Mrs. Donovan recalls 1863 Virginia City days and road agents
Mrs. James Donovan of Melrose recalls her father’s 1863 move to Virginia City Montana and the trek from Missouri. She tells how a group of kindly dressed men provided a funeral service for a young girl on the trail and mentions famed hangings by the Vigilantes including Plummer Slade and Clubfoot George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donovan
Melrose
Medon
Donovan
Neck of the Woods
the Meden
Paris
Boone County
Missouri
Boone Helm
California
Montana
Virginia City
Rich Leads Opened Up At Elkhorn Mines
Senator C S Muffly reports two rich ore leads at the Idanha mine in the Elkhorn group. A 8 feet by 900 feet lead at 1000 foot level and a similar lead at 300 feet yield crude ore about $20 a ton and concentrates $10, with silver 22 ounces, copper 8 percent, gold $1.60 per unit, and lead value. Miners opened both leads Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idanha
Elkhorn Group
C. S. Muffly
Boston-Montana Development Company
Dillon
Elkhorn
Big Beef Week Energizes Beaverhead Cattle Trade
Last week Beaverhead's beef trade drew buyers from across the region in a final winter sale. About 5,000 fat steers averaging 1160 pounds sold for roughly 80 dollars per head, with top bids around 740 dollars for Huntley cattle. Local sellers included Huntley Cattle Co and multiple Montana outfits. prices ranged 6 75 to 7 40 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Great Falls
Butte
Portland
Tacoma
Spokane
Los Angeles
Kansas City
St. Joe
George Melton
Messrs. Cole and
Trowbridge
Cole
Grant
John Grant
Melrose
Mr. Thompson
Carstein Packing Company
Anderson and Peterson
E. N. Jones
Tom Pendergast
Great Falls Meat Co
Wm. Burke
Portland Feeders Co
Martin Jackson
Carrol Bros
John Peterson
Pyle Bros
Pahnish Bros
Hansen Packing Company
Harry Davis
John Inabnit
W. H. Taft
Mr. Sevier
Jorgen Jorgenson
Tom Pierce
Cole & Dodd
Huntley Cattle Company
Noted Salvationists to Speak in Dillon May Services
Commandant Johnston and Mrs Johnston of Butte will visit Dillon May 5 and 6 to lead Salvation Army services at the hall with Ensign Trummer from Butte. The speakers are veteran Salvationists and skilled performers. ten Dillon babies will be given away at Sunday evening services with open air meetings each night. Envoy Brunell leads the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstone
Butte
Montana
Trummer
Salvation Army Hall
Joshstone
Salvation Army
Johnston
Ensign Trummer
Dillon
Envoy Brunell
Recital at Normal College May 8 features vocal and piano pupils
Pupils of Mrs. Margaret Tello aided by Miss Helen Lyle and Mr. Cameron Gowan will perform solos at the college auditorium Monday evening May 8 at 8 15 PM. Piano studentsHope Mathews Marguerite Collins Alma Christianson Edith Haneen Louise Taylor Helen Jackson May Drake Ruth Reece Amber Curnutt Ruth Gelhaus Martha Opp Vella Farmer Helen Jardine Myrna Simpson will accompany. Upcoming free public events listed May 21 May 28 and June 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Tello
Helen Lyle
Cameron Gowan
C. W. Scott
College
Hope Mathews
Marguerite Collins
Alma Christianson
Edith Haneen
Louise Taylor
Helen Jackson
May Drake
Ruth Reece
Amber Curnutt
Ruth Gelhaus
Martha Opp
Vella Farmer
Helen Jardine
Myrna Simpson
Rachel Smith
Edna Shenk
Odd Fellow Lodge Celebrates 105th Anniversary Banquet
Local Odd Fellows lodge held a ceremonial and banquet at their hall last Friday evening to mark the 105th anniversary of the order's founding. Musical numbers accompanied a social session after the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellow Lotge
Order
County Commissioners Set Regular Meeting Next Monday
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular monthly session here next Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Alleged Burglar in Jail
Ed Dollard, alleged to have burglarized two Lima houses, was taken into custody in Elko Nevada last week by Deputy Sheriff Kellum and is lodged in the county jail awaiting trial. Dollard was arrested by Elko authorities on advice from the sheriff's office here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Dollard
Lima
Elko
Nevada
Kellum
Dollard
District Court Convenes May Term Next Monday
The May term of the district court will convene here next Monday with two criminal cases on the docket. One case involves robbery and another a liquor law violation. it is a jury term with few actions listed for trial.
