First Dillon Cherry Brought by Tom O Connor Sparks Interest
From the July 19 1889 Tribune note Tom O Connor raised a solitary cherry this season. It ripened this week marking the first fruit of its kind in Dillon. Photographers Weenink and Nesbitt will visit Glendale next week to make faces for all. W S Barbours new office adjoining his residence nears completion. Miss Allie Dingley improves after illness. Tinsmiths finish the schoolhouse roof amid heat. John Forester builds a brick residence on South Pacific nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom O'Connor
Dillon
Weenink and Nesbitt
Glendale
W. S. Barbour
Allie Dingley
John Forester
South Pacific
the Tribune
Lima
Newel C. Knight
Newell C. Knight and Co
Chicago
Centennial
Madison County
Knight
A. F. Graeter
Montana
Pacific Street
Big Hole basin hay troubles and local happenings
A 1898 Tribune note highlights ranchers in the Big Hole basin struggling to harvest a large hay crop with few idle workers. It also mentions L C Fyhrie displaying a two and a half ounce gold nugget from the A F Graeter dredge at Bannack, along with various local incidents and developments in Dillon and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole Basin
Mrs Stevenson’s Night Blooming Cereus Opens In Bozeman
Mrs B N Stevenson hosted a rare night blooming cereus bloom in Bozeman on Wednesday night. A large number of friends witnessed the seven inch diameter blossom described as the most beautiful flower they ever saw after seven years of cultivation.
Redrock dam deal seals drought safety for irrigation farmers
Last Friday evening the Redrock reservoir purchase closed, securing irrigation lands along the Redrock and Beaverhead rivers from Lima to Point of Rocks. A Sunday celebration at the dam followed the deal. Also note: Nels Nelsons returned from Alaska, George Roberts planned a Saturday horse sale and dance, and John T. Orr and spouse came home from their coast wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redrock
Beaverhead
Lima
Point of Rocks
Nels Nelson
Alaska
George Roberts
Jackson
John T. Orr
Montana Poultry Congress Membership Drive Announced
Miss Helen E Cushman secretary of the Montana Poultry Industry council says a membership drive for the seventh World Poultry Congress to be held in the United States will start July 28. Poultry leads the top four agricultural income contributors, adding urgency to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Mont
U P
Helen E. Cushman
Montana Poultry Industry Council
United States
Fear Hopper Invasion Threatens Montana Grain Fields
Bozeman Montana July 11 Vigilance against an imminent grasshopper invasion was described by Dr H B Mills state entomologist at Montana State College in charge of grasshopper control. He said outbreaks are delayed four to six weeks due to damp weather and vegetation but not killed by rains. Eastern Montana is hardest hit with grasshoppers moving north from Custer into Daniels and Sheridan counties. Occasional infestations in Park and Petroleum counties and Yellowstone valley. A new outbreak is developing in Lake Sanders and northern Missoula counties.
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Bozeman
Mont
U.P
H. B. Mills
Montana State College
Mills
Montana
Custer County
Daniels
Sheridan
Park and
Petroleum
Yellowstone Valley
Lake, Sanders
Missoula
Billings Considers Rebuilding After Fire-Damaged Grandstand
In Billings Montana plans are under review to rebuild the grandstand and bleachers destroyed by a blaze of unknown origin. The loss is about 40000 with 8000 insured. The WPA grandstand opened June 21 and only five baseball games were held there before the fire. Fire Chief said causes include spontaneous combustion in linseed oil and possible fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
U.P
O. W. Nickey
W. H. Steele
Masonic Imposter Jailed For Borrowing Identities
Max Badtke wore Masonic regalia and forged passwords but faced six months in county jail for borrowing Mason M. R. Eggert’s name and business cards without permission. He also duped LeRoy Gamble into believing he was a deserving brother. Upon release, his sentence ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
U.P
Max Badtke
Badtke
Mason M. R. Eggert
Eggert
LeRoy
Spenders and Lenders Dominate Washington Budget Rise
The piece surveys the federal spending surge led by WPA head Harry Hopkins and the broader public works drive. It notes projected totals for construction material orders, labor, and wages, plus FHA insured mortgages, REA projects, RFC loans, and emergency commodity buying. It contrasts Hopkins influence with Roosevelt administration strategy and reports labor and wage policy context.
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Washington
U. S
Ickes
Stewart McDonald
FHA
Works Progress Administration
Harry Lloyd Hopkins
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Franklin Roosevelt
Jim Farley
David Lasser
Workers Alliance of America
Roosevelt
PWA
Midwest
Mid-Atlantic
Manhattan
U. S. Treasury
Carrington Gill
Welfare department formed amid Roosevelt era chatter
The London and New York press recall conditions around Franklin D. Roosevelt as Frances Perkins faces British questions on a potential third term. A Sun columnist riffs that Roosevelt avoided the query, while Perkins is noted as present in discussions about American welfare policy and staff.
