Pioneer Horace Hand Dies At Lavon Ranch
Horace M. Hand longtime Beaverhead County resident died last Wednesday afternoon at his Lavon area ranch after a lingering illness. Born December 1 1860 in Woodstock New Brunswick he moved to Montana in 1878 by ox team locating at Glendale. He ran a freighting line from Divide to Gibbonville after the 1880 Utah and Northern Railway construction and later settled on a Wise River ranch until 1910.
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Horace M. Hand
Lavon
Woodstock
New Brunswick
Montana
Glendale
Utah & Northern Railroad
Divide
Gibbonaville
Big Hole
Wise River
Plays at Normal college feature three one act dramas
Last Friday night the dramatics department at Normal college presented three one act plays in the college auditorium under Myrtle Savidge and student directors. Casts included June Rocks Kevin George Johnson Dagmar Violet Burns Manhattan Thorwald Brekke Antelope Vincent Curry Shelby June Emer son and others from cities like Kalispell Dillon Eureka Helena and Red Lodge.
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Normal College
Dramatics
Myrtle Savidge
Lothair
Helen Taylor
Dillon
Helen Kloos
Twin Bridges
Dorothy Gasahl
Eureka
Ruth Oja
Geyser
Glenn Marsh
Roy
Vincent Curry
Shelby
Ruby Burns
Erling Richarson
Helena
Twin Bridges Orphans Visit Dillon Carnival Day
More than 200 inmates from the State Orphans home at Twin Bridges enjoyed free rides on the P. W. Witt carnival rides in Dillon yesterday. Mayor D A Galt and Mr Witt arranged the event with local firms donating funds for hot dogs lemonade and ice cream while Dillon women’s groups prepared and served a picnic lunch. Transport from Twin Bridges was by Witt supplied trucks.
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State Orphans Home
Twin Bridges
Dillon
P. W. Witt
Mr. Witt
D. A. Galt
Sportsmen In Beaverhead Protest Open Upland Season
Members of the Beaverhead Sportsmen association oppose an open upland bird season in Beaverhead county citing severe sage hen decline. Delegates led by Lindley Phillips report last year’s heavy losses and urge a full county closure this season while noting pheasants and Hun birds have increased. Pete Westergard attended the Anaconda district meeting.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Anaconda
Lindley Phillips
Pete Westergard
Rodeo plans take shape at Dillon fair grounds
Agricultural Extension Service notes show the Dillon rodeo July 22 and 23 with Blondie Stewart in charge. Stock is assembling including bucking stock from Montana and a fast show is promised. More events and a complete program will be announced soon. Montana stockmen report rising western and eastern inquiries about buyer markets.
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Fair Grounds
Dillon
Blondie Stewart
Montana
Two More Candidates Qualify for General Election
Two more candidates joined the race after the July 21 primary. G. W. Elder Dillon surveyor, written in on the Republican ticket, qualifies to run against Democratic County Surveyor George Metlen. L. C. Ford Jr Lima writes in on both tickets for Lima township justice of the peace and qualifies Republican. Mildred Schuler, written-in, files for superintendent of schools on the Republican ticket to oppose Nell Doyle. Beaverhead county Republican central committee calls meeting August 19 at the courthouse to elect officers and fill vacancies.
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Albert
G. W. Elder
Dillon
George Metlen
L. C. Ford Jr
Lima
Justice of the Peace
Lima Township
Mildred Schuler
Nell Doyle
W. T. Scully
Beaverhead County
Republican Central Committee
Court House
Beef Month Observed As Montana Leaders Promote Cattle Industry
National Beef month is recognized with Joe Metlen of Armstead leading Montana Stockgrowers as sociation in urging nationwide support. Major meat outlets and livestock groups back the drive to move excess beef from six million farms, noting record June beef production and a wide variety of cuts for housewives.
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Joe Metlen
Armstead
The
Montana Stockgrowers Association
United States
National Livestock and Meat Board
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Twin motor army plane lands here
Dillon welcomed a large army bomb carrier during a nationwide tour to inspect landing fields. The twin motor aircraft with a crew of three persons toured the area before landing, praised Dillon field, and then proceeded to Dell Butte and finally Helena with Lt Leudeke, Pvt Taylor, and J Leck of Billings aboard.
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Dillon
Army
Dillon Field
Dell
Butte
Helena
Lt. Leudecke
Taylor
J. Leck
Billings
Stockmen to Hear Range Conservation Plan
County agent Bernard Williams relays that a tentative draft of a range conservation program from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will be presented to livestock men in western states. Three meetings are scheduled with Bozeman hosting the first next Tuesday at 10 a.m. for the discussion.
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Bozeman
Bernard Williams
George E. Farrell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Firemen of Montana to Meet in Roundup
The 45th annual Montana State Firemen's association convention will be in Roundup from Thursday to Saturday. Host Roundup volunteers coordinate activities including business sessions talks demonstrations and coal mine tours. Officers: T W Carolyn Forsyth president W O Matthews Bozeman VP O T Vandergrift Dillon VP Robert C Thorburn Billings secretary treasurer Directors Hobart Egbert Miles City A L Quinn Missoula Fred Noble Butte.
