Beaverhead Votes Stable After Official Count Shows No Change
Official Beaverhead county tally confirms the Examiner's unofficial results in close county contests with no change in winners. Key races saw Frank Nelson win public administrator by three votes, W C Orr over Dan Mooney by 31, and George Metlen reelected county surveyor by 18. Good roads initiative passed 33065 to 387, repeal of prohibition opposed 1514 to 893, educational tax levy defeated 1423 to 675, and bail insurance amendment opposed 1092 to 726. Precincts reported nearly uniform support for the good roads measure except Nicholia which tied.
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Beaverhead
Board of Commissioners
Examiner
Frank Nelson
George Banks
W. C. Orr
Dan Mooney
George Metlen
Forrest Bayerd
Nicholia
Republicans Host Free Dance After Defeat
Beaverhead county Republicans staged a post election dance at Wise River as a campaign gesture. The central committee had promised community entertainment win or lose and kept the pledge with a morale-boosting event that drew Wise River residents and county candidates.
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Beaverhead County
Wise River
Central Committee
Symphony Orchestra In Concert In Dillon
Montana State Symphony toured the state with two Hartwig Theatre performances in Dillon. The ensemble, one of Montana’s finest, presented superbly arranged numbers and a challenging repertoire, hailed as among the finest in the area.
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Dillon
Montana State Symphony Orchestra
Hartwig Theatre
Oane
Montana
Leee
Hazelbaker Returns Home After State Campaign Victory
Sen Frank A Hazelbaker comes home from Helena where he spent two months chairing the state central committee campaign. Beaverhead leaders praise the Republican ticket success with four wins and one close loss. Scott Leavitt is reelected to Congress from the second district by a large margin.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
Helena
State Central Committee
Beaverhead
Hazelbaker
Ronald Higgins
Granite
Galen
Holloway
Dennis
Scott Leavitt
Congress
Mount St. Charles routs Montana State Normal 49 to 0
Mount St. Charles of Helena overwhelmed Montana State Normal 49 to 0 on Dillon field. The Saints used a versatile attack aided by strong interference to score early and often, with Wright adding a safety. Normals fought hard, preventing further scores in the final period.
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Montana State
Mount St. Charles
Helena
Dillon
Saints
Good
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets November 25 as Day of Thanksgiving
President Calvin Coolidge proclaims Thursday November 25 as a national day of thanks and prayer. He notes the nation’s prosperity, divine blessing, and urges citizens to cease work and give thanks in homes or churches while extending charity to those in need.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
United States of America
Calvin Coolidge
Beaverhead Legion Post Armistice Day Celebration Plans
Beaverhead post of the American Legion to observe Armistice Day with a 10 30 A M program in the training school auditorium. Rev C H Parlour and Rev Ernest E Loft will speak with patriotic songs and activities. A football game was canceled and a banquet for local business leaders will follow at the Episcopal Guild hall with Legionnaires hosting guests.
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Beaverhead Post
American Legion
City Legionnaires
C. H. Parlour
St. James Episcopal Church
Ernest E. Loft
Presbyterian Church
Legionnaires
Episcopal Guild Hall
St. James Guild
Legion
Oldest Graduate of Normal College Dies
A letter to President Davis from James B. Wells announces the death of Samuel P. Wells in Los Angeles on October 12. Wells is noted as the Normal college’s oldest graduate, finishing in 1907 and later founding the Samuel P. Wells loan fund, the college’s first student loan fund.
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Normal College
The
Samuel P. Wells
Beaverhead County Net Gain in State Revenue Shares
Beaverhead and 53 Montana counties show a net gain from state finances in the past year. Beaverhead paid $39,925.35 and received $44,149.50, a profit of $4,224.15, while the state distributed $3,180,660.10 back to counties from various taxes and revenues.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Chouteau
Wheatland
Yellowstone
Former Dillon Young Man Dies at Home in Butte
Frank McGough a Butte resident for 17 years died Friday after a brief illness. The funeral and burial were held in Butte. Born in Dillon 42 years ago he is survived by his mother and two sisters Mrs Blanche Hirschman of Butte and Mrs M Miller of Los Angeles.
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Frank McGough
Butte
Dillon
Blanche Hirschman
M. Miller
Los Angeles
Davis Heads East to Lecture Series at Missouri and Other Meetings
Dr. S. E. Davis president of the Montana State Normal college sails for Kansas City to address the Missouri State Teachers association and other eastern educational meetings before returning to Dillon about Dec. 1. Prof. Lee R. Light will act as president in his absence. L. A. Daugherty of Tidiana sworn in as science professor for the winter quarter starting Jan. 3, teaching physiology and physics with noted training and experience.
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S. EB. Davis
Montana State Normal College
Kansas City
Missouri State Teachers Association
East
Dillon
Lee R. Light
L. A. Daugherty
Tidiana
The
Normal College
Daugherty
Sheepmen of Beaverhead County Meet Here
Beaverhead county sheepmen from all sections will attend a district woolgrowers meeting tomorrow at the city hall auditorium starting at 2 PM under the Montana Woolgrowers association. Speakers include Murray Stebbins on the industry’s economic outlook, R L Waddell, W P Stapleton, and Evan W Hall.
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Beaverhead
A Fation
Montana
Stebbins
R. L. Waddell
W. P. Stapleton
N. P. Railroad
Evan W. Hall
Milwaukee Railroad
Big Hole Basin Man Sells Feeders For High Price
M. M. H. Maydale sold 18 head of steers to W. A. Armitage at 6 cents on foot, bringing $62.67 per animal. The lot included 12 yearlings and 6 two year olds, weighing 18,800 pounds total, destined for finishing in the Big Hole basin.
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M. M. H. Maydale
W. A. Armitage
Big Hole Basin
Salmon City Recorder
State Budget Values Put At 18.59 Million For Institutions
State Accountant William Hosking has prepared inventories valuing all state institutions for the upcoming legislature. The Normal college at Dillon is listed at 735 931, with total state assets totaling 18 590 131. Major campuses include Montana State College 2 486 475 and the State University at Missoula 2 086 789.
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State Normal College
William Hosking
Columbia Falls
Galen
State University
Missoula
Helena Valley
State Capitol
Helena
Moroni Olsen Players To Appear In Dillon For Two Nights
Moroni Olsen and his cast head to the Normal College auditorium in Dillon for two performances November 18 and 19 to present James Barrie’s Dear Brutus. Critics praise the production as entertaining and richly satirical with strong ensemble acting.
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Moroni Olsen
Dillon
Brutus
Heilig
Barrie
Shakespeare
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