Highway Petition and Public Works Action At County Board
The county board approved a petition to alter a highway crossing the Haggerty bridge to bypass snow drifts and muddy spring roads. Viewers were appointed and a $350 bid from Carl Mast discussed. The board also approved roundup districts and foreman appointments, with bonds filed and notices ordered. A lease dispute over county right of way was tabled for county attorney review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggerty
Farlin
Beaverhead County
Mont
Haggerty Bridge
Birch Creek
Haggerty Ranch
G. R. Metlen
A. L. Anderson
Tom Dubois
Carl Mast
Charles Brenner
Horse Prairie
Dale Metlen
Medicine Lodge
John Malesich
Point of Rocks
T. S. Bult
Oregon Short Line Railroad
C. L. Downing
Contracts awarded for three bridges after sealed bids
Joseph Sten of Hamilton Montana submitted bids for Armstead Fox and Montgomery bridges totaling 20810. McGuire Blakeslee of Great Falls bid 27761 for the three bridges. No bids were received for two tax deed properties. sale canceled and Commissioner Shaw assumes charge. County aid requests total 750 for three Big Hole roads. bonds for boilers insured at 10000 each. Beaverhead board backs Carter County opposition to gasoline tax for road funding.
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Jozeph Sten
Hamilton
Mont
Armstead
Fox
Montgomery
McGuire & Blakeslee
Great ‘Falla
J. E. Shaw
John Somers
Forest Reserve
Park To Park Road
Polaris
Gibbonsville
Big Hole Roads
Shaw
John Ewing
Aetna Insurance Company
Frank Hazelbaker
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
Carter County
Beaverhead Board
Carter County Board
O. C. Gosman
Rentals for State Lands How They Are Determined
The May 9 1925 meeting of the state board of land commissioners adopted rental formulas for grazing and agricultural lands. Grazing lands value basis is 6 percent with a minimum of 40 per section per year, while agricultural lands use five percent with a minimum of 50 cents per acre per year. For lands leased for grazing the agricultural value basis remains 6 percent with the same 40 per section minimum.
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State Board of Land- Commissioners
State Board of Land Commis
State land rents and taxation under 1920s policy
The discussion explains land valuation and rental rates per acre, including 1.60 per acre yielding 60 per section, and varying percentages of valuation producing rents from 10 to 20 dollars per acre annually. It notes war era summer fallow permissions were rescinded, farmer leases in grain share terms, and tax obligations on owned land. It concludes the state leases lands at a price balancing public schools and state institutions' returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Mary Dillon Rises to Brookyn Gas Co. Presidency
Twenty three years after a young Mary Dillon joined the Brookyn Gas Co. as an office girl she has been elected president of the firm in a unanimous vote. Her ascent marks a rare achievement for a woman at the head of a public utility in the United States.
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Mary Dillon
Brooklyn, N. Y
Mary Dillon Breaks Barriers to Top Corporate Role
A profile outlines Mary Dillon rising to company leadership by merit, once promising to delay marriage to win the job, later marrying Henry Ferber after years of advancement. She discusses women in business, optimism for social and economic changes, and a 25 year outlook on gender roles. Also noted is construction on a United Carbon spur near Molt, with an 8,000,000 feet per day gas plant planned from the Hepp lease.
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Mary Dillon
Henry Ferber
Billings
United Carbon, Co
Great Gas
Molt
Hepp
Kalispell-Somers Lumber Plans Year Round Operations
Kalispell and Somers lumber mill resumes operations and adds a "hot pond" feature to enable year round production in the future. The facility’s update signals expanded capacity and continued regional employment, with plans to stabilize output across seasons.
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Kalispell
Somers Lumber “Company
Spring Fever Is Not About Laziness
A fragment notes sarcasm about spring fever as laziness. A misconstrued exchange shows a mistress questioning a caller and a maid recalling a five month tenure with the addressee, ending with a surprised remark.
Local Notes and Transactions Across Montana Towns
Gis mae who teaches school at Mill Point hosted Easter guests. James Dodd bought a carload of bulls from Poindexter & Orr and shipped to Salt Lake City. George Ditty sent 400 head of trees from Dillon and 40 head from Deer Lodge to a Butte canning plant. Mrs Frank L Kellum and children Jane and Harrison left for Grasshopper valley to visit Harrison ranches. Dr Eugene Free, after Chicago internship, went to Helena to take the state physicians exam. Great Falls-Northwest Tractor & Machinery to occupy Averill warehouse. Maxville company to build a 100 ton flotation mill. Electric power line and mine compressor installed. Glacier Park station project at about 100000 dollars by Great Northern railway.
