Graders Uncover Remains on Montana Street Work Site
Workmen grading north Montana street uncovered human bones near the Ditlon creamery. Undertaker E H Brundage notified, bones gathered by grave digger I Cashmore and interred at Mountain View Cemetery. The remains included a man, a baby, and a dog, tied to an old burial ground near the railroad terminus once located there.
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Montana Street
Ditlon
E. H. Brundage
I. Cashmore
Dillon
Mountain View
Cashmore
the Tribune
Murphy
Mr. Cashmore
Teachers Here Learn to Teach Young Students in Dillon
The eleventh Beaverhead county institute opened in the Dillon public school with Miss Herr presiding. Prof. Monroe of the Normal college spoke on geography and teaching fundamentals, stressing background knowledge, map principles, and the value of place geography for life preparation.
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Clark
Summerrs
Ruskin
Louis XVI
Prof
Harmon
Cora Montgomery
Bertha Card
Stella Bower
Mabel Catlin
C. Bernice
Institute
Beaverhead County
Dillon Public School
Miss Herr
Winters
Monroe
Normal College
Europe
America
Book
Dillon's New Depot Project Urges Large Utah Style
Dillon plans a major depot built quickly by the Oregon Short Line. John G. Willis notes the Nampa depot is no longer standard and cites Brigham Utah and other Idaho depots as models. The Dillon station is described as larger, stone with brick and terra cotta ornaments, aiming for a very complete and beautiful structure.
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Nampa
Brigham
Utah
Payette
Caldwell and Weiser
Idaho
Ontario
Oregon
Brigham Depot
Ogden
Dillon
Joan G. Writs
Miss Catlin Appointed to Dillon School Post
Miss Mabel S. Catlin of Deer Lodge is appointed to the seventh grade room in Dillon public school after Miss Mary McCartney’s illness. The board expects McCartney cannot resume this year and hospital reports from Butte indicate no hope for recovery.
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Miss Catlin
Mabel S. Catlin
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Dillon Public School
Mary McCartney
Miss McCartney
Butte
Collins Family Leaves Montana Ranch for Eldorado Springs
E. E. Collins and family, two years on C. J. Fenner’s Blacktail creek ranch, traveled to Dillon and then departed Tuesday for Eldorado Springs Missouri. Collins undecided whether to return to Montana, but locals expect he will come back.
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E. E. Collins
C. J. Fenner
Blacktail Creek
Dillon
Mr. Collins
Eldorado Springs
Missouri
Rich Silver Ore Strike Reported in Polaris District
In Polaris district, Dacotah Mining Co reports a very rich silver ore strike at Scatter Creek mine. News came to Dillon after Joseph Thompson and others built a Dillon road to shorten travel from Dillon to Polaris by about twenty miles.
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Joseph Thompson
Cozad's Place
Pierce’s Place
Polaris
Dillon
Dacotah Mining Company
Mr. Thompson
Scatter Creek
Dan Burkholder
Burkholder
Railroad push gains new ally in Pittsburg interview
W A McCutcheon of Gilmore Idaho, who joined Beaverhead club talks in Dillon, was interviewed by the Pittsburg Times Gazette. He says the proposed Armstead to Lemhi Idaho line will open rich territory, and survey work is nearly finished with location maps ready to file. Construction may start within 60 days.
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W. A. McCutcheon
Gilmore
Idaho
Dillon
Beaverhead Club
Tall Railroad
Pittsburg
Western
Pittsburg-Idaho
Dillon Boys Relive Michigan Rush Hazing Ordeal
Raymond Noyes, a Beaverhead County athlete, recalls a brutal 1500-man freshman sophomore rush at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor dated October 5. He describes being crushed near the flagpole, lifted onto heads, and restrained with pants torn, wrists held, and others rescuing him shouting “Eleven.”
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Dillon
Ann Arbor
Michigan
University of Michigan
Edith Noyes
Raymond
Raymond Noyes
Beaverhead County
Mass Student Pranks End in Chaos and Injuries
A chaotic mob scene involving sophomores led to trees being climbed and an accidental mud bath. Several participants suffered injuries, a death was rumored, and Carl Stahl avoided the mud as the writer notes a return to school life and credits toward June 1910.
