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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
3
Miss Ida Henderson Lesher wed T Blanchard of Melrose in a city courthouse ceremony by Rev E V Ostrander. The couple were accompanied by the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs R H Sher. Lesher is reported as the proprietor of a hotel in the town.
Miss Florence Hoffman and G L Chase of Junction Idaho were married Tuesday evening at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Jesse Acklen performing the ceremony. Immediate relatives attended. Mrs Chase is a Lemhi native and Mr Chase works with the forest service stationed at Headore. They plan to reside near Junction.
At midnight on Sunday a small party of carolers visited the Lorenzo fishing home after serenading. Participants included Mr and Mrs A S Rife Mrs Christman Ardine Rife Jardine and Bruce Kristman.
An evening of euchre Thursday at the F. E. Foote home honors Miss Goodson and Miss Fels haw of Livingston as guests. A host of local guests includes Mesdames Rathbone, Don Rathbone, Olmsted, Swain, Hosford, Connolly, Bests, Orr, Foote, Paul, Bernstein, Dodd, Anderson, and Eidson. Light refreshments were served.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs A W Owsley hosted a dinner in honor of Miss Priscilla Renwick who has graduated from Normal college and will soon teach in Billings. Guests included Mrs Edna Reinhardt Miss Cora Owsley Misses Fels haw and Goodson Mrs Don Rathbone Misses McDowell and Johnson. Mrs Ernest Orr hosted Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs A S Rite Jardine and Fred Rite and Mr and Mrs Lee Van Etten.
Mrs. Lorenzo Cushing hosted Christmas dinner with guests Mrs. Henry Cushing, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Bernstein, Mr. and Mrs. R F Tattersall and Miss Nina M Nash. Mrs. M E French entertained a house party with Miss Lee, Miss Van DeWalker and the Misses Mayme Anna and Gertrude French. Mr. and Mrs. C C Barnett and
Christmas day gathering at the N. Ez. Stone home. Mrs. Lorenzo Cushing hosted a family party Sunday evening after church. Many young guests attended with parents, enjoying a beautiful Christmas tree and light refreshments.
A sequence of Christmas day dinners unfolds at several local residences. The Andersons host Clara, Herrick, and Bert Short. the Emericks entertain Carrie Edghill Ida M. Thomas and Diggie Emerick. Foote hosts Monroe Eidson Goodson Felshaw. Rodgers family and Francis Stanhope join at the Deputy home.
Mrs. F. E. Foote entertained Thursday for visiting Miss Goodson and Miss Felshaw of Livingston. Guests included Miss Roberts, Miss McDowell, and Miss Johnson.
Warranty deed transfers 160 acres in upper Blacktail Deer creek valley for $100. Quitclaim deeds cover 22 Glendale lots for $1 and Maude Louise placer claim near Dirdie for $1. Desert land entry 820 acres on Gallagher creek by Albert Anderson. Quartz location by Randolph and LaMarche, Birch Creek lode mining claim in Utopia district. Multiple placer locations in Buttler Gulch district including Idaho and Dakota claims by various individuals.
Telegram to Ben Stevenson of Olmsted-Stevenson Co reports Mayor T D Olmsted’s mother died last Saturday. Olmsted left town Thursday the 14th for a Cincinnati area suburb after learning of her illness. Citizens express grief for their popular mayor.
Miss Maude E. Ritchie of Monida died in a Butte hospital this morning after an appendectomy. A 20 year old Illinois native, she had lived in Montana six years. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ritchie and siblings in Monida and Kansas. brother J A accompanied the body to Monida for burial. Interment planned there.
A 1906 note contrasts lightning fatalities, noting 169 deaths nationwide and odds under two in a million, then touts Electric Bitters as a cure for liver, stomach and kidney troubles. It cites Robert Madsen of West Burlington Indiana, claimed cured after doctors gave up, and advertises the remedy at Potts the Druggist for 50 cents.
The Dillon area reads like a busy holiday snippet with dentists offices listed at Lusher's Store and Telephone block, local visits from Armstead Helena Butte and Missoula residents, Christmas travel to Great Falls Sheridan and Dillon. Business ads promote Standard Talking Machines at Wm Klein’s and The Elite dining next to Grand Theatre. Community notices invite First Baptist church service on year-end Sunday and a Manse society gathering January 4 hosted by Mrs. Lorenzo Cushing, plus academic notes on climate and agriculture from Prof. Finch for a geography supplement.
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