Dillon Man Charles Hutchinson Dies After Heart Attack
Charles Hutchinson, 62, a longtime Dillon resident and ranch laborer later employed by Carter Livestock, died suddenly last Friday morning at his daughter's home in Dillon from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Baptist church with Rev. R Q Shall officiating. A city airport site under purchase negotiations is being considered by a Rotary committee, with A L Stone offering a nearby land plot about five miles south of Dillon near Blacktail School as the proposed landing area meeting government specifications.
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Charles Hutchinson
Anniie Humphrey
Dillon
Hutchingoh
Carter Livestock Company
Baptist Church
R. Q
Blacktail
Stone
Bell
Triton
Rock Slide Delays Oregon Short Line Trains After Flood Damages
Storms loosened rocks along a canyon wall near Maiden Rock causing a slide Monday evening. The Oregon Short Line halted all trains at the scene, cutting rail communication with the north for about 22 hours through Monday night and Tuesday. Damage tied to 1927 flood conditions is blamed for the avalanche.
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Maiden
Rock Cats
North
Dillon
Maiden Rock
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Beaverhead County Assessed Valuation Rises in 1928
Beaverhead County shows a 1928 assessed valuation increase of 194 075 over 1927 bringing total to 22 720 268 while the basis for taxation falls by 36 617 from 7 176 617 to 7 139 954 due to banks shifting from 40 to 7 percent and state board adjustments. The state board assessments total 4 695 529 down from 4 703 899, with the 1927 basis for taxation 1 878 940 and 1928 1 872 906 a decrease of 6 034.
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Beaverhead County
First Northbound Air Mail Arrives Since Great Salt Lake Route
A northbound air mail plane landed at Dillon’s Woodside field after an overnight emergency stop due to a fierce electric storm between Dillon and Butte. Pilot Roy Dismore Contained the emergency, the巨大 plane waited for daylight and departed for Butte Helena and Great Falls. Local residents hosted travelers and, amid festival activity, Dillon Country Club prepared for its annual golf tournament with preliminary rounds completing and match results from Sunday.
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False-Salt Lake
Butte
Hétens
Great ‘Walls
Malden Rock
Oregon Short Line
Dillon Country Club
Opening of Duck Turkey Season Clarified
The notice outlines game law limits for wild ducks and wild turkeys. It defines the opening time from before sunrise to sunset and sets bag limits for the season.
Battlefield memorial museum nears completion at Big Hole
Construction overseen by the forestry department within Beaverhead National Forest. a log building with built in fireplace will house relics from the Nez Perce war led by Chief Joseph and General Gibbons. New markers will designate battle sites on the national monument battlefield.
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Will
Chief. Joseph's Nez. Perce
Gibbons
Walter Hoar
Beaverhead National Forest
Forestry Department
Beaverhead County Fair Parade to Open October 3
The Beaverhead county fair opens with a parade led by A T Peterson assisted by W B Hartwig and Francis Tonney. Local business houses and organizations including the American Legion PTA Rotary and three schools are invited to participate. A daily live stock sale at the new pavilion will follow each morning with Luther S Smith in charge and George W Dart as secretary. R J Scott of Helena will assist and judge poultry entries. premium lists will be mailed to exhibitors next week.
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A. T. "Peterson
Dillon
Peterson
W. B. Hartwig
Francis Tonney
American , Legion, Parent- Teachers Association
Rotary Club
Luther 8. Smith
D. P. ‘Thurber
George W. Dart
R. J. Scott
Helena
H. H. Hanson
Grandview Poultry Farm
Scott
New Stock
Fair Grounds
Luther 8
Jersey Herd to Be Sold at Barnes Farm Auction
A sale at CG BE Barnes dairy farm next Saturday offers a registered Jersey cattle herd noted as high quality. The event includes 11 grade Jerseys, two work horses, wagon rack, harness, a disc, and a DeLaval cream separator. Col Luther 8 Smith acts as auctioneer with a 1 pm start.
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Jersey
BE. Barnes
Barnes
Col
Luther 8. Smith
Dillon Flower Show Ends After Colorful Display
Dillon’s second annual flower show closed Saturday night after thousands visited the Bishop building to view a colorful display of blossoms by local gardeners. The event showcased the best efforts of Dillon’s horticultural enthusiasts.
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Bishop
Dillon
Floral parade charms crowd at annual flower show
The Beaverhead county fair featured a lively children's floral parade last Friday noon. Miniature floats bikes and ponies wove through Dillon as Baxter-Tonney's band wagon opened the procession. Prize winners included best decorated pony and bicycle with multiple honorees named.
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Dillon
Baxter-Tonney Orchestra
Beaverhead Valley Water Commissioners Converge Before Judge
Judge Henry Rodgers summoned all water commissioners serving in Beaverhead valley for a formal call in session.
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Henry Rodgers
Beaverhead Valley
Stevenson and Miss Stevenson at Yellowstone Park
Miss Marjorie Stevenson and Miss Anna Patterson spend a week at Yellowstone National Park with excursions and sightseeing.
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Stevenson
Marjorie ‘Stevenson
Anna Patterson Frem
Yellowstone National Park
Sixty one Varieties of Flowers Exhibited at Dillon’s
Readers are invited to view an exhibit showcasing sixty one varieties of flowers including clematis calendula imperialis and phlox with a wide range of perennials and annuals. The display features species such as African daisies French marigolds geraniums and sunflowers with blooms like tiger lilies and nasturtiums.
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Dillon’s Flower
Tuft
California
Paeiaibe
Despondent Dillon herder dies by own hand near river
Isadore Mondetti a sheep herder from Dillon was found unconscious with a bullet wound near Beaverhead canal. A note in his room indicated love disappointment prompted the rash act. Sheriff W C Orr was notified but Mondetti died before aid could reach him.
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Isadore Jit
Dillon Sheepherder
Nate
Patterson
Dillon
Mondetti
Beaverhead Canal
W. C. Orr
Schools to Open Next Tuesday in Dillon Area
Beaverhead county high school and Dillon training school announce opening next Tuesday September 4 with several new instructors. Montana State Normal College plans opening September 10. New faculty members include Vivian H Johnson home economics English junior high and Melissa Minger history arithmetic junior high with training in university programs.
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Melissa Minger
University of Idaho
University of Wash
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HOMIE
West Side
Labor Day
George R. Baker
W. H. ‘Stephan
A. H. McFarland
Paul Braneman
Ralph Harding
C. B. Bechler
Walter V. Grimes
W. G. Gilbert
T. Lee McCracken
Stephan
Frank O’keefa
Warren ‘M. Stone
McFarland
Brute A. Risley
Co. E. Bechler
H. F. Best
J. B. Cluley
Paul Bransman
J. D. Brundage
Walter Grimes
Dale Tash
Wills
T Big Hole Battleground
Big Hole Battleground
C. E. Barnes
Beaverhead
Chester Gilbert
Jack Barrett
Craig Anderson
Edith Orr
Bill Jennings
Jud Best
Harold Mort
Billie Baxter
Jeanne Covalt
Jean Gil
Isadore Mondetti
Mendetti
A. 8. Johnson
The
Dillon ‘Training
Montana State
Normal College
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