Equalization Board Meets in Beaverhead Montana
Beaverhead County commissioners met in Dillon on July 6 1926 with all members present to address routine matters. They authorized road and building inspections and directed county property oversight for the coming month. A property tax suit involving Boone and Weber was noted. transfer to Beaverhead may occur. No sample ballots will be furnished. parties may obtain them through political parties with tickets on the ballot.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
J. B., Shaw
O. C. Gosman
Anderson
Shaw
Beaverhead
Gosman
Red Rock
Big Hole
Boone
Weber
Anaconda
D. F. Mooney
Deer Lodge
T. B. Gilbert
Oregon Short Line
Armstead
Mooney
Fred Clark
Ellis Brundage
Centennial Valley
Miller Lane
Medlen
National Forest
Lakes Canyon
Glen
John 8. Baker
Cash Prizes Offered by The Examiner Contest
The Examiner announces a five week contest with 400 dollars first prize to be awarded five weeks from Saturday. Almost any woman or girl in the county can earn 80 dollars per week in spare time with seven additional cash prizes besides commissions.
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Examiner
Tragic Death of Dillon Girl Fern Nelson
Fern Nelson four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Nelson died at their home after a brief illness Sunday evening about 6. The funeral will be at 2 PM today from the family home with Rev Carl Knudsen of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Interment follows in Mountain View cemetery. Fern was born in Dillon on March 25 1922.
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Fern Nelson
Richard Nelson
Carl Knudsen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Dillon
Car swept in torrent bursts through gulch near Armstead
Mr and Mrs Elmer Martinell escaped injury when a sudden flood roared through a normally dry gulch near Armstead last Wednesday evening. The torrent overturned their car and carried it several feet before it stopped against a roadside fence. They were returning to Dell from Dillon and managed to reach the gulch bank after the struggle with the water. The flood also toppled over large boulders down from the mountains as reported on the continued page.
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Armstead
Elmer Martinell
Mrs. Martinell
Dell
Dillon
Martinell
J H Corbett Drowned In Big Hole River
Joseph H Corbett a Dewey rancher drowned in the Big Hole river when his horse threw him into the stream. A 12 year old girl witness Dorothy Cloak aided in the rescue attempt and the body was recovered the next morning. Funeral held at Dewey with several relatives listed.
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Joseph H. Corbett
Dewey
Big Hole
Dorothy Cloak
Butte
A. G.corbett
Long Beach
Calif
W s-Weing
William J. Corbett
Bannack and
Elkhorn
Laura L. Fisher
Florence M. Bates
Nova Scotia
Anna J. Kennedy
Detroit
Clara J. Bouttle
Massachusetts
Three New Members Enter Dillon Rotary Dinner
Three new members Fred Chapman Roy Forrester and J Ford McBain were inducted into Dillon Rotary at the regular meeting last Wednesday evening Father F X Leschner welcomed them and club members heard talks from Normal college faculty including C V Brown W A Sawyer and A O Gullidge. The group discussed Montana advantages and Beaverhead County Fair collaboration for the fall exposition. Music by Nellie Cecil Margery Doseth and Myra Booth complemented the program.
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Fred Chapman
Roy Forrester
J. Ford McBain
Dillon Rotary
F. X. Leschner
Normal College
C. V Brown
Livingston
W. A. Sawyer
Glasgow
A. O. Gullidge
Baker
Montana
T. E. Gilbert
J. H. Gilbert
Rotary
Beaverhead County Fair Association
Nellie Cecil
Margery Doseth
Myra Booth
Montana State Normal College
Death of Hugh Bulger Reported in Dillon
The sad news of Hugh Bulger's death arrived in Dillon yesterday morning from Burlington Iowa where the Bulger family had long resided. Mr Bulger had been ill for an unspecified period before passing.
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Hugh Bulger
Dillon
Burlington
Iowa
Bulger
Mr. Bulger
Stolen Chevrolet Coach Found Stripped Near Lover's Leap
The Chevrolet coach owned by Lee McCracken of the Men’s store was stolen Friday evening and found next day on an unfrequented road near Lover's Leap north of town, stripped of nearly all removable parts. Three tires, tools, and even the car’s gun were missing. thieves had not been located.
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Lee McCracken
Lover's Leap
McCracken Psidence
Frank Warren
Salmon
Idaho
Dan Mooney
Warren
Mooney
Y. Congo
Henry G. Rodgers
Congo
Butte
Reichle
Ralph Arias
Slim Sutherland Outpaces New York Second Story Intruder
Police officer Slim Sutherland chased and captured Jimmy Murphy who had been prowling second stories in the south part of the city. Murphy fled from the Linden McCullough home on South Pacific street with a watch cuff links and shoes. Sutherland tracked him to a grain field near Barrett hospital and nabbed him.
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Murphy
Linden McCullough
South Pacific Street
Slim” Sutherland
McCullough
Barrett Hospital
Sutherland
Dillon Examiner Announces Five Week Popularity Contest
The Dillon Examiner offers a $725 prize pool in seven cash awards for a county popularity contest. Readers vote via 50 vote coupons printed in each issue or direct ballots to the office or contest manager. Coupons must be voted within one week of publication.
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Dillon Examiner
Examiner
Haying In Beaverhead County At Peak Harvest
Beaverhead County enters peak harvest as hay cutting and stacking proceed across the region. Dillon draws dozens of hay diggers and laborers to supply and staff the big harvest, with high demand for workers and reports of excellent crop quality despite prior drought.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Beaverhead
Big Hole
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Equalization Board
J. H. Corbett
Slim Sutherland
New York
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