Livestock Show And Auction Promises Big Prizes
Senator Frank Harzelbaker announced the premium lists for pure bred cattle at the State Livestock convention sale on April 26 have been raised by 325 dollars. The Hereford Breeders association adds 150 dollars and the Shorthorn Breeders 175 dollars in prizes. Hereford sales move from March 19 to April 26 while Shorthorn offers 50 dollars for the best champion carload of fat cattle. Local and statewide growers will compete for cash awards and top cattle honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harzelbaker
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Shorthorn, Breeders” Association
Winter Stock In Big Hole Prompts Booster Praise
Hd Calvert reports a prosperous winter in the Big Hole basin with cattle in prime condition and minimal feeding. The Anaconda cattle herdsman cites favorable snows and open routes between Divide, Ralston, Squaw Creek, and Wisdom. Calvert’s fertilizing work earned a medal stolen in California, with Miner's fishing staff ordering a duplicate for next May’s Big Hole trip.
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Anaconda
Hd Calvert
Fishtrap
Big Hole
J. T. Boone
Calvert
Divide and
Ralston
Squaw Creek
Calvert Ranch
California
Big Hole Basin
Three Hundred Registered for State Meet in Great Falls
More than 300 students from Dillon and 28 other Montana cities register for the third annual Montana Interscholastic Music Meet set for early April in Great Falls. Paderewski will give the sole Montana recital that evening, drawing chaperones and performers to the city. Great Falls will provide lodging and meals with fare and a half arranged by several railroads for round trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Missa M Epoor
Great Falls
Closed Season for Fishing Announcement
Deputy warden Tom Edmunds announces a statewide closed season from March 15 to May 28 for all fish species. Anglers may fish until midnight next Saturday and resume at 1 am May 20, with arrest threats for carrying gear outside the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Edmunds
Waddlin' Hal Seeks Speedy Trial in Montana Case
Harold J. Binney, promoter charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, requests a quick trial. He is jailed on the jail's second floor, objects to confinement with an insane prisoner, and says his books are in perfect shape. Trial timing depends on court orders and juror readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Harold J. Binney
Motion Picture Corporation
Binney
Scout Clubhouse Nears Completion at Turner Camp
The Dillon area Boy Scouts near completion of their Turner camp clubhouse with walls, fireplace, and roof finished. Local contractors and carpenters donated work. Additional camp features like a swimming pool and outdoor kitchen will start when weather allows. Last Saturday the troop performed The Boy Scouts Hero at the public school auditorium, earning substantial proceeds for the troop fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Turner Camp
Dillon
Dillon Scouts
Dental clinics aid rural children in Montana
County wide exams reveal widespread dental neglect among rural youngsters. Doctors note the need for full time clinic space and invite funding via local clubs and schools.
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Shopla
Montana
Dunlap
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Rotary
Kiwanis
Woman's Clubs
Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
Aged Lady Dies Sunday at Wise River
Miss Kate Lewis was called to Wise River by illness of her sister Mrs. Drake who died the following day. Funeral held here today with remains to be sent to Missouri. Remains shipped this evening for interment beside other relatives.
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Missouri
Kate Lewis
Wise River
Drake
Robert Hughes
Dillon
The
Baptist
Beaverhead County Proceedings Appoint Health Officer
Beaverhead County Montana regular session March 8 1924 records Dr Poindexter reappointed health officer. Board discusses closing roads Jorgenson petition and state fair exhibit decision. Considered tax collection cancelations and fund requests for road equipment and a proposed Scenic International Parks Highway bond election.
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Board of County ‘Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
A. L. Anderson
O. C. Gosman
J. Erighaw
J. C. Fuller
J. B. Shaw
C. R. Kellogg
J. N. Ne
Jos. C. Smith
Russell Grader Manufacturing Co
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn . ,One Russell Standard Grader, $524,000.0.B. Dillon
J. B
Shaw
Divide
Russell
Lima
Leo H. Truax
Board of County Commissioners
Dillon
Brown's Bridge
Truax
John B. Somers
Bloody Dick
Beaverhead
Redrock
F. B. Connelly
Connelly Machinery Company
Bil
Curtain rises at Hartwig theatre for two night minstrel show
The annual Legion minstrel and vaudeville show opens tonight at 8 15 at the Hartwig theatre. The full house is sold out for tonight with a capacity crowd expected tomorrow. The Baxter Tonrey and Son orchestra will play the overture as Terry's blackface chorus of thirty performs.
