Christmas shopping and local notices fill Dillon pages
A collage of festive ads and public notices appears from Mrs. Hart and John W. Morton offering art goods, lamps, and Kodaks to shoppers. Local news covers travel by ex-sheriff Padley, millinery trends, coal supply, and several town residents planning winter trips or returning from trips abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Kodaks
Riley
Graeter Grocery Company
J. A. Browne, Jr
Glen
John W. Morton
Rock Springs Lump and Nut
Carruthers & Co
Dillon
Dillon Lodge
A. F
A. M
Dart's Hall
Masonic
Charles H. Padley
Biscuits Made Quick With Royal Baking Powder
Short instruction promotes making small biscuits for meals using Royal Baking Powder. Suggests mixing and baking just before serving while keeping portions small and hot.
New hair switches. School supplies in Dillon
Mrs. Hart runs a lodging house opposite the depot where hair switches and various school supplies are available in Dillon. F. C. Swartz and W. P. Swanstrum from Blaine visited the city yesterday. C. B. Van Hausen from Lima attended the farmers institute in Dillon yesterday. Mrs. H. H. Swain visited Butte and Anaconda this week. Milt L. Davidson left Dillon Saturday for New York City and eastern points for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Young
Butte
Mrs. Young
Palm Beach
Florida
Tribune
Dillon
H. H. Swain
Anaconda
Milt. L. Davidson
New York City
Miss Georgia Featherly’s Snow Shower At Theta Club
The Theta club held a Christmas meeting at J E Morse residence where Miss Georgia Featherly stood beneath a hanging white bell as gifts cascaded over her. Hosts Alina Morse and Edith Noyes decorated a tree and members exchanged presents amid refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Featherly
J. E. Morse
Theta Club
Miss Featherly
Alina Morse
Edith Noyes
Christmas Night Dance at Grant Opera House
A sheet and pillow case dance will be given Christmas night December 25 1905 at the Grant Opera House. Tickets including supper cost two dollars and fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Opera House
A Woman to Be Pretty and Hair Loss Cure
An article explains dandruff caused by a scalp germ that burrows to hair roots and causes hair loss. It promotes Wewbro's Herpicide as a new chemical remedy that kills the germ, stops shedding, and prevents baldness, with a sample offer to The Herpicide Co in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewbro
Chemical Laboratory
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Many Attend Library Madonna Art Talk Series
The Dillon library hosted a public entertainment on The Madonnas in Art. Miss Paxton spoke on the Sistine Madonna and Miss Bishop discussed Bellini. Prof. Monroe and Mr. Elie offered insights on artists across Italian Flemish German and Spanish painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Paxton
Prof
Monroe
Dillon
Two Sessions Of The Institute In Dell And Dillon
The farmers institute met in Dell at a school house on Wednesday with strong rancher and stockman attendance and active participation. A Dillon session followed at the courthouse the next day but drew only about a dozen people despite an excellent published program by President George R Featherly. The piece laments low local interest and notes similar apathy in other regions toward agricultural lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Dell
Dillon
Court House
George R. Featherly
Telegraphs and Mails Spur Growth in Wisdom and Big Hole Basin
Frank A. Hazelbaker told the Tribune that a new exchange with about ten lines has opened at Wisdom. A branch line is planned from Wisdom through North Fork country to Bowen and Swamp Creek, about 20 miles. More branch lines in the basin are seen. A petition seeks a daily Sunday mail route from Divide through the basin, in addition to the six days a week now in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Hazelbaker
The
Tribune
Wisdom
North Fork
Bowen
Swamp Creek
Big Hole
Divide
Ilam Seeks Buyers for Sound Horses at 1150 Pound Weight
Charles A. Smith advertises at the market looking to buy all horses, broken and fit, weighing 1150 pounds or more. Prices satisfactory. Buyer contact details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilam
Chas. A.smith
Biyer
Mrs V J Harrison Dies After Long Illness
Mrs V J Harrison wife of Dillon businessman F P Harrison died at 6 am from consumption. Born December 4 1849 in Iowa she married F P Harrison December 5 1877 in Fairfield Nebraska. Survived by husband five children and many friends. funeral at 2 pm from Helena street home. interment Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harrison
F. P. Harrison
Dillon
Harrison
Montana
Illinois
Iowa
Fairfield
Nebraska
Jack McClaren
Cleo
Frances
Beulah
Homer Harrison
Helena Street
Mountain View Cemetery
Miss LaBeau Resigns and Board Actions at Dillon School
At a Dillon public school board meeting last Monday, Bert Dunbar won the $78 bid for cal cimining the new building rooms. Miss Eva LaBeau, fourth grade teacher, requested a one year leave but was denied though she will be given preference on return. She will spend a year in Madison Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin before resuming duties. The school closed for holidays and will reconvene on Tuesday January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Public School
Bert Dunbar
Dr. Bagley
Eva LaBeau
Dillon
Miss LaBeau
Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
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Tr Bune
Bert Selway
Henry Lewis
Crabtrea
J. Kirkpatrick
Tash
Lenkersdorfer
Mont
George R. Melton
Bedrock Lakes
Virgil Shaw
Tennessee
Robert Bears
Manila
Thomas
San Francisco
Bears
Philippines
Dillon Bakery
Lowney
Dillon, Bakery
Ana
Olmsted
T. D. Olmsted
Beaverhead County
SCHOX
Anbor
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Dillon Society
Needle Club
A. F. Gracter
Philip Lovell
L. D. Gracier
A. L. Anderson
J. W. Lines
Wm Smith
Henry Melton
Grant
Will
Dillon, Mont
Graeter Grocery Co
Graeter
United States
Chase & Sanborn
Montana Mercantile Co
Dillon Furniture Company
G. T. Paul
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