Pioneer matron Harriet A. Dart dies in Dillon
Harriet A. Dart, 83, longtime Beaverhead County resident and early Dillon settler, died at her home after a long illness. Born November 18, 1851 in Kenosha Wisconsin, she came west as a young girl and married George W. Dart in 1877. She helped found Dillon when the Utah and Northern railroad reached the area in 1880.
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Harriet A. Dart
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana
Dart
Kenosha
Wis
Thomas Selway
Corinne
Utah
Geoge W. Dart
Bannack
Utah & Northern Railway
The
Voters in Beaverhead to Receive Courtesy Cards
Clerk and Recorder Albert Baker mails courtesy cards this week to Beaverhead county electors removed from official lists for not voting in the last general election. Cards note registration books are open and allow registration at any time. A total of 753 names were cancelled for failure to vote last November.
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Albert
Baker
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Dillon Gun Club Opens New Season With Practice Shoot
The Dillon Gun Club began its season with a practice shoot last Sunday ahead of the state postal shoot opener next Sunday, sponsored by the Montana Standard. The club seeks a fourth straight state title as many clubs enter, Ted Renfro led local shooters with a perfect 25 and 46x50 in doubles after returning from injuries from a car wreck.
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Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
Dillon Club
Ted Renfro
Trio Tied to Dell Post Office Robbery Arrested
Three men linked to the Dell post office and Dell Mercantile heist two years ago were jailed in Montana. F Gilstrap confessed, implicating John and C H Tabor. C H Tabor and John Tabor were arrested in Deer Lodge and White Sulphur Springs respectively. Federal charges expected as money and postal money order blanks remain missing.
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Dell Mercantile Company
Dell
Anaconda
F. Gilstrap
James A. McCollum
C. B H. Blinn
John
C. H. Tabor
Deer Lodge
McCollum
Pat Flynn
John Tabor
White Sulphur Springs
Beaverhead
Melvin Northrup
Postoffice
Helena
Library Receives Carnegie Peace Volume Sets
Dillon public library recently received a shipment of International Mind Alcove books from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Several sets are now available, including Turkestan Reunion by EB Lattimore and The Great Wall Crumbles by Grover Clark, promising readers engaging journeys and insights into distant regions.
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Dillon Public Library
International Mind
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Turkestan Reunion
EB. H. Lattimore
Central
China
Grover Clark
Beaverhead Post Legion to Meet Tomorrow Night
Beaverhead post of the American Legion plans a dinner and regular meeting tomorrow night at the Canyon Resort south of Dillon. Adjutant George R Baker will present clubhouse site reports while the junior baseball and Fourth of July committees report on plans. All ex servicemen are invited with no dinner fee.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Canyon
Dillon
George R Baker
Legion
Beaverhead FFA students shine at district meet in Missoula
Beaverhead county high school Future Farmers of America placed highly at the district event in Missoula. Wallace Banning led livestock judging with a first, John Sweeney took third, and Banning also earned second in poultry. The poultry team included Banning Sweeney and Freeman, while the livestock squad featured Banning Sweeney and Shaffner. The livestock team won first in beef cattle and horses and third in sheep, with Sweeney Banning and Freeman also competing in the rifle contest, finishing fourth.
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Beaverhead County
Missoula
Wallace Banning
Dillon
John Sweeney
Banning
Sweeney
Jamey Freeman
Don Shaffner
Freeman
Birch Creek Lime Kiln Revived in Beaverhead County
W. T. Scully, a Dillon figure, leased the Birch creek lime kiln and resumed operations. He aims to expand output to a large scale with about 1,800 pounds of finished lime daily to be hauled to Bannack for smelting. The kiln sits near the historical Farlin mining settlement.
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Beaverhead
W. T. Scully
Dillon
Birch Creek
Farlin
Farmers Union Meeting in Dillon Heard by Beavershead and Silver Bow Locals
H. D. Rolph, state Farmers Union president, spoke at a Bea verhead and Silver Bow locals meeting held Saturday afternoon at St. Rose hall. A second session that evening drew a large turnout as topics covered regional agricultural issues, union work, and progress.
