Beaverhead County Fair Association Elects New Board
A stockholders meeting at the county courthouse elected a new Beaverhead County Fair Association board: Featherly, Orr, Kaiser, Lovell, Edinger, Selway, Gosman. Officers chosen: Featherly president, Orr vice president, Carruthers secretary, White treasurer. Next fair set for Sept 7–10, four days. Carruthers submits 1908 financial report showing 217 shares valued at 5425, with 145 paid in cash and 14 issued for labor and supplies.
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Beaverhead County Fair Association
Court House
G. R. Featherly
W. C. Orr
H. A. Kaiser
George Lovell
Ike Edinger
H. J. Selway
O. C. Gosman
S. S. Carruthers
B. KF. White
Carrathera
SIMEONE YORK PASSED AWAY AND COUNTY PROSPERITY REPORT
Beaverhead county seeks to collect overdue subscriptions by persuasion before legal action and notes strong fair attendance and outside interest. Simeon E York, long resident and Odd Fellow, dies at Murray hospital Butte after kidney illness. funeral in Dillon.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Simeon K. York
Murray Hospital
Butte
Mr. York
Dillon
The
Baptist Church
Colver
Mountain View Cemetery
Simeon Estes York
Pawual
Maine
York
Lynn
Maas
Lodge of
Odd Fellowa
Simeon Estes
Anaconda Boys Triumph Over Beaverhead in Narrow Win
The Anaconda high school boys defeated Beaverhead 20 to 10 at the Dillon Theatre last Saturday evening. Anaconda showed strong team play and coaching while Beaverhead struggled to keep pace. The win positions Anaconda as a contender for the state championship with a next game against Helena on the 27th at Dillon Theatre.
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Anaconda High School
Beaverhead
Dillon Theatre
Anaconda Boya
Avereal
Anaconda Bartizane
Helena
Dillon Boys
Notable Orator George Wharton James at Normal
The third Nor mal Lecture Course attraction features Dr George Wharton James, famed orator, speaking at Normal Assembly Hall Wednesday evening February 24. He is described as a plain simple man with a plain message for all.
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George Wharton James
Will of J D Wood Filed in Utah Probate Case
The will of James D Wood a Salt Lake millionaire who died near an Oregon Short Line engine in Salt Lake City on January 17 is filed in district court. The estate valued at two to three million goes to widow Catherine Wood with shares to sons Hagenbarth and Hugh Wood and daughter Cassandra upon reaching 21. executors named Hagenbarth and Wood of Spencer Idaho. Property details in Utah valued around 50000, exact Utah description not yet determined.
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James, D. Wood
Salt Lake
Oregon Short Line Railway Company
Third District
Salt Lake Tribune
Wood
Catherine Wood
W. R. Hutchinson
M. B. Johnson
Hagenbarth
Spencer, Ijda
Ietter
California
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Republic of Mexico
Utah
Damages Sought After Oregon Short Line Removal
George Mitchell sues the Oregon Short Line Railroad in Butte for 1950 dollars plus costs, claiming he was unjustly removed from a northbound Ore gon train near Dillon on February 5 1909 after paying fare. He says the conductor seized his ticket and baggage check, was jailed for 16 hours, and released only by order of the railroad.
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Oregon Short Line
George Mitchell
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Butte
Pocatello
Dillon
Blackfoot
Idaho
Mitchell
Week of legislative toil yields anti pool room progress
Helena Feb 13 The last week produced notable legislative results with the senate passing the anti pool room bill. Norton proposes segregation of white and Japanese children and a memorial against repealing immigration acts. Cigarette and saloon bills move forward as lawmakers maneuver timing and club exemptions amid political sparring.
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Helena
Senate
Assembly
Legislative Assembly
House
Thomas Norton
Silver Bow
Achoola
Montana
Congress
Norton
Helena Chink
Washington, D. C
Dark Horse mine viewed as potential major western ore source
John O Leary and J L Chaffin tour the Dark Horse mine near Salmon Idaho praising rich bornite ore and a future railroad shipment. They expect 30 tons initially with 10 to 15 percent copper and 12 gold to the ton in value as work expands to 50 men under superintendent Lanyon.
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John O'Leary
J. L. Chaffin
Dark Horse
Climax
Pratt Creek
Mr. O'Leary
Lemhi County
Dark Horne
Mr. O'Leary Gaia
Lanyon
O’leary
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Carruthers
Ue Yatta
Ene Ee Eee Ee
Ateck
First National Ee
Nat'l] Bank
FE. P. Birrer
Dart Hdw Co
Dillon Gumber Co
Poindexter & Orr
Craig Cornell
Simeone
James
America
Atate Normal
Anaconda Boys
J. D. Wood
Montana Solons
Mahogany
Donlan
Kibosty
Clayberp
Thomas Long
Romney
Christler
Meyer
Flathead County
Lincoln
Kootenai
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