Beaverhead Judges for November 3 Are Named
Beaverhead county Montana officials for the November 3 election are designated by the county board of commissioners. The regular monthly session of the Beaverhead board opened October 5, 1936, at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Martin Jackson, Edgar B. Rife, Chairman W. B. Hartwig, and Clerk Albert B. Baker. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. Official bonds and depository securities were discussed and continued for page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Martin ©. Jackson
Edgar B. Rife
W.B. Hartwig
Albert 8. Baker
Beaverhead Native Dies at Hospital
Frederick H. Thompson 46 well known Dillon resident died Sunday afternoon at Barrett hospital after a recent operation. Born April 22 1890 at Bannack he spent his life in Bannack and Dillon. Survived by six sisters and four brothers with several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel with Rev J A Meeke officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Thompson
Dillon
Barett Hospital
Mr. Thompson
Caverhead County
Bannack
Monte Nichols
Salmon
V. C. Chase
Springeld
Ore
Viola Stickler Ofcramento
J. W. Burell
Sadie Underwood
Mattie Underwood
Tom
Butte
Charles
Louis
Edward
Diln
Nephe
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Race Methodist Church
Mountainiew Cemetery
Republican Rally Set by Beaverhead Republicans October 28
Beaverhead county Republicans plan a public rally next Wednesday night at the training school auditorium. Speaker lineup includes U.S. Senate candidate Tom Larson and railroad commissioner candidate Charles Sheridan. Larson, Chateau stockman and longtime state senator, is one of the featured speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Training School
Sam Ditty
County Central Committee
Tom QO. Larson
Charles Sheridan
Tom Larson
State Senate
Reunion Honors Big Hole Basin Pioneers at Jackson Home Site
Relatives gathered at the Jackson family home site ten miles below Wisdom for a picnic and reunion marking the 52nd anniversary of Herman and Antone Jacksons arrival in the Big Hole basin. The ranch now belongs to Ira Walker, with attendees including Martin C Jackson and numerous Jackson family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Antone Jackson
Big Hole Basin
Robert Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Martin C. Jackson
Three Dillon squads clash in weekend games
Three Dillon football teams posted results over the weekend. Montana Normal’s Bulldogs beat Billings Poly 25 to 0 at the Dillon fairgrounds, with Buckley Kruzic McGinley and Morrow Rouse scoring and Poly punts blocked three times. Beaverhead county high Beavers lost to Butte high Reds 21 to 0 in a revamped lineup. Dillon Independent trounced Birch Creek CCC 42 to 0, with Vandegrift Gibbons Roland Strasser and Lee crossing the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Fair Ground Field
Montana Normal
Bulldogs
Billings Poly
Buckley
Kruzic
McGinley
Morrow Rouse
Poly
Beaverhead County High
Beavers
Butte High Reds
Dillon
Birch Creek ccc
Vandegrifft
Gibbons
Roland
Strasser
Lee
Charles Henry speaks at Dillon Rotary on world peace and Mann
Charles Henry was the principal speaker at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner at the Andrus hotel. He cited Channing Pollock on world peace as a long effort by millions, citing Horace Mann as an example of slow service improving life. Rotarian Sam Wilkinson spoke on an eight hour law. Arnold Clair, violin teacher at the college, played solos with Ralph McFadden at piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Channing Pollock
Mr. Henry
Horace Mann
Sam Wilkinson
Arnold Clair
Ralph McFadden
Mr. Clair
E. D. Sanding
Missoula
Guy Combes
Absentee Ballots Clock Buildup For County Elections
The county’s clerk reports 103 absentee ballots sent by Monday with more mailed since. Ballots have reached distant locations including Washington D C. All ballots can be voted and mailed back in time. Absentee voting available at the clerk and recorder’s office for those absent on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Baker
Washington, D. C
Mrs Elizabeth Clemon Weekend Visit At Lightfoot Home
Mrs Elizabeth Clemon spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Lightfoot in Clancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Clemon
Frank Lightfoot
Clancy
Democratic Club Forms in Great Falls for Hazelbaker
A Great Falls meeting at Musicians hall organized a Democratic Hazelbaker for Governor club with headquarters in Ford building room 218. William Spady was elected chairman. William Bodeski first vice chairman. William Bradley second vice chairman. Howard Snyder secretary. Harry Bennett treasurer. The group plans an active Hazelbaker campaign and envisions similar clubs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Wm. Spady
Castle County
N. A. Hazelbaker
Spady
Activites
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iles Romney
Camign
Ford
Arge
H. C. Snyder
F. D. Roosevelt
Roy B. Ayere
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Musicians Hall
Labor Bank
Hazelbaker
William Spady
William Bodeski
William Bradley
Howard Snyder
Harry Bennett
Carpenters Union
Bodeski
West Side Democratic Club
Bradley
Snyder
Livingston
Montana
Bennett
Cascade County
Forgery Arrests and Related Court Actions Reported
Fred Rabrick was arrested at noon by Sheriff James A. McCollum charged with forgery for signing Mrs. Anna Thompson of Dell. E N Tallent and D P Flynn arrested for writing irregular checks. Bill Koppeck recently jailed for robbery in Mitchell D. D. Aullman grand larceny case filed. Leonard A Schulz appointed defense. Don Albee ranch case involves alleged calf butchering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rabrick
James A. McCollum
Anna Thompson
Dell
