Beaverhead Grazing District Candidates Close Campaign
Beaverhead and county voters prepare for a primary election as state and county candidates make final appeals. Polls will open Tuesday from 12 to 7 o clock with return arrangements at the courthouse and several offices to provide up to date returns throughout election night.
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Beaver
Wls
Eir
Court House
Exainer
The
Tribune
Coun
Republic
Lisn-In
Robbery at Dillon Beer Parlor by Masked Bandit
A masked robber blindsided J N Apgar at the North Montana street club bar early Thursday, stealing 77 dollars from the cash register and trapping the attendant before fleeing. Sheriff McCollum led an all night search. The incident preceded a Dillon Interior Department grazing district meeting set for Aug 12 to discuss public range use plans across Montana and neighboring states.
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J. N. Apgar
Montana Street
Apgar
Helena Street
James A. McCollum
Dillon
Interior Department
State Regent Approved Appointment Noted in DAR
Mrs. J red Woodside of Dillon was formally approved as state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington. Other Montana appointments include Mrs. F H Bimrose as museum committee chairman and Mrs. R E Bright as Ellis Island committee head, with additional posts for C H Steele Butte F L Buston Deer Lodge Frances Minor Amanda and Ora C Kistler Ramsay.
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Jred Woodside
Dillon
Florence Hagueacker
Tional Society
Washington, D
Dila
State Pointments
F. H. Bimrose
Ing
Theuseum
R. E. ‘Bright
C. H. Steele
Butte
F. L. Buston
Deer Lodge
Frances Minor
Anamda
Ora C. Kistler
Ramsay
Press
Meine Livestock case moves to Federal court stay
The case Mary R. Kenney vs Meine Livestock Co. moves when Meine files a bankruptcy petition in Federal court at Butte seeking to force creditors to compromise debts and allow the company to stay in possession of its ranch. A show cause order was issued and state court proceedings stayed pending a July hearing.
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Mary R. Kenney
Meine Livestock Company
Butte
Montana
Beaverhead County
Road Petition Presented to Board at July Meeting
Regular monthly session of the Beaverhead board of county commissioners, July 6 7 8 1936. The board met in Beaverhead County Montana with Commissioners Rife Jackson and Hartwig and Clerk Baker present. The minutes of the last regular session and the county old age pension were discussed and filed.
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Beaverhead
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Edgar B. Rife
Martin C. Jackson
W. B. Hartwig
Albert S. Baker
Dillon Women Injured In Sunday Collision
Mrs Hurley Leach and Mrs Mary Ryan Kenney of Dillon were treated at Barrett hospital after a head on collision on the Butte Dillon highway nine miles north. Leach suffered possible jaw fractures and head cuts while Kenney’s car turned to avoid a parked vehicle. both cars were badly damaged and other occupants escaped with minor injuries.
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Hurley Leach
Mary Ryan Kenney
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Butte-Dillon
Leach
Kenney
Dr. Robert E. Albright addresses Dillon Rotary on business
Past club president Dr. Robert E. Albright spoke at the Dillon Rotary weekly dinner, noting constitutional challenges to New Deal acts in Canada and the United States. He cited Russia US trade doubling in the year and Russia moving toward greater democracy, with Germany's regime financing a new loan.
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Robert E. Albright
Dillon Rotary Club
Canada
United States
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Beaverhead County Reduces Bonded Debt and Logs Cash Surplus
Beaverhead County reports a June 30 1936 debt drop from 61681.57 to 34681.57 after paying 7600 from available funds. Interest savings exceed 4000 compared with 1931, with warrants and bonds totaling 46973.32 and a cash balance of 54833.57 creating a surplus of 7860.25 for the first time since 1925.
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Beaverhead County
Ranch Hand Wheeler Takes Own Life With Rifle Near Dell
Jack Wheeler 30, a hay hand at Hungate ranch near Dell, fired a 30 30 rifle into his mouth and died instantly shortly after 8 am Saturday. Bystanders Mrs Petch er Norris and Tony Prentl saw him run between buildings before the shot. He had been with the ranch only a few days, had displayed delusional behavior, and Sheriff McCollum said no inquest was needed. Wheeler was believed to have arrived from Gary Indiana. no relatives were located.
