Dillon Court Calendar Sets Summer Term Docket
The district court in Dillon will convene August 7 1907 for a short summer term with two criminal cases and several civil matters. Naturalization of aliens is on August 7 and numerous water rights, debt, and property disputes appear on the calendar, including several divorces and quiet title actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Darius Chaput
Erick Hansen
State of Montana
Clifford B. Shelley
Welton W. Shelly
Clarence E. Moore
Clyde E. Allison
Birdale Stock Farm
Jrs
Hawley J. Selway
Ajax Live Stock Co
Wm Montgomery
Thomas Flynn
Harry Rash
John F. Bishop
C. M
W. A. Armitage
Highland Water Co
Otto Oleson
J. C. Harrison
T. D. Olmstead
Jerry Pierce
Herbert Selway
Albert F
George D. Selway
P. F. Rudy
George Noble
Annie Noble
George A. Kinney
Matt Thomas
B. G. Swofford
George H. Howard
A. D. Young
John Butala
Joseph Butala
Maggie
I. F. Martin
Mary E. Stanchfield
the Graeter Grocery Co
John D. Evans
Ferdinand Cattan
A. C. Reid
Beaverhead Realty Co
State Bank of Dillon
Tash & Lenkersdorfer
L. Schuler & Bostwick
Bank of New Franklin
Wm. Ray
Ada E. Davies
Robert J. Moore
S. B. Burnside
Annie Burnside
Circus Posters Attract Townwide Attention For Artistry
Ringling Brothers lithographs draw crowds with superior craftsmanship. The Mirze Golem troupe in the Shah’s palace scene, painted from a water color, shows a Persian plaza and the capital across water. Works credited to Tashim. Other standout posters feature Kerslake's barnyard actors the flying Jordans and Riccobono horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Mirze Golem
The
Persia
Ringling Brothers
Tashim
Kerslake
Flying Jordans
Riccobono
Mr. Kerslake
Rev Willis Brooks Dead in Rochester N Y
Death of Reverend Willis Brooks reported in Dillon as he died July 20 1907 in Dr Lee hospital Rochester New York from liver cancer He had served as pastor of the First Baptist Church Dillon and earlier led the Baptist church at Bozeman He left a family and had fruitful years in the east after leaving Dillon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Brooks
Dillon
Brooks
First Baptist Church of
Baptist Church
Bozeman
East
Dr. Lee
Rochester
N. Y
Beaverhead County Board Approves Tax Reductions and Bridge Bids
Beaverhead County Commissioners met July 15 1907 to compare 1907 and 1906 assessments approve reductions for lands outside the city and grant bridge contracts. Bids awarded to Midland Bridge Co for Big Hole River bridge and Minneapolis Steel for Beaverhead River bridge. Clock contract with Huber Bros accepted. Licensing and road matters scheduled with adjournment for August 12 and July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead
O.C. Gosman
Chas. W. Francis
William C. Orr
Jno
Midland Bridge Company
Kansas City
Big Hole River
Willis
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co
Minneapolis
Phil Anderegg
Geo. W. French
Argenta
Frank P. Birrer
Huber Bros
W. M. Oliver
Frank B. Williams
Elkkorn
Williams
Kennison and Wells
Hot Springs
Mono Mill
L. H. Jakway
Dell
Frank Bradley
Dillon Fair and Racing Association
S. Baxer
Staudaher Family Heads to Centennial Valley Ranch
G. J. Staudaher and family journeyed to a ranch in Centennial valley for the remainder of the summer. Rev. Ford Burtchy of Hailey Idaho visited town briefly last week after returning from Pageville, his old home, en route back to Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Staudaher
Centennial Valley
Rev. Ford. Burtchy
Hailey
Idaho
Pageville
American Prestige at The Hague Drives Peace Initiatives
Choate Porter Bartholdi and others push American influence at The Hague with two key wins. Nations back arbitration before war for debt claims and approve shielding private property at sea during hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Bartholdi
Hague
Rosevelt
Hopkins
Congress
Tammany
Hall
Cochran
San Francisco
Edward R. Taylor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Haywood
Wood
Colorado
Standard Oil Company
Federal
Memphis
Oil Trust
Department of Justice
St. Louis
Toledo
Hughes
New York
Japan
Korea
Russia
Alikhanoff
Fallieres
France
Republic
Peter Cooper Hewitt
California
Columbia
San Pedro
Shelter Cove
Mendocino
Humbolt County
Wool market closes strong as season ends
The wool market ends with few small clips left and prices higher than last year. Major sales include Woods Livestock Co with 76 000 pounds at 23 cents per pound and Morse’s largest clip. Other buyers such as Selway Bros and Call & Haines report sizable consignments at 20 to 23 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Morse
Woolds Live Stock Company
W. B. Carter
C. C. Cornell
M. P. Dryden
T. F. Jenkins
J. B. Smith
Selway Bros
Slack & Sorenson
Woods Livestock Co
Call & Haines
Innes Bros
Nels Nelson
South Omaha Stock Market Opens Slow Largely Flat Demand
Cattle market opens slow as range beef runs high. Choice dry lot steers hold steady while mids are 10 to 15 cents lower. Cows and heifers follow. Veal down 50 to 75 cents. Hogs receipts shrink with 10 to 15 cent advance. Sheep demand active with top lambs at 7.50, wethers 5.75, yearlings 6.00, ewes 5.40.
