Bruneau Case Transferred. Beaverhead Beckons
The June district court term opens Monday the 12th with a lengthy calendar led by Joseph H. Bruneau v Butte Miners Union. Judge Lynch moved the trial from Silver Bow to Beaverhead to ensure impartial jurors and avoid local publicity. Bruneau seeks damages for a head wound from a dynamited Miners Union Hall night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Bruneau
Butte
Butte Miners’ Union
Silver Bow County
Lynch
Union Hall
Beaverhead
Bruneau
Charles H. Moyer
Trains Derby 17 Hours Delay After Coal Train Crash
A freight train 277 car jumped the track near Armstead damaging a half mile of track. Six coal cars piled up, one man missing, hobos uninjured, horses killed. Wreck required a Lima wrecker and a Pocatello assist. Pacific Limited delayed 17 hours and trains rephaseed.
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Armstead
Lima
Pocatello
Pacific Limited
Dan Kelly Injures Eye In Cafe Fall
Dan Kelly about 200 pounds struck his eye on a cash register at the Centennial cafe Sunday morning and will likely lose sight in that eye. He is hospitalized for treatment.
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Dan Kelly
Spelling Bee Pupils Tie for First at County School
Ruth Norris of Glendale and George Ferguson of Reichle tied for top prizes in a county wide spelling bee held at the public school auditorium. Prize money of 10 and 7.5 dollars was split. Zelda Davis won third place with 5 dollars. Angela Buyan and Jeanette Garver won fourth and 2.5 dollars each.
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Ruth Norris
Glendale
George Ferguson
Reichle
Zelda Davis
Angela Buyan
Jeanette Garver
Dillon
Mayme French
Power
R. S. Stephenson
Lee Tower
Wesley Miller
Pearl I. Smith
Dart Hardware expands warehouse to boost sales
The Dart Hardware and Implement Co completes a new warehouse addition to handle growing business. The firm promotes "good goods, fair dealing, and continual advertising" to inform the public of its offerings.
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Dart Hardware & Implement Co
Summer School Opens at State Normal College
Summer school began at the State Normal College this week with over 200 enrolled and attendance expected near 250 the largest in the college’s history. Teachers come from across the state to pursue studies while dormitories and city rooms house students. Monday June 12 marks the start of the training school with Miss Barbour, Miss Rust, Miss Ullrich, Miss Russell, and Miss Hazzard directing kindergarten through ungraded rooms.
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State Normal College
Miss Barbour
Rietta Rust
Ullrich
Russell
Anna Hazzard
Playgorund
Interior ruling updates homestead cultivation requirements
The department of the interior issues a ruling for homesteaders clarified in Bryant v Hamner, June 30, 1915. It concerns a three year entry and cultivation. The act of June 6, 1912 requires cultivation of at least one sixteenth of the entry area beginning in year two, counting from entry date.
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Department of the Interior
Bryant
Hammer
Jones
Three Farmers Institutes Set in Beaverhead County Next Week
Three farmers institutes will be held in Beaverhead county next week at Wise River on Wednesday June 13 Reichle on Thursday June 15 and Dillon on Friday June 16. Prof F S Cooley Katherine Jensen and Dr W J Hartman will speak on farm business home economics and livestock demonstrations. Farmers and families are invited to attend and to ask questions on farming household economics or livestock.
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Beaverhead County
Wise *River
Reichle
Dillon
F. S. Cooley
Katherine Jensen
W. J. Hartman
Mail Permit Reduced for Small Business Advertising
The post office extended the permit system to smaller merchants allowing 300 identical third class or 250 fourth class pieces. Previously at least 2,000 identical pieces were needed. Merchants can print the permit notice on envelopes and pay lump mailing costs at the local office. Mr and Mrs A J Wedum and their daughter left Thursday to visit relatives in Michigan and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
A. J. Wedum
Michigan
Wisconsin
Quarterly Report of County Treasurer for May 31 1016
The report shows balances and activity for county funds and trust and agency funds. Totals include receipts of 39 365 36 and ending balances across First National Bank of Dillon State Bank of Wisdom State Bank of Dillon and cash items in office totaling 73 462 96.
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First National Bank of Dillon
State Bank of Wisdom
State Bank of Dillon
Oil Drilling Delayed by Missing Machinery near Dillon
Beaverhead Alberta Oil and Gas Co reports delays in starting drilling at the Dillon site as essential machinery parts are missing and must be rushed in. Manager J W Jaquette says work will now begin next week, delaying the planned late week start.
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Dillon
J. W. Jaquette
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Co
Freda Robb Finds Summer Visit in Dillon
Miss Freda Robb arrived from Bozeman Tuesday and will spend the summer in Dillon with her father.
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Freda Robb
Bozeman
Dillon
Rooming house shooting ends without prosecution
Miss Winnie White fired a small caliber revolver at P. E. Kelsey after a dispute over money and a room at a rooming house. Kelsey was wounded near the lungs but not seriously and was hospitalized at Idaho Falls. Both sides offered conflicting accounts. no charges have been filed.
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Winnie White
P. E. Kelsey
Buhl
Idaho
Miss White
Idaho Falls
Kelsey
Council Meeting Actions Include Liquor License Renewals
At the regular city council meeting on Wednesday night renewals were granted for Hirsch man Browning Metlen Hotel and Chris Snyder. Reports from the police judge chief of police and city treasurer were received and accepted showing $200 in fines. A petition to extend water mains on north Idaho street was referred to the water committee.
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Hirschman & Browning
Metlen Hotel
Chris Snyder
North
Idaho Street
Water Committee
Ancient cache opened on Selway ranch near Armstead
An ancient hunter’s cache was opened on the Selway ranch near Armstead last Saturday in the presence of Armstead and Dillon residents. Found was only decomposed brush used to cover goods. Earlier, Elmer Selway found rusty guns in the cache after a cow disturbed it.
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Selway Ranch
Armstead
Dillon
Elmer
H. B. Selway
Garver
Normal College
J. W. Scott
Scott
No Nomination by Either Party At Chicago Conventions
Both the Republican and Progressive conferees adjourned without naming a candidate. The talks centered on Roosevelt for the Progressives and favorite sons for the Republicans including Fairbanks Burton Root Hughes and others. Conferees pledged to report to their conventions with three ballots planned and uncertainty over control of the nominations.
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Chicago
Dolorel Roosevelt
Republicaan
Fairbanks
Burton
Root
Hughes
Killing at Twin Bridges ends in fatal saloon duel
James King a sheep camp foreman was shot and killed by William Merk in Ben Yarbrough's saloon at Twin Bridges. The 6 to 7 pm dispute led to both men firing multiple shots, each striking King and causing instant death. Writs of replevin were noted in connection with mining interests of Merk, son of the late F. R. Merk.
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Twin Bridges
James King
Otto Schultz
William Merk
F. R. Merk
Silver Star
Montana
Idaho
King
Ben Yarbrough
Road to Bannack Promises Investment for New Trail
W. E. Dunn mining man from Bannack and C. W. Stallings Bannack Gold Mining Co. superintendent visited Dillon to spark interest in a new road from Dillon to Bannack via Grasshopper creek. They were reportedly successful with substantial pledges for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Dunn
Bannack
C. W. Stallings
Bannack Gold Mining Co
Dillon
Grasshopper Creek
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