1891 Dillon items reveal nuggets bazaar and bear tale
A Tribune lookback notes Charles H. Watson found a $200 French Creek nugget on his claim. H. D. Brainard winters rose bushes on Helena Street. School board elevates E. A. Steere to Dillon principal. J. H. Courtney recalls a grizzly attack near Wise River while hunting. he shot the bear as it approached camp. George Flynn fends off a bear on the range and drives it to Brenner's corral. Members attend Bagdad Temple ceremonial in Butte. A wind storm damages Palace store window and trees near the public school. Dr F. H. Bimrose showcases Turkey Red winter wheat. Mrs. G. Albers heads to Portland for the Rose Carnival with her children.
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H. D. Brainard
Helena Street
E. A. Steere
Dillon School
Steere
Butte
J. H. Courtney
Comet Mountain
Wise River
Jack
Courtney
George Flynn
Brenner
Brain
Gosman
Big Lake
Bavaria
L. K. Adams
F. E. Dodds
E. J. Callaway
George Dart
Ed Noe
H. L. McCaleb
A. H. Breen
Bagdad Temple
Mystic Shrine
Messrs. McGinnis
Hollingsworth
Shaw
Mortenson
Alex Williamson
40 Years Ago in Dillon Headlines and Local Notes
A Sunday night accident in Centennial valley left Matt Reis with a bullet lodged under the shoulder blade but the boy escaped death. Dillon eyes upcoming Fourth of July events with curiosity about local utilities and fireworks. Wool market activity heats up with Max Lauterbach's 9000-head flock. 200 sacks arriving at White warehouse. Upbeat notes on infrastructure include a new water wheel for the electric plant and a $6,000 heating and plumbing contract for the Normal school dormitory and main building. Eighty years ago the Coast Guard extended enlistment age to 81, offering travel and training benefits for qualified youths, with Seattle recruiting offices handling enrollments and Maritime training paths.
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the Tribune
Fred Hanson
Centennial Valley
Matthew Reis
Matt Orr
Butte
Electric Light
G. W. Dart Company
Normal School
Dillon
Providence
Lima
Sheridan
Max Lauterbach
White Warehouse
Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Boatswain H. O. Nielsen
Federal
Seattle
Wash
Uncle Sam
Recruiting Office
Selective Service Act
Army
Maritime Service
Merchant Marine
Selways Visit Son at University of Idaho in Moscow
R. J. Selway left Saturday for Moscow Idaho to visit his son Jack who attends the University of Idaho. They will return together after school ends. Mr and Mrs O A Kenk of Augusta visited Dillon friends over the weekend.
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R. J. Selway
Moscow
Idaho
Jack
University of Idaho
O. A. Kenk
Augusta
Dillon
Notice of Sale of Real Property in Estate
Adminstratrix of Hilary Tate estate will sell at public auction in Beaverhead County Montana subject to court confirmation for cash the right title and interest of the deceased in Lots 2 3 4 Sec 4 and Lots 1 2 8 Sec 5 Tp 3 description of real property from the estate.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Hilary Tate
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Norman Giles
W. M. Stone
Theodore F.mcfadden
Plaintiffs
Auction Notice for Hilary Tate Estate in Dillon Montana
The sale covers several land parcels in Montana described by sections townships and ranges. The auction is at the courthouse front door in Dillon on Friday June 20 1941 at 2 PM. Sylvia Tate administratrix of Hilary Tate deceased directs the sale.
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Principal Meridian
Montana
Nwiu
Dillon
Sylvia Tate
Hilary Tate
Dillon City Advances Beer Ban Hours Ordinance 241
Dillon Montana ordinances introduce strict retail beer sale curfew hours banning sales from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. on most days and during election polls. violations carry fines up to 300 dollars or jail time, with licenses revoked on conviction. Ordinance 242 repeals Ordinance 232 and takes immediate effect.
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Fire and Order Committee
Dillon
Montana
Tribune
Ordinance Amends Dillon Liquor Licensing Rules
City of Dillon Montana updates Section 11 of Ordinance 230 to regulate sale of liquor at retail. Provisions set hours of sale and closing times and prescribe publication of the ordinance change in the Dillon Tribune. Also includes a summons for publication and a quiet title suit involving Levene S Wikidal Ellen Leach in Beaverhead County Montana.
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Fire and Order Committee
Dillon
Montana
Dillon Tribune
City of
A. D
District Court OF the Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Levene
Wikidal
Ellen Leach
Dillon Sealed Bids Requested for Gravel Materials
Notice invites sealed bids from bidders for 500 cubic yards and 1000 cubic yards of Badger Pass Gravel to be used by the City of Dillon Montana. Bids due by 5 PM June 23 1941 and will be opened that evening at 8 PM in City Hall. A 10 percent bid bond and certified check are required.
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Dillon
Badger Pass
Montana
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Albert Erickson
National Advertising Representative
American Press Association
Charles H. Watson
French Creek
Pearl I. Smith
William T. “Parker
Big Hole
Wisdom
A.A. Elliott
A. P. Sloan
Stahl
John Tessier
Rose Pendergast
Big Hole Basin
Jackson
Frank Birrer
QUA Democracy
Europe
U.S
TOR
Bert Megquier
Theodore F. McFadden
Nally Seavaane
Dillon, Montana
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Northwest Bancorporation
City
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Mont
General Land Office
R. S
Frank °N
Marchesseau
Polaris
Thos. F. Corbally
Register
District Court OF
Elmer Sawyer
Frank C. McFadden
Henry G. Rodgers
Franklin Edward Jenkins
Thelma May Jenkins
Norman - Giles
MM. Stone
Gleck
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