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Montana State Firemen’s Association
Roundup Volunteer Fire Department
Roundup
State Association
T. W. Carolyn
Forsyth
W. O. Matthews
Bozeman
O. T. Vandergrift
Dillon
Robert C. Thorburn
Billings
Hobart Egbert
Miles City
A. L. Quinn
Migsoula
Fred Noble
Butte
Tests Made on Forest Vegetation in Fire Spread
Missoula reports on an experiment showing that forest fires spread faster in areas with little green vegetation. Fire dispatchers may need twice as many men when fuel is sparse, as compared with green growth, to control a blaze.
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Missoula
Priest River
Idaho
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range
Summer College Concerts Feature McFadden and Choir
Normal college hosts a week of music with the Little Symphony orchestra the women's chorus and the men's glee club led by Ralph McFadden and Catherine Goodsell. Ben Goodsell joins on violin for a free public program featuring Schubert Mendelssohn and Tschaikovsky among others. On Friday August 7 at 8 15 pm Jane Waldorf will give a piano recital with Marie McCarter and Jess Whitney and Marguerite Collins providing accompaniment and a Mendelssohn piano concerto closes the program.
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Normal College
Little Symphony Orchestra
Ralph McFadden
Catherine Goodsell
Ben Goodsell
St. Louis
Chicago Symphony
State College
Bozeman
Schubert
Art
Seredy
Woodforde-Finden
Bartlett
Rio
Noah
Men’s Glee Club
Arr
Sibelius-Rose
Rachmetieff
Hadley
Luigini
Tschaikovsky
Dvorak
Jane Waldorf
Fred Waldorf
Dillon
Marie McCarter
Jess Whitney
Marguerite Collins
Gavotte
Bach-St. Saens
Chopin
Weber
Waldorf
Miyannski
Miss McCarter
Liszt
Barcarolle
Rubinstein
Debussy
Miss Waldorf
O’mine
Sanderson
Mendelesohn
Mr. McFadden
Proposed District To Be Discussed At Meet In Dillon
A planned gathering of stockmen in Dillon, Montana, on August 12 will discuss creating a grazing district in the southwest. F R Carpenter, national grazing director, and R E Morgan, region grazier, will attend with Beaverhead Madison and Silver Bow county stock growers. The meeting follows a recent legislative change increasing eligible Taylor district acreage from 80 million to 142 million acres, enabling an additional district. The Beaverhead district would be the only new Montana district at this time. Stockmen will hear explanations and vote on the district question.
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Montana
Dillon
F. R. Carpenter
Beaverhead
Madison
Silver Bow
R. E. Morgan
Billings
Congress
Taylor
Gas Blaze Destroys Car In Dillon Incident
A leaking gas tank and a discarded match caused a fire that nearly destroyed a new Buick sedan driven by Jack Barrett. Barrett escaped and drove the burning car to the city hall while fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze and treat his burned left arm.
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Jack Barrett
Dillon
Circle Cafe
Montana Street
City Hall
Beaverhead Board Advances August Session Budget Actions
Beaverhead county commissioners held regular and special meetings including a board of final budget. Old age pensions under the new setup began with 12 of 121 applications approved and paid, while 73 more were acknowledged. Beaverhead led in submitting applications, and a highway abandonment petition south of Dillon was sent to the state highway commission.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
State Highway Commission
T. W. Gilbert
Forest Fire Organization Explained at Dillon Rotary Dinner
Dysart Gowen presented a paper on Forest Fire Fighting Organization at the Dillon Rotary Club meeting in Andrus hotel. He described the fighting organization, equipment, crew handling, and dispatch procedures using Birch Creek crews as examples with Missoula and Spokane offices ready to dispatch aid. CCC youths now comprise crews on most fires. Fay Erwin chaired the event.
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Dysart Gowen
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Birch Creek
Jackson Jail Taken Apart by Hay Hand
Charles Arnold a hay hand from Big Hole basin was arrested in Jackson by Deputy Sheriff Henry Hignight on a disturbance charge. He resisted, was subdued with a Dilly, jailed, then set fire to the bed and smashed furnishings and walls, finally being cuffed to a ring in the floor to stop further damage.
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Charles Arnold
Big Hole
Jackson
Henry Hignight
Arnold
Dilly
Funeral of Miles City Pioneer Held in Dillon
The funeral of Asbury Laken Ulm 80 longtime Miles City pioneer was held yesterday afternoon from Brundage chapel officiated by Rev H N Tragitt of St James Episcopal church. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. Ulm died Sunday in a Miles City hospital after a lingering illness and was well known in Dillon through frequent visits.
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Dillon
Asbury Laken Ulm
Archie Henneberry
Brundage Chapel
H. N. Tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View Ceme
Tery
Ulm
Miles City
Montana
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Ruth Phelps
Deer Lodge
Erling Richardson
Bessie Marsh
Frances Holmes
Hedgesville
Adeline Jarussi
Red Lodge
Extension Service
I. M. C. Anderson
Anderson
Utah
Oregon
Washington
N. A. Jacobsen
Elder
Surveyor
Ford
Justice
Baker
Dillon and
Firemen of
Beaverhead Board
Hay
Big Hole Hoosegow
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