Post Office Porter Improvised Golf Imagery Sparks Odd News
In Hoboken a busy porter used a broom with unusual vigor amid parcels, shaping a playful scene about golf and a bomb scare involving a package addressed to Governor Roosevelt. The episode prompts talk of a Society to Encourage Hiring Bigger Postal Employers and Possibly Playing Golf by Post Office Porters before the dud bomb dulls the idea. Beaverhead county taxpayers have paid two-thirds of their 1928 assessment with 121,425.14 still due, to be paid by May.
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Hoboken
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Galley
Roosevelt
Beaverhead County
May Vist
William H. Jones Dies After Long Illness In Dillon
William Henry Jones 69, known as Wildwood Jones, dies at his Dillon home after an incurable throat condition. Survived by widow, nine children, two Minnesota sisters, and several grandchildren. Former rancher near Twin Bridges and Madison county commissioner, longtime farmer and livestock advocate. Funeral held at St. James Episcopal Church with interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Dillon
William. Henry Jones
South Pacific Street
Madison County
Mr. Jones
Argenta
Twin Bridges
Forest Bayerd
W.W. Hawkins
City
O Scar ‘Thoreson
Jerome
Idaho
Walter Warren
Lake Wilson
Minn
Henry Wyatt
J.T. Ross
Seattle
Gerald T
Anaconda
Walter A
Alvin
Minnesota
St. James Episcopal Church
Erickson
Mountain View Cemetery
Tulip Time Operetta Cast Chosen by Beaverhead High
The Beaverhead County High School glee club will stage Tulip Time this spring with a selected cast. Principal roles go to Mary Simons Laura Jane Osborne Rose Neidt Louise Taylor Susan Strube Ruby Wentworth Helen Hoffman and Ethel Herndon under Miss Lenore Thompson with Miss Olive Scholz assisting.
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Holland
Glee Club
Beaverhead County High School
Lenore Thompson
Olive Scholz
Mary Simons
Laura Jane Osborne
Rose Neidt
Louise Taylor
Garden Guild Forms to Beautify Church Grounds
A Garden Guild was formed last Friday at St James Episcopal church to develop and beautify the church grounds this spring. Ernest Luebben was elected president with Mrs Harold H Hanson as vice president and Mrs Bert Orr as secretary treasurer. Plans include planting trees shrubs vines flowers and grass with input from Rev N Tragutt on harmony and arrangement. A curb project of 365 feet was recommended to the vestry.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Ernest Luebben
Arold H. Hanson
Bert Orr
N.tragutt
Glendale
Was First Minted Gold from Bannack
Montana's early gold discoveries trace from fur trading days to prospectors chasing fortune after California. The first extensive mining is credited to a Scot half breed Benetsee on Gold Creek in 1852, with Long John Saunders and Captain Grant linked to early panning and a county’s first gold piece.
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Montana
Luistene
California
James W. Marshall
Plains
America
Bannack
Virginia City
Deer Lodge
Helena
Benetsee
Gold ‘Creek
Deer Lodge County
Long John” Saunders
Grant
Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
Beaverhead
Lieutenant Bradley
Old Fort Benton
Fort Benton
Benton and Helena
Two Ranch Buildings Destroyed by Flames
A Thursday afternoon fire at the Lowell Livestock ranch south of the city destroyed a large ice house and a garage. Kenneth Lovell, son of Mr and Mrs Maynard Lovell, started the blaze with a bonfire while playing Indian. A high wind hindered efforts. a car was saved from the garage and some machinery saved. Estimated loss around $1500 as neighbors assisted.
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Lowell Livestock Ranch
Kenneth
Maynard Lovell
Lovell
Daly's to Melrose Road This Summer
A letter to County Clerk John S. Baker invites the board to April 26 highway commission session in Helena where bids for State and Federal Highway No. 241 B will be opened and the contract awarded. The 42 mile project from Daly's spur to Melrose will be matched with county funds and aims to complete this summer with grading and bridge work underway.
