Hawaiian Island Governor Poindexter Visits Dillon Friends
Governor Joseph B Poindexter of the Hawaiian Islands, on his way home from Washington where he conferred with President Roosevelt, stayed in Dillon with his brothers Dr F and E L Poindexter. He spent two days in Butte and Helena and plans to return to Honolulu. Poindexter previously served as city attorney and attorney general and spoke of no political disclosures during the visit.
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Dilton
Joseph B. Poindext
Hawaiian Islands
F. and
E. L. Poindexter
Honolulu
Washington, D. C
Rouge
Dillon
Butte d Helena
Poindexter
Attorn
Patana
Normal College Graduation Set for Next Wednesday
Commencement exercises for the Montana State Normal College will be held in the college gymnasium next Wednesday at 11 o’clock. Diplomas and pins will be conferred on about students who comprise the mer division. Prof. Rush Jor n will be the commencement speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal
College Dtorium
Rush Jorn
Gopher Plague Reported in Beaverhead County
Officials identify the gopher illness as bubonic plague. The Public Health Service is sending representatives to Montana to study the outbreak, with no alarm advised. Ranchers are told to report dead or dying gophers while authorities monitor the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Montana
California
Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Bernard Williams
County Agent Bernard Williams Speaks at Rotary Dinner
County agent Bernard Williams addressed the Dillon Rotary Club about gopher and tick issues and the bubonic plague risk among gophers. He urged spraying to control insects and cleaning rubbish in autumn to reduce next season pests. Merrill Davenport of Missouri praised the area's summer weather and fishing during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Williams
Dillon Rotary Club
Merrill Davenport
Missouri
Beaverhead County Board of Equalization Meets July 15 1935
Beaverhead county Montana board of commissioners met as county board of equalization on July 15 1935 at 9 00 am. Present were Edgard B. Rife Martin Jackson and W B Hartwig with Clerk Albert S Baker. No petitions for reductions were on file but petitions were to be received and filed until August 12 1935 for later consideration before the tax levy session.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Board of Tax Levy
Dah o Counterfeiters Arrested in Dillon
Counterfeiters charged in Idaho Falls case were arrested in Dillon by local police. Tony SanAlippo and Lexie Owens faced federal seizure and were transferred to Idaho Falls authorities. Wallace Hancock and George Hill were also captured on grand larceny warrants and sent back to Idaho.
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Idaho Falls
Tony SanAlippo
Lexie Owens
Ditlon
Charles Nelson
Bob ‘Gordon
Idaho
Wallace’Hancock
George Hill
Undersheriff Co
E. Blinn
Pat ‘Flynn
Prairié
Meppin
Much Gopher Poison Put Out Locally
Beaverhead county ranchers received and distributed nearly four and a half tons of poisoned bait for gophers this year. Eight thousand eight hundred sixty five pounds came from a government plant at Pocatello, with most issued to Beaverhead valley ranchers. South county areas saw only one thousand fifty pounds due to bubonic plague ravages among gophers. An additional over a ton was used by the county on highways and public land as an FERA project. Mr and Mrs W B Hartwig were called to Helena due to Mrs Hartwigs mother illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Bernard Williams
Pocatello
Beaverhead Valley
Barratt’s
FERA
Dillon to Host Rodeo With Johnson as Manager
Dillon prepares for a wild west show with Jim Johnson of Jackson as manager. Tentative dates are Saturday and Sunday August 24 and 26. The event will feature Johnsons bucking horses from Beaverhead County and draws on the Wests famed rodeo heritage.
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Jim Johnson
Jackson Wild West
Dillon
West
Jackson
Beaverhead County
Johnson
Wisdom Man Dies in Butte Area After Long Ranch Career
H N Jones longtime Big Hole rancher and former Spokane Cattle Co contractor died Sunday morning in St James hospital He arrived from Spokane to join the Spokane ranching venture later ran the Big Hole ranch for ten years He is survived by son Ralph Jones near Kalispell and daughter Mrs Ralph Jorgensen of the Big Hole Funeral held in Spokane with interment beside his wife who died last year
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Wisdom
H. N. Jones
Big Hole
St. James Hospital
Jones
Spokane
Spokane Cattle Company
Ralph Jones
Kalispell
Ralph Jorgensen
Spotted Fever Cases Rise in Montana To 102 This Year
Dr. W F Cogswell reports 102 Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Montana year to date, up from 74 in all of 1934. Three new cases last week cited, with increased deaths and a delayed summer season blamed for the rise.
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Rocky Mountain
Montana
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Cogswell
Dillon Fire Chief Elected Montana State Officer
Otto T. Vandegrift, chief of the Dillon volunteer fire department, was unanimously elected second vice-president of the Montana State Firemen's association at the Kalispell convention. Frank C. McFadden of Dillon presided as president. T. W. Carolan of Forsyth succeeded him as president, with W. Q. Matthews of Bozeman named first vice-president and Robert Thorburn of Billings as another officer.
