Jury acquits Chief Stone and convicts Lovell in assault case
In Dillon a jury trial of Chief Stone and Officer Lovell on assault charges ended with Stone cleared of all charges while Lovell was found guilty. Prosecutor Roscoe C. Johnson testified to Lovell’s alleged graft and attack at City Hall. witnesses supported Stone’s account. Lovell received a five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Wm. Lovell
Justice Court
Dillon
Roscoe C. Johnson
Justice of the Peace -Rich
J.B. Poindexter
W. 8
Barbour
Melton
J. G. Erwin
Wm. Leinkersdorfer
Robert McDowell
C. C. Barnett
Joshua “Bennett
Harry Rash
Johnson
Lovell
Centennial Cafe
Chief Stone
Conger
Poe
Aft
Hore
Train Cattle Held in St Paul Over Dip and Permits
Montana cattle from the Fort Balser reservation were detained in St Paul by federal authorities though holding permits. Cattle found scabied were dipped at owner expense, with undipped stock fetching 25 cents less per hundredweight, urging reverification of dip and permit practices for sale value. Mrs F H Kohl of Butte and Mrs A C Nash of CarneyNebraska attended the Bammer funeral in Dillon and planned visits, while Mr Kohl planned a move to his Butte home from Dillonehavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Fort Balser Reservation
St. Paul Astrege
St. Paul
Helena
F. H. Kohl
Butte
Amily
She Oper
Miners in Beaverhead Coast to a Uncertain Slowdown
Several mines in Beaverhead county report suspensions or closures over the past week as Wall Street stock market turmoil reduces copper production. The New Departure mine halted ore processing for months, the Kent mine paused indefinitely, and Blue Eyed Annie miners were laid off. The Biktorn Copper Mining company plans a 25 ton concentrator next year, while Elkhorn district activity winds down amid souring capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Wall Street
East Helena
Butte & Dillon Development Company
Kent
Blue Wing
Salt Lake
Dillon
Frank Williams
Blue Eyed Annie
Biktiorn Copper Mining
Dillon Mien
Blue Eyed Annié
Frank B. Felt
Elkhorn
Doctor Poindexter Returns from Caldwell Idaho Visit
Dr R M Poindexter returned to Dillon Tuesday afternoon after visiting Ralph Sébree in Caldwell Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Poindexter
Dillon
Ralph Sébree
Caldwell
Idaho
New Homestead Rules Require 14 Months Actual Residence
A new interior department rule requires homestead entrants seeking commutation proof to reside on the land for 14 months before proof will be accepted. Those with entries after November 1, 1907 must show actual residence and cultivation for the full period, while earlier entries may be credited with constructive residence if combined with actual residence. In no case can proof be accepted without meeting the residence and cultivation requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Oraf
Llaws
Funeral of Robert W. Bammer Held at Methodist Church
The funeral for the late Robert W. Bammer was held last Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church. Rev. W. A. Winters, pastor of the church, conducted the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bammer
Methodist Church
W. A. Winters
Term of Court Draws Tri-County Petit Jurors
A list of prospective jurors drawn for the November term of court opens Wednesday morning. Names include Harrison Bender Wisdom Shelly Bristow Slack Dillon Thompson Dodson Vance Dewitt Redrock Walton We Hees Andrus Patterida Romain Christiansen Flemming Jacobs Shively Garr Jahnke Nelson Armitage Zeims Shusser Anderson Nay Spry Lenkersdorfer and others from Dillon Bristow Wisdom and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Bender
Wisdom
Clitoya Shelly
Bristow
BE. W. Slack
Dillon
Joseph Thompson
Silas €.Dishno
Fox
James
Phillips
George’ Dodson
Dewey
George ‘R. Vance
Glendale
Dewitt
Redrock
John T. Armitage
al Zeims
Polaris
John Shusser
Grant
Thomas Anderson
Arg. Williams
Dillion
James W. Thompson
Byron ‘Nay
Hans Anderson
P. M
Sweeney
Dell
Jorgan Jorgenson
C. E. Crawford
John H
Thompson
Bowen
Jerome W. Baxter
Louis Tritt
Dillons
Cities
Gooch
Grant Spry
William Lenkersdorfer
District Court Opens in Dillon With Eight Criminal Cases
The November term of the district court convenes in Dillon on Wednesday November 6. A trial jury is set, with eight criminal cases listed including second degree assault over Ellinghouse in the Big Hole basin, burglary, grand larceny, forgery, perjury, and more. Civil docket includes numerous debt and water right suits with several parties named and cases pending in the Big Hole and Bannack regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Dillon
