Hay Harvest Expands Across Beaverhead County Farms
Beaverhead county begins large scale hay cutting with alfalfa nearly all cut and stacked. Favorable weather aids ranchers as Big Hole basin hay harvest is set to start, with expectations of record yields per acre. Thousands of workers are needed though labor shortages arise while the basin imports help from Butte and other cities.
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Beaverhead County
Big ‘Hole
Montana
Big Hole Basin
United States
Big Hole
Butte
Dillon Band Concert Pleases Hundreds Thursday
Several hundred people attended the semi monthly Dillon band concert led by L. A. Gregoy. The audience applauded after each number and most refrained from honking horns, a request that was well observed, with only a few outsiders driving up at the end.
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Dillon Vert
L. A. Gregoy
Henry Crittenden Celebrates 81st Birthday at Ranch Picnic
Henry Crittenden known as Dad in Dillon and the east bench marked his eighty first birthday with a community picnic at the Crittenden ranch above Stonecreek. Ranchers families and Dillon friends gathered Sunday to wish him well and share in the celebration.
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Henry C Crittenden
Dillon
East Bench
Dad
Crittenden ‘Ranch
Stonecreek
Citizens Plan Summer Picnic and Dance at Dillmont Park
Normal college students and city business people plan a joint picnic and dance at Dillmont park in late July. The business community will provide transportation and all arrangements, with a barbecue and games in the afternoon followed by a dance in the pavilion.
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Dillmont Park
Normal College
Jardine
Dante
Dillon Team Falls to Butte All-Stars on Local Field
The Dillon team was beaten 15 to 4 by the Butte All-Stars on a Sunday afternoon at the local athletic field. Fielding errors by Dillon led to most of Butte’s runs while Dillon’s defense faltered. Sullivan pitched well for Butte with strong support, Raferty started for Dillon but left in the third inning.
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Dillon
Butte All-Stars
Athletic
Butte
Sheridan
Dislop
Sullivan
Rafferty
Din
Vannegift
Baer
Forest Fire in Beaverhead National Forest Extinguished
A Sunday blaze in Beaverhead National Forest Trail Creek region darkened about 25 acres and was quickly halted Monday by rangers and volunteers after prompt discovery. District Supervisor John B. Somers left Monday to oversee firefighting, as hot weather heightens fire danger and campers and smokers are urged to prevent fires.
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Beaverhead National Forest
Trail Creek
John B. Somers
Beaverhead
National Forest
Young Men Plead Not Guilty to Larceny Case
Two men named Holmes and Fred Dearborn pleaded not guilty to larceny charges after being arrested for stealing about 100 pelts from the Ed Roe ranch and attempting to sell them in Dillon. They were released on bail bonds.
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Holmes
Fred Dearborn
Ed Roe Ranch
Dillon
Former Dillon Man Leaps From Window in Suicide
Friends of Johnny McIntosh were shocked to learn he killed himself by leaping from a window in his office building. He was a well known figure among men who had followed athletics and had faced heavy health and personal distress.
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Johnny McIntosh
Beaverhead County Officials Meet In Regular Session
Beaverhead County Commissioners in Dillon Montana met July 8 1925 in regular session. They opened bids for painting county poor farm buildings, deferred decision, and heard road petitions for Axe Canyon Lima cemetery and other areas. Grants approved for old age pensions. overhead bridge permit issued. budgets due July 18 1925. Rotary road project discussion. county fair plans. welfare inquiries. and delinquent tax actions.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead
County
Montana
Dillon
Chderman
C. Gosman
J. E., Shaw
LB. Anderson
George R.' Baker
Edward Ww. Johnson
George Dittmann
Roy M. Dunbar
Cushing &Cosgrove
W.F. Shaftner
Robert and
Lee Joy
Matt Polish
William Ferguson
Willow Creek Road
van Ham
Twin Bridges
Babin
Anthony
Dixon
Tomi Flynn
Axe Canyon
A. L. Anderson
Metlen
Lorain Spencer
Dixon Ranch
L. C. Ford, Sr
Lima
Bailey Street
Blader’g
Said
Sey
Sec
Lima Cemetery
Third Street
Slader
C. C. Gosman
Charles 8
Truax
Frank B. “Williams
John A ‘Doyle
En. Gronu
Gilbert C. Carter
Carter
Ataha
George Lovell
County Fair Board
State Fair Board
Helena
Moise Campeau
Milton Giles
Campeau
St. Vincent's Hospital
Anna Mautz
County Fair Plan Outlined For Early September Dates
The county fair is being planned for September 2 3 and 4 with racing rodeo stunts balloon ascension and carnival. Mr Thurber the agricultural inspector at the high school is coordinating clubs and inviting ranchers and farmers to participate and arrange grain fruits vegetables and livestock displays. The livestock show and agricultural displays are expected to be the best in county history with premium lists printed for exhibitors.
