Consolidation of Montana Livestock and Sheep Boards Planned
A bill to create a six member Livestock Commission by the governor with senate consent, merging stock and sheep boards and possibly adding livestock sanitation. Members serve staggered terms from March 1, with no pay beyond expenses, elect a president and vice president, and oversee brands, records, and disease prevention with annual reports.
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Senate
Stewart
Board of Stock Commissioners
Board of Sheep Commissioners
Lyeatock Commission
Livestock Sanitary Board
Heron
Custer County
Livestock Commission
Montana
Livestock Commission Fund
Carruthers Injured After Elevator Shaft Fall
Sam Carruthers local agent for Short Line and freight agent Wolfe visited Western Wholesale Grocery to inspect a new warehouse. The elevator shaft was dark and both men fell to the bottom. Wolfe escaped with scratches while Carruthers was badly shaken and suffered sprains and cuts, keeping him home for days.
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Sam Carruthers
Western Wholesale Grocery Company
Wolfe
Carruthers
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Garruthers
Bound Over To District Court On Robbery Charge
Kid Kelly and Jack West are bound over to district court on robbery charges after a county jail hearing. They allegedly held up a sheepherder last week taking an I O U note for 100 dollars and a watch. The victim kept his hands up as instructed while holding a clenched fist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid” Kelly
Jack West
Arraignment and Bond Figures in Local Case
Kelly and West appeared in the justice court on the charge invoked by the case and were bound over to the district court with bonds set at one thousand dollars each they could not furnish.
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Kelly
West
Justice ‘Court
District Court
Dillon Bakery Cleanliness Model Shown
A visit to the Dillon Bakery kitchen and prep room proves it a model of cleanliness. Last week Mr. McFadden had the kitchen and bake shop repainted and recaulked, making it as inviting as a home kitchen. Health officers usually pass McFadden’s bakery during their rounds, deeming trips there a waste of time.
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Dillon
McFadden
My Lady's Kitchen
Lima Residents Fined for Selling Whitefish
Last week J. W. Carney deputy state game and fish warden arrested Phil Mason and Tom Yoshi of Lima on selling fish charges. They appeared in justice court with Yoshi pleading guilty and fined 60 dollars. Mason was found guilty after trial and also fined 60 dollars.
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J. W.carney
Phil Mason
Tom Yoshi
Lima
Justice Court
Yoshi
Mason
Fifteen Pupils Graduate From Normal Training School
Fifteen pupils seventeen girls and four boys graduate from the Normal training school at Bea verhead County High School. The program featured Rev H G Humphrey and Dr Grant E Finch with certificates. Music by Gregorys junior band highlighted the evening. The class colors are purple and yellow. The Eight Grade World editorial staff is listed with Montana Murray as President and Ralph Patrick as Editor in Chief.
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Normal Training School
VaNeta Kohl
LaVaughn Lyons
Marie Boger
Marie Schwartz
Montana Murray
Catherine Giudici
Dagmar Nelson
Opal Scott
Margaret Ryburn
Augusta Teers
May Hoerning
Maynard Lovell
Wilfred Tessier
Ralph Patrick
Karl Kupfer
H. G. Humphrey
Methodist Church
Grant E. Finch
Normal College
Gregory
Stone Creek Seeks Transfer to Beaverhead County
Residents of the Stone Creek district in Madison county petition to attach to Beaverhead county arguing Dillon is their business mail and schooling hub while Madison county seats require long travel. Beaverhead leaders plan to draft a bill with support from Dillon merchants who back the move. The petitions assert no Beaverhead objections and foresee mutual benefit.
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Stone Creek
Madison County
Beaverhead County
Ruby Mountains
Dillon
Beaverheart
Virginia City
Madison
Sheridan
G. R. Featherly
Frank Hiiel
Grasshopper Cattle Bring High Prices in Region
W. J. Boomer of Carst on Packing Spokane contracted James Judge beef steers for 8.75 per hundred pounds, the highest Grasshopper section price on record. Judge cattle praised as fine. Earlier, William Montgomery of the Big Hole basin refused 9.25 for similar steers.
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W. J. Boomer
Carston Packing Company
Spokane
James Judge
Boomer
Judge
William Montgomery
Big Hole Basin
Hazardous to Obey the Law on Beaverhead Valuation
Beaverhead county faces a fourfold rise in assessed value if the attorney general enforces the full cash value rule. Current practice undervalues property at about one third, complicating tax levies and county classifications. Clerk Jay Baker notes classification changes may be needed but are unlikely, risking higher taxes for residents.
