Bankers to Meet in Dillon as Montana group session opens
The third annual meeting of group six of the Montana Bankers association will be in Dillon on May 26 with a program by C. W. Hudson and other national figures. Sessions at St. James and an evening dance at Dillmont Park precede talks on finance and international credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Bankers’ Association
C. W. Hudson
R. D. Larabie
Deer Lodge
J. L. Teal
Butte
Andrus Hotel
St. James Guild Hall
Dillmont Park
Curtis L. Mosher
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
J. R. Morley
South Africa
O. A. Carlson
Federal Reserve Bank
Helena
Mosher
Dillon
Ray Mosher
the Normal College
Morley
Carlson
Comes of bumper lamb crop lift Idaho sheepmen after drought losses
After two hard years and drought in 1919 plus weak wool prices, Idaho and northwest ranchers face losses. Yet reports say this year's lamb crop will be bumper with ewes wintered well and lambing underway in the Lemhi region. If weather holds, losses should shrink and lamb value may double the wool clip, aiding growers to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Lemhi
Pete Vreeland
Pearson Bros
Pearsons
Butte Lawyer Sidney Lanner Aids Montana Prosecution
Prominent attorney Sidney Lanner visited the city last week to assist in the state of Montana's prosecution of Morris Elmose in a criminal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lanner
Butte
State of
Montana
Morris Elmose
Shoot Postponed by Dillon Red and Gun Club
The big shoot scheduled for last Sunday was not held due to rainy weather. A few members ventured out and two or three events were contested. Medals will be awarded at the regular monthly shoot in June if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Red and Gun Club
Good Government Club Sets Final Season Meeting
The Good Government club will hold its last meeting of the season next Tuesday afternoon in the kindergarten room at the training school. All members are urged to be present.
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Good Government Club
Brundage Couple Plan Summer at Centennial Valley Ranch
Mr and Mrs H. Brundage expect to leave soon for Lakeview and will spend the summer at the Brundage ranch in the Centennial valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Brundage
Lakeview
Brundage Ranch
Centennial Valley
Letter to mothers about boys damaging property
Mrs. Alice KE Barrett urges parents to stop their sons from nightly property damage and to reform them at Miles City reform school. She condemns year round mischief beyond Halloween and calls for parental accountability.
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Hallowe
Reform School
Miles City
Alice KE. Barrett
Immortalizing Mrs Hooker with Portrait at Library
The Shakespeare club of Dillon plans to honor the late Mrs. Mary Hooker with a portrait unveiled at the city library. The 8:15 pm ceremony at the public school auditorium features choir, readings, piano, and addresses by local figures including Rev. T. W. Bennett and Mayor Roscoe Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hooker
Shakespeare Club
Archdeacon
D. Hooker
Helena
Hooker
Dillon
Hark
St. James Choir
Gill
T. W. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
Joseph Adam
T. E. Luebben
Tom Olmsted, Jr
Franz Schubert
Roy Stephenson
Pauline van de Walker
A. F. Waldorf
Jean Bishop
Roscoe Cornell
Frank’ Eliel
Library Board
F. D. Willis
Guy d' Hardelot
Delia Dorchester
Mrs. Hooker
Beaverhead County Commission Sets 1921 Wage Scale
Beaverhead county commissioners met May 2 1921 in regular session. They approved a revised per diem wage scale for road work and reappointed J H Gilbert and Jean Bishop to the high school board. The board also appointed Lee R Light to the examination board and named George Lovell to the state fair advisory board. Bond approvals and various county administrative actions were recorded, including tax roll preparations and a grasshopper control plan for Centennial valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
J. E. Shaw
C. C. Gosman
A. L. Anderson
George R. Baker
J. H. Gilbert
George E. Hughes
Jean Bishop
Mr. Hughes
Pearl S. Smith
H. A. Stewart
E. M. Martinell
C. W. Studson
Lee R. Light
Montana State Fair Commission
County Fair Commission
State Fair Advisory Board
George Lovell
County Fair Association
State Bank of Wisdom
First National Bank of
Dillon
James McCullum
Centennial Valley
Edward BR. Roe
Fred C. Clark
Mr. Buck
Cashmore
Monida
Clark
W. E. Stephenson
Ira M. Stephenson
J. Anson Baxter
Dewey and
Polaris
Newey
Elkhorn
Wise River
Elkhorn Springs
Gold Creek
J. D. Brandenburs
O C. Gosman
W. E. Chapman
Georgia Mathewse
D. C. Wampler
Wisdom Township
D. m
Hairman O. C. Gosman
T A. L. Anderson
New City Council Organized and Committees Formed
Leonard Eliel presides as new council convenes at city hall. Roscoe Cornell succeeds as mayor with new and holdover aldermen and officers installed. Committees named for city hall finance fire printing cemetery street water health and judicial matters. American Legion groups seek city aid for band cleanup day and room maintenance. Rubber lamp posts proposed amid driver safety talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E.” Monroe
Roscoe Cornell
A. A. Elliott
Ed Lloyd
W. T. Scully
Fred Woodside
A. F. Waldorf
Leonard Eliel
Louis Anderson
Perry Bowers
John Mayfield
L. P. Phillips
Cornell
City Hall
Elliott
Bowers
Lloyd
Eliel
Waldorf and
Anderson
Waldorf
Woodside and
Scully
Eel and
Woods
W. E H. Chapman
G. W. Elder
F. M. Poindexter
R. D. Curry
George Gosman
Beaverhead
The
American Legion
Aro Wi. Finch
Warren Galloway
George Baker
Beaverhead Post
Calso
Legion Committee
Fred Waldorf
Mrs Standfield Dies After Illness at Home
Emma Standfield wife of Clayton Standfield died at her west side home after a weeks long illness following gallstone surgery. Born in Illinois sixty five years ago she moved with family to Buffalo Kansas then Montana where she lived most of her life. She left ten children eight still living along with her husband. Funeral held at home Monday afternoon with Rev. Smith officiating, burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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Emma Standfield
Clayton Standfield
West Side
Montana
Blanch
Farlin
Dorothy Lick
San Diego
Cal
Frank
Joe
Stevens
Ray
Mabel Bechtold
Dillon
Addie Enders
Salt Lake City
Roy Standfield
Wisdom
Rev. Smith
Mountain View Cemetery
Montana Leads U S In Public School Spending
The bureau of education in Washington reports Montana spends 637 dollars per capita on education, far above many states, with Butte spending 69.23 dollars per child for school purposes. Alabama trails at 68 cents per capita. The eight year period from 1910 to 1918 shows Montana’s strong educational activity and is cited by the Rockefeller institute as evidence of a top public school system.
