Foundations Begin For New Dillon National Bank Corner
Work on the foundations of the Dillon National Bank commenced last Monday. It will occupy the corner room with a corner entrance and feature frontage on Bannack and Main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Dillon National Bank
Bannack
Main
Stone
Carrie Hartman
Lizzie Boland
Cora Faucett
Dillon
Charlie Herman
Big Hole Basin
F. M. Tidball
Fyhrie, Eliel and Company
Dewey
August Reichle
Glen
Germany
Beardsley
Birch Creek
Local Notes from May 12 1899 Tribune
Frank Andrus fences his pasture land and pays in advance. Miss Nannie Coon hosts eight birthday party with 16 schoolmates including Ruth Pyle and Olive Sapp. Dillon plans a new business the Dillon Real Estate and Investment Co with Irving McQuary manager. Hoh Peterson runs two hundred Nels Nelson horses. Charlie Burrell breaks branches for Hon. Dave Metlen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Frank Andrus
Nannie Coon
Ruth Pyle
Lila Brainard
Verele Jones
Myrtle Nelson
Anna Adams
Mabel Freeman
Olive Sapp
Hazel Thompson
Florence
Blanche Haines
Edith
Mabel Phillips
Marion Leach
Henry
Roy Thompson
Davis Freeman
Dillon
1909 Harbor News Summary of Local Events
A harness horse shipped to a Seattle son in law by Frank Landon appears with Bill Calloway. Bill later feared missing but telegram confirms he is safe. The county court term will be lengthy with 16 criminal cases including murder and burglary. Louis Stahl's 15-year-old son Frank, who ran away to Idaho Falls, returns home after earning money to buy his ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Frank Landon
Seattle
Bill Calloway
Bill
Cle Elum
Landon
Frank Stahl
Louis Stahl
Idaho
Falls
Health board reports weeklong communicable disease
The state board of health reported that handling of the communicable disease cases took a full week. Officials noted delays and outlined steps to improve reporting reliability and timeliness for future outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Board "of Health
Montana counties share $56,907 from federal forest lands
State Auditor John J. Holmes distributed $56,907 among 35 Montana counties as their share of fees and rentals collected on national forest lands last year. The allocations follow land area and county land fees, with Lincoln, Madison, and Cascade among notable amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Holmes
Montana
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chateau
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Park
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Ravalli
Rosebud
Sanders
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Wheatland
The March of Time Beg Promotes Parole Conference Notes
Excerpt shows delegates bound for the National Parole conference in Washington and a Gar ner economy bloc criticising federal spending. A Roosevelt visit near Washington includes a near collision with the President’s car. Hartford ratifies the Bill of Rights amid revival of public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John N. Garner
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sam
Need
Need counties receive 45 528 for schools under a law aiding counties with depleted school funds from tax delinquencies. Ruth Reardon ordered 21 counties receive the funds. distribution lists each county and amount, noting M J Sorte of Daniels county introduced the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Reardon
M. J. Sorte
Daniels County
Blaine
Cascade
Carbon
Chouteau
Daniels
Hill
McCone
Musselshell
Petroleum
Powder River
Richland
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Stillwater
Teton
Toole
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Mineral
Open Bids May 5 On Broadwater Missouri Project
State water conservation board sets May 5 bid opening for the Broadwater Missouri project above Toston estimated at 900000 dollars to furnish water for 21000 acres. Project includes a diversion dam on the Missouri river pump and siphon system and canals for distribution. Jerome C. Boespflug Miles City previously submitted the low bid but withdrew after technical delays. Public Works Administration gave first approval to the project last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Water Conservation Board
Toston
Missouri River
Jerome C. Boespflug
Miles City
Boespflug
Public Works Administration
Firth
Royal visit to America outlines security and events
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will arrive in the United States with Scotland Yard’s Chief Constable Albert Canning coordinating security. The itinerary includes a White House lunch, garden party, state dinner, Mount Vernon visit, and a Unknown Soldier grave wreath at Arlington, with reporters on a pilot train ahead of the royal special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Donald Fitch
State Department
Pier
New York
Albert Canning
Criminal Investigation Department
Canning
Washington
Secret Service
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Roosevelt
Union Station
PWA