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Jay Baker
Beaverhead
Baker
Gay Zenola MacLaren Imaginative Recitals Impress Lyceum Crowds
New York based performer Gay Zenola MacLaren showcases an imitative recital style, reproducing complete plays without reading the original text or lines. She studies top productions and actors to faithfully reproduce characters, appearing February 8 at Normal College auditorium as the fifth Lyceum course act.
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Gay Zenola MacLaren
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Miss MacLaren
New York
Normal College
City Council Sets Regular Meeting for Next Wednesday
The city council will hold its regular monthly meeting next Wednesday evening. Officials invite public attendance and will discuss town affairs and upcoming agendas.
Traces of Big Deer Herds Noted in Dillon Area
Visitors report deer have trampled snow in the Sheep Creek basin leaving the canyons and valleys looking like flocks of sheep. The Dillon region has long been a hunting ground for local sportsmen with many deer and antelope gathering there to escape recent heavy snows.
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Dillon
Sheep Creek
High School Board Moves to Monthly Meetings
At the last regular meeting the board of trustees voted to meet monthly instead of every three months. All routine business and other work will be handled at these monthly sessions.
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High School Board of Trustees
Beaverhead Commercial Club to Elect Officers
A Beaverhead Commercial club meeting will be held Friday evening at eight in Frank Hazelbaker's offices. Members and interested parties are urged to attend as officers for the coming year will be elected.
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Beaverhead Commercial Club
Frank Hazelbaker
Poindexter Elevated to Federal Hawaiian Judgeship
Dillon city attorney to county attorney, then fifth district judge, Poindexter has not had a Supreme Court reversal. He was named to Washington to discuss a six year term with a $6000 salary. The post serves critical international questions balancing U S and Asia relations.
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Dillon
Hawaiian Islands
J. B. Poindexter
Poindexter
Beaverhead
Montana
Fifth
Supreme Court
Hawaiian Island
Washington
Wilson
Fuidge
Beaverhead County
U. S
Last Week’s Purchase of Reo Car by John Butala
John Butala bought a five passenger Reo automobile from Ditty and Sheppard Auto Company last week. The purchase reflects local demand for new motor vehicles and highlights the dealership’s selection of five passenger models.
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Reo
John Butala
Ditty & Sheppard Auto Company
Prisoner Bevard Surrendered in Federal Case
Deputy U S marshal arrested J B Bevard on January 8 and took him into custody in the city on a federal warrant. He is described as a prisoner sought on a federal charge connected to the Patrick Moore case.
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Patrick Moore
United States
J. B. Bevard
Diamond C ranch sold for seventy thousand dollars
Ira Sanders sold the Diamond C ranch near Blaine to W A Staudemeyer of Minnesota for 70000 dollars. The 2900 acres included livestock and farming implements and possession will be taken soon. The Diamond O Ranch adjacent to the P and O property reflects Sanders’s expanding holdings under his Diamond O management.
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Ira Sanders
Diamond C
Staudemeyer
Blaine
W. A. Staudemeyer
Minnesota
Diamond O
James Paxton
Diamond O Company
Sanders
Ed Lloyd
Grasshopper
Sheep Creek Basin May Become Famed for Mineral Riches
A visitor from Beaverhead County notes Sheep Creek basin as a potential mining region with prospects for copper silver and lead. The Big Muddy area nearby draws oil interest while basin residents fund oil firms. Ore is described as high grade but ore must be hauled over mountain roads to Dillon or Lima for shipping.
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Dillon
Sheck Creek
Big Muddy
Sheep Creek Basin
Beaverhead County
Deli
Lima
Fast Chicago team may play here two good games scheduled
After Bea Verhead beat Missoula, Dillon pacing a home doubleheader with Lewistown and Billings this week. The top state teams loom. a win boosts Dillon’s state tournament chances. A girls class game precedes the Billings match, Baxter Tonney orchestra to play after. Coach McCandlass aims to book Chicago Crescents for Feb 12.
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Chicago
Beaverhead
Missoula
Lewistown
Dillon
Billings High
Baxter-Tonney Orchestra
Billings
McCandlass
Chicago Crescents
United States
The
Crescenta
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Arruthers
Dillon Bakery
Beaverhead County High School
Beaver Head County
Gay Zenola M'Laren
Commercial Club
Deal
Sherp Creek
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