Ex-Soldier C. W. Cole Dies in South Dakota Hospital
C. W. Cole, an ex-service man from Dillon, died in the Hot Springs government hospital, S D, from tuberculosis contracted in a 1918 army camp. He will be shipped to Dillon for interment with military honors likely at the Presbyterian church. Cole, formerly a painter, was active in the Odd Fellows and American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Cole
Dillon
Government Hospital
Hot Springs
Presbyterian Church
Cole
South Dakota
Helena
Odd Fellow Lodge
American Legion
Henry Gottshield DieS at Montgomery Ranch
Henry Gottshield, age 78, was found dead from a heart attack in the Montgomery ranch cookhouse near Wisdom. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Brundage parlors with interment in Mountain View Cemetery. he had worked for Montgomery's since January and previously lived in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gottshield
Brundage Undertaking
Mountain View
Montgomery Ranch
Wisdom
Montgomery’s
Butte
Dillon
Phillips
Brundare
County Club Women Convene For Second Annual Meeting
Under Dillon Shakespeare club auspices the County Federation of Women’s Clubs will hold its second annual convention next week. Delegates from clubs across the county will attend with an expected productive agenda. The May 12 luncheon will be at Normal college. Mrs. J. F. Shaw of Wisdom will present plans for a free county circulating library backed by data from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Shakespeare Club
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Normal College
J. FE. Shaw
Wisdom
Tribune
Spring Festival Plans Set by College Under Miss Miller
The college and Training School physical education department under Miss Adelaide Miller plan the annual Spring Festival on May 31. Miss Genevieve Ward has been elected by the student body as Queen of the May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College and Training School
Adelaide Miller
Genevieve Ward
Praise Plow Share Edge Gains Farmer Praise
Letters from farmers in Madison and Beaverhead counties commend the detachable plow share edges sold by Beaverhead Motors, saying the device performs all that is claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Motors Company
Madison
Beaverhead
Attorney Edmund J. Callaway Returns to Dillon
Attorney Edmund J. Callaway arrived in Dillon from Southern California where he spent several months with family. He plans to stay in Dillon for a period before moving on to Great Falls to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund J. Callaway
Dillon
California
Great Falls
Dog Tags Required for Pets Warned by Police Chief
Police Chief Charles Nelson warns dog owners that unlicensed dogs may be impounded and held for ransom. If not redeemed within a reasonable time, the dogs will be disposed of. The notice emphasizes the necessity of metal license discs for pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nelson
Ex-service men learn war risk insurance and claims process
A Dillon audience heard Veterans' Bureau experts outline six war risk policies, reinstatement results in $38,000, and claim procedures. Major Bentley discussed building government compensation claims while G W Robison and O C Lamport urged veteran services and American Legion duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Veterans’ Bureau
Minneapolis
Dillon
G. O. Kelly
Tenth District
Oldline
Major Bentley
Bentley
Second
North Dakota
164Th Infantry
32Nd
G. W. Robison
Helena
American Legion
Legion
Odd Fellow Hall
Missionary Society Leaders Visit Butte Meeting
Mrs. John Zurfluh, president, and Mrs. M M Trudgeon, delegate from Central Presbyterian church of Butte, attended the Presbyterian Missionary society meeting in town this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zurfluh
M. M. Trudgeon
Butte
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Medals Awarded at Local Gun Club Shoot
Ted Renfro won the Brownlee medal and N. J. Birrer took the Dillon medal at the Gun Club shoot held last Sunday afternoon at the fair grounds. Despite bad weather, eight men competed in the event, which served as a farewell to C. C. Thornton who will visit Minneapolis for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Renfro
Brownlee
N. J. Birrer
Dillon
Fair Grounds
Trans
C. C. Thornton
Minneapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Funeral
Muffly
the Tribune
Harding
DEM
Johnson
Porah
Hiram Johnson
Borah
Adoo Underwooddaho
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
Detroit
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
New York
Treasury
William McAdoo
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Rotary Organizations of
de Molay
R. R. Rathbone
Episcopal Church
Gregory
Poindexter
Stephan
J. F. Monroe
Dillmont Park
R. A. Reeser
Rotary
Frank Eliel
Rotary Club
District Court
Army
Club Women OF County
Shakespeare Club
Atty. Callaway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!