Dillon and Lima to Attend State Music Meet in Kalispell
Dillon and Lima will send delegates to the state music meet in Kalispell April 8 to 10. Contests this week will decide contestants with funds determining the size of Dillon’s delegation. A Dillon trio and Lima pupil Miss Eileen Richardson are among the selected performers. Proceeds from a school play aid Dillon expenses, and over 360 to 400 contestants from about 35 state schools are expected. Dillon previously won the meet in 1923 and aims to add trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Lima
Kalispell
Dan Henneberry
Joe Smith
Joe Sprinkle
Eileen Richardson
Lima High School
Florence Peterson
Nellie Little
Richardson
Vivian Robe
W. Yond
Ralph McFadden
A. B. Thomas
Florence Sorenson
Dolly Lacy
Burnice Farrell
Wanda Cochran
Jane Boone
William Orr
Henry Rodgers
Beaverhead Fishing Season Closed Through May Twenty First
Beaverhead streams close to all fishing from Monday until May 21 to protect fish. Despite crowded banks on lakes rivers and creeks luck was poor due to muddy conditions. Dellar Gordon of Armstead reported the heaviest catch with a 12 pound trout in the Red Rock river above Armstead.
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Dellar Gordon
Armstead
Red Rock
Armatead
Music Recital at Lima High School Gymnasium
A musical recital will be held at Lima High School gymnasium on Friday March 26 at 8 p m to raise funds for students who will compete at the Kalispell music meet on April 8 9 and 10. The main portion of the program will be performed by the contestants.
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Kalispell
Lima High School
Lima
Public hearing set at Beaverhead courthouse on March 23
The Public Service Commission of Montana will hold a public session at the Beaverhead County Courthouse in Dillon on Tuesday March 23 1926 at 10 oclock am to take testimony in docket No 937 against Union Electric company. Individuals firms or corporations may appear in person or by counsel and present relevant testimony.
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Public Service Commission of Montana
Court House
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana
Union Electric Company
Pioneer hunter Henry Wetmore dies at Red Rock hunting lodge
Henry Wetmore a Beaverhead county rancher and lodge keeper at Centennial valley and Red Rock sections died last Friday at his hunting lodge on upper Red Rock lake He was 79 and had lived in the county 36 years Surviving relatives include his wife son Cecil of Lakeview and granddaughter Carrie Burles of Dillon Funeral services were held Saturday at Lakeview Interment followed in Lakeview Other details note his popularity among sportsmen from Dillon Butte Anaconda and nearby towns who visited his lodge for hunting seasons
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Henry Wetmore
Centennial Valley
Red Rock
Red Rock Lake
Dillon
Red Rock Lakes
Hank” Wétmorg
Butte
Anaconda
Wetmore
Beaverhead County
Cecil
Lakeview
Carrie Burles
Dell Lambs Bring Top Price on Omaha Market
A carload of lambs owned by A B E Scott of Dell brought the top price on the Omaha market. The 74 pound load sold for 13.25 per head on shipping account. the sale was handled by Lindley Cahow Co. Warren Murray, formerly of Dillon, is employed there. Scott said these lambs were the last of 3,000 head raised last year and fed through winter, yielding a nice gain and paying to hold them rather than ship lighter in fall.
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A. BE. Scott
Dell
Omaha
Lindley-Cahow Company
Omaha Livestock Commission
Warren Murray
Dillon
Omaha Daily Journal-Stockman
Scott
Dillon Boy Appointed to Good Position In New York University
Raymond J. Garver of Dillon has been elected instructor in mathematics at the University of Rochester for 1926 27. A Beaverhead county high school graduate 1918, and Montana alumnus 1922 he held two years as instructor then earned a U of Montana master’s degree in 1924. He spent two years as a Fellow in the University of Chicago mathematics department and will receive a Ph D from Chicago after the summer session next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Garver
F. H. Garver
Dillon
University of Rochester
N. Y
University of Chicago, Graduate School
Enjoy Visit in Great Falls and Tour of Montana and Canada
Mr and Mrs S Patterson returned last Wednesday evening from a three weeks visit in Eastern and Northern Montana and in Canada. In Bozeman they visited Spencer Patterson a State college student and then to Helena and Great Falls. From Great Falls they motored to northern towns and Canada and enjoyed a visit to the Shelby oil fields.
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Patterson
Montana
Canada
Bozeman
Spencer Patterson
The
State College
Helena
Great Falls
Shelby
Returns Home After Health Improvement for Bert Orr
Bert Orr, who spent the past weeks in Hot Springs Arkansas, has returned home to this city and is greatly improved in health.
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Bert Orr
Hot Springs
Ark
Dillon to elect four aldermen in April school board vote
Four aldermen will be chosen at an April 5 election in Dillon. Outgoing council members are Louis Anderson in the first ward Leonard Eliel in the second Perry Bowers in the third and Ed Lloyd in the fourth. A caucus precedes the election to nominate candidates. Polling places and election judges will be listed on another page. A school election will occur April 3 with two board members to be elected. terms of Leonard Eliel and J E Monroe expire.
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Louis Anderson
Leonard Eliel
Perry Bowers
Ed Lloyd
Examiner
J. E. Monroe
Marshall Field
Rancher Matt Fabaec Dies After Loft Fall
Apex district rancher Matt Fabaec fell from a barn loft last Thursday evening and died at Barrett hospital after a 20 hour delay before discovery. He passed away at about 2 30 Sunday morning. Surviving him are his wife and a brother Marta with relatives in Butte. Funeral held at St Rose Catholic church with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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Matt Fabaec
Apex District
Barrett Hospital
Dillon
H. D. Kistler
Butte
Marta
St. Rose Catholic Church
F. X. Leschner
Mountain View
Legion Offers Reward for Arrest of Kid Vandals
Beaverhead Post of the American Legion offered a $50 reward for the arrest and conviction of vandals who broke into the Boy Scout clubhouse at Turner Camp. The youths reportedly broke windows stole $60 in groceries and damaged the interior. Legionnaires condemn the wilful destruction of property built with public donations.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Turner Camp
Legionnaires
Ex-Service Men Should See B A Risley on War Risk
Bruce Risley appointed by Beaverhead American Legion to handle county reinstatement of ex service men for war risk insurance. Government set July 2 deadline. post works to reinstate all vets before then. Risley, familiar with all procedures, based at county assessor's office in the courthouse as deputy.
