Dillon Notes: Local Visitors and Travel Log
Gene Wampler and Mrs. Fred Dart visited Butte last weekend. J H Smith from Grant, W M Sweeney from Dell, Mae Stocker from Grant, Jesse Finsley from Jackson area, Ralph Streb from Melrose, and the Thoms couple from Lima all came to Dillon on business or leisure. Mrs Lee Van Etten of Butte visited Rise ranch. George Bear and family returned from Missoula. Rev Hellman of Spokane held services at St James guild hall. F W Lamberton returned to Missoula. Tom Dubois returned from Helena where he served as sergeant at arms. Frank Pendleton and Big Hole ranchmen came to town. Dorothy Ann Gosmari and her mother returned from Chicago visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hellman
Spokane
St. James Guild Hall
Tom Dubois
Helena
Royal Neighbors delegate heads to state convention
Mys.4L7 Molleur left Tuesday for Great Falls to serve as a delegate from the Royal Neighbors of America at the state conventions. J. C. Kidwell of Portland, a popular livestock commission man, visited Dillon to interview local growers. Miss Alfreda Smith and Barbara Smith, visiting at the Paddock home, left for Butte. Will Lovell returned from California with a livestock shipment and visited former residents.
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Molleur
Great ‘Falls
America
State
Order
J. C
Kidwell
Portland
the Livestock Commission
Dillon
Alfreda Smith
Barbara Smith
Dan V. Paddock
Butte
Will Lovell
California
Mr. Lovell
Shared athletic field use near town clarified
A communication explains the east town athletic field is jointly funded by Mr Peterson of the high school and Dr Davis of the Normal college. Only the north end is prepared for football and track with both institutions contributing labor and money. The college generally avoids games with the high school to prevent tensions. The gym facilities are used on a cost basis, with last year the gym donated to the high school for the district tournament. O Kay Moe
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Peterson
Davis
Normal College
Osborne
O. Kay Moe
Early Bannack Postmasters and 1860s Mail Roots
The piece chronicles Bannack and surrounding Beaverhead valley postal history and early postmasters from 1862 to the arrival of the railroad. It notes Marysville's handwritten news, Governor Sidney Edgerton's 1864 inauguration, and lists first postmasters of Arg Vistinia City Dillon area with named figures like A J Smith G D French George Potter Tom Warren John Weightman and James Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Bannack
Virginia City
Montana
Edgerton
Territory
A. J. Smith
Sarah Howard
George Harby
Grasshopper
Sidney Edgerton
Uncle Sam
Arg
G. D. French
Vistinia
George B. Potter
Kirkpatrick Brothers
Dillon
Watson
Beaverhead Canyon
Beaverhead Valley
Tom Warren
Warren
John Weightman
James Kirkpatrick
Advertisement claims Foley Pills diuretic relief
Arthur O Mal ley of Carson Hill California says Foley Pills diuretic relieved his kidney and rheumatic trouble and boosted his life. The ad touts the medicine as reliable and in use over 25 years for backache rheumatic pains swelling tired feeling and disturbed sleep. George M Gosman, successor to Potts, endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur O'Malley
Carson Hill
Calif
Potts
Postmaster at Edgerton and Dillon Founding Mail Route
Edgerton postmaster notes Dillon’s founding as a distributing point for Montana territory mail including Madison county towns Boulder Helena Bozeman Deer Lodge and intermediate points. The city served as railroad terminus for mail and stage routes, with road agents frequently robbing stages and stealing the treasure box. A hoax about a sunken box in Beaverhead River near Barratts station misled vigilante leader Beidler, who dived into icy water for the recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgerton
Dillon
Montana
Madison
Boulder
Helena
Bozeman
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Barratts Station
X. Beidler
Churches Schedule for Easter Plans and Baptism
The church invites members and visitors to Sunday services at 10:00 for Sunday school 11:00 for morning worship and 7:30 for evening fellowship. Easter Sunday morning will include baptism for those seeking church membership contact the pastor or diaconate soon.
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Kweeping
Palm Sunday at First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Thomas J. Simons leads Palm Sunday services with a sermon The Triumphal Entry and morning music. Public reception of members baptism and a 10 AM Sunday School gathering. Evening Lent vesper at 5 featuring The Fifth word of the Cross and a violin solo.
St James Episcopal Church Services Schedule
St James Episcopal Church announces Sunday services led by Rector H N Tragitt Jr including Children's Church at 9:45 a m Church School at 10:15 a m and Morning Prayer at 11:00 a m.