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London
England
Franklin Bor
Frances “Perkins
Roosevelt
New York
Franklin
President's calm confidence boosts public outlook
The piece lauds the President's steady demeanor and broad observations guiding national sentiment. It stresses that optimism stems from a confident leadership style and a belief in favorable outcomes, while acknowledging external influences on opinion.
Conferences At School Attract Crowds In Afternoon
Afternoon conferences draw keen attendance as Professors Jordan McBain Moe chair sessions on Social Studies Geography and Art Department. Students, faculty discuss current issues in an open forum while Marjorie Hamer leads a badminton conference with demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
J. Ford McBain
O. K. Moe
Marjories Hamer
Phillips case to be probed by a faculty panel
The State University at Missoula faculty service committee will investigate the case of Dr. Paul C. Phillips, former vice president who resigned after a slander suit against Warren Stillings. A second trial awarded Phillips one dollar damages. the board will decide reinstatement after the committee reports by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University At
Missoula
Paul C. Phillips
State Board of Education
Warren Stillings
Phillips
State Board
Service Committee
George Finlay Simmons
University
Mining Men Organize to Revive Industry in Montana
Mine owners from five counties form the Independent Mine Operators of Montana in Helena to lift the industry from slump. They seek half-rate freight on ore to out-of-state smelters and push for sampling mills and federal purchasing agencies. Charles P. Cotter is president and Charles R. Brazier secretary treasurer. Senator Wheeler pledges support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mince Operators of
Montana
Hast Helena
Charles P. Cotter
Townsend
Charles R. Brazier
Burton K. Wheeler
State officials report June earnings for Montana agencies
State institutional and departmental earnings for June totaled 66,781 dollars. Agricultural college earned 16,004 dollars. industrial school 249. prison 1,266. school of mines 1,349. soldiers' home 1,000. tubercular sanatorium 6,561. university 2,780. college of agriculture extension services 6,170. girls' vocational school 1,249. deaf and blind school 485. board of health 2,499. Eastern Montana Normal 4,076. Northern Montana college 1,883. Chief Justice Goddard, 84, enters Pine Hills golf tourney entry. Coal from Joseph Schleppert mine near Miles City may burn on. state fire marshal lacks means to aid firefighting. Great Northern Utilities faces complaint over inadequate energy and excessive rates at Cut Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Holmes
Agricultural College
School of Mines
Soldiers' Home
University
College of Agriculture Extension Services
Girls’ Vocational
Deaf and Blind
Board of Health
Eastern Montana Normal School
Northern Montana College
Montana
Joseph Schleppert
Miles City
Arthur C. Parson
Miss Kellett Read Pulitzer Prize Play Our Town
Miss Mary Kellett, summer school instructor, gave an evening lecture recital on Wednesday July 20 at 8 15 in the Normal College auditorium. She read the Pulitzer prize play Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Next week the assembly Friday at two will feature the Coffer Miller Players presenting The Dumb Wife adapted from Rabelais and The Dr Franklin a three act drama.
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Mary Kellett
Normal College
Kellett
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
Coffer-Miller Players
Rabelais
Coffer- Millers
Dr. Franklin
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The
American Press’ Association
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L. C. Fyhrie
Bannack
McDonald
Scott
Butte
Big Hole
Armstrong
Gibbonsville Miner
Sue H. Kelley
Old City
Poultry Congress
Fear Hopper
John M. Carmody
REA
RFC
Commodity Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Shanghai
China
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Far East
Chiang Kai-shek
Hankow
Germany
Alexander von Falkenhausen
Konoye
Chiang
Sare
Nathaniel Kreitman
University of Chicago
Kleitman
Bruce Richardson
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Richardson
Seattle
Hearst
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
John Boettiger
Department of Welfare
Harry Hopkin
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hfe
Livingston
Charles Tidwell
Los Angeles
William O’hern
Daniels County
Capitol
United Press
Harrison J. Freebourne
O. F. Goddard
Pine Hills
State Golf Association
Great Northern Utilities Company
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
City of Cut Bank
Miss Kellett
Beaverhead County
Rudolph Peterson
John Collins
Poindexter Block
Rank C. McFadden
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Main
State of
H. H. Pigott
District Court
First Judicial District
Lewis and Clark
Department OF the Interior General Land Office District Land Office
Great Falls
Max C. Lewis
Fishtrap
Range 13
Montana Meridian
Sexecieet County
Meridian
Deer Lodge “County
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