Beaverhead Republicans Nominate Incumbents at County Convention
Beaverhead county Republicans met in Dillon with strong approval for current officeholders. The convention nominated incumbents for most posts by acclamation, narrowed ballots for assessor coroner and surveyor, and adopted a platform praising Taft administration, Montana legislators, and a push for high school dormitories in Dillon. Delegates elected included J. Morse and H. G. Rodgers among others. Continuous deliberations followed, with committee reports and a call for orderly progress.
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Republican Party
Beaverhead County
J. E. Morse
Court House
W. A. Jones
County Central Committee
H. C. Patterson
Dell
A. F. Waldorf
Patterson
C. F. Loyd
T. B. Craver
M. A. Walker
John Lenkersdorfer
E. M. Yeaman
W. A. Armitage
H. G. Rodgers
Alf Decker
G. R. Featherly
A. L. Anderson
E. M. Yearan
F. A. Hazelaker
Hawley J. Selway
Bank robber Ed. Smith tracked through past crimes
Sheriff records reveal the Dillon bandit formerly known as Martin Foley and aliases has a manslaughter conviction in Wyoming from 1899 for killing a Salt Lake youth at Kemmerer. After escaping Evanston jail, he was recaptured and served about four years of a 25 year term before release for rheumatism. He later lived in Dubois Idaho.
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Dillon
Sheriff's Office
Ed. Smith
Frank Jones
Dr. Dodd
Wyoming
Martin W. Foley
Salt Lake
Kemmerer
Evanston
Lubois
Idaho
Dubois
Public road praise turns into a wild ride in Montana
Beaverhead county commissioner W C Orr and Dr Ackley drove from Dillon toward Wisdom praising Deer Lodge roads. A blinding snow storm caused Orr to miss a turn near Ralston and continue straight ahead. The misadventure ended as a lengthy detour with no injuries reported.
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Deer Lodge County
Dillon
Beaverhead County
W. C. Orr
Ackley
Big Hole
Orr
Ralston
Anaconda
Courtland Egbert Dies After Long Life of Work and Family
Courtland Egbert well known resident died at his home on South Idaho street at 7 30 last Thursday. He was 75 born in New Carlyle Indiana and worked as a traveling salesman for a Boston firm before running a mercantile business in Iowa. He married Ellen De Lambert in 1872 at Niles Michigan and moved to this city four years ago. He is survived by his wife and two children Dr Morton Egbert and Mrs C W Robison. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Baptist church with Rev Colver officiating and burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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Courtland Egbert
South Idaho Street
New Carlyle
Indiana
Boston
Iowa
Ellen de Lambert
Niles
Michigan
Morton Egbert
C. W. Robison
Dillon
Baptist Church
Colver
Mountain View
Democrats Nominate Hartman For Congress At Montana Convention
At Livingston the Montana Democratic convention nominating Charles Hartman of Bozeman for congress and Peter Sanger of Butte for railroad commissioner adopted a platform praising progressive Democratic policies. The document criticizes the Payne Aldrich tariff, calls for a federal income tax, a direct primary law, and state control of natural resources with careful regulation of power and forest lands. Continued on Eighth page.
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Livingston
Montana
Chas. S. Hartman
Bozeman
Congress
Peter Sanger
Butte
Col. O'Leary
Anaconda
Supreme Court
Democrats of
Cope
Republican Party
Edwin L. Norris
Democratic Party
Oregon
United States
Tower House
Thomas H. Carter
Sena
Public Service Commission
Legislative Assembly
State Board of Land Commissioners
Ranger Bill Keeps Beav erhead District Free of Blazes
Wm Barbour, recent ranch seller, now in Julieeatta Idaho, visits town and expresses enthusiasm for his new home. Will Butterfield, in charge of the Argenta district of Beaverhead National Forest, is also in town. Bill is regarded as one of the best rangers and has patrolled his district so thoroughly that no serious fires occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Barbour
Julieeatta
Idaho
Will Butterfield
Argenta
Beaverhead National Forest
Bill
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Republican Convention
Indorse Carter, Dixon
Pray
Murray
Frank Eliel
C. W.francis
O. C. Gosman
A. L. Badcon
John S. Baker
Henry G. Rodgers
N. E. Holden
W. T. George
L. C. Ford
W. T. Scully
Margaret Ross
Bishops
Farlin
Blacktail
Pioneer
Permanent Organization
Taft
William H. Taft
Joseph M. Dixon
Charles N. Pray
Great Western
Postal Savings Bank
National Congress
Col. Decker
F. A. Hazelbaker
Bandit
Dillon Bank
Lost
Charles Hartman
R. R
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
House of Representatives
Denver
Oregon Law
Tor Carter
Senate
Railroad Commission
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