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John S. Baker
Board of County Commissioners
State Highway Commission
Helena
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Daly’s Spur
Melrose
Demolays to Present Charley's Aunt at Hartwig Theatre
The Dillon order of DeMolay presents the famous English comedy Charley’s Aunt at the Hartwig theatre on April 17. The show promises rapid, intricate humor with a strong cast including Ivan Shaw Tim Blair Ashley Roberts Herbert Berry Roy Hanson Bernard Underwood Floyd Price and William Clark under the direction of Miss Olive.
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Hartwig Theatre
Dillon Order of DeMolay
Ivan Shaw
Tim Blair
Ashley, Roberts
Herbert Berry
Roy Hanson
Bernard Underwood
Floyd Price
William Clark
Olive Scholz
Mrs Elliott Leaves for Los Angeles Relative Illness
Mrs. A. A. Elliott departed Tuesday evening for Los Angeles after learning of her brother George Wade’s critical illness. Wade, once a resident here, was stricken with paralysis last December and is believed to be in a serious condition. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. Mary Wade of Glacier Park.
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A. A. Elliott
Los Angeles
George Wade
Mary Wade
Glacier Park
Beaverhead County Fair Elects Shaw President
At a Bea verhead County Fair association meeting J E Shaw was elected president succeeding J H Gilbert. George W Lovell became vice president with George W Dart as secretary George I Baker track manager and George Opp track manager. The 1929 county fair is set for September 18 19 and 20 with only running races and plans to attract top horses. The annual flower show may merge with the fair for a larger harvest celebration. Improvements to the fair grounds and track are planned.
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Beaverhead County
George I. Baker
George Opp
Harmony
Northwest
Dillon
Montana
Ralph McFadden to Hold Two Recitals
The first recital by Ralph McFadden head of the piano department at the State Normal college will be held Friday evening at the auditorium with high school students participating. A second recital is planned for April 19 with college students performing, drawing strong interest from Dillon music lovers for its entertaining programs.
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Ralph McFadden
State Normal College
Dillon
Old Time Lima Resident Hans Johnson Dies at 66
Hans Johnson, a longtime Lima resident born in Denmark and living in the area about 40 years, died at his home after a brief illness. He was unmarried and had no known relatives in the United States. The funeral was held Saturday in Lima.
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Lima
Mr. Johnson
Denmark
America
Hans Johnson
Reichle couple visits the city Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs Vernon Gamble of Reichle visited in the city Tuesday. The brief note records their social call and the modest, everyday exchange characteristic of local society pages.
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Vernon .Gamble of
Reichle
Bronze Memorial Plaque For War Widow
Mrs. Margaret Irving, widow of Joseph A. Irving, received a bronze memorial plaque from England this week. The six inch diameter piece honors a soldier who died from injuries in World War I while serving with the Princess Pats unit. The inscription reads He died for freedom and honor, and a message from King George accompanies the gift.
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Margaret Irving
England
Joseph A. Irving
George
Beaverhead High Hosts Annual Junior Prom at Gym
Beaverhead County High School held its junior prom last Saturday in the gym. The hall shimmered with balloons and spring blossoms while the Baxter Tonney orchestra played twenty dances. Principal A. T. Peterson and spouses, Brundage, Willis, and Dansie families served as patrons. A junior class committee led by Virginia Randolph Ivy Wentworth and Dale Medsker oversaw arrangements with class advisors Miss Mark Schoenhorn and Miss Rachel Kipatrick assisting.
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Beaverhead County High School
Baxter- Tonney Orchestra
A. T. Peterson
H. M. Brundage
F. D. Willis
R. J. Dansie
Virginia Randolph
Ivy Wentworth
Dale Medsker
Mark Schoenhorn
Rachel Kipatrick
Ras Hansen In For Dell Business Trip Report
Ras Hansen was in from Dell on a business trip Wednesday, signaling ongoing corporate travel activity in industry coverage.
