Barrett Hospital Nears Completion Furnishing Donations Sought
The Barrett hospital is nearing completion and will be ready soon. A generous hundred thousand dollar bequest from Martin Barrett funded construction and further furnishing donations are needed. Dillon residents including Pearl I Smith A F Graeter Mrs John Brenner Mrs Mary Barrett and the Beaverhead D A R chapter have offered to furnish patient rooms. The Eastern Star will furnish the obstetrical room and Theta will supply the nursery. Other donations are expected as institutions and individuals learn of the hospital project.
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Barrett Hospital
Martin Barrett
Beaverhead County
Barrett
Shinenberger
Dillon
Pearl I. Smith
A. F. Graeter
John C. Brenner
Mary Desmond Barrett
Beaverhead
D. A. R. the
Eastern Star
Theta
Hartwig theatre weekly movies with holidays program
The Hartwig theatre offers a full week lineup starting tonight with The Old Homestead and Thanksgiving matinees at 8 o clock. Wesley Barry and Katherine McDonald star in Stranger Than Fiction on Friday. Special Sunday features Wanda Hawley in The Truthful Liar and Rudolph Valentino in The Young Rajah. Additional attractions include The Light in the Dark Minnie and To Have and to Hold with upcoming dates.
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Old Homestead
Hartwig Theater
Theodore Roberts
Josh
Wesley Barry
Katherine McDonald
Hoot Gib‘son
Wanda Hawley
Rudolph Valentino
Rajah
Minnie
Four Couples Married in Dillon This Week
Four young couples obtained marriage licenses and were married in Dillon over the past week. The licensees include John L. Simonson of Laurin and Petra Peter son of Dillon, Boyd E. Miller of Lima and Vern White of Brigham Utah, John M. Troupe of Jackson and Victoria Christensen of Jackson, and Leo J. Ruedin and Catherine Perman of Butte.
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Dillon
John L. Simonson
Laurin
Petra Peterson
Boyd E. Miller
Lima
Vern ‘White
Brigham
Utah
John M. Troupe
Jackson
Victoria Christensen
Leo J. Ruedin
Catherine Perman
Butte
Jackson rancher Jess Finsley heads to county seat
Renowned rancher Jess Finsley of Jackson travels to the county seat Monday afternoon to handle routine business.
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Jess. Finsley
Jackson
Final Tax Day Extended to December 1 in County
Only one day remains to pay taxes before delinquency. The county treasurer’s office closes at five on December 1 due to Thanksgiving. Delinquent taxes incur a ten percent penalty. Unpaid totals remain, though a recent $83,000 payment from Short Line Railroad trimmed the aggregate.
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Short Line Railroad Company
Short Line
Three Still Seizures and Warrants in Liquor Case
Sheriff Dan Mooney and assistant led a week of liquor law enforcement resulting in three stills seized, three arrests, and warrants for three more. A Chris Christensen east bench operation yielded a still and mash with a guilty plea and $100 fine and 30 day jail sentence later revoked. Two more stills were found near Jackson on John Myers ranch and Dewey Kline property with warrants issued for the owners. Peter Wenner paid a $150 fine after pleading guilty to moonshine possession. Oscar Garner remains charged with manufacturing intoxicating liquor with bonds set at $250 after pleading not guilty.
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Chris Christensen
Smith
Jackson
John Myers
Dewey Kline
Chas, Berry
Mooney
Big Hole
Peter Wenner
Oscar Garner
Pinkham Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Judge Phillips Court
Charles Pinkham was fined $15 in Judge Phillips' court last Saturday for disturbing the peace. The court heard that excessive fighting moonshine was cited as the cause of the disturbance.
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Charles Pinkham
Phillips
Slacker Harold Reneau Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Bond Case
Harold T. Reneau appeared before U S Commissioner Hathaway with deputy marshal present. Bond set at 250 dollars and approved by Federal Judge Bourquin. Reneau pleaded not guilty to the charge of being a slacker and a hearing date had not been set by press time.
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Harold T. Reneau
United States
Hathaway
Bourquin
Big Hole Basin
Pioneer cattleman Joe Wall Reunites with Dillon Friends
Joe Wall, a pioneer cattleman from Dell, shook hands with many Dillon friends last Monday in a reunion that highlighted long friendships and regional ties in the cattle country.
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Joe Wall
Dell
Dillon
Dillon to Open Public Skating Rink This Winter
The Dillon Rotary Club will flood a rink west of town beside last summer’s public swimming pool. Electric lights are installed and a warming room will be built. With several freezing nights, the resort will offer skating for hundreds of enthusiasts.
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Rotary Club
Thanksgiving Thought Teaches Thoughtful Gratitude
A Dillon ministerial association piece urges citizens to reflect on the blessings of life and the nation during Thanksgiving. It contrasts mere holiday distractions with gratitude toward the Giver, urging personal thought and praise to the Lord for life, food, shelter, and freedoms.
