Virgin Wool Garments From Montana Wool in Demand
Foster and Melton in this region offer virgin Montana wool garments including suits priced around 36 to 39 dollars. The line, produced with eastern tailoring, aims for ready to wear later, with about 20,000 yards of cloth weekly and 1,800 suits filled. Beaverhead County relies on wool as a leading local industry.
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Montana
Foster & Melton
Bing
Western Woolgrowers Association
Montana Woolgrowers’ Agency
Ray Holloway
Beaverhead County
Jeading
Andrus Hotel Cafe and Grill Opens to Public
Andrus Hotel Cafe and Grill opened to the public on Friday under Tom Yoshi management. Chef George Hesse, a noted expert, will run a home bakery in the place. A banquet for local businesspeople featured a nine course menu with relishes celery radishes olives fruit cocktail a la Chapalata green turtle consommé filled sole chateaubriand oyster pattie renaissance kapowa turkey en rubali vegetable and Neapolitan ice cream with coffee.
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Andrus
Tom Yoshi
Yoshi
George Hesse
Heise
Horse Sale Next Week in Dillon Sees Strong Demand
George Ditty manager of the Dillon Horse Sales reports rising inquiries for the annual auction on March 21 and 22. He notes spring demand is boosting prices, with well broken work horses scarce while many horses are unbroken and unsuitable for harness. Sam Clark, a Dubois Idaho banker and rancher, visits Dillon for business this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ditty
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Sam Clark
Dubois
Idaho
Dillon
Montana Legislature Seeks Local Government Consolidation
The regular session narrowly approved one constitutional amendment allowing county and city governments to consolidate. Governor signed measures taxing gasoline at one cent per gallon, coal taxes, and a 1.5 percent net proceeds tax on metal mines. New departments include state purchasing and a centralized agriculture, trade and industry commission.
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Sevenetenth Legislative Assembly
Cavanaugh
Silver Bow
Montana
Assembly
State Purchasing Department
State’ Board of Examiners
Senate
Department of Agriculure
State Senate
House
House Committee On Education
Booth
Choate
County Superintendents to Meet at Dillon Normal
About fifty four county superintendents from Montana will gather in Dillon for two weeks of lectures and intensive supervisory training led by the state superintendent. For the first time Roosevelt and Rosebud counties will be represented by male superintendents.
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Dillon
State of
Montana
Rosebud
Roosevelt
Normal College
Sixteen High School Teams Open State Basketball Tourney
Dillon prep roster heads to Bozeman for the state basketball tournament hosted by Montana State College. Captain Ryburn and teammates from Dillon, Missoula, Helena, and Butte aim for the finals, with Dillon favored to face Missoula and Billings anticipated as a strong rival. The opening games include Dillon vs Chateau and Missoula vs Wolf Point as sixteen teams compete in early rounds.
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Dillon
Choteau
Missoula
Ither Billings
Butte
Knudson
Anspionship
Bozeman
Beaverhead
State ‘Agricultural College
Gin
Ryburn
Hatfield
Wyman Smith
Andrew
Smith
Erme George Hildreth
Aroth
Ais
Helena
Chateau
Biel Ba
Migsoule
Ahd
Wolf
Milbecumn
Thamp
Dilion Hag
Billings
Darby
Glendive
Wolf Point
Libby
Whitehall
Big Timber
Forsythe
Fort Benton
Kalispell
Dillon Man Mena Lowers Pleads Guilty to Moonshine
G. Bowers, a well known Dillon man, pleaded guilty in Great Falls federal court to manufacturing illegal liquor. He received ninety days in jail and a $100 fine after authorities found a still and moonshine mash near his cabin. Bowers asked for leniency citing wife’s dependence on his income. request granted.
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G. BR. Bowers
Dillon
Great Falls
Bowers
Sherif Mooney
Moon
Wool Buyers Enroute to Boston Visit Dillon Representatives
R Edgehill and EF A Mason arrived in Dillon from Salt Lake City to confer with local agent R W Boone of Hallowell Jones and Donald. Edgehill earlier signaled wool contracting season and, with Foster, once bought a million pounds of wool in a single day for American Wool B.
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R. Edgehill
EF. A. Mason
Salt Lake City
Boston
California
Messrs
Edgehill
Mason
Hallowell, Jones & Donald Company
Cas
R. W. Boone
R. BR. Foster
Foster
Boone Back on the Job in City Real Estate Office Takeover
Bob Boone, recently back from Southern California, resumes business in this city. He has taken over the office of the Interstate Building & Loan Association at the old Edie block location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Boone
California
Gneat
Old Place
Edie Block
Interstate Building & Loan “Association
iG Hole Basin Boy Wins Law Prize
Warren Shaw, son of prominent Big Hole basin ranchers, won a Beaverhead county prize for highest grade in law studies. The award, given by Rodgers Gilbert of Dilton, will be an annual event. His three semester average was 92.7, edging Miss Mary Schhoenborn.
