School reopens with new primary building and staff
The training school begins Monday September 12 after a 13 week break. The new primary building will host kindergarten and grades one to three with about 300 pupils and nine teachers. The old building will house intermediate and junior high, while upper grades occupy the other floors. several faculty changes are announced including Lola McMeen and Mabel V. Phillips among new staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola McMeen
Belingham
Washington
Miss King
Miss McMeen
Dillon
Normal College
Mabel V. Phillips
Bloomfield
Indiana
Wisn Uxee
Georgie Baillie
Miss Phillips
Teachers College
Columbia University
Marguerite Schick
Cheney
Cluley
Madison
Wisconsin
Miss Schick
State University of Idaho
Cheney, Washington
State Normal School
Sheridan
Montana
Genevieve Albertson
Miss Albertson
Norma} College
State University
Missoula
Hardin
Buck
Mabel Noel
Buffalo
Minnesota
Miss Noel
Threshing Underway in Beaverhead County
Dry land farmers forecast eight to ten bushels of wheat per acre while irrigated crops are expected to exceed prior years. Wheat and oats look strong with potato and hay crops also promising. Alfalfa and timothy yields are described as exceptionally heavy and of high quality.
Ex service men from five counties to meet in Butte
Ex service men from five Montana counties will gather in Butte to pursue clearing World War I government claims. Meetings occur in the courthouse with transportation blanks handled by the Butte Red Cross and American Legion, who coordinate with Minneapolis for orders. The Red Cross funded $4 million beyond dues last year for veteran surveys and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Butte
Union
Iowa
Butte Red Cross
American Legion
Minneapolis
Red Cross
Principal and staff listed for new school building
Primary Department led by Eleanor Troxell includes Kindergarten Olive Roberts and multiple grade teachers. Intermediate and Grammar departments show supervisors Nina M. Nash and Grant H. Finch with a full junior high and staff in health, home economics, manual training, music, penmanship, physical education, and office administration headed by Superintendent Grant Finch and Assistant Superintendent E K Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Troxell
Olive Roberts
Mary Innes
Josephine Erwin
Marguerite Schick
Dorothy Roberts
Mabel Phillips
Harrilet Wemyss
Lola McMeen
Mabel Noel
HE. Finch
Delia Dorchester
Genevieve Albertson
E. K. Frye
Laura Hildreth
May Price
Clella Sturtt
Anne Hazard
Pauline VanDeWalker Penmanship
Lucretia Snyder
Helen Jolley
W. 8. Ballard
Williams
Grant
Finch
Marie Boger
Finley Roe
Grover Brown
A. Rosenaw
Leonard Eliel
R. F. Tattersall
Marshall Field
J. H. Gilbert
MacMillan
A. L Stone
Modern Farms Well Equipped
Washington notes 1920 census shows U S farms with autos tractors trucks and telephones. More than 30 percent of farms had automobiles and over 38 percent had telephone connections while 2 608 003 farms reported telephone lines. Leading states counted high auto and tractor adoption amid expanding farm conveniences yet wireless systems were not yet widespread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
North
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
New York
Iowa
Ohio
Nebraska
California
Illinois
North Dakota
Kansas
Plureau
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Vermont
Connecticut
Masschusetts
Oregon
Tlinois
D A R Erects Markers at Beaverhead and Lemhi Pass
The Daughters of the American Revolution advance historical markers at key sites. A marker at the Lemhi Pass spring identified as the headwaters of the Missouri was unveiled, and a marker at Beaverhead Rock near Point of Rocks was added during the annual picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point of Rocks
Daughters of the American Revolution
Armstead
Saca- Jawea
Lewis & Clark
John Shesser
Grant
Horse Prairie
Dillon
Beaverhead Rock
Barretts
Quiet Dillon Labor Day Celebrated With Picnics and Fishing
Labor Day passed quietly in Dillon as hundreds enjoyed the autumn sunshine. Residents traveled to the hills to fish and picnic, partaking in a regal holiday mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Carnival Company to Visit Dillon After Sept 17
A Helena based carnival company will tour Dillon for a week starting after September 17 before moving to Idaho. The event is hosted by the Dillon fire department to raise funds for a fire truck. The show features a large animal display and top riding devices, touted as high class and entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Helena
Idaho
Dillon Fire Department
Carnival
Miss Evalyn Gleed Returns Home For School Term
Miss Evalyn Gleed, who has been visiting relatives in Salt Lake City this summer, returned home last week and has resumed her high school studies in this locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evalyn Gleed
Salt Lake City
Idaho Men Buy Sheep From Beaverhead Co
Trail four thousand head of sheep to Hailey Idaho. Messrs Curran and Grant spent last week in Dillon from Hailey and bought four thousand head at about $4.00 per head. Sheep were trailed to Hailey and other Idaho towns to be wintered. The buyers plan more Beaverhead county sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailey
