Fred I Hanson Appointed Bounty Inspector for the Valley
Special correspondence notes Fred I Hanson named bounty inspector to punch coyote pelts for locals. J Blair returns from Virginia City with pelts. Joe Watkins leaves mail driving, Jimmy Huston takes over. Others report hotel, store, cattle movements, and local social notes across Lakeview Monida and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laxrview
J. Blair
Virginia City
Fred I. Hanson
Virginia
Joe Watkins
Jimmy Huston
B. H. Paul
Commodions
Monida
Peal
West
Ben Hart
Dillon
Dr. Bond
Mr. Pike
Pike & Miller
Lakeview
Willer
Will
Old Woods
Franklin
Mr. Drumine
Carl Peterson
Blacktail Canyon
Charles Peterson
Lake
Mr. Sherman
L. Concklin
Bob Duff
Mr. Peterson
Idaho
Willi s News Update on Local Court, Visits and Frosts
Sheriff Duke Gist and Gruwell were in the area summoning jurors for the next term of court. J A Browne Jr traveled to Beaverhead valley for seed osts. Estella M Rich county superintendent and Miss Converse visited a local school. Dr M A Walker from Dillon attended Mrs Barbour who was very sick but improving. Frosts persist keeping gardeners unsure about planting seeds.
Twin Bridges News Brightens Community Events
The Good Templars held a banquet in Twin Bridges with guests from Sheridan. W Mountjoy of the State Orphans Home received a bisque colonial on his 40th birthday. Miss Ora Jones plans a Denver based millinery and dressmaking shop in Twin Bridges. Arbor Day observed at the Orphans Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Good Templars
Sheridan
W. Mountjoy
State Orphan’s Home
Virginia City
Butte
Telephones Arrive in Pageville Homes During Valley Drive
Nealdents of the Valley see linemen installing phones in area houses. Miss Maytie Unley hosted eleven Sunday school children with games and light refreshments. Local residents Dwight Bushnell, R W Page, Mrs Van Oradell and others are noted in social and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageviliz
Maytie Unley
Dwight Bushnell
Whitehall
R. W. Page
Butte
van Oradell
Bushnell
Isitt
Virginia City
George Schott
Bozeman
Dwight Bushne
Meedames Pollenger
Heller
Twin Bridges
W. van Oradel
Our Valley
Lena Page
Blaisdel
Arbor Day Socials and Court Dockets at Redrock
Redrock residents and Dillon visitors marked Arbor Day with visits from Misses Scott Hughes Selway Virmillion and McIntosh. Local hotel guests include Andrews Young Harris Beardtaly and others as court cases unfold with numerous civil filings and set trials through May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Selway
Virmillion
McIntosh
Dillon
Arbor Day
Bedrock
Mies Hill
W. E. Andrews
Butte
LeGrand Young
H. J. Harris
Chas. Bahin
Gibbonaville
R. P. Quarles
Boise
H. E. Burnett
Salmon
Salt Lake
L. H. Sheller
Omabs
A. ‘Robertson
Beardaley
Court Takes On Large May Term in Dillon
The May term of district court at Dillon opens with an unusually heavy docket. The civil docket is large and criminal cases are many, led by the trial of George Pollock for murder of Richard Martin. Several cases, including Dolman Mercantile Co versus Doyle and Sweeney and other debt and water-right matters, are set for trial in late May with multiple dates scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gerland
Gerland
Nels Nelson
Big Hole Basin
Oscar Atkins
Robert Tripletts
Triplets
Charles Loveland
Mow Lung
Bon Accord Placers, Ltd
Bucyrus Company
the Coast Company
Arlia Froman
Chas
Truax
O. K. Paul
John Roberts
Catterina Roberts
J. E. Morse
Joseph Ellis
T. A. Underwood
K. S. Battinger
C. H. Padley
D. B. Moore
Peter Leybold
Harry Canute
Pauline Pabnish
James Abrams
Louis Krueger
Dillon Cash Grocery Co
E. B. Sprinkle
H. A. Bond
Poindexter& Orr Live Stock Co
Oregon Short Line Company
Poindexter & Orr Live Stock Co
George F. Whittaker
Joseph A. Wall
Ole Dahle
William Tash
Terrence Flynn
R. A. Reynolds
Emerson Hill
Polish
Dillon
Bannack
George Pollock
Richard Martin
Fred Sinclaire
George ‘Askin
Dolman Mercantile Co
James Doyle
P. M. Sweeney
David Evans
Henry Gleed
Swan Melin
Frank H. Shaffer
John W. Morton
R. H. Haines
P. E. Poindexter
Peter Morrison
Charles H. Padley
First National Bank
B. F. White
Peter S. Morrison
Mysterious Death Near Lakeview Reported
News from Lakeview Montana details Mrs. R Duff wife of a valley rancher found dead in mud at the edge of Bedrock Lake. She had left May 3 intending to spend the night and was later found by her husband near the lake. Cause of death not known, with speculation of illness or misfortune during a return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kingree
