LOOKING BACKWARDS IN THE 1886 Tribune
A society editress notes Turkey red Mother Hubbards are popular at Spring Hill. Dillon brewery owner Trimborne says beer will be ready in a week or 50. The city’s finances show debt around 300, soon covered by fines and licenses. Argenta Social club forms with 31 members. A snow blockade threatens a whisky famine in Gibbonsville Idaho.
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the Tribune
Hubbards
Spring Hill
Dillon
Trimborne
Argenta Social Club
Dillon Social Season Highlights Bridge Teas and Dinners
Mrs John H Gilbert Mrs Frank A Hazlebaker and Miss Carolyn White hosted an extensive Dillon social series at Mrs Gilbert home. The week featured bridge dinners with eight card tables roses as centerpieces high scores by Helen Randolph Olmsted andWaber with Ralph McFadden and Florence Backus among lows. A bridge luncheon Olmsted Patterson, more dinners, a Friday bridge lunch, and a Saturday tea followed. Needle club luncheon hosted by Mrs Bert Orr with guests L Cushing and F B Felt.
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John H. Gilbert
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Carolyn White
Dillon
Gilbert
Helen Randolph
Ralph McFadden
T. 1. Olmsted
Anna Patterson
Feed Waber
Florence Backus
Bert Orr
Needle Club
Orr
L. Cushing
F. B. Felt
Social Shower for Mrs Mae Davis Paddock Attended by 380
A miscellaneous shower was given for Mrs Mae Davis Paddock by Mrs C C Curnutt and Mrs PLT Scott at the Curnutt home on Saturday night. About 380 guests attended and refreshments were served.
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Mae Davis
C. C. Curnutt
Plt. Scott
Curnutt
Mrs Ruth Ann Pyle Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Ruth Ann Pyle died leaving five children George A Andy B and William S Pyle of Polaris with two daughters in Lewistown and Polaris. service was held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Methodist church with interment in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers named. A funeral goodby. The Patsy play to be staged Friday night at 7:30 in the Normal college auditorium with advance ticket sales indicating strong student and Dillon audience support.
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George A. Andy B
William S. Pyle
Polaris
Estella Woods
Lewistown
Carl Knoll
Mountain View
George Gray
John Judge
E. Marchessau
Byron Nay
Fred Woodside
George Harrison
Normal College
Dillon
Normal College Notes Tour Includes Several Montana Towns
Superintendent Charles Henry visits Chinook Harlem Malta Saco and Glasgow this week addressing teachers. The Normal college glee club directed by Miss Vivian Robe begins its tour with Sheridan Virginia City and Whitehall, followed by Butte Helena and Great Falls. The Gargoyle play The Patsy is mentioned.
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Charles Henry
Montana
Chinook
Harlem
Malta
Saco
Glasgow
Normal College Glee Club
Vivian Robe
Sheridan
Virginia City
Whitehall
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
Montana Education Association Meets at Normal College
A Montana Education Association meeting at the Normal college discussed delegate appointments for the Helena annual meeting. Winter quarter registration nears completion as term start dates shift earlier. Lucy Carson departed for New York to study current theater plays.
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of Montana Education Association
The
Normal College
Helena
Lucy Carson
New York
Miss Carson
Pause and Pray for William Peck in Dining Row Incident
A terse local note recalls William Peck as a figure in a dining row where a man hoped his companion would cover the bill. No further details are provided about the outcome or proceedings.
Miss Pielaet Honored With Dorm Social At Normal College
Miss Betty Pielaet formerly a Normal college student visiting Dillon was the inspiration for several social events. A Sunday venison dinner hosted by Miss Mercedes Hansen featured guests including Grace Ewing Wilma Kimball Stella Nelson and others attending the Normal. A subsequent dormitory party hosted by Wilma Kimball and Stella Nelson honored Miss Pielaet and Frances McLaughlin with a reunion of old-time friends.
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Betty Pielaet
The
Normal College
Dillon
Mercedes Hansen
Grace Ewing
Wilma Kimball
Stella Nelson
Buster Jackson
Alice Lily
Dabeth Fisher
Dorothy Lloyd
Normal
Miss Pielaet
Frances McLaughlin
Eddie Hawbaker
Graldine Elliott
Dillon Literary Club Elects New Members
The Dillon Literary club met at the public library on Monday December 5 electing Mrs Thomas Luckben Mrs Theodore McFadden Mrs O Kay Moe Miss Vivian Robe and Mrs R O Shannon as new members Miss Russell led a pleasant discussion of The Revolt in the Desert by T E Lawrence a historical WW I account of the Arabian revolt.
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Dillon Literary Club
Public Library
Thomas Luckben
Theodore McFadden
O. Kay Moe
Vivian Robe
R. 0.Shannon
Russell
T. E. Lawrence
Father dies in Butte
Mrs. Ruth Harkness and T. W. Handlin of this city were called to Butte last week by the illness of their father, Frank B. Handlin, 67, who died Monday morning. Mr. Handlin was a mining engineer and was well and favorably known in Butte.
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Ruth Harkness
T. W. Handlin
Butte
Frank B. Handlin
Mr. Handlin
Sister of Elmo Winn Dies After Illness
Gladys Irene Winn sister of Elmo Winn died last Monday at her mother Mrs. Thomas Cole home in Anaconda after years of declining health. She was a member of the Eastern Star and held in high esteem by all who knew her.
