Dillon Fourth of July Celebration Promises Big Draw
Dillon gears up for a grand Fourth of July with a spectacular parade trades procession and a Cowboy Tournament. Wresting match for Southern Montana title and a $100 purse, an oration by Judge Galbraith, base ball title game Argenta vs Dillon, and several races plus a pyrotechnic display. The parade features a Liberty Car and floats from local firms as the band and civic groups join in. Committees report strong finance turnout and new band leadership, with plans to invite lodges and organizations to participate.
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Championship of Southern Montana and Athletic Association
Galbraith
Southern Montana
Argenta
Dillon
Opera House
Montana
Madison County
Beaverhead
Albert R. Crawford
O. B. Marco
Bessette Divorce Settled and Contempt Case Decided
The Bessette divorce, settled by mutual accord, awards the plaintiff $4000 in cash, the Argenta homestead, and property while granting alimony division and custody. The Kirkpatrick contempt ruling fines James Kirkpatrick $25 plus $80.80 costs for violating the 1880 water decree. Minor matters follow with various cases noted. Syrup of Figs promotion appears in a separate item.
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Bessette
Thos, Flynn
James Kirkpatrick
Alzire Bessette
Amede Bessette
Argenta
Wm. Smith
Rattlesnake Creek
Smith
Kirkpatrick
Terrance Flynn
Thomas Flynn
Nolle Prosse
Val Stalbut
Thomas Dunn
James Jewell
George Harker
Frank Castello
State
James Hamilton
Dillon in a Nutshell and Local Notices
Dillon follows with small items from residents and businesses. John W Morton promotes fruit and dairy while Pioneer Dairy advertises milk and cream for the Fourth. Local names include Berger sisters, Kirchard, Mulaney Brainard firm changes, Rev Wilks farewells, and a Stanteney stallion sale.
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Pioneer Dairy
Carpenter Bros
John W. Morton’s
Annie
Emma Berger
Lima
Dillon
Dillon National Bank
Joseph Wilks
A Pointed Question in Dillon Markets and Notices
A Dillon Montana 1891 column mixes a rural price debate on butter and eggs with local notices. It notes ranchers seeking cheaper imports from Utah and California, inquiries about profits, and asks who bears the cost of higher local prices. Also printed are ads, a death, business warnings, and public notices including a hotel sale and a restraint on porch theft.
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Nannack
Eprom
Dillon
Ranchman
California
Nebraska
Utah
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cushing &Sons
Kittie
Deavers
PO Son
Freed & Timer
Montana Street
Dillon, Mont
DART
Beavers
Bee Hive Hardware Co
Burfiend Bros., & Co
Dillon Implement Co
Tribune Publishing Co
Hammer & Moore
Dillon News Co
Dillon Drug Store
Crowell & Nuckolls
Dillon Mercantile Co
Cushing & Cox
Cushing & Son
Parker & Stelzer
Josephus Rich
M. J. McCune
Charles Padleys
Anderson Bros
Dillon Brewery
Finance Committee
Committee On Finance
J. H. Bishop
George Jewell
D. Hooker
Yokohama Restaurant
Ed Norrin
D. Rinehardt
M. A. Hennebery
McGovern Bros. & Tidgell
N. M. White
R. A. Sullivan
A. V. Stamm
Piccalo
Arthur Judges
T. V Withers
Caleb Davis
S. Hawsworth
Ray Conger
A. L. Stone
E. P. Dungan
Phil Stelzer
T. W. Poindexter, Jr
T. H. Fox
F. E. Defreit
J. P. Williams
Herman Leipseiger
T. J. Murray
Cowboy
Finance
Joe Burns
Butte
McClusky
Old Sol
Durfee
Cal. Fig Syrup Company
Arthur
Dillon and Vicinity
the Tribune
John W. Morton
Arthur Kirchard
Ironton
Ouray County
Colorado
David Rinehardt
Thomas J. Mulaney
Bank Exchange
Mulaney & Brainard
Tom
St. James Church
Bozeman
Nate Davis
Camas
Idaho
Enterprise
J. H. Truman
Joseph Shineberger
Red Rock
H. D. Brainard
Helena Street
Dillon Implement Company
E. J. Conger
Dan. T. Chapman
R. T. Wing
W. J. Crowell
Lamont
Pioneer
Baptist
Methodist Church
J. Wilks
J. W. Morton's
William Prichard
Baptist Church
Prichard
Charles Hirschman
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co
Hirschman
E. A. Steere
Dillon School
Steere
State University of Wisconsin
Butte High School
Dilion
Lis Butte
Alley
Brothers & Place, Leather Dealers of
Boston
Bishop Price
Nazareth Methodist Church
Camden, N.J
Chicago, Union Pacific & North Western
Missouri River
Baldwin
Fifteenth Infantry
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Limun
Padley
Tf Channel Papley
Ownes Himscuman
Eastman House
McDermot
Mont
E. M. Eastatan
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