Red Cross Dues Drive Nears Closure in Beaverhead
Only a few Beaverhead Red Cross members have renewed. The annual drive ends December 5 with renewals to be mailed to James Whalen.
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RED Cross
Beaverhead
Dillon Rod and Gun Club Turkey Shoot Winners
The annual turkey shoot last Sunday produced ten big turkeys carried home by Fred Critz Ross Emerick Henry Gleed Victor Carrigan Arthur Graeter Frank Schulz C C Thornton Otto Schulz Nick Birrer and Geo Melton. Birrer won five turkeys and Art Graeter four.
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Dillon Rod and Gun Club
Fred Critz
Ross Emerick
Henry Gleed
Victor Carrigan
Arthur Graeter
Frank Schulz
C. C. Thornton
Otto Schulz
Nick Birrer
Geo. Melton
Birrer
Art Graeter
Boy Gets Ninety Days for Disturbance
Curtis Adams was sentenced to ninety days in county jail last Saturday after being charged with creating a disturbance.
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Curtis Adams
Armistice Day Address Warns of Looming Global Peril
Rev. T. W. Bennett speaks to the Dillon Rotary Club urging vigilance since Armistice Day 1918 and 1922 mark a warning about reduced leadership, rising armaments, and Europe’s fragile recovery amid calls for national unity and renewed religious conviction.
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T. W. Bennett
Dillon Rotary Club
America
United States
Europe
Asia
Genoa
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Trial Jurors Dismissed After Civil Court Session
The district court November term session ended with jurors dismissed after three weeks. Civil suits dominated the docket with many disposed of in court or continued. Verdicts favored plaintiffs in several cases such as Mary Patterson vs G W Patterson and Daniel Mooney vs Maggie Cimer administrator. others, including Emil Krulyjac vs Tony Krulyjac and Olmsted Stevenson Co vs Thomas Flynn, were continued.
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Emil Krulyjac
Tony Krulyjac
Olmsted- Stevenson Company
Thomas Flynn
J. E. Egan
Albert Anderson
Mary Patterson
G. W. Patterson
Daniel Mooney
Maggie Cimer
Kate Fitzharris
Union Thanksgiving Services At Presbyterian Church
The union Thanksgiving services of Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian denominations will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 10 30. Rev Philip J May will preach. There will be good music. All creeds are invited to worship and give thanks. DiHion Ministerial Assn.
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Union
Methodist
Presbyterian Church
Philip J. May
DiHion Ministerial Assn
Stevenson Family Returns From Utah After Illness
Mr and Mrs B N Stevenson returned from Salt Lake City where their daughter Miss Marjorie underwent an appendicitis operation. Miss Stevenson has fully recovered and resumed teaching in Salt Lake City schools. Mrs Stevenson also had an operation and is rapidly recovering.
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B. N. Stevenson
Salt Lake City
Marjorie
Miss Stevenson
Utah City
Stevenson
Creamery Now in Operation at Big Hole Basin
J P Lossl brought a 200 pound sample of butter from the Big Hole creamery in Wisdom to Dillon. The plant started last July and now milks 400 to 500 cows, producing 1200 pounds of butter weekly, with demand outpacing production.George Parsons milks 28 cows with a new milking machine enabling 70 cows.
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J. P. Lossl
Dillon
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Iin
Big Hole
McConger
Minnesota
George Parsons
Vigilante Picture Company to Hold Big Mass Meeting
Harold J. Binney head of Vigilante Motion Picture Corp lectures on early Montana history and vigilante days. The event at City Hall auditorium on Saturday December 2, 1922 at 8 p m features make up demonstrations and enactment of scenes followed by dancing. Admission is free.
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Vigilante Picture Company
Harold J. Binney
Vigilante Motion Picture Corporation
Montana
City Hall
Binney
Youthful Forger Ed Miller Faces Charges in Dillon
Ed Miller a minor was brought back to Dillon by Sheriff Mooney to answer forgery charges. He had been arrested in Butte on several counterfeit papers.
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Ed Miller
Dillon
Mooney
Butte
Williams Visits Wife Recovering in Murray Hospital
Harry Williams spent last week in Butte visiting his wife who is recovering from surgery at Murray hospital. She is reported to be improving and expected to return home soon.
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Harry Williams
Butte
Murray Hospital
Bowling League Planned in Dillon Basement
Dillon to host a winter bowling league with two new alleys in the former Dillmont Candy Kitchen basement. All new equipment ordered, promising a premier indoor facility. Louis Schmittroth spearheads the effort and says tournaments will involve outside teams.
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South Montana
Dillon
Dillmont
Louis Schmittroth
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