Dillon Teams Prepare for City Basketball League Opener
Seven teams from Dillon plan to start the city league season shortly after Christmas. A board of control led by Linden McCullough and Bruce Hollister will administer the league with tentative rules approved. Teams include Beaverhead Motors, Beaverhead Chapter of DeMolay, Rotary Club, McCracken Brothers, Barry Hopkins, Bliel's, and Dillon Steam Laundry.
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Beaverhead Otors
Beaverhead
de Olay
Rotary Club
McCracken Brothers
Barry & Hopkins
Bliel's
Dillon Steam Laundry
Dillon
Offman suit against Wilson to seek 20000 damages
The Dillon district court calendar includes the case of John Offman versus Charles Wilson with Judge Henry G. Rodgers presiding. Offman seeks 20000 in damages claiming a summer incident left his thumb shattered by a bullet fired by Wilson. Brothers in law, they are noted stockmen from Riverhead county.
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Co . Robison
Gilbert
Gilbert Mcadden
Edward C. Smith
George W. French
Mary French
Dillon Modern Woodmen Elect Officers in Annual Meeting
Dillon December 11 The Dillon lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America elected officers at a recent meeting followed by a smoker and banquet in the Odd Fellows hall A M Ripley consul Dolpheus Paris advisor J F Kerr banker J B Mayfield clerk Lester Hoerning escort Howard Kent watchman Percy French secretary The Dillon Modern Woodmen conclude one of the most active years in the lodge history.
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Dillon
Dillon Lodge
Dillon to Close Three Schools for Christmas Holidays
Dillon Montana will pause for two weeks as Montana State Normal college Beaverhead county high school and the Dillon training school suspend classes from December 38 to January 4. Most Normal college students return home across the state with some new arrivals remaining in Dillon.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Beaverhead County
Normal College
Local team prepares holiday workouts before season open
The squad and the high school Rea vers will undergo strenuous holiday drills under Coaches Hollister and Gunderson, ahead of their first regular games scheduled soon after New Year. Dillon notes report Mrs Wyatt leaving for Lancaster Tenn for months with relatives and other local travels and visits.
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Hollister
Gunderson
Dillon
Pillon
J. F. Wyatt
Lancaster
Tenn
William Rosenbaum
Dell
Parke T. Scott
Armstead
W. Ll. White
Homer Romans
Twin Bridges
Butte
Mary Harris
Boston Wool Market Sees Quiet Trading With Lower Prices
The Associated Press notes a quiet wool market with an overall price decline around 5 percent from a week ago due to weak foreign markets. Western buying is private at 45 to 46 cents for Idaho medium wools, and Texas fall clip markets are largely marketed. Mohair remains quiet but steady as the Commercial Bulletin lists varied quotations across regions and grades for washed and unwashed wools and fleeces. Declines in living costs are influencing labor wage disputes in the Netherlands.
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Associated Press
Boston
Idaho
Portland
Ore
West
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
Delaine
Wisconsin
Missouri
New England
California
Oregon
Valley
Montana
A. A
A. Supers
Changes at Deer Lodge swimming pool reflect class conflicts
Deer Lodge, Dec 11. Evening pool hours adjusted due to night school classes in electricity and mechanical drawing. Men may swim Tue Wed Sat. women Mon 4–5 pm and Wed 2:30–3:45 pm. Attendance to date totals 1,669 with $6,579 in admissions. Red Cross classifications apply from non swimmer to senior life saver. Zimmer and Bartin received jail terms and fines in separate local cases filed by County Attorney Cummins.
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Red Cross
Powell and Alberton Open Hoop Season
Deer Lodge December 11 All is ready for the opening basketball tilt of the Powell and Alberton high fives at the school gym Saturday evening at eight o clock Coach Towey has reduced the squad to ten candidates and notable improvement has followed A big rally on Main street Friday night featured school yells. The five likely starters are Sterling Rivers McGillis Williams and Neville with Sterling at center Rivers at right forward Williams at left forward Neville at right guard and McGillis at left guard.
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Sterling
Ski Rivers
John McGillis
Williams
Neville
Rivers
McGillis
Finisterer 15 Given Jail Sentence and $200 Fine
Ed Finisterer of Finn pleaded guilty to manufacturing moonshine in Powell County. Judge Asa Duncan sentenced him to 60 days in jail and a $200 fine. The case followed a foreclosure matter involving Joe Florek of Ovando against Clare Johnson and others.
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Deer Lodge
District Court
Powell County
Asa Duncan
Missoula
Ed Finisterer
Finn
Boedecker
E. J. Cummins
Joe Florek
Ovando
Clare Johnson
Justice deals out jail terms to pair
Two cases were heard by Judge Harry Peterson in the justice court Friday morning. Scotty Zimmer, arrested at Finn last Tuesday by Undersheriff Bo edecker, was charged with drunken ness and possession of intoxicating liquor.
