Wyman Funeral Held Saturday in Dillon City
The large funeral of Sheriff Cyrus King Wyman of Beaverhead county, slain by Albert Yek, was held at St. James Episcopal church with Odd Fellows rites. Wyman, 53, served as forest supervisor and sheriff, survived by wife Alice Hall and daughter Thelma, with many relatives and friends attending from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. K. Wyman
Beaverhead
Albert Yek
St. James Episcopal Church
Oddfellow Lodge
T. D. Bennett
H G. Humphrey
Robert Quackenbush
James Leach
John W. Carney
Joseph. Wedum
Walter Vance
J.H. McLaren
Mr. Wyman
Montana Sheriff's Association
Wyman
Maine
Philipsburg
Alice Hall
Granite County
Finley McDonald
United States National Forest, Service
Cam
Dillon
Beaverhead National Forest
Beaverhead County
Forestry Department
Thelma
Henry
Forest
Hattie Moody
Providence
R. I
William Hunt
Kingman, Ariz
Monida
Lima
Gosman
Hiram Brundage
Edward S. Duff
L. C. Ford
Brundage Undertaking
Messrs
Forest Wyman
Two Young Farmers Buy Well Known Igou Ranch
The Igou ranch on Car men creek totaling 590 acres was sold by John Peterson of Horse prairie to Otis Slavin and Thurston McCracken. The price is not stated but understood to be about $37 500. Peterson had owned the ranch for two years. The sale includes horses needed to operate the ranch and no cattle. Lembi Recorder.
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Carmen Creek
John Peterson
Horse Prairie
Otis Slavin
Thurston McCracken
Peterson
Ecattle
Lembi ‘Recorder
Commissioners to appoint new sheriff in special session
County commissioners will meet in a special session tomorrow to appoint a successor to the late Sheriff Wyman. The board also canvassed election returns for bond measures and reviewed the presidential primary results from last Friday.
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Board of County Commissioners
Wyman
Ation
Governor White Returns From Rest at Redlands Orange Plant
Governor B F White has returned home to resume duties as president of the First National Bank after a two month rest at his Orange plantation in Redlands California. The bank is described as first in the United States by local population measures.
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B. F. White
Redlands
Cal
First National Bank
United States
Opening of Dillon high school moving picture show a success
The Dillon high school moving picture show opened last Monday with over four hundred attendees for Huckleberry Finn. A second showing Tuesday drew a large crowd, proving the picture's popularity. Admission covers film and operating costs, with padded seats and orchestra music as added features. The report notes future showings will continue. A carnival connected feature was planned for Saturday, April 24.
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Dillon
County High School Carnival Provides Lively Minstrel and Film Program
Two nights at County High School featured a minstrel show led by Johnsing with the Smith Hildreth quartet and a Saturday program of piano recital operetta and Henry moving pictures. The event raised funds for sweaters and athletic awards, marking a successful social and financial effort.
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Johnsing
Smith-Hildreth
Willig
Knud- Bon
QO. Henry Moving Picture
Concord Grape Punch Bottling Franchise Awarded
The Dillon Bottling Works received the franchise to bottle Concord Grape Punch in the district. The drink, popular as a family beverage, is stocked in city stores and sold in various bottle sizes or by the gallon for parties.
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Dillon Bottling Works
Concord
Patterson
Catholic Ladies of Lima Host Large Dance at Opera House
The Catholic ladies of Lima held a Friday evening dance at the Lima opera house to a large and cheering crowd. The Little Orchestra provided the music and a substantial sum was realized for the event. The following evening they played for the soldiers and sailors dance in Dubois Idaho.
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Lima
Dubois
Idaho
Slayer of Sheriff Yek Is Incarcerated in Beaverhead Jail
Albert Yek also using the alias C. L. Davis, captured after killing Sheriff Wyman in Monida, is being held in Beaverhead County Jail. Authorities report he is dangerous, an ex-convict, and shows little remorse while awaiting charges for murder. A trained posse pursued him across state lines before he was brought to Dillon for confinement.
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Wyman
Beaverhead County
Albert Yek
Monica
Dillon
Yek
Deer Lodge
C. L. Davis
Monida
Lima
Beaverhead
Idaho
Thorpe
Idaho Falls
J. B Egan
Egan
Knox
W. H. Knox
Jerk
Dan Mooney
Gosman
Price Cabin
Yekis
Gilbert
Beaverhead Stockmen Face Feed Crisis in Hard Winter
Beaverhead stockmen face a severe feed crisis as hay is scarce and expensive. The county relies on imports from Idaho and other states, with hay, cotton cake, and grain fed to cattle and sheep. A series of hard winters and droughts threaten possible losses if spring does not bring relief.