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Warren Shaw
J. E. Shaw
Big Hole Basin
Rodgers Gilbert
Tose
Mary Schhoenborn
State Trap Shoot Set for Dillon This July
The state meeting of the Red and Gin clubs from across the state will be held in Dillon in July. The event promises the best shoot ever in the state with new shooting grounds at the fair grounds. A new clubhouse is under construction and traps have been installed, and the club has received its registration certificate from the American Trap Association.
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Dillon
Fair Grounds
Ae New Grounds
Hag
American Trap. Association
Ides of March Income Report Warning
The notice warns taxpayers to mail income reports by March 15 to the collector of internal revenue. Deputy collector Moe recently visited. expect a corporation income specialist to assist this week at the county assessor’s office. The Lima area is noted, with local commissioners meeting to handle routine matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nneth Moe
Nue
Ted
County Esor
Ir. Moe
Lima
County Commissioner Resigns and Appoints Successor
A. L. Anderson of Dillon was appointed by Judge Joseph C. Smith to succeed O. M. Best, who resigned as county commissioner last Monday. Best cited personal business. board members welcomed Anderson, noting his prior service and Republican, public spirited record.
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O.M. Best
Joseph C. Smith
District Court
A. L. Anderson
Dillon
Best
Smith
Anderson
Senator Hazelbaker Visits Dillon Highlights Beavershead Bills
Senator Frank Hazelbaker spent the weekend in Dillon returning to Helena Monday. He promoted measures affecting Beaverhead county including a Dillon primary election law repeal a game preserve in a county section state warrants carrying and a grasshopper plague relief water rights decrees and reservoir controls benefiting ranchers and residents.
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Frank Hazelbaker
Helena
Hazelbaker
Mentate
Wise River
Beaverhead County
Centennial Valley
City Council Grants Permit and Plans Cleanup Day
The city council met in regular session with Mayor Monroe and six aldermen present. A permit was granted for moving a galvanized iron building on South Montana street. Police urged draymen to avoid parking longer than fifteen minutes. Telephone service in the fire department HQ to be discontinued. Arbor Day designated for Dillon cleanup with mayor to secure public cooperation. Clerk to prepare bid call for cement work this season. Bills audited and allowed.
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Monroe
Anderson
Bond
Bowers
Graeter
Waldorf
Albert Michaelson
Montana Street
Chesf
Waldorff
Fire Department
Dillon
Insane Man Captured and Returned to Idaho Asylum
Rudolph Halbasch was taken into custody at Lima and brought to Dillon last Thursday evening. Friday he was turned over to Stewart Kane of the asylum at Blackfoot Idaho, and returned to the institution at that place. Halbasch escaped from the asylum a week ago.
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Rudolph Halbasch
Lima
Dillon
Stewart Kane
Blackfoot
Idaho
Halbasch
All Aboard for the Minstrel at Dillon
American Legion presents a two night minstrel and vaudeville show in Dillon. Sixty performers, a parade, and a large Hartwig theatre audience mark the event with Ed Duff directing and serving as interrupter. The program includes acts from Scotty Tait George Melton Browning Brothers and more.
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American Legion
Dillon
Hartwig Theatre
Warren Galloway
Jimmy Whalen
Scotty Tait
Ed Duff
Russel Fryberg
Bud Hartwig
Terry
Browning
Ton Gilbert
Dr. Stephan
Will
Lonnie Linson
Walter
Alvin Jones
Jimmy 'McCullum
George Baker
M. W. Logan
Alderic’ Tessier
Alice
Pegram
Thurman
Francia Tonrey
Walter Grimes
Harry Browning
Harold Show
W. J. Crowell
W. J. Crowell Is the Director of the ‘American Legion
George Melton
Mr. Melton
Maureen Desmond
Francis Bimrose
Jane Fryberg
Monte’ Melton
Bruce Christman
Beatrice Christman
Josephine Jones
Mary Snow
Browning Brothers
Fred Carr
Wilma Colfer
Mary McKeown
Josephine ‘Jones
Dorothy Thomas
Fren Andrus
Cecil Featherly
Baxter-Tonrey
Madamoselle Fifi
Will Chapman
Edwin Pegram
Goddler
Elkminstrel
Butte
Tom Holmes
Meadow Fire Destroys 90 Acre Pasture South of Town
A prairie fire broke out last Saturday afternoon at the old Ashbaugh ranch south of town and destroyed a ninety acre pasture. Mr Stimpson and nearby ranchers contained the blaze preventing spread to other fields and haystacks. Damage is estimated at about 300 dollars.
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Ashbaugh
Interesting Little Game Broken Up by Officers
Four men arrested after a quiet poker game in a local hotel. chips valued at five cents each. Names given as Jack Frazier Joe Reising Fred Hahn and Jack Prelate. all pled guilty before Judge Smith in district court and were fined.
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Griff
Mooney
Ponte
Jack. Frazier
Joe Reising
Fred Hahn
Jack
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New, Management
Kisseg
Andrew Smith
J.oeli Imert
John Hildreth
George Hildret
Lowers
Mena
Ste Ay
Oper
Ig Hole Basin Boy
J Ward
O. M. Best
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