Burglar Suspect Arrested in Butte
Sheriff Dan Mooney returned from Butte with H. F. Kirkpatrick after he was implicated in the burglary of Standard Lumber company’s office on March 4. Detectives Rhoda and Garry arrested him in Butte after a second hand shop sale attempt led to the adding machine discovery. Kirkpatrick faces a burglary charge at arraignment today.
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Dan Mooney
Butte
H. F. Kirkpatrick
Standard Lumber Company
Rhoda and
Garry
Kirkpatrick
Mooney
Divide
Anaconda
Blinn
DeMolays Initiate Fifteen New Members Saturday
Annual initiation ceremonies of the local Order of DeMolay were held at the Masonic hall. Fifteen candidates from Dillon Sheridan and Lima joined the chapter, with Walter Foster chairing the banquet and Smith Gleed among the new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of DeMolay
Dillon, Sheridan
Lima
Masonic Hall
Walter Foster
C. E. Blinn
Smith Gleed
City Hall
Butte
Lester Kurtz
James Morrison
Loren Shaffner
Ralph Spencer
Roland Thibodeau
Walter Tash
Louis Whitworth
J. C. Yale
Dillon
Green Gilbert
Dollis Hodges
John Tolson
Elwood Wooger
Lowell Shaffner
Sheridan
Max Merrill
New Comic Strip The Purdy’s Debuts This Week
The paper launches a weekly comic by Paul Robinson focusing on local friends and family in lighthearted domestic humor. The strip follows a daughter and a younger brother as they navigate everyday community scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Robinson
Neals
Prison Sentence for Drug Possession in Local Case
Theodore Darling a hotel porter was arrested Monday evening as he stepped from a southbound train with about 100 grains of morphine concealed on him. He pleaded guilty in district court to drug possession and received two to four years in state prison plus a $500 fine. he claimed the drugs were for his own use and cited long addiction. The case ties him to the elusive ex Butte figure known as Peaches Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Darling
Darling
Mooney
Gordon
Butte
H. G. Rodgers
Webb
Large Northwest Harness Shop to Close in Spring Sale
W. E. Roberts announces a spring sale on South Idaho Street offering his entire $10,000 stock and fixtures at less than manufacturer cost. The event runs from Saturday March 20 until all items are sold, with saddles and horse equipment famed for quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
W.E. Roberts
South Idaho Street
Roberts
the Tribune
Recital at Normal College Delights Large Audience
A Monday evening recital at the Normal college auditorium by pupils of Ralph McFadden and Mrs Elmo Jaquette Scott pleased a large audience. McFadden led the piano students while Mrs Scott's vocal pupils impressed, with Mrs Alfred Cashmore accompanying at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Ralph McFadden
Elmo Jaquette Scott
McFadden
Scott
Alfred Cashmore
Garver Elected Mathematics Instructor at Rochester
Raymond J. Garver of Dillon has been elected instructor in mathematics at the University of Rochester for 1926 27. A Beaverhead county High School graduate in 1918 he earned a 1922 degree from the University of Montana and a 1924 master’s from the same institution. He has taught at the University of Chicago as a fellow and will receive his PhD after the summer session in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Garver
F. H. Garver
Dillon
University of Rochester
Dillon Horse Sales set to host major spring sale
The Dillon Horse Sales company schedules a big spring auction with hundreds of horses from across the county, heavy draft animals in demand, and buyers already arriving. Mules, about 150 head of cattle, wagons, implements and harness also to be sold, amid improved conditions and Army quota demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Horse Sales Company
George Ditty
Telephone history focal at Rotary meeting
S P Officer of Butte spoke on the invention and growth of the telephone marking fifty years since the first message. He is with Mountain States Telephone. J E Monroe of the State Bank discussed banking methods and community role. R C Hugenin noted Normal college buildings and the swimming pool in use. A Potts chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Officer
Butte
Rotary
Officer
Mountain States Telephone Company
J. E. Monroe
State Bank
R. C. Hugenin
Normal College
A. Potts
High School Stage Cast Star in Popular Production
High school dramatic class presents Her Husband's Wife directed by Mrs. Florence Sorenson. Lead performers Jane Boone Dolly Lacy Burnice Farrell deliver humorous scenes asproceeds fund state contest travel for students. The show runs tonight and tomorrow at the school auditorium with strong student talent noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Thomas
Florence Sorenson
Jane Boone
Dolly Lacy
Burnice Farrell
Kalispell
Death summons early day resident of Beaverhead
Mrs. Margaret C. Gibson died at her son's home on Kentucky avenue Saturday morning at 77 after a long life in the county. Born in Thompson county Connecticut she moved west around 1890 with her husband David Gibson a pioneer mining man of Bannack. She lived in Dillon 85 years and was known as Grand ma to many Grasshopper residents. Survived by her son Fred and relatives in Connecticut. Funeral from Brundage chapel Monday with burial in Bannack cemetery. Rev. Carl Knudsen officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret C. Gibson
Kentucky Avenue
Gibson
Thompson County
Conn
David Gibson
Bannack
Territorial
Dillon
Grasshopper
Fred
Connecticut
Brundage Chapel
Carl Knudsen
Methodist Church
Advanced Music Pupils in Pianoforte Recital
State Normal College shows a piano forte recital Friday March 12 at 8 15 p m in the college auditorium featuring six advanced pupils of Ralph McFadden They are Helen Katherine Ballard Violette Bennett Lotty Devereaux Florence Evatz Jane Herndon and Ruth Schuettler The ensemble lists as first and second piano players and the program includes works by Beethoven Rachmaninoff Godard Chopin Saint Saens and MacDowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Music
The
State Normal College
Ralph McFadden
Helen Katherine Ballard
Violette Bennett
Lotty Devereaux
Florence Evatz
Jane Herndon
Ruth Schuettler
Lotty Devere
Two Winners Tie in Coal Guessing Contest
J. E. Morse and William Wilson tied in the Beaverhead Lumber Company guessing contest by guessing 1,580 pounds for the platform coal lump. The lump weighed 1,578 pounds and each man will receive a ton of coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Morse
William Wilson
Beaverhead
Absarokee Farmers Agree to Milk 800 Cows for Cheese Factory
Absarokee farmers contract milk from 800 cows to supply a new cheese factory. The arrangement signals a major agricultural venture and local industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absarokee
Butte Montana State Poultry Show Opens March 11
The Butte Montana state poultry show will be held here from March 11 to March 13, featuring prize fowl, exhibitors, and judging events across multiple divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Charity Ball Planned by City Parent Teachers
The Parent Teachers association announces an Easter Monday charity ball at City Hall on April 5. Proceeds will establish a fund to aid city children and support school needs. organizers expect it to be a premier social event of the season.
