Town Fair Sheriff Raids Three Gambling Joints
Sheriff M. D. Gist with Under Sheriff Geo. Dart and Deputy Bill Calloway raided three gambling dens between 10 and 12 last Saturday. Jack Lavelle Al Morrison and Dan Courtney ran the games. five tables and chips were seized while cards and cash were taken. All three proprietors were arrested and pleaded not guilty. preliminary trials set for Sept. 19. L. K. Adams and E. H. Brundage sent a boat to Armstead, then floated Beaverhead river duck hunting, arriving Dillon at 7 PM.
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M. D. Gist
Geo. Dart
Bill Calloway
Jack Lavelle
al Morrison
Dan Courtney
Centennial Saloon
Dillon Theatre
Idho
Helena
al. Morrison
Hogan’s Alley
Justice of the Peace
Girschman
Miss Alma Thorpe Weds Spencer Harwood in Quiet Dillon Ceremony
Miss Alma Thorpe became Mrs. Spencer Harwood in a simple Wednesday wedding at the home of Hon. and Mrs. E O Selway with Rev S D Hooker officiating. The couple, who will reside in Spencer Idaho, followed by a wedding dinner and farewell train departure for their new home.
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Alma Thorpe
Spencer Harwood
E. O. Selway
S. D. Hooker
Episcopal Church
Selway
Harwood
Republican Timber Named for Dillon County Offices
The Tribune lists potential Republican nominees as the county convention nears. Incumbents for key posts are expected to be renominated, with several notable locals discussed for senatorial, representative, sheriff, assessor, county attorney, and superintendent of schools roles. Names include Callaway, Hazelbaker, Cashmore, Elliott, Walker, Baker, Gosman, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Dillon
Lew L. Callaway
F. A. Hazelbaker
W. F. Cashmore
Amos A. Elliott
M. A. Walker
Pearl S. Smith
Raymond Noyes
John S. Baker
Otto C. Gosman
Gosman
B. F. White
Geo. R. Featherly
Alf Decker
E. O. Selway
Henry Thompson
Frank Landon
George B. Conway
Nels Nelson
Sam Peterson
Frank Eliel
John W. Ewing
Fred Randolph
T. J. Mulaney
Charles Lloyd
C. H. Strawbridge
A.C. Gruwell
T. J. Murray
Ed Farnsworth
J. S. Baker
Louis Stahl
Thomas Taylor
Phil Anderegg
Jesse Tope
Geo. H. Stewart
Phil Thorpe
Joseph Wall
John Judge
Adolph Reichle
John Innes
H. G. Rogers
Mary Innes
Margaret Ross
Lizzie Jones
F. C. Kress
County Democratic Delegates Named and Market Closed
County democratic primaries elected delegates and alternates for the Dillon county convention to be held tomorrow afternoon in Dillon. Dillon north and south listed delegates and alternates for the party, while Deputy and Innes meat market partnership dissolved with Deputy closing Washington street shop and moving to Montana street. Innes stays on as blockman.
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Dillon
Dillon North
J. B. Poindexter
Geo. R. Metlen
H. R. Melton
A. L. Stone
Tom Scott
J. Haines
A. F. Graeter
J.C. Smith
Robert Boone
S. S. Patterson
Fred Heffner
Geo. W. French
E. L. Poindexter
Archie Main
F. P. Caldwell
G. T. Paul
Dillon South
John Banks
Jake Mittelmeir
J. G. Erwin
Thos. Holmes
Quit. Owen
Benj. Bond
J. P. Murray
Walter Mathes
S. W. Ford
J. Bennett
R. T. Wemple
Deputy & Innes
Deputy
Washington Street
Montana Street
Mr. Innes
Blotkman
Strange Spell of Enchantment Over Beaverhead Republicans
The piece argues Republicans in Beaverhead County face a choice before primaries and convention. It urges selecting sheriffs with unimpeachable character and ability who can win, warning against nominating unsuitable candidates or causing a split. It stresses the need for a strong Republican candidate to deter Democrats.
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Beaverhead
Tom Mulaney
Robert Moore
Dave Reinhart
Clark Anderson
Fred Randolph
Depot work begins in Dillon for Campbell’s $50,000 project
Campbell Construction Co of Salt Lake City has started the Dillon depot project for the Oregon Short Line. Contractors expect a 90 day finish with concrete block trimmings and pressed brick walls. Supervising Engineer Congdon in Pocatello orders track and siding changes to fit the new plan.