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Legion
Hartwig Theatre
Baxter-Tonrey
Annual Meeting of Beaverhead Anglers' Club
The Beaverhead Anglers' Club holds its annual meeting Saturday at 7:30 PM in the Union Electric Company office. Officers will be elected for the coming year and plans discussed to plant fish fry and combat predatory birds and animals. Montana Sportsmen’s Association secretary M B Carpenter will attend to energize the event. all interested in increasing fish stocks and protecting wild birds are urged to attend.
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Anglers' Club
Beaverhead
Union Electric Company
Carpenter
Montana Sportsmen’s Association
Anglers’ Club
City Dads Hold Monthly Meeting and Approve Bills
City council met for its regular monthly session. Four aldermen to be chosen in April. Bills submitted and approved across General Fund Streets and Alley Fund Water Fund Library Fund and Special Improvement District No3 Main Fund with salaries, labor, lighting and supplies listed.
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General Fund
E. Retallack
Union Electric
L. P. Phillips
Dick Nelson
H. G .Rodgers
M. A. Walker
Hughes & ideGaieb
sup_ reese
Total General Fund
W. E. Gray
Drayage Beaverhead Motors Co
Keystone View Co
White House
T. E. Luebben
Fred Featherly
Carl Mast
Carl T. Mast
W. EL Gray
Ceee
S. A. Fund
Ray Stanfield
A. J. Tessier
Red Star Garage
J. B. Holtz
Ponech
W.E. Gray
Isitackge
C. R. Kellog
Gaylord Bros
M. L. Innes
D. L. Smith
L. R. Free
Union Electric Co
Lima Opera House operator pleads guilty in Haquer laws case
T L Alcott pleaded guilty in district court to violating state Haquer laws. He was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to 60 days in the county jail, with the sentence revoked. He operated the Opera House rooming house in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Alcott
Lima
Man Sentenced to State Prison for Assault in Lima
Ed Mounts pled guilty to second degree assault and received one to two years in state prison. He was charged with assaulting a Japanese laborer named Watsu in Lima several weeks ago.
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Ed Mounts
Watsu
Lima
Dillon to Host Big State Stock Show and Sale
Kansas breeders hear of Dillon cattle show and auction set for April 24 to 26. A B Cook from Townsend will bring champion stock and a Pathe representative will film the three day event with national figures like Secretary Wallace expected. State Livestock Board secretary B D Phillips predicts Dillon will host the state’s biggest show and sale ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathe Film Company
Dillon
Wallace
B. D. Phillips
State Livestock Board
Northwest
Montana
Governor Dixon Calls for Higher Land Values to Aid Montana Resettlement
Helena March 10 Governor Joseph M Dixon opened the land settlement congress warning that rising land values are needed to spur resettlement. He noted over 60 delegates from agricultural industrial state and federal agencies and urged improved education and lower grain tariffs to aid farmers.
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Helena
Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
Land Settlement Congress
Alfred Atkinson
State College
Bozeman
Dixon
Chamber of Commerce
Embargo Tightens on California Livestock Exports
Helena March 7. California shipments into Montana of cattle sheep and other ruminants and swine are banned unless hides and hoofs are removed and hay straw and fodder are disinfected under U S Bureau of Animal Industry supervision and passed by an agent. The quarantine replaces the Feb 25 order to curb foot and mouth disease and takes effect immediately.
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Helena
California
Montana
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Joseph M. Dixon
Unfortunate Los Angeles Woman Known Here
Mrs Margaret Croning sister of Bad and Mugsy McGrath was noted in Dillon as visiting many times and having many friends here. The shooting of Mr Cronin was alleged to be accidental.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Croning
Bad
Mugsy McGrath
Dillon
Cronin
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Hereford Association
Banner
Waddlin
Hal
Moving Picture
Lian
Ay Hagat Li
Mrs. Drake
Sister
Bond County
Cook
Kansas
Topeka
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Tome
Dillom
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