Death of Dillon booster C. A. Smith known as "Horse"
Charles Smith 62 known as "Horse" died Monday afternoon in a Butte room likely from heart disease. A Beaverhead County livestock and horse market figure, he built Dillon's famed sales, led parades with the Boston Montana band, and later ran the Leggat bar in Butte. Funeral Saturday at Brundage chapel under Elks lodge auspices.
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Dillon
C. A. Smith
Miner's Bank
Butte
Charles Smith
Beaverhead County
Dillon Stockyards
Leggatt
Mr. Smith
Illinois
Montana
West
New York
George
Toots
Brundage Chapel
Oro Y Plaza
Cornstalk Growth in July Stuns Ames Field
In Ames Iowa cornstalks reached a remarkable height, growing 25.8 inches over six consecutive July days. Local observers attribute the rapid growth to favorable weather and soil conditions. The report notes no additional events or names tied to the observation.
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Ames
Iowa
600 Acres Planted in National Forests in the West
A district report from Missoula details that over 3 600 acres were planted this year in western Montana and northern Idaho by the forest service. Two and a half million trees from Savenac nursery in Haugan were used to re forest the white pine region, including 1 900 acres at St Joe on Big Creek near the 1910 fire scene.
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Uncle Sam
Missoula
Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Savenac
Haugan
Mont
White Pine
St. Joe Forest
Big Creek
Cabinet Forest
Rockies
Hefty Prisoner Demands Full Size Bed in Jail
J M Grady, jailed after a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, complained to Sheriff Mooney that three quarter size jail beds are too small for his 315 pound frame and asked a full size bed be installed. Grady, a Spokane arrival, is believed to be the largest prisoner in the county jail.
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J. M. Grady
Mooney
Grady
Hoolgow
Dillon
Spokane
Fire at Baptist church caused small blaze and smoke
Fire department responded to an alarm at the Baptist church last Sunday evening. An overheated furnace scorched the flooring above and started a small blaze that smoked the interior, causing little damage beyond inconvenience to the congregation.
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the Baptist Church
Cat Jump Incident During Washington Monument Construction
On September 23 1880 a cat leaped from the Washington Monument while it stood 160 feet high and survived. The creature was later preserved and is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution museum.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution Museum
Evans Bill Seeks Post Office Envelope Printing Ban
Congressman Evans of Montana introduced a bill in the House to prohibit the printing and sale of envelopes by the post office department including letter and newspaper envelopes. The measure was referred to the committee on the post office and postroads and ordered printed, repealing conflicting laws.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Evans
Montana
Committee On the
Post Office and Postroads
Post Office Department
Senate
United States of America
Congress
Local Briefs Highlight Outgoing Travelers and Visitors
William Dunn and son Ruff leave for Salt Lake City to spend the holidays with Mrs. Dunn and William Jr. plus Miss Frances Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gray with three children of Millpoint shop in Dillon. James H. Marshall drives from the Marshall ranch near Twin Bridges. Andy Pyle visits from Grasshopper valley. Frank Robison visits from the Point of Rocks.
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William Dunn
Ruff
Salt Lake City
Guy Gray
Millpoint
Dillon
James H. Marshall
Marshall Ranch
Twin Bridges
Frank Robison
Point of Rocks
Normal college library dedication set for December 28
A reception and dedication of the Normal college library in Dillon will be held December 28 from 7 30 to 9 30 in the reading room. The event features music by an instrumental quartet and short talks by Frank Eliel Pearl I Smith and Dr F H Garver. Light refreshments and book souvenirs will be offered, with Wrangler club guides to tour the facilities.
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Normal College
Dillon
L. A. Gregory
Miss Grace Little
Ralph McFadden
Wayne Roberts
Frank Eliel
State Board of Education
Pearl I. Smith
Wranglers’ Club
F. H. Garver
Wrangler Club
Beavers Open Season with Big Win Over Lima
Beavers defeated Lima 87 to 11 on their home floor. Yale’s strong shooting helped build the lead as Beavers showed early form and promise for future mining district contests.
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Beaver Basketeers
Lima Quintet
Yale
South Carolinians Pay Five Cent Gasoline Tax
A note states that residents of South Carolina will pay a gasoline tax of five cents per gallon.
Make trade at home a rule for New Year prosperity
A regional plea urges patronage of Dillon merchants to boost local business. It argues that buying at home keeps dollars circulating, sustains labor and pay, and secures prosperity for the New Year, while buying out of town drains income and weakens the economy.
