Great Riding Staley Wins Broncho Busting at Dillon Rodeo
H B Staley of Wyoming won broncho busting in the 1926 Dillon Rodeo finals riding Sun Dance, with Bill Smith second on Tipperary and Frank Reynolds third on Timberline. Walt Bennett won bulldogging with a 2 49 three day total. calf-roping winner was R. R. Ingersoll at 2 54. several riders injured, no bulldogging or calf-roping records set.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
H. 8
Staley
Wyoming
Sun Dance
Walt Bennett
R. R. Ingersoll
Art Gauchay
Harry Drackett
Tom Cox
Patrick Grabs Punchboard Prank Ends in Jail Time
A. Fitzpatrick grabbed a punch board at Gleed's pool hall hoping for a $200 gold prize but found an empty one. He discarded the board in the alley, was later jailed for abusive language, and received a 60 day sentence from the judge.
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A. Fitzpatrick
Gleed
Fitzpatrick
Heart Tag Day drives aid for VOA children in Dillon
Sept IL Tag Day in Dillon raises funds for Volunteers of America programs aiding detained and destitute families. Local sponsors include Rev. Loft and Rev. Leschner with Mrs. Anderson and Miss Bishop directing effort. prizes from Albert Stamm, Potts Drug, Hughes & McCaleb, and City Drug entice student participation.
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Dillon
Volunteers of America
E E. Loft
F. X. Leschner
A. L. Anderson
Jean Bishop
David Sullivan
General Ballington
Maud Booth
United States
Albert Stamm
Potts Drug Company
Hughes & McCaleb
City Drug Company
New Teachers Appointed as Beaverhead Schools Reopen
Beaverhead county high school and the Normal training school opened with higher early enrollments noted. New instructors join both faculties including Charles Henry at the training school and A. T. Peterson returning as high school principal.
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Beaverhead County
Normal Training
Beaverhead‘ County
Normal Training School
A. T. Peterson
Charles Henry
Muriel
Enid Thomas
Helen Mae Smith
Clarabelle
Severance
Stella North
Effa E.judd
Isabel Marlaldo
Bernice M. Hamilton
Helen
Sipple Jones
Rush Jordan
Edith Crandall
Mae Lowe
Jessie Merchant
Louis M. Schleier
Sarah Dell
Margaret Galloway
Drake University
Genevieve Metlen
Armstead
State University of Montana
Lenore Thompson
Twin Bridges
State University
Minnie Frick
Woodmen of State Picnic Marks Major Two Day Meet
Big Hole Basin Fair Association announces a two day event on September 11 and 12 featuring pari mutuel races. The edition promotes a return to the good old days with a large community picnic and state level festivities.
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Big Hole Basin Fair Association
Beaverhead County Annual Get-Together Picnic Highlights
Beaverhead County announces its annual community picnic to coincide with the last day of the racing meet. Dillon residents plan to attend as locals anticipate top horses from the region competing in the event.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Symphony Orchestra Here Soon in Montana Plan
Montana will pioneer a state wide professional symphony touring to bring periodical concerts to every town. Professor Adam of Montana State College directs the project, aiming to end reliance on eastern cities for symphonic music and share culture across the state. The initiative calls for itinerant performances and broad local support from clubs, schools and churches. Beaverhead Wisdom hosts a two day horse racing meet September 11 and 12 under the Big Hole Fair. The program features pari mutuel betting, strong purses, entries from J H Shaw and others, and a county wide picnic finale on Wisdom’s banks.
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Montana
Butte
Joseph Adams
Adam
Montana State College
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Big Hole Fair and Racing Association
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Idaho
J. H, Shaw
Tash
Siria
Brown
Big Hole
Woodmen Banquet and Initiation Tonight in Dillon
H Roe leads a three week membership drive for the Modern Woodmen in Dillon. A banquet and initiation meeting will be held tonight to discuss campaign plans and efforts to recruit 60 new members for the Dillon chapter prize banner.
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ER. H
Roe
Dillon
Stephan Wins Championship Flight in Dillon County Club Golf
Dr. W. H. Stephan captured the championship flight at the Dillon County club annual golf tournament played last Sunday and Monday on the course south of the city. Lawrence Price finished as runner-up after closely fought semifinal and final matches. Stephan serves as club president. T. H. Menke won the first flight.
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W. H. Stephan
Dillon Country Club
Lawrence Price
Dr. Stephan
T. H. Menke
New Jackson Church Dedicated After Years of Effort
A newly completed church at Jackson was dedicated last Sunday with special services. The project, pursued for years, saw success this summer as subscriptions were finished and construction began. Attendees from across the Big Hole basin joined the dedicating exercises.
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New Jackson Church
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
Hunting Season Opens September 15 for Chickens and 16 for Ducks
Hunters prepare for the season as chicken hunting begins September 15 and duck hunting on September 16. The chicken season runs September 15 to 24 with a daily limit of five birds. duck season extends to December 15 with a daily limit of twenty and no possession limit.
Park Picnic Draws Two Thousand Woodmen
Dillmont park hosted Dillon and Butte visitors for the Modern Woodmen of America district picnic. Two thousand attendees faced cold weather, enjoyed 23 contests, a noon outdoor feast, and evenings with Pegram’s New Harmony orchestra and Baxter Tonney orchestra.
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America
Dillmont Park
Montana
Park
Pegram
New Harmony Orchestra
Baxter-Tonney
Park Pavilion
Dillon Man Is New O D F District Leader
At the second annual meeting of district No. 7 I O O F in Jackson last Wednesday, Dr. C B Taylor of Dillon was elected president and Dillon selected as the next meeting site. Other officers named include vice president C Ulver Deer Lodge secretary W H Johns Butte treasurer T McNay Anaconda. District President BE Nygren of South Butte opened the session at 2 30 p m with reports from 13 lodges, school of instruction, and second degree exemplification by a staff of Butte delegates.
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Jackson
C. B. Taylor
Dillon
C. Ulver
Deer Lodge
W. H. Johns
Butte
Anaconda
BE. P. Nygren
South Butte
School of Instruction
Iowa buyers chase Beaverhead lambs in Dillon sale
Francis Tonrey wins a $10 Beaverhead Auto Sales prize by identifying a masked red clad driver in a Chrysler 50 as Miss Berniece Hirschman. Over a hundred submit guesses. J C Patterson, livestock broker from Fort Madison Iowa, purchased thousands of Beaverhead lambs for middle western feeders at 11 and 11 1/2 cents.
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Francis Tonrey
Beaverhead Auto Sales Company
Berniece Hirschman
Dillon
J. C. Patterson
Livestock Commission
Beaverhead County
Middlewestern
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McUh
H. S. Staley
Walt Bennet
Tzpatrick
Woodmen
Joseph Adam
Stephan
Fairgrounds
Dillon Man
Odd
IC. B. Taylor
Iowa
Beaverhead Lambs
West
Patterson
Fort Madison
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