Rattlesnake Ranchers Seek Road Petition for Board
Ranchers from Rattlesnake area present a petition to the board asking for a new road project. The action highlights local transportation needs and community concerns over access and safety.
10 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
1
Ranchers from Rattlesnake area present a petition to the board asking for a new road project. The action highlights local transportation needs and community concerns over access and safety.
Beaverhead County Montana Board in regular session September 2 1924 approves road petition by Rattle Snake Livestock Co and Rife Ranch to connect NW Sec 24 and Sec 13 with Argenta Bannack road. Board also reviews cattle assessment dispute, approves deputy treasurer Nora Connelly, and authorizes purchases and expenses for August reports and county operations.
Beaverhead county fair commission staging Dillon's pow wow cheered crowds with new features including two harness races daily under Sam Freeman and Johnnie Mullins. Riders battled brahma, Hereford, and a record calf roping time while Tom Cox led broncho busting and Norman Mason dazzled with top rides.
Beaverhead County High School registered 216 students with about 79 in the upper class and under 150 freshmen and sophomores. The Beaverhead Training School enrolled 316 in grammar grades, totaling 637 students. The high school football season opens September 22 at Deer Lodge with a pending date against Anaconda. Coach Julian Gunderson reports 20 players in suits, including Metzel Dunn Yost R Smith Jardine Barnesa Farrell plus Holmés expected later.
County primary participants must file a campaign expense statement with the county clerk by five o’clock this afternoon or incur a fine. All candidates, regardless of election outcome, must comply within fifteen days after the election to avoid ballot removal.
Judge Joseph C. Smith and George R. Metlen left yesterday for Helena to attend the state democratic central committee meeting where the state organization will be formed.
Bud Galt manager of Beaverhead Motors Company won ten dollars offered by The Dillon Examiner for submitting the correct list of misspelled words in the three fair programs last week. He was the first to reach the office with a correct list amid many other entries.
Rotary luncheon covers National Defense Day set for September 12. George Melton praises navy bravery and sailor sportsmanship after a turret incident on the Mississippi. T. B. Gilbert credits General John J. Pershing for the idea. J. E. Monroe reports on the state Rotary meeting in Helena. Visitors include Mark Hewitt Billings Mackland Bozeman Fryburg Magnus Anaconda.
The registrar urges eligible voters to register by 5 p.m. September 19 in the office of John Baker, clerk and recorder. Those who did not vote last general election or recently registered must add their name to the great register. Young people who will be 21 by November 5 may register now and vote on November 6. If voting elsewhere last election, change registration to the current precinct.
The City Council met in regular session last Wednesday evening to discuss and approve a tax levy of twelve mills for the city of Dillon. Officials reviewed budget needs and projected revenue to fund city services and operations.
Dillon city council met in regular session and set the 1924 25 tax levy at twelve mills. Nine for general municipal purposes, two for streets, one for the public library, and one half mill for band concerts. Bills from Hughes McCaleb Union Electric and others were approved totaling over a thousand dollars in General Fund and additional sums for Street Water and Library funds.
National Defense Day will be observed in Dillon on Friday September 12. The event includes a band concert at the Training School grounds followed by programs in the school auditorium with speakers Dr S E Davis Linden McCullough Dr J E Monroe and T E Gilbert explaining the day’s purpose. Community groups are invited and citizens will enroll to volunteer for one day of service.
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