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Campbell Construction Company
Salt Lake City
Oregon Short Line
Dillon
Campbell
Salt Lake
Tripune
Petro
Congdon
Pocatello
Idaho
Pioneer Joseph Shineberger Dies After Illness
Beaverhead County mourns Joseph Shineberger a longtime settler who arrived in 1859 and helped build the community dying at Bedrock after months of infirm old age. His funeral at the Masonic hall saw strong attendance with Rev S D Hooker delivering the sermon and interment in Mountain View cemetery under Masonic rites.
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Joseph Shineberger
Beaverhead County
Bedrock
Dillon
Beaverhead wool business report notes lighter fleece and losses
The First National Bank supplied a county wool table with commentary on Beaverhead's industry. More sheep shorn, but lighter fleece reduced revenue. higher expenses and lower lamb mutton prices worsened profits, leaving many producers not earning and some near losses.
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Beaverhead County
First National Bank
Montana State Normal College Opens With Large Enrollment
The Montana State Normal College opened this week with enrollment over 105 students. A new building and better equipment promise a successful year. The list shows students from Anaconda, Butte, Helena, Dillon, Missoula, Billings, and many other towns with names of nineteen counties and cities across the state. Miss Carson is away on institute work in Great Falls and Havre and will return Monday.
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Tribune
Montana State Normal College
Anaconda
Mary McManus
Minnie Templeton
Josephine Showers
Dolores Commense
Frances Stebbens
Grace Johnson
Berna Schroeder
Gertrude Thompson
Gertrude Reardon
Great Falls
Elizabeth Hagerty
Esther Powers
Butte
Agnes Macmenamy
Katherine Sullivan
Catherine O'Donnell
Mabel Lyden
Catherine Lyden
Lucy Nutterville
Margaret Harrington
Helen Moran
Agnes Rossiter
Edith Nutterville
Helena
Theo Smith
Mable Smith
Eleanor Schmidt
Olga Olsen
Gorgia Cillum
Edna Ketchum
Sheridan
Harriet Ellinghouse
Nellie Taylor
Hazel Duncann
Ruth Griffin
Mabel Malee
Silver Bow
Edith Brackett
Terry
Herbert Reber
Detroit
Michigan
Gladys Winters
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Cora Truax
Lima
Eva Lawrence
Bowen
Ada Hurd
Elliston
Josephine Lily
Kendall
Leontine Turko
Dean
Mary Gorman
Havre
Ella Peterson
Forsyth
Emma More
Bozeman
Genevieve Albertson
Armstead
Mas. Davenport
Stevenshire
Miss Carson
Grain Damaged by Hail at Big Hole
The hail storm last Thursday damaged C. H. Strowbridge’s grain, with barley and oats hit hardest while rye fared better and is ready for harvest. Strowbridge, a persistent grower in this basin, vows to continue despite the loss. Also, Beaverhead resident Robert N. Gray bought the Old Barich ranch at Point of Rocks through Price’s real estate. Barich will move to Wyoming with his family and work prospects.
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C. H. Strowbridge
Strowbridge
Robert N. Gray
Beaverhead
Barich
Point of Rocks
Price
Joseph Barich
Mr. Gray
Bari
Wyoming
Dry Land Farmers Plan Steam Plow Breakthrough
Norman Holden reports a strong dry land crop near Dillon with 26 bushels per acre in wheat and 40 sacks per acre in potatoes. He and about eight to ten ranchers plan to buy a steam plow to break 1,000 acres on the beach next year, banking on the Campbell system proving a great success.
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Norman Holden
Dillon
Holden
the Tribune
Campbell
Beaverhead
Poindexter & Orr Company
Geo. R. Featherly
Montana Baptist convention set in Dillon next week
The Montana Baptist convention meets at the First Baptist church in Dillon from Wednesday September 9 to Sunday September 13. Noted speakers include C A Wooddy D D Portland Oregon and I C Barnes D D Chicago with other ministers from the United States and state leaders present. Rev A F Colver will be ordained Friday evening September 11 after an examining board meets that afternoon.
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Montana Baptist Convention
Dillon
First Baptist
United States
National Baptist Societies
C. A. Wooddy
D. D
Portland
Ore
C. M. Hill
San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Baptist Theological Seminary
I. C. Barnes
Chicago
Joe P. Jacobs
Kansas City
Logical Seminary
Harry W. Jones
Minneapolis
L. C. Clark
F. A. Agar
McNamee
Noftsinger
A. F. Colver
First Baptist Church
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Sheriff's Office
L. K. Adams
E. H. Brundage
Miss Ama Thorpe
Spencer
The
Campbell Construction Co
Joseph Shine
Berger
Redrock
Bannack
Reese Renee
Egetenneystiten
Point of Rocks Ranch
State Baptist Convention
Rev. Colver
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