Democracy Gains in Beaverhead County Vote Totals
Full returns from 22 Beaverhead precincts show Wilson leading by nine in the county, Stewart carrying by 161, and Pray beating Myers by 100. Madison Jefferson returns hint at judgeship victories for Democrats Shaw and Boone, with Clark and Rodgers winning judicial votes locally and Prohibition carrying countywide.
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Beaverhead County
Wilson
Stewart
Pray
Myers
W. A. Clark
H. G. Rodgers
Madison
Jefferson
Fifth Judicial District
Jve Shaw
Robert Boone
Boss Emerick
Fred Rife
Robert H. Jones Dies After Illness in California
Prominent Montana Idaho cattleman Robert H. Jones died in Monrovia California after months of tuberculosis illness. A longtime organizer and former president of the Northwest Livestock association he owned large cattle holdings in Beaverhead County and the Big Hole basin. He is survived by his wife and a large set of children and relatives. The obituary notes his ranching ties and public votes on prohibition in local schools.
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Dillon
Robert H. Jones
Big Hole Basin
Mr. Jones
Monrovia
California
Montana
Idaho
Northwest Livestock Association
Bielenberg & Walker
Wisdom
Beaverhead
Straw vote tallies at public school show party splits
A Monday straw poll at the public school and a high school vote recorded partisan tallies for Republican and Democratic presidential electors. Notable leaders include Eliel and Gilbert for Republicans, Myers and Poindexter for Democrats, with a single socialist vote noted.
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Pray
Parr
Rankin
Brantley
Edwards
Annin
Ford
Stewart
Hart
Fenner
Boyle
Craig
Trumper
Rodgers
Stephenson
Featherly
Eliel
Armitage
Wyman
Gilbert
Baker
Gray
Conger
Ewing
Best
Sutherland
Ruffner
Banks
Democratic
Myers
Evans
Mitchell
Patterson
McDowell
Poindexter
Swindlehurst
Parrell
Keating
Johnson
Carrol
O’donnell
Clark
Smith
Adams
Risley
Shaw
Barrett
Bulger
French
Rife
Emerick
Boone
Mayme French
Bell
Chapman
Owen
Big Ranch Deal In Madison County Near Sheridan
Parley and Dansie negotiated a purchase from Covey and Blaney of Salt Lake City for the Brock and Smith ranch near Sheridan. The deal includes 1000 acres farming land and thousands of grazing acres with improvements and 7000 sheep. Purchase price around 100000 dollars with immediate possession. Brock family to move for health reasons.
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Parley
Dansie
Messrs. Covey & Blaney
Salt Lake City
Brock & Smith
Sheridan
Madison County
Brock
Hazelbaker Buys Out Partner In Dillon Business
Frank Hazelbaker arrived from Helena to take over A. L. Badcon’s interests in the Dillon real estate and insurance business. He will run the firm solo and spend the week reconciling state central committee duties before focusing on his Dillon enterprise. Badcon has not announced future plans.
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Frank Hazelbaker
Helena
State Republican Central Committee
Dillon
Beaverhead County Returns Show Shifts in Party Support
In Beaverhead county the general election produced surprises as several precincts flipped from Republican to Democratic. A total of 2915 votes were cast from 3800 registered, with Wilson ahead by nine votes. Democrats won county offices including county commissioner and auditor, while Miss Elizabeth Sutherland carried the school superintendent post by the largest margin on the ticket. The county leans dry with Dillon voting dry by about 300 votes.
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Beaverhead
Lakeview
Wilson
Beaverhead County
Hughes
Pray
Myers
Rankin
Evans
Stewart
Dillon
J. B. Poindexter
Clark
Rodgers
Fifth Judicial District
Madison
Jefferson
Smith
Joe Shaw
Elizabeth Sutherland
W. G. Gilbert
Lima
Jackson
Argenta
At Pastime Theatre Ten Days of Top Films
Tonight The White Pearl stars Marie Doro at the Pastime with The Eye of the Night and The Waiters Ball. Sussue Hayakawa appears Friday in The Honorable Friend. Metro’s River of Romance stars Harold Lockwood and May Allison Saturday. The Captive God with Wm. S. Hart Sunday. Lou Tellegen Monday with Cleo Ridgely and Miott Dexter. George Walsh Tuesday in The Beast. Marguerite Clark in Out of the Drifts Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Doro
William H. Thompson
Sussue Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Metro
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
God
Wm. S. Hart
America
Lou Tellegan
Former Dillon Teacher Secures New Elocution Post
Miss Alice Welles Benham, Cornell 1909, a former Dillon high school Latin and Elocution teacher, led elocution at Bishopthorpe Manor in Pa and passed top NYC teacher tests. She now directs elocution in two annexes of Julia Richman high school in New York at 262 West 77th Street with a starting salary of 1760 dollars.
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Alice Welles Benham
Cornell
Dillon High School
Bishopthorpe Manor
Bethleham
New York City
Julia Richman High
Dillonites Attend Fair and Warmer in Butte
A group from Dillon traveled to Butte last week to see Fair and Warmer at the Broadway and to hear John McCormack who was slated to sing Friday evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs William Bernstein and others, but news from Burt Adams Tower said McCormack would not sing, causing about ten to cancel their trip.
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Burt Adams
Mr. McCormack
Butte
Dillon Defeats Montana College in 27 to 0 rout
Dillon Beaverhead high school routed the College of Montana from Deer Lodge 27 to 0 last Saturday. Dillon prepares for a home game next Saturday against Butte Central while senior teammates also won 45 to 2 against the high school second team. Matthews Telon suffered a collar bone fracture but is reported healing well.
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Beaverhead County
College of Montana of
Deer Lodge
College of Montana
Dillon
Butte Central High School
Matthew Telon
Montana Auto Supply Co Sells Autos in Two Weeks
The Montana Auto Supply Company reports vehicle dispositions over the last two weeks listing buyers by car brands. Buicks sold to F E Armstrong Armstead Max Lauterbach Dillon Clark Anderson Dillon A McDonald Dillon Walter Pitcher Twin Bridges Rev Cunningham Twin Bridges. Dodges sold to Jesse Allen Lakeview F J Frey Tenday R E Foster Dillon. Fords sold to A B Scott Dell EB Gleed Lima Mary D Craver Armstead Morton Elliott Dillon W I Daw Dillon Flynn Bros Dillon Silas Dishno Dillon James Prelat.
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Montana Auto Supply Company
F. E. Armstrong
Armstead
Max Lauterbach
Dillon
Clark Anderson
A. McDonald
Walter Pitcher
Rev. Cunningham
Jesse Allen
Lakeview
F. J. Frey
Tenday
R. E. Foster
A. B. Scott
Dell
EB. H. Gleed
Lima
Mary D. Craver
Morton Elliott
W. I. Daw
Flynn Bros
Silas Dishno
James Prelat
Reception Saturday for St James Guild Hall
Miss Addie E Bettes issues invitations for an At Home to be held Saturday afternoon in the parlors of St James guild hall. About 150 ladies invited to call between three and six. Miss Bettes assisted by Mrs Ernest Orr Mrs A B Martin Mrs RR Rathbone Mrs Lorenzo Cushing Mrs Effie Christman and Miss Alma Van De Walker.
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Addie E. Bettes
St. James
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Congress
Robert Jones
California City
Hwing
Farrell
Carroll
Duncan
Prohibition
V. Stewart
Farr
Tannin
Brock & Smith Ranch
Hazelbaker
Mont. College
Butte Central
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