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Ras Hansen
Dell
Liquor Sales Restored Aboard Ten U S Liner Steamers
United Press reports the policy of selling liquor on the high seas is restored on ten U S liner steamers led by the Leviathan. The ships had been dry since 1923 and the change cites competition handicap as the reason.
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United Press
New York
United States
Leviathan
Suspect Sought in Los Angeles River Murder Case
Robert Bernard, a butcher apprentice, is sought for questioning in connection with the murder of a young woman whose torso was found in the Los Angeles River a week ago. He was seen recently with Mrs. Laura Belle Davis, who is now missing.
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United Press, “Y
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Bernard
Bernard
Laura Belle Davis
oil merger planned between Continental and Maryland firms
United Press reports plans for a merger of Continental and Maryland oil companies with combined properties valued at 200 million dollars. Gossip suggests inclusion of Union Oil Co of California in the deal.
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United Press
New York City
Continental
Maryland
Union Oil Company of
California
Patroling Border
American cavalry artillery and infantry began a careful patrol of the New Mexico and Arizona border to protect Americans as Mexican troops mass in Sonora amid fears of an engagement endangering lives and property.
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United Press
EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Arizona
Sonora
Americans Warned Out in Mexican Border Clash Tale
United Press reports from Naco Mexico that federal forces anticipate a rebel offensive. Americans have been urged to evacuate as border patrol aircraft monitor the area and a major battle with artillery bombs and gas is anticipated.
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United Press
Naco
Mex
Mississippi tornado kills fifty four in four Arkansas towns
The Mississippi tornado last night caused fifty four deaths across seven towns in northeastern Arkansas. Hundreds of structures were demolished as the storm lashed multiple counties, leaving extensive destruction and casualties in its wake.
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United Press
Newport
Ark
Mississippi
Arkansas
Aviators Missing After Search For Southern Cross
Two aviators seeking the Southern Cross are reported missing today. No trace of the transpacific plane has been found as search efforts continue.
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Sydney
Australia
Heflin Claims Catholic Plot Injured Son
Senator Heflin of Alabama says his son was targeted by a Catholic plot that led to his drunkenness and a black eye. He framed the claim as part of his broader political confrontation in Washington.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Heflin
Alabama
Bombings In Chicago Stoked By Gasoline Tax Feud
Two bomb blasts in Chicago caused damage to a filling station and a suburban newspaper The Suburban Leader amid a gasoline tax feud. The city has logged twenty seven bombings so far this year.
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United Press
Chicago
Rebels Loot Aguapricta and Seize Peancy in City
Reports from Mexico City on April 11 say rebels loot Aguapricta and force Joans to obtain more peancy to fund ongoing fighting. The clashes underline a dire strategic scramble as authorities struggle to halt insurgent activity.
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United Press
Mexico City
Aguapricta
Joans
Armstead couple welcomes son at Fred Oliver home
Mr and Mrs Coy Brown of Armstead celebrate the birth of a son born Tuesday evening at the Fred Oliver home.
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Coy Brown
Armstead
Fred Oliver
Birth Announcement for Roy Vance Jr. in Barrett City
A baby boy was born last week at Barrett hospital to Mr and Mrs Roy Vance of this city. The newborn adds joy to the Vance family as they welcome their newest member.
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Barrett Hospital
Roy Vance
Annual Grade School Track Meet May 3 and 4
The fifth annual track and scholastic meet will be hosted by Beaverhead County High School and the county superintendent on Friday and Saturday May 3 and 4. Principal A T Peterson announced with Dillon business leaders aiding. rural schools are invited to send delegates. The event will join the tri school Future Farmers of America meet with Deer Lodge and Whitehall high schools competing alongside Beaverhead athletes. Events include Friday 2 PM declamation and oral spelling, 7 30 PM operetta, Saturday 9 AM writing, 9 30 AM written spelling, 10 AM arithmetic, and 10 40 AM musical programs.
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Beaverhead County
A. T. Peterson
Dillon
Farmers of America
Deer Lodge
Whitehall
Beaverhead
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Normal College
William H. Jones
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Detroit
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Anita Spryart
Peabody
Verge
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