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Dillon
Carl Stahl
Cats Captured After Deer Hunters Find Wild Cat Tracks
Frank A Hazelbaker district court clerk Anthony Martinell and E Peterson were deer hunting west of Crabtree when they found tracks they thought belonged to a wild cat. They followed the prints to a mother cat with two kittens. The mother fled while the kits climbed trees and were shaken down. Hazelbaker displayed the cats at his office attracting attention. They are unsure whether the animal is a wild cat lynx or both.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
District Court
Anthony Martinell
E. Peterson
Crabtree
County Officials Inspect Roads Near Big Hole Basin
County commissioners tour the Big Hole basin to inspect county roads and plan to return via the newly completed Elkhorn road. They will assess conditions and discuss maintenance needs for the area.
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Big Hole Basin
Elkhorn Road
County Commissioners Hold Special Session Actions and Bids
The County Board met for a two day special session to award bids for a women's ward at the county farm. A. McDonald won the $1120 bid for construction. The jail ceiling project went to Dillon Plumbing for $988. A $500 appropriation was set for adding to the county jail at Lima. Dick Truman was appointed road supervisor for district No. 10. Road viewers approved Flemming’s road petition with conditions to close the old road after approval and fencing changes.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. McDonald
Frank P. Birrer
John Kent
McDonald
Neil Sharkey
Correction on Birchdale Stock Farm deal details
The TripuneE report last week incorrectly stated that Clark and A L Anderson of this city were stockholders in the new Birchdale Stock Farm company and would serve as foremen. The Anderson Bros are the foremen, previously with J E Morse, and involved in the deal.
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Tripunee
Birchdale
Clark
A. L. Anderson
Anderson Bros
J. E. Morse
Wright Goes to Nampa for Busin ess Matters
A. F. Wright of Bannack arrived in Dillon Monday and boarded the train to Nampa Idaho to attend to business affairs and meetings.
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A. F. Wright
Bannack
Dillon
Trian
Nampa
Idaho
Bucks sold from Birchdale Stock Farm boost Morse lands deal
Beaverhead Ranch Company has been selling Birchdale Stock Farm bucks in carload lots, shipping over 1000 head to Montana and western states. Buyers include LeMoyne Hagerman Idaho Oxman Durkle Oregon Owens Hagerman Idaho Bucknell Bancroft Idaho Robertson Two Dot Montana with orders from Monte Vista Colorado and Boise Idaho. The sale marks the finest bucks offered from Beaverhead County and ties to the Morse estate’s sale to the Beaverhead firm.
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Beaverhead Ranch Company
Birchdale
Morse
Montana
Charles LeMoyne
Hagerman
Idaho
F. C. Oxman
Durkle
Oregon
C. A. Owens
R. F. Bucknell
Bancroft
Groege K. Robertson
Dot
Monte Vista
Colorado
Boise
Morse Ranch
Beaverhead
Store Building Contract For Silver Fissure Company
A. McDonald of this city contracted to build a store building 30 by 50 feet at Armstead for the Silver Fissure mining company of Polaris. The foundation is laid and the store will be rented to tenants to stock general merchandise.
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A. McDonald
Armstead
Silver Fissure Mining Company
Polaris
Beaverhead County Wins Big at Helena State Fair
Beaverhead County exhibitors dominated the Helena state fair with top prizes. Mrs. R A Reynolds of Dillon won multiple firsts for Clydes and Shires and mares, and Prof Theo Shoudy of Montana State Normal College took several firsts in water color, life drawing, and wood carving praise. Mrs Shoudy earned special mention for figure studies. The report notes Shoudy’s water color victory over Paxson, Montana’s renowned artist.
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Beaverhead County
Helena
R. A. Reynolds
Dillon
Clydes and
Shires
Theo, Shoudy
Montana State Normal College
Shoudy
Montana
Paxson
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John H. Brown
Brown
Wyman
Big Hole National Forest
Dewey
Youngden
Dillon's
John G. Willis
Short Line
Dillon’s
New Depot
Dillon the Beautiful
B. F. White
Orr and
Idano Streets
United States
Rockies
Dillon Boys
AGL
Dart Hardware Company
White
Oregon Short Line
Park Ste Erosads
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