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George Ditty
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Butte
Man in Russian restaurant signals waiter to order
A man in a Russian restaurant pretends to understand the menu by pointing and saying I’d like that. The opening joke revolves around his feigned knowledge and the waiter’s reaction.
Real Safety Secretary Hides Valuable Papers
A dialogue shows a secretary advised to file valuable papers in a safe place while a boss suggests entrusting a filing clerk to conceal them, implying secrecy and misplacement of sensitive documents.
A Sure Sign Neighbor Counts On a Death Rumor
A neighbor recalls a dog howling all night and warns that such howling is a death sign. The exchange hints at trouble at home and implies a looming consequence if the whistler returns this week.
Golden Anniversary for Rev Dr Cadman at Brooklyn church
Rev Dr S Parkes Cadman marks 25 years as pastor of Central Congregational Church Brooklyn with a grateful ovation. President Coolidge sends congratulations and the congregation gifts a purse of 25000 dollars. Sunburst refinery expands output boosted by Great Falls machinery. Rapella Record Petroleum plans an offset well west of 300 barrels a day.
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S. Parkes Cadman
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Coolidge
Cadman
Great Falls
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Adelia C. Bateman
We thank friends for kindness during the illness, funeral, and burial of our mother and grandmother Mrs. Adelia C. Bateman. Your presence, kind words, and deeds consoled our distress and eased our sorrow. Signed by George Pfaff family and Karl G. Pfaff family.
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Adelia C. Bateman
George Pfaff
George W
Forrest
Ben Wahle, JR
Karl G. Pfaff
Desirable modern home for sale with barn and five lots
For sale a modern six room house with furniture included at a good location. Five lots and a large barn are part of the property. Asking price four thousand dollars. Contact C. C. Newman Dillon Adv. 15-16.
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C. C. Newman
Dillon
Initiation and Banquet at Odd Fellows Hall
Notice calls for attendance at an initiation and banquet to be held at the Odd Fellows hall on Saturday April 10.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Turkey Eggs for Sale by Mrs W E Hardisty Apex
Best turkey eggs for setting for sale by Mrs W E Hardisty of Apex. Advertisement indicates availability and pricing for setting purposes.
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W. E. Hardisty
Apex
Notice Hearing on Will Probate in Beaverhead County
W E Brinke and Jacob A Shaw filed in the Fifth Judicial District Montana Beaverhead County a petition to admit David C Wampler s will to probate Hearing set in Dillon court April 24 1926 at 10 00 a m Interested persons may appear or file objections in writing prior to the hearing Dated April 8 1926
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W. E. Brinke
Jacob A. Shaw
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
David C. Wampler
Dillon
SANNER V SANNER SUMMONS FOR DIVORCE BEAVERHEAD MT
In Beaverhead County Pearl Sanner sues E Sanner seeking an absolute divorce for desertion over a year and a name change to her premarriage name. The Montana court requires the defendant to answer within twenty days or a default judgment will be entered. The action is filed April 8 1926 with clerk W J Ocushin as attorney for the plaintiff.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of Montana
Beaverhead
Pearl Sanner
E Sanner
Laintiff
Fom Peis
Ocushin
Graces Given For Culminating Funeral of Fielding Graves
Mrs Leota Graves and family thank neighbors and friends for sympathy after the death and funeral of Fielding L Graves. Gratitude is extended to the Masonic fraternity for officiating, Bannack boys for fire rescue, church choir pallbearers minister and floral offerings.
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Fielding L. Graves
Masonic Fraternity
Boys of
Bannack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dillon “Tribune
The
Tribune Publishing Company
F. E. Foote
Dillon, Montana
American Press Association
Dillon Postoffice
Sun Mon
Sat
Thor Home Ironer
the Electric Shop
Dillon, Mont
the Tribune
Robert Fuller
Heads Big Corporation
Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation. of Labor
National Museum
iMistress
Ramona
Gis Mae
Mill Point
Our City
James Dodd
Poindexter & Orr Ranch
Salt Lake ‘City
Frank L. Kellum
Jane
Harrison
Grasshopper Valley
Hee
Harrison Ranches
Eugene Free
Chicago
Helena
Maxville
Maxville Company
Great Northern Railway
Glacier Park Station
Dumb Bill
Rapella
Record Petroleum Co
Leuthold
United Carbon Co
Adv
Leota Graves
Harry Graves
R. Hayburn
A. R Jacobs
C. WL Stallings
Everone
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