Dry Ranch Yields Shock Beaverhead County
A huge moonshine operation was found on the Enoch Young ranch near Apex, with a 75 gallon still and 30 foot condenser coil. Federal officers arrested Frank Venable and Oscar Garner, pled not guilty, bond set at 6500 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Holter
Prohibition
Butte
Beaverhead County
Frank Venable
Montana
Camapbellith
Enoch Young
Apex
Mr. Young
Oscar Garner
Silver Bow
Small Boy on Bicycle Narrow Escape From Car
Hiram Brundage Jr. had a narrow escape when his bicycle stalled and rode into a Ford driven by Oscar Garner. The boy fell in front of the car as it approached and was struck by a front axle. He sustained only minor bruises while Garner was shaken but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Hiram Brundage
Oscar Garner
Mr. Garner
Sale and Possession of Illicit Hooch Get Three in Bad Sat
A raid on a cabin in the Cabbage Patch last Saturday led to three men being charged with illicit whiskey. Named in court were Chas. Humes W. C. McCormick and Tom McClellan. Humes and McClellan pleaded not guilty and posted $500 bonds. the third man pleaded guilty and was held for the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabbage Patch
Chas. Humes
W. C. McCormick
Tom McClellan
Humes
McClellan
Phillips
Freshmen Win Interclass Meet at Beaverhead High
Beaverhead County High held its first interclass track meet at the new east field. Freshmen won with forty points led by Elwyn Metzel who totaled eighteen points. News notes: next meet may be held with Butte. Missoula state meet expected next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Elwyn Metzel
Butte
Beaverhead Unty High School
Gunderson
Missoula
Metzel
Doak
Yale
Berlin
Gordon
Richard Cosgrova
Ott Gordon
Long Session Court Calendar Opens With 29 Docketed Cases
Judge Henry G. Rodgers opens the Fifth Judicial District spring term May 19 with a lengthy docket of 29 cases, 26 civil and 4 criminal. Listings include cases against Mehrlich, Hurt, Retallack, Forsgren, and others for debt, damages, foreclosures, and crimes. The July session summons notable residents to attend. Death report: Miss Cora Taylor dies at Barrett hospital after illness, aged 60. Paragraph details her birth in Hillsboro New Brunswick, family ties, schooling, and service in Dillon. Funeral at Poindexter home, 2:30 p.m., Rev. Hurley officiating. Interment Mountain View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Rodgers
Fifth Judicial District
State of Montana
George Mehrlich
Y. B. Hurt
Cora Taylor
Louise Taylor
Miss Taylor
Barrett Hospital
Cora Vigian Taylor
Hillsboro
New Brunswick
Carl B. Taylor
Ww. Tate Taylor
Idaho
Montana
Levant T. Taylor
Roscoe §. Taylor
Rowan
Flathead County
Spring Mountain
Bannack
Beaverhead County
Canada
Dillon
Taylor & Robb
Eliel Bros
E. L. Poindexter
South Idaho Street
H. L. Hurley
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Taylor
High School Senior Play Delights Large Audience
The annual senior class play was presented Friday night in the school auditorium before a large and well pleased audience. The production was Barrie's The Admirable Crichtomist with leading roles by Elwyn Metzel and Margaret Roezand and others also taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrie
Crichtomist
Elwyn
Metzel
Margaret
Roezand
Notable Local Play Impresses with Stage Craft
The production featured Dorothy Hirschman Evelyn Gleed Lansing Waldorf and others with direction by Mrs Josephine Converse and J Gunderson. It was well staged with beautiful lighting effects and neatly arranged sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hirschman
Evelyn Gleed
Lansing Waldorf
Frank Hunsaker
Evans Innes
Gladys Scott
Pearl Schneider
Lillian Bell
Irving Orr
Jack Thiel
Josephine Converse
J. Gunderson
Forests Gray or Forests Green Exhibit At Andrus Hotel
Beaverhead National Forest officials display a forestry exhibit at the Andrus hotel showing heavy timber towers and green hillsides with a lookout peak. The scene contrasts burned areas from forest fires caused by carelessness, urging visitors to practice Forest Protection Week and promote cautious forest use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Andrus Hotel
National Forest
Foltz
Beaverhead ’ National Forest
Woodmen Lodge to Kick Off Dillon May Sixteenth
H. H. Roe district deputy of the Modern Woodmen arrived in Dillon and will stay until May 16 to organize a Woodcraft class of fifty. A large initiation is planned with three Lodges from Butte one from Ennis and one from Twin Bridges attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Roe
Dillon
Butte
Ennis
Twin Bridges
Itinerant Floater Makes Advent in and Around City
The jungle fires burn and welcome the knight of the road as itinerant floaters increase their presence. With freezing nights, locals note the floaters offer a boon to the road travelers while city detours and riverbank protections see little activity from hoboes. Police report few thefts and little trouble from this transient group.