South Dakota
Mitchell
D. D
McCollum
Aullman
Leonard A. Schulz
Don Albee
Big Hole
Dadin
Beaverhead Man Lost Overnight Found Safe Near Warm Springs Creek
Phil Lyons a Lima resident vanished after crossing the divide during a mountain hunt with Reverend Clifford Mugge McGrath and John Jackson. A Beaverhead County search party led by Sheriff James A. McCollum scoured the upper Grasshopper district for two days before Lyons was spotted by Father Clifford near Warm Springs camp and reported in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasshopper District
Phil Lyons
Lima
Warm ‘Springs Creek
James A. McCollum
Pat Flynn
Beaverhead
McCollum
Dillon
Birch Creek
CCC
Lyons
Father Clifford
Warm Springs
Beaverhead Ram Sale Draws Strong Bids Across Montana
Beaverhead county held its second annual ram sale at the county fairgrounds live stock pavilion last Wednesday. More than 509 rams sold at an average of 14.35 dollars, with a single bunch fetching 19.50 from purchaser George Brewer of Gillette Sheep Co Great Falls. Brewer led a wide list of Montana and regional buyers. Consignors included George Selway Sheridan Lester Schulz Otto LaDue Ralph Jorgenson Wisdom Lime Sheep Bozeman Rambouillet Co. Miles City Col A G Jones and Dillon clerk A G Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Bernard Williams
Charles M. LaDue
George Brewer
Gilette Sheep Company
Great Falls
Brewer
Montana
George Selway
Divide
Lester
Otto Schulz
Charles LaDue
Sheridan
Ralph Jorgenson
Wisdom
Lime Sheep Company
Rambouillet Company
Bozeman
Col
A. G. Jones
Miles City
A. G. Williams
Dillon
Cook Arrested in Oakland on Robbery Charge
John Ernest Cook, linked with the Mangus brothers and Claude Vance in a Beaverhead jail escape, was arrested today in Oakland California on a robbery charge. He is the last of the quartet to be captured, the other three having been taken into custody. Rutherford Dunn of Ouray Colorado was visiting Dillon relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ernest Cook
Mangus Brothers
Claude Vance
Beaverhead
Oakland
California
Butte
Hazelbaker pledges state comptroller to curb expenditures
Republican governor candidate Frank A. Hazelbaker says he will create a state comptroller to decide locality of expenditures and oversee final spending decisions. Support for Hazelbaker grows among both parties as GOP rallies discuss his program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Beaverhead
Hazelbaker
Frank
Deer Elusive as Big Game Season Opens
Beaverhead’s big game season began under poor conditions with no moisture in the foothills. Hunters report scarce venison and difficult tracking as brush crackles with each step and snow forecast remains a key factor. Duck hunters, by contrast, have had fair luck and many tables feature game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Dillon
Democratic rally in Beaverhead draws crowd
United States Senator James Murray and Congressman Roy Ayers headlined a Beaverhead county Democratic rally at the training school auditorium last Wednesday night. Other speakers included Ray Shannon, John Holmes, Horace Casey, and Hugh Adair, with Rep. Joe Metlin presiding as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Murray
Roy
Ayers
Beaverhead County
Democrats
Training School
Ray Shannon
John H. Holmes
Horace Casey
Hugh Adair
Joe Metlon
Miss Frankie Lewis Dies at Home in Dillon
Miss Frankie Lewis 69, longtime Dillon resident, died Monday morning after a long illness. Born in Glasgow Missouri she moved to Montana in 1889 and to Dillon in 1890 where she lived ever since. She was active in the First Baptist Church and survived by a sister Miss Kate Lewis Dillon and a brother in Oklahoma plus several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Charles Ralston Wise River and Mrs. George Burt Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Lewis
Dillon
Glasgow
Montana
Dillion
First Baptist Church
Kate Lewis
Oklahoma
Charles Ralston
Wise River
George Burt
Los Angeles
George Patton
Salmon
Florence Lewis
Seattle
Max Lewis
Fishtrap
Warren IL
Hughes
Roy Hughes
Boise
Glen Lewis
Portland
Dillon Parent Teachers Association Hosts First Meet
The Dillon PTA held its first gathering of the year in the high school gym as a get acquainted party. Miss Violet M. Eastman led the program with games, choral selections, and a dance revue by high school girls, followed by community mingling and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Parent Teachers Association
Violet M. Eastman
Dillon Choral Club
W. G. Gilbert
Mildred Holbert
Bachelor Club
Junior High Has First Assembly Program of Year
The 8-2 class directed by Miss Brauer presents the first junior high assembly at 2 00 Thursday Oct 22 in the auditorium of the old training school building. Public invited. Program includes Flag Salute singing America piano solo Grace Knox ballet dance Giovannina Cardinale presidente stunts vocal Mrs Jeppson a play The Magician's Mistake with Clyde Casterline Donald Smith Stanley Bradley Ruth Koenig June Johnson Buddy Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brauer
Training School
America
Grace Knox
Giovannina Cardinale
Presidente
Mrs. Jeppson
Clyde Casterline
Donald Smith
Stanley Bradley
Ruth Koenig
June Johnson
Buddy Dodd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ibeaverhead
Extension Service
Tom O. Larson
I. M. C. Anderson
Montana State College
Billings
William McKay
Roscoe
W. H. Dould
Paul van Cleve
Harry Hart
Melville
Wetmore Hodges
Ennis
Anderson
Western
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Jackson
Hazelbaker Club
Chas. Henry
Rotary Meet
Democratic
Roy Ayers
Forger
Koppeck
Upper Grasshopper
Timothy Clifford
Mugge McGrath
John Jackson
Fair Grounds Pavilion
Cook
Rutherford Dunn
Ouray, Colo
Senator Murray
Congressman Ayers
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