Local Happenings from Dillon and Nearby Towns
Ray Tash visited from his Melrose area ranch last week. William Pendergast of Boulder spent last Friday in Dillon. James N. Mansfield of Grant was a business visitor Monday. I B Layhe of Virginia City paid a Dillon visit last Saturday. Miss Blandina Scott of Dell visited with Dillon friends last weekend. T J Call, Ennis shepherd, spent the latter part of last week in Dillon. Fred Holman came from Wisdom to visit family last Sunday. Miss Rose Bresnahan of Anaconda spent early week in Ben Moore of Lima for business last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Henry Birrer and F L Woody were Dell visitors last Friday. Lester H Thompson of Bozeman was in Dillon last Sunday visiting friends. A A Schroeder of Grant was in town last Saturday on business. Miss Signe Mattson of Armstead, teacher there, was in town last weekend. Mr and Mrs James Kirkpatrick visiting relatives in San Antonio Texas. Birthday cards and party supplies now on display at the Tribune Book Store. S E Whitworth in town Sunday and snow comparable to southern county areas.
Dillon briefs and visits note local activity and oil prospects
District Judge Lyman H. Bennett presided over a civil case in Dillon. Dr. T. A. Grigg toured Beaverhead Alberta oil well progress and voiced optimism about oil prospects. Mrs. Mayme T. Allen spoke to the Woman's club on Lighthouses for the Adult Blind. J. G. Everett arrived from Billings, Edna Armitage visited from Madison County, and Colter Grant accompanied his father for shoulder treatment. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Maier planned moves to Rexburg Idaho to establish a Rexburg creamery after trading Two Glen ranches for city property.
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Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
T. A. Grigg
Butte
Beaverhead-Alberta
R. A. Maier
Little Son
Rexburg
Idaho
Maier
Glen
Rexbury
Beaverhead
Twin Bridges
Beaverhead County Households Oppose Idaho Annexation
From the 1888 Tribune notes Congress in two months has passed two laws. James Edie sells 400 mutton sheep to Butte butchers for 3.25 per head. Beeson of Dillon patents a flying machine hinting travel to Argenta and the moon. An anti annexation meeting at the courthouse denounces Beaverhead joining Idaho Territory, with a poem by a Dillon woman voicing staunch local resistance.
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James Edie
Horse Prairie
Butte Butchers
William Beeson
Dillon
Beeson
Argenta
Blue Wing
Bannack
Beaverhead County
Idaho Territory
Mother Prayer and Wartime Gas Attack Mentioned
A Mother Prayer poem expressing requests for wisdom kindness purity and protection for a child. A Des Moines Tribune note warns that the first poppings of the great automobile war have been heard and urges preparation for a gas attack.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by Mother
A New England mother praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and related illnesses after a druggist recommended it. She notes dependable relief for herself and family and highlights the product's long trusted use.
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New England
Foley
Geo. M. Gosman
Grand ball to be held at Evac ing factory
A community backed event a grand ball is planned at the Evac ing factory drawing local support.
City Saloons Capped at Eight by Alderman Knapp
From the Tribune February 7 1908 Alderman Knapp proposed an ordinance to limit city saloons to eight. Will Lovell left for England last Sunday. Dillon hosts a new permanent moving picture theater on Montana street. The February district court docket lists four criminal and fifty five civil cases.
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Knapp
Dillon
Moving Picture House
Montana’ Street
Sheep Industry in Montana Shows Large 1927 Output
Montana sheep data show 1927 wool production of 2,875,000 pounds and lambs marketed totaling 22,250,000. Wool clip valued at $8,250,000 and lamb sales at $14,000,000, with combined sheep and wool value reaching $22,250,000. Freight costs total $960,000. flockmasters 2,686. herders 200,000. dependents 11,000. dogs 10,000. statewide sheep 6,000,000.
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Montana
Metlen hotel to open with notable guests
The February 11 formal opening of the Metlen hotel is planned with Gov. Robert B. Smith of Helena and Chief Justice Pemberton of Butte slated to address guests. Rail arrangements are under way to accommodate many out-of-town visitors as horseless carriages become a familiar sight in major cities.
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Metlen
Robert B. Smith
Helena
Pemberton
Butte
U S Civil Service Exam Announced for Junior Stenographer Typist
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for Junior Stenographer and Junior Typist with salaries around 1320 and 1140 dollars respectively. Applications will be received for both positions.
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U. S. Civil Service District
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Seattle
Wash
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
United States Civil Service Commission
Goitre Sufferer Finds Relief With Colorless Liniment
Mrs C D Corey of Kuna Idaho reports in the Kuna Herald that five years of goitre caused sleepless nights and near choking of the heart. After using Sorbol Quadruple the goitre disappeared per her doctor. Sorbol Quadruple, from Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio, is sold by Geo M Gosman local druggist. note claims legal compliance.
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Corey
C. D. Corey
Kuna
Idaho
Kuna Herald
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Geo
Advertisement and editorial snippet excerpts
Classified note of Tribune Print Shop sale items for rug underlay use and related ad content. Mentions the phrase U S represents WE in Central America from a Christian Science Monitor quote.
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Tribune
U. S
Central America
Christian Science Monitor
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Ray Tash
Melrose
William Pendergast
Boulder
James N. Mansfield
Grant
Blandina Scott
Dell
T. J. Call
Ennis
Fred Holman
Wisdom
Rose Bresnahan
Anaconda
Ben F. Moore
Lima
Henry Birrer
F. L. Woody
Lester H. Thompson
Bozeman
A. A. Schroeder
Signe Mattson
Armstead
James Kirkpatrick
San Antonio, Texas
Tribune Book Store
S. E. Whitworth
Whitworth
Sheep Creek Basin
arter-Given-of-Grant
Colter
J. G. Everett
Dillon Oil Company
Billings
George Armitage
Edna
Madison County
D. J. Stephens
the Tribune
Congress
Gammon
Lemhi
Disciver
Big Hole River
Utah
Texas
Dame Nature
Dora R. Freeman
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Land Office
Gondeo Inastractoris
Hegn
By C. M. Payne
Rustin
RADIO
POP
Will Lovell
England
San Diego Union
Co. W. Paine
London
Paris
New York
U. S. Civil Service Examinations
Bayer 3
Bayer
John
Albert T. Reid
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