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Bruce Risley
Beaverhead
American Legion
Risley
Annual Legion Show Promises Big Dillon Entertainment
Beaverhead Legionnaires in Dillon plan their big annual show at Hartwig theatre on April 14 and 15. Walter Stamm lists four major acts including Terry Browning with a sharp wit, a male glee club and quartet, a high school public speaking class one act, and Normal College students in a musical act. James McCollum is stage manager and George R. Baker is advertising manager.
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Beaverhead Legionnaires
Dillon
Hartwig Theatre
Walter Stamm
Terry Browning
Legion
W. G. Gilbert
Nels Sorenson
Normal College
Mary K. Sands
James McCollum
George R. Baker
Personal Property Tax Due Now for 1926
County treasurer notes personal property taxes for 1926 are due within 30 days of notification. Sheriff will seize and dispose of nonpaying property. If redeemed, owner pays all expenses. Those not receiving notice should inquire at the treasurer’s office.
Hartwig and Melton Lose in Montana Handball Meet
Dillon handball champs Hartwig and Melton, weakened by injury and flu, fell to Thoren and Kremer of Great Falls in the doubles at the state tournament in Great Falls. Melton won his singles opening round, while Hartwig was heavily handicapped and could not contend.
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W. B. Hartwig
George Melton
Dillon
Great Falls
Hartwig
Melton
Thoren
Kremer
Beaverhead County Receives State School Funds
Beaverhead County will get 13826.11 from Montana for common schools this year, a share of 1 255 million distributed by census. The state treasurer apportioned 62629.79 to the permanent fund and 1 189966.04 to the counties after a census-based calculation.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Normal College to Present Pepita Operetta This Week
The Montana State Normal College will stage a two act Mexican operetta Pepita at the college auditorium Friday and Saturday evenings. The cast features top voices and a carefully chosen chorus. A program appears on an adjacent page in this week’s Examiner. Dillon patrons await Moroni Olsen’s next visit, with Friend Hannah set for April 1 at the college auditorium.
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Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Moroni Olsen
Hannah
College
Beaverhead Pioneer Celebrates 90th Birthday
Beaverhead resident and early settler John Bishop marked his ninety years last Sunday. He enjoyed good health, received congratulations by letters and telegrams, and recalled guiding the first sheep brought into the territory as he shared memories of his youth.
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John
Bishop
Morse and Wilson Win Coal in Beaverhead Guessing Contest
J E Morse and William Wilson of Dillon each won a ton of coal from the Beaverhead Lumber company after tying in a weighing contest. The big coal lump was estimated near 1580 pounds and weighed 1578 pounds on the scales. Nearly every resident of Dillon submitted an estimate.
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J. BE. Morse
William Wilson
Dillon
Beaverhead Lumber Company
Beaverhead
Attorney John Collins Returns From Mayo Clinic Visit
Dillon attorney John Collins returned from the East where he visited friends and relatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He underwent a goitre operation at Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
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John Collins
Dillon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Big Hole basin beef outlook praised by Senator Hazelbaker
Senator Frank A Hazelbaker returned from the Big Hole basin praising the beef herds and hay supply. He said the region shows the best beef since the war with heavier weights, abundant hay, mild winter, and optimism for better prices and a prosperous year for ranchers.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
Big Hole Basin
Big Hole
Mr. Hazelbaker
Big Hole’ Basin
Basin
Girl and Man Arrested in Fraud Case In County
A girl named Ollie Hardcast and man William Scar bush were taken into custody Monday evening by county officers and charged with obtaining money under false pretenses after a complaint by Pete Alocorn. Alocorn says the woman promised marriage and kept the money, then canceled the engagement. The sister, who lived on Thompson avenue, was arrested the following day on the same charge.
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Ollie Hardcast
William Scarbush
Pete Alocorn
Alocorn
Dillon Golfers Plan To Build New Course
Dillon Golf club moves forward on a proposed new course. A Monday meeting formed a fundraising committee including Hiram Brundage Lee Mc Cracken Eugene Bond Tom Gilbert and a fifth member. Senator F A Hazelbaker discussed acquiring part of the old Charles Conger place three miles north of Dillon as the site.
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Dillon Golf Club
Hiram Brundage
Lee McCracken
Eugene Bond
Tom Gilbert
F. A. Hazelbaker
Charles Conger
Dillon
Six Men Arrested In Ban nack Street Gambling Raid
Six men Sam Keller W M Fryburger Lee McGinnis Ed Baker Bill Graves and George Ball were arraigned in justice court before Judge L P Phillips on gambling charges after a raid by county and city officers on a Ban nack Street soft drink establishment run by W F Shokley last night.
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Justice Court
L. P. Phillips
Sam Keller
W. M. Fryburger
Lee McGinnis
Ed Baker
Bill Graves
George Ball
W. F. Shokley
Bannack Street
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Sportsman County
Dell Lambs
Dillon Boy
New York University
Saint Patrick
Matt Fabac
Apex
Kid
B. A. Risley
Hartwig and Melton
Frank Hazelbaker
J. E. Morse
Girl
Man
Dillon Golfers
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