Former Dill By Dies in Frisco
Beaverhead county mourns Ernest Gleed who died in San Francisco after health decline. The 29 year old, born in Lima, lived in Dillon, served in the army, worked in automobile and Ford plants, and is survived by wife, parents Henry and Mrs. Gleed, sisters Cheyenne and Nebecker, brothers Henry and two half brothers Donald and Smith Gleed. Funeral set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Masonic hall with Beaverhead post American Legion assisting, burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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Beaverhead County
Ernest Gleed
San Francisco
Amnest
Lima
Beaverhead High School
Dillon
Oakland
John T. Orr
Armstead
Salmon
Califoria
Ford Assembly
Masonic Hall
Beaverhead
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
Henry Gleed
F. McLonset
Cheyenne
Wyo
S. Nebecker
Laketown
Utah
Henry Gleed Ja
Donald and
Smith Gleed
Rotary meeting led by Rev Leschner with talks
Rev F X Leschner presided over the Dillon Rotary Club meeting as members sang in chorus. Judge Lyon H Bennett spoke on Fifth Judicial district matters. Mayor Roscoe Cornell and others also addressed the group. Delegates Harry Gimble and Dr R D Curry were named for the district convention in Helena April 18 and 14, with travel by auto if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
F. X. Leschner
Lyon H. Bennett
Virginia City
Fifth Judicial District
Roscoe Cornell
T. &. Luebben
H. M. Brundage
Harry Gimble
R. D. Curry
Helena
Co. E. Blinn
Ray Erwin
T. B. Gilbert
Howard Morse
C. T. Magnus
Linden McCullough
G. T. Paul
A. T. Peterson
Jac. B. Somers
Campus Day at Beaverhead High Sets Track Field Prep
Students on campus and field workers shed work clothes for a full shift cleaning the area east of Dakota street and finishing the new track field. About 30 boys practiced events like high jump and dashes while girls prepared a lunch. Beaverhead aims for a strong spring track meet in Missoula next month.
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Theampus
Dakota Street
Beaverhead
Missoula
Pigs wards and precincts differ in city voting rules
Citizens learned last Monday that moving from farms into town can leave them unregistered if they fail to transfer registration within city limits. Precincts extend into country areas while wards end at the city boundary. About 300 more people could have registered, but the mayoral contest left no time.
Roscoe Cornell Re-elected Mayor in Dillon Election
The Dillon city election resulted in Roscoe Cornell winning a third term as mayor with 448 votes to 173 for independent candidate T. E. Luebben. In the second ward Dr. L. F. Molleur defeated independent A. A. Curnutt 119 to 39. J. B. Mayfield was chosen city treasurer with 542 votes and L. P. Phillips police magistrate with 522. Other aldermen elected include A. A. Elliott in the first ward Fred Woodside in the third and A. F. Waldorf in the fourth. A total of 621 votes were cast from 1,150 registered electors.
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Dillon
Roscoe Cornell
T. E. Luebben
L. F. Molleur
R. R. Rathbone
A. A. Elliott
Fred Woodside
A. F. Waldorf
Cornell
Luebben
Elliott
Mayfield
Phillips
Molleur
Curnutt
Legion Committee Chairs Named for State Convention
A meeting convened to appoint chairmen for Legion state convention committees in Dillon with August 13 14 and 15 set for the event. State Adjutant Jones will attend the April 26 meeting to finalize plans. Appointed chairs include Walter Jones entertainment E W Bond arrangements R R Price housing Walter Stamm decorations James McCollum transportation T E Gilbert reception and George Gosman finance.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
the Legion
Dillon
Jones
Walter Jones
E. W. Bond
R. R. Price
Walter Stamm
James McCollum
T. E. Gilbert
George Gosman
Prowlors Loot Hall Doors Off. Tiny Haul Reported
Prowlers entered a pool hall on Montana Street after closing Saturday night. A hurried search yielded only a few pennies from the day’s receipts. a back door panel was sawed, lock sprung, suggesting amateur work. Police questioned several suspects but made no arrests. Also, Rown’s Sup-Brick and Tile Plant to open at the old Klein coal mine to produce tile for Yellowstone irrigation projects.
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Montana Street
Old Klein Coal- Mine
Draig
Yellowstone
Montana Proclaims American Forest Week 1925
Governor Erickson declares April 27 to May 3 as American Forest Week in Montana urging officials, associations, forest owners, the press, schools, and citizens to promote forest preservation and regrowth. The proclamation notes forests protect watersheds, erosion control, and wildlife, and cites fire prevention as vital. Helena, March 25, 1925.
