County Commission Meets Beaverhead to Hire 1926 Physician
Beaverhead Montana board meets in Dillon to advertise for bids on county physician for 1926 and set December 7 for next regular meeting to receive bids. Also discusses tax deeds, leave of absence for Justice L P Phillips, and revocation of old age pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
O. C. Gosman
J. E. Shaw
A. L. Anderson
G. R. Baker
Anderson
O’rourke
Bankers Loan & Mortgage Company of Billings
Big Hole ‘Irrigation District
O. C.gosman
Justice of the Peace
L. P. Phillips
Gosman and Shaw
Willard F. Alien
Frank Belden
Frank Barbour
Riley Chapman
John Curtin
Ellice L. Clark
Thomas J. Dunn
John J. Doyle
Nelson Ferguson
Lee Guilford
George Gronn
Charles Higgenbotham
F. D. James
James Mathews
Adam Max
Frank O'Neill
Priddy
James Peebles
David Pulliam
William Smith
A. C. Sullivan
David P. Smith
Jesse Smith
E. B. Sabine
Frank Williams
Carruthers
County Fair Board
Fair Commissioners
City Council Regular Session Reports Routine Bills and Salaries
Ditlon's city council met in its regular November session. Audited and allowed bills include salaries to L. P. Philips 25.00 J. B. Mayfield 60.00 Charles H. Bourquin 125.00 Charles W. Nelson 150.00 Henry F. Hacket 110.00 W. G. Gilbert 75.00 and utilities from Union Electric Co Montana Mercantile Co and M. B. McLaren with listed amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ditlon
L. P. Philips
J.B. Mayfield
Union Electric Co
Charles H. Bourquin
Charles W. Nelson
Special Police
Henry F. Hacket
W. G. Gilbert
Hughes & McCaleb
Montana Mercantile Co
C.belences
Montana Girls Vocational Congress to Hear Noted Women Speakers
Bozeman November 7 Montana high school girls will attend the annual Girls Vocational congress November 19 to 24 hearing prominent women speakers from various professions. Speakers listed include Dr Caroline Magill Mrs OC D Wiggenhorn Mrs M J Hutchins Margaret Curran Grace Nutting Miller and Belle Fligelman Winestine. The event features a 1776 and 1860 song quartet and an opening night pageant. Various clubs civic and business groups plan to send delegates hoping for a congress at least as large as 1924 with hundreds of attendees from Montana high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
Vocational Congress
State College
Caroline Magill
Butte
OC. D. Wiggenhorn
Billings
M. J. Hutchins
Missoula
Margaret. Craig Curran
Dillon
Grace Nutting-Miller
New York
Belley
Fligelman Winestine
Helena
Pygmalion Well Presented by Moroni Olsen Players
Dillon theatregoers savored Pygmalion presented by the Moroni Olsen players at Hartwig theatre. The sold out house drew fans, and Moroni Olsen as Henry Higgins earned top praise for his sharp wit and transformation tale. Byron Foulger as Alfred Doolittle and Janet Young as the transformed flower girl also received strong notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Hartwig Theatre
Moroni Olsen
Olsen
Dillon Club
Henry Higgins
Shaw
Byron Foulger
Alfred
Doolittle
Janet Young
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Calvin Coolidge 1925
The text records President Coolidge proclaiming November 26 as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer. He notes national blessings, moral duties, and calls the public to worship and gratitude, urging devotion and guidance for continued prosperity. The proclamation is dated October 26, 1925, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Washington
United States of America
Threshing Delayed by Severe Weather in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead ranchers endure long threshing delays due to rain and snow. Machines have sat idle for four to five weeks in some spots, with about three weeks of work left even under favorable conditions. Yields range from 43 bushels per acre at the Willard ranch to 10 to 16 bushels per acre on the benchlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Willard
Music Interludes For Pygmalion Performed By Local Orchestra
During intermissions for Pygmalion an orchestra provided the music with Ralph McFadden on piano L A Gregory on viola Miss Grace Little and Wayne Roberts on violins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McFadden
L. A. Gregory
Miss Grace Little
Wayne Roberts
Mrs. T. E. Gilbert Arrives After Chicago Visit
Mrs. T. E. Gilbert arrived recently from Chicago where she had spent the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Centennial Valley Rancher Frank Parrish Dies at Home