Clifford B
Welton W. Shelley
Richard Elling
Big Hole Basin
Ellinghouse
Clarence E. Moore
Clyde Allison
Bannack
Frank Egan
Garfield Pomeroy
James Carr
L. A. Burrows
Burrows
Crystal Saloon
William Hanson
Charles Nelson
Charles
Hanson
Nelson
Walter H. Watkins
Harry O'Neal
J. Robert Morton
Eal
Watkins
O’neal
L-Stone
Chicago Glee Club to Appear at Normal Hall
The Normal college opens its entertainment season next Wednesday with the Chicago Glee Club, said to be the finest on the road, accompanied by a skilled entertainer and reader. The Tribune will publish a full course account next week. the season promises the best and most expensive program yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hall
Normal College
Chicago Glee Club
Tribune
Burtch Discharged in False Pretenses Case
Justice of the Peace Hirschman discharged Floyd Burtch after the state bank witness failed to appear for a preliminary trial on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Burtch, who eloped with Mrs. Homer Rummins last summer, had been pursued from Rossland to Canada and back by Sheriff M. D. Gist. He reportedly left town Wednesday night after his dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Hirschman
Floyd Burtch
A. L. Stone
State Bank of
Dillon
Burtch
Homer Rummins
Pageville
Rossland
British, Columbia
Canada
M. D- Gist
Beaverage County School Report Shows Enrollment Rise
Beaverhead County school superintendent Miss Alice Herr released a 1906-1907 report covering 32 districts. Total pupils aged six to twenty one reached 1 414 with 705 male and 709 female students. The county employed 44 teachers, 13 graduates of Montana State Normal College, and held school property valued at 65 230 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Herr
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Southern Montana Telephone elects officers in Dillon meeting
Stockholders of the Southern Montana Telephone Co elected Leonard Eliel as president A L Stone as vice president P A Hazelbaker as secretary treasurer and general manager The board includes B F White A L Stone F A Hazelbaker Leonard Ebiel Wm Knapp Edwin Norris W A Jones all of Dillon C H Strowbridge Wisdom and E Andrus Fox The company reported a successful year with many miles of new lines and planned exchanges including Grasshopper conversion to metallic circuit boosting basin service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Montana Telephone Company
F. A. Hazelbaker
Court House
Leonard Eliel
A. L. Stone
P. A. Hazelbaker
B. F. White
Leonard Ebiel
Big Hole
Rocky Mountain
Ghostly Halloween Observed by Dillon Ladies
The Needle Club and other Dillon ladies hosted a ghostly Halloween at George Conway’s home on South Washington Street. Ghosts delivered pumpkin invitations and granted whispered wishes, from new stockings to a hired girl and a coach and four, with white-clad hostesses and festive Jack o lantern decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needle Club
George ‘B{conway
Washington Street
Social Eight Clubs
Dillon
Conway
Guild Elects New President At St Rose Meeting
At the regular St. Rose Guild meeting yesterday afternoon Mrs FP P Birrer was elected president for the upcoming year succeeding Mrs Will Staudacher. A large attendance noted all members present with arrangements discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Rose Guild
FP. P. Birrer
Will Staudacher
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Lovele
Entig
B.O. Fournier
Walter
P. Fox
Ajax Live Stock Company
Wm. Montgomery
Thomas Flynn
John F. Bishop
C. M. Stolle
Als
Waw
George Noble
P. F. Rudy
George A. Kinney
Matt Thomas
B. G. Swafford
George H. Howard
A. D. Young
John Butela
Joseph Butela
Maggie Butela
Isaac F. Martin
Mary E. Stanchfield
Ferdinand Grattan
A.C. Reid
Beaverhead Realty, Co
State Bank of Dillon
Tash & Lenkersdorfer
Schuler & Bostwick
Virgil Jenning
A. C. Reid
Minnie Ellis
Thomas J. Mulaney
W. H. Comstock
Wm. Bernstein
McFarlin Mercantile Company
C. H. Strowbridge
W. T. Anderson
Wood Live Stock Company
James Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Rummins
Miss Herr
Basin People
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