Fourth of July Celebrated in Dillon with Sports and Dance
The Fourth of July in the railroad city began with a parade led by the Bedrock Valley band and a martial reception at the grounds east of town. A school principal delivered the oration, broncho races drew crowds, and a large Modern Woodmen ball featured Miss Hammond and Miss Peterson. Local officials and residents noted housing scarcity and plans to value properties, with wool prices around 11 to 12 cents per pound anticipated for the season.
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Trrsum
Lawa
Opera House
Bedrock Valley Band
Bowery
Lowery
W.H. Boyle
O. S. Huddle
John P. Woodruff
O. W. Conger
E. A. Beardsly
Lima
Dell
Bedrock
Scott
Josie Bray
O. Huddle
Yast
Lawrence Sellstrom
Idaho
J. W. Else
Pocatello
Thalia
Miss Hammond
Butter
Misa Lillie Peterson
Dillon
Frank Eliel
Dillon Fourth Celebrations Feature Contests and Crowds
A clear cool Fourth drew a large crowd to Dillon with seven coaches from Butte arriving before 11 a.m. Events included a five dollar gold piece hunt, pototo race won by Archie McIntosh, men's and boys races won by A. T. Peterson and Harry Bond respectively, and a pigeon shoot won by Matt Orr.
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Cssterner
Butte
Montana Street
Tommy O’donnell
Mr. Patterson
Archie McIntosh
Everett Davis
A. T.petergon
Harry Bond
Bertha Schaffer
Lee Carter
Hans Paulson
Carter
Matt Orr
Fred Carter
Adolph Elie
Shipment of range horses heads east from Dillon county
A large train of 19 loaded stock cars leaving Dillon and six more from Bedrock carried 19 horses of Anderson Bros and six from G T Hodgens to Kansas City Kiowa and Irwin Kansas City. Stock Inspector Staudaker oversaw the loading and a county fire at Twin Bridges threatened the Orphan's Home but was contained by a bucket brigade using an irrigation ditch for water.
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Dillon
Bedrock
Anderson Bros
Kansas City
Indian Territory
G. T. Hodgens
Kiowa
Kansas
L. O. Leonard
Butte
Irwin, Grant & Co
Twin Bridges
A. L. Stone
McKinzie Recovering After Shooting Incident
Wm. McKinzie, shot by Sam Moore, is recovering rapidly and able to be about the house and share meals with the Jagger family. He is under nursing by Jack Burrell and praised by Dr. Ryburn for a wonderful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. McKinzie
Sam Moore
Jagger
Jack Burrell
County High School Awards Building and Plumbing Contracts
The County High School met to open bids for a new building. Stesburn and Sandon of Helena won the building contract and Dart Hardware Co of Dillon won the plumbing contract. Five bids were received. one from Frank Sealander Dillon was rejected for lacking a certified check. Prices ranged up to $29,650 with brick options and stone facing affecting totals.
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The
County High School
Stesburn & Sandon
Helena
Dart Hardware Co
Dillon
Pluwshing
Frank Sealander
A. W. Price
Edward Waggoner
Canyon Promises Real Boom Says Dillon Chemist
C M Stolle a well known Dillon chemist says the canyon will soon boom with oil as conditions mirror Colorado. He noted similarities to Colorado oil belts and described early discoveries near the old milk ranch with shale strata containing hydrocarbons and minerals.
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C. M. Stolle
Dillon
Colorado
Smallhorn Canyon
J. Stolle
Tarpine
Prof. Luke
Wyoming
Tate Taylor
Old Milk Ranch
Messrs. Burroughs and Rodden
Utah
Montana
Lovell
Beaverhead River
Horse Prairie
Building bids differ on brick and plumbing plans
In Butte and Helena bids were opened for a building project. The lowest base bid came from Shackelton & Whiteway at 25,586 with variations for brick and ashlar facing. Steaburn & Sandon bid 19,955 plus 5,800 for plumbing and heating. Dart Hardware Co. bid for plumbing and heating was accepted, while Butte Plumbing Co. was rejected for lack of a certified check.
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Shackelton & Whiteway
Butte
Steaburn & Sandon
Helena
Wedding Bells Tie McCann and Miss Vaughn Lanstrom
O N McCann of the Golden Rule store wed Miss Mabel Vaughn Lanstrom in Stillwell Illinois on June 26. The couple will arrive in Dillon this week to a warm greeting from friends, as local congratulations flow in. The note ends with a local ad for the Buckeye mower sold by G W Dart Hardware Co.
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O. N. McCann
Golden Rule
Illinois
Mr. McCann
Mabel Vaughn Lanstrom
M. A. Harper
Stillwell
Ill
Dillon
Trreunz
Krause's Headache Capsules Market Lead Prompts Imitations
Krause's Headache Capsules were the first headache capsules on the market. Their quick success led to many imitations using harmful drugs like antipurine and morphine. Skip the imitators and demand Krause's for fast relief with no lasting after effects. Price 25c, sold by L. J. Williams. Also advertised DeWitt's Early Risers pills claim to cleanse the liver and bowels, easy to take and non-gripe.
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Krause
L. J. Williams
DeWitt
Daylight Hold-Up by Outlaws on Great Northern Train
Three masked men robbed Train No 3 west of Wagner near Malta 196 miles east of Great Falls. They blew the express car with dynamite, looted the empty through safe, and shot Trav eling Auditor Douglas Brakeman Woodside and a girl, with Woodside in serious condition. A $5,000 reward was offered for robbers’ capture and conviction.
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Douglas
Woodside
Helena
Great Falls
Great Northern
Wagner Station
Great Falla
Malta
Wagner
Dillon Dominates Butte In Turbulent Forfeit Rematch
Butte led 7 7 after five when Dillon pulled away 14 9 by sixth, then the game ended 9 0 as Butte forfeited amid umpire dispute. Dillon showed class while Butte confusion and fielding toil marred the contest. Knox struggled, Hammond shut the door, and Dillon earned 11 runs with 7 extra base hits in a rough contest.
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Montana
Butte
Dillon
Hammond
Knox
Batte Boys
Britishes Rocadetyc
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Dillon, Montana
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McKenzie Recovering
Albert Stamm
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Gets Plumbing
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Columbia
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G. W. Dart Hardware Co
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