Beavers Face decisive test as Butte clash looms
Whitehall High 41 to 0 over Havre shows Beavers undefeated run. Coach Breeden leads Baverhead to a key away game against Butte High with a district title in reach if they win. Butte earlier beat Anaconda 19-0 and 13-0, while Butte Central looms as final obstacle before Oct 25 showdown.
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Brick” Breeden
Butte
Anaconda High
Purples
Beavers
Smelterites
Whitehall
Batteng
Dahlberg
Havre Ponies
Butte Central
Funeral of J. L. Paul Held in Dillon
Funeral services for J. L. Paul, who died in Prosser, Washington, last Saturday, are held at Brundage mortuary with Rev. R. O. Shannon officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery beside his wife. Paul, 61, born in Jefferson county, married Magele Holcomb in 1896. They had a son John and his family accompanied the casket to Dillon. Paul lived in Dillon, then Pipestone Springs, then Seattle, before settling in Prosser.
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J. L. Paul
Prosser
Wash
Brundage
R. O. Shannon
The
Baptist Church
Mountain View
Jefferson County
Magele Holcomb
Kate Holcomb
John
Dillon
Paul
Pipestone Springs
Mr. Paul
Seattle
Beaverhead Silver Bow County Boards Meet October 7 1929
The Beaverhead and Silver Bow boards of county commissioners held a regular session at 9:00 AM with Commissioners Gosin Martin Jackson and Chairman L Anderson and Acting Clerk Bert Baker presiding. Minutes of prior regular session and Joint Meeting with Silver Bow at Divide Montana were read and approved. a continuation note lists the Sept 30 1920 meeting details.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead Unty
Montasia
Silver Bow and Beaverad Boards of County Commission
Divide
Yatana
Silver Bow and
Beaverhead
Boards of County Commissioners
Talkies to Open Here October Twenty Fifth
Dillon theatre to debut sound films Friday night October 25 with Hartwig theatre wiring by West Electric. Manager W Hartwig notes the new Vitaphone system is the finest and will showcase top Warner Bros talkies including The Rainbow Valley. Cine Electric Shop staff assist in installation as plans for opening picture evolve.
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Alktes
Dillon
Ory
Hartwig
W. Hartwig
Eddie Dowling
3. Cine
Aestics
West Electric Company
Stra
City
Connlarger
Ing
Warner Broth
Flaherty Arrives In Dillon For Ford Air Tour Demonstration
Loyd Flaherty, former Dillon youth and SBeaverhead County High School student, arrived in Dillon to arrange a demonstration of a 12 passenger Tri motor Ford airplane. The aircraft is on a nationwide tour under Golden State Airways, owned by George Flaherty.
Second Attempt to Break Safe at Beaverhead High
Thieves tried a second time to break into the Beaverhead County High School office safe but failed again. The safe door was damaged, needing replacement. Police suspect the same group involved two weeks earlier, with no items taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
W. W. Wahl
Normal Students Embrace Annual Outdoor Go Day
Montana State Normal College students and faculty joined more than 350 participants for an autumn Go Day hike along the river road. Classes were suspended for the day as hikers gathered at the hillfoot with their large initial monument and enjoyed an outdoor luncheon under ideal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Normal College
Studenta
Special Meeting for American Lutheran Church in Dillon
Pledges will gather in the Episcopalian Guild hall at 11 A M Sunday Oct 20 to decide on organizing a Lutheran church in Dillon. Meeting opens with morning worship. Rev S Kindley district president arrives Oct 27 to organize the American Lutheran congregation. L N Wiltnius, Pastor in Charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Episcopalan Guild Hall
Train Loads of Lambs Leave Dillon for East Markets
A Saturday shipment sent 28 cars of lambs raised by Berg Christiansen E O Selway and Peter Anderson to markets in Nebraska Idaho and Colorado with Charles A Burden handling the sale. Prices were 10 and 11 cents. It was Dillon's second lamb train this month, part of an estimated 400 plus car shipments from Beaverhead county by H B Baumberger of the Short Line. The majority go to Nebraska for feeding.
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Nother
Dillon
Nebraska
Idaaho
Colorado
Berg Christiansen
E. O. Selway
Peter Anderson
Charles A. Burden
Beaverhead County
H. B. Baumberger
Short ‘Line
Idol
New Machine Shop Opens in Dillon with Prolific Local Trade
Launde Downing and Al Featherly open Dillon’s newest machine shop on North Idaho Street opposite Hartwig Theatre in a former Phillips Battery station. The pair, known mechanics and auto owners, will focus on repair work only and have already begun to attract steady patronage.
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Laude Downing
al Featherly
Dillon
North
Idaho Street
Hartwig Theatre
Phillips Battery Station
Ree Ne
Hallowe en Dance By Dillon Firemen Set Oct 31
Dillon volunteers plan a Hallowe en dance at city hall auditorium on October 31. The fire department, known for entertaining events, promises another fun evening with Baxter Tonrey orchestra providing music and three featured dances.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
City Hall
Dillon
Baxter-Tonrey
Tickets to New Talkies Prizes at Park Dance
Novel spot dances set for Dillmont park next Saturday night with Hartwig theatre tickets as prizes. Two tickets will be awarded to the couple who brand the lucky spot during the Baxter Tonney orchestra event. Ten cent dances as usual will be featured.
