Mystery man Steele linked to Vancouver duo in Butte attack case
Ex convict T A Steele who recovered in Barrett hospital recalls being slugged and robbed on July 26 near Butte by two men named Marvin St Clair and Clyde Standish from Vancouver. They fled toward Pocatello in a Packard with a Kentucky plate after striking him and taking about 290 dollars. Sheriff Orr seeks the suspects after a Michigan sheriff warned of St Clair and a man called Doc Phalen. Steele has prior forgery convictions.
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Barrett Hospital
T. A. Steele
Steele
Butte
Marvin St. Clair
Clyde Standish
Vancouver
Canada
Pocatello, Ida
Eddie Hoerning
Oakland County
Mich
Charles Nelson
St. Clair
Doc” Phalen
Orr
Federal agents raid Dillon area stills and arrest two men
Federal prohibition agents led by Ben Holter raided a Birch Creek still destroying mash and supplies. They arrested Roy Noble at another site two miles north and with Chief Nelson and Officer Gordon demolished the plant. On Monday they seized liquor upstairs on Montana street and placed the occupant under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Holter
Birch Creek
Roy Noble
Nelson
Gordon
Montana Street
Portneuf the Pedigreed Hound Comes to Beaverhead Valley
Monte and Bobby Melton receive Portneuf a racing hound gifted by Mrs. T. J. Green of Mining City. Portneuf, a well known dog on the Butte and St Louis circuits, requires a good home and plenty of rabbits to chase. Beavershead valley rabbits must train to elude him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte
Bobby Melton
George M. Melton
City Tax Levy Fixed At 164 Mills For 1930
At a city council meeting the 1930 tax levy was fixed at 164 mills, one half mill higher than last year to fund the final payment on a new city fire truck. Allocation: General 10 mills, street 2 mills, library 1.5 mills, cemetery 1 mill, fire department 1.5 mills. The levy ranks among Montana's lowest.
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Montana
Death claims Mrs. Maggie Courtney in Dillon
Mrs. Maggie Courtney, longtime Dillon resident since moving from Canada, died at her North Washington home after a lingering illness. Survived by sister Mrs. Joseph Mark in Canada, four nieces and five nephews across Washington, Canada, Sheridan, and California. Funeral held Monday at 10 with Rev. H. N. Tragitt at St. James Episcopal. burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Dillon
Maggie Courtney
North Washington Street
Washington
Canada
Sheridan
California
H. N.tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View
European Conditions Explained at Rotary Meeting
Rev. F X Lechner outlined Europe's financial depression and unemployment, noting Communist expansion and Americanization. He said Rotary could help Europe solve its problems, warned tourists will find little value in past monuments, and observed the dollar buys little abroad. Bergeson chaired, Curry led songs, Luebben to chair next.
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Europe
America
F. X. Lechner
Dillon Rotary Club
O. A. Bergeson
R. D. Curry
Stephan
T. E. Luebben
Two Men Arrested in Gas Drainage Case near College
Officers Sutherland and Bourquin arrested Dana Carroll and Charles Smith early Wednesday on charges of draining gas from a car owned by a Normal college student parked near the campus.
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Dana Carroll
Charles Smith
Sutherland and Bourquin
Normal College
Dillion Country Club Urges Dues to Meet Expenses
Members of the Dillon Country Club who have not paid their $10 dues for the second half of the year are urged to pay at once. Dues were due August 1 and are needed to cover running expenses.
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Dillon Country Club
Dillon Tribune Plans Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
The Dillon Tribune announces a semi centennial edition on September 19 to celebrate Dillon and Beaverhead County. It will feature historical facts boost local industries and include many illustrations and pictures. Distribution will reach every home in the county ahead of the county fair.
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Dillon
Dillon Tribune
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Industries
Dillon Plans Grand Fiftieth Birthday Celebration
Dillon marks fifty years since the 1880 arrival of the Utah and Northern railroad with a citywide celebration. A parade pageant and entertainment planned to showcase early Beaverhead County life, whisker competitions, and a historical pageant led by Indians and a Lewis and Clark tableau. The Beaverhead County Fair coincides, making this the county’s greatest sponsored event.
