Beaverhead County News Roundup From Big Hole Basin
Wiscom reports four weeks of mild weather with six inches of snow and a busy Christmas and New Year season. Dances, sleighing, and social gatherings dominate, with local politics, road supervision drives, and arrivals from Lima, Dillon, and Argenta noting changes in county administration and new family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Hopp
Ing
Deer Lodge
Mattie Bradwell
Dillon
George Haining
Anaconda
Chas
Perry
Argenta
Birch Creek
Glendale
Walter Barbour
Bradwell
Barbour
Hopp
Frazelle
Oliver
Wm. Stedes
Jas. Selway
Big Hole
Neno
Copper Quartz mines cited rich copper ore at 27 percent
Special Correspondence reports Bannack and nearby towns with mining moves. Ted Ashford Oscar Fletcher head for Bloody Dick to work Copper Quartz mines. others travel to Birch Creek Idaho with mining supplies. Local social events and illnesses noted along with several small adventures and a New Year dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack
Ted Ashford
Oscar Fletcher
Bloody Dick
Joe Moore
Birch Creek
Idaho
Fred Morris
Tate Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Fred Anderson
Mr. Marks
Dillon
Andrew Douglas
Sarah Lee
Local Mining Notes and Social Year End
Hovey surveys mine raise location between tunnel and upper workings then departs for Helena. Polaris Freighting Co lays off teams. Mr Brown gathers traps to return to Butte. Children Brooks recover from colds. Craver sells beef cattle to Cox and Pyle. Barrell and Young strike hopeful ore. Winter quiet after first onslaught. Barrett stores ice. Blair plans new home. Cattle rounded up by owners. Sprague back from east trip after 18 years. Duckworth and Fobert sell many horses. Andrus traps about 20 coyotes amid nightly concerts. New Year brings bright promises as 97 nears. Festive dining with violets and cigars. Conger family praised as hosts. New Year calling wanes in Dillon. ladies wish it to return next year. Men urge participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West
Sam Skelton
Lonie
Mr. Jackson
Jackson P. O
Sam
McKinley
Sam Jonas
Hovey
Helena
Mr. Hovey
Polaris Freighting Co
Mr. Brown
Butte
Brooks
The
Tribune
Axion
T. B. Craver
Cox & Pyle
Barrell and Young
M. Barrett
W.G. Blair
Sprague
L B.duckworth
Peter Fobert
Buttojetpe
I. M
Andrus
Jess
Rife
Hospitable entertainers in Dillon hold New Year open houses
The Ladies in Dillon hosted New Year’s Day gatherings at several homes including Mrs. H. J. Thompson and Judge Conger. Guests praised the welcoming natives, festive decor, electric lights, and elaborate refreshments with diamond shaped sandwiches and coffee served by a child at the centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquimaux
Innes, Lamont, Johnson and Tillotson
H. J. Thompson
Walter Crowell
Blanche Selway
Coffin
Bishop
Judge Conger’s
Parks Cough Syrup Featured at N. M. White Drug Store
A notice touts Parks Cough Syrup as essential for children facing whooping cough and colds, urging purchase at N. M. White Drug Store. It positions the remedy as unequalled for group illnesses and emphasizes its availability locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. White Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ussean
King Arthur West
Montana
F. Huber
Mgr
Beaverhead County
the Tribune
Big Hole Basin
Wiscom
Lossi & Francis
Hayseed
Doc Munroe
Murray Burgess
Fred Francis
A. J. Turner
Ben Dunbar
George Stewart
Duno Wadams
Mr. Smith
Alice Wadams
Dune
Horace Hand
Gibbonsville
Blue Bird
Gibtown
Tripungz
Add” Man
Presaman
Loss! & Francis
Wisdom
A. J. Noyes
Frank Pendleton
W. A. Armitage
Alf. Turner
Fred Franc
Lima
Opera House
Mrs. Ford
Lucy
M. W
O. W. Gray
Order of Business
N. W
C. W. Gray
I. C. VanHousen
A. Emerick
O. K. Paul
C. F. Smith
Alex. Singer
B. H. Paul
G. Whiting
E. A. Baily
No. 50
Mikua’ Hall
Rene Curin
Gold Dredging Co
Elix Depens
Grasshopper
Frank Carrier
Millie Milliot
Georgie Graves
Mr. Douglas
Lee
Bivins
West Mountain
John Marsh
Blue Wing
Joe Smith
Wm, Dunn
Dave Williams
L. A. Brown
Lon Harkness
Horse Prairie
Trourn
Red Rock
Rep Roox
Joe Shineberger
Martin Barrett
Omaha
Shineberger
Cox S
Mr. Pyle
Pahsamaria
Emerson Hill
Foster
Goldstone Mine
Bloody Dick Orgek
Q. D
Thos. Pierce
W. A. Hawk
Fuhrie
Stapf & Fangy Groceries
Pickman Building
Montana ST
Dillon, Montana
N. B
Mont
O. E. Morse
Wrnnth
Frank Haskins
Birchdale
DELL
Dex
Flynn
McKnight
Annie Flynn
Ford
John Patterson
Joe Wall
Gilbert McNinch
L. B. Seyvold
A. D. Young
Big Sheep Creek Basin
Lizzie Price
D. D. McKnight
Dell Literary
Kine
Powakis
Townsend
Alice
Dillon Market
N. E. Hammer
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