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Gladys Irene Winn
Elmo Winn
Thomas Cole
Anaconda
Miss Winn
Eastern Star
Weekly disease tallies for week ending November 26
State health department reports totals for TB 2 typhoid 2 smallpox 59 diphtheria 5 septic sore throat 1 scarlet fever 12 measles 1 whooping cough 1 chickenpox 72 poliomyelitis 2 other diseases 3.
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State Health Department
Sounds Logical A Woman Never Loves But Once
A concise line notes a woman’s wary view on love, asserting she loves only once with a twist of irony about repeating devotion. The aphorism explores guarded romance and the idea of lasting attachment.
Wild bronchos cause lively scene on Ban nackestre t
Thirty one years ago the Tribune reports a wild wagon spin by a team of bronchos harnessed to a heavy wagon. A Dillon skating party faced rain on the way home from Sim Estes' place soaking attendees. Damaged sidewalks spurred calls to repair boards or risk torn gowns.
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Tribune
Dillon
Sim Estes
Fair Sex
Rainbow Girls organized in Sheridan with Dillon delegation
The Order of Rainbow for Girls was organized in Sheridan last Friday night by Dillon members, bringing 388 total with four initiates. A full slate of officers was installed and a large choir performed. Refreshments followed. a separate bazaar and chicken pie dinner by the Ladies' Aid raised 132. Frank Carey arrived from Seattle for a family visit in the old home.
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Order of Rainbow For
Order
Dillon
Elaine Duncan
Florence Tolson
Grace Marsh
Marie Barie
Anna Tolson
Faith
Edna Foster
Hope
Marie Foster
Charity
Charlotte Duncan
Alice Rodgers
Sentinal
Jeanne Ellinghouse
Beatrice Cheney
Wilma Marshall
Faythe Marshall
Nettie Branch
Mabel Rhodes
Bernice Cheng
Josie Greene
Jean Perault
Augusta
Louise Simmonson
Anna Ball
Loretta Williss
Mabel Knoontz
Patricia Basil
Katherine Thomas
Melvina Comfort
Dollie
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Carey
Seattle
Legion of Friends
Mr. Carey
Hadzar Attends Federal Court in Butte
J. H. Hadzar was in Butte the first of the week attending federal court.
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J. H. Hadzar
Butte
Federal Court
Family Church Wednesday Night Meetings Draw Crowds
The family church has held a weekly evening gathering for a month with strong attendance each Wednesday, drawing members from the community to prayer and fellowship.
Real Estate Transfers From Beaverhead Abstract Company Week Ending December 8 1927
Real estate transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending December 8 1927 show several property conveyances. Records reference multiple parcels with buyers and sellers, and note dates of transfer and locations.
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The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Land transfers and mining claims listed for Dillon area
Numerous quitclaim deeds and mining locations are recorded in Beaverhead County. transfers include Fairbank to Waldorf 160 acres in Centennial valley and multiple Martinell and Melton parcels near Dell Dillon and Lima. Mining deeds name Great Western Development Co and many lode claims in the Beaverhead district with patents and unpatented claims listed.
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Townsend C. Fairbank
A. FP. Waldorf
Centennial Valley
Addie Ki. Martinelll
Elmer M. Martinell
Dell
Elmer KE. Martinell
Ethel A. Cox
Lola Mason
A. L. Stone
Dilon
Jack G. Everett
Dillon Oil & Gas Co
Sea Nits
Dillon
Julia A. Mathews
William M. Stewart
Lina
Lucile B. Samuth
Lima
Vipond
Beaverhead County
John H. Simpson
State Bank and Trust Co
Tuscarora
Silver Light
Stapleton
Tilden
Reform
Florida
Fraction
Spring
Burleigh
Goldsmith
Annie Placers
Stapleton Millsite
Eureka
Success
Great Western
Lost Brown Purse Found Near Tribune Book Store
Small brown purse missing with cash inside. Reward offered for return to Tribune Book Store.
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Tribune
Death notices Ruth Pyle Polaris Illinois Pioneer
At 29 minutes past six on Sunday evening Ruth Pyle wife of Marcellus Pyle died after a several weeks illness. Survived by five children Will Woods Lewis ton Will Pyle Mrs Carl L Knoll George Pyle and Andy Pyle of Polaris 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. One brother Harley McClure of Missouri also survives.
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Ruth Pyle
Marcellus Pyle
Will Woods
Lewiston
Will Pyle
Carl L. Knoll
George Pyle
Andy Pyle
Polaris
Harley McClure
Missouri
Rainbow, Eastern Star and Masonic members motor to Sheridan
A large group from the Order of Rainbow, Eastern Star and Masonic orders traveled by car to Sheridan on Friday evening to attend the ceremonial and initiation conducted by the local Rainbow lodge.
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Order of Rainbow, Eastern Star
Masonic Order
Sheridan
Rainbow Order
Thumbs Up Wet and Wetter Exchange Rain Claim
A playful exchange notes thumbs up better feeling rain despite wet weather. One speaker insists no rain, while the other explains the problem is a wrong hand orientation.
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ruth Ann Pyle
Normal College Notes
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Hartwig Theater
Ladies of Presbyterian Church
Medlen Building
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Rotary
Andrus Hotel
Order of Rainbow
Methodist Church
Medlen
Rebekahs
Beavhead Club
Sheridan News
G. W. Rightenour
Huber Bros
Charles E. Calvert
Sheep Creek
Louis Stahl
Standard Lumber and Coal Co
Abram S
Clarence FE. Barnes
William RR. Melton
Julia H. Melton
Henry L. Melton
Edith Melton Castle
William Ashworth
Bannack
George Conway
Ball Mountain
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