Beaverhead County Fair Organizes Commission and Plans
Beaverhead county fair commissioners meeting in Dillon selects George R. Featherly as president and Carruthers as secretary and treasurer. A committee will finalize the premium list while the fair association arrange attractions and secure horse stalls for training next fall. The fair grounds will host a ball team free of charge with fence and grandstand transfers.
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Beaverhead County Fair
George R. Featherly
H. A. Kaiser
S. Carruthers
Dillon
Ernest Geary
Lima
Charles W. Francis
Wisdom
Featherly
Carruthers
Messrs. Featherly
Geary
Fair Association
The
S. S. Carruthers
George Lovell
Will Dingley
Robertson,& Ellis
Blackfoot
Idaho
George Wolf
Duncan Hyndman
Sheridan
Madison County
Miller
Butte
Unusual Mine Opening At Dillon Argenta Company
At the Dillon Argenta company mine in Argenta a mine opening was held on Sunday attended by about twenty stockholders. The mine was unwatered and prepared for continued work. A No 7 Knowles pump, 60 horsepower boiler, and existing hoist support operations as crews plan to sink the shaft at least 125 feet deeper toward a nearly 300 foot depth. The vein is large and crosscut at several points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon-Argenta Company
Argenta
Sugar beet expert arrives to guide Dillon growers
George Austin of Lehi Utah arrives in Dillon to supervise beet growing in Beaverhead valleys. He educates planters, warns against coarse manure, and directs land selection and plowing. Oregon Short Line offers a reduced freight rate to Blackfoot and Idaho Falls for next fall.
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George Austin
Lehi
Utah
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Idaho
Beaverhead
Austin
Geo. R. Featherly
Beaverhead Sugar Beet Association
Mr. Austin
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Colorado
Bedrock Lakes
Dillon Argenta claims bold prospects in Rattlesnake district
The Dillon Argenta company claims the best property in the district and may open a cyaniding operation on a 60 foot by 3 500 foot ore vein, with external offers to buy treasury stock and a local sale preference. A mining litigation over Flynn heirs looms, and a Shakespeare Club Leap Year Ball funds the building of their hall.
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Dillon-Argenta
Treasury
Dillon- Argenta Company
Argenta
Dillon
Shakespeare Club Club
Dart’s Hall
Patterson Returns From Big Hole Ranch Trip
S S Patterson returned Tuesday from a trip to his ranch in the Big Hole basin. He reports things looking fine up there and everybody prospering.
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S.S
Patterson
Big Hole Basin
Sugar Beet Test Affects Local Land Values In Twin Bridges
Twin Bridges Monitor reports ranchers including Max Lauterbach plan to plant sugar beets as test plots. The piece notes rising land prices near Billings and Dillon as beet production expands, with Laurel housing workers and new 40 to 80 acre farms. The sugar industry draws in workers from Colorado and elsewhere, signaling an imminent local sugar plant development in Dillon.
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Max Lauterbach
Lauterbach
Billings
Laurel
Sugar
Colorado
Dillon
Montana Farmers' Institutes
Sugar beet farming pledged to boost water use and wealth
Gov Edwin Norris argues that subdividing Beaverhead valley farms into small beet plots would free water for irrigation and reduce waste and lawsuits. He notes Montana Billings beet success since the late 1800s, with rising acres, earnings, and land values, urging local adoption of sugar beet culture.
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Beaverhead
Edwin Norris
Billings
Beaverhead County High Names Faculty for Dr Foote Principal
Beaverhead County High School trustees met to appoint staff for the coming year. L R Foote is named principal at $2000 yearly. Catherine Paxton assistant principal $110 monthly. D E Fish in agriculture $1300 yearly. F D Willis business $1100 yearly. Belle Osborn domestic science $95 monthly. Inez Gurnee English $105 monthly. Two rooms will be arranged for domestic science with sewing and kitchen facilities for fall instruction. Joseph Skrenar of Glendale faced burglary charges and posted $100 bond for May 9 trial. Bernice Hirschman, daughter of Sylvester Hirschman, sustained serious injuries from a doorstep fall but no bones were broken.
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Beaverhead County High School
B. F. White
J. W. Scott
George R. Featherly
Alice Herr
L. R. Foote
Catherine Paxton
D. E. Fish
F. D. Willis
Belle Osborn
Inez Gurnee
Depot plans loom as three Oregon Short Line officials visit Dillon
Three Oregon Short Line officials led by J. P. Congdon inspected Dillon last Saturday to study the new depot and grounds leased space for local firms. They praised the town and considered building the depot with white rock from Frying Pan basin. Plans call for early work and substantial frontage parking along Montana street this year. Hypnotist John Evans entertained at the Dillon theatre but Arbor Day attendance was light. The Black Crook drew a smaller crowd but strong performances capped the season’s acts.
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Carruthers
Dillon
Congdon
Lovell
Kirkpatrick
Frying Pan Basin
Pocatello
Dart Hardware Company
Helena Street
Montana Mercantile Company
Dart
State Bank
John W. Morton Company
M. M. Co
Patterson
Dillon Coal and Transfer Company
E. T. Brock
Montana Street
Bannack Street
Reeder Street
Tribune
Lima
Short Line
Tripune
John Evans
Dillon Theatre
Evans
McCann Infant Recovering From Pneumonia
Helen McCann child of Mr and Mrs C L McCann is reported out of danger and rapidly regaining health after illness with pneumonia.
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Helen
Silver service gifted to Montana cruiser on display in Dillon
The Montana state silver service for the armored cruiser Montana, manufactured by Reed & Barton, arrived from New York and was shown in Dillon at Huber Bros. It exceeds contract weight by 192 ounces valued at $662, with extra ladle included, and will be shipped to Helena around May 5.
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Dillon
Montana
New York City
Huber Bros
Helena
Reed & Barton
Taunton
Mass
United States
District Court Sets April-May Term in Dillon
Judge Lew L. Callaway convenes a special district court term in Dillon beginning Monday April 27 and continuing through Tuesday May 5 before the regular May term. A fifty-man jury pool has been drawn listing: John Adams Dillon W M Albee Bowen Clifton Bond Dillon Henry Brenner Grant Paul Brown Dillon George Buck Dillon Walter Crowell Dell Edgar Ferris Bedrock James Fleming Dell Samuel Freeman Lima Antone French Argenta Frank Garr John Grant Dillon Peter Hanson Lima Alfred Hatton Morrison William Henneberry Dillon William N Herman Dillon John Hill Redrock Fred Holman Wisdom Bart Hungate Dell Frank Husted Fox Martin Jackson Jackson John Jahnke Bristow John Keenan Jackson John Kent Dillon Edwin Kirk Jackson Fred Lhmphear Redrock Jonathan Lovell Dillon Elmer M Martinell Dell John
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew L. Callaway
Dillon
District Court
John Adams
W. M. Albee
Bowen
Clifton C. Bond
Henry W. Brenner
Grant
Paul Brown
George Buck
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Arsh
Fair Commissioners
Arcata
Flynn
Twin Bridges
Foote
High School
Joseph Skrenar
Glendale
Justice Hirschman
Bernice
Sylvester Hirschman
Galting Gay
the Depot
Oregon Short Line
SLVR
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