Lum Lock fined for opium den in Dillon raid
Under Sheriff Erwin raided Lum Lock’s two story red light district frame in Dillon and caught him mixing opium for smoking. Lum Lock pleaded guilty to keeping a place for opium use and was fined 250 dollars by Justice Hirschman. his wife was discharged. Authorities vow to shut down such joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lum Lock
Celestials
Dillon
Redlight
Doc
Erwin
Rodgers
Justice of the Peace
Hirschman
Lm Lock
Dillon man on committee named by governor
Dr. M. A. Walker, prominent Dillon physician, was appointed by Gov. Edwin L. Norris to join a five member Montana committee on hygiene and public health. The group will prepare an exhibit for the Fifteenth Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Washington, D. C., Sept. 23 28, 1911. Walker accepted the post alongside Dr. Thomas D. Tuttle Dr. W. F. Cogswell Dr. C. E. K. Vidal and Dr. F. D. Pease. A separate note reports John Ewing nearly losing an eye when a stick struck him while driving to Bond with Dr. Ackley. his sight is not likely to be lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Walker
Dillon
Edwin L. Norris
Montana
Washington, D. C
Norris
Thomas D. Tuttle
Helena
W. F.cogswell
Livingston
John Ewing
Dr. Ackley
Nels Nelson Ranch
Bond
Mr. Ewing
Tyé
Beaverhead Water Users Form Formal Association
Water users of Beaverhead and Bedrock rivers form an association to protect water rights. A committee led by James P. Murray S. M. McKnight and Alf Decker will manage data on inflows and releases and report finances at year end with dues due October 31 each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead
Redrock
James P. Murray
S. M. McKnight
Dell
Col
Alf Decker
Armstead
Boy Scouts Plan New Club Room in City
The Boy Scouts held a meeting in the Guild Hall and secured a club room in the Selway building on north Ida ho street opposite the Anderson livery barn. The first gathering will occur this evening with a play and recreation front room and a reading rear room. All city boys may join with no dues, and the public is asked to help cover expenses for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Guild Hall
The
Tribune
Selway
North
Idaho Street
Anderson Livery Barn
Dillon City Population From Census Report
A telegram to the Tribune from Edana Durand census director in Washington DC states Dillon city’s population for the thirteenth census as eighteen hundred and thirty-five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Edana Durand
Dillon City
Week in the State Legislature Heats Up in Montana House
The Montana House of Representatives delivered a lively session with 97 votes for United States Senator split among Carter 35 Conrad 25 Walsh 22 Allen 4 Pray 3 Nolan 2 and 6 scattering. The steering committee formed today and the Capitol Grounds bill was killed after fierce debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carter
Conrad
Walsh
Allen
Pray
Nolan
Scattering
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Ronald Higgins
George
Byrnes
Capitol
Lewis and Clark
Alley
Silver Bow
Duffy
Granite
Roberts
Cascade
Eliel
Beaverhead
Edwards
Rosebud
Burlingame
Tooley
Meagher
Muffly
Broadwater
McCarthy
Gallatin
Capitol Building
Kirschwing
Byrne
Capital
Binnard
Donahue
Donohue
Gillis
Lee Ward
Judiciary Committee
George W. Pierson
Red Lodge
Thirteenth Judicial District
Pierson
Billings
Blaine
Hill Counties
Chouteau
City Dump Near Town Closed Over Carcasses and Filth
County health officer Dr. E. R. Ackley orders the city dump shut within a mile of residences after inspecting decaying animal carcasses and foul odors. He cites section 1508 penalties for improper disposal and warns a $200 fine if he fails to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Ackely
Ackley
Raids Crack Down on Unlawful Games in Lima County
Sheriff Gosman and the county attorney led raids last week targeting illegal premises. A poker game in the old Union Meat Market in Lima netted four men including John Goeltz and Lou Clemmerson. The suspects faced a magistrate Monday for a bound over hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff’s Office
Lima
Gosman
Robison
Old Union Meat Market
John Goeltz
Lou Clemmerson
John Wylie
Joe
Justice’ of the Peace
Tragic Dillon Yard Death of Piano Player J G Clark
J G Clark born in Winnipeg Canada age 28 and once a piano player in a Lima red light house was found dead after being run over by Oregon Short Line cars near the Dillon coal chutes. Coroner’s inquest ruled death from being run over due to his own carelessness. He had been arrested for vagrancy in Lima prior to the trip. The body was buried in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
John Matchinsky
Dillon
Sheriff's Office
L C. Ford
Undertaker Brundage
Z. B. Yeaman
Joseph Erwin
Charles Thomas
L. E. Baldwine
James Walker
John Shively
J. G. Clark
Ford
Justice of the Peace
Noble
Justice Noble
Winnepeg
Canada
Armstead
Ethel Wilson
Carlin
Nev
Mountain View
Yonkers Burns Faces New Trouble in Butte and Dillon
Yonkers Burns, a known crook active in Dillon and Butte, reappears in criminal trouble after a two year spree. He formerly escaped jail after a Big Hole burglary, while his partner was acquitted. He was arrested in Butte last summer and sent back to Dillon. The principal witness vanished, preventing conviction, and Burns was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Burns
Dillon
Butte
Big Hole Basin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Womlock
Gov. Norris
Dr. Walker
Lima Reservoir
Auditor
McDonnell
Joint Assembly
Col. Nolan
Donlan
Joint Committee On Rules
Chm
Joint Committee
Sen
Gooubie
Han
Dillon Yards
Oregon Short Line
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!