Beaverhead Chronological Events Highlight 1936
Dillon area records a busy year with trap shooting titles by Ted Renfro, state rodeos led by Ray Maverty, elections, civic awards, and county projects. Notable items include political wins for Hazelbaker and Metlen, fire and flood impacts, school honors, and county tax and conservation actions shaping Beaverhead’s communities.
Beaverhead County Fire Incidents and Local Events Summary
Fire destroys several vehicles including a 1 car owned by Jack Barrett and a truck tied to Matt Ries ranch. Officials report a cigarette may have started the blaze while investigations continue. The Beaverhead Sports men’s association protests upland bird hunting restrictions. Other notes include a jail disturbance case, Rotary dinner talk on fire fighting, a Twin Bridges carnival hosting orphans children, a government bomber lands locally, and a county budget session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Barrett
Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
Beaverhead
Charles Arnold
Jackson
Dysart Gowen
Rotary
Children of Orphans
Twin Bridges
P. W. Witt Carnival
Floyd Pahnish
R. A. Welborn
Paul Greer
Raymond Ries
Matt Ries
Diana Rebekah
Birch Creek
Ernest Marchand
Joseph Brunier
Bernard Williams
Oregon
Bond Station
Beaverhead County
Board of Commissioners
Normal College
Genevieve Albertson
Conrad O. Orr
Hinsdale
Terry Conklin
A. J. Rise
Weather Bureau
J. E. Monroe
Montana
Red Rock Lakes
Butte
C. E. Blinn
Democratic Central Committee
Lloyd Williams
September items highlight region events from PWA survey to local crimes
Recon survey planned at Big Hole river dam site by PWA. Frank A. Hazelbaker chairs the Republican convention in Billings. Dillon endures four lightning strikes during a severe storm. Fred Woodside marks 25 years with Montana Auto Supply. Archie Hull held up for 37.50. Stella Emerson dies in car crash near Wisdom. Three men arrested in Lima for Hull hold up. Rudolph Polish’s car plunges on Argenta road. Beaverhead county seeks reduced bonded debt. Rodeos open in Lima and Wisdom. Beaverhead High starts term with 250 students. Steve Stevenson injured in truck overturn near Melrose. Lloyd Williams sentenced for burglary of Paramount Cleaning. Beaverhead women host style revue. Lew Brundage makes a hole in one at Dillon CC. Bill Coppock arrested near Dillon. sought in SD for bank robbery. T. Lee McCracken installed as American Legion commander. George M. Gosman named to state board of education. Beaverhead sportsmen protest migratory bird ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dietrich
E. B. Roe Ranch
Red Rock
E. A. Wolf
Beaverhead National Forest
Ted Renfro
Montana
Monroe W. Bucy
Lewis Bucy
West Yellowstone
Butte
Luella Stickney
Beaverhead
Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Droathstricken
Frank McDowell
Wisdom
Clayton McEcheren
Lee McCracken
Legion
Masked Bandit
J. N. Apgar
Jack Wheeler
Kansas
Hurley Leach
Mary Ryan Kenney
Butte- Dillon
City
Ed Dietrich
Wisconsin
Castle Rock
Earl R. Smith
Valley
Ernest Sorenson
Armstead
Sam Wilkinson
Middle West
Rotary Meeting
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Robert Pauline
Kalispell
Henry G. Rodgers
J. E. Kelly
Big Hole River
PWA
Billings
Fred Woodside
Montana Auto Supply Company
Archie Hull
Stella Emerson
Lima
Hull
Rudolph Polish
Argenta
Beaverhead County
Steve Stevenson
Melrose
Pete Wilhelm
Lloyd Williams
Paramount Cleaning
Lew Brundage
Dillon Country Club
Bill Coppock
Sheriff McCollum
South Dakota
T. Lee McCracken
American Legion
George M. Gosman
Holt
State Board of Education
Frank Eliel
Beaverhead and surrounding events roundup in Dillon area
Weather bureau at Normal college memorial for Joseph Monroe. Events include student association election, Republican speakers visiting Beaverhead, 1930s era activities from Legion to 4-H clubs, crime sentencing, high school games, ram sale, and political rallies with Murray Ayers, Hazelbaker, and Holt. Ninety-two CCC recruits arrive at Birch Creek camp.
