Idaho born Dr James Jardine to head U S Agriculture
Dr James M Jardine president of Kansas Agricultural College in Manhattan Kansas, born Idaho and selected by President Coolidge as secretary of agriculture. He spent youth in Big Hole basin Idaho and Utah, with relatives in Beaverhead and Wisdom. He held roles from instructor to dean at Kansas College and led farming work in the U S Department of Agriculture before rising to the cabinet post. He opposed the McNary Haughen bill a year ago.
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James M. Jardine
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kansas
Coolidge
Beaverhead County
Hayfelds
Big Hole Basin
Jardine
Thia
Idaho
Utah
George Stewart
Wisdom
M. D. Jarding
Jackson
Annie Adams
Shaw
J. E. Shaw
Idaho Falls
Dean James Jardine
Oregon State Agricultural College
Corvallis
Big Hole ‘Basin
Will M. Jardine
Cherry
Crook
Utah Agricultural College
Canada
West
McNary-Haughen
Bill to Grant Power Over Dance Halls to Councils and Commissioners
A proposed bill would empower county and city authorities to regulate all public dances and amusement halls outside corporate units. It sets licensing, supervision, and rule making, with revocation for intoxication or disorderly conduct and penalties including fines or jail. Appeals go to district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauling
gButtleman
Smith
Bertons
Firemen to Give Masquerade Ball at City Hall
Dillon Volunteer Fire department hosts annual masquerade ball next Monday evening in City Hall auditorium. Baxter Tonney orchestra of five pieces provides music with special arrangements for the masquerade. Prizes include toilet set for best costumed lady, military brushes for best costumed man, and stationery for best comic character, on display at Hughes & McCaleb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon. Volunteer Fire Department
City Hall
Baxter-Tonney
Hughes & McCaleb
Dillon Girl Wins Beauty Contest at Montana Normal College
Miss Bernice Hirschman of Dillon won the beauty contest at Montana State Normal College. She gathered many votes, with Miss Mary Gist of Dillon and Miss Margery McGillie of Butte as runners up. The event and carnival raised funds for the college publication Chittook.
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Dillon
Normal College
Bernice Hirschman
Montana State Normal ‘College
Rotary Luncheon Highlights District Governor Atkinson Speech
District Governor Alfred Atkinson addressed locals at a Rotary luncheon outlining Rotary aims and the vision of world peace through the philosophy of understanding. He urged broader attendance and representative classifications to reflect the community’s business life, noting the event’s strong turnout and musical program.
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Rotary International
Rotary Club
Alfred Atkinson
Rotary
Lsten
Tendance Records
A. T. Peterson
Ralph McFadden
Connie Martin Newman
Ruby Wyatt
Francis Howard McKay
Monroe
Andrus Grill
Normal Quint Meets Bobcats Thursday Night
The Montana State College quint and the Normal hoopsters meet tomorrow night in the Normal gym for their second game of the season. The Bobcats visit with Hatfield and Williams leading a strong Dillon squad after a rough road trip. the game begins at 8:00 with Bill Ross officiating.
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Montana State College’ Quint
Normal
Salha Club
Anaconda
Silha Cubs
Pankey
Evans
Bobcats
Missoula
Bozeman
Utah
Idaho
Hatfield
Beaverhead
Montana
Dillon
Bernard Williams
Judicial district bill advocates eliminate two district judges
The bill 97 as amended by the judiciary committee would remove two district judges if passed. It shifts Chouteau County from the fifth to the eighth district, moves Jefferson County from the fifth to the first, adds Judith Basin to the tenth, and removes one judge in the fifth district. The house adopted a favorable report on the measure.
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House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
John E. Erickson
Chouteau County
Cascade County
Madison
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Jefferson County
Lewis and Clark
Judith Basin County
Fergus, Petroleum
Judith Basin
Bill would redraw judge districts reducing county count
The proposed bill would merge Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson into a single district with one judge, move Jefferson to the Lewis and Clark district, and retain two judges in that district. Critics say no real savings would occur as the current judges already handle matters across counties.
