Beaverhead Urges Big State Fair Display in Helena
Beaverhead county seeks strong county booth at the Montana State Fair in Helena September 22 to 27. Frank Hazelbaker asks ranchers for vegetables grains and grasses, notes two special prizes, and stresses early submissions and proper exhibit preparation to win multiple prizes. The article highlights parades a carnival queen address by Governor S. W. Stewart ball and athletic events, and promotes county cooperation with Sheridan’s invitation to strengthen Madison Beaverhead ties.
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Beaverhead County
Helena
Frank Hazelbaker
Hazelbaker
Breitenstein
A. J. Breitenstein
Montana State Fair Association
Beaverhead
S.W. Stewart
Sheridan
Madison
Sheridan Harvest Festival Planned for September 16
A Sheridan boosters committee visited Madison County to announce a Harvest Festival in Sheridan on September 16. Notables E D Marsh C H Junod Harry Foster H B Ashworth and Harvey Marsh attended. The event will be free for all Beaverhead residents with a $150 premium fund for grain and vegetable winners plus art livestock and food displays.
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Sheridan
Madison County
Hunting Season Opens September in Beaverhead Area
The opening of the duck and waterfowl season is set for September 1 to December 1 with federal rules banning shooting before sunrise and after sunset. State hunters should use Helena sunrise and sunset times for Beaverhead, Dillon, and nearby ponds, with daily times listed for the first week of September and notes on local meridian differences.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Federal Biological Survey
Helena
Glendive
Helena Weather Bureau
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Capila City
Maroney Falls at Kel logge Miners Picnic Flight
Wallace Idaho August 16 T T Maroney an aviator at the Kel logge miners picnic fell 80 feet in his first attempt wrecking his machine. He was badly bruised but not seriously hurt after a two mile flight with the engine failing from the start and he kept his head as he prepared for the crash.
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Wallace
Idaho
T. T. Maroney
Kellogge
Maroney
Anaconda Standard
Dillon Redmen Tie Anaconda Redmen In Narrow Batled Match
Dillon edged ahead with two runs in the first inning and another in the seventh, while Anaconda's late surge produced two runs. Leverett pitched airtight for Dillon as Bradley and Crawford delivered center field plays, with Warren and Kadis contributing steals and key hits amid a lively, rough-field game.
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Dillon
Anaconda Redmen
Big Smelter Braves
Big Whit Leverett
Leverett
Anaconda
Crawford
Walker
Warrens
Kadis
Frank Gosman
Gosman
Steve
Bradley
Duff
Gilbert
Redmen
FE Crawford
Wartens
Hutching, Jr
Stephenson
Kelley
Irslinger Wins Wrestling Bout in Dramatic Finish
The Dillon Athletic Club hosted a handicap wrestling night led by Henry Irslinger, who defeated Ray Zimmer in straight falls 85 1 2 minutes and 2 25 for the hour. Preliminary bouts featured Clarence Sweet vs Joe Bechtald and Chas Leeney vs H H Fray, both lively but with wins and a draw. Zimmer left Dillon Saturday, while Irslinger’s wind and skill drew praise from the crowd.
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Dillon Athletic Club
Henry Irslinger
Ray Zimmer
Zimmer
Austria
Sralinger
Clarence Sweet
Joe Bechtald
Dillon
Bweet
Brech
Chas. Leeney
Salt Lake
H. H. Fray
Tribune
William Hayward
Leeney
Fray
Irslinger
Pride of the Town Boys
Fine Lot of Hampshire Rams Brought to Dillon
N. B. Ring, manager for Beaverhead Ranch, returned from Pocatello Idaho with a carload of high grade Hampshire rams. The rams were secured from Bicknell and Gimmel and are described as among the finest seen in the country.
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Butterfield
Weiser
Idaho
Skillern Livestock Company
Twin Falls
Ring
The
Examiner
Helena
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Dillon
Pocatello
Hampshire Rams
Bicknell and Gimmel
W. S. Bayerd Dies After Gall Bladder Surgery
W S Bayerd a well known Dillon businessman died at St James hospital Butte last Thursday night from complications after gall stone operation He leaves two children Cecelia Pearn and Forrest G Bayerd burial was at Mountains View cemetery with service led by Rev Jesse Lacklen Bayerd born February 18 1862 in Salem Ohio lived in Helena Billings White Sulphur Springs and Dillon later running a Montana Bannack corner store He was progressive in politics and his death is deeply mourned by family and community The funeral was Sunday at 2 30 PM from the Methodist church
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W.S. Bayerd
Dillon
St. James Hospital
Butte
Cecelia Pearn
Forrest G. Bayerd
Methodist Church
Jesse Lacklen
Mountains ‘View
Ernest " Bell
Robert W.W. Boone
Wm. T. ‘Scully
Jake Mittlemeir
Albert 8. Johnson
George Bott
Walter
Bayerd
Eva Gates
Loudenville
Ohio
Forrest
Cecelia
Leonard B. Pearn
Montana
Bannack Streets
Beaverhead Tops State in Livestock Shipments
The semi annual report of the state board of Livestock Commissioners shows Beaverhead county leading all counties for the first six months in cattle and horse shipments from local stations. Beaverhead shipped 8 482 head of cattle and 484 head of horses, with Deer Lodge second totaling 7 710 cattle and 264 horses.
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State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Deer Lodge County
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Russian Scientist Claims Inoculation Against Forest Insects
A Russian scientist asserts discovery of an inoculation to combat forest insect pests. The claim centers on a preventive method intended to protect timber resources, with details and verification steps yet to be published.
Beaverhead Delegation Honored At State Fair Train Visit
Helena’s praise for Beaverhead County’s state fair display and the special Pullman train with dining and sleeping service highlights the 1915 world fair plans and the 1918 Montana state fair. Frank Hazelbaker arranged the Beaverhead booth and reservations are flowing as the train tailors seats for the September fair week.
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Helena
Beaverhead
Montana
Frank Hazelbaker
Beaverhead County
Hazelbaker
Pullman
Dillon Papers
Record Rainbow Trout Lands 35 Pound Big Hole Giant
W J McHugh of Butte landed the largest trout by hook and line in Montana on a Big Hole River catch near Glen. The 35 pound rainbow set a state record and reflects a season of unusually large trout, with several ten pounders also reported in the past two months, surpassing previous 12 to 14 pound marks.
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Montana
Big Hole River
Glen
W. J. McHugh
Butte
Big Hole
Monida Man Buys 1914 Cadillac in Dillon Visit
Bert H. Paul a prominent Monida businessman spent last Wednesday in Dillon with Mrs. Paul. He viewed and test drove one of the new 1914 Cadillacs received that week by Montana Auto Supply Co. The couple departed for home with the car, joined by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beardsley of Lima and Carl Mittlemeir of Monida.
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Bert H. Paul
Monida
Dillon
Paul
Montana Auto Supply Co
New
Purchase
B. H
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Boosters
Waterloo
Ed. Mooney
Daly's Spur Ranch
Mooney
Fairbanks-Morse
California
W. S. Bayerd
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Cadillac
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