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H. D. Rolph
State Farmers Union
Beaverhead
Silver Bow County
St. Rose Hall
Farmers Union
Five Tons of Poisoned Bait Arrives for Beaverhead County
Five tons of Poisoned bait arrived this week to Armstead Dell and Dillon to aid gopher control in Beaverhead county. County bought from government plant at Pocatello and distributes at cost via Dell Mercantile Armstead Taylor Bradley Dillon Montana Mercantile. Two bait types offered No 1-10 for Richardson squirrels and No 1-8 for large gophers with prices per weight listed.
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Armstead
Dell
Dillon
Beaverhead
Pocatello
Dell Mercantile Company
Taylor Bradley
Montana Mercantile Company
Beaverhead Valley
Bridges Under Construction On Vigilante Trail
Butte April 5 17 treated timber pile trestle bridges began on Twin Bridges north section of the Vigilante trail under Charles C Goddard. Contract price 20490-36. Highway work awarded to Earl L McNott of Eugene Oregon totals 61028-19.
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Butte
Charles C. Goddard
Mr. Goddard
Madison County
Earl L. McNott
Eugene
Ore
Annual Easter Monday Dance in Dillmont This April
One of Dillon's favorite events, the annual Easter Monday ball at Dillmont park, will be held Monday night April 22 under St Rose parish ladies. Tickets are on sale and include a chance to win a ham as a door prize. Music by the Baxter Tonrey orchestra.
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Dillon
Dillmont Park
Ladies of
Kindergarten Group Plays Rotary Meet
The kindergarten rhythm band from the primary training school entertained Dillon Rotarians at the Metlen hotel during the weekly dinner. Directors include Mrs. Alicea Olmsted Elizabeth Shotwell and Dorothy Derry with Mrs. Charlotte Ballard as accompanist. James McCulley, Beaverhead county high school contestant, spoke on International Trade in War Munitions as Cause of Wars and will attend a district contest in Butte. Henry Coulam of the Oregon Short Line spoke on interstate commerce regulations. Tom Luebben, club president, announced upcoming items.
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Dillon Rotarians
Metlen
Alicea Olmsted
Elizabeth Shotwell
Dorothy Derry
Butte
Charlotte Ballard
James McCulley
Beaverhead County
Anaconda
Henry Coulam
Oregon
Interstaté Commerce Commission
Tom Luebben
Beaverhead Forest Sets Reduced Livestock Allowances for 1985
Beaverhead forest authorizes grazing for 4678 cattle and horses and 174685 sheep for 1985. Supervisor RH D Sanding notes numbers are down from 1934 due to drought and overstocking to prevent forage damage. Summer grazing runs June to November. winter grazing occurs on private lands. Wildlife including elk deer moose and mountain goats use winter ranges partly outside the forest.
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Beaverhead Forest
RH. D. Sanding
Supervisor Landing
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forest
Beaverhead High School Cast Prepares Farce Your Money or Your Wife
Beaverhead county high school senior class rehearsals are underway after selecting the cast for Your Money or Your Wife by Glenn Hughes. Cast includes Jack Reeves Corrine Willey Lucille Pickolick Erwin Christensen Reta Albertson Bob Stephan Jean Gilbert James McCulley June Brown Bob Forsgren Franklin Cashmore and Lee Schuler under Violet M Eastman direction. Reeves and Harold Wheat chosen as debate team. they will represent the school at the district meet after a Monday night gym trial.
