Births Decline but Outpace Deaths in Beaverhead County 1919
Beaverhead County records show 152 births and 87 deaths in the past year, births leading by about 45 percent. September led months for births with 27. March and October also notable. Detailed lists name numerous couples and newborns through January to September, reflecting a healthy population despite a harsh year.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County school funds apportioned for 1919
Miss Elizabeth Sutherland reports Beaverhead County schools received 565,569 in 1919 to be shared among forty districts with 2,204 pupils. Dillon receives over half the total. The annual death toll shows pneumonia leading, with several influenza deaths and occasional murders. April had the most deaths, while October had few.
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Dillon
Elizabeth Sutherhind
Beaverhead County
Chronicle of Beaverhead County Events in the Past Year
A yearlong chronology from Beaverhead County notes two influenza deaths and no murders, with major efforts in paving and lighting Dillon's business district. Entries list saloon closures, civic projects, farm and cattle markets, Red Cross activities, and local government actions across months, including deaths, elections, and community events.
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City
George Opp, Jr
Butte
Katherine Staudaker
George Ditty
Hugh McCaleb
Dillmont
County
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American Red Cross Small
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Germany
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van Orsdel
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H. A. MacMillan
Army
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Sam Lewis
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Christmas Day In Dillon Observed Quietly
Christmas was observed quietly in Dillon as the first celebration without heavy drinking. No arrests were made. Senator E. O. Selway is gradually improving after a serious illness, with doctors hopeful for a speedy recovery following his Christmas Eve collapse at the Andrus hotel.
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Selway
Andrus Hotel
Prohibition Reduces Crime in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county reports a drop in crime last year with 79 arrests in 1919 versus 261 in 1918 and county jail confinement totaling 60 days compared with 7,343. No murders occurred and the sheriff credits prohibition for fewer arrests and smaller jail population.
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Sheriff’s Office
Prohibition
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