Montana's Last Territorial Governor Appointed by Harrison
Governor B F White of Dillon, a local businessman and the town's first mayor, became Montana Territory's governor in 1889. He served until Joseph K. Toole, Montana's first state governor, took office on November 8, 1889. A telegram from Secretary James G. Blaine, dated November 8, 1889, announced Montana's statehood at ten forty this morning. The telegram is in Beaverhead Museum archives and loaned by the Beaverhead DAR chapter.
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B. F. White
Dillon
Montana Territory
Benjamin Harrison
Beaverhead Museum
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Carolyn White
DAR
Soroptimist Pie Tuesday Feature At Local Cafes
A Soroptimist mincemeat pie sale at local cafes yesterday boosted funds for community service. The club, known for benevolent projects since 1954, plans two television sets for Christian Rest Home residents and possibly a third for Riverview Rest Home if funds allow.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Dora Bell of Beaverhead County Dies at 72
Mrs. Dora Albers Bell, longtime ranch matriarch from Beaverhead County, died Monday night at the family ranch on Rattle Snake Creek. Born December 18, 1884 in Dillon, she was 72, survived by husband Frank P. Bell, a son Elwell Bell and daughter-in-law, a granddaughter Dianne Bell, a sister and several nieces. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Brundage Chapel with Rev. William Holland. Graveside at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Dora Albers Bell
Frank P. Bell
Rattlesnake Creek
Mystery in a Belfry Death Surfaces in Early Tale
Detective E. S. Gibson recalls a 1895 Easter morning discovery in Emmanuel Baptist Church. Blanche Lamont lies on a rough board platform with arms crossed, a chilling sight that haunted the San Francisco officer.
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San Francisco
Maud
Miss Lamont
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Minnie ‘Williams
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
GMM
E. S. Gibson
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