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Beaverhead County
Glenn Hughes
Jack Reeves
Corrine Willey
Lucille Pickolick
Erwin Christensen
Reta Albertson
Bob Stephan
Jean Gilbert
James McCulley
June Brown
Bob Forsgren
Franklin Cashmore
Lee Schuler
Violet M. Eastman
Harold Wheat
Chorus of Over 100 Voices Present Easter Cantata Death and Life
The Normal College auditorium hosts a 4 PM Sunday performance of Death and Life by Harry Rowe Shelley. A mixed chorus of over 100 voices leads the program with a college quartet and Alta May Fichler at the piano. Frances Robinson directs. admission is free. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Funk of Sheridan visited Dilton guests, the Henneberry and Romersa families.
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Harry Rowe Shelley
Normal College
Marjorie Tebeau
Mildred Spaberg
Jack Gaines
Mark Vanderark
Alta May Fichler
Frances Robinson
Nod
Piano Recital At Normal College Monday Night
The Normal College department of music held a piano recital at the college auditorium Monday night for grade school and first-year high school pupils of Ralph McFadden. A large audience attended. Performers included Judy Chapman Isabel Ross Bethel Minger Rachel DeLadd Dale Tash Phillip Bond Robert Jewett J. W. McCracken Dolores Williams David Curry Mary Ann Luebben Dorothy Davis Fred Chapman Betty Brown Grace Knox Bruce Jeppech Dougan Luebben John Combes Franklin Bayerd and Howard Morse.
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Ralph McFadden
Normal College Department of Music
College
Judy Chapman
Isabel Ross
Bethel Minger
Rachel DeLadd
Dale Tash
Phillip Bond
Robert Jewett
J. W. McCracken
Dolores Williams
David Curry
Mary Ann Luebben
Dorothy _ Davis
Fred Chapman
Betty Brown
Grace Knox
Bruce Jeppech
Dougan ‘Luebben
John Combes
Franklin Bayerd
Howard Morse
Beaverhead County Officials Meet in April 1936 Session
Regular Beaverhead county commissioners session opens April 1 1936 at 9:00 a m with Commissioners Nife OC Jackson and Hartwig and Clerk Baker present Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved A dance license for Dilmon t Park for the quarter ending June 9 1935 was approved The clerk was directed to seek renewal permission from the state insurance commissioner in Helena for all expiring county policies
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Beaverhead
Dilimont Park
Helena
Old Dillon Bottling Works Moves to North Montana Street
Dillon's pioneer liquor concern moved from Bannack street to a North Montana street building formerly used by Cash Meat market near the post office. The transfer marks the first location change since the firm’s 1889 founding by B. Patterson. Patterson assisted in the move. the plant received a remodeled interior, new fixtures, and a concrete floor.
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Dillon
Dillon Bottling Works
Montana Street
Cash
Bannack Street
Patterson
Miss Stone Speaks on Food Budgeting to Dillon P T A
Lillan Stone, Beaverhead county home demonstration agent, spoke at the Dillon P T A meeting at the high school. She presented a talk on family food budgeting and buying, showcased a food exhibit from the Bozeman extension department, and the program included musical numbers directed by Mildred Buckneberg. The meeting theme was Safeguarding the Child from the Physical and Health Standpoint. Officers were elected for the coming year.
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Lillan Stone
Beaverhead County
Difilon Parent Teachers Association
Miss Stone
Bozeman
Mildred Buckneberg
New Theatre Roxy To Open Soon In Dillon
Dillon prepares for the Roxy theatre in the Metlen building on South Idaho street after a full remodel. Manager Chris Hansen announced a near future opening with The Gay Divorcees starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the first feature.
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Dillon
Roxy Theatre
Chris Hansen
Metlen
Idaho Street
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
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Trio
Carnegie
Beaverhead Post Legion
James H Ashworth
James E. Phillips
Golden Leaf
Gustave Plager
Germany
Sophie F Sowski
Poland
Astrict Court
Future Farmers District
Kalispell
Silver Bow
Madison
Dillmont
Rotary
Cee and E
R. M. Funk
Sheridan
Dilton
Dan Henneberry
W. J. Romersa
County Board of Commissioners
OLD Dillon Firm
New Place
Dillon P.T. A. Meeting
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