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Montana
United States
Bureau of Education
Washington
Alabama
Butte
Rockefeller Institute
It Was Cleanup Day in Dillon
It was cleanup day in Dillon with property owners pridefully cleaning premises. The public school yard was scrubbed by students as the city provided garbage wagons to remove rubbish. Dog tax due to Chief of Police Nelson at city hall. untagged dogs will be dealt with.
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Dillon
Nelson
First Pioneer Woman Dead Mary Wadams 92 in Bannack
Mrs. Mary Wadams oldest daughter Mrs. Sarah Howard lived with her at the west side home. She died May 5 just before 3 am after twelve days of illness. Born in Kentucky to Bassenger and Priscilla Williams she was the first white woman to locate at Bannack arriving Sept 18, 1862. Funeral at the Howard home with Rev. Smith. interment Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wadams
Sarah Howard
Jennie Cobus
Wadams
Kentucky
Bassenger
Priscilla Williams
Wilson Wadams
Montana
Bannack
Howard
Helena Postmaster Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzlement Charge
Helena May 10 United States Commissioner Julius Brass hears C H Fortman Helena postmaster plead not guilty to an embezzlement charge. He is bound over to the federal grand jury meeting June 15. Fresh 2000 liberty bonds posted as bond. local creditors attach $650 in property. Assistant postmaster now in charge. F S P Lindsay tipped to Harding for the vacant post.
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Helena
United States
Julius H. Brass
C. H. Fortman
Post Office
Federal
Grand’ Jury
Ut A
Esterday
Geo. L. Ramsey
Jacob Schweitzer
Fortman
F. S. P. Lindsay
Harding
Congressman McCormick
Montana
Masons Banquet Celebrates Lodge Consolidation
Masons will hold a banquet tomorrow evening at the Masonic hall in celebration of the consolidation of the Bannack lodge with the Dillon lodge. The Bannack order, once the first to form, saw many members pass away or relocate, leading to the decision to unite with the Dillon lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Bannack Lodge
Dillon Lodge
Rain Benefit Boosts County Crops and Wheat Stands
A drenching rain last week refreshed the county with fields and ranges in prime condition. Dry land winter wheat stands are reported the best in years. H T Heddon of Billings visits town to handle business tied to the Golden Rule Store here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Heddon
Billings
Mr. Heddon
Golden Rule
Annual Chautauqua to Be Held June 16 21 Inclusive
Dillon hosts the annual Chautauqua June 16 to 21 with seven hundred season tickets to sell. The Westco service books the attractions and famed lecturers are planned alongside a strong music program. Marshall Field chairs the local committee as Dillon prepares a full county campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Ellison-White
Cadmen Bureau
Westco
J. B. Hurd
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Copeland
Huer
State of Montana
Wm. Copeland
J. C. McAlister
Fred Munckton
Jos. Buck
M. A. Henneberry
Tom Taylor
R. J. Selway
Guy Gray
C. C. Thornton
Earl Rodgers
Fred Hanson
EH. B. Roe
Jack Romain
Oswald Schleicher
Cook
Morris Elmore
Horse Prairie
Elmore
Peter Vreeland
Leadore
George Clemon
Leo Tallent
Charles E. Norris
Frank Gordon
George Pyle
George Taylor
QR. S. Henderson
Gordon Knowles
Preston Johnson
Chester Harrington
Austin Aiken
Gus Roseneau
Elmoses
W. M. Carpenter
Tenday
Young BE. Huert
City Library
State Fair Advisory
Fice
New Council—Legion Committees
Council
Union Elec. Co
LF. A. Hazelbaker Santee
T. BE. Luebben
C. F. Retallack
Weet
Eeee Eteenesae
Hugh Chambers
BE. Nelson
Eeeers Rere
Centennial Cafe
A. L. Stone
O. A. Cloward
Beeeepeeeneenene
Anson Baxter
Dillon Auto Coener
Examiner Printing Co
Dart Hdw. & Imp Co
A. A. Gurnutt Meen Ee
Penn
Oil Co Ween
Olmsted
Stevenson Co
J.B. Holtz
J. Tessier
HL. A. Burke
Dart Hdw
Imv
Mtn
St. Tel
Tel
Coctene
Eliel Bros Weeder
Tribune Ene
Ray Standfield Ween Reneens
E. Gray Seeanentn Acoder
Water Fund Library Fund
Tnion Elec. Co
L. R. Free
M. L. Innes
D. L. Smith
Mountain View
Union Bloc. Co
Billa Piper Bhaed
John Tritteee
Cadman Bureau
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