Personalities and Early-Day Dillon Events
A Dillon reminiscence profiles the Selway siblings and Mrs Carter, detailing family ties in Beaverhead County. It notes Mrs George H Howard as a pioneer survivor, recalls Bannack era figures, first schoolhouse site, and legends Benjamin Franklin White and Justin Edward Morse, with their western journeys and careers.
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Iowa
West
Selway
Carter
Dillon
George H. Howard
George Harby
Argenta
Bannack
Wilson Waddams
Howard
Beaverhead County
G. W. Emerick
Glendale
Henry Plummer
Clarence Axe
Ysaiah Cashmore
Bristol
Benjamin Franklin White
Justin Edward Morse
B. F
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New England
Massachusetts
J. BE
Vermont
Atlantic
San Francisco
Malad
Idaho
Elizabeth Davis
J. E
Morse
Rockford
Ill
Salt Lake
John W. Lowell
Utah & Northern
Montana
Punty
Emrys White
Howard Morse
White
Margaret
California
Carolyn White
Old White
Florence Thorpe
Hollis Potter
Chicago
Thomas E. Gilbert
South
Idaho Street
Benjamin Harrison
George French
Frank E. Foote
Foote
Frank
Beaverhead
Bishop and Carter
Anna Selway
Bishop
New York
Beaverhead County Echoes of Pioneers and Prominent Families
Biographical sketches recall B F White and J E Morse moving from business to politics in early Beaverhead county. The piece notes family estates, ties to Dillon, and marriages of the Carter and Bishop families, plus a 1882 snowslide tragedy and cattle branding customs reflecting local heritage.
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Argenta
Taggart
County Seat Battle Amid Beaverhead County History
The 1880s struggle over Beaverhead County seat shifted from Bannack to Dillon, with Bannack losing the records move. A Glendale petition sought county vote authorization to move the seat back to Glendale in the November election, described as a strategic push to influence the board of county commissioners.
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Beaverhead County
Bannack
the Tribune
Glendale
Glendale Brass
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead
Montana Winter Climate Glorified as Best in Nation
The Tribune notes Montana offers the finest winter climate in the United States while conceding it may not persuade California readers. The piece contrasts regional weather appeal with broader perceptions.
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Union
California
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