Melrose Social Roundup Sees Visitors and Trips
Melrose in late June hosts a busy social week with Mrs. Roy Vance entertaining the Ladies Aid, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Beaudet of San Francisco visiting the Thompsons, and Mr. and Mrs. James Wright visiting from Butte with their two children. Hazel and Marguerite La Marche take a camping trip to Canyon Creek Lakes, about 16 miles from Melrose, while Mrs. A Thompson and Mrs. Beaudet visit Butte to see Miss Bertha Thompson, and Mrs. H T Sappington of Salt Lake visits local friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wright
Butte
Melrose
A. Thompson
Hazel
Marguerite la Marche
First strawberry picking ends as second crop near August
Strawberries are nearly finished their first picking and the second crop is due around August 10. Cherries, gooseberries, green peas, and string beans will be available in a few days. Leave orders with Mr. J B Mayfeld at Woodside Mont. Ad. 27 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Mayfeld
J. E. David
Woodside
Mont
Real Estate Transfers From Beaverhead Abstract July 1 1922
Real estate transfers list parcels sold or patented in Beaverhead area. Terence Flynn 623.96 acres south of Dillon. Rasmus J. Peterson 320 acres Big Hole basin. Fred M Hodges 80 acres Dillon bench. Jed L Washburn 40 and 400 acres on Dillon bench and Bedrock near Lima. George Banks 323.65 acres near Bedrock east of Lima. multiple lode and mining claims in Bryant Vipond and Farlin Gulch districts. Jonathan J Thomp son to Thompson Realty 680 acres Frying Pan basin. Mabel Thompson to Thompson Realty 320 acres Frying Pan basin. Edgar Van Housen to Jackson Brandenburg and Sarah Van Housen 1040 acres near Lima. various quartz and placer claims including Continental Copperpolis Dewey Boston Star Vipond and Pemble. stockholder resolutions and sale of Olmstead Stevenson assets to Waldorf Co. for merchandise and real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasmus J. Peterson
Big Hole Basin
Fred M. Hodges
Dillon Bench
Jed L.washburn
Jed L. Washburn
John F. Bishop
George Banks
Bedrock
Lima
George B. Conway
West Avon
Bryant Mining District
John Clarence Carl
Frederick Mahlmann
Horse Prairie
Frederick Maynard
Frankie Maynard
Henry Fitter
H. J. Thompson
Thompson Realty Company
Frying Pan Basin
Mabel W. Thompson
J. A. Turnblade
Continental
Copperpolis
J. T. Dobbins
P. C. Sellers
Geo. Sellers
Atlantic
George Medan
Voin Jogo
Columbus
Daniel Rafferty
Nick Lepetich
Dewey
Vipond
Boston
Star
J.D. Pemble
Pemble
A.T. Crossley
Farlin Gulch
James L. Cochrane
Elkhorn
Olmstead-Stevenson Company
Waldorf Co
Local News Roundup From Glen Station Area
Reichle P O June 28. The Hand couple welcomed a daughter. Frank Beecher, Rasmus Hanson, Jesse Peterson, and others made small visits to Dillon or Melrose. George Ferguson delivered milch cows from Oregon to buyers. Rudolf Brocksle improved after illness. Several families from Melrose visited Glen Station. Local business trips and social calls noted alongside mosquito complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
John Verbanatz
Melrose
Rudolf Brocksle
Butte
Roy Vance
Percy Vance
Joe Vance
Robert Slater
Carl Hartwig
Fred Hartwig
Veronika Hartwig
Lena Fassler
Geo. Bighorn
Bud Gransberry
Fay Gransberry
Elephants Test a Floor in Canton Garage
A Canton Ohio man tested his garage floor by using five circus elephants as a load. They were fed and grouped to gather a combined weight exceeding fifteen tons on the floor center, described as an unusual method for such a test.
