Dillon resident recalls early history via old papers
A Butte Daily Post piece triggers Ben C Crowley to examine a trunk of ancient papers. The finds trace a 130 year sweep from New England through the West, linking Daniel Boone and Abraham Lincoln to Governor Tompkins and early New York militias.
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Butte Daily Post
al Smith
New York State
Benjagain C. Crowley
New England
Daniel Boone
Abraham Lincoln
New York
William L. Marcy
David B. Hill
George Clinton
DeWitt Clinton
Daniel D. Tompkins
United States
Daniel D. Thompkins
Crowley
Governor Tompkins
Benaiah Moss
Mr. Crowley
Rotary rejects protest against state execution plan
Dillon Rotary Club declines to protest to the Montana legislature over executions at the state prison. The group votes negative after discussion with members including Judge H. G. Rodgers and Rev. F. X. Leschner. Beav erhead County high school aims to send two seniors to the vocational congress with a $25 donation.
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Montana
Dillon Rotary Club
Deer Lodge Rotary Club
H. G. Rodgers
T. E. Gilbert
R. D. Curry
F. X. Leschner
C. E. Blinn
J. E. Monroe
D. A. Galt
Beaverhead County
Vocational Congress
Bozeman
Peterson
Former Dillon Artists Heard on Radio Program
Dillon radio fans listened to Station WOC in Jefferson City Missouri as J L Tello and Mrs Margaret Poindexter Tello broadcast musical numbers. The performers were former Dillon residents and longtime figures in the local music scene.
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Dillon Radio
WOC
Jefferson City
J. L. Tello
Margaret Poindexter Tello
Tello
Dillon
The
State Normal College
Beavers and Normals in Series of Games at Normal College
Four basketball games are scheduled at Normal college this weekend. Tonight the 12 first string high school boys play a double header with Twin Bridges and Lima, followed by a high school girls game versus Twin Bridges. Saturday features Twin Bridges Independents against Normal. All games occur in the new college gym with a large crowd expected.
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Normal College
Twin Bridges
Lima
New College
Pioneer Benjamin Crowley and his western legacy
A feature recounts Benjamin Crowley, early Indiana settler and Idaho pioneer, tracing his life from 1815 mill building on Pigeon Creek to land ventures with Abraham Lincoln and his family ties through Benaiah Moss Jr. The piece notes frontier travel, family marriages, and a wax sealed 94th year letter from Kentucky.
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Indiana
Pigeon Creek
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Benaiah Moss Jr
Benaiah Moss, Jr
Illinois
Lincoln
Mr. Crowley
Daniel Boone
Benjamin Crowley
Middle West
Idaho
Music in the Home Discussed by Parent Teachers Club
A 75 member audience in the kindergarten rooms heard Mrs. Floyd Best speak on pre school music and parental duty to foster musical growth. The talk urged home use of lullabies records and library books, with later school cooperation and reading on music.
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Floyd Best
Best
Connie Martin Newman
Newman
Ballard
Miss Reid
G. Schirmer Music Publishers
New York City
Rose Bushe
Otto Miessner
Silver Burdett and Co
Chicago
Ill
Gaynor
John Church Company
Cincinnati
Finger Family
Riley Gaynor
The
John Church Co
Eleanor Smith
American Book Co
McConathy
Osborne McConathy
Ginn & Co
Randolph's Apiary Expands in Salmon Idaho
Salmon Idaho Herald reports apiarist E B Randolph expanding his operation in Salmon Idaho with over 300 bee stands. He notes wintering bees in first class condition and praises the valley for strong honey production though last fall's crop faced marketing difficulties.
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Salmon
Idaho
E. B. Randolph
Beaverhead High School Opens Second Semester Jan 26
Beaverhead County High School starts the second semester January 26 with increased enrollment. A new re enrollment plan re registers all students for the second half of the year, aiding student guidance and saving enrollment time. New and returning students, plus graduates from city schools, are enrolling. several subjects are added, including vocations and American government, aligning with University of Montana entrance requirements.
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Beaverhead County High School
University of Montana
Two Men Committed To Asylum At Warm Springs
Officers Kellum and Gruwell took Joe Vigil and Louis Doe to the state insane asylum for an indefinite period. Vigil arrived in Dillon in December on a north bound freight with little clothing and was found mentally unbalanced. Doe, long a courthouse mystery, spoke rarely to a sanity commission and signed papers with unclear handwriting, the name Louis or Lois being deciphered.
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Kellum
Gruwell
Joe Vigil
Louis Dee
State Insane Asylum
Vigil
Dillon
Doe
Hackett
Sanity Commission
Louis
Lois
Louis Doe
Beaverhead Commissioner Appointed to Montana Association Board
Commissioner A. L. Anderson was named to the Montana Association of County Commissioners board of trustees alongside Joe Vollmer of Jefferson County and W. A. Moore of Lewis and Clark County at a recent Helena meeting. Anderson served as Beaverhead County delegate to the convention.