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Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
Utah and Northern
Beaverhead County
Lewis and Clarke
Beaverhead Valley
Dillon to Have Tom Thumb Golf Course Shortly
The Dillon community will gain an 18 hole miniature golf course on the vacant Idaho street lot beside the public library. D A Galt of Beaverhead Auto Sales ordered the equipment and plans to have the layout ready by late next week. The course will be fully illuminated for night play with four 2000 watt flood lamps and aims to attract both young and old.
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Dillon
D. A. Galt
Beaverhead Auto Sales Company
Wek
Idaho Street
Los Angeles
Indians Wed In Courthouse Marriage Of Ponzo And Waterhouse
Harry Ponzo a Lemhi Indian born at Fort Lemhi and Dolly Waterhouse of the Shoshone tribe were married Tuesday evening by Judge George Opp at the courthouse. They plan a salmon spearing honeymoon in the Lemhi region and return to camp. Both are well educated and dressed in American style apart from moccasins.
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Harry Ponzo
Old Fort
Lemhi
Dolly Waterhouse
George Opp
Court House
Ziegler Springs Visitor Still in Town From Monday
William Rosenbaum visited from Ziegler springs last Monday and remained in town.
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William Rosenbaum
Ziegler Springs
Lighting District Approved Aimed at Campus to Business Zone
City council approved creating a new lighting district from Reeder to Orr and Pacific to Cornell. A bid of 3600 dollars for all fixtures and materials was accepted, about half the original estimate. The plan, pushed by the Dillon Rotary club, links the business district to Normal College with a continuous lighting route.
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Reeder Street
Orr Street
Orr
Pacific
Cornell
Normal College
Dillon Rotary Club
F. A. Hazelbaker
Dillon
Dillon’s Most Important Undertaking For the Benefit of Normal College
Stephan Family Heads East for Month-Long Trip
Dr and Mrs W H Stephan and children Betty Blythe Walter and Bobby left last Sunday on an extended motor trip to Illinois and other eastern states. They expect to be gone about a month.
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W. H. Stephan
Betty Blythe
Walter
Bobby
Illinois
Montana Idaho Picnic Draws Hundreds As Beaverhead and Lemhi Groups Plan
Hundreds of visitors from Montana and Idaho are expected to attend a joint Montana Idaho picnic at Sacajawea park on Lemhi pass August 17. Speakers include Judge Lew L. Callaway and Idaho author Byron Defenbach. programs cover Lewis and Clark history with a free barbecue and music. Street and residential light rate reductions were proposed by Union Electric as a county city compromise with the public service commission.
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Union Electric Company
Dillon
Public Service Commission
Beaverhead Mining Association
Sacajawea Park
Lemhi Pass
Beaverhead
Lemhi
Armstead
Roy Herndon
Lew L. Callaway
Supreme Court of Montana
Byron Defenbach
Boise
Lewis and Clark
Northwest
Callaway
Montana
Idaho
Defenbach
Sacajawea
Lemhi ‘Pass
D. A. R. Exts
Missouri River
Forestry Department
Dillon Fire Dept Boxing Card Promises Fast Headliner Bout
The Dillon volunteer fire department will host a boxing card at City Hall auditorium on August 23 featuring a 27 round slate of five bouts. Headlining are Wege O Leary 114 pounds of Butte and Emile Senico 119 pounds from the Philippines, two prior decision winners with Senico scoring a knockout at Missoula on July 4.
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Dillon
City Hall Auditorium
Wege O’leary
Butte
Emile Senico
Phillippine Mitt Slinger
Senico
Missoula
Speed Conway
California
Bill Tritt
Lee Hoerning
Hunters Find Sage Hens Plentiful in Beaverhead County
Hunters report a bountiful sage hen season across Beaverhead County