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Axlelotta fish tale draws local skeptics in Dillon
In Dillon the Axlelotta lake fish story circulates with humor as W G Gilbert recounts a four legged trout like creature with a lantern, while locals doubt the tale and discuss other wildlife observations and town happenings including paving bets between Bud Hartwig and Harry Gimble.
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W. G. Gilbert
Madison County
Gilbert
Virginia City
Axlelotta Lake
Judge Smith
Dillon
Cy Knotts
Charley Miller
Columbia
Hartwig
Bud Hartwig
Harry Kimble
Beaverhead Lumber Company
Harry Gimble
Gimbile