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United States
J. J. E. Erickson
Montana
Helena
Lambert Eliel New Chief of Fire Dept
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department elected Lambert Eliet as chief to replace Dale Tash. J B Mayfield was chosen secretary to succeed R R Price, and D V Paddock became secretary succeeding Frank Ashworth. Seven new members were initiated and honored with free Hiartwig tickets from Bond Grocery for efforts at a recent Cosgrove meat market fire.
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Lambert Eliet
Dale Tash
J. B. Mayfield
R. R. Price
D. V. Paddock
Frank Ashworth
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Dick Nelson
Roy Carruthers
Frank Paul
Alex Tait
Charles Banks
Fred Featherly
Roy Meeds
Bond Grocery Company
Cosgrove
New Swimming Pool Planned for Normal College
A new swimming pool will be built at Normal College after an approved appropriation. Construction will begin once bids are let, with the pool on the north end of the new gymnasium. Funds cover gym equipment, library furniture, bowling alleys, handball court, and minor improvements.
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Normal College
Gilbert and Brundage Elected to District No 10 School Board
J H Gilbert and H M Brundage won seats on District No 10 school board in last Saturday’s election at the training school. Gilbert 109 votes Brundage 92 and A L Stone 40 from 181 ballots cast. District No 10 covers the training school and Normal college.
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J. H. Gilbert
H. M. Brundage
Training School
Normal College
Myr. Gilbert
Mr. Brundage
A. L. Stone
Death Calls Mrs Eva Howell at Brenner Ranch
Mrs Eva B Howell wife of S B Howell a ranchman of Medicine Lodge died at the ranch home Thursday evening after a brief illness She was born in 51 years ago in Fulton Ohio has lived in Montana nearly 30 years and resided near Brenner station for about 20 years A daughter Rhea and other relatives in Kansas survive The body was brought to Dillon and will be shipped to Topeka Kansas for burial Mr Howell will accompany the remains east
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Eva B. Howell
S. B. Howell
Medicine Lodge
Fulton
Ohio
Montana
Brenner Station
Rhea
Kansas
Dillon
Topeka
Howell
New York Secretary to Speak at Presbyterian Church
On Monday evening April 13 at 8 p m a special service will be held in the Presbyterian church where Mrs W T Larimer assistant secretary of the Division of Missions for Colored People of the Board of National Missions will speak A visitor will discuss work among colored people of the South Some negro spirituals will be sung and all are invited to attend
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Presbyterian Church
South
W. T. Larimer
Division of Missions For Colored People
Board of National Missions
the Presbyterian Church
District Court Doings In Dillon Week
Judge Henry G Rodgers presided over private sale orders for the Robert Ellis estate ranch in the Big Hole basin and named Annie E Nelson as administrator of William H Mackey estate. Foreclosure action by Fingh State Bank targets Herman Mussigbrod land near Bowen. sale of John A Peat estate property to Helen Burlingame awaiting court confirmation. Annie E Nelson seeks letters of administration for Dennis Brennan estate, Frying Pan basin. Peat estate appraised at 27000 for ranch and town property. Otto Christensen and Miss Metty Perchardt wed in Dillon with attendants. Lettie Gleed named administratrix of Edwin Greed estate. Rodgers, Bennett presiding in Virginia City, Boulder and Dillon. Medicine Lodge creek water case heard by Judge Bennett as a friendly suit culminating in stipulations to decree water rights. irrigation affects flow. Attendees included Metlen, Rife, Hildreth, Craver, Hildreth, Koenig, Freeman, Hansen.
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Henry G. Rodgers
Big Hole Basin
Robert Ellis
Annie E. Nelson
William H. Mackey
Fingh State Bank
Philipsburg
Herman S. Mussigbrod
Ino. A. Peat
Otto Christensen
Metty Perchardt
Thomas W. Bennett
Dillon
Berg
Christine Christensen
Lettie Gleed
Edwin Greed
Virginia City
Boulder
Lyman H. Bennett
Judge Rodgers
Medicine Lodge Creek
Bennett
Medicine Lodge
Joe Metlen
Frank Rife
Henry Hildreth
Thomas B. Craver
Jonathan Hildreth
Paul Koenig
Richard Freeman
Carl C. Hansen
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Frisco
Ernest
Leschner
Rotary
Great Falls
Ursuline Academy
Julia Alexander
North
Ruscue Cornell
Entire Citizens Party Elect
Legion
France
Lewistown
Fergus County Creamery
Loweth
State OF
C. T. Stewart
Lambert Eliel
Fire Dept
Dillon Volunteer, Fire Department
Eva Howell AS
Brenner
New York
The
District Court
Fowler McCormick
Harvester Millions
Milwaukee
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