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ST. James Episcopal Church
H. N. Tragitt, Jr
Children’s Church
Christian Science Society holds Sunday services in Sebree
The Christian Science Society invites the public to attend Sunday services at Sebree Street every week at 11 oclock, welcoming all attendees to join in the hour of worship and reading.
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Sebree Street
Palm Sunday at Methodist Church Holds Holy Week Services
Reverend H B Ricketts leads 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 morning worship with Palm Sunday music by Mrs B Gunderson. Evening services at 7:30 feature the Epworth League debate on capital punishment and solos by Dixie Smith and Margaret Knudson.
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B Gunderson
Epworth” League
Helen Berry
John Dover
Mildred Getts
Mary Barkenbus
Frances ‘Caverly
Dixie Smith
Margaret Knudson
St Rose Catholic Church Mass Times and Confessions
Masses are on Sundays at 8 and 10 30 with an evening service at 7 80. Weekday mass at 8 o clock. Confessions Saturday afternoon 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. First Friday mass at 6 30.
Sunday School Held by Latter Day Saints at 10 30
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announces Sunday School sessions every Sunday morning at 10 30.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Struggle and Help Reflect in Evolving Social Ethos
A fragment reflecting on individual effort and community aid as people navigate personal growth and responsibility. It hints at the value of support in achieving self improvement, with a nod to shared human endeavor.
Bell System Cuts Telephone Connection Fees
An extension telephone for any room now costs less than half the former service connection charge effective until March 1. Reductions apply to home and business extensions, moving phones within locations, and changing phone types. The policy aligns with providing the best service at the least cost to the public.
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Mountain States
Bell System
Boy in Subway Car Calms Father Amid Rush Hour Crush
A small boy in a packed subway car mid evening reassures his anxious father as commuters flood entrances at Eighth Street. Transit staff and a protective parent try to manage the crowd while the boy smiles through the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Tran
Eighth Street
Sweden’s ancient place names shed light on history
Sweden’s geography and names, dating back to the Bronze Age, are being studied to illuminate linguistic and historical questions across Europe. The population has remained homogeneous for millennia, and Swedish has always been spoken though literature did not exist before the 13th century.
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Sweden
Ofurope
Four-Panel Japanese Artwork Captures Crow Flight
A famed Tokyo royal palace painting comprises four panels with three blank sections. The remaining panel shows a crow in flight fading toward the horizon, reflecting the late imperial era and the imaginative Japanese school. The single crew symbolizes the flock’s final departure from the center.
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Japan
Tokyo
Bacon and Shakespeare authorship theory outlined
The piece cites three main points for the Bacon authorship claim. It notes similar passages between Bacon and Shakespeare, mentions alleged ciphers in plays as cryptic signatures of Bacon, and references a letter from Sir Toble Matthews after January 1621 claiming a Bacon link.
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Bacon
Shakespeare
Toble Matthews
Early Shorthand Forms Described by Godfrey Dewey
The monograph notes abbreviated writing used to capture lectures and preserve poems recited at Pythian Nemean and Olympic games by early Greeks. It cites specimens of ancient Greek writing in the Vatican Library Rome Biblotheque Nationale Paris and the British Museum.
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Godfrey Dewey
Rome
Biblotheque Nationale
Paris
British Museum
Green on the Fairway
A lighthearted note from the Richmond News-Leander on a couple enjoying golf as she swings and the small ball rolls, highlighting affection and shared moments on the course.
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Richmond News
Leander
Plan Outlined to Ease Difficult Work Task
The statement suggests forming a simple plan to complete a challenging task with less effort. It notes potential steps to streamline the process and improve progress.
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L. i
Gene. Wampler
Fred Dart
J. H. Smith
Grant
W. M. Sweeney
Dell
Mae Stocker
Jesse Finsley
City
Jackson
Ralph Streb
Melrose
W. J. Thoms of
Lima
Mrs
F. B. Layhe
Rank Esterwald
L. B. McGivney
Armstead
J. E. Keller
Lee van Etten
Rise Ranch
George Bear
Missoula
F. W. Lamberton
That City
Frank Pendleton
Big Hole Basin
George Gosmari
Dorothy Ann
Chicago
Ness
Scott
Albert T. Reid
First Baptist Church
R. O. Shannon
First Presbyterian
Thomas J. Simons
Christian Science Society
Methodist Church
H. B. Ricketts
D. H. Lawrence
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tribune
W. J. Romersa
Hughes & McCaleb
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