Bids To Be Opened July 16 On Sewer Project
State Board of Health approves Dillon sewage lagoon and outfall line proposed by city. Bids will be opened and contract awarded on Friday July 16 after plan finalization and legal steps. Lagoon sits on a 50 acre tract bought for 10000, north of the city center, along highway 41.
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State Board
Ray Barrett
Magge Vidovich
St. Helens
Calif
Board of Health
Vine Street
Beaverhead County Fair Parade Seeks Entries for August Event
Beaverhead County Fair will host a Saturday parade on August 28 with $25000 in cash awards. Float divisions include youth group and organization, commercial and adult, plus a pony, bike, adult horse, and comic section. Three bands will perform. entries are urged via BruceWatters of Vigilante Electric Cooperative.
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Beaverhead County
Bruce Watters
The
Vigilante Electric Cooperative Inc
Shelf of Books To Perpetuate Memory of Scout
Richard A Johnson 14 of Dillon died May 12. A memorial shelf in the Dillon Public Library will honor him with a plaque and books funded by about 150. He led Troop 64 as senior patrol leader and was highly regarded in Scouting. A marker is planned at Camp Vigilante near Butte.
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Richard A .Dick
Johnson
Charles G Johnson
Dillon
Dillon Public Library
Library Board
Wilber L. Squires
R. D. Curry
Mildred Stanchfield
Sam Witkinson
Mary Innes
Joan T Ort
Ife
Hus
Vigilante
Butte
Vigilante Council
Beaverhead Float to Lead Jubilee Parade and Fair Invite
Beaverhead county will be represented with a congratulatory float for the Diamond Jubilee and inviting attendance at the Beaverhead County Fair August 27 28 and 29. Norman Downing donated a truck and James Carr Harold Magnus John Harr John Markovich and Bruce Watters are assembling the panel section float for easy dismantling. The float will also appear in Madison County Fair parade in Twin Bridges the Beaverhead County Fair in Dillon and the Beaverhead Rodeo parade.
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Butte
Beaverhead County
Norman Downing
James Carr
Harold Magnus
John Harr
John Markovich
Bruce Watters
Twin Bridges
Dillon
Beaverhead
Plaintiffs in Beaverhead River Water Suit Meet Monday
The Beaverhead water users association board schedules a special meeting for all plaintiffs in the Beaverhead river water litigation. It will be held Monday July 5 at 8:00 p m in Dillon council chambers to review mediation developments with users on the river's south end.
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The
Beaverhead Water Users Association
Council
Dillon
Beaverhead
Lateral Sewers on East and West Side Planned
The city moves toward constructing lateral sewers on the east and west sides, with plans by William I Wenzel and a single improvement district to cut costs. City council set to review plats and specifications at the July 7 meeting, funded by previously sold bonds for the lagoon, outfall, and main lines.
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Counci
William I Wenzel
Great Falls
Dillon
Don Smith
Former residents visit relatives in Beaverhead county
Mrs Ray Moyes and her father Henry Olson and niece Donna Abernathy of Los Angeles visit sisters and daughters in Dillon Armstead and Beaverhead county. They plan to stay Teenies weeks and travel to California via Vancouver Washington to see sister Mrs C E Crane and mother Ida Olson. Mr Olson has many old friends in the Big Hole Basin where he once ranched before retirement.
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Ray Moyes
Henry Olson
Donna Abernathy
Los Angeles
Beaverhead County
R. V. Orman
Emily Gordon
Dillon
Bob Hildreth
Armstead
California
Vancouver
Wash
C. E. Crane
Ida Olson
Olson
Big Hole Basin
Bannack纪 History Symbolized by Leather Nuggets Poke
Bannack dedicarion day features a leather poke bearing a gallows scene with three hangings representing Henry Plummer Buck Sin son and Ned Ray. Brass nuggets replace gold, linking Bannack’s mining era to Montana state monument status on August 15 with Fielding Graves associates handling script and Joe Ryburn directing.
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Bannack
Fielding Graves and Associates
Joe Ryburn
Montana
State Parks and Monuments System
Sherff Henry Plummer
Buck Stinson
Ned Ray
Grasshopper
Alder
Last Chance Gulch
Mining Prospects Will Be Topic At Ass'n Banquet
Beaverhead Mining association holds its annual meeting with banquet and officer election tonight at 7 in the Andrus hotel dining room. Attendees include Montana Mining association officials, State Bureau of Mines staff, and State School of Mines leaders. Local group officers are John Hand president, Jack Shafer vice president, B A Risley secretary, and John Collins treasurer. The program features talks by visiting notables and a brief business session.
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Beaverhead Mining Association
Andrus
Association
Montana Mining Association
State Bureau of Mines
State School of Mines
Montana
Minerals Engineering Company
Brown's Lake
Glen
Tri-State Minerals
Axe Canyon
Stone Creek
Barretts
John Hand
Argenta
Jack Shafer
B. A. Risley
Dillon
John Collins
Rain Falls Again At Crucial Time For Lima Rodeo
A weekend series of rain squalls drenched the Dillon area with six tenths of an inch by Monday. higher valleys saw over an inch. A Saturday night power failure, caused by a cross-arm wire break, darkened Dillon for 2 hours 23 minutes, compounding outages to telephone lines and REA service. The storm disruptions came as VFW rodeo crowds gathered, boosting holiday spirits before the Lima event continuation.
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Dillon
Leonard Mashino
Montana
Vigilante Cattlemen Urge Expanded Cattle Listings
Del Lichtenberg president of Vigilante Cattlemen urged expanding the Southwestern Montana cattle list at a dinner in the Andrus hotel attended by over 20 stockmen. He noted strong response to the association's ads, with enough demand to cancel other acts until more cattle are listed. The group, though financially healthy, aims to connect members for more profitable cattle disposition through education and advertising pull.
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Montana
del Lichtenberg
Andrus Hotel
Lichtenberg
Ed Atkins
Jaycee Fireworks Display Set for July 3 at Beaverhead
The Dillon Jaycees present the Independence Day fireworks at Beaverhead County Fairgrounds on Saturday July 3 with events starting at 7 30 p m. John Harr directs the show funded by local supporters and over 500 dollars in fireworks. A Jaycees committee plans pre show activities including boxing sack races greased pole three legged race and pillow fights for children and a large crowd is anticipated.
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Beaverhead County Fairgrounds
Dillon Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
John Harr
Highway Patrols Watch 70 946 Miles In 1935 Statewide
Patrolmen monitor about 70 946 miles of Montana highways with each officer covering roughly 135 miles. Supervisor Schultz leads a safety program pushing uniform traffic laws, vehicle upkeep, and signs. The effort includes public education, traffic safety groups, and court testing of intoxication to improve highway safety with slogans urging careful driving.
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Montana
Schultz
Winners at Lima VFW Rodeo Despite Wet Weather
In spite of rain the Lima VFW Rodeo drew a crowd for both days. The official results list winners for saddle bronc bareback and bulldogging with top riders including Max Robinson Gary Warburton Ed Warburton and Tom Warburton leading in their events.
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Lima
Saddlebronc
Max Rob
Max
Robinsoeer Hey
Quite Cheney
Gary Warburton
Roy
Love Holt
Edgar
Tom
Gene Warburton
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