Local visitors frequent Dillon from multiple towns
S. M. Starr of Polaris and many others from Lakeview Grant Armstead Dell Wisdom Medicine Lodge Butte Spokane and Fishtrap were in Dillon or visiting nearby towns over the past week. Notables included former Lieutenant Governor W. R. Allen and various residents on personal or business trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mudd
Fishtrap
Dillon
W. R. Allen
Coolidge
Boston & Montana Mining Corporation
Social notes from Dillon and nearby communities
Local residents from Grant Dell and Lima visit Dillon and nearby areas. Names include Gladys Garr A L Wickersham Eva Anna Stocker Julius Rounds Maxemner Stone Klebba Thomas Whitworth Woody Dishno Langevine Lambert Ehel Bray Bray Robinette Crandall Woodburn Chapman and others. Travelers head to Hot Springs Butte Deer Lodge and the coast after trips and a rain storm aids grain crops.
Real Estate Transfers From Beaverhead Abstract Company Week Ending July 14 1928
Real estate transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company show activity for the week ending July 14 1928. Transactions involve several property parcels, with parties and locations indicated in the Beaverhead records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Deeds In Beaverhead County Mining Claims Transfer
Deeds show Metals Bank and Trust Co transferring mining interests to J A Poore in Vipond district and Poore conveying to Quartz Hill mining Co in Vipond. By W S Pyle et al of National Treasure Vangard 1 and 2 and Columbia lode claims in Lost Cloud district. Sidney M Knapp et al file Gold Hill lode claim in Argenta district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metals Bank and Trust Co
J. A. Poore
Vipond
Beaverhead County
Montana
Quartz Hill Mining Company
W. S. Pyle
Columbia Lode
Lost Cloud
Sidney M. Knapp
Gold Hill Lode
Argenta
Hay Crop Harvest Starts in Beaverhead Valley
Haying in Beaverhead valley begins later than usual but soon will be in full swing as the first alfalfa crop is harvested next week. The crop is lighter than normal due to a cold spring but considered good for the short growing season. Higher valleys like the Big Hole will lag one to two weeks and should be near average when harvested. Ten days of favorable weather and frequent rains boost crops on the ranges and an ample labor supply ensures harvest labor is readily available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Big
Grounds re modeled for big county fair
The county fairgrounds undergo major changes ahead of the October fair with swine sheds built from salvaged rodeo lumber in the southwest, extensive repairs to the grandstand and other buildings, a new livestock exposition building, and fences rebuilt to provide a 30 foot areaway inside the track for parking.
City Sets Budget To Pay Expenses For 1928 29
A city council meeting approved a budget of 57 443 02 to cover city expenses for the fiscal year 1928 29. Funds are allocated to Water 24000 General 15000 Street and Alley 4000 Library 1800 SID 3 maintenance 3500 Cemetery 500 SID 5 4500 Sprinkling 1 929 64 Sprinkling 2 2513 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Lossl Funeral Held for Jackson Postmaster in Butte
Funeral services for George P. Lossl prominent merchant and Jackson postmaster were held Monday at St Patrick s church in Butte. Interment followed in Deer Lodge cemetery. Friends from the Big Hole basin drove to Butte for the services after his sudden death from acute indigestion last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Lossl
Jackson
St. Patrick’s Church
Butte
Deer Lodge
Big Hole Basin
Lossi
Big Trout Caught by Beaverhead Anglers
Karl Walker landed a five and a half pound rainbow from the Big Hole river on Tuesday evening. The trout measured 27 and one half inches, with an estimated dressed weight near seven and a half pounds. Mrs Louise Taylor visits Bozeman. notices seek ranch for sale with cash price and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Walker
Big Hole
Weather and Latitude Across Regions Compared
Barrons Financial Weekly argues that latitude alone does not determine weather. It contrasts sea level ten below with ten below in Minnesota and 108 degrees in Boston with harsher inland climates. It notes New York winters resemble Lisbon and Constantinople more than Britain due to winds and lack of Gulf Stream warming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Alrat Che
Boston
New York
Lisbon
Naples
Constantinople
Great Britain
Labrador
Atlantic
Barron's Financial
Pictures for Benefit of Future Historians
A collection of photographs showing scenes from all U S wars since 1860 is filed in the War college. It spans 275000 to 800000 prints and includes Civil Indian Spanish American and World War records with notable Wounded Knee battlefield images. The Brady Civil War collection of about 6000 photos is filed. World War I images include signal corps army and British and Austrian sections. Negotiations with Germany cover about 1200 pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War College
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Wounded Knee
Brady
Signal Corps
Army
Just Like Home Compromise Across Hotel and Home
A young wife and husband debate avoiding quarrels by pretending domestic life while living at a hotel. She suggests maintaining the illusion of a home by complaining about hotel staff and hiring replacements, claiming it will keep peace if they act as though they are keeping house.
