Prize Winning Essay on Beaverhead County History
The Tribune serializes James Price new history of Beaverhead from early explorations. It covers liquor laws affecting fur trades at Fort Union, decline of the west’s fur industry by 1850, California gold rush impacts, and notable early settlers led by Mrs. U. A. Armitage itineraries from St. Anthony to Bannack via Helena and Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Beaverhead
James Price
W. J. Bierrum
Canada
Fort Union
California
Silverthorne
Montana
U. A. Armitage
St. Anthony
Idaho
Bannack
Foley remedies ad and travel sketches fragment
An old advertisement promises free trial bottles of Foley honey and tar compound and Foley pills and cathartic tablets from Foley & Co. A travel narrative fragment describes a caravan journey with buffalo sightings and peaceful interactions with friendly tribes, noting no sickness or deaths en route.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Pioneer Settlers and Mines Chronicle of Bannack to Dillon
Readable excerpts recount the Axe and Howard families migrating to Bannack in 1860s Montana. It lists births, arrivals, occupations in mining and ranching, and daily life in early Dillon. It notes Indian encounters, camp routines, housing with dirt floors, and later mining sites at Virginia City Bannack Grasshopper creek Argenta and Frying Pan basin.
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John C. Innes
Canada
Montana
Plains
Omaha
Lander Cutoff
Snake River
John Grant
Ft. Hall
Salmon River Rhines
Horse Prairie Creek
Dillon
Virginia City
Bannack
Grasshopper Creek
Muddy Creek
Big Creek
Dell
Argenta
Lima
Little Sheep Creek
Frying Pan
Horses By Radio Auction Sparks Noted Advertising Trial
Maistre Towra sent two carloads of horses to market on Monday while Mr McKnight unveiled a radio based sale method. The experiment attracted notoriety but proved effective, selling horses at satisfactory prices and quickly.
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Maistre Towra
McKnight
Spring Ranch Work Well Under Way
Spring work on valley ranches is underway with extensive plowing and cultivation planned for the year. Large acreages will be planted in grains and seed peas and beans. Seed-house representatives note soil and climate favor high quality peas and beans. Lambing has begun and good weather promises strong sheep increases and ample county employment.
Kelvinator training visit for Dillon firm in Butte
Frank Paul of Dillon Furniture Co conducts a Kelvinator installation and service training in Butte for 10 days. Dillon holds Kelvinator agency and plans to start installations soon after return. Kelvinator praised as economical and satisfactory refrigeration system.
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Frank Paul
Dillon Furniture Co
Butte
Kelvinator
Frank
New Pontiac taxi in town offers quick safe rides
Jack Dodge buys a new Pontiac sedan for taxi service and offers free rides to friends Saturday to test the vehicle’s performance. The car is touted as a beauty promising fast delivery to any destination.
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Jack Dodge
Car Overturns Near Point of Rocks on Twin Bridges Road
A touring car overturned near Point of Rocks on the Twin Bridges road Sunday evening. Passersby found the vehicle and reported the incident. the driver and occupants appeared to escape injury with no further reports of victims in Dillon.
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Point of Rocks
Twin Bridges Road
Dillon
Foley's Honey and Tar Helps Bronchitis Relief
A newspaper advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as quick relief for bronchial distress. It claims the remedy loosens coughs, eases mucus, and soothes irritated membranes for children and adults, with a customer testimonial from L. M. in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Foley
Mr. L. M
Charleston
W. Va
Potts
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SuLlivan Bros. Livery Barn
Dillon, Montana
Hartwig & Sullivan
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