Beaverhead County Fair Promises Strong First Event
The Beaverhead County Fair board appointed Richard Price to sell stock and collect unpaid subscriptions as fair preparations advance. With buildings and grounds completed at a low cost, the association seeks funds for further improvements but pledges a first class fair September 9 to 11 regardless of stock sales. The three day event invites county residents to attend and support the county institution.
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Beaverhead County Fair
Court House
Richard Price
Dillon
Fair Association
Price
The
Trinite
Dillon Brass Band Plans Summer Open Air Concert
The Dillon brass band will hold an open air concert this evening at the band stand on Montana street with solos by band members. Concerts will run every other Friday all summer, and proceeds from a forthcoming ball at the Dillon theatre will fund new instruments. Masons from Dillon began a trip to Butte for initiation into the Mystic Shrine, listed among attendees.
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Dillon Brass Band
Montana Street
W. W. Wilson
Dillon Theatre
Mdrieyf
Prince Imperial
C. E. Duble
Laurendeau
Carmen
Robert le Diable
der Freischutz
Czar
Orpheus
Crown Diamonds
Faust
Dunlap Commandery
R. B. Hall
National Republican Ticket Nominated at Convention
Taft resignation planned with Roosevelt to receive notice. Sherman wins vice presidency with 816 votes as the GOP closes its convention amid tumult. Beaverhead hailstorm damages sugar beet fields near Dillon.
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Taft
Sherman
Republican Party
Chicago
James S. Sherman
New York
Long
Fairbanks
Sheldon
Nebraska
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Murphy
New Jersey
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Root
Bacon
Beaverhead Valley
Dillon
Chinook Senior Class Publication Sets High Bar for Montana Normal
The annual Chinook from Montana State Normal College Dillon celebrates a 132 page cloth bound volume with 33 faculty and student engravings, 45 original drawings, stories and poems. The editor in chief is Helen de L. Mayger and the staff includes Rosamonde Wesch Ruth Ward Lillian Adams Myrtle Senior Maude Griffin Hazel Kennedy Clara Marcille. The Chinook was printed in the Tribune office and highlights the senior class’s literary and artistic achievements.
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Montana State Normal College
Dillon
the Chinook
Helen de L. Mayger
Rosamonde Wesch
Helen Laird
Ruth B. Ward
Lillian Adams
Myrtle Senior
Maude Griffin
Hazel Kennedy
Clara Marcille
Tribune
Dillon's Crippled Independents Upset Butte Nine
Dillon's badly short-handed team surprised Butte with a 9 to 7 victory as Smith ankle dislocated in the first inning. Barry starred with key plays to seal the win and McDonough rejoined Dillon to fill the vacancy. The game featured 13 hits and multiple errors, with Dillon holding off a late Butte rally.
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Dillon
Jones
Jack
Butte
Herwig
Smith
McDonough
Barry
Dillon Independents
Knnear
Beaverhead
Kinnear
Ripley
Wilson
Hauswirth
Dion
Eklund
Ralston
Rodman
Richmeyer
Patterson
Hi. Merkle
A. Merkle
Ready for a glorious Fourth in Dillon
The July Fourth plans in Dillon include a brass band, a high quality dance, balloon ascents and fireworks. An excursion train from Butter will bring 12 coaches, with horse races, a Dillon versus Butte Jones team ball game, and a heavy wrestling and boxing program on the public square and Dillon theatre. The Butte Evening News notes a 20 round glove match July 3 between Young Sullivan and Kid Foley, with training ongoing.
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Johnson & Smith
Dillon
Mont
Public Comfort Committee
Dillon Brass Band
Dillon Theatre
Band Boys
Fair Grounds
Jones
Butte
Montana
Treasure State
McIntosh
Butte Evening News
Young Sullivan
Kid Foley
Young Keteheil
Sullivan
Bos Young Sullivan
Fored
Beaverhead
Republican Party Platform Endorsements and Roosevelt Era Accomplishments
The document praises Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican path of reform. It highlights law enforcement, trust prosecutions, public service reforms, transportation regulation, labor arbitration, resource conservation, and improvements to waterways. It also notes currency reform, civil service expansion, miners bureau, pensions, and tariff revision plans.
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Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Monetary Commission
Congress
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Democratic Party of Today
Neat Fall's Tact to Be a Big One in Montana Vote
The upcoming November election will let voters choose national, state, county, and township officers plus a constitutional amendment. Ballot items include three presidential electors, Montana's U.S. Congress representative, governor, lieutenant governor, Montana Supreme Court justice, and other state and local offices, with a key taxation amendment limiting annual rates on property.
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Montana
United States Congress
Supreme Court of Montana
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cement Walk Contract Awarded To Gilbert and Campeau
City council held a special session to award the cement sidewalk work for the coming year. Gilbert & Campeau submitted the lowest bids and won the contract with rates for walks 22 cents per square foot crossings 30 cents curb 55 cents extra excavating 30 cents per cubic yard and extra filling 1 dollar per cubic yard. A $2 000 bond was required to guarantee work and materials for five years.
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Messrs
Gilbert & Campeau
Miss Barbour to Attend Elk Reunion in Dallas
Miss Mabel Barbour attended the Normal Almani last week in the city visiting relatives and friends. She plans to spend part of her vacation in Dallas at the Elk reunion and will visit other Southern points before returning to Forsyth to resume duties. She will be accompanied by Mrs. W S Barbour who departs July 7 for Dallas to visit relatives there.
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Dillon
Mabel Barbour
Forsyth
Dallas
Texas
South
W. S. Barbour
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George Wade
McFall
Ford
Zickel
Mystic Shrine
A. B. Martin
W. C. Orr
Hugh McCaleb
O. C. Gosman
E. T. Brock
S. J. Haines
W. D.ashe
H. A. Bond
A. Hazelbaker
J. E. Monroe
Ernest Orr
Wm. Montgomery
John W. Ewing
Gee
W. Palmer
John B. Hill
Carl Swanstrum
Greatibea
College Eed
Ernest FE. Shank
Hood River
Ore
Wyman
Joseph Wall
Dell
Miss
Nevada
Normal College
Republican National Platform
State
County
Township
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