Mackay Extension Bonds for Salmon River Railroad
The Salmon River Railroad issues first mortgage six percent bonds totaling 1,000,000 dollars due July 1 1947 and redeemable at 105 percent at any semiannual interest date. The planned Mackay extension toward Salmon River aims to block incursions by the Butte and San Francisco line, as the Challis Messenger reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackay Extension
Salmon River
New York
Mackay
Northwestern
Butte & San Francisco
Challis
Lemm Willing to Box Thompson in Winner Take All Match
Paul Lemm says he cannot raise the side bet for a return match with Maurice Thompson but is ready to box Thompson on a winner take all basis. He would meet Thompson before any club in Montana and would box him in Dillon again if the town supports the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Paul Lemm
Maurice Thompson
Lemm
Thompson
Montana
Dillon
Meyers in Dillon on Silver Fissure Mining business
W. H. Meyers treasurer of the Silver Fissure Mining company arrived in Dillon on business yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Meyers
Silver Fissure Mining Company
Dillon
Ladies to Attend Armstead Country Club Meeting
Mesdames Fenner Monroe and Foote travel to Armstead for a Country club meeting tonight and will be guests of Mr and Mrs J W Scott for Saturday and Sunday. Their husbands will join them Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Fenner, Monroe and
Foote
Armstead
J. W. Scott
Hay crop outlook amid rains and high wages
The county reports a very good hay crop overall though much alfalfa in Beaverhead valley was damaged by recent heavy rains. Rain slowed grain maturation but there is time before frost. Labor is scarce with wages rising to 2.00 to 3.50 dollars daily. Hay prices improve with baled timothy around 20 dollars per ton and first class hay in Butte about 22 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Butte
Montana May Prosecute Trust Over Laundry Price Fixing
The Montana authorities may pursue a trust charge against city laundries for price fixing. The case hinges on section 321 of the civil code which punishes price fixing and restraints on trade with imprisonment up to five years or a 10 000 dollar fine. City officials say the matter is a state issue and laundries could be prosecuted under antitrust law.
Davenport Charged in Obscene Publication Case
Davenport fled town after an incident with a resident over his sheet. The county attorney files in Justice Doran's court accusing Warren G. Davenport editor of the ephemeral Butter Ray of composing and distributing obscene material. The misdemeanor carries a fine from 1 to 100 dollars. Davenport's whereabouts are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Warren G. Davenport
Butter Ray
Poindexter and Gilbert Lease Mellen Hotel Plans
Dr. F. M. Poindexter and J. H. Gilbert will assume management under a new lease starting September 1 at the Mellen hotel. The property will receive a fresh coat of paint and be restored to first class condition with aims to become a noted hotel in the state for comfort, conveniences, and cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Poindexter
J. H. Gilbert
Mellen
Cheaper Coal Shipped to Western States This Summer
The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered a 25 cent per ton coal reduction for shipments to Washington Idaho and Nevada from July 19 through September 1 at the request of Union Pacific and the Oregon Short Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Oregon Short Line
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Teachers Selected For Beaverhead County High School
The county high school board elected Miss Alice Elizabeth Whitmore from Toledo Ohio to fill a faculty vacancy and Miss Belle Osborn to assist in science history and commercial work. Seven members now compose the faculty including Prof L R Foote and Prof D E Fish. Admission to first year classes will be in September and the levy remains at one and five eighths mills for the general fund and one eighth mill for interest and sinking. Prof Foote will tour the county and a new catalogue will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
C.H. Strowbridge
Alice Elizabeth Whitmore
Hawley
Whitmore
Toledo
Ohio
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Belle Osborn
Agricultural College
Bozeman
D. E. Fish
L. D. Willis
Catherine Paxton
Inez Gurnee
Foote
Montana Opinion Affirms Assessor Duty Under 1905 Law
Attorney General Galen issues guidance to Beaverhead county officials saying chapter 108 of 1905 does not repeal section 3703 of the political code. The opinion clarifies that assessors must deliver to each person a copy of the final assessment list with corrections, and describes how section 4024-A requires notices when values or property are increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hélena
Galen
Beaverhead County
Marriage and Divorce Trends in Beaverhead County
Clerk Hazelbaker reports twenty year marriage and divorce statistics for Beaverhead County at the census department. About one-sixth of marriages ended in failure. Also noted is Mrs. A. Kuntze and her children at Elkhorn Springs on an outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelbaker
Census Department
Beaverhead
A. Kuntze
Elkhorn Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board OF Equaliztaion
Wood Livestock Company
Nye, Schneider, Fowler & Co
Livestock Commission
Metlen
Ramekee
Darren Ee Tenors
Sun
Atel Ete
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