Beaverhead County Board Sits in Dillon April 6 1925
Beaverhead county commissioners meet in Dillon on April 6 1925. Present are Ghafman Gosman A L Anderson and Acting Clerk Baker. Shaw absent. Minutes approved. Board sets five member Fair Board J H Gilbert W S Tash George W Lovell Sam S Carruthers George N Baker. Road crossing at Birrer Sage Creek described for Oregon Short Line Railroad construction. New route petition for Bannack Mill Point road discussed. Viewers appointed for next session. Joint session proposed with Deer Lodge. Stockmen discuss fencing right of way Madison Forest Reserve. Inspection trip planned. Notices printed on road and bridge liability law for 1925 session. Old age pension for Ellis L Clark approved. Dillon Furniture Co claim held. Clerk decision deferred. March reports approved and warrants issued.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Ghafman
0. C. Gosman
A. L. Anderson
G. R. Baker
J. F E. Shaw
County Fair Board
J. E. Shaw
Fair Board
J. H. Gilbert
W. S. Tash
George W. Lovell
Sam S. Carruthers
George N. Baker
Birrer-Sage Creek Road
G. R. Metlen
Railroad Company
Township 18
Oregon Short Line Railroad
J. Fe, Morse Et al
Section 16
Township 7
Bannack Mill Point Road
George French
Deer Lodge County
Ralston’s
Frank Landon
H. E. Morse
Otto Schultz
Fred Gilbert
Derrick
Madison Forest Reserve
Ruby Divide
Long Creek
Ellis L. Clark
Dillon Furniture Co
Beaverhead Leads in Cattle Sheep and Potatoes
The joint bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture and the State Agricultural department ranks Beaverhead county first in cattle and sheep production for the second half of last year. It lists 79 359 cattle valued at 1 884 145 and 158 145 sheep valued at 954 755 while potatoes reach 47 000 bushels on 400 acres averaging 117 bushels per acre. Beaverhead leads in total livestock value with 3 048 762, ahead of Big Horn at 2 105 097.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Department
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Rotary Delegates Report On District Convention
Chester Hale chaired a Wednesday Rotary meeting with reports on the district conference in Helena by C. E. Blinn Dr R D Curry and A T Peterson of the high school W B Hartwig was a delegate who didn’t return in time S E Davis of Normal College and Linden McCullough of the Training School spoke about the Inland Empire association convention in Spokane
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Chester Hale
Rotary
Helena
C. E. Blinn
R. D. Curry
A. T. Peterson
W. B. Hartwig
S E. Davis
The
Normal College
Linden McCullough
Training School
Spokane
Inland Empire Association
Fred Carr to Sing with Idaho U Glee Club April 21
Beaverhead county friends hear Fred Carr, local high school graduate and noted vocalist, as he joins the University of Idaho glee club on Tuesday evening at the Hartwig. The concert promises a rare treat from the acclaimed Idaho singers with Carr as a soloist.
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Beaverhead County
Fred Carr
University of Idaho Glee Club
Hartwig
Idaho Songsters
Dillon
Montana Pioneer of Earlegos Writes of Bannack Glory
John F Bishop one of Dillon's pioneers recounts his 1863 journey to Bannack Idaho Territory with 22 wagons and 130 travelers. He describes crossing icy rivers and the rough trek via Fort Bridger Bear River and Snake River to reach Bannack on April 20 1863 amid saloons gambling and road agents in what became a ghost city.
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Dillon
John F. Bishop
Bannack
New York
Wisconsin
Omaha
Denver
Colorado
East Bannack
Idaho Territory
John Swing
Swing
Fort Bridger
Bridger
Salt Lake
Alfred Graeter
Argenta
William Roe
Finley Roe
Hugh O'Neill
John Ely
Ely
Raymond and Ely
Nevada
Snake River
Oregon
Bear River
John
Colonel Woods
Georgia
Soda Springs
Ross’s Fork
Mix
Old Fort Hall
Oregon Trail
Blackfoot River
Avith
Medicine Lodge
Rocky Mountain Range
Horse Prairie
Beaverhead Rock Name Tale Chance Sparks Reader Letter
An editor letter argues Indian naming may reflect humor at Beaverhead Rock and The Point of Rocks, suggesting the beaverhead rock may not have been given by locals a century ago. The writer proposes a playful reinterpretation of how Indigenous people named the rocks near Dillon.
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Beaverhead Rock
Gargoyles Present Mr Pim Passes By at Normal College
The Gargoyles stage a three act comedy at Normal College auditorium on April 17. Admission is 0c with tickets on sale and seats reserved at the Thomas Book Store.
Gambler’s Tale of Boots, Barter, and Blood at Bannack
A recounting narrator describes selling boots and food at a rough frontier shop, buying mining gear, and surviving itinerant violence led by road agents. He and others faced killings as he prospected near Buffalo Creek, then bought and sold mining claims, ending back in Virginia City after profit from Stapleton’s Bar No. 3.
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John Swing
Coimner
Conral Kohrs
Buffalo Creek
Old Snag
Buck Stinson
Stapleton’s
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
Old Fashioned County Fair Planned This Fall
Beaverhead County Fair association to hold a county fair and get together meeting after September 1 with agricultural, livestock and home exhibits as main features. Prize winnings planned for merchants and stockmen, grounds to be improved and an old-time fair atmosphere revived.
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Beaverhead
W. W. Hawkins
Dillon
Camp Fire Girls and Eighth Grade Play Tonight
A two act humorous sketch by Camp Fire girls and eighth grade students ends with a program at the auditorium. Greg Gorys orchestra provides music. Miss Merchant and Miss Albertson direct. Proceeds aid the Camp Fire girls fund and reduce the school paper deficit.
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Camp Fire Girls
Gregory
Miss Merchant
Miss Albertson
Gargoyle Play Tonight at Normal College Auditorium
The Gargoyles dramatic society presents the three act comedy Mr Pim Pas ses By at the normal college auditorium this evening. The Gargoyles promise another unusually good production as part of a yearly series. Curtain rises at 8 16.
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Pim
Normal College
Gargoyles
Dramatic Society of the College
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Kelly Springfield
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