher’s Association
Vande Walker
Free
C. C. Bates
President Davis Weds Miss Sutherland in Dillon
A high noon wedding united Elizabeth Sutherland and President Sheldon E. Davis of Montana State Normal College at the bride’s home on South Washington Street. After a breakfast reception the couple left for Butte and an eastward honeymoon. They will reside at 610 South Dakota Street upon return after January 1.
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Elizabeth Sutherland
Sheldon E. Davis
Montana State Normal College
Phillip J. Maf
South
Washington Street
Butte
Chicago
Dr. Davis
Zanesville
Ohio
Dillon
South Dakota Street
Myr
J. W. Sutherland
Beaverhead County
Normal College
Davis
Columbia University
Style Normal
Marysville
Montana
Well Known Couple Married in Butte
A Dillon resident Mrs Martha Chapman and Robert Quackenbush, both of this city, were married in Butte. The bride, active in church work and teaching since graduating from State Normal, plans to reside in Dillon after a brief state tour.
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Butte
Dillon
Robert Quackenbush
Martha Chapman
Young Society
State Normal
Quackenbush
Gracter Grocery Company
John E Reed Dies A Melrose Merchant Obituary
John E. Reed a pioneer Melrose merchant died in a Butte hospital Monday morning. The funeral was held yesterday and obituary notice will appear next week due to late arrival.
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John E. Reed
Melrose
Butte
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DR. Blakeslee
Nekt Act
Joan
Beatty
Frank E. Beatty
Three Rivers
Michigan
Harry Rockhill
Conrad
Mr. Beatty
Rockhill
Wm. Sheser
Jefferson
Ruby Valleys
Baling Hay
Dad” Wallace
Plan OF Corporation
Ismay
Pres. Davis
Miss Sutherland
Bride
East
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