Beaverhead Agriculture Growth and Key Ditch Companies
Beaverhead valley agriculture expands with irrigation and the Oregon Short Line rail, turning arid land into rich crops. Hay, potatoes, oats, barley, and other staples drive wealth. major irrigation firms control miles of ditches and thousands of inches of capacity. Notable pioneer farmers listed include W. T. Mauldin and John F. Bishop.
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Beaverhead Valley
Dillon
Oregon
Union Ditch Co
Beaverhead Canal Co
Canyon Ditch Co
W.T. Mauldin
John F. Bishop
Phil Thorpe
Lars Hanson
Fred
Dell Montana Year In Review 1897 Prosperity Noted
The Dell community reports a bountiful harvest and strong prosperity in 1897. Crops hay and grain yielded well and fetched good prices while land sales boosted real estate activity. Fencing expanded, cattle and sheep herds thrived, and local stock markets remained healthy as residents wish a Merry Christmas.
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Tansnall
Dillon printer notes long history and services
The Trisune Prsnsuina Company in Dillon has operated since 1881 and expanded its appliance equipped printing department. The Holiday number showcases work while demonstrating the variety of type and capacity. Skilled workers promise neat, quick, cheap results. The Tripugg, county official newspaper, has published nearly 17 years without a miss, covering Beaverhead events. The firm also offers stationery and office supplies.
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Trisune Prsnsuina Company
Dillon
The
Times
Tripugg
Beaverhead County
Christmas Gift Traditions From Magi to Kris Kringle
The piece traces Christmas gift customs from the Biblical Magi visiting Jesus to German and American practices. It notes Kris Kringle’s dubious origin, describing Knecht Ruprecht as a German village figure who distributed gifts, influencing Santa Claus legends. It cites the Philadelphia Times.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Kris Kringle
Germany
Knecht Rupert
Santa Claus
Philadelphia
Christmas Weather and Yuletide Customs Through History
A London author calls weather prognostications uncertain while exploring Christmas origins. The Philadelphia Ledger cites diverse proverbs about mild winters and fat churchyards, noting 1667 confutations. The piece traces Christmas to Pope Telesphorus and Northern Yule feasts with wassail, treating, and mingling customs into Christian celebration.
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London
Philadelphia Ledger
Telesphorus
The Difference In Christmas Customs And Candles
A light hearted exchange about turkeys and girls leads to a discussion of the Christmas candle tradition. The piece notes how many Irish Canadians still light a tall candle in the window on Christmas Eve and keep it burning through the season, linking it to the light of the world and possible earlier pagan symbolism.
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Dillon Implement Co
Canada
Christmas Feasts in King Arthur's England and Tudor Banquets
The piece traces Christmas dining from Arthurian legend through medieval and early modern England. It notes lavish fare with salmon venison wild boar and many dishes, describes wassail’s origins and evolution, and recounts ceremonies for serving the boar’s head. It cites Pepys and Henry II to illustrate enduring ritual and grandeur.
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Whistlecraft
Arthur
England
Gervase Markham
Pepys
George Downing
Henry II
Davin A. Curtis
Holly the potent tree of legends and uses through time
Pliny links holly to lightning protection and chilling water when flowers appear. He notes medicinal lore and folk cures from thrashing chilblains to rheumatic decoctions. European and American holly reach forty feet, with fine light wood used in inlay and holly stained ebony-like handles.
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Pliny
England
Lonicerus
France
Europe
United States
Christmas Sermon on Charity and Self Sacrifice
The essay argues Christ's ethic centers on love charity and self sacrifice beyond duty. It contrasts early church zeal with modern secular life and urges civilization to adopt the gospel of love to unlock humane societal progress. It cites Bailey and notes the need for Christ like benevolence amid poverty and humble origins.
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Christ
Moses
Mount Sinai
Mount
Nebo
Promised Land
Earth
Philip James Bailey
Festus
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Beaverhead Agriculture
Kentucky
Butte City
Omaha
Salmon, Idaho
Andrew
STURA
Miss Grace Lamont
Medrose
Dell, Montana
Dell
Tripung Corps
Tripung
Main Street
Pa’s
Mamma
Hiram
Overosathia
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