Car Door Opens Life Is Saved
W J Dawes of Big Hole Basin ranch escaped severe injury when his car backed down a steep Rocky Hill grade near Road Agent Rock on Bannack road and rolled three times. The right rear door opened, stopping the wreck with Dawes clinging under the steering wheel. He walked to a nearby homestead for treatment, then returned to salvage supplies. Dawes avoided fatal harm due to the door opening and rear cargo blocking top crush. He declined further medical care in Dillon, preferring home near Jackson. Sheriff Mooney and Doc Inwin investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.J. Dawes
Big Hole Basin
Rocky Hill
Rock
Dawes
William Jaggers
Butte
Dillon
Jackson
Guy Gray Ranch
Jaggers
Ten Mile
Badger Pass
Bannack
Dixon Brown
Armstead
George Tash
Sheriff Mooney
Doc” Inwin
License Mix Up Triggers Fifty Dollar Forfeit
Roy Forrester and friends fished on the Madison when a deputy game warden inspected a folded paper. Believing the paper a license he handed it over and continued fishing. Realizing the mix up, he posted a fifty dollar forfeit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Forrester
Madison
Roy
Midsummer Dillon Horse Sale Sets June 30
The Dillon Horse Sale company under manager George Ditty will hold its annual midsummer sale at the yards this Saturday June 30. About 500 head of well bred horses suited for summer work will be offered along with saddle horses and a carload of pure bred Jersey cows. The sale attracts buyers from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Horse Sale Company
George Ditty
Dillon
Delivers New Maxwell in Dillon
Vor hees Paddock of the Central Garage says the first Maxwell consignment is sold and interest grows. He delivered a touring model from Butte to Will Stahl and notes the four has impressed locals on test hills and varied roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Dillon
Vorhees Paddock
Butte
Will Stahl
Mrs Edna Emerick Ill At Barrett Hospital
Mrs Edna B Emerick is reported quite ill at Barrett hospital with her condition causing concern among family and friends in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna B. Emerick
Barrett Hospital
Elderly Matron Dies Tuesday In Dillon
Mrs. Mary J. Eidson mother of Mrs. J E Monroe died Tuesday morning at the Monroe home after paralysis the previous Sunday. Born September 1835 in Manassas Virginia she lived in St Louis and Fort Scott before moving to Dillon. Survived by two daughters Mrs Shackelford and Mrs Monroe and two sons Thomas and James Eidson. Interment was in Fort Scott Kansas, accompanied by Mrs Monroe. A devout Baptist for over 70 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Bidson
J. E. Monroe
Monroe
South Atlantic Street
Dillon
Fort Scott
Kansas
Manassas
Virginia
St. Louis
Matthew B. Eidson
Shackelford
Thomas Eidson
James Eidson
Shawnee
Oklo
The
Baptist Church
Graves and Bayerd Take Over Bannack Pool Hall
Harry Graves and Forrest Bayerd became proprietors of the pool and billiard hall on Bannack street on Tuesday afternoon taking over from Fred Kohl. The Mint site is renamed Graves & Bayerd. Both men are noted as young Dillon business operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Graves
Forrest Bayerd
Bannack Street
Fred Kohl
Graves & Bayerd
Dillon
Mission at St. Rose Church by Redemptionist Fathers
The Redemptionist Fathers conduct a mission this week at St. Rose Catholic Church. Father Lorenz of Des Moines represents the order and leads the mission. Mrs. William Leimert and her young son arrived Tuesday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Smith. Her brother Emory, returning from Rochester, Minnesota, accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Redemptionist Fathers
St. Rose Catholic Church
Father Lorenz
Des Moines
Order
William Leimert
Ed. Smith
Emory
Rochester
Minn
Barrett Hospital Dedicated Symbol of Frontier Altruism
Hundreds attended the formal opening of the Barrett hospital in Dillon built with funds raised by Martin Barrett and Joseph Shineberger. The three story brick facility with modern equipment includes a maternity ward, X ray room, and extensive nurse and surgical facilities. Groundwork on the seven acre site will add landscaping to create a tranquil campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Hospital