Alleged Forger Held After Cashier Check Forgery
Dan Mecer is jailed on bad check charges after local officers seized several forged checks hidden in a sock. The checks bear the American Fur Co. imprint and Gus Straus signature, drawn on Midland National Bank Billings and Miners National Bank Butte, with one endorsed to Frank Keiser. Sheriff McCollum left for Dubois Idaho to take custody of a woman connected to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mecer
James A. McCollum
Dubois
Idaho
Mecer
Meyer
The
American Fur Company
Gus Straus
Midland National Bank of Billings
Miners National Bank of Butte
Frank Keiser
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Beaverhead Residents Enjoy Merry Christmas Festivities
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services filled the season in Beaverhead. First Lutheran Church hosted a Christmas morning mass while the Grace Lutheran Sunday school presented a program midweek. The Dillon volunteer firemen hosted two holiday dances at the city hall auditorium with Baxter orchestra providing music for both events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Grace Methodist Church Sunday School
Dillon Volunteer Firemen
American Legion
City Hall
Baxter Orchestra
Elk Distribution Near Dillon Stirring Local Debate
Beaverhead county considers moving the park elk to the Argenta district to back a game herd. Local sportsmen promise careful care with water, feeding and protection, aiming for three to four years before declaring a third open season. The piece also notes Roosevelt gave naval services in Easter 1934 aboard the Yacht Nourmahi, with no chaplain present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Argenta
Army
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ellis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pete Westergard
Roy Forrester
Herman Peterson
Montana State
Dillon Club
Ray Maverty
Glasgow
Jackson Rodeo
Henry Neumann
Brooklyn
Lela Mae Hoffstot
Sidney
Ruth Margaret Phelps
Deer Lodge
Hiram Lapham
Mooney
McCollum
Temple
Gilbert
Montgomery
George Melton
Congress
Examiner- Tribune
Court Room
James Farlin
J. N. Campbell Beer Parlor
Bandit
William Jardine
Big Hole Basin
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Brothers
E. L
F. M. Poindexter
Lyman H. Bennett
Roswell Ferre
Idaho Falls
Jack Gilbert
University of Chicago
Robert Miles
Barrett Hospital
Alfred Peterson
Whitecafe
Reichle
Helen Wilkinson
Jane Waldorf
S. Darwin Johnson
Frank Hazelbaker
Pete Collins
Sam Ditty
Republican Central Committee
Dan F. Mooney
Bill Jones
Weston Strasser
Bill Polle
Seattle
Jack Tracy
Oral Zumwalt
C. Bradford
Edna Belle
A. EK. Hull
U. S. Biological Survey
Morgan Jones
Byron Orr
Blacktail
Charles Osborne
New City
Donald Light
William A. Becker
H. M. Brundage
W. B. Hartwig
J. W. Rees
Glenna Vance
Berniece Metlen
Buster Stultz
San Jose
Texaco
R. C. Line
School of Business Administration
State University
Legion Auxiliary
C. J.hovren
Merle
Corbin Aullman
G.t.paul
Paul Simons
Beaver
Fay Kirkpatrick
Beavers
Jack Morrow
Dillon Business and Professional Women's Club
Prin. Conrad Orr
Butte Hazelbaker-for
Giants
Lambert Eliel
Associated Merchants of Montana
School of Mines
Fair Grounds
Mike Stump
Dell
Marvin Aullman
Don Albee
John Revcich
Joe Wedum
Beaverhead Post
Alice Davis
State Normal College
Montana Education Association
John DeBerry
Missouri
County
O. T. Vandegrift
Angry Bears
Bloody Dick
L. W. Upshaw
Paul Temple
George Montgomery
W. G. Gilbert
Joe Metlen
Henry Meine
Nell Doyle
Mildred Schuler
Dan Mooney
James Phillips
Jack Fitzsimmons
George Metlen
G. W. Elder
Bertie Mathews
Albert S. Baker
Fred Rife
O. M. Best
T. E. Gilbert
F. C. McFadden
Examiner and Tribune
Roy Ayers
Roosevelt
Bertha Cardinale
Neighbors of
Woodcraft
Ernest Orr
Beaverhead Agricultural Conservation Association
Charles Henry
Prin
Conrad OQ
Orr
Hartwig Theatre
Beaverhead High
Townsend
Red Cross
Irene Megquier
George Knight
Irvine and Cottom
Northwest
John H. Bray
Centennial
Beaverhead 4-H Livestock Club
Patricia Gilbert
Edith Nurmi
Beaverhead County High School
Board of Fire Underwriters
Elks
Dillmont Park
Scott
Boulder
Beavers Head
Jefferson
Silver Bow Boy
Scout Area Council
John Troupe
T. J. Carney
Glendale and
Washington Streets
Butte Masons
Dillon Lodge
Grace Methodist Church
Normal College Men’s Glee Club
W. B. Willey
Lillian Stone
Bozeman
Harold Cochrane
Noel Jackson
Ray Wolf
James Burlingame
Royal Arch Masons
Dillon Elks Lodge
Jack Hurley
Aullman
Agnes Pierce
Jean Bishop
Normal College Assembly
Norman R. Nelson
Dil Ion Modern Woodmen
Dorothy Ann Davis
Lucille Hartwig
Oracle
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Normal Women’s Athletic Association
Fred Lehn
Parent Teachers Association
Harris Opp
Future Farmers
William Gleed
Dillon Gun Club
Sheridan School
A. A. Schroeder
Howard Hollenbeck
Wisdom Masonic Lodge
Hattie Pomeroy
Harold Capehart
Wisdom Eastern Star
Girl Scouts
Irving Orr
Marguerite Collins
Dorothy Davis
James Kelly
Vernace McBroom
Elmo
Joe Hermann
Union Pacific
Dillon Ellis
Dillon Merchants
Joseph E. Monroe
Paul Decker
Students’ Association
Republican
E. G
Alfred Potter
Mary Hocking
Gallatin
Beaverhead Federation of Women’s Organizations
Dillon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Birch Creek CCC
Charles E. Barker
Grand Rapids
Mich
James E. Murray
Phil Lyons
Grasshopper
Butte Reds
Billings Poly
Herman
Antone Jackson
Old Jackson
Dillon Parent Teachers Association
Fred Rabrick
Elmer Holt
Hazelbaker
Dillon Wranglers Club
J. C. Jepp