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Dillmont Park
Hartwig Theatre
Baxter-Tonney Orchestra
North Carolina Man Detained After Four-Year Search
Walter Handrix, charged in North Carolina with manufacture and possession of liquor, is at liberty on $600 bonds after a marshal found him in Dillon. He vanished years ago having been fined $100 and not paid. A preliminary hearing was held before a U.S. commissioner.
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Butte
Walter Handrix
Liberty
North Carolina
United States
J. L. Callahan
Dillon
Clyde Scott Weds Carrie Peters Here in City
Clyde Scott and Carrie May Peters married last Wednesday with Judge George Opp officiating. The couple will reside in Dillon where Scott runs a transfer business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Scott
Carrie May Peters
George Opp
Dillon
Presbyterians Plan Montana Synod Meeting in Great Falls
Rev. T. J. Simons and wife attend the annual Synod of Montana in Great Falls with sessions at the school and preaching service next Sunday. Woman’s Synodical Society meets concurrent with the Synod, and presbyteries across the state hold fall meetings. They left by car Monday afternoon and expect to return Saturday.
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T. J. Simons
Synod of Montana
Great Falls
Synodical Society
Butte
Simons
Penny Carnival at City Hall Sets November 2
The junior high activities calendar opens with a penny carnival at City Hall on November 2 from 7 to 10 PM featuring a minstrel show snake charmer fortune teller rummage counter and confetti. Begin saving pennies and spread word for more announcements.
Dinner Tournament Set at Dillon Country Club Next Sunday
The Dillon Country Club announces its annual men's dinner tournament for next Sunday afternoon at the course north of the city. Two teams will be drawn by the sports committee, W. B Hartwig H. M Brundage and Dr. A. H. McFarland. The losing team pays for a dinner served Sunday evening to all participants.
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Dillon Country Club
W. B Hartwig
H. M. Brundage
A. H. McFarland
Normal gridiron hopes rise after rough opener
Montana State Normal Bulldogs face Montana State college freshmen at home after a 24 0 loss to Intermountain Union in Helena. Ernes t Retz led the Panthers with a strong one man attack as injuries thin theNormals lineup for next Saturday's game.
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Montana State Normal
Bulldogs
Montana State College
Intermountain Union
Helena
Ernest Retz
Panthers
Popple
Lighted Port Ilon Airport to Be Ready by Next Summer
City council and Department of Commerce officials announce an official landing field to be built on the B. W. Bond property two miles south of Dillon. A five year lease with option to buy was signed, with government to spend about $10,000 and field improvements around $1,000 to be completed this fall. Floodlights planned for next spring.
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Ilon
Federal Department of Commerce
B. W. Bond
Dillon
Federal
Ray I. Hess
T. B.bourne
Hunters Hit Beaverhead County for Opening Season
The big game hunting season opened yesterday as several Dillon nimrods packed camping gear and headed to the mountains and foothills of Beaverhead county to bag bucks before the first snowfall. Warm weather makes hunting conditions tough.
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Dillon
Bernard Williams to Teach Agriculture Here
Bernard Williams is appointed supervisor of the Smith-Hughes agricultural department at Beaverhead County High School, succeeding Walter Sales who left for Mott, North Dakota. Williams, a 1919 Beave rhead High and Montana State College graduate, has taught and coached athletics in Grafton, North Dakota, for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernard Williams
A. G. Williams
Smith-Hughes Agricultural Department
Beaverhead County
Walter Sales
Mott
N. D
Sales
Montana State College
Bozeman
Grafton
Jury Panel Chosen for Fall Term Opens Next Monday
The regular fall district court term will open next Monday with a 76 member jury panel selected and jurors notified to appear in the morning. The first case is the robbery trial of James Kelly set for 10 15. An alleged Kelly accomplice John Nurrey is mentioned. Beaver football faces injuries as Donald Bayerd is out for the season with a broken hand and Dan Pendergast injured in the Whitehall game. Beaver defeated Whitehall 41 0 in their first meeting with the southern district members.
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District Court
James Kelly
Kelly
John Nurrey
Fore
Dillon
Breeden
Beaver
Donald Bayerd
Dan Pendergast
Whitehall
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Beaverhead Card
Vefeat Whitehall High School
Baverhead High
Butte High
Ands
Board
Madison
Ford
Warner Brothers’ Pictures
Loyd Flaherty
Joe Wedum
Mrs. Wedum
Big Hole
Special Meeting
American Lutheran Church
U. 8
Presbyterian Church
Moe
Bobkittens
Intermountain
Retz
Bernard Williams
Portland
Caroline Card
Aroline Card
Frank B. Felt
Ore
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