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A. L. Anderson
Joe Vollmer
Jefferson County
W. A. Moore
Lewis and Clark County
Montana Association of County Commissioners
Helena
Mr. Anderson
Beaverhead County
New Kindergarten Class Opens for Upcoming Semester
Parents of kindergarten age children are asked to arrange enrollment by calling Miss Hayden or Miss Ried. The new class starts with the January 26 semester begin date. Only children five by March 1 may enroll, with a transfer of kindergartners to first grade planned this week.
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Miss Hayden
Miss Ried
Death of Well Known Local Rancher John Hull
John Hull a veteran rancher in the Rat tle snake region died after stepping from his house to inspect a band of sheep. A hemorrhage killed him within minutes though cause unknown. A native of England age 72, he ran the Tom Haw ranch near Dillon for 15 years. Surviving son and daughter Mrs John Rowett of Butte. Funeral date pending with Odd Fellows and Methodist church services planned.
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John Hull
Hull
England
Tom Haw
Dillon
John Rowett
Butte
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Revival in mining at Elkhorn promised after sale
A sale of the Boston and Montana property including the mine, mill, buildings and railroad was made for 100000 to the new Boston and Montana Mining Company. Master in Chancery D W Kyle oversaw the sale and, with court approval, plans to resume operations early in February. Beaverhead County expects improved business as development restarts and workers return to the Elkhorn mines.
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Wise River
Boston and Montana Corporation
Boston & Montana Mining Company
D. W. Kyle
Butte
W. R. Allen Pe
L. P. Sanders
Franklin King
L. C. Cogan
Boston
Dillon
Kyle
Allen
Beaverhead
Emmkhorn
Legion committee selects Dillon for state meeting
The American Legion executive committee chose Dillon as the site for the upcoming state meeting to be held in the first week of August. Helena headquarters hosted the session, where the definite dates will be announced later. Attendees included S. M. Doyle Glendive historian P. M. Maxwell Deer Lodge finance officer N J Gilliland Forsyth state commander E C Stevens Havre vice commander and W L Jones Helena adjutant.
Court Notes Judgment in Mulaney versus Murray upheld
Judgment of the district court was sustained in the case of T. J. Mulaney versus J. P. Murray. The suit sought recovery of an unpaid balance on a promissory note. In contrast, the district court in John Butala versus Union Electric Co. was reversed by the state supreme court on premitures received at the county clerk’s office last week.
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District Court
T. J. Mulaney
J. P. Murray
John Butala
Union Electric Company
State Supreme Court
Butte Doctor Performs Surgeries in Mining City Visit
Butte physician Dr. J. L. McCarthy operated on Mrs. A. W. Connelly Tra Wagner Terry Cosgrove and the young son of Mr and Mrs Earl Fairbanks before returning to Butte last Sunday.
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J. L.mccarthy
Butte
A. W. Connelly
Tra Wagner
Terry Cosgrove
Earl Fairbanks
Dell pair shopping in city Wednesday afternoon
Mrs Henry Birrer and her daughter Adelaide of Dell were seen shopping in the city on Wednesday afternoon.
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Henry_Birrer
Adelaide
Dell
Our City
Walter Jones to Manage Legion Minstrels
Beaverhead post of the American Legion held a meeting at the Odd Fellows hall where Walter Jones was named to head the annual minstrel show with possible helpers. Rehearsals will begin soon as a cast from local talent is chosen. Will Ross was named chairman of the Child Welfare committee and George Hokey was selected as public manager for the state Joy mention. A carnival is postponed until after the minstrel show.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Odd Fellows
Walter Jones
Will Ross
National
George Hokey
George
Lima
Dillon
DeMolay State Conclave Draws Butte Members
DeMolay in Butte hosts state conclave with many Dillon members attending. The DeMolay basketball team led by coach Robert Barrett includes Tom Yost Dell Lloyd FE Pegram William Nelson West Nelson Walter Foster Wen Murray Henry Rodgers Leonard Innes Junior Innes Elia Metzel Douglas Thomas Irving Orr Sam Carruthers Harold Cashmore Curtis Gruwell Philip Lovell Bernard Whitworth Frank Hunsaker Lansing Waldorf. Advisors C FE Blinn and J F Hunsaker W F Cashmore attend as spectators.
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DeMolay
Butte
Dillon
Tom Yost
Dell Lloyd
FE. Pegram
William Nelson
West Nelson
Walter Foster
Wen Murray
Henry Rodgers
Leonard Innes
Junior Innes
Eia Metzel
Douglas Thomas
Irving Orr
Sam Carruthers
Harold Cashmore
Curtis Gruwell
Philip Lovell
Bernard Whitworth
Frank Hunsaker
Lansing Waldorf
Robert Barrett
C. FE. Blinn
J. F. Hunsaker
W. F. Cashmore
Tooter Fails to Toot in Lima Train Delay
Train No. 3 halted at Lima Tuesday noon after engineer Cosgrove found the whistle fixture missing. The brass whistle was likely loosened or torn from its connection by steam pressure, forcing engine crews to change engines at Lima.
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Lima
Cosgrove
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