Funeral Sunday for Archie R. Barshaw in Dillon area
Archie R. Barshaw, a well known Dillon mechanic, died suddenly of heart failure last Thursday afternoon in the Montana Auto Supply storage room. Born April 17, 1886 in Standish Michigan, he moved to Montana as a youth and lived in Dillon for five years. He leaves a wife and son Willard, plus his mother and several siblings. The Masons and related orders conducted the Twin Bridges funeral with interment in Twin Bridges cemetery. Knights of Christ Elmo were present and he was buried in Knight Templar uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie R. Barshaw
Dillon
Montana Auto Supply Company
Twin Bridges
C. R. Price
Mr. Barshaw
Standish Mid
Montana
Butte
E& Ranch
Beaverhead Valley
Barshaw
Elks
Odd
Fellows
Rebekahs
Woodmen
Willard
Lucy Barshaw
EH. T. Morrow
Letham, Wash
Ted Saylor
Streets and Highways Being Leveled This Week
City crews under Jay B Holtz are smoothing streets after a storm filled trenches with rock. County surveyor George Metlen reports new drags completed and used to bring roads to excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay B Holtz
George Metlen
Legion Adjutant Visits Beaverhead Post Meeting
State Adjutant Jones of the American Legion met Beaverhead Post members on Friday. A tribute smoker at the Sugar Bowl preceded a talk on the national widows and orphans relief drive, noting 30 000 orphans needing aid and 800 in urgent need. He outlined plans for the state convention next August and Decoration Day observances with a committee guiding the program and two firing squads in the Legion's event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
American Legion
Beaverhead
Sugar Bowl
Legion
United States
Alvin Jones
George Baker
Walter Stamm
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MR. Holter
Colls
Court House
Mooney
Mr. Metlen
al G. Barnes
Grasshopper Creek
Mother Earth
Sheriff Mooney
Fifth District
State of
J. W. Forsgren
William Logan
Bpaverhead Motors Co., & Corporation
Josef Butala
Katie ‘Osterman
ACME
Hira Smith
John’ Anderson
Walter Danzie
BE. R. Gleed
H. D. Mayfield
H. E. Ward
Lillian Edens
D. F. Mooney
Napoleon Goyer
John J. Jackson
Carl Darnutzer
Oregon Short Line Railroad Co
Thomas Flynn
Bert Parsons
Moise Campeau
Albert A. Jones
Lorain Spencer
Berg Christiansen
Agnes McGahan
Clarence E. Barnes
Martin Sorenson
Leader Cash Grocery Co
A. M
N. W.gray
O. A. Schulz
Albert Anderson
William J. Allen
Ditlon
Andrew A. Ander
Grant
Peter Anderson
ADM
John ‘Baird
Wintom
C. E. Barnes
Diton
Willis Bedell
E.L. Poindexter
Woodmen Lodge
A.R. Barshaw
Masons and Ellis
Legion State Adjutant
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