Argenta Skirmish Ends Without Bloodshed in Quiet Town
A tense Monday night in Argenta erupted as two armed men, Joe Setler and a naked Wum Kum, confronted townsfolk. Constable Con Steele Bray led a swift, nonlethal response with a posse, capturing the men. they were jailed in Dillon pending insanity review. A prior rumor about gunfire on a woman proved false. a mule-skinner fired two shots as a midnight artillery salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack
Argenta
Joe Setler
Wum Kum
Consteele Bray
Justice French
Setler
Chinaman
Dillon
Cattle Shipment From Poindexter and Orr to Omaha
Poindexter and Orr company sent thirty two cars of cattle to Omaha last Saturday making up twenty carloads.
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Omaha
Poindexter & Orr Company
Blackfoot Trip Notes and Tax Update
Clark Anderson planned an early week visit to Blackfoot with his brother to inspect a stage-line area of interest. Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers is cited for lasting color that resists washing or rubbing off. County Treasurer Shannon reports taxes being paid more freely, with few delinquents anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argenta
Clark Anderson
Blackfoot
Shannon
Prominent Citizen James Paxton Dies at Home
James Paxton, esteemed and influential resident, died last Wednesday evening at his home on Pacific and Reeder after about a year of illness. The notice reports family events, travel plans and local remarks, including Scully relatives in Buffalo Gap, Missouri visits, and the Big Hole basin beef steer feeding estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Paxton
Pacific and
Reeder Streets
Real Estate Transfers From Beaverhead Abstracts Week Ending December 6 1924
Real estate transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending December 6 1924. Property owners and parcels are documented as part of the county record keeping with details of transfer and ownership changes.
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The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Property transfers and mining deeds listed for Dillon area
Henry Gleed Sr and Sophia Gleed transfer three lots in Slader's addition to Lima to Anna L Pierce. Numerous Montana deeds record transfers of land near Dillon Armstead and Big Hole basin including 640 acres to Stella Schaefers and 80 acres to George Arnott & Sons. Mining locations and lodes in Argenta Elkhorn districts noted along with water rights from Big Hole river. Official discharge from U S Army to Charles Taylor and a cattle brand notice with rewards for missing livestock in the Sweetwater range.
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Henry Gleed Sr
Sophia Gleed
Anna L. Pierce
Lima
Slader
Guido Schaeffers
Stella Schaefers
Dillon
Montana
Leroy Arnott
Marie Arnott
George Arnott & Sons, Inc
Big Hole Basin
Gerry V. Geiger
Alf Peterson
Armstead
Mont
A. L. Stone
Albina Stone
John Peterson
Big Hole
Roscoe E. McLaughlin
Nellie
Spring Creek
L. P. Sanders
Boston-Montana Corporation
Elkhorn
John D. Pope
W. A. Allen
Woods Livestock Co
Brown's Bridge
Indian Leads Senate Miles City Wool Contracts 1925
Montana reports 1924 lumber output valued over 6 million dollars and mineral production around 55 million. Wool contracts for the 1925 clip quoted at 48 cents. Midwest Refining in Lake Basin district shows oil from 3 896 feet depth with 1 400 feet oil pay in 26 miles northwest.
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Miles City
Montana
Biplings
Midwest Refining Company
Lake Basin District
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertisement
A Proven cough remedy offered by Potts the druggist Foley's Honey and Tar Compound touted as safe and reliable for coughs colds and hoarseness made from pure ingredients and pleasant to take.
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Foley
Potts
Ady
Sheep Range and Pasture for Let in Frying Pan Basin
2080 acres closed and 1280 acres outside grazing land in Frying Pan basin offered for lease. Springs inside and outside, sheltered foothill grazing, mild winters, ideal lambing site. 100 tons of alfalfa on ranch for sale. Write James Kirkpatrick Box 397 Dillon Montana.
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James Kirkpatrick
Dillon
Montana
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the Tribune
Andrus
DR. Lawrence
Morand
Osteopathic
DR. L. G. Dunlap
Dillon Clinic
Mountain View Dairy
Lynn M. Nye
Buckingham
William Scully
Buffalo Gap
N. D
Mr. Scully
S. S. Carruthers
Salt Lake
United States of America
Ira M. Wagner
Blacktail Deer Creek
U. S
Charles G. Green
Centennial Valley
C. S. Roberts
A. E. Forest
W. T. Forest
J. H. Jane
Thanksgiving Lode
Joseph A. Browne
Big Hole River
Brown’s Bridge
Fred Rife
U. S. Army
Charles Taylor
Sweetwater Range
Robert I. Melton
Dillon, Mont
Senate
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Warren
Wyoming
Curtis
Gruen VeriThin
Albert Stamm
Gruen Store
Tribune
Idaho St
W. E. Roberts Saddlery and Harness
Tel
Osks Nour
Edward McCullough
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