Northwest
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Martin Barrett
Joseph Shineberger
Margaret Roe
Shineberger
State Bank of
Solarium
Jos. C. Smith
Board of Control
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
J.E. Monroe
A. L. Anderson
A. L. Stone
The
State Bank
Fred Wilson
Bozeman
W. H. Stephan
Jacob Thorkelson
Butte
Ida M. Benson
Lady From Africa Visits Dillon Classmates
Mrs. Fred Wartenweiler of Johannesburg, South Africa, guest of her friend Mrs. T. D. Olmsted, arrived from Bozeman on Dillon’s Wednesday evening. A reunion gathered former classmates and teachers who knew her as Miss Oura Simmons who graduated from Normal College in 1904. She later married and lived in England and South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wartenweiler
Johannesburg
South Africa
T. D. Olmsted
Dillon
Bozeman
Missoura Simmons
The
Normal College
England
Lost pony branded F-9 Frying Pan left hip
A black pony with three white feet a star on the face heart on the left cheek and markings 17 on the left shoulder 76 on the left neck is missing. Report to W F Cashmore Dillon Montana. Miss Ruth Nichols was a passenger to Butte Wednesday.
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W. F. Cashmore
Dillon
Montana
Save the White Pine Uproot Black Currant Public Notice
Montana plantings of black currant bushes are being urged for removal to protect white pine forests from blister rust. The drive, supported by cooperative agencies and Western Montana schoolchildren, asks residents to tear up cultivated currants to safeguard roughly 855 million board feet of white pine valued at about four and a quarter million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Department of Agriculture
West
U. S. Forest Service
Auto Crash on River Road Ends with Narrow Escape
Mads Anderson and a companion escaped serious harm when a car driven by Amerson ripped the railing of a bridge on Reeder Street and plunged into the river. Anderson, trapped on the driver’s side, was saved by his companion who kept his head above water until rescuers arrived. Damages to the car reach about 300 dollars. Anderson was unhurt. the companion had minor injuries. Brundage Baby First at Hospital. Infant Justin Brundage, born early Tuesday morning at Barrett hospital, is the first baby of the year. mother Isabel Christman and newborn are reported well. The couple, high school graduates, live on a Centennial ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mads Anderson
Trout Creek
Amerson
Reeder Street
Anderson
Montana Auto Supply Company
Baby Girl Born to Forresters at Barrett Hospital
A baby girl was born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Roy Forrester at Barrett hospital. It is the first girl birth at the facility. Both mother and infant are reported to be getting along fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forresters
Roy Forrester
Barrett Hospital
Forrester
Beaverhead County Commissioners Meet June 1923 Proceedings
Beaverhead county commissioners met in regular session June 4 1923 at 9 30 a m with A L Anderson O C Gosman J E Shaw and Deputy Clerk J C Fuller present. Corrections to prior minutes revised road opening duties for Polish Bayan road enforcement ordered and county attorney notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
A. L. Anderson
O. C. Gosman
J. E. Shaw
J. C. Fuller
Matt Polish
Willow Creek
Burley
Idaho
George Gable
T. E. Gilbert
Joe Metlen
Horse Prairie
Fannie Lohr
Lucile Sanner
State Orphans’ Home
Alice Roe
Lucile Lanner
Roscoe Cornell
Barrett Hospital Association
Barrett Hospital
D. F. Mooney
Big Hole
Shaw
Joe Williams
Bedrock
L. D. Brown
W. E. Stephenson
Secretary of High School Board
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the Tribune
Midsummer Horse Sale
Bidson
Mission
Catholic Church
Hammer
Clara Phillips
Los Angeles
California State Prison
San Quentin
New Orleans
Honduras
Dillon Hospital
Lady
Africa
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