County to consider Big Hole road project at regular meeting
Hamilton officials report county commissioners will discuss building the Big Hole road after a request from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and Bitter Root area clubs. A Beaverhead Ravalli county conference may follow, with convicts considered for labor and route details debated along Trail and Ruby creeks toward the Continental divide.
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Big Hole Road
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Beaverhead
Ravalli
Bitter Root
Missoula
Ravalli County
State Penitentiary Board
Big Hole
Wisdom
Ruby Creek
Trail Creek
Forest Service
Bitter Root Valley
Butte
Hell Gate Canyon
Darby
Aby Creek
Smith & Ditty Horse Sale Draws Wide Northwest Interest
Smith and Ditty conducted a multi day horse sale at the Dillon stock yards with buyers from across the northwest and Canada. About 1000 head of horses and 30 head of cattle were sold or unsold awaiting tally. Clyde Moore acted as auctioneer and Bert Williams kept books.
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Smith & Ditty
Louis Stahl
Montana
Clyde Moore
Bert Williams
Dillon
Ogden
Utah
Lemhi Valley
Idaho
Belgrade
Mont
Northwest
Canada
City Election Set in Dillon for Four Aldermen Vote
Dillon voters will elect three aldermen on Monday April 1 while the mayor and city treasurer remain in office for another year. Those who have not registered must do so by ten days before election day to be eligible to vote.
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Dillon
Road to Monument Through Gate Fields Described
A deteriorating track on the north side leads to the monument. The route requires passing through two fields where gates must be opened and closed, signaling a rough access for visitors.
Road repairs urged for Point of Rocks route
Twin Bridges correspondent reports prominent Butte men and locals protest the wagon road near Point of Rocks between Twin Bridges and Dillon. Irrigation ditches overflow or burst, leaving the path impassable for heavy cars. A. J. Davis of Butte urges authorities to repair the road for Dillon trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Bridges
Point of Rocks
Butte
Dillon
A. J. Davis
Protest Over Sheep Grazing in Gallatin Game Preserve
Bozeman leaders led by Nelson Story Jr and Walter Cooper protested to Senator Dixon against allowing sheep grazing in the Gallatin game preserve. Wardens and private parties joined concerns about damage to scenery along the park route and elk starvation due to reduced winter forage, noting past damage at Middle Creek and Mystic Lake regions.
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Bozeman
Washington
Gallatin
Nelson Story, Jr
Walter Cooper
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
Joseph M. Dixon
Middle Creek
Mystic Lake
Archibishop O Connell’s Rise From Japanese Study To Cardinacy
The Arch bishop of Boston once served as bishop of Portland. He learned Japanese during the Russo Japanese war to greet the Mikado envoy and earned the grand cordon of the sacred treasure. He later became archbishop of Constance and coadjutor in Boston, succeeding Archbishop Williams in 1907 as America's youngest archbishop.
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Boston
Portland
O’connell
Vatican
Constance
Mer. Williams
America
United States
Friday’s Show Was Best Yet at Scenic Theater
The Scenic theater in Dillon hosted a highly praised ten cent show last Friday with Jack Walsh leading local amateurs Smith Johnson Cox and Dodds. The four won first prize, Manila Coon took second, Lillian Stanfield third, and Fred Bech fourth. Tuesday baseball slides funded the club and another five man minstrel is planned for next Friday with new singing and dancing acts and surprises.
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Dillon
Jack Walsh
Smith
Johnson
Cox
Dodds
Manila Coon
Lillian Stanfield
Fred Bech
Hoffman
Demolition Contract Awarded for Helena Hotel Project
The Hotel Investment company awarded the contract for the building demolition on the site of the new half million dollar hotel to Pat McKowen and John Carlson. They will begin immediately and finish within 30 days taking all materials for 805 dollars.
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Helena
The
Hotel Investment Company
Pat McKowen
John Carlson
Minstrel Show Date Change for Dillon Benefit
The home talent minstrel is rescheduled to March 22 with a possible second show on March 23 if receipts warrant and the public desires. Rehearsals continue twice weekly as players finalize parts and order, with proceeds aiding the 1912 Dillon baseball nine.
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Dillon
Hill to Retire From G N Road Holdings
Portland reports Louis W Hill president of Great Northern Railroad with W P Davidson has acquired almost all stock of the Oregon and Western Colonization company a $12 000 000 outfit controlling 800 000 acres from the Cascade range to Oregon eastern boundary. He is expected to resign to take personal charge of the colonization firm. An unverified rumor says he may resign soon.
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Portland
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
W. P. Davidson
St. Paul, Minn
Oregon, and Western Colonization Company
Cascade Mountains
Railroad
Oregon
Western Colonization Company
Hill Family Plans Great Northern Presidency Successor
Carl R. Gray the Hill lines head in Oregon will take over the presidency of the Great Northern railroad. The land grant move tied to Hill aligns with J. J. Hill’s program to extend the railroad’s Oregon laterals as rapidly as development justifies outlay.
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Carl R. Gray
Hill Lines
Oregon
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
J. J. Hill
Great Northern
Rancher Files Complaint Led to Still Arrest
Rube Still, previously brought from Chicago by Detective Jerry Lynch and never prosecuted, is jailed again after Big Hole rancher W. E. Smith reported that Still claimed a roulette recovery scheme. Smith says he lost $40 and Still allegedly took $20, promising to return the rest.
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Butte
Rube Still
Chicago
Jerry Lynch
W. E. Smith
Jackson
Meaderville
Smith
Beaverhead County Fair Association elects new board
An all new Beaverhead County Fair association board was chosen at a Tuesday evening meeting in the county courthouse. W C Orr Roscoe Cornell J H Gilbert Geo M Tash Nelse Nelson George W Dart and Alf Decker were named directors. A Friday session will elect officers for the year and set fair dates amid a strong financial report listing receipts of 2207.53 and assets 8520 with liabilities 2807.17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
8. S. Carruthers
Montana
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Blackfoot
Rexburg
Dillon
Attorney General Issues Opinion on New Registration Law
Helena February 27 Attorney General Galen releases an opinion detailing which elections fall under the act and voter qualifications for school and bond elections. He clarifies registration requirements, special voting rules for counties and counties near county seats, and provisions for naturalized citizens and minors born abroad.
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Noa
Attorney General
Court House
United States
First Baptist Church Memorial Service Notice
First Baptist church at Idaho and Sebree invites all to Bible school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. a special memorial service honors a departed member who requested the remembrance sermon. Evening service at 7:30 with a sermon titled Hostile Homage to the Christ. Everyone is welcome.
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First Baptist Church
Idaho and
Sebree
Thos. Anderson
Solomon River Ice Sled Race Triumph Sets Course Record
The 65 mile Nome to Solomon river and back race on snow trail ended with Charlie Johnson’s dog team winning in five hours, 47 minutes, and 24 seconds. The victory smashed all existing records for the course and earned a $10,000 purse.
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Nome
Solomon River
Charlie Johnson
Awaited With Interest on Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad
Dillon citizens await a definite railroad announcement on the Armstead to Twin Bridges route. Merchants say plans depend on the road and baseball fans expect a paid nine if active work begins.
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Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Armstead
Twin
Dillon
Isi
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Big Hole Basin
Valley
Phot
F. B. Conlin
Archbishop O’connell
Sacred College
Baseball Nine
Land Company
Pair Association
Carruthers
Galen
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