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Deer Lodge
Harry Peterson
Justice Court
Scotty Zimmer
Finn
Boedecker
Deer Lodge to discuss handicap question in bowling meeting
Deer Lodge leaders call a general meeting for Dec 15 to discuss league affairs and the handicap issue. Pete Martin and Frank Williams led the turkey handicap with 423 pins while Martin had 227 and Williams 196 in two games. The Mining City Bowling tournament in Butte adds plans for Deer Lodge to send multiple teams.
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Deer Lodge
Dan Harley
Roy Whaley
Pete Martin
Frank Williams
Joe O'Neill
Martin
Williams
Mining City Bowling Association
Butte
Dee
Bien
Ros
Gem Grocers
Clarence Lowe
Bitter Root News Jury Decides for Three Defendants
In a condemnation case Bitter Root District Irrigation Co. v Margaret Barrett Charles Stark and L J Schuchman the jury found for the defendants after four hours of deliberation Barrett received 1226.95 Stark 1500.00 and Schuchman 1279.00. Earlier the jury viewed the Burnt Fork lands east of Stevensville. In a separate wages suit Edwin W Clark v A L Spooner the jury ruled for Clark awarding 193.50.
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Hamilton
Bitter Root
District Irrigation Company
Margaret Barrett
Charles Stark
L. J. Schuchman
Barrett
Stark
Schuchman
Burnt Fork
Stevensville
Edwin W. Clark
A. L. Bpooner
Clark
Timber growth in Bitter Root forest inspires officials
Wilfrea W. White and K D Swan toured the Bitter Root National Forest near Lake Como to view young timber from the 1908 Ana conda Copper Mining Co. cutover. Photos show 40 million board feet then and rapid regrowth 17 years later, with heights from 2 to 15 feet in mixed yellow pine and Douglas fir.
Hamilton Area News Roundup Recaps Obituaries and Local Moves
The Hamilton region reports deaths and funerals for Paul Thompson, with burial at Riverview cemetery after a Butte funeral. It notes Elmer Lagerquist replacing Ellen Franey at Hamilton hospital and births, visits, and travel among residents including John McGleason's Concord California birth, Mary Allen and family traveling between Stevensville Missoula and Hamilton. Community notes also cover Corvallis Christmas rehearsals and a 13th wedding anniversary party with local attendees.
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Paul Thompson
Butte
Riverview
Skalikaho
Ellen Franey
Hamilton Hospital
Missoula
Elmer Lagerquist
John McGleason
Concord
Cal
Hamilton
McGleason
Western News Printing Force
Sarah Shockey
Stevensville
Marshall Anderson
Blaine LeSner
Bureau of Pubic Roads
Roy Witter
Superior
West York
John Dawes
A. Dawes
H. E. Newman
Boise
Idaho
Corvallis
United Sunday School
United Church
Archie McKillop
H. B. Browning
John Cole
William Thrailkill
Lee Aldrich
Charles McRae
Charles Bohler
Death sentence imposed in Utah firing squad case
Bud McGowan, convicted of murder, was sentenced to die by firing squad at the Utah state prison in Salt Lake City on February 6, 1926. Judge George Christensen imposed the sentence after the condemned man requested the method, marking the first execution in Utah’s history.
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Associated Press
Price
Utah
Bud McGowan
Bob Blevins
Salt Lake
George Christensen
Saoe Ot McGowan
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D. E. Wilder
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Great Falla
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Hilda
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Hugh H. Gray
Philipsburg
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Ross Bien
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Bitter Root News
RE. Schragel
A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Seattle
Duality
Apex
Rice
Apex Super
Apex DeLuxe
Apex Utility
Toston
Mont
Ennis
Ellinghouse Repair Shop
Ennis Mont
Faust Mere. Co
Drummond, Mont
Lima
Leadore Cash Store
Leadore
W. L. Powers Bozeman
Don
Reid Baker
Spencer Mercantile Co
Spencer
Idaho Valley
Ronan Drug Co
Ronan
Boyer's
Arlee
Glenn Knudsen
Victor
J. W. Beaver Motor Co
Gardiner Electric Light and Water Co
Gardiner
Yellowstone Park Hotel Co
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Mitchell Battery Station
Livingston
Brink Mercantile Co
Wilsall, Mont
O. Loftsgaarden Big Timber
Marshall-Wells Company
Billings
Ok Am
L. G. Weillard
H. H. Parsons
Albert Bescanson
KE. L. Sanderson
Holliday
Hugh Centers
Canada
William Westergren
Clarke Gray
John Niel
W. W. Walls
John Brooks
Mary Poppie
Dee Smith
Charlotte Bohler
Dudley F. Bowden
M. B. Dowd
F. E. Lockridge
Waverly Price
F. A. Price
Marie Johnson
Lena Alchele
J. M. Cobb
Laura McGee
Monroe Edgemond
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