Hartwig Theatre Opens in Dillon With Gala Opening Night
The Hartwig Theatre in Dillon opened its doors Tuesday attracting full houses for each showing. The six or seven hundred seat house features Louis XVI style decor, two modern projection rooms, a vault for films, and a 11 piece orchestra. The event marks the theatre’s public debut after a lengthy completion period and interest centers on the Birth of a Nation premiere and the artistic interior by J. D. Jewett.
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Hartwig
Dillon
Vitagraph
Hartwig Theatre
Idaho Street
D. Kewett
Link & Hare
Helena
Alfred B. DeKay
Placer Hotel
C. C. Daudy
Helena Electric Company
J. D. Jewett
Pacific
South Sea Isles
Rockies
Mt. Shasta
Tahaiti
Frazer River
British Columbia
W. B. Hartwig
Children’s Shop Opens Tomorrow in Dillon
The Children’s Shop will open at noon on Saturday in the Hartwig theater building on Idaho street. Mrs. Frank Lovell and Miss Agatha Lovell manage the infant and children’s ready to wear stock from newborn swaddling to party dresses, with a unique two floor setup and modern fixtures costing about 1500 dollars. They aim to avoid competing with other local merchants by focusing solely on children’s garments and will rely on print advertising and truthful claims rather than mail order competition.
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Hartwig Theater
Idaho Street
Frank Lovell
Agatha Lovell
Dillon Houses
Kansas City
Chicago
Childrens’ Shop
Clyde Rash Loses Fingers in Giant Cap Explosion
A 10 year old Dillon boy Clyde Rash found a giant cap near Beaverhead river. It exploded when touched to a hot stove tearing off most of his thumb and two fingers. He was taken to hospital and doctors hope to save part of the thumb for writing use.
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Dillon
Clyde
Harry Rash
Beaverhead River
Rash
Candy and Cigar Store Opens Near New Theatre
Dillon welcomes Fred Oliver and family as they open a candy and cigar shop beside the new Hartwig theatre. The bright front carries violets and carnations from Dillon Greenhouse, popcorn pops in a host of colors, and Mrs. Oliver with Miss Gladys Oliver serve patrons as the store debuts Tuesday afternoon alongside the theatre.
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Oliver
Hartwig Theatre
Dillon
Fred Oliver
Dillon Green House
Gladys Oliver
Maurer Takes Leave After Dillon Business Stopover
Chris Maurer, who spent part of the win in Dillon attending to business interests, left Monday for his home in Los Angeles.
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Chris Maurer
Win
Dillon
Los Angeles
Beaverhead State Bank Opens in Dillon With Local Stake
The Beaverhead State Bank, Dillon’s fourth bank, will open in the new Dillon Implement Co. building on North Idaho Street with a $50,000 capital. It will offer farm loans and savings accounts, with stock held mainly by local stockmen, farmers, and professionals. officers named include Goodwin T. Paul as president, Jerry H. Sharpe as vice president and cashier, and C. W. Hudson as vice president and cashier.
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Beaverhead State Bank
Dillon
Dillon Bank
Dillon Implement Co
Idaho
Beaverhead
Goodwin T. Paul
Jerry H. Sharpe
C. W. Hudson
First National Bank
Montana
Yellowstone Valley Banking and Trust Co
Sidney
United States National Bank
Owensboro
Kentucky
Sheridan
Wyoming
West
Stockmen’s National Bank of
Fort Benton
David G. Browne
Space Reserved for Childrens Shop in Ditton Tribune
Space has been reserved for the Childrens Shop in the Ditton Tribune and their advertisements will appear in the columns of this newspaper from week to week.
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Ditton Tribune
Frank and Edgar Rife Visit Medicine Lodge Residents
Frank and Edgar Rife of Medicine Lodge were in town this week for undisclosed engagements and local socialities.
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Frank and
Edgar Rife
Medicine
Idaho stockman battles blizzard as ice melts supply
W. S. Tash returns from Idaho after buying cattle and finds a Birch Creek ranch crippled by heavy snow. Teams haul hay, frozen streams must be melted for water, and men cut firewood nine miles away to melt ice. The rancher seeks a buyer as winter strain grows.
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W. S. Tash
Idaho
Birch Creek
Mr. Tash
Forty One Cent Wool Is Now A Reality
A Fort Benton report states a large wool clip was contracted at 41 cents per pound, higher than the 40 cent deal recorded recently. Beaverhead growers hopeful for 45 cents may soon see that level, with a Great Falls sale cited as the highest Montana wool price to date.
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Fort Benton
Beaverhead
Dillon
David G. Browne
Great Falls
Benton
Montania
Snow slide disrupts Short Line service in Utah
A snow slide in Bear River Canyon Utah halted trains for about 48 hours. Train 30 southbound reached Pocatello then served as a shuttle to Butte until the line reopened Wednesday night. A three day accumulation of mail and express forced post office handling yesterday. Trains are back to regular service now.
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Bear River Canyon
Utah
Pocatello
Butte
February Horse Sale Attracts Wide Buyer Turnout
The Dillon Horse Sales Co. hosted its annual February sale this morning with many buyers from the northwest and across the country. A large selection of fine horses sold well despite cold blustery weather, boosting Dillon’s reputation as a prominent horse market with international attention from Europe.
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Dillon Horse Sales Co
Northwest
Dillon
Europe
Motor Sales for the Week in Montana
Montana Auto Supply Co reports sales of Ford touring cars to Adolph Kruljac Marcus Staudaher Nay and Jacobs Carroll Bros J H Younken F P Birrer and others in Grant Blaine Twin Bridges and city listings. Dodge touring cars issued to Nays and Sidensticker and Buick six touring cars to Fred Seidensticker H S Gimble and Jasm Mansfield.
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The
Montana Auto Supply Co
Adolph Kruljac
City
Marcus Staudaher
Nay & Jacobs
Grant
Carroll Bros
J. H. Younken
F. P. Birrer
Blaine
John Sidensticker
Twin Bridges
Dodge
Fred Seidensticker
Buick
H. S
George Jack Brought Back From Butte
Sheriff C K Wyman returned to Dillon with George Jack a former local restaurant man. Jack is alleged to have paid two men to steal and kill sheep while he ran the business here. Jack denies any offense during his Dillon residence.
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George Jack
C. K. Wyman
Butte
Dillon
Jack
Armstead Girl Honored with NY Professorship Offer
Miss Faye Scott of Armstead, after two years at the School of Fine Arts in New York, received and accepted a professorship offer in interior decoration. She will begin her work next fall and is noted for remarkable progress in her field.
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Faye Scott
Armstead
School of Fine Arts
New York
Scott
Good Government club discusses social conscience and child welfare
The Good Government club met at the Training school to discuss The Social Conscience of the Community and Community Spirit with plans for reading Child Welfare next. Mrs Orr argues that communities and individuals share moral responsibility for youths, urging curfews, safer streets, and vigilant guardians of public morals.
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Good Government Club
Matthew Orr
Mary Innes
Pearl J. Smith
Orr
New England
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