Lima boxing bout promises big town event night
John S. Butner of Lima promotes a major boxing show advertised as the biggest Beaverhead County has seen. Dillon fans are invited to 20 rounds of boxing, an all night dance, and a free supper with a special train for 125 ticket buyers. The main event features Gussy Rondo of Butte versus Howard Ball, with Thor Olsen and Leonard Vincent also on the program.
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John S. Butner
Lima
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Mint Pool Hall
Gussy Rondo
Butte
Howard Ball
Rondo
K. O
Ball
Thor Olsen
Montana
Leonard Vincent
Lew Mehlich
K. Os
Bernstein
Portland
George Stefanich
Dixie LaHood
Montana Fathers Mothers Of Our State Remembered Trail To Gold
A veteran recounts early 1860s Montana settlers and how wagon trains faced drought and alkali water while crossing the plains. He describes frontier life, buffalo wallows, and the courage of women and families seeking the mines of Virginia City and Bannack and the state’s rugged beginnings. He recalls a poignant moment aiding a distressed mother and her children on the road to Montana.
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Montana
Virginia City
Bannack
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Golden Montana
Buffalo Wallows
Crazy Woman
God's Angels
Buffalo
Sheridan
Portman City
Montana-Wyoming
Crow Reservation
State
Looking Backwards Dempsey LaBlanche Prize Fight Report
The March 18 1886 Tribune notes last Saturday night’s brutal prize fight on the New York Connecticut line for 1000 a side with a 2000 purse. Thirteen rounds left both fighters severely punished yet honorable, while Bannack prize bouts end in two rounds. Dillon’s integrity praised as no scandals appear. In Butte actresses labelled superfluities of love.
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Erom the Tribune
New York-Connecticut
Dillon
Butte
Court clears 26 cases as Lima court session ends
The district court disposed of 23 civil and three criminal cases between opening day Monday and Friday noon. The Lima Dramatic company led by W. H. Boyle will perform Old Comrades of Antietam in Lima on March 22. Juror James Montgomery hiked out from the Big Hole basin on snowshoes. A Cuban atrocity recital is noted alongside Turkish Armenia stories. Hotel Meade in Bannack will add two public bathrooms.
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the Tribune
Lima Dramatic Company
W. H. Boyle
Antietam
Lima
James Montgomery
Big Hole
Meade
Bannack
Horses Bring High Prices At Dillon Yard Sale
About $50,000 worth of horses were sold at the stock yards in Dillon last week with a top draft team bringing $750. A surprise party honored Henry Burfield Friday evening by Misses Leone Barton Ruth Knotts and Mable Brock. Frank Knotts returned Saturday from a extended visit with relatives in Ohio and Nebraska.
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the Tribune
Dillon
Henry Burfield
Leone Barton
Ruth Knotts
Mable Brock
Frank Knotts
Ohio
Nebraska
Child Breaks Arm in Tricycle Accident
Dorothy Ann Gosman aged child of Mr and Mrs George Gosman fractured her lower arm when she fell from her tricycle and struck the curb last Friday.
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Dorothy Ann Gosman
George Gosman
Western Wholesale Grocery Company Stockholders Meeting
Notice states the annual meeting of Western Wholesale Grocery Company stockholders on Monday April 4 1927 at 4 o clock in Dillon Montana to elect trustees for the ensuing year and handle other business. Dated March 1927 O M Best President. Adv 10-13.
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Western Wholesale Grocery Company
Montana Street
Dillon
Montana
O. M. Best
Notice of Hearing on Probate Will in Beaverhead County
Jos C Smith and John Collins filed in Beaverhead Montana district court a will for William Heaney deceased and petition for probate. A hearing is set in Ditton court room on March 19 1927 at 10 a m for interested parties to object or file objections in writing.
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Jos. C. Smith
John Collins
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
William Heaney
Ditton
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