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Dillon
Hearing Set for December 28 in Theft Case
A district court hearing is scheduled for December 28 for Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ene mark Curtis Adams George Thomason and Claude Like charged with allegedly stealing a watch from Ben Boyd a sheepherder. Mrs Kinemark posted 2000 bond. the others remain jailed with bonds set at 2000 each. All pleaded not guilty. J A Grady also to be tried that date on a charge of attempting to secure money under false pretenses.
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District Court
Chris Enemark
Curtis Adams
George Thomason
Claude Like
Ben Boyd
Kinemark
J. A. Grady
New Court Order Sets Single 1926 Naturalization Hearing
Judges H. G. Rodgers and Lyman H. Bennett of the Fifth judicial district announce a new naturalization hearing plan for 1926. Instead of four yearly dates, only one hearing will be held on September 20, with petitions required to be posted 90 days prior. Aliens seeking citizenship are urged to act promptly to meet the posting deadline.
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H. G. Rodgers
Lyman H. Bennett
Fifth Judicail District
Beavers Head’s Yesterdays edition sells extra copies
The Tribune reports strong reader praise for its Christmas Historical edition featuring Beavers Head’s Yesterdays narratives. Extra copies were printed to meet demand and are available by mail for 10 cents each.
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the Tribune
Tribune schedules early print due to holidays
The Thursday edition will publish a day earlier Christmas and New Year reduce staff and advertiser copy timing. Next week remains Thursday to accommodate New Year’s Day on Friday and ensure timely production.
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the Tribune
Popular Dillon Couple Weds In Simple ceremony
Judge H. G. Rodgers officiated last Sunday at the marriage of Miss Grace Johnson daughter of W. E. Johnson and Donell Gleed son of Henry Gleed. Grace is known in Dillon where she attended local schools while Donell is a popular ranchman from the southern end of the county.
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H. G. Rodgers
Grace Johnson
W. E. Johnson
Donell Gleed
Henry Gleed
Limia
Dillon
Salvation Army Christmas Tree Program Planned in Dillon
The Dillon post of the Salvation Army will stage its annual Christmas tree program on Saturday evening at the hall on Center Street. The event starts at 7 o clock and all are invited, with children given a special invitation.
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Dillon Post
The
Salvation Army
Center Street
Chil‘adren
Post Office Records Greatest Christmas Mail Year in 1925
The local post office handled a record volume of mail during the 1925 Christmas season with over 10 000 cards and letters dispatched and more than 1 000 packages sent, aided by a new parcel post window that sped dispatch. Incoming mail ran heavy while overall local mailing declined later in the week.
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Fuller
Students Return Home for Holiday Vacation
Dillon students attending colleges in nearby states come home for the holidays. Names listed include Maureen and Anabelle Desmond, Douglas Thomas, Harold Blinn, Francis Cashmore, Spencer Patterson, Steve OConnor, Morse Waldorf, Clarence Decker, Ralph Cushing, Irving Orr, Bernice Hirschman, Fred Carr, Tom Olmstead, Evelyn Creed, Valma Julee, Jay Cosgrove, Clair Cosgrove, Paul Jude, Obel Shaw, Warren Shaw, Melvin Smith, Jake Neidt, Noel Jackson. Prairie animals noted as friendly neighbors to each other amid rattlesnake-infested burrows.
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Dillon
State University
Missoula
Maureen
Anabelle Desmond
Douglas Thomas
Harold Blinn
Montana State College
Francis Cashmore
Spencer Patterson
Steve O’connor
Morse Waldorf
Clarence Decker
Ralph Cushing
Irving Orr
Bernice Hirschman
Fred Carr
Moscow
Idaho
Tom Olmstead
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Evelyn Creed
Valma Julee
Jay
Clair Cosgrove
Paul Jude
Obel
Warren Shaw
Melvin Smith
Jake Neidt
Noel Jackson
In China a native Christian per Two Hundred People
A historical demographic note states China has one native Christian for every about 200 inhabitants, reflecting limited local church growth amid vast population.
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China
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C. A
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Albert Tangora
George Hossfeld
Tangora
A. B. Chapin
Andy Pyle
Grasshopper Valley
College Library
Beavers
LIMA
Nicholas Longworth
Paulina
Theodore Roosevelt
Mads
Swamp Force
Billie Hill
Los Angeles
Efrem Zimbalist
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