Lighting District I OKayed by City Council
City council adopted the resolution to create Lighting District I from the business district to the Montana State Normal college. Final action is set for August 6. Plans call for 21 ornamental lamp posts with equipment along Idaho Street Orr Pacific Cornell Atlantic to the college corner. Cost estimated at 6 483 25.
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Puons
Normal College
Idaho Street
Reeder Street
Orr
Pacific
Cornell
Atlantic
Montana State Normal College
Wool Market Remains Active and Local Speakers
Blinn and Dr. E. Davis addressed the Dillon Rotary Club during the weekly luncheon at the Andrus Hotel. Dr. Davis discussed universities visited during his leave, highlighted Duke University’s $40,000,000 project funded mainly by a tobacco magnate, and Blinn spoke on Harvard life noting less of the Western college friendly spirit. J. E. Kelly chaired, with W. E. Selner to lead next week.
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8. E. Davis
Montana State Normal College
Harold Blinn
Dillon Rotary Club
An_drus
Dr. Davis
Duke University
North Carolina
Blinn
C. E. Blinn
Harvard University
J. E. Kelly
W. E. Selner
Frank Cone Visits Dillon In GOP Campaign Push
Frank Cone a prominent Hamilton man and Republican candidate for railroad and public service commissioner spent yesterday in Dillon visiting old friends and supporting his campaign. Cone, a former Montana legislator, has broad Dillon ties from past visits and expresses cautious optimism about next Tuesday's primary amid eight other contenders.
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Rank Cone
Hamilton
Dillon
Wheat family trip ends with medical family news
Earl Wheat traveled to Salt Lake City last Thursday to escort his wife and three sons back to Dillon. Kenneth Wheat underwent an appendectomy and Donald Wheat had their tonsils removed.
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Earl Wheat
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Kenneth Wheat
Donald
French Family Returns From Vacation Visit
Mr and Mrs Perry French and their baby son came back Monday evening after visiting relatives and friends during their vacation trip.
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Perry French
Baby Son
Inaugurate Drive for State Fund in Dillon
A two year fundraising campaign to raise 2500 for a new Children's Home hospital in Helena was launched at Dillon in the Andrus hotel dining room. Helena already pledged 16000. The drive will be led by Lt Gov F A Hazlebaker with a local committee including Judge Henry G Rodgers W G Gilbert R M Barrett E L Fairbanks Dr Robert Clark and clerics Rev T J Simons and Rev R Q Shannon.
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Beaverhead County
Helena
Dillon
Andrus
G. W. Shepard
Dean
F. A.hazelbaker
Henry G. Rodgers
W. G. Gilbert
R. M. Barrett
E. L. Fairbanks
Robert Clark
T. J. Simons
R. QO. Shannon
Dan Henneberry and Harold Contway in Yellowstone Park
Dan Henneberry and Harold Contway spent the weekend monitoring in Yellowstone Park. They conducted observations and reported on park conditions and visitor activity during the leisure trip.
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Dan Henneberry
Harold Contway
Yellowstone Park
Road Funds Enriched by Board's Act
Nash balances of the general, pridge and poor funds were ordered transferred to the road fund by the board of county commissioners in regular session for July. Redemption of outstanding warrants was the purpose of the transfer. Warrants have been reduced by 265000 since last year and now total about 365000.
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Nash
Pridge
Board of County Commissioners
Cornerstone Laying Planned for First National Bank Building
President J. H. Gilbert announced the cornerstone will be laid this afternoon. The receptacle will contain local newspapers state dailies financial journals a bank history statements coins and other items sealed airtight. No ceremony will accompany the laying.
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First National Bank
J. H. Gilbert
Ifi
County Denies Liability for State Road Detours
Beaverhead county and its officials deny responsibility for detours on state highways and say construction duties lie with the state highway commission. The piece notes bad detour conditions between Dillon and Butte, caused by dust and dry weather, with the county taking limited steps to smooth rough spots.
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Beaverhead County
State Highway Commission
Dillon
Butte
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead Wool Clips Sold In Heavy Week
Beaverhead county completes a major wool clip sale with most large lots spoken for and bids noted. Buyers from Boston Chicago and local sellers report prices at 23 cents per fleece as about 10 500 fleeces remain to be sold in the final push.
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Beaverhead County
Elmer Selway
Grant
A. E. Scott
Dell
Avery and
Matt Reis
Beaverhead Valleys
Dufur Company
Howard Candland
George Melton
Dewey-Gould Company
Hans C. Hansen
A. J. Schultz
Otto Schulz
Sheridan
Dufur
Boston
Dillon Deserted as Nation Celebrates Its Birthday
Dillon nearly emptied last Friday as hundreds left the city to mark the Fourth. Melrose hosted a lively celebration with a rodeo, sports contests, and a feature program, drawing praise for the Melrose community.
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Dillon
Illon
Melrose
Dillon Scouts Enjoy Outing Above Argenta
About fifteen members of Dillon Boy Scout troop No. 42 hiked above Argenta for an outing yesterday afternoon and last evening returning to Dillon about ten o clock. Scout master N QO Calhoon accompanied them. The boys cooked food without utensils or pots and pans and prepared a delicious feast despite limited gear.
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Dillon Boy Scout Troop No. 42
Argenta
Dillon
N, Qo, Calhoon
Local Elks Drum and Bugle Corps Formed in Dillon
The Dillon lodge organized a twenty member drum and trumpet corps at the Odd Fellows hall. Kits arrived yesterday with purple and white drums bearing the lodge insignia. Three candidates were elected Dan Henneberry R Malcolm Stone and Lige R Young. Cecil Shumaker and Malcolm Stone were initiated. two more will be initiated next meeting. Relatives reported the death of Jerry Covalt a 12 year old in Los Angeles from infantile paralysis. He was the son of Mrs Ethel Covalt of Dillon. Interment was held in solar cycles.