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Jack Wheeler
Hungate Ranch
Dell
Petcher Norris
Tony Prentl
Wheeler
James A. McCollum
James FE. Philips
Gary
Ind
College enrollment reaches 305 as statewide counties shown
Enrollment for the summer term reaches 806 nearly matching last summer. Sixty percent are upper division students including a dozen with degrees. Forty nine of Montana's fifty six counties are represented. Silver Bow lead with 27 students followed by Beaverhead 24 and Sheridan 17. Assembly program announced for two o'clock this afternoon. Registrar Mary Going leaves Dillon for Southwestern University. A hard times party for college women set in Recreation Hall Saturday night July 18.
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Silver Bow County
Beaverhead
Sheridan
Cascade
Fergus
Carbon
Dawson
Chateau
Lake
Lewis-Clark
Madison
Flathead
Lincoln
Jefferson
Prairie
Musselshell
Phillips, Toole
Blaine
Missoula
Powder River
Powell
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Ballard
Jess Whitney
Edelle Nolte
Misa McCarter
Mildred Spaberg
Valse Brillante
Mana
Man Held Here Found to be Wisconsin Fugitive
Beaverhead county mining men plan to attend the Mining Association of Montana annual meeting in Butte on July 17 and 18. Gov. Elmer Holt is expected to speak and a full program of entertainment is planned. Local members include J. R. Bowles R. B Caswell J. H. Shaffer Jr and A. H. French.
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Beaverhead County
Mining Association of Montana
Butte
Elmer Holt
Association
J. R. Bowles
R. B.caswell
J. H. Shaffer, Jr
A. H. French
Pioneer Days Recalled By Family With Old Spring Wagon
A Kansas family travels 900 miles in a 900 pound spring wagon drawn by two men after their horses died on the road. W Price and his son Charles of Goodland, joined by Mrs Price, arrived in Dillon to rest over the weekend en route to Anaconda where a brother may offer work.
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Dillon
W. Price
Charles
Goodland
Kansas
Mrs. Price
Salt Lake City
Anaconda
Man in county jail admits identity of Wisconsin escapee
Ed Dietrich, 25, jailed on an assault charge, told Sheriff McCollum he is James Farlin, the man who escaped from Wisconsin state prison at Waupum earlier this year. Dietrich waived extradition and Wisconsin officers head here to take him into custody after Farlin’s Beaverhead escape two weeks ago by leaping from a third story window.
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Ed Dietrich
James A. McCollum
James Farlin
Wisconsin
Waupum
Farlin
Beaverhead
Logan Utah High School Teacher Genevieve Metlen Dies
Mrs Genevieve Metlen a high school teacher in Logan Utah died suddenly last Thursday night at her home colleagues said she had taught for many years at Logan High School a local funeral home announced details for the services.
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Genevieve Metlen
Funeral for Miss Genevieve Metlen in Beaverhead County
Miss Genevieve Metlen a Beaverhead county high school instructor died in a Logan Utah hospital after a brief illness. The death came as a shock to Beaverhead county people as she and her mother Mrs Venora Metlen were returning from a motor trip to California when she was taken ill and underwent a planned operation.
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Genevieve Metlen
Beaverhead County
Logan
Utah
Miss Metlen
Venora Metlen
California
Ranchers to View Plant at Waterloo
Beaverhead county ranchers will motor to Waterloo tomorrow to inspect the progress of a new forage plant astragalus ruby on the John Masolo ranch. County Agent Bernard Williams will accompany them as several have seed to test under local conditions and to assess suitability in poor soils and alkali areas.
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Beaverhead County
Waterloo
John Masolo
Bernard WiIlama
C. H. Peterson
Dillon
Williame
Beaverhead
Lee McCracken Named Commander of Legion Post
Lee McCracken was elected commander of Beaverhead post of the American Legion after a dinner at the Andrus hotel last Thursday night. He succeeds Guy D. Combes as chief of local ex service men, with A. M. Jones named vice commander and E. W. Jones finance officer. The group plans numerous activities for the remainder of summer and early fall. Mrs. William Miller of Monida visited in Dillon Thursday.
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Lee McCracken
Beaverhead
American Legion
Andrus Hotel
Guy D. Combes
A. M. Jones
E. W. Jones
George M. Gosman
Parke T. Scott
C. H. Beckler
Ergeant At-Arms
Legionnaires
Wisdom Woman Is Injured in Gas Fire
Mrs Frank McDowell prevented a potential catastrophe by grabbing a gasoline tank from a Delco light plant in the basement after her son Sammy struck a match starting a fire. She spilled fluid on her skirt and suffered bad leg burns while stopping the blaze.
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Wisdom
Frank McDowell
Delca
Sammy
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