Mrs Elizabeth Vance Failing Health in Melrose
Melrose Montana March 28 Mrs Elizabeth Vance is rapidly failing in health and memory growing weaker, with family and friends anxious yet powerless as she requires tender care. Charles Vance and family came to Glendale years ago two sons George and Roscoe live in Melrose. Her son Walter of Dillon is here. Andrew Bezek of Glendale is very ill with cancer. Percy Vance has returned from the hospital.
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Melrose
Mont
Elizabeth Vance
Charles Vance
Glendale
George
Roscoe
Walter
Dillon
Grant Item Highlights Local Moves and Ore Shipments
Melrose reports new activity with Boy Scouts preparing a station on the LaMarche place and several residents moving to Butte or Dillon. Slag shipments from Soap Gulch rise to 110 tons daily while high grade Calvin Mine ore goes to Cochran and McLaughlin. A Hard Times dance is set for March 31, with Baxter Tonney providing music.
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Pital
Butte
Pat Smith
Jov. H. Vance
J. H. McDonald
Melrose
Boy Scouts of
LaMarche Place
Ray Tash
Dillon
Broad Street
Reid &Dutch
Soap Gulch
Fred Little
Tony Quilici
Toro
Harry’ McMannis
Grant
F. P. Blair
John Waldemar
St. Anthony
Idaho
Hollis Harrison
Earl Tash
Grasshopper
Lance
Baxter-Tonney
Dell News Notes Dance Attracts Dell Crowd Despite Snow
Dell Montana reports a well attended dance by Baxter Tonney party stuck in snow near Kidd. Lima and Dillon visitors joined the crowd. Obituary notes: Mrs Anna Flynn died Friday. funeral in Lima led by Father Clifford. Local notes: Mrs F M Carr, Mrs R Gallagher visiting. E R Elliott left for California. ranch work resumes as frost recedes. government ship 640 pounds squirrel poison for land use.
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Dell
Mont
Kidd
Lima
Dillon
Anna Flynn
Father Clifford
F.M. Carr
R. Gallagher
R. E. Elliott
California
Elliott
Pete Anderson
Bell
Sage Creek
Ed. Slack
E. M. Martinell
Hoffman
Frank Nelson
Flynn
T. W. Long
J . J. E. Morse
Apex Notes: Spring Work Begins in Apex Montana
Apex Montana news reports spring work starting with Matt Fabac plowing. Local residents visit Dillon and Butte, while Mrs. Kenney of Melrose and families of Allen, Young, and Crosley are noted guests. School trustees meet Friday as Dave Fier’s brother Dick Hier manages the Apex store.
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Apex
Mont
Matt Fabac
David Hier
Butte
Kenney
Melrose
Noah Allen
Frank Mautz
Dillon
Maggie Bryant
John Hale
al. Crosley
Grant News from Grant Mont Show Attendance by Legion
Grant residents traveled to Dillon last week for the American Legion show. Matt Kay visited Dillon for business on Thursday. George P. Hughes handled ranch business, and Ay Ai Schroeder forest ranger was in Grant Monday.
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Grant
Mont
Dillon
American Legion
Matt Kay
Infant and other local notices from Polaris Montana
An infant daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Marchesseau of Elkhorn Springs. Mr and Mrs Guy Gray welcomed a baby girl. A cut lip during engine cranking injured Mr Lewis Gourley. Top steers were sold by Harrison and W S Tash and taken to Armstead. Several locals visited and hosted gatherings at Polaris and nearby ranches.
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Polaris
Mont
Frank Marchesseau
Elkhorn Springs
Guy Gray
Mill Point
Frank Madden
Johnny Knoll
Judge
Jorgeson
Big Hole Basin
Horse Prairie
George Judge
Tash Ranch
Tom Judge
Marchesseau Ranch
Waterloo Mont Dairy Opens and Local Happenings
The Waterloo cheese factory began operations last Monday with about two thousand pounds of milk received biweekly, and plans for larger volumes ahead. Local residents Fay Curtis and friends hosted a surprise party for the couple. several couples attended and a luncheon followed. Other notes report residents moving, car purchases, farming leases, illness, club gatherings, and potato shipments at high prices.
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Waterloo
Mont
Fay Curtis
Highwood
Wm. Powell
Tom Stephens
Jas. Gordon
Joy Foster
William Powell
Emily
Monroe Foster
Brenner
Lavon
Montana
Guy Dodds
Cousens Brothers
Bill Lorenz
Guy van Camp
Fred Buhl
Butte
Webster Mason
Carney Ranch
George Harbison
Whitehall
Davis Ranch
Henry Henrich
California
Hubbard
Talbot
Robert Gamwell
H. F. Nord
Harry Mellor
John Cousens
Ernie Powell
George Hunt
Richard Alsop
Elmer Winchell
Homer Townsend
Hit and Misses Oddities and Language Quirks
A collection of quirky notes touching on an empty bottle drift from the Oregon coast and a two year Pacific cruise. It questions a dead king, a living subject, and a corrected sentence about buying Easter hats. The piece also lampoons political stances and a bizarre Tutankhamun reference.
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Oregon
Pacific
Boy Scout Meeting Plans Test Hike and France Lantern Show
At the Tuesday meeting Scouts approved a March 31 Test Hike a few miles south of the city. Scoutmaster Reeser used a magic lantern to show France scenes from his Signal Corps service including dress, architecture, cathedrals, and city buildings. Also noted were wage increases of 19 500 a month at Anaconda Copper Great Falls reduction works effective March 15.
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Reeser
France
Signal Corps
Great Falls
Anaconda
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Cadillac Automobiles
Dillon, Montana
Melrose News
Tofb
M. J. Brandenstein & CO
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Waterloo News
Monarch
Saratoga
Log Cabin
Bond Grocery CO
Itt
Gophers
Badgers
Hughes
Soviet Russia
Tutankhaman
BOY Scout News
Hartwig Theater
Irvin S. Cobb
Harry Beaumont
Rex Taylor
Fi Metro Picture
Viola
Dana
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