Building Boom Planned As Dillon Sees New Blocks Rising
Plans and contracts for two large brick buildings and multiple residences begin in Dillon. Edie to build a $6000 brick business block on Idaho street while Orr plans a brick or brick veneer addition to his livery stable. Other projects include a brick building on Idaho street, a new post office extension, and a Normal college addition with city hall and fire quarters debated for April council.
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Dillon
Edie
Metlen
Idaho Street
Frank P. Birrer
W. C. Orr
Orr Livery Stable
Orr
George Kunzman
Montana Street
Dillon Grocery Company
Normal College
Selways Return from California Winter Trip
Mr and Mrs Selway came home Sunday from California where they spent the winter Their daughter Mrs T M Smith traveled with them as far as Salt Lake City Mrs Smiths health improved gaining 15 pounds Mr Selway reports Mr Smith bought a residence in Salt Lake City and will live there He notes San Francisco streets are littered with debris and expects the earthquake wreckage to take decades Wages in the city are high and workers scarce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Selway
California
T. M. Smith
Salt Lake City
Ranchers Form Telephony Plan Across Centennial Valley
Pearl S. Smith traveled from Dillon to Monida then Lakeview to attend a ranchers meeting. The gathering aimed to form a local telephone company and finalize plans to construct telephone lines in the Centennial valley with his assistance sought.
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Pearl S. Smith
Dillon
Monida
Lakeview
Centennial Valley
Forest Service reshuffles Big Hole leadership in April
Washington orders rapid changes in county ranger assignments Capt Robert Moore becomes head ranger of the Big Hole national forest Cyrus K Wyman of Philipsburg is named supervisor Spaulding moves to survey duties in Hell Gate and Big Hole forests Spaulding Moore and Wyman are to report around April first and the reserves are renamed national forests with Big Hole as the new title.
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Forest Reserve Service
P. C. Spaulding
Anaconda
Big Hole Reserve
Washington, D. C
Spaulding
Hell Gate National Forest
Big Hole National Forest
Robert Moore
Elkhorn and
Big Belt National Forests
Phillipsburg
Mr. Spaulding
Big Hole Forest
Moore
Cyrus K. Wyman
Philipsburg
Postmaster Strowbridge Plans Big Seed Oats Drive
Postmaster C H Strowbridge prepares for spring sowing with oats and barley to outproduce rivals in the grain belts. An experimental crop last year proved successful and a Case threshing machine will be imported to complement his McCormick binder from last summer. Walter Davis visited Dillon from Pocatello on Wednesday.
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C. H. Strowbridge
Strawbridge Domain
Arbor Day Date Fix Set by Governor Proclamation
Governor Toole fixes Arbor Day for April 16 1907 after legislature moved the date to suit planting conditions. The proclamation urges widespread observance through tree and shrub planting and civic beautification by citizens, schools, and communities statewide.
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Toole
Legislative Assembly
Commonwealth
No Municipal League Ticket For Dillon City Vote
Dillon Municipal League decides not to field a regular ticket in the upcoming city election. Members will select favored mayor and alderman candidates and support them at the city caucus. The group endorses John Bishop for mayor and William Phillips for second ward alderman. A committee to identify probable candidates is named. Pearl I. Smith elected secretary.
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Municipal League
Leagues
Dillon
League
John I’. Bishop
Wm. Phillips
T. M. Selway
Togephius Rich
A. 5. Rife
Pearl I. Smith
Eleven Local Horses Die From Seattle Poisoning
A. L. Anderson reports E. W. Dooley says eleven horses shipped from Dillon to Seattle died of poisoning after arrival. The loss includes horses bought locally. mares and a span from Anderson Bros. were not among the affected. Despite the poison outbreak, Dillon stock were healthy and properly shipped.
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A. L. Anderson
E. W. Dooley
North Yakima
Wash
Seattle
Tribune
Spokane
T. F. Jenkins
Dooley
Anderson Bros
Dillon
Parlette Delights Audience At Dillon Lecture
Ralph Parlette pleased a Dillon Normal College audience last Friday with his talk Pockets and Paradise. It was his first appearance here and many hope he returns. the lecture was praised as entertaining yet instructive with humor that provoked thoughtful study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Parlette
Dillon
Paradise
Mr. Parlette
Rich Argenta lead ore discovery boosts Beaverhead mining
A new ore find in the Argenta district near springs above Argenta drawn by Fred Randolph and partners shows a nearly vertical deposit about 14 feet wide. Assays return $23 per ton in gold and silver with copper at 7 percent and lead at 12 percent. Park Copper Co plans 75 horsepower capacity with a 200 and 400 foot shaft to access ore and ship to Polaris smelter.
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Argenta
Fred Randolph
Randolph
Mr. Randolph
E. L.hall
Fred Waldorf
Jasper Nelson
James McKay
Dillon Implement Company
Butte
W. F. Cobban
Park Copper Company
Elkhorn
Park Mine
Dillon
Cameron Station
Park Company
Silver Fissure Company
Polaris
Cobban
Cob‘ban
Elkhorn Copper Mining Company
Mike Bealum
Oliver Bailey
John Farrell
R. L. Riley
Fred Stone
John O'Leary
Kent
Blue Wing
Butte & Dillon Development Company
Beaverhead County
Amede Bessette
Bannack
Butte and
Pittsburg
Midway Hill
Guy Group
G. F. Lawson
Dawson
Cobb
Idaho Falls woman Blanche Samsel guest of Mrs Badcon
Miss Blanche Samsel of Idaho Falls is visiting this week as the guest of Mrs. A L Badcon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Samsel
Idaho Falls
A. L. Badcon
Pioneer George W. Irvin Dead Butte Postmaster and Montana Pioneer
George W. Irvin longtime Butte postmaster and noted Montana pioneer died at 5:30 am at the Thornton hotel from heart disease. A veteran of 1863 frontier mining and early territorial service he helped shape state land policy and served as U S marshal and mineral lands commissioner. Survived by widow Betty Irvin and daughter Mary who died earlier. funeral planned at Episcopal church with burial at Mount Moriah, in Butte.
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George W. Irvin
Montana
Butte
Helena
Thornton Hotel
Joe
Scanland
Virginia City
California
Deer Lodge
Ile
Chicago
Dubuque
Leavenworth
John Bozeman
Idaho Overland
Bafite
Wyoming
Irvin
Hecarade
United States
John E. Stevenson
Betty H. Irvin
Mary
Richard
Vaughan Resigns From Bell Telephone in Dillon
Charles B. Vaughan, five year manager of the Bell Telephone Company's Dillon business, resigns effective April 1. He plans to move to Goldfields Nevada to prospect, accompanied by his wife. The company has not named a successor. Vaughan is praised as a capable manager and valued citizen of Dillon.
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Chas. B. Vaughan
Charles B. Vaughan
Bell Telephone Company
Dillon
Mr. Vaughan
Vaughan
Goldfields
Nevada
Bell Company
Diton
Ill Baby of Mr and Mrs George Jewell Improves
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. George Jewell has been seriously ill with pneumonia this week though reports say the child is much improved this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jewell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. and Mrs. Selway
Robt. Moore
Walter Davis
Pocatello
Beavernead County Mining
Frank B. Felt
Felt
A. L. Stone
R. A. Cobban
Cobban-Clark Realty Co
R. G. Lafleur
Park
Dillion
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