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Beaverhead
Madison
Jefferson
Jefferson County
Lewis & Clark County
Virginia City
Dillon
Jeffered
Lewis & Clark
Income Tax Service Visitor Sails Through Dillon
A traveling tax official appears in Dillon this week to assist residents with income tax returns. Local residents may consult the agent for filing guidelines and potential refunds.
Muffly Seeks Abolition of State Fish and Game Board
Senator Muffly of Broadwater county introduces a bill to abolish the state fish and game commission and have the governor appoint and oversee the game warden. The move follows a probe report critical of the commission and its secretary M. C. Carpenter whose salary and travel expenses drew scrutiny amid growing petitions from sportsmen statewide.
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Muffly
Fish - Game Board
Broadwater County
State Fish and Game Commission
State Commission
M. C. Carpenter
Pauline
Carpenter
State Sportsmen’s Association
Aifalpiyy Gobi
Former Dillon business man gains promotion to St Paul post
M. E. Barty, a prominent Dillon figure and founder of the Montana Auto Supply Co, has been named president of Studebaker Sales in St. Paul after serving as vice-president and manager. His leadership at the St Paul firm has drawn wide attention in auto circles. Roy Jackson attended the funeral of Louis Christensen in town last week.
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M. E. Barty
Montana Auto Supply Company
Cadillac
Studebaker
St. Paul
Barry
Twin Cities
Bast
Roy Jackson
Butte
Louis Christensen
Pioneer matron Mrs Hughes dies in Dillon Iowa
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Hughes longtime Dillon resident and birth Illinois in 1842 died after weeks of illness at her daughter Mrs Arthur Graeters home. Surviving daughters and sons listed with funeral held at Methodist church and interment planned in Centerville Iowa.
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Sarah Elizabeth Hughes
Dillon
Arthur Graeter
Hughes
Illinois
Theoadore Nelson
Hawley J.belway
Santa Ana
Calif
Mis. W. H. Wells
Centerville
George Hughes
Dilton
A. P. Hughes
Baron
Canada
Methodist Church
Edward Smith
Bitty Amoteel
H. H. Bates
Morand
Allen H. Roberts
Wit. Bevy
J. H. Gilbert
Hugh McCaleb
Charles Burden
L. K.adams
H. 8
Gimble
Charles Price
Iowa
Old Resident Chris Marcheson Dead After Illness
Chris Marcheson died at a Butte hospital Saturday after an acute appendicitis attack. A long-time county resident of about thirty years, he worked on ranches and most recently for Harry Schuler in Beaverhead valley. Born in Wisconsin, he was about fifty six. Relatives survive in Wisconsin. Funeral services were held in Dillon from Brundage parlors with burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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Chris Marcheson
Butte
Harry Schuler
Beaverhead Valley
Wisconsin
Dillon
Brundage Undertaking
Mountain View Cemetery
Finley Watson Wins Rathbone Residence Deal on South Atlantic
Finley Watson has become owner of the Rathbone residence on South Atlantic Street and has sold his bungalow on the west side to Richmond Hobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Watson
Rathbone
South Atlantic Street
Mr. Watson
Richmond Hobson
Scully Returns From California After Family Tragedy
W T Scully came back Friday morning from California where he had been summoned two weeks earlier by the serious illness and death of his mother.
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W. T. Scully
California
Quarrel Over Open Door Sparks Assault at County Farm
Ed Toohey an inmate at the county farm is jailed on assault charges after a heated dispute with fellow inmate John Fogarty over opening or closing their shared room door. Toohey allegedly struck Fogarty with a stove poker, leaving him head injuries and sending Toohey into custody last Thursday morning.
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Ed Toohey
John Fogarty
Toohey
Fogarty
Mooney
Kellub
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Logan
Frank Hazelbaker
Dr. Jardine
Basin
Anaconda Club
Matt
Von
Telebb
Ases
G. E. LA Follette
Game Department
Commission
Butte Hospital
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