Polaris Mine Prospects Spark Beaverhead County Boom
Beaverhead county eyes a mining boom as the Polaris mine near Dillon expands with a 100 ton smelter planned by the Silver Fissure Mining company. Open shafts and a 2000 foot tunnel reveal a high grade silver shoot at 600 feet depth, attracting prospectors and local business interest.
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Dillon
Polaris
Silver Fissure Mining Company
John Judge
Anaconda Standard
MacGinniss
Butte
Harry H. Armstead
Denver
Silver Fissure
Armstead
Willard Willard and Loraine Spencer Wed at Butte Parsonage
Miss Lidia Willard daughter of R. P. Willard and Loraine Spencer of Jackson Big Hole basin were quietly married at Mountain View parsonage in Butte at noon September 20. Rev. Bovard officiated. The bride wore white bril liantine and was attended by her sister Miss Mabel Willard. The couple plan to establish a home at Mr Spencer's ranch near Jackson.
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Lidia Willard
R. P. Willard
Loraine Spencer
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
Mountain View Parsonage
Butte
Mr. Bovard
Mabel Willard
Swain
Mr. Spencer
Dillon
Investor Praises Beaverhead Country After Ranch Survey
Henry Van Kleeck of the Van Kleeck-Bacon Investment Co. of Denver reports high praise for Beaverhead county after a week of examining ranch and stock conditions. The firm arranges loans on irrigated farms and has named Johnson & Smith as county agents with A. C. Hammond's local agency shifting to real estate. J. S. Baker, assistant state engineer, visited from Helena to review forest reserve matters.
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Beaverhead County
Henry van Kleeck
van Kleeck-Bacon Investment Co
Denver
Tribune
van Kleeck
A. C. Hammond
J. S. Baker
Helena
Cashier Thomas Duncan Dies After Ill Health
Thomas Duncan cashier of Elling State Bank died at his Dillon home after chronic stomach trouble led to heart failure. He was 52, born in Scotland, long prominent in Madison County affairs, and eight years district court clerk. He managed the Elling estate since 1900. survived by wife, one brother, one sister. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM conducted by the Masonic fraternity.
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Dillon
Thomas Duncan
Elling State Bank
Mr. Duncan
Masonic Fraternity
Duncan
Montana
Hugh Duncan
Scotland
Madison County
Henry Elling
Dillon Big Hole telephone line pays dividend
Frank A. Hazelbaker reports early tolls at Wisdom in the Dillon to Big Hole line reached 35.30 for the first fifteen days after service began. Other stations report encouraging business, predicting broad county benefit and financial success for subscribers.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
Dillon- Big Hole
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Small Reduction in Fire Rates Expected
Dillon has been visited by fire map workers for insurance use. Local insurance representatives say rates will likely fall slightly, not as much as citizens hoped due to water system and department advantages. Property holders may see a 5 to 10 percent reduction based on current information.
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Dillon
the Tribune
Local visitors depart for Portland exposition
Mrs. E. R. Jebb and daughters Hazel and Beatrice with Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Horace Pierce left Dillon today to attend the Portland exposition. After visiting the fair they will return to Battle Creek Michigan.
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E. R. Jebb
Hazel
Beatrice
R. L. Riley
Horace Pierce
O. M. Best
Dillon
Portland Exposition
Battle Creek
Mich
Beaverhead County Precinct Boundaries Described
The county commissioners define detailed election precinct lines for Beaverhead including Lima Dell Horse Prairie Black Tail Barretts Dillon and many others. The article also reports a diphtheria outbreak in Dillon with Isaac Christiansen's death and several quarantined cases.
Death of Madison county horseman Hillhouse Raymond
W. H. Raymond better known as Hillhouse Raymond, owner of Belmont Park stock farm in Montana, died in Missoula at 11 30 AM while visiting. A famed breeder and Montana state fair executive, he was born May 12 1845 in Cincinnati and helped build Montana's horse industry through freighting, ranching, and importing the first standard bred trotters to the state. He never married and spent summers at Belmont Park and winters in California.
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Idaho-Montana
Beaverhead-Madison County
Red Rock River
Red Rock Valley
Muddy Basin
Medicine Lodge Basin
Divide
Idaho
Idaho Boundary
Boundary
Beaverhead
Madison
William H. Raymond
Belmont Park
Madison County
Montana
Raymond
Hillhouse Raymond
Cincinnati
William Hillhouse
James Hillhouse
United States Senate
Connecticut
Yale College
Missouri
North Platte
Salt Lake
Virginia City
Hillhouse
Winthrop
Salt Lake City
Commodore Belmont
California
Bond of Police Judge Good
City Council held a special meeting to approve C W Conger's 2000 bond with Nelson and Orr as bondsmen. Finance chair Selway reported former judge Wm Cushing turned over office books. diphtheria noted. sewer plans by George Metlen approved. bids to be published. sprinkling tax objections to be heard at next meeting.
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C. W. Conger
Nels Nelson
W. Orr
T. M. Selway
Wm. Cushing
Kingsbury
Dillon
George Metlen
Teachers Institute in Session at Dillon Normal College
The Dillon teacher institute convened at the Normal College with 28 teachers enrolled. State Superintendent W E Haron and Chicago's Miss Newlin are leading instructive sessions, with Superintendent Young of Bute public schools arriving to participate tomorrow.
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Dillon
Normal College
Arow
W. E. Haron
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Grasshopper
Hosre Prairie
Black Tail
Sage Creek
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Beaverhead River
Bishop's Precinct
See
Big Hole River
Birch Creek
Sec
Rattle, Snake
Willow Creek
Argenta
Bannack Precinct
S . Smile
Grasshopper Creek
Big Hole
Horse Prairie Creek
Isaac Christiansen
J. E. Morse
Kirkparick
Washington and
Helena Streets
Mountain View Cemetery
W.V. Kingsbury
W. M. Oliver
Christiansen
Morse
Dillon Public School
W.H Raymond
W. H. Raymond
Hillhouise
Delia Dorchester
Dillon Public Schools
Judge Good
City Council
Ters
Teachers’ Institute
Graeter Grocery Co's
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