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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
1
Beaverhead county has held the lead as wool producing region for years. About fifty eight million pounds have been shipped in twenty six years, with Beaverhead sheepmen receiving top prices for their wool.
Beaverhead county sheep men will attend the National Wool Growers Association convention in Butte starting tomorrow. Scores of Beaverhead's wool growers will booster for Montana's banner wool county, led in the sheep industry since 1869. Attending are I B Harkness William Sweeney W E Kennison George Whitworth Ike Rife Jr R J Freeman Robert Hildreth.
Dillon pioneer John F. Bishop and partner R. A. Reynolds introduced Montana's first band of sheep in 1869, guiding the start of the state's wool and mutton production. They traveled from Dillon to Oregon that year, crossing a sparsely settled frontier.
Coach Gunderson’s fast Beaver head high school team extended their win streak to seven with decisive victories over Gallatin County High in Bozeman 18 to 12 and Whitehall High in Whitehall 12 to 7. The Bozeman game was fast and tight.
Dillon Rotarians hosted a banquet at St. James Guild Hall honoring their wives and lady friends. Over eighty attendees filled the annual event with warm tributes and fellowship.
Record enrollment marks the Beaverhead County High third annual short course opening led by D. P. Thurber. The six week program offers poultry care, hog and grain production, garden crops, farm shop and auto mechanics with daily sessions from 1 15 to 4 00 under the supervision of the agricultural department head.
Beaverhead Montana leads the state in sheep and cattle with 150178 sheep and 67630 cattle valued at 3852070. Dillon, the county seat, boasts the lowest tax rate and no bonded debt while housing the Montana State Normal college. Beaverhead is a high-altitude banana belt with minimal sub-zero weather during 1925 1926. The county hosts Grasshopper creek gold discovery and Bannack the first territorial capital.
Twenty pupils of the Normal college training school will receive diplomas at commencement tomorrow night in the college auditorium. Rev C A Parlour will deliver the address. Supt Charles Henry will present candidates and Hiram Brundage will confer diplomas. The benediction will be given by Rev Howard Ricketts. A musical program includes the training school orchestra directed by L A Gregory and solos by the club. The graduates include Emer Anderson Raymond Cullen Keith Graeter James Melton Maurice Lanner Bernard Underwood Findling Woite.
A 27 year old man Dunn shot and killed 17 year old Laura Meeds near her North Washington street home after a quarrel over another man Calvin. He then turned the gun on himself and died. Melvin Leon, 25, was taken into custody as a material witness. The shooting occurred shortly before noon and Laura died at Barrett hospital within minutes.
The article cites Beaverhead County per capita assessed valuation at 3212.09 dollars. It notes bank deposits totaling 8470.06 dollars per capita and mentions Dillon as the lowest taxed municipality in Montana with a 13.5 mill levy.
A 16 year old boy, Jack Maher, escaped custody while being escorted to the Idaho Industrial School on a Oregon Short Line train near Dillon Idaho. Undersheriff Carl Hartwig tracked him to the Carl Hansen ranch before recapturing him within hours. In a separate item, E Kenison versus Albert Anderson for damages totaling 50000 was closed in district court and taken under advisement.
Beaverhead County remains Montana's top livestock county as the state board of equalization reports nearly four million dollars in county livestock value and a two year increase. It leads in the number of sheep and cattle and in total assessed valuation, maintaining its longtime position.
Madison vindicates the Beaverhead livestock figures showing a total county value of 3,852,070 dollars, surpassing all other counties. Cattle numbers reach 67,630 with value around 8,560,000 while sheep numbers climb to 159,172 valued at 1,358,863 dollars, per 1926 data.
Judge Lyman H. Bennett holds the charges against Charles W. Bryant and H. B. Nisbett as commissioners of Madison County unfounded. The opinion states the fees were reasonable and the commissioners acted in good faith, with no sustained accusation or complaint.
All Beaverhead county high school senior boys will attend the annual conference along with the school's stock judging team. The note appears as a continued item on page 4 of the newspaper.
The annual state music meeting will be held in Livingston April 1 and 2. High school students are expected to participate in many events and have historically earned top honors in orchestra string quartet and other categories at the spring program.
The Dillon bowling alley opened last week under Emary K. Smith and features top equipment. Early games saw Beaverhead over City Bakery claim the Beavers’ first win, with high scores by the Orange Crush and Cleaners teams. Organizing leagues and ladies tours are planned if interest grows.
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