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Jerry Covalt
Ehtel Covalt
Los Angeles
Nail
Ethel of
Dillon
Waillon Ellis
Odd Fellows Hall
Dan Henneberry
R. Malcolm Stone
Lige R. Young
Cecil Shumaker
Malcolm Stone
Beaverhead primary narrows to 26 GOP and 16 Democratic nominees
Beaverhead will hold a primary next Tuesday with 26 Republican candidates seeking nomination to state and county posts while 16 Democrats appear on their ticket. Nine Republicans seek county offices and nine seek railroad commissioner statewide. Democrats list 10 county candidates and six in state races. Beaverhead’s top seat is county commissioner, with five hopefuls across parties.
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Beaverhead
Open Season on Game Birds Sought by Association
The Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association adopted a resolution asking an August 16 to 19 open season on sage hens. The petition, sent to the state fish and game commission, seeks a one month advance and a three bird daily limit. The group also favors a closed season on other upland birds.
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Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
State Fish and Game Commission
Hmit
Rotary Club Has Charge of Dillon's Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration
Leonard Eliel, prominent pioneer merchant in Dillon, hosted a dinner Sunday at his South Washington street home for his 83rd birthday. He was born on the Fourth of July and usually holds a July dinner for the same group of gentlemen. This year the dinner was held a few days late with the same guests. Dr. F W Poindexter Dr. W H Stephan and Dr. George Routledge attended a state medical meeting in Butte last week.
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Rotary Club
Dillon
Leonard Eliel
South Washington Street
Mr. Eliel
F. W. Poindexter
W. H. Stephan
George Routledge
Butte
Dillon to mark fiftieth anniversary with Beaverhead fair links
ILLON Rotary will organize Dillon's fiftieth anniversary celebration to coincide with the Beaverhead county fair next September. Mayor Roscoe Cornell is chairing a committee to gather ideas from local business leaders fraternal and civic groups and county residents. The Oregon Short Line railroad may be asked to help with the semi centennial events as Beaverhead post American Legion and Dillon volunteer fire department members participate.
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Illon Rotary
Dillon
Beaverhead
Roscoe Cornell
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Utah & Northern
Montana
The
American Legion
Diljon
Will
Tendoy slain en route to Dillon near Lima
Chief John Tendoy head of the Bannack Indians en route from Fort Hall to Dillon to arrange for his tribe to attend the county fair was murdered near Lima by six drunken Mexicans. D A Galt of the fair board had been in correspondence about the Indians coming for the fall celebration and was expecting Tendoy at Dillon. Mr and Mrs Alex Siledi of Butte were visiting friends in Dillon.
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John Tendoy
Fort Hall
Dillon
Lima
D. A. Galt
Tenday
Dillon Woman Mary Ritchie Dies After Long Illness
Miss Mary Ritchie a former Dillon resident died at Warm Springs after a long illness. The body was brought to Dillon for burial. Born in London sixty two years ago she had lived in the area fourteen years. She is survived by a sister and brother in Canada.
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Mary Ritchie
Dillon
Warm Springs
Miss Ritchie
London
Canada
Beaverhead High Students Begin Summer Smith Hughes Projects
State supervisor J. E. Border and local Smith Hughes head Bernard Williams inspected Beaverhead county high school projects this summer. They visited Big Hole basin Centennial valley Medicine Lodge Horse Prairie and Beaverhead valley during a four day tour. Twenty six students are working on one or more projects.
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Beaverhead County
J. E. Border
Smith-Hughes Vocational Agriculture
Bernard R. Williams
Smith- Hughes
Border
Big Hole Basin
Centennial Valley
Medicine Lodge
Horse Prairie
Beaverhead Valley
Williams
Hazelbaker presides at state board of education meeting
Acting Governor Frank A. Hazelbaker led the state board of education meeting at the State Orphans Home in Twin Bridges. Attending were William Meyer Butte Matt Murray Glasgow W M Johnstone Billings E O Guillidge Baker W Davidson Bozeman Frank Eliel Dillon S D Sargent Great Falls and Elizabeth Ireland state superintendent. The board inspected buildings at Twin Bridges and heard reports from C.
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Win Bridges
Frank A. Hazelbaker
State Board of Education
State Orphans’ Home
William Meyer
Butte
Matt Murray
Glasgow
W. M. Johnstone
Billings
E. 0. Guillidge
Baker
W.S. Davidson
Bozeman
Frank Eliel
Dillon
S. D. Sargent
Great Falls
Elizabeth Ireland
Haying Under Way in Beaverhead County Ranches
BeavERhead County ranchers are harvesting the large hay crop with alfalfa first cuttings already finished in places. Tame hay yields are expected below normal due to water shortages this summer while wild hay appears near average. harvests for wild hay will start after several weeks. Some crews began early but recent intermittent thunderstorms slowed progress.
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Beaverhead County
Grasshopper War Waged in Centennial Valley
In Centennial valley ranchers fight a grasshopper outbreak with large quantities of poison brought in by James Doyle and Tom Fairbanks. The pest has invaded fields and ranges in recent days, creating an alarming situation after ten years of storage.
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Centennial Valley
James Doyle
Tom Fairbanks
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Alex Siledi
Hazelbaker
Board of Education
Twin Bridges Institution
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