Salt Lake City
Redrock
Pierce Ranch
Horee Prairie
Nannie Mai Scott
Coleman
Tennessde
Miss Church
Salmon
Hill
Scott
Moree
Carter
Dillon
Progressive Flinch
Bray
Lima
Bedrock
McNickell
Bryan
Crane
Helen Stockdell
Parks
New York
Lemhi Agency
The
Trisuune
Lakeview
Mont
R. Duff
Schuler Denies Range Feud In Lemhi County Shooting
Fred Schuler told the Tribune there was no cattlemen or range dispute over his sheep interests. He says the earlier Examiner report misrepresented the cause of the shooting that wounded Fred Wingter on Schuler’s ranch. The incident stemmed from a dispute between Andrews, an 18-year-old South Carolina boy, and Wingter, with Andrews fled and is believed headed to Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schuler
Tribune
Fred Wingter
Mr. Schuler
Ms. Andrews
South Carolina
Winger
Andrews
Wyoming
Agent Allen Vanishes After Money Shortfall in Dillon
Rumor spreads that Harry Allen, O and I agent in Dillon, left town on the midnight train to Butte after settling debts and giving his wife funds to cover four months’ rent. Investigators Sam S. Caroutters and J. L. Craig are reviewing accounts to gauge any shortage, while Allen’s whereabouts remain unknown though linked to a Butte departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Harry Allen
Butte
Sam S. Caroutters
Market Lake
Idaho
J. L. Craig
Salt Lake
Allen
Craig
Mia
Brigham
Utah
Arbor Day Festivities Dine and Wander in Dillon
Arbor Day in Dillon turned into a day of picnics and pleasure with few planting trees but many enjoying parks, Argenta cave, Sheep Canyon and river road. Attorney Willis labored pruning trees on Bannack Street while crowds gathered at Selway Park for free dances swings and shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Willis
Bannack Street
Selway Park
Argenta
Argenta Cave
Sheep Canyon
Wilcomb Cleared In Sheep Killing Case At Twin Bridges
Wilecomb not Quilty attorney W 8 Barbour returned from Twin Bridges where he aided County Attorney Duncan in the trial of Alfred Wilcomb charged with shooting Lauterbach sheep. A jury under Justice Wirden found him not guilty after an alibi defense. The case was largely circumstantial. the shooting stems from cattlemen and sheepmen disputes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbour
Twin Bridges
Duncan
Alfred Wilcomb
Justice of the Peace Wirden
Wilcomb
Lauterbach
Gold Quartz Specimen Shines at State Bank Exhibit
A Dillon display features a remarkable gold quartz specimen from the Ajax mine. Brought by George De Charma on the first of the month, the 2x1 1/4x1 inch cluster weighs six ounces and is valued at about 120 dollars, with experts estimating a collector’s value around 200 dollars or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
The
State Bank
Ajax
George de Charma
Thorne
Bicycle Repair Shop Opens in Poindexter & Orr Stables
John Orr opens a bicycle repair shop in the Poindexter and Orr stables behind his home. He is well qualified and equipped with a full set of tools and bicycle materials to handle any repair work. The Tripunz offers best wishes for his new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Orr
Poindexter & Orr
Orr
Tripunz
No. 27 School District Dance To Support New School
The No. 27 school district plans a Saturday dance at the new school house near the Tom Roe ranch to raise funds for the new school opened Monday with Julia Converse of Columbus Ohio as teacher. Tickets including supper cost $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Roe
Julia Converse
Columbus
Ohio
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Rochester News
Man Dance
Woodman Lodge
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Twin Briges
Melroe
Charles Miner
Watseca
Grundy
Walkerville
L. Bumby
J. A. Robbing
Leslie Thompson
Mr. Stevens
QO. B. Ward
Willis News
Twin Bridges News
Pageville News
Redrock News
Peter Sorenson
Walter J. Crowell
Frank Klein
James R. Shearer
Kate Fitzharris
S. M. McKnight
Oregon Short Line
Emma Pyeatt
George Edinger
John C. Peterson
J. F
President Roosevelt
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Nero
Bedrock Lake
Lemhi Valley
Agent Allen
Sheben Ferris
Gist
William Deacon
Richard Deacon
Deacon
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