New Public School and Normal Training Building
A combined public school and Montana State Normal College training facility opens as a modern, two story brick structure with a concrete foundation, Salt Lake brick walls, reinforced concrete corridors, and a central auditorium. It includes a gymnasium, manual training and home economics spaces, music room, eight grade study area, ungraded room, and ten formal classrooms, integrated with an older adjacent building to total sixteen rooms. The local district funded the $75,000 project, while the Normal College contributes about $12,000 annually toward support.
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Montana State Normal College
Normal College
Montana
Salt Lake
Dillon prep for big horse sale led by Geo Ditty
George Ditty reports 165 horses sold in Miles City and predicts Dillon as the state’s best market. Buyers from Calpary Canada and Utah will attend April 9 sales, with new settlers needing horses. Ditty promises fair bidding and full-fee policy to protect horses passing the ring.
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George Ditty
Miles City
Mr. Ditty
Dillon
Ditty
Bozeman
Calpary
Canada
Utah
Sanders & la Due
JB. Morse
Andersen Bros. Wan
Carpenter
Lemhi
Idaho
George Petty
Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
Sanitary Features Highlight New Montana Training School
The new training school in Bozeman emphasizes sanitary design with steam heating, plenum ventilation, Johnson automatic temperature control, adjustable duck shades, and odorless flushable toilets. Basements hold main toilets and basements and upper floors share facilities with dedicated spaces for boys and girls.
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Johnson Automatic
Horse Stealing Case Involves Dillon Men
Stock Inspector Frank Nelson returned from Idaho Falls to arrest James Kingsley also known as Steve Steg for grand larceny. The pair allegedly stole a horse from Henry Fitter of Lima and, arrested with 17 horses and a donkey, are confined in Idaho Falls jail and to be returned to Dillon to answer the charge.
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Frank Nelson
Idaho Falls
Steve Steg
James Kingsley
Henry Fitter
Lima
Idaho
Fitter
Dillon
New Rail Route Rumor Links Milwaukee California Train
The Butte Post reports a Panama Pacific exposition rumor that Milwaukee may run its California train through Twin Cities via Butte and Pocatello instead of Omaha and Ogden. Railroad men see possible probability but lack definite information.
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San Francisco
Milwaukee
California
Twin Cities
Chicago
Butte
Pocatello
Omaha
Ogden
Montana
Butte Post
New Rail Plan Prompts Talks of Big Hole County Split
Interviews with Dillon and Big Hole Basin residents raise the possibility of forming a new county with Wisdom as seat if a Butte to Wisdom railroad advances. Officials, bankers, and miners weigh the impact, while railroad planning proceeds with Elkhorn tunnel work and power plant prep.
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Big &S
W. W. Me Tore
Road To
Wisdom
Jackson
Montana
Butte
San Francisco
Boise
Idaho
Winnemucca
Nevada
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
J. J. Morse
Beaverhead
Elkhorn
Wise River
Idb
Baye Hole
Elkhorn Mining Diet
Beaverlical National Forest
Elkhorn Tunnnel
Povernmment
Butte, Wisdom & Pacific Railroad
Butte, Boise
Reguard
Big Hole
Salmon River
Salmon City
Charles Warren
C. C. Swinhorme
Daly Bank & Trust Co
Marcus Daly
E. A. Morley
Monstana
Morley
oAcSitani
Union
Beaverhead County
Anaconda
Sheep Move to Western Markets in February Shipments
In February 75 cars of livestock left local yards with sheep dominant in sales to Portland and San Francisco buyers. Twenty seven horses and fifteen cattle also shipped. recent shipments include five cars of mutton to San Francisco and eight cars of sheep to Portland. Cattle movements involve the Lig Hole basin and buyers from Spokane and Idaho.
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Lowell Bras
Portland
San Francisco
J. F. Stroubel
Bedrock
Henry Thompson
Dell
Dillon
J.duff McAndre
Lovell Brothers
J.P. Strowbel
Henry Levi
Chas. Irving
Lig Hole
J. E. Morse
Wisdom
Carl -Stantley
E. H. Stanton Company
Spokane
Spokane Cattle Company
E. H. Stanton
Anaconda
Walter Anderson
Idaho
Louis Anderson
Grant
Theodore Nelson
Winnipeg Visitors Stay With Duff Brothers
Mrs. Campbell and her young daughter from Winnipeg Canada are visiting in the city as guests of Mrs Campbell’s brothers Hardaman and Edward Duff.
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Bradley
Chicago News
Geo. Ditty
Fred F. Willson
NEW Normal Training School
M Dowell
McDowell
Allen
Boston & Montana Development Company
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