Dillon News Briefs Mix Personal Visits and School Examinations
Local residents including Mrs. Alex Peyre and Adolph Pahnish were in Dillon for business matters. Visitors from Sheridan and Spencer frequent the area while state examinations were held for rural school pupils at Miss Gladys Garr’s office. Mrs. Nellie Murphy recovered from illness as others traveled to the Big Hole basin and to Cleveland for relatives.
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Adolph Pahnish of
Polaris
Dillon
Gladys—Garr
Big Hole Basin
J. E. Shaw
Weather and Losses Ripple Through County Roads Report
The Rev H B Ricketts learned of his mother's death in Kirksville Ohio and traveled there by afternoon train. John Peterson from Horse Prairie reports unusually deep snow last week. Mrs Charles Henry learned of her mother’s Spokane death and headed there with Henry joining later. W S Tashjy from DL ranch Grasshopper notes almost a foot of new snow since Sunday and open roads over Badger pass to Ames hill.
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H. B. Ricketts
Kirksville
Ohio
John Peterson
Horse Prairie
Mr. Peterson
Charles Henry
Butte
Spokane
City
Us Henry
Dillon
Monay
W. S. Tash Jy
DL Ranch
Badger Pass
Ames Hill
Dictionary puzzled man searches for ballibunt
Quote captures a Fort Wayne News-Sentinel remark about a man unable to identify the term ballibunt while suggesting most women would know it quickly, highlighting gendered knowledge stereotypes.
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Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Earliest form of pie traced to French roots
The term pie may derive from the French palu meaning bread and pied meaning feet. Early pies used dough covers with fowls baked inside and feet protruding as handles through the crust.
Normal faculty hosts county teachers dinner
The normal college winter social featured a dinner last Saturday at the recreation halls with high school teachers training school and rural teachers as guests. Talks followed the meal and a program for the year was announced, drawing a large turnout from county districts.
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Normal College
Nelson school hosts PTA Congress Founders Day program
The Nelson school PTA plans a Founders Day program at 2 30 in the afternoon. Members are asked to bring husbands and others who wish to attend. The event is open to all interested.
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Parent Teachers Association of the
Nelson ‘School
National Congress of Parent Teachers
Evening Guild Entertainment At St James Hall
On Thursday evening January 31 the St James guild hall hosted a guild ladies event with games dancing and refreshments. Hostesses included Mrs W V Grimes Mrs W M Stone Mrs H N Tragitter Mrs H H Hajison Mrs W D Tovey Mrs T EF Luebben and Mrs L R Free.
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St. James Guild Hall
W. V. Grimes
W. M. Stone
H.N. Tragitter
H. H. Hajison
W. D. Tovey
T. EF. Luebben
L. R. Free
Tovey Dinner Honors Malvine Harding in Dillon Visit
At the Tovey home Mr and Mrs W D Tovey entertained last Monday evening in honor of Malvine Harding who visited Dillon from Great Falls. Harding former Dillon resident.
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W.d.tovey
Malvine Harding
Great Falls
Mr. Harding
Dillon
Dillon Literary Club to Meet at Public Library February 4
The Dillon Literary club will meet at the public library Monday afternoon February 4 at 2 30 to discuss the book Bambi by Feliz Salten under the direction of Miss Alice Russell.
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Dillon Literary Club
Public Library
Bambi
Feliz Salten
Alice Russell
Needle Club Luncheon Entertainment
Mrs P Thomas hosted the Needle club at a Wednesday luncheon. Guests included Mrs R E Albriight Miss Angeline Smith Mrs J I Monroe Mrs H N Tragitt Jr and Mrs Roscoe Cornell along with club members.
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P. Thomas
Needle Club
R. E. Alebright
Angeline Smith
J. I. Monroe
H. N. Tragitt Jr
Roscoe Cornell
Northside Country Club Hosts Feb 5 Social
The Northside Country Club will be entertained on the afternoon of February 5 by Mrs. Frank Morrison at her ranch north of the city. A dinner will be served at 1 o clock and all members are invited to attend.
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Northside Country Club
Frank Morrison
Freshman Class Party At Beaverhead High
The Beaverhead county high school freshman class held its annual party in the gym last Saturday evening. Games and amusements entertained attendees followed by refreshments.
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Beaverhead County High School
Junior High School Honor Roll Names Listed With Averages
Six week honor roll at junior high lists students with average honor points. Names include Helga Anderson 3.60 Lulu Belle Gilman 3.55 Marie Peck 3.55 Mel bourne Jackson 3.65 and others. Criteria require at least one A, at most four grades below B with only one D, citizenship grade B or better, and point values for A B C D.
