Ex sheriff Jones hosts post office dinner after retirement
From the Tribune dated December 14 1888 ex sheriff Tom Jones held a fine dinner for friends in the room above the jail. J E Phillips injured while crossing a railroad crossing under repair. Dillon Social club hires Prof Couture from Butte for weekly hops at the opera house. A J Noyes of the Big Hole wins a music box in a Bee Hive raffle.
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the Tribune
Tom Jones
Bee Hive
Montana
J. E. Phillips
Dillon Social Club
Prof. Couture
Butte
Opera House
A. J. Noyes
Big Hole
Dan Tucker
Dillon Normal college enrollment reaches sixty
The Tribune notes 60 students at the Normal college with six teachers on the faculty. Lorenzo Cushing is due back in Dillon on the 28 from the Philippines, slated as the first Dillon volunteer to return home. If the gold wave continues, a fuel shortage may follow as roads are described as deep with mud.
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the Tribune
The
Normal College
Lorenzo Cushing
Dillon
Philippines
Sam
Wood Haulers Struggle as Supply Grows Short
Reports indicate lumber carriers face handicap due to dwindling timber stock as demand rises, signaling tighter supply for construction and related industries.
Short Line to build park near depot after free water promise
From the Tribune December 18 1908 the Short Line gratefully accepts free city water and pledges to construct a park spanning nearly two blocks on both sides of the depot. A Sunday auto incident on Montana street caused three runaway episodes with no injuries and minor damage while drivers swore at the car’s owner in a tense scene.
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the Tribune
Montana Street
Real Estate Transfers in Beaverhead Abstract For Week
From the title books of the Beaverhead Abstract Company for the week ending December 8 1928 transfers recorded on properties in county records.
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Beaverhead Abstract Company
Land Deeds and Certificates Across Beaverhead County Montana
Final certificates and multiple deeds listed in Beaverhead County Montana including transfers from Roy F Bays to others near Swamp Creek 654 88 acres and 654 83 acres to Brittain H Carter. Deed transfers include Arthur M Keas to Herbert S Armitage 640 acres in Big Hole Basin and City of Dillon to Carl C Hansen Beaverhead county lot in Mountain View cemetery. Certificates of Location for Argenta Mining Co Elkhorn district and William H Billings Kates Alpha Beta Delta Gamma quartz lode claims Beaverhead Montana.
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Arthur M. Keas
Herbert
Unusual Rabbit-Cat Cat Owned by Mrs. Frank D. Sweeney
The father of this cat is a rabbit and the mother a cat. the feline behaves more like a rabbit. Mrs. Frank D. Sweeney of Everett, Massachusetts, owns the animal.
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Frank. D. Sweeney
Everett, Mass
The Good Old Summer Time Echoes At Concert
A remark from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a husband at a classical concert is pleased when a faint listener hears a hint of The Good Old Summer Time, illustrating lighter moments in music appreciation.
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St Louis Globe-Democrat
Foley Pills diuretic advertised for kidney relief
Help for weak kidneys and bladder irregularities promises relief from lameness backache weakness and sluggish kidney action. Mrs. J. K. Stevenson of Emporia Kansas endorses the remedy saying it relieved her ills and lifted the clouds from her life. Sold by Geo. M. Gosman successor to Potts with satisfaction guaranteed.
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J. K. Stevenson
Emporia
Kan
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
Chief Forester Warns Against Reclamation Delays
Chief Forester R. Y. Stuart warns the United States cannot delay reclaiming forest lands to their productive use. He cites eastern forests with shrinking timber, most privately owned, and urges decisive action to avoid irreversible decline and loss of public values.
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United States
R. Y. Stuart
Major Stuart
Stuart
Galileo's Proportional Compass and Thermometer Creator
Galileo born 1564 in Pisa Italy developed the proportional compass used in geometry and built the first thermometer His lectures drew overflowing crowds filling a 2000 seat hall to capacity and more signing his enduring scientific legacy.
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Galileo
Pisa
Italy
Books on personality misfire in traffic wisdom critique
A Newcastle Courier line argues most books claiming to develop personality target men who believe they can fix traffic jams by tooting their own horn. The quip suggests such works are more vanity than guidance.
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Newcastle Courier
Kulm Hotel claims Europe’s tallest height at 13 times Woolworth
The Kulm hotel at the terminus of the Zer matt Gornérgraf railway in Switzerland is described as Europe’s highest hotel, reportedly standing 13 times higher than the Woolworth Building in New York.
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Europe
Switzerland
Woolworth
New York
Benefactor Milton Hershey Gifts Hershey Two Million Center
Photo shows Milton S Hershey presenting the town of Hershey Pennsylvania with a two million dollar community center. Hershey is closely identified with the town and serves as chairman of the Hershey Chocolate Company. He was born in Derry Township in 1857 and began chocolate manufacturing in 1893 at Lancaster. His home is in Hershey Pennsylvania.
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Milton S. Hershey
Hershey
Derry Township
Lancaster
Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey, Pa
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for kids. It claims the syrup cleans the bowels, restores playfulness, and stops cramping without narcotics, urging mothers to insist on the genuine product with age-specific directions on the bottle.
