Local notes and visitors fill Dillon week
G T Paul visited Butte Monday while Bert Orr called on Butte friends over Sunday. B H Paul of Monida visited the county seat this week. R R Rathbone dentist office over Lusher’s. Chas Retallack of Bannack transacted town business Tuesday. Rentals offered at 419 South Atlantic. Walter Crowell of Sheep Creek basin visited Tuesday. Oregon Short Line engineers surveying to Twin Bridges. Clarence E Barnes from Jackson noted in Dillon Tuesday. Miss Cora Owsley of Helena visiting Anna Owsley at the Normal dormitory. Genuine Colorado lump coal advertised by C W Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Paul
Monida
R. R. Rathbone
Lusher
Walter Crowell
Sheep Creek Basin
Dillon Coal & Transfer Co
Dillon Bakery
Cora Owsley
Helena
Anna Owsley
Colorado
C. W. Scott
Acacia Presses Suits and Local Trades Flourish
Local Dillon notices report dry goods and grocery promotions at Bond and Bond Graeter Grocery Co. and Acacia cleaning services for men’s suits. Residents W W Wilson Sam Peterson and Otis Beverstock are noted as visitors, with community events at First Presbyterian church and a baby prize fight at Foster Employment Agency.
Kelley Adjudged Insane by Warm Springs Asylum Order
George Kelley found wandering west of Wisdom was brought to Dillon by Deputy Sheriff Scully. A hearing before Judge Lew L Callaway on Saturday morning declared Kelley insane and ordered admission to Warm Springs asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Clifford
Anaconda
Glen Station
A. Fiore
Sunny
Rich
Geo. Kelley
Lew. L. Callaway
Warm Springs
Kelley
Wisdom
Dillon
Depty
Scully
Damage suit over railroad refusal to stop train
L H Bennett and J H Alvord filed a 25000 suit in district court against Oregon Short Line Railroad and Edward Hughes as administrator of Goldie May Burles estate. The action, the second against the same parties for the same amount, alleges Hughes refused to stop the early morning passenger at Barretts station on June 27 1910 allowing Burles to board. Mrs Burles suffered fatal internal hemorrhages while awaiting an afternoon train to reach Butte for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
L. H. Bennett
J. H. Alvord
E. L. Burles
Goldie May Burles
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Edward Hughes
Mr. Burles
Hughes
Barrett’s Station
Burles
New Excess Baggage Tariff Affects Dogs on Oregon Short Line
Effective July 1 1911 dogs must be checked like baggage at the baggage room. Dogs will need to be crated or fitted with a collar and strong leash and muzzled before transport. A 100 pound excess fare applies per dog on leash or per crate unless heavier actual weight is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Direct
Must Be Good on July Fourth
Under state law it is a misdemeanor to sell toy pistols cannons cap pistols or other blank cartridge devices and prohibited explosive substances. All such devices are declared a public nuisance and ordered to be controlled. City ordinances prohibit giant firecrackers and sidewalk explosives with arrest and fines for use.
Illiff Bride Surprise as He Returns From East
Benjamin Illiff arrives in Dillon with his wife Ora A Lewis after marrying June 19 near Fulton Kansas. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives at Bert Lewis home. they plan a brief Salt Lake City stop before settling in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Iliff
Mr. Tiff
Cherokee
Kansas
Dillon
Lewis
Fulton
Salt Lake City
Dillon Citizen Is Honored At Knights Templar Conclave
The Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Montana met in Great Falls with nearly 200 delegates. Dr Maurice A Walker was elected vice grand commander and Benj E Calkins of Butte became grand commander. Walker joined the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine, a rare honor in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar of
Montana
Great Falls
Maurice A. Walker
Benj. E. Calkins
Butte
Walker
Order of the Red Cross of Constantine
Body of miner Dennis Ryan found in canyon snow drift
The body of Dennis Ryan a about 40 year old miner who disappeared January 6 while walking from the Dark Horse mine to the Straight Up property was recovered last Thursday in a snow filled canyon. Coyotes uncovered the body but it remained intact. Burial was at Jackson cemetery. He leaves a brother believed to be in Baker Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Ryan
Dark Horse
Bloody Dick Creek
Ryan
Jackson Cemetery
Baker
Idaho
Commissioner's Case Dismissed After Meeting Defects Cured
Judge Len L. Callaway in Virginia City dismissed the case of County Commissioner W. C. Orr against H. C. Patterson and C. W. Francis. The dismissal came after Orr alleged defects were cured by a regular meeting held and orders made by the commissioners, with costs borne by the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Orr
H. C. Patterson
C. W. Francis
Len. L. Callaway
Virginia City
Orr
Suspect Taken Near Dillon In Seduction Case
A man described as Hugh Whitney’s lookalike, J. E. Dunn, was arrested about seven a.m. Sunday in the mountains 20 miles south of Dillon and moved to Butte for inquiry into a seduction case. He denied guilt, claimed to seek Yellowstone Park work, and was unarmed when captured. a Monida holdup witness later ruled him not the outlaw. Letters in Dillon post office remain until two weeks from June 30 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Dunn
Dillon
Hugh Whitney
Butte
Sullivan
Silver Bow County
Dunn
Lowell Ranch
Erwin
Scully
Yellowstone Park
Monida
E. C. Lauer
Metlon Hotel Plans July Fourth Festivities
The Metlon Hotel will make extra arrangements for July 4 with all day meals in the restaurant and prompt service at popular prices. Music on the evenings of the 3rd and 4th and a fine free lunch will be served. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metlon
Four-room house with two lots for sale near Normal
For sale a four room house and two lots all new and well improved. Located three blocks from Normal inquiries should be made at the Tribune office. 22-41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Huber Brothers
Agency For
G. T. Paul
Bert Orr
The
Dillon Implement Company
Chas. Retallack
Bannack
South Atlantic Street
Master Rhet Rathbone
Nels Nelson
Horse Prairie
E.R. Ackley
Edie Block
Idaho Street
Eph Stoller
Salmon
Morton Egbert
Oregon
Short Line
Clarence E. Barnes
Jackson
W. G. Blair
Horse Prairie Home
Dillon Merchants
Acacia
Pillsbury’s
Graeter Grocery Co
Bond & Bond
W.W. Wilson
Sam Peterson
Big Hole
Browne's Lake
G. & P. Company
Armstead
the Tribune Book Store
Havre
Joe Herlihy
Jack Doyle
First Presbyterian Church
Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Foster Employment Agency
N. E. Holden
F. H. Bimrose
Mont
Paris
Foster Candy Kitchen
Ira Watson
Beaverhead
Otis Beverstock
Denver
Lima Dam
Chicago
Tribune Book Store
George Kelly
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
DODDS
Dillon, Mort
East
Order of Red Cross of Constantine
EVI STRAUSS @ CO
Web Ieade
Oxfords
Russia
Stacy-Adams
Ralston
Eliel Bros
Smoky City
Schmidt, T. T
C. S. Ballenger
the City Drug Store
Montana Mercantile
Montana Mercantile Co
Dillon, Mont
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