Idaho
Messrs
Curran
Grant
Dillon
State Bank
Beaverhead County
Disturbance Case Sends Max Bowers to Dillon Jail
Max Bowers was brought to Dillon from Wisdom last Friday on a charge of creating a disturbance. He pursued his fifteen year old son on horseback and fired seven rifle shots. Bowers is jailed, to board with Sheriff Moon for a few days. Also confined is Roy Watson at the Mooney hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Bowers
Dillon
Wisdom
Bowers
Mooney
Roy Watson
Mooney Hotel
Harvest Festival in Wisdom Declared Best Ever
Attendees from Dillon report the Harvest Festival in Wisdom as the best ever held in the Big Hole basin. Crowds were record-breaking. bucking horses riders and the horse quadrille drew praise. dances drew large audiences. Wisdom accommodated guests with lodging and meals. Notables on the trip included Senator Frank Hazelbaker and Denton Oliver, B A Risley, Geo Melton and families, EB Duff and families, Harry Andrus and families, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hazelbaker
Denton Oliver
B. A. Risley
Geo. Melton
EB. 8. Duff
Harry Andrus
Opening of Music Studio Announced in Dillon
After September 15 Mrs. Margaret Poindexter Tello will take a limited number of piano pupils in the Mellen block. She will offer private piano instruction and group work in keyboard harmony theory and musical appreciation. Tello trained at the Cincinnati Conservatory and Chicago Musical College and has headed piano departments at Waterman Hall and Bethany College. A recital announcement will follow. Mrs. Tello and her mother and young daughter plan to arrive in Dillon late this week after summer in Kalispell and the Flathead country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Poindexter Tello
Mellen Block
Beaverhead County High School Opens Enthusiam Fills First Day
Beaverhead County high school opened Tuesday with the largest enrollment in its history. About 190 students attended the first day, 70 new freshmen, three divisions in the freshman class, and cramped quarters in classrooms and the study hall. Principal Beam expects around 300 by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Beam
New Kanred wheat for Beaverhead County seed sale
A carload of Kanred wheat is headed to Dillon for Beaverhead county growers seeking superior winter seed. The Kanred, developed by the Kansas Agricultural College and tested near Bozeman, offers strong winter resistance, earlier maturation, high yields, and superior milling quality. About half the car is sold. interested growers should contact Beavermont Milling & Elevator for full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beavermont Milling & Elevator Company
Beaverhead County
Agricultural College of Kansas
Montana
Bozeman
Beaverhead
Moonshine Ring Busted at West Yellowstone
Federal raid at West Yellowstone near Yellowstone Park led by Agent Ben Holter nets four men E. C. Powell M. W. Bucy C. P. Powell and Parley Crofe on charges of selling moonshine. They were moved to Butte on Monday. One prisoner admitted guilt and said he planned to run the operation briefly to recoup costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Ben Holter
E. C.powell
M. W. Bucy
C. P. Powell
Parley Crofe
Butte
Dillon Bank Owners Sued For 8 121 805
St Paul Cattle Loan Co sues to recover 121 805 12 on notes bought from Beaverhead State bank stockholders. Complaint says notes were purchased under a payment guarantee by stockholders. Defendants include G T Paul C K Hudson Frank Landon George W Lovell Edmund J Calla E E Rettig Ed C Smith R R Rathbone T G Mulaney R W Boone and Isaac Edinger. Fees of 11 140 are demanded. Counsel D M Kelly and John A Groeneveld represent plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead State Bank
St. Paul Cattle Loan Company
G. T. Paul
C. K. Hudson
Frank Landon
George W. Lovell
Edmund J. Calla
E. E. Rettig
Ed C. Smith
R. R. Rathbona
Dillon Tribune
T. G. Mulaney
R. W. Boone
Dillon
Isaac Edinger
Divide
D. M. Kelly
John A. Groeneveld
Metlen Leaves for Los Angeles Visit with Family
George R. Metlen departed last night for Los Angeles California to visit with his family for several weeks and enjoy a stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Metlen
Los Angeles
Cal
Dillon Newsman E. E. Rettig Dies in Colorado Springs
Word from Dillon reports the death of E. E. Rettig occurred in Colorado Springs last month. Rettig lived in Dillon for years and worked at the Dillon Tribune as a printer and reporter. He had resided at the Printers' Home in Colorado Springs for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
E. E. Rettig
Colorado Springs
Rettig
Dillon Tribune
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Nina M. Nash
Ethelene Iblings
Pluma Tattersall
Sigrid Englund
Bert Shortt
Julia Norris
Lillian Hottman
Art
Katherine MacGregor
Harriet M. Tur
J. Scott Wise
Kan
Town
Linois
Texas
Laura Toman Scott
Jean Bishop
Continental Divide
Lemhi Pass
Lemhi County
Beaverhead CO
Young Son
Say
Dillonites
Dillon Bank
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