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Helga Anderson
Lulu Belle Gilman
Marie Peck
Melbourne Jackson
Charles Crouse
Margaret Ricketts
Margaret Marsh
Hazel Marsh
Thomas Hartwig
Thomas Hartwig, 8.36; “Kathryn Barry, ”3.30; Carla Hanson
Thomas Morrow
Alice Peterson
Florence Pedrotti
Lucile Stephens
Helen Erwin
Clarence O’ Brien
Cherry Forsyth
Elizabeth Wedum
Edith Orr
Alice Paddock
Tommy Holtz
Evelyn Olsen
Margaret
Wrong Number Fortune Lost at Monte Carlo Tale
A Kalamazoo Gazette quips on how the habit of dialing wrong numbers can derail a fortune once inherited, likening it to losses at Monte Carlo. The note underscores the perils of chance and misdialed calls.
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Monte Carlo
Kalamazoo
Foley Pills Diuretic Helps Emporia Woman Relieve Pain
Mrs. J. E. Stevenson of Emporia Kansas suffers rheumatic pains and stiff joints but reports relief after using Foley Pills Diuretic. She says the medicine eased her pains and lifted the clouds from her life and has been trusted for over 25 years with satisfied customers. Geo Gosman sells the remedy.
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J. E. Stevenson
Emporia
Kansas
Geo. Gosman
Potts
Effort the Pivot Sermon Topic for Next Sunday
The article notes a sermon titled Effort the Pivot to be presented next Sunday morning. It mentions Christian Endeavor day with a meeting at six fifteen hosted by Esta Holtz. The morning worship aims to inspire spiritual health for all attendees.
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Berséuce
Jocylin
Miss. Knudson
Esta Holtz
Methodist Church announces Sunday services and replacement preacher
In Mr. Ricketts absence due to his mother's death in Ohio Prof. R. Albright will preach at the morning services at 11:00. The church school meets at 9:45 and the Epworth League at 6:30. There will be no evening preaching services.
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Epworth League
Ricketts
Ohio
R. Albright
Albright
Dillon
St James Episcopal Church Services Listed
H N Tragitt Jr rector announces Sunday schedule with Children's Church at 9 45 a m Church School at 10 15 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m for St James Episcopal Church.
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ST. James Episcopal Church
H. N. Tragitt, Jr
Children’s Church
Christian Science Society Services Set Sunday 11
The Christian Science Society on Sebree Street invites the public to attend weekly services held every Sunday at 11 o'clock.
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Sebree Street
St Rose Catholic Church Mass Times and Confession Hours
St Rose Catholic Church announces Sunday masses at 8 and 10 30 a m. Evening service at 7 80 p m. Weekday mass at 8 o clock. Confessions Saturdays 3 to 5 p m and 7 to 9 p m. First Friday mass at 6 30 p m. Pastor F X Leschner.
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F. X. Leschner
Sunday School at 10:30 A M for LDS Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10 30.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Train Speed Limits Under Best Conditions
An authority on railroads estimates steam travel cannot exceed about 100 mph under ideal conditions. Stopping distance at 100 mph is nearly half a mile, while a train at mile a minute requires about 900 feet to halt. Thus faster speeds demand far longer clear tracks to stop safely.
France Ends The Drum In Modern Warfare Decline
The article notes France led the removal of drums from warfare years ago and that many nations followed, leaving the drum to military bands but with no combat role. It cites rain noise, long training, and the value of freeing recruits for service as reasons for its abandonment.
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France
Bacchus
Pizarro
New England
Pliny
Kipling
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Lace Making Through History From Cobweb Threads to Irish Crochet
The article surveys global lace crafts from ancient Europe and Egypt to the Orient and Ireland. It notes delicate Valenciennes with cobweb-thin thread, costly value, and use by royalty. French and Italian church treasures tied to nunly underground labor. Irish crochet tied to cheerful cottage work with fine hooks and hard twisted cotton.
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Europe
Egypt
Orient
Valenciennes
Marie
Antoinette
France
Italy
Odd Duties Assigned to Royal Attendants
The Montreal Family Herald notes Beefeaters at St James Palace have long had beard rules for state occasions and must report for beard inspection. Medieval duties included tasting, cooking, and making the king's bed with attendants like Yeomen Bedmakers and Yeomen Bedgoers mentioned in historic rolls.