Dillon friends learned last Wednesday of the death of Frank Parrish a Centennial valley rancher at his Lakeview area home. The body was sent to Salt Lake City his former home for interment. He had lived in the Centennial valley for years and is survived by his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Frank Parrish
Centennial Valley
Lakeview
Salt Lake City
Young Man Injured When Car Crashes Into Pole
Curtis Adams was injured Monday when a car driven by Martin Sorenson crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection of Montana and Helena streets. Eyewitnesses say Sorenson swerved to avoid two oncoming cars, breaking the post but leaving the vehicle drivable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Adams
Martin Sorengen
Montana
Ffelena
Sorenson
Pdle
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Montana Thanksgiving Day
Montana Gov J E Erickson proclaims November 26 as Thanksgiving Day urging gratitude for peace liberty and survival through a year of blessings. The document recalls Plymouth 1621 and calls Montanans to worship or reflect with family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. E. Erickson
Commonwealth
Plymouth Colony
New World
I. J. E. Erickson
United States
Erickson
Well known Sheep Creek rancher Harvey McKnight dies
Dillon friends mourn the sudden death of Harvey McKnight at his home near Dell Montana caused by heart failure while pitching hay. Born 1864 in La Prairie Illinois he lived in Missouri before moving to Montana in 1898 and has run the Sheep Creek ranch for 32 years assisted by son Virgil. Surviving: Virgil F McKnight father James McKnight Sr and brothers Smith Dave and James Jr. Hiram Brundage prepared the body for shipment to Hannibal Missouri for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dell
Virgil
Virgil F. McKnight
James McKnight
Smith
Dave
James Jr
Hiram Brundage
Hannibal, Mo
Oil firms owe state delinquent gasoline tax
The Montana board of equalization and the attorney general say the 1921 one cent gal pling tax remains in force despite the 1923 gasoline tax act being unconstitutional. Delinquent companies owe 108 957.19 with 60 percent penalty. Sunburst Refining leads at 48001.04, Lewis town Oil 32313.58, Avro Refining 13444.62. Continental and Mutual owe about 8000 with checks on hand. suits may follow. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Wheat visited Dillon from Virginia City to see Pygmalion at Hartwig theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Supreme Court
State Board
Equalization
Sunburst Refining Company
Sunburst
Lewistown Oil and Refinery Company
Avro Oil Refining Company
Continental and Mutual
Board of Equalization
Armistice Day Observed With Sermon and Music in Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion held an Armistice Day program in Dillon. The 10:30 a.m. exercises featured a high school orchestra overture, singing of America, and an address by Uncle Sam Lily 38 marine Carl Knudsen on honoring the fallen. He urged loyalty to democracy, denounced militarism, and praised Coolidge’s stance on armament limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead
American Legion
Training School
L. A. Gregory
Vivian Robe
Montana State Normal College
Ernest Loft
Presbyterian Church
Chaplin
Carl Knudson
Methodist Church
Uncle Stoma Lily
Rev. Knudsen
Mr. Knudsen
Coolidge
America
Two Men Taken To Deer Lodge By Sheriff Dan Mooney
Jim Fung and John MacFarland, old-time Dillon residents, will serve one to two years and one to three years respectively for drug possession and larceny. Both were taken to Deer Lodge Monday to begin terms. J C Roach pleaded guilty to stealing a car, sentenced to three to six years, but released on probation. Cecil Hubbard fined $25 for trapping without a license. A doe deer shot by Omar Larrabie was confiscated. no action against the rancher. Peter Winther pleaded guilty to forgery but sentence suspended. Chris Reiber filed suit to quiet title in Rock Creek land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fung
Dillon
Chinatown
John MacFarland
Deer Lodge
Dan Mooney
J.C. Roach
Rodgers
Barry & Hopkins
Omar Larrabie
Bloody Dick
Price
Peter Winther
Phillips
Chris Reiber
Rock Creek
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City Council
General Fund
Congress
Mrs
Ike ‘Edinger
Divide
Bee
Pygmalion. U
States OF America
Sheep Creek
Harvey McKnight
High Court
Gilbert Wheat
Virginia City
Normal Eleven
Dillon Independents
Cecil Hubbard
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