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Roosevelts
Sir Ronald
Lady Lindsay
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Arlington
George
Elizabeth
Manhattan
Radio and Auto Radios Shape Driving and Family Life
Rockefeller Foundation funded the Princeton Radio Research project in 1937 with 67000 for two years to study radio listening, especially for education. By 1938 five million cars had radio receivers. auto radios drew criticism but also shown effects like calmer driving and reduced drowsiness. The mood of unemployed families improved with radios as recreation and parental control. A New York World Telegram weather gag by Harry Allen Smith became a local humor staple after a whimsical weather note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Princeton Radio Research Project
U.S
New York World-Telegram
Telegram
World-Telegram
Harry Allen Smith
Huntington
Indy
United Press
Deer Season Opens October 15 With Early Local Hunts
The state fish and game commission sets general deer and elk open from October 15 to November 15. Some areas start earlier for elk bear and mountain goat hunting. The commission did not open star antelope and closed part of the south fork Flathead to bears. Early bull elk season runs September 15 to November 15 in Southfork Flathead. Mountain goats available September 15 to October 15 in Flathead Lewis and Clark Powell counties. Radii goat hunting in Ravalli County runs September 20 to October 30. Bear season runs October 15 to June 1, with earlier bears allowed where elk opens before October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
South
Flathead
Lewis and Clark
Powell
Ravalli County
Fairview Mine Profitable in 1938 Despite Low Output
Helena April 27 The Fairview Mining company of Helena reports a 1938 profit from its Sher idan Montana mine despite shipping only one car of ore per month. President H. J. Smith notes ore stockpiled for a future mill, with a remarkable carload average of 115 per ton and a net of 2900, while typical ore sells for 35 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
U.P
Fairview Mining Company
Sheridan
H. J. Smith
Fairview
Special Bull Trout Season Declared on Flathead River
The Montana state fish and game commission set a May 10 to May 30 season on Flathead bull trout from Big Fork ferry to south fork junction. Spoon hooks allowed. bulls threaten other trout and game fish by eating fingerlings, as shown by a photo of 216 fingerlings taken from a large bull. The Western Wildlife League of Kalispell gathered 1,151 signatures supporting the season. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead
State Fish and Game Commission
Big Fork Ferry
South Fork Junction
Eal
Fish and Game. Co
Montana
Western Wildlife ° League of
Montana Leaders Seek Bigger Beet Quota for 1940
After a conference with Secretary Wallace and Montana sugar beet growers, Rep James F. O Connor and Senators Wheeler and Murray said Montana may receive a larger beet quota in 1940. Wallace indicated no action this year but could work out adjustments for 1940. Delegates also pressed for higher wheat loan value due to high protein content. Montana participants included E B Duncan Havre Walter Brophy and George Barlow Simms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Montana
James F. O'Connor
B. K. Wheeler
James
Murray
E. B. Duncan
Havre
Walter Brophy
Walter
George Barlow
Simms
Tourists Spend Big in Montana Last Year
State survey shows 387,094 cars with 1,333,721 sightseers visited Montana in 1938. Tourists spent about $28.49 million, slightly more per trip than 1937, though arrivals were down 8 percent. Missoula led entries with 20,261 visitors, followed by West Yellowstone and Gardiner. Est. 1940 tourist crop put at $40 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Don A. McKinnon
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Gardiner
Montanans, Inc
Card of Thanks for Estella Murphy
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness, sympathy, and floral offerings during the loss of Estella Murphy. Signed by Phil Murphy and children Lena Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zebarth and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella
Murphy
Phil Murphy
Lena Nelson
Fred. Nelson
Roy Zebarth
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Dillon Tribune
Tribune Publishing Company
Albert Erickson
National Advertising Representative
American Press Association
Horse Prairie
Hansen
Alexander Tait
Jack Deputy
W. L. Long
R. R. Rathbone
Hazel Wynes
Warren Galloway
Dillon Tire and Rubber Company
U. S
Pat
Lee Highway
House
Monty Schneider
Hartford
Connecticut
State Senate
Frank A. Murphy
James Liddy
Watertown
Surrey
Liddy
Mr. Liddy
Missouri
Auxiliary Air Force
London
Hyde Park
Women’s Ambulance Corps
England
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Royal Route
Europe
International Bridge
Niagara Falls
Scotland Yard
Sheridan Mine
Fifth Judicial Nsoj
Christine Albers Odell
Jean B. Odell
State of
Beaverhead - Paar
Aioe
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!