Teacher’s missive reveals child’s unclear words
A public schools tale from Indianapolis shows a pupil’s excuse reading Dear Teacher Please excuse Marys absence she had to stay home to help her Ma wash her Pa The miswritten signature her Pa altered the intended meaning and drew attention to language mishap and the era’s schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mary
Knox and Shaw Depart for Yellowstone Park Tour
My and Mrs. Ed Knox and Doran Shaw left for a tour of Yellowstone Park on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Knox
Doran Shaw
Yellowstone Park
Land sales in Scotland show postwar boom fading
A London Times dispatch from Glasgow reports that since the armistice about 4.5 million acres of Scottish land have changed hands, with 1921 sales reaching over 600,000 and 1920 at 800,000. Despite price declines, last year’s turnover neared 5 million pounds, totaling around 52.5 million since the armistice. Agents foresee a lull until the next budget, then a revival as industry improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London ‘Times
Glasgow
Iistate
Blind peddler shuns cure to keep easy profit and nightlife
A Detroit millionaire offers a renowned specialist a cure for a blind pencil peddler. The man declines, saying he is happy blind as it funds his easy work and nightly outings with a glamorous companion. The benefactor later interferes with the peddler's license renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pineapples and their strange cousins in the plant world
According to the New York Herald the pineapple is the sole large fruiting member of the Bromeliads native to the Americas it grows on the ground unlike epiphytic orchids and its relatives rely on rainwater captured in leaf pools for sustenance while most Bromeliads are native to Brazil and were unknown in the old world before importation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
New York Herald
Cyclone Depths and Weather Currents Revealed
A Weather Bureau official reports cyclones that travel west to east are only two or three miles deep though their diameters span hundreds of miles. Hurricanes are deeper at five to six miles while upper atmospheric currents move across cyclonic and anti cyclonic areas affecting surface weather. New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
New -York Herald
Plant That Sneezes in Tropical Regions
The Kansas City Star reports a cough ing plant that inflates its respiratory organs and expels dust with a whooping cough like noise when touched. It bears a bean like fruit and may be related to another sneeze prone species noted by La Vulgarisation Scientifique. The exact names are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulgarisation Scientifique
Kansas City
Star
Hunting With the Camera Provokes Blunt Truth Test
A brief exchange quotes a man of blameless character who insists on sticking to the truth. The dialogue hints at scrutiny over hunting scenes captured on film and the pressures of public accountability.
Armstead Notes Social Events and Bank Report 1922
Armstead hosts a Friday dancing party with music by Mrs. Kennison and Agnes Marcks. a midnight refreshment break and late night travel to Dillon are noted. A Sunday picnic at Trail Creek features fishing, hiking and a large local turnout. The Security State Bank of Dillon posts a June 30 1922 condition report with assets, liabilities and notes, signed by cashier Marshall Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstead
Mesdames Pierron
Carruthers
F. A. Kennison
Agnes Marcks
Fred Staudaker
Dillon
Earl Carruthers
James Smith
Carl Decker
Smith M. Ames
Trail Creek
Mullen
Guyaz
Metlen
Henderson
Parke Scott
Bert
Pat MecMenomey
T. F. Mullen
Lottie Kimmel
J. Liep
Leadore
G. I. Butt
T. A. Bradley
G. EF. Butt
Ed Wright
Laura Scott
Needle Club
G. E. Butt
the Security State Bank
Montana
War Finance Corp
State of Montana
Beaverhead
Marshall Field
Remarkable Disabled Swimmers Swim a Salt Water Test
Ten competitors had lost a leg three had lost an arm and three had no legs at all. The course from Palace pier to West pier covered about three quarters of a mile. Fifteen of 166 finished the full distance amid cramps in one man’s stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Pier
West Pier
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Washington
Catherine Hughes
Chauncey Lockhart Waddell
New York City
Hughes
Pan American Union
Melrose News
Ladies Aid Society
Mrs. H. R. Beaudel
San Francisco
Mrs. A. Thompson
H. R. Beaudet
Bertha Thompson
H. T. Sappington
Salt Lake
Dillon Furniture Co
Books of the
Terrence Flynn
Edgar van Housen
Jackson D. Brandenburg
Sarah E. van Housen
Glen Station News
Harold
Dillon To Jackson
Anderson Livery Co
Dillon and
Jackson
North Mont. St
Hanson Auto Livery & Stage Line
C. M. Hansen
Armstead News
C. C. Thornton
A. F. Waldorf
Lucy Walters
State of
Benttece
Federal Reserve
Neayeure
Wad Een Eeeserertee
Othe Resources
Naimen
Beaverhead Lumber Co
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