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Parent-Teachers Association of
P T A Sets Tuesday Meeting With Recreation Program
The P T A will hold its monthly meeting next Tuesday at 3 45 in the primary building. Miss Ulry from the Normal college will speak on The Needs of Recreation in Education. Miss Beerys room will present rhythmic exercises and story games. Miss Flats pupils will show a singing game. A dancing game will be presented by Miss Dellingers group. Sechlier discusses playground activities and the recent grading project. Large attendance is urged.
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P.T. A
Former Dillon Resident Ralph Gilman Dies in Butte Hospital
Ralph A. Gilman, 84, former Dillon resident, died Monday evening in a Butte hospital after a two year illness. Born in Kansas, he moved to Montana in 1911, worked at the Union Electric plant, served in World War I, then lived in Norris. Survived by wife Mary Snow, daughter Marilyn, five brothers, a sister and an uncle. Funeral held at the Methodist church with Odd Fellow rites.
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Madison
Beaverhead
Ralph A. Gilman
Butte
Mayo Hospital
Mr. Gilman
Kansas
Montana
Dillon
Union Electric Company
Norris
Mary Snow
Marilyn
Raymond
Providence
R. 1
Fishing season ends Monday for Dillon anglers
Dillon anglers plan time at the lakes and streams as all state waters close to fishing after Sunday until May 21. The closure comes during a poor fishing period caused by muddy streams from melting snow. Anglers must hold 1926 licenses before the season reopens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Assault charge leads to $100 fine for ranch hand killer
Paul Watdiy was arrested on a Big Hole basin ranch last Monday by Undersheriff Frank Kellum on a complaint of severely beating a fellow ranch hand. He pleaded guilty in Dillon justice court Wednesday and paid a $100 fine. Glentana Great Northern may extend Scoby Opheim lines to Havre. Kevin Sunburst oil field. Miles City Montana Power Co may purchase city light heat and power system. Great Falls Great Northern railroad will aid the Bynum colonization project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Watdiy
Big Hole Basin
Frank Kellum
Dillon
Phillips
Glentana
Great Northern
Scoby-Opheim
Havre
Kevin-Sunburst
Miles City—Montana Power Co
City Light, Heat and Power System
Presbyterians Plan New Church Building and Guild Changes
The thirty-eighth annual congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church met in the guild hall with about 100 guests. A general building committee was authorized to plan new church facilities, including appointees from church bodies and local faculty. Membership stood at 87. several new members were added in the past ten days, with twelve more to be received before Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Guild Hall
Miss Little
The
Missionary Society
Delta Phi
Westminster Guild
Ellen May Guild
J. B. Cluley
Jean Bishop
Frank Hazelbaker
Board of Deacons and Trustees
Sunday School
Manse Society
Dillon
Eugene Allyn
Allie M. Baxter
A. T. Peterson
Dillon Banker Addresses Wrangler's Club on National Conditions
A. L. Stone spoke at the Dillon Wrangler's Club meeting at Pearl I. Smith's office. He reviewed farming and business conditions across several states and drew comparisons with local conditions observed on his eastbound trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Stone
Dillon Wrangler’s Club
Pearl I. Smith
Electrification of Great Northern Planned Spokane to Browning
A new electrified line is expected to run 368 miles from Spokane to Browning in Montana. The project aims to improve efficiency and service on the Great Northern route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Spokane
Browning, Mont
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Robert
John
Prince of Wales
England
John Coolidge
Amherst College
Prince
Rotary Meet
Idilio Valse Arabesque
Miss Herndon
Butterfly
Miss Bennett
Rachmaninoff
Miss Devereaux
Arnold Ensemble
PBS
Godard
Miss Evatz
Mise Ballard
Etude de
Beethoven MacDowell
Miss Schuettler
Saint-Saens Ensemble
Ensemble
Great Falls
Great Northern Railroad
Bynum
Presbyterians
Dillon Banker
Wrangler’s
B. M. Halbert
San Angelo
Texas
Decatur
Ill
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