No More Leisure and the Looming Leisure Vacuum
The excerpt contrasts past and present leisure, arguing steam engines create not rest but a vacuum for thought. It critiques idle amusements from excursion trains to museums and novels, noting George Eliot’s remark on old leisure focusing on a single newspaper rather than frequent sensations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Sheriff Sale Notice of Beaverhead County Property
Henry C Norris files suit against John Kambich and schedules a sheriff sale for August 11, 1928 at 2 PM at the Dillon Montana courthouse front door. The property covers East Half of Northwest Quarter and Lots 2 3 Section 30 Township 2S Range 9W MPM and Lot 2 Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter Section 25 Township 2S Range 10W MPM. Terms cash. Ad 29-32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Norris
John Kambich
Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana
Lange
W. C. Orr
Beaverhead County
C. H. Hartwig
Probate of Will in Beaverhead County Montana
Notice of probate of the will of Abram S. Rife deceased in Beaverhead County Montana. The court sets August 4 1928 at 10:00 AM in the Beaverhead County Court House for proving the will and hearing Fred Rife's petition for letters testamentary. Interested parties may appear and contest as required. Clerk Fred Rife. Deputy Roy B. Herndon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Abrams
Rife
Abram S. Rife
Fred Rife
Roy B. Herndon
Myth busts on key steam and safety lamp claims
A Royal Institution talk debunks the popular view that Watt invented the steam engine and notes his role as an instrument maker who improved an existing design. It also covers debates over who first invented the miners lamp, Bell versus Fulton, and other celebrated scientific myths across steam age inventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt
Lid
Ede
Andrade
Royal Institution
Loadean
George Stephenson
Sir Humphrey Davy
Davy
Stephenson
Henry Bell
Clyde
Robert Fulton
Squirrel Bravely Escapes Fire After Breakfast Market
In Springfield Union a girl and her brother tame a squirrel who joins them for breakfast. The creature paths the shop, patrons toss nuts, and a shot into a stove sends the squirrel leaping onto live coals with scorched feet but no serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Union
Magpie’s Many Virtues and Faults on the Plains
A perceptive feature notes the magpie common to the West with a mixed record. It eats insects and carrion and helps by feeding on pests, but also harms poultry and wild birds and can threaten weak livestock, sometimes requiring controlled culling.
Stamping the Letter from a Four Year Old
Saralou and her mother walk to the post office to mail a letter to daddy. The child stamps the un stamped letter by stomping it on the sidewalk claiming it is stamped, assuring her mother daddy will receive it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saralou
Daddy
Indianapolis News
Found Antique Mine Hidden in a Little Town
A traveler notes a real antique shop off the beaten path in a small interior town. The piece warns that many eager seekers miss genuine riches by sticking to well-trodden routes and urges exploring lesser known locales to find true antiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antiquarian Magazine
Scholar Mary Wins Ten Year Scholarship Play Chess
Ten year old Mary excitedly tells her mother about winning a scholarship and describing her Saturday morning essay. She recounts minding the baby helping wash up and then proudly says she plays a game of chess with her brother though she confesses she cannot spell certain words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Foley Pills diuretic praised for ease of life
Mrs. Black of Petersburg Virginia testifies the Foley Pills diuretic eased her pain and fatigue allowing her to move freely again after years of struggle. The ad claims the product is easy to take inexpensive and guaranteed with 25 years of use and urges asking for Foley Pills diuretic only through George M. Gosman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Gosman
Potts
Advertising blurb for A C Gruvwell lighting system
Ranchers are urged to consider a safest and best by test lighting system. The ad promotes A C Gruvwell with a brief call to action and contact hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Gruvwell
Reward offered for arrest of bounty fund violators
A one hundred dollar reward is offered to any individual not a regular officer of the law for the arrest and conviction of anyone collecting bounty funds illegally. Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn adv 114m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn
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Penings
S. M. Starr
Polaris
James Doyle
Lakeview
James Blair
Grant
Clare Judge
Tom Yost
Armstead
Chester Gilbert
Frank Esterwald
Medicine Lodge
B. W. Emerick
Fred Woodside
Spokane
John Nelson of
Wisdom
Tom Cantrell
Dell
J. H. Sheser
Fred Hanson
Wallace Francis of Wisdom
A. G. Gordon of
Olivier Upham
H. E. Andrus
Denver
Charles Henderson
J. F. Harrison
Elmer Selway
Baby
W. J. Romersa
Hughes & McCaleb
Gladys Garr
A. L. Wickersham
Eva
Anna Stocker
Julius Rounds
A.” M. Maxemner
Lewistown
Joseph Klebba
Coast Points
W. J. Thomas
Lima
Andrus Hotel
George Whitworth
F. L. Woody
S. C. Dishno
Mrs
Lambert Ehel
J. H. Bray
Arelle Bray
Bernice Robinette
Centennial Valley
Edith Crandall
Alaska
Charles Woodburn
Hot Springs
W. FE. Chapman
Danny
Fred Chapman
Los Angeles
Imy Lef
Jack
Lossl
Mrs. Louise Taylor
Bozeman
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Albert T. Reid
Magpie
Toledo
Ohio
American Express
Underwood
Tribune Book Store
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