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California
Wild Dave and the Calf Yoking Escapade
A group of country lads spent the afternoon trying to yoke calves. Dave volunteered to be yoked with a feisty calf. The calf bolted with Dave, racing into trees and fences while the others laughed. The pair careened away as the rest pursued, the calf and Dave creating a chaotic scene.
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Dave
Animal Weather Prophets and The Sailing Pig
Observers recount animals predicting weather with cats and a pig aboard Seawell. Cats chafe and tail high signal wind ahead. A codfishing bark’s pig allegedly forewarned three Far North storms, prompting crew to prepare and miss each strike.
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Kitty
Seawell
Wayside Inn Remembered For Hospitality And Historic Guests
The Wayside Inn, famed tavern known for good service and cheer, hosted notable visitors including George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette. Longfellow chose it as the meeting place for Tales of a Wayside Inn and sometimes stayed there with Landlord Howe.
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Wayside Inn
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Daniel Webster
Longfellow
Howe
Centenarian Angler Still Fishing at One Hundred Five
Daniel Robinson of Maghery Ireland remains active at age 105 fishing daily with hook and line. He recently fished with his grandson and caught twenty pike. He lives with his 75 year old son. their family includes a daughter and great grandson. He reports never being sick. He does not smoke and drinks little, preferring buttermilk to porter.
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Daniel Robinson
Maghery
Ireland
Robinson
Notice of Private Sale of Real Property in Montana
The executor of William Heaney deceased will sell at private sale the estate interest in Lots 11 and 12, Block 5, East Side Addition to Diffon, Beaverhead County, MT and SE Sec. 7 T8 R6 W, Madison County, MT for cash to the highest bidder. Bids filed at John Collins law offices Dillon MT. sale after December 29 1928.
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District Court of
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
William Heaney
East Side
Diffon
Beaverhead County
Madison County
John Collins
Dillon
John’ Collins
Jupe Culottes and Rat Bite Fever in Fragmented Rationing Spotlight
A fragmented modern era column blends fashion talk on the Jupe Culotte with warnings about rat bite fever and wartime consumer guidance. It urges home ownership as a lasting investment and notes funeral rites for Thomas F. Ryan.
Cannibal Chef Drops Victim Into Kettle In Dark Tale
A distorted fragment shows a cannibal chef dropping Percy Piker into a kettle amid mournful church scenes. It references the American Federation of Labor led by President Green joining a blindness prevention campaign. The piece mentions a large number of blind people and urges readers to imagine their affliction.
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American Federation of Labor
Green
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Notice to creditors in the Sam B. Sheser estate
The administratrix Maxine Sheser and administrator Frank Hoffman announce to all creditors and claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within ten months after the first publication. Claims should be presented at John Collins law offices in the Poindexter Block Dillon Beaverhead County Montana where estate business will be conducted. Dated Dillon November 17 1928. First publish November 23 1928.
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Sam B. Sheser
John Collins
Poindexter Block
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
State of
Maxine Sheser
Frank . Hoffman
Notice to Creditors in the Estate of Frank Kerrshaw
Administrator of the estate of Frank Ker shaw requests creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be delivered to the Administrator at John Collins law offices Poindexter Block Dillon Montana for Beaverhead County. First published November 23 1928 by State Bank Trust Company as Administrator.
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Frank Kershaw
John Collins
Poindexter Block
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
State of Montana
State Bank & Trust Company
Alfred Kershaw
State of
Notice of Creditors for the Estate of Alfred Kershaw
Administrator of the estate of Alfred Kershaw gives notice to creditors to present their claims with vouchers within four months at the law offices of John Collins in the Poindexter Block Dillon Montana. This notice appears in Beaverhead County Montana with first publication November 23 1928.
Dr Caldwell's three rules for health and constipation
Dr Caldwell promotes a gentle 2 percent mild vegetable compound for constipation. He warns against drastic purges and urges keeping the head cool feet warm and the bowels open. A free trial bottle of Syrup Pepsin is offered by the Monticello Illinois department.
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Caldwell
Monticello
Montana Pardons Board Grants Commutation for Williams
At a December 10 1928 meeting in Helena the State Board of Pardons ordered commutation of a sentence for George Williams following a gubernatorial grant of clemency.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Pardons
George Williams
Sheriff Sale Notice of Mining Claims in Beaverhead County
The Sanitary Company of America sues Hecla Consolidated Mining for sale of the Geologist through True Fissure and related mining claims in Bryant Mining District Beaverhead County Montana. Sheriff to sell at two oclock P M December 15 1928 for cash at the courthouse front door Dillon Montana.
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Sanitary Company of America
Hecla Consolidated Mining Company
Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana
Lode
South Avon Lode
West Avon Lode
Atlantus Lode
True Fissure Lode
Trapper Lode
Cleve
Avon Lode
Cleopatra
Atlantus
Keokuk
Minnie Gaffney
Moffet
Maynard Lode
Oneida Lode
West Lode
Bryant
Beaverhead County
Gc. Orr
W. CG
C. H. Hartwig
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Peking
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Bird
Thomas F. Ryan
Church of St. Jean Baptiste
Richmond
Percy Piker
Foley
Department State Board of Pardons
L. A. Foot
Geo. P Porter
John W. Mountjoy
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Ontawa
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A. Foot
Sheriff's Sale
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