Lima a Railroad Town with Growing Stock Country
Eugene visits Lima noting its status as Oregon Short Line division headquarters with a $15000 monthly payroll. He highlights local firms, bank, hotel, pool hall, ledger, garages, and lime light on community growth and prosperity in this rail town surrounded by farming and stock country.
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Lima Mercantile Company
F. M. Merrill
First National Bank
H. T. Kraabel
Lima Drug Store
Fred Smith
Beaverhead Lumber Company
Harry Gimble
Leo Truax
Lima Garage
Peat Hotel
Chas, Truax
Roy Jackson
H. C. Patterson Jr
Lima Ledger
C. H. Polk
R. W. Vance
E. C. Franks
al. Beardsley
Clarence Wall
J. L. Lewis
Armstead Notes Include Local Travel and Community Updates
Gerry Geiger returns from Butte. A Dillon visitor G Ames stops in Armstead. A large crowd journeys to Elkhorn Springs for a weekend outing with many locals joining. Fred Jorgenson repairs the schoolhouse as L M Pfiffner wed Elfreda Hoar in Butte.
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Armstead
Gerry Geiger
Butte
Rk. G. Ames
Dillon
Elkhorn Springs
F. A. Kennison
Dale Metlen
Tom Foley
Pat McMenomey
Parke Scott
Margaret Mullen
Sophia Guyaz
Grace Smith
Alice Roe
Elfreda Hoar
Harvest Peace and News From Waterloo July Reports
Harvesting alfalfa nears completion while grasshoppers threaten a second crop. Funeral attendees from Waterloo to Whitehall include Mr and Mrs James Gordon and others. Local residents note births, visits, and dairy plans with Kigler’s cheese venture thriving and milk deliveries satisfactory. Pauline and Ruth Carne y visit. family gatherings occur on the west bench and Gordon home.
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Waterloo
Pauline
Ruth Carney
Twin Bridges
Mrs. Lally
Gordon Home
West Bench
Frank Jones
Funeral Held for Marion D. Lyttle of Upper Ruby
The funeral for Marion D. Lyttle, found headless near his cabin on the upper Ruby, was held at Olson parlors. Lyttle, born 1860 in Murfreesboro Tennessee, formerly Princeton graduate and Woodrow Wilson classmate, lived alone and kept daily calendar records. he likely died around June 28 after an apparent horse accident. He is survived by his mother, siblings, and a half brother.
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Sheridan
Marion D. Lyttle
Upper Ruby
James Marshall
Olson Undertaking
Mr. Lyttle
Mr. Marshall
Tennessee
Elizabeth Harrison Beckner
Cincinnati
Ohio
J. QO. Harrison
Kansas City
J. Scott Harrison
Helena
C. FE. Cunningham
Dillon
E. K. Sutherland
Seattle
Everett Brundage Jr
Hugh and
Bruce
Anaconda
Guild
Amos Hall
Bozeman
R. W. Rossiter
R. G. Wilson
Wilson
Apex Notes Mention Local Movements and Appointments
Apex July notes record visits and travel including Hubbard and Dillon residents at Oswald Schlicher, Noah Allen driving to Rock Creek and Dillon, Joe Pace leaving for Pocatello Idaho, Bob Frakes named section foreman and moving into the Sorenson house, Mrs. David Hier cooking for the crew, John Hale driving to Dillon, and Jim Hayes on the sick list since July Fourth.
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Apex
Stocker Family News and Local Moves
Brief notes record ongoing moves and visits: Mrs. L. C. Stocker and the Ulisses plan a honeymoon return to Armstead where they will make their home. Mae and Annie Stocker arrived from Grant to meet Miss Eva Stocker in Butte. Frank P. Blairy, John Peterson, and J. Prohosky of Grant drove to Armstead, while Clarence Décker visited from Dillon.
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Armstead
Local Notes From Twin Bridges Area
Mrs Henrich and Mrs Jennie England visited friends and relatives in Twin Bridges last week. Mrs England remains bedbound and is cared for by her granddaughter Marion Foutz. Guy George is having his new dairy barn painted.
Medicine Lodge Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mgr Isaac Rife and son Ike Jr travel to Dillon to spend time with relatives and bring home Betty Duff for a month. Venora Metlen and Genevieve stay with the Davises. Hed Hildreth on a Dillon trip. Ada Ward visits Craver ranch. Whitey Williams from Grant finishes horse shoing for Rife Brothers. Mary Flynn of St Joseph visits in Medicine Lodge. families travel Armstead to visit.
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Mgr
Isaac Rife
Ike Jr
Dillon
Betty Duff
Venora Metlen
Genevieve
Davis Home
Hed
Hildreth
Ada Ward
Craver
Whitey Williams
Grant
Rife Brothers
Richard Freeman
Mary Edna
H. W. Brenner
Tom Craver
Armstead
Mary Flynn
St. Joseph
Missouri
First log house built in Colorado in 1816 near Pueblo
The earliest log dwelling by white men in present day Colorado was erected in 1816 for Spanish cavalry patrolling the Arkansas near Pueblo. Glasgow recently completed a modern creamery.
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Colorado
Arkansas
Pueblo
Glasgow
Short line railroads total forty in United States
A brief statistic notes that on short lines the number of railroads operating in the United States is forty.
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United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lima Notes
Lima
Séme
Greed Bros
Emery Keller
Roe and
Fagan
Maggie Halligan
Gallagher
Eugene
Armstead News
Waterloo News
Thos. Barly
Whitehall
Jas. Gordon
Wim. Powell
J. Lally
P. Carney
Oscar Buhl
Mellett
Carnow
Homer Townsend
Guy George
Mrs. Hardie
Curnow Ranch
Webster Mason
Boulder Country
Kigler
Sheridan News
Bond Grocery Co
Europe
Hudson
S. S. Carruthers Motor CO
Dillon, Montana
Medicine Lodge News
the Tribune
Q.B
Detroit
Ford
Beaverhead Motors Co
Buick
Montana Auto Supply Co
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