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Idaho
Officials Prepare to Sell 60000 Montana Licenses
Hardware stores sporting goods dealers druggists and justices of the peace across Montana will offer 60000 hunting and fishing licenses for 1920 starting May 1. Resident licenses cost 1 60 for males over 14 and females over 18. Non resident licenses include general 60 limited 15 and fishing 3.
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Montana
State Game and Fish Commission
Bond measures defeated in Beaverhead County election
Beaverhead county voters rejected three bond issues in last Friday’s special election. The $100000 highway bond failed by 11 votes, the dormitory bond by 27 votes, and the central heating plant bond by 278 votes. Hiram Johnson won the Republican presidential nomination locally, while Governor Sam V. Stewart drew a Democratic tally. The official county count was completed and published later in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Hiram Johnson
Sam V. Stewart
Examiner
Garver Wins First Honors in Declamatory Contest
Jeanette Garver won first honors in the B C H 8 declamatory contest held in the high school gym Wednesday evening. She will represent the school at the state contest in Missoula on May 14. Finalists included Thelma Knapp Ella Free Dagmar Nelson Wyman Smith and Frank Ryburn with strong performances across humorous dramatic and declamation categories.
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Jeanette Garver
Missoula
Thelma Knapp
Ella Free
Dagmar Nelson
Wyman Smith
Frank Ryburn
Miss Lane
Farm Auction Sale Tomorrow at Sullivan Brothers Yard
An auction will be held tomorrow afternoon at the feed yards opposite the court yard featuring a large selection of cattle and horses, various farm machinery, and other equipment. This continues Sullivan Brothers series of successful sales conducted in recent weeks.
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Court Yard
Sullivan Beothere
Pioneer Matron Crosses Divide in Dillon Community
Mrs. Anna Dlies Keller Cornell wife of Craig C. Cornell a pioneer of Beaverhead County Montana died after a long illness. Born June 30 1846 in Ohio she moved to Indiana then to Corinne Utah before settling in Dillon where the family established a ranch. Survived by four children Roscoe Hazella Murray and Ola Burden. Funeral held at the Methodist church with Rev. Humphrey officiating, burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Cornell
Craig C. Cornell
Dillon
Anna Dlies Keller
Montgomery County
Ohio
Porter County
Indiana
Craig Cornell
Montana
Corinine
Utah
Corinne
Beaverhead County
Roscoe Cornell
Hazella Murray
Ola Burden
Horse Prairie
Mira
Methodist
Humphrey
Mountain View
Senior play cast chosen for Merchant of Venice
The class of 1920 selects a revised Merchant of Venice for their senior play. Antonio leads the football captain role with Keith Lloyd as Bassanio, Fred Staunder as Gratiano, and Alfred Peterson as Shylock among a large local cast.
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William Shakespear
Shakespeare
William
Antonio
Keith Lloyd Bassonio
Portia
Fred Staudher Gratiano
Alden Telin Shylock
Alfred Peterson Tubal
Wyman Smith
Launcelot Gabbo
Shy- Wook cc
Carter Edinger
Professor
Lenore Thompson
Katherine Jones
Comic Opera at Normal College Auditorium Friday
A comic operetta presented in Dillon promises delight for the year with a chorus drawn from the college glee clubs Normal training school girls and American legion members in attendance. Directed by Pauline Van de Walker and assisted by Marguerite Henry and Mabel Hatch, the performance features a detailed program and synopsis on another page.
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Dillon
Normal College
College Glee Clubs
Normal Training School
American Legion
Pauline van de Walker
Marguerite Henry
Mabel Hatch
School of Music
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Oddfellow
Las
Beaver
City of
Pilon
IGOU
Govenor White
B. C. H. S. Moving Pictures
County High School
Concord Grape Punch
James Robbins
Robbins
BE. F. Price
Price Ranch
W. D. Ross
J. W. Carney
Nesissa
Margaret Ryburn
Jessica
Shylock
Indy Alice
Stewart
Abbie
Threedice
Polly
Geraldine Smith
Elvera Peterson
Gobo
Launcelot
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