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Thurber
Judge Rodgers Hears Rattlesnake Creek Water Right
Trial Judge Henry G. Rodgers presided over a district court hearing Monday over a dispute about water rights from an irrigation reservoir on Rattlesnake Creek. The Rife Ranch Co and others claim the dam’s construction is faulty and does not fairly apportion water among users. Participants at the hearing included Ed Smith, George Hughes, Jardine Rife, Paul Temple, Carl Innes, John Paolo, Frank Hull, and A H French, with Smith & Kelly for the plaintiffs and Gilbert & Gilbert for defendants.
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Henry G. Rodgers
Rife Ranch Company
Verg
Smith
George
Hughes
Jardine Rife
Paul Temple
Carl Innes
John
Paolo
Frank Hull
A. H. French
Smith & Kelly
Gilbert
Oregon Short Line Big Asset to Beaverhead County
The Oregon Short Line is the county’s largest taxpayer and payroll source. In 1924 Dillon shipped 2,074,777 pounds of freight within 50 miles, with 17,631 passenger tickets sold. Taxes paid totaled $94,360, including $13,194 to the road fund, and the local payroll was $30,240.
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Oregon
Beaverhead County
Dillion
Roads Committee In Charge Rotary Meeting
G. T. Paul chaired the Dillon Rotary roads committee luncheon. The committee had sought county aid to build the Elkhorn to Wise River road but reported the county cannot provide financial assistance due to heavy road fund drain this year. County commissioners O. C. Gosman A. L. Anderson and J. E. Shaw attended as guests.
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G. T. Paul
Dillon Rotary Club
Elkhorn
Wise River
O. C. Gosman
A. L. Anderson
J. E. Shaw
County Board of Commissioners
Dillom Banks Show Strong Resources in Semiannual Statements
The two Dillom banks, First National and State Bank of Dillon, report total resources of 4 738 886 35 with combined individual deposits of 1 331 603 16. First National holds 3 637 211 72 in resources and 1 102 639 68 in deposits while State Bank shows 1 101 674 63 in resources and 228 963 57 in deposits. Wisdom Bank in Wisdom also reports good condition with 112 748 22 in resources and 41 163 97 in deposits subject to check.
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Dillom Banks
First National
State Bank of
Dillon
First National Bank
State Bank
Wisdom Bank
State Bank of Wisdom
Prominent Dillon Pioneer Celebrates 78th Birthday
Leonard Elief is honored on his 78th birthday with a Sunday dinner at Eliel apartments. A longtime Dillon merchant who arrived with the first railroad into the state, he has shaped city growth and served on the city council and school boards where his counsel is highly valued.
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Leonard Elfel
Dillon
Eliel
Commonwealth
Hiles
Dillon Barristers Attend State Lawyers Convention in Butte
In Butte last week Judge Henry G. Rodgers and Attorneys T. E. Gilbert and James Kelly attended the annual meeting of Montana lawyers. James Kelly was chosen one of the association's vice presidents. Gilbert and Kelly were accompanied by their wives. Rodgers presided in Judge Lynch's court during the visit.
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Dillon
Butte
Henry G. Rodgers
T. E. Gilbert
James Kelly
Kelly
Messrs. Kelly
Gilbert
Judge Rodgers
Lynch
Upper Miner Lake Disappears in Big Hole Basin
Report from Dillon states upper Miner lake about 26 miles from Jackson vanished after a recent earthquake. Fishermen found the lake gone during a weekend tour, noting debris and mud on the steep four mile climb, while observers say the lower Miner lake’s water volume increased.
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Big Hole Basin
Dillon
Miner Lake
Big Hole
Jackson
Lske
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Henry C. Crittenden
John Hi
McIntosh
Seattle
Sioners
Mooney
F.A. Hazelbaker
Browne’s Lake
Chris. Reber
Rodgers
Rotary Meeting
Dillon Barristers
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