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St. James’ Palace
Montreal Family Herald
Holmes Pine Protected At Holmesdale Estate Purchase
The Pittsfield record notes a deed for the Holmesdale estate once the summer home of Oliver Wendell Holmes. A key condition restricts cutting or moving the Holmes pine in Canoe Meadows to keep it standing as long as nature permits.
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Pittsfield
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmesdale
Canoe Meadows
Roston Post
Seward Visited Minnesota With Adams Nye in 1860
The Detroit News recalls a chilly welcome to William H. Seward and companions Charles Francis Adams and Senator James W. Nye in St. Anthony Minnesota. A local committee planned to escort them into town but learned they arrived by a different route and met Seward at the hotel. A local lawyer quipped that they would be glad to escort him out of town.
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William, Seward
Minnesota
Charles Francis
Adams
James W. Nye
St. Anthony
Seward
History in stone and vineyards of Italy beckons travelers
All in Italy Here Is history in stone and can vas, here are meccas of the soul like Rome or Assisi, which Dante called the garden of the Peninsula Renan the Galilee of Italy. Literary saunterers find Arque with its vine yards hillsides Petrarch Byron Brenta Este Childe Harold and the fairest garden of the world. Michelangelo Raphael Collins birthstones of the great Renaissance. If you want all of Europe in one country take an Italian journey.
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Rome
Assisi
Dante
Garden
Peninsula
Renan
Galilee
Italy
Arque
Petrarch
Laura
Byron
Brenta
Este
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Collins
Europe
Easily Settled by the Sevilor Partner
The sévilor partner finds the outer office crowded with seven men applying for a clerk job. He plans to choose the brightest by seeing who can outsmart the others, hinting at selecting someone who can get rid of the six rivals.
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Sévilor
H'm
Beaverhead Officials Receive State Honors at Helena Convention
B W Emerick Beav erhead county assessor was named president of Montana assessors and County Commissioner A L Anderson became secretary treasurer of the Montana Association of County Commissioners. Anderson also chairs the resolutions committee. The meetings endorsed auto license plates by county treasurers and discussed a gasoline tax hike. Lewistown to host next gathering. proposals urge purchasing of county commissioners vehicles and higher road levy limits. Nine resolutions to be taken to the state legislature with livestock assessment schedules and uniform auto tax plans discussed.
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Beaverhead
Helena
B.W. Emerick
Montana Organization of Assessors
A. L. Anderson
Montana Association of County Commissioners
Anderson
Lewistown
State Assembly
Owyer
Andy, Christensen
Blaine County
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Billings
Stewart
Equalization Board
Five Firing Rules Reduce Fuel Bill
The Holland Institute of Thermology advises homeowners to choose an economy strategy during winter. Use a central heating plant twice daily with a deep firebed and slow burning fuel to maximize heat transfer and avoid ash buildup that reduces airflow and efficiency.
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Holland Institute of Thermology of
Holland
Mich
Durability of Slate Roofs Proved by Time
Early Britons used mud huts and Saxons built wooden homes roofed first with straw and reed thatch then with slate. Whartford-on-Avon still bears an Saxon chapel with an eighth century slate roof. Century after century slate proves durable in gentry homes and public buildings across England and Wales and in American English style houses.
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England
Whartford-on-Avon
Wales
America
Reward Offered for Beef Theft on County Ranges
A $1,000 reward is offered for evidence leading to the conviction of anyone unlawfully butchering or stealing beef or veal on the ranges or premises of the Big Hole Horse and Grasshopper Centennial Red Rock or Black Tall. Report evidence to Sheriff W. C. Orr or Stock TROT notice.
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Big Hole
Horse and Grasshopper
Centennial
Red Rock
Black Tall
W. C. Orr
D. V. Erwin
Banish Fear From Opponent’s Strength Quote
An archaic say ing blends fear and strength into a paradoxical counsel. The line implies fear weakens resolve yet can be transformed into power against the foe. The attribution resembles a misrendering of Shakespearean style.
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Sohn. T
Meénan
D. E. Wood
Spencer, Idaho
Alex Peyre
Dell
Vera
Melvyn
Phillips -Block
Clarence - ‘Corrin
J. H. Rice
Vera Melvyn
Phillips. Block
T. J. Morrison
Sheridan
Nellie Murphy
Thomson Avenue
Fred Huber
Cleveland
Mr. Huber
Pratt’s Poultry Regulator
Pratt
All Pratt
Rexall
Montana
Nelson P. T. A
Tovey
Thana
Simons
Methodist Church
Christian Science Society
ST. Rose Catholic Church
Drum
Holmes
Emerick
G. Carlson Greybull
Wyo
Underwood
Tribune Book Store
Dillon, Montana
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