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Otto T. Vandegrift
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Montana State Firemen's Association
Kalispell
Dillon
Frank C. McFadden
T. W. Carolan
Forsyth
Matthews
Bozeman
Robert Thorburn
Billings
Dillon Young Man Returns From Chicago
Francis Tonney Jr returned Thursday from Chicago where he finished a journalism short course at Northwestern. He rode the City of Portland Union Pacific streamline when two cars derailed near Nugget Wyoming at about 40 mph instead of the usual 70 to 80. no injuries occurred and passengers transferred to another train for the rest of the trip.
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Francis Tonney, Jr
Chicago
Northwestern University
City of
Portland
Union Pacific Streamline
Nugget
Wyoming
Wallace Visits Beaverhead National Forest in Montana
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace toured Beaverhead National Forest in the Madison region near Dillon with regional foresters and staff. He praised the scenery and timber stands, noted potential forest development, and shared a steak dinner atop a snowbank before meeting Governor Poindexter of Hawaii.
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Beaverhead
Henry A. Wallace
Dillon
BE. W. Kelly
Glenn Smith
Missoula
H. D. Banding
Landing
K. D. Fleck
Wallace
Madison
Matron of Valley is Summoned
Mrs. Joe Arrigoni, Beaverhead valley matron, died at Barrett hospital after about three months illness. A native of Italy born in 1885, she lived in the Dillon area 24 years. Survived by husband, six children including Ramon in the navy and Delores, Andrew, John, Ida Arrigon. Funeral Friday at 9:30 from St Rose Catholic Church with Rev F X Lechner. interment Mountain View cemetery. Joe Polish and Harry Colfer flew to California for vacation.
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Joe Arrigoni
Beaverhead Valley
Barrett Hospital
Italy
United States
North Beaverhead Valley
Ramon
United States Navy
Nick Salvo
Delores
Andrew
John
Ida Arrigon
Dillon
St. Rose Catholic Church
F. X. Lechner
Mountain View Cemetery
Dillon Dog First Montana Canine With Wooden Leg
Laddie a six year old dog belonging to Harry Colfer, is the first dog in Montana equipped with a wooden artificial leg. After losing a front leg to a train near the depot, the animal was fitted in Spokane by a local firm. The leg requires periodic removal to rest the stump, and Laddie is seen walking in the Andrus hotel lobby with his owner’s grandparents, Mr and Mrs H E.
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Dillon
Montana
Laddie
Spokane
Harry Colfer
Andrus Hotel
Eed
H. E
Montana Summer School Tour Reaches Capitol and Boulder
About 20 Montana State Normal college students concluded summer excursions by visiting the state capitol in Helena and the state school for the feeble minded in Boulder. Superintendent Charles Henry and BH Fairbanks led the trip, with Dr. R. E. Albright guiding at the historical library. The group also toured Yellowstone Park Virginia City Bannack Twin Bridges the Big Hole basin Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Warm Springs and other nearby towns.
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Montana State Normal College
Helena
State School
Boulder
Charles Henry
BH. L. Fairbanks
R. E. Albright
State Historical Library
Dillon
Yellowstone Park
Virginia City
Bannack
Twin Bridges
Big Hole Basin
Butte and Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Warm Springs
Jack Gilbert Runner-Up in Montana Golf Tourney
Dillon youth Jack Gilbert reached the finals of the Montana State golf tournament in Great Falls before losing the 36 hole final to George Sarsfield of Butte. Sarsfield birdied four times and made 19 pars to Gilbert 18 pars and two birdies. Gilbert, a college sophomore, defeated top Montana golfers to reach the final and earned praise for a remarkable, cool game.
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Jack Gilbert
Dillon
Great Falls
George Sarsfield
Butte
Sarsfield
Gilbert
Denver firm wins Dillon post office contract bid
A Denver based Mead and Mount Construction Company was reported by The Drovers Journal to have won the Dillon federal building contract. The Denver bid was listed at 69480 dollars, with the Minneapolis firm previously claimed.
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Denver
Mead & Mount Construction Company
Minneapolis
Dillon
Federal Building
Drovers Journal
Beaverhead Ranchers Receive Federal Rental Payments
Beaverhead county ranchers in the government adjustment program collected 16403.59 in rental and benefit payments from July 1, 1934, to May 31, 1935. Montana farmers in the program totalled over 11.6 million in rent and benefits through April 30, 1935, with statewide cooperators reaching 7,638,900.86 from July 1, 1934, to May 31, 1985.
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Beaverhead
Bernard R. Williams
Montana
Carnival Draws Large Crowds in Dillon
The Zelger United Shows opened in Dillon last night attracting a large crowd with plans for ongoing patronage this week. Highlights include the free aerial act by the Four Jacks atop a steel tower and Mim Livingston’s act. Mr and Mrs Frank Lasich visited Elk Horn Springs last week.
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Zelger United
Dillon
Four Jacks
Stante
Mim Livingston
Frank Lasich
Elk‘horn Springs
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President Roosevelt
Washington
Ormal College
Dr. Neuman
Robert J. Bidstrup
Rotary Meet
Board of Equalization
DAHO
Great Falls Fair
Verhead County
At Falls
Nty
Oe Herman
Verhead
Erry Helming
Wisdom Starmn
Eky
W. B. Hartwig
Mrs. Hartwig
E. N. Jones
State Association
National Forest
Madison County
Joe Polish
Canine
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