Funeral Here One of State’s True Pioneers Alice Barrett
Mrs. Alice E. Barrett widow of Martin Barrett died after a brief illness at her Beaverhead County home. Born February 28 1845 in Hast Townsend Ohio she crossed the plains to Montana in 1867 and lived at Red Rock Horse Prairie Dillon and Beaverhead County. She served as Beaverhead historian for the Montana Historical Society and was a Montana Pioneer Society member. Her deep roots and public service marked a long life of pioneer devotion.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Montana
Alice E. Barrett
Martin Barrett
Barrett
Hast Townsend
Huron County
Ohio
Hiram
Mary Cook
Michigan
Missouri
Mrs. Barrett
Montana Historical Society
Montana Pioneer Society
St. Rose Catholic
Dillon Horse Sale Postponed To March 18 At Dillon Yards
The Dillon Horse Sales company postpones its annual auction to March 18 and will stage hundreds of horses at the sales yards south of Dillon. Ranchers from Southern Montana will bid on high grade stock with strong demand for draught horses, as manager George Ditty works to ensure a large, successful sale.
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Dillon Horse Sales Company
Dillon
Montana
George Ditty
Campaign for Hospital Fund Successful in Dillon
Dillon residents responded nobly to the Barrett hospital association drive. Two committees canvassed the city with few refusals, and a splendid sum was raised for the hospital’s upkeep and expenses for the coming year. Senator F A Hazelbaker chaired the financial committee and called it one of the most successful campaigns. County residents not interviewed are urged to contribute or join the association.
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Dillon
Barrett Hospital Association
Sen
F. A. Hazelbaker
The
Hospital Association
County
Association
Dillon Residents Receive 1925 Income Tax Report Blanks
H E Phelps will be in Dillon at the Metlen hotel next Saturday to help residents fill out income tax blanks and answer questions. Montana tax officials released Form 1040A booklets to taxpayers, noting changes for 1926 including higher personal exemptions and reduced normal tax rates, with larger forms to come after Washington authority.
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H. E. Phelps
Medlen Hotel
Dillon
H. HE. Phelps
Internal ‘Revenue
City
Metlen
C. A. Rasmussen
Montana
Internal Revenue
Washington
Senate
House Conference Committee
Montana Rail Commission records 1925 freight shifts in state
Montana rail commission totals show 322,971 freight cars loaded in 1925, up from 321,772 in 1924, with big gains in dairy, poultry, canned goods, and livestock while wheat and other staple crops declined. Ore remained the top commodity, and potato shipments rose over 60 percent amid wider price and volume changes.
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Montana Railroad Commission
Montana
Farm Bureau
Railroad Commission
Raalroads
Orr Auction Sale Proves Big Success
Dr. W. C. Orr conducted a large auction at the Oregon Short Line stock yards. over a hundred horses sold at satisfactory prices with brisk outside bidding. Col. E. Canning served as auctioneer and Bert Williams handled the clerk duties. Orr plans another sale on March 6 to boost Dillon’s horse market and keep cattle and other products local.
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W. C. Orr
Oregon Short Line
Col. E. Canning
Ashton
Idaho
Bert Williams
Orr
Examiner
Dillon
Dr. Ort
Montana livestock expert to speak at Beaverhead short course
Prof. Robert Waddell of Montana State extension service will address Beaverhead county high school on Thursday and Friday nights. He will cover livestock production with emphasis on sheep and cull ing range ewes. The program includes other agricultural talks and entertainments. The course also studies poultry production housing seed certification and top standardization with a poultry demonstration and caponizing birds.
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Robert Waddell
Montana State College
Will
Waddell
State board subjects motor vehicle for hire to law
Helena Feb 22 The Montana railroad commission declares that every operator of a motor vehicle for hire is now subject to the motor vehicle transportation act. Exemption proof is required for those seeking relief, and certificates of exemption will be issued. The act allows exemptions for rural freight or passenger transportation not conducted on a commercial basis.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Montana Railroad Commission
Death of Stephen Cook prominent Beaverhead stockman
Stephen Cook, a leading Beaverhead county stockman, died in Salt Lake City after a two week illness from cancer. Born April 16, 1854 in Arkansas, he taught in Kansas before moving West. He arrived in Beaverhead in 1879, worked for Poindexter & Orr, later built a Sage Creek ranch and established the Cook Sheep company, now owned by J. E. Morse.
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Stephen Cook
Beaverhead County
Salt Lake City
Mr Cook
Arkansas
Kansas
Poindexter & Orr Company
Sage Creek
Cook Sheep Company
J. E. Morse
Great Industry Shows Montana Sheep Dominate State
Senator C H Williams of Deer Lodge spoke at the Butte Rotary on Montana sheep industry. He cited national totals of 38 million sheep, 310 million pounds of wool, and 24 million lambs in 1925, with Montana home to 2 250 000 sheep yielding 28 million pounds of wool and 1 600 000 lambs worth 64 million dollars. Williams praised grazing lands and Montana’s role in wool markets, noting 1892 figures and the state’s 93 million acres with 33 million grazing sites. Continued on page 5.
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C. H. Williams
Deer Lodge
Butte
Montana
United States
Union
Wyoming
Montevideo
Court curbs Montana board of examiners power over state funds
Montana Supreme Court limits the state board of examiners to auditing and bars arbitrary reductions of valid appropriations. The decision holds that universities and extension services receive the 1920 tax levy proceeds within approved budgets, while the board cannot override legislative and executive approvals.
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Montana University
University At
Missoula
School of Mines
Butte
Normal College
Dillon
State College
Bozeman
Experiment Stations and Extension Service
State Board of Examiners
State Supreme Court
John A. Mathews
Francis D. Jones
Board of Examiners
State Auditor
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Body
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Erickson
Commission
Liver
Ranchers of
Beaver
Head County
Salt Lake
Masonic Lodge of
Senator Williams
High Court
Examining Board OF Limitation
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