Alderman Rounds seeks halt to prize fight
The July city council meeting covered routine business and bids for sewers and sidewalks. Alderman Rounds urged police to stop the 20round boxing event, but Mayor White opposed enforcing the law. Officers noted bicycle on walks fines were rare. council adjourned. Red Butte Land and Livestock Co filed articles of incorporation in Butte with G H McDougal S B MacDougal and O C Gosman as principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poindexter
White
Orr
Rounds
Phillips
Wemple
Knapp
Conger
Stone
Redlight
Badcon
Edwin Norris
Bannack Street
Provost, & Ripley
John J. Gelhaus
Gilbert & Campeau
Mayor White
Mr. Rounds
Chief Stone
Red Butte Land and Livestock’company
G. H. McDougal
S. B. MacDougal
Butte
O. C. Gosman
Lima
Democratic State Convention Backs W J Bryan for President
Boreman July 1 delegates and alternates chosen to the national convention at Denver are instructed to vote for W J Bryan. The six delegates and six alternates hailed Bryan with enthusiasm, and the convention approved a plank supporting Conrad for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Duncan
Madison
John P. Kern
Broadwater
J. N. Scanland
Deer’ Lodge
W. P. Franklin
Sweet Grass
J. S. Treece
Ravalli
J. Bruce Kremer
Silver Bow
Conrad
West
Thomas D. Long
Flathead
Kelley
Bryan
T. J. Walsh
Dreea
Montanas Street Fair Day Schedule and Events
A full day program on Montana Street with band concerts at 9:30 and 11:30, numerous foot races for boys and girls, a pie eating contest, flour tub rooting, balloon ascent and parachute leap, a ball game Dillon versus Jones' Butte Independents, wrestling, fireworks, and a grand ball at Dillon Theatre. Evening events include a 7:47 band concert and admission notes, with free lawn areas for visitors.
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Montana Street
A. L. Baddon
E. G. Farnsworth
DR. Poindexter
C. W. Scott
Fair Grounds
Dillon Vs. Jones
Erne
McCarthy
Dillon Brass Band
Dillon Theatre
Beaverhead county booster sees steady industrial rebound
Beverages: Beaverhead County and Taft get favorable mentions in a Beaverhead interview with H H Armstead Jr of Butte and Polaris. Armstead predicts a return to normal in mining and copper stocks as steel gains momentum and asserts Taft enjoys broad business support amid Roosevelts influence. He sees continued growth in Beaverheads mineral districts once metal markets recover.
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H.H. Armstead, Jr
Butte
Polaris
New York
Boston
Armstead
Montana
Mr. Armstead
Beaverhead County
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Eer. Armstead
Bryan Hann
Dillon Faces Deceptive Doctor Passing as Louis de Conde
A smooth impostor calling himself Dr Louis de Conde arrived in Dillon and posed as a renowned physician. He visited several invalids, took advance payments, and spoke of delicate surgical operations before Dillon physicians uncovered discrepancies in his claimed credentials and past employment. The man had used aliases including Dr Maillette during prior visits to Billings and Billings doctors questioned his license.
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Dillon
Medlen
Louis de Conde
Beaverhead River
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
United States
Mr. de Conde
Washington
D. C
Billings
Johnson
Chapple
Montana
Walker
Doctor and fugitive tale ends with arrest in Billings
Dr. de Conde and Otto Bramer alias Dr. Herbert Mallet fled with instruments and cash from Dillon. Bramer was captured in Butte and is to be transported to Yellowstone county. He previously served 90 days for vagrancy and had posed as a French physician. Clifford Knapp returned to Dillon to install plumbing in Herman Jackson's Jackson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Johnson
Dillon
Butte
Sheriff Henderson
Billings
Dillonites
Medlon
Helena
Walker
de Conde
Anaconda Standard
Bert Talgo
Otto Bramer
Herbert Mallet
Yellowstone County
Bramer
Silver Bow County
West Side
John Gillie
William Horgan
Clifford Knapp
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
Herman Jackson
Oldtimer George Perkins Dies. Five Heirs Sought in Montana
George W. Perkins, longtime Southern Montana rancher and Glendale trader, died in Pasadena. His five children two daughters and three sons are named in his will but their whereabouts and the missing wife are unknown. The Dillon lodge plans funeral under A F and A M auspices with interment in Mountain View cemetery. estate valued at about 15 000 to 20 000 dollars with a 12 000 dollar ranch and several mining interests.
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Masonic Lodge
Dillon
Pasadena
California
George W. Perkins
Dillon Lodge
No. 30
Masonic Temple
Butte
Messrs
H.L. McCaleb
George Banks
Estella Perkins-Kelly
Grace Perkins
George Perkins
Arthur Perkins
Harry Perkins
Oregon Short Line to Build New Depot in Dillon
Officials from the Oregon Short Line announce plans for a 35 foot high depot in Dillon with pressed brick or white rock exterior, concrete foundation, boiler room, baggage and express rooms, waiting areas, and second floor spaces to be used as needed. S. S. Carruthers says local contractors will bid on the full project including all work and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Congdon
A. H. King
Pocatello
Dillon
Frying Pan
Telegraph Office
the Tribune
S. S. Carruthers
Dillon Contractors
W. J. Perry Visits Dillon with Friend John Lovell
W J Perry of W J Perry and Co livestock commission firm at Union stock yards South Omaha spent several days in Dillon this week visiting longtime associate John Lovell. Perry praised Dillon as one of the prettiest towns in the West and admired the city and surrounding country. Mrs Perry accompanied him on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.J. Perry
Livestock Commission
W. J. Perry & Co
Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Dillon
John Lovell
Conger Family Member Plans Spokane Move Next Spring
Charles W. Conger deputy clerk of the district court left Dillon for Spokane to visit relatives and consider relocating there next spring. Judge Everton J. Conger his father accompanies him or is connected in the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Conger
District Court
Dillon
Spokane
Wash
Conger
Everton J. Conger
Acaden
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F. P. Birrer
Sy Lumber
Anséwer
Dillon Lumber Company
F. P. Bir- Ter
Figners
T.J. Walsh
W. J. Bryan
Harry
Beaverhead
The
Butte Evening News
Old Beaverhead County
Dre Conde
Weil
Short Line
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