Dillon Chautauqua committee prepares five day session
At a weekly guarantors meeting new officers were elected for the Dillon Chautauqua. Pearl TJ Smith is president T D Olmsted VP Prof Linden McCullough secretary and A L Stone treasurer. Tickets may go on sale around July 10 with Dr Mellinger of Ellison White to outline plans on July 10 and boost the program.
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Pearl Tj, Smith
T. D. Olmsted
Linden McCullough
A. L. Stone
W. L. Mellinger
Mellinger
Mexico
Ellison-White
Fourth of July Parade Lights Dillon With Big Crowds
The Dillon Fourth of July celebration drew visitors from Beaverhead and Madison counties and beyond. A lavish parade featured floats from Montana Mercantile, Tom Drummy, Eliel’s, the Normal college and more, with the Parent-Teacher Association winning top honors as children danced around a Maypole. The crowd size was estimated between 200 and 5,000 as the town wore red white and blue and a bustling show unfolded despite a few mishaps during fireworks.
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Dillon
Montana
Joe Newnes
Miss Durham
Fair Grounds
Armstead
Dillmont Park
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Eliel’s
Tom Drummey
George Davis
Geo. McDonald
George Scott
Floyd Vandergrift
Oscar Gamer
E. C. Egan
H. Soper
F. Murphy
O. Pilon
Wyman Smith
Brown
Sticht
Hazel Garvey
May Talent
Marie Banks
Death of U S S station pumper ends life of Irish immigrant
Charles G. McGahan a 50 year old pumper at the U S S L station near Dillon died Monday at his farm two miles west of town after lung and heart trouble. He leaves a wife and nine children aged 2 to 23. eldest sons 18 and 16 plan to work to support the family. Born in Antrim Ireland he came to America 25 years ago marrying in Ayr Scotland. Funeral July 4 at St Rose Church with burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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Charles G. McGahan
Dillon
Harry
Jerry
Bor
County Antrim
Ireland
St. Margaret’s Church
Ayr
Scotland
America
St. Rose Catholic Church
Father Leschner
Mountain View
Local marriage licenses issued in city and nearby towns
Last Saturday F. P. Tye and Miss Jessie Dean of Pocatello received a license and wed in City Hall council chamber with Justice L. Phillips presiding. Tuesday Alfred V. Applegren of Wolf Point wed Miss Gertrude V. Dullentry of Dillon after a license issuance. Yesterday Judge J. C. Smith united Rollo Ellis of Portland and Grace Thomas of Dubois at the courthouse.
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F. P. Tye
Jessie Dean
Pocatello
Justice of the Peace L
Phillips
Council Chamber
Alfred V. Applegren
Wolf Point
Gertrude V. Dullentry
Dillon
John Dullentry
J. C. Smith
Rollo Ellis
Portland
Oregon
Grace Thomas
Dubois
Idaho
Dempsey Arrives in Town to Calm Welcome
A crowd of locals gathered at the station last evening to glimpse boxing champion Jack Dempsey as he arrived en route to Salt Lake City. Dempsey stepped from the train with visible battle marks and surveyed the quiet crowd with no disturbance.
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Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
Onazote Rubber Foam Demonstrates High Buoyancy
An invention that impregnates rubber with nitrogen gas creates a buoyant material named Onazote. A ball of it withstood 32 000 pounds of pressure and in 24 hours regained height to hit the ceiling when dropped. It is more buoyant than cork in water.
Beloved Matron Dies In Ogden
Mrs. Mary F. Sweeney died in Dee hospital Ogden Utah from kidney and heart trouble last Monday. Survived by four sons Hugh J Frank James and John and a daughter Mrs Lally she was born February 14 1867 in Hamilton Scotland. The Dillon East Bench community attended her funeral at Brundage chapel conducted by Rev T W Bennett with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
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Mary F. Sweeney
Dee Hospital
Ogden
Utah
East Bench
Dillon
Brundage Chapel
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View
Hamilton
Scotland
America
Montana
Drummond
Philipsburg
Butte
Hugh J
Frank Sweeney
James
John Sweeney
H. F. Lally
Los Angeles
Tailor Paul Brown dies after sudden heart attack in Dillon
Paul Brown a 31 year Dillon tailor died after a heart attack in his North Idaho street shop Tuesday night. Once stricken he sent for his physician and died shortly after the doctor arrived. Born in Petrograd May 2 1860 he came to Dillon 81 years ago and changed his name from Prenovich settling here. He had battled diabetes and heart trouble for years and had recently suffered several severe heart attacks. Funeral service was held at the Methodist church with Rev Edward Smith officiating and burial at Mountain View beside his wife who died in 1916. He had few close relatives and no immediate survivors named.
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Paul Brown
Dillon
North Idaho Street
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Methodist Church
Edward Smith
Mountain View Cemetery
Russia
Petrograd
Brown
Prenovich
Los Angeles
German Shipyards Return to Prewar State Ahead of Era
German shipyards have more than returned to their pre war state. The largest vessel launched in the world last year took the water at the free port of Danzig. A 20,000 ton steamer was built at Hamburg.
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Free Port
Danzig
Hamburg
Montana Iron Ore Output and Value Report
The state's iron ore production last year totaled 21 627 tons valued at 59000 dollars. The data reflects Montana's mineral sector activity and output scales for the period reported.
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Montana
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Charles Wilcox
T. Soper
Sorenson
Burle Stevens
Arnold Smith
Burle Green
F. Dillon
Green
Lawrence Price
R. Nygren
Joe Mehrlich
Thelma Talent
Bertha Rash
Viola Frizzell
Donald Light
M. Lanner
T. Pinkerton
J. Morrison
Jesse Brown
Brennio
Tommy Newnes
F. Stephanie
EF. C. Evan
A. Connelly
FairGrounds
George Tash
Pat Flynn
George Ditty
J. R. Atkinson
George ‘Jodd
Walter Brown
Edwin Martin
Ralph Spencer
Walter Sirin
Henry Williams
Elinor Olson
Sam Freeman
Hube Flynn
Miss Anvl
Brands
Park Scott
Frank Gordon
Jeffery
Lambert Eliel
Studebaker
Maynard Lovell
Cadillac
Eliel
Amos Wright
Leonard Wemple
Oliver Meeds
Dell Lloyd
Walt Bennett
Hurley of Wisdom
Bennett
O. S. L. Lawn
Price
Ward Waters Company
Chautauqua
Ward Waters
Lyceum
Ferne Lewis Waters
Whistler
Grace McNett
Waters
Passing IN Review
James Mahan
Beaverhead
Madison Counties
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Montana Mercantile
Tom Drummy
Normal College
Forestry Service
Titanic Can
del Monte
Western Wholesale
American Legion Weekly
Legion
Beaverhead Milling Company
Montana Auto
Joe Klebba
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Shoenborne
Western Motors
Michelin Rubber Man
Beaverhead Motors
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Knights Templar
Tribune
Dillon Dry Goods Co
George Washington
Wes
Gibbons
Shelby
Nelson
Reeser
Joe
Charles McGahan
Dempsey
Frank Madden
Madden
St. Paul
Tom Pierce
Ted Magnus
Lester Schultz
Otto Schultz
Bob Marchesseau
Bud Hartwig
Norman Mason
Jackson Cowboy
Mary Sweeney
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