County Births Lead in Number for Year
No twins born in the county during the year while birth totals show fifty-one girls and forty-four boys. September records the peak with ten girls and four boys born. January through December list dozens of newborns from Dillon and nearby towns with many named families and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Borgres
Apex
Lesley McNei
Dell
Raymond M
Uppagren
Jackson
Carl Hartwig
Glen
Oliver Kurtz
Dillon
Eli Sage
Hikoroku Sato
Ditton
Giron
Andrew J. Rife
Armstead
Joseph A. Golobich
Guy Gray
Bannack
Adolph Stewart
Twin Bridges
I. F. Hunsaker
Bond
Elmer Clark
Edward Perry
Apee
Clark M. Frazier
Hans Henninggen
Clarence Konig
Norman E. Holden
Taylor A. Bradley
Armatead
John Wolf
Maynard H. _ Miller
Thomas T. _ McAdam
Overton Stansell
Monida
Joseph David . Burke
Justin Brundage
Monica
Roy Forrester
Henry Birrer
Christian A. Nelson
Alton T. . Crossley
Johnson
Duly
Willis Martinell
Kiyoko Neishi
Barretts
George Strub
Edwin Underwood
Earl Walker
Mennan
Idaho
68 Marriages in Year 1923 Reported in Dillon
The year closed with 68 marriage licenses issued, eleven fewer than 1922. Of these, eleven couples resided in Dillon, while twenty five involved out of state partners. July led with ten weddings, followed by September with nine. June and May with five, and other months lower. List of couples includes residents of Dillon and Idaho, Butte, Pocatello, Twin Bridges, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Idaho
Percy R. Gregory
Francis LaLonde
Butte
Tony Criswell
Alice H. Vickers
Sheridan
James D. Peterson
Dell
Francis Grandall
J. W. Finn
Rigby
Amelia Jeffs
Idaho Falls
Earnest B. Harkness
Dall
Ruth Kent
Hubert Davidson
Bernice Mulheim
Jerome
Missoula Man Declares Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Frank H. Cooney of Missoula announces entry on the Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor. A longtime resident, he arrived 33 years ago, built a brokerage and mercantile career in Butte, ranches in the Bitter Root valley, and previously ran in the 1920 Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Frank H. Cooney
Bitter Root
Cooney
Delinquent Tax List Will Not Be Published in Papers
County official announces no detailed delinquent tax list will appear in newspapers this year. The public notice states tax delinquents will be listed at the courthouse front door as in past years. The county’s largest list includes many property owners in the Big Hole district with thousands of dollars owed.
Beaverhead County Year in Review and Town Happenings
A dense chronology lists events from January through July in Beaverhead County including alumni sports wins, funerals, elections, arrests for liquor offenses, market takeovers, bank leadership, and Legion activities. Notable items mention Missoula and Dillon games, railroad rumors, fires, and state events with multiple local figures and institutions named.
Expansion of Sheep Industry Is Coming
Washington observers say the sheep industry will expand significantly, predicting greater stability ahead. Officials note a past low point but point to continued strong market formation and a reliance on imports for about half of the wool supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wranglers Civic Celebration Draws Large Crowd
Santa Claus distributed candy to youngsters as hundreds gathered for the municipal Christmas celebration hosted by the Wranglers' Club. A large electric tree stood at the State Bank corner while Mrs Margaret Tello led the musical program and Father Leschner gave a prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wranglers’ Club
State Bank
Margaret Tello
Father Leschner
Three
Santa Claus
Beaverhead High defeats Sheridan five 24 to 16 in season opener
Beaverhead high school opened the 1924 basketball season by beating Sheridan 24 to 16. Cashmore starred for Beaverhead, converting free throws as the team pulled away in the second half, while Murray led Sheridan with 12 of their 16 points. The Sheridan Midgets lost 32 to 6 to Beaverhead in the preceding game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thomas
Henry G. Rodgers
Frank Hazelbaker
Helena
U. S
Beaverhead
Tom Olmstead
Henry Page
Gopher Killer Club Organizas
Dillon Rothmans
Earl
Opp
Blanch Garland
Normal College
American Legion
Herry Tash
Nonie Carmarried
Gleéd ‘Bros
Gallagher
Thornton
T—District Court
George Gable
Charles Seybold
Red Rock
Pearl I
Smith
Yoernon
Clark
Veraster
Qwens
County Federation of Women's Clubs
Matt Kajin
George McFarlin
Florow
neeSmith
Will. Stahl
James Noble
Arrow
Dillon
W. D. Ross
Hie
Basketba Hee Ie
Sheridan
Cashmore
Beaverhead High
Crowley
Murray
Wheat yields win prize for A J Faust near Dillon
The Montana Development association lists A J Faust, a rancher near Dillon, as second prize winner in the southern Montana winter wheat contest. From 26 acres his crop averaged 39.65 bushels per acre, part of a 25 acre plot in a 200 acre field, as prizes totaling 12006 dollars were awarded for non irrigated wheat across three state divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Development Association
A. J. Faust
Dillion
Faust
Montana
Deaths in Beaverhead County 1922 versus 1928
The Beaverhead county death count shows 56 deaths in 1928 against 74 in 1922, with no personal crisis reports or murders in the past year. Lightning strikes caused two deaths. one man died in a moonshine still explosion. one drowning was a boy. Heart trouble led all causes, nine deaths in April and October each. January through October lists multiple individuals with causes ranging from pneumonia to cancer and accidents. Continued on page seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Perry Kious
Dillon
Sarah Oats
John B. Tritt
Bright
Juary
Archie Fabian Upgrew
Dell
Mary Patricia Sandy
Henry Page
Lakeview
Thomas R. Thomas
Argenta
Joseph Ruddy
Nathan Andrew Ames
Polaris
Anna Flynn
Frank Solander
Students Hare to Spend Christmas With Homefolks
Many Dillon residents studying in other cities have returned home for Christmas and the mid winter vacation. The arrivals include Ed win Anderson Clair Jay Cos roe Allen Dansie Miss Kether Leg e in Salt Lake City Bernard Williams Ralph Cushing Dewey Cashmore Frank Hatfield Morse Waldorf and Clarence Decker, students at Montana State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Edwin, Anderson, Clair
Jay Cosroe Allen Dansie
Miss Kether
Also Mentioned on This Page
John D. Cook
T Dillon
Grace Burley
Firth
R. W. Tillotson
Lela J. _. Massey
Lemhl
Frank Lajunesse
Gracé Miller
Pocatello
Charles B. Lanner
Nettie P. Kelse
Lynn M. Nye
Minnie H. Bentley
Earl W. Opp
Anna Blanch Garland
Eric Nagel
Hilda Raims
Great Falls
Wilbur C. Whiting
Grace B. McCoy
George W. Mikesell
du Boise
Decie Williams
Briggs
Atkin
Mary Hawkley
Earl T. Denny
Minnie M. Wemple
Patrick C. Smith
Gilmore
Lemhi
Charles L. Booth
Elva H. Hill
Shoup
Samuel L. Bell
Dorothy Perry
Richard H. Porter
Alice Cox
Merril D. Edson
Harlowton
Mont
Dorothy Poindexter
Dale D. Bryant
Waterloo
Lola C. Wetzell
Cardwell
Hakrey M. Bingham
Clifton
Eeeerhead County
Alma Kupfer
A. L. Anderson
Board of Commissioners
Anderson Brothers
Stevens Market
John Peterson
Security State Bank
J. C. Fuller
B.C
Selway
Madison Sheepgrowers’ Association
Butte High
David Woodside
Lima
F. H. Pinkerton
Jack Hetland
Wool’ Growers
Spokane
Montnomal
Legion
Sheridan Independents
Ben
Jamey Dodd
Katherine Johnnson
Chevrolet
Dick Nolan
Jeng Jensen
Moose Pool Hall
Wisdom _ burns
Ilma Stephens
Brannon
Rotary Club
Central
Mt. St. Charles
Deer Lodge
Tourney
Barshaw Cafe
Robert Woody
Beaverhead Cleaning Works
Beason
Seeenbece
Lat High School
Jerome Baxter
Hasselbaker
Lands
R. D. Curry
Mary Thibideau
Dikhorn
Ted
Sigs
Myra Robbins Koontz
Buick
Dixie Ripley
Mazie Davis
Ira Sanders
Merril Deem Edson
Mias
Barrett Hospital
W. S. Dawes
Matt Anderson
Chancellor Brannon
Governor Dixon
Normal
Clyde Kuder
Fern Andrus
David Carruthers
Agnes Marks
Orville Smith
Verona Dansie
Tom Williamson
Dr. Davis
Harding
Knights Templar of
Earl Selway
Warren G. Harding
Beaverhead County
Mary Sweeney
Paul Brown
Shelby
Justice Court
Frank Paul
Eileen Sullivan
Wallace Ogden
Marguerite Cushing
Wise River
Robert Laing
Dillon Rotarians
Dillmont Park
Beatrice Carey
Chautauqua
Ted Renfro
Wyoming
H. W. Manley
Horseco Ottgan
Orhy
Willard Kennison
Korg
Lonny Linson
James
Frank Ellel
Three Mal College
Dill
Tae
Cambidh
Wranglers
Carl Peets Swanson
Wisdom
Frank P. Harrison
Marie Garcia
Charles A. Clemens
Adaha W. Baxter
Raoul Saunders Markland
Andrew Bezzec
Glendale
Crowell Leonard Wemple
Henry Gott Scholt
Christopher W. Petties
J. Frank Long
William Wallace
Mary Janes Edson
Harold Dais Mansz
Grant
Thomas Williamson
Earl Charles Selway
Mary Adelaide Johnson
Charles McGahan
Mary Francis Sweeney
Bernard Morgan
John Cosgrove
Joseph M. Kambich
Reichle
Mary Elizabeth Tash
Melrose
Gwynetha Lee Lile
Scobey
W. G. Roberts
Virginia Mary Bradford
Chas. A. Green
Julia Mary Mayerle
Alvin Carder
Frederick Schuler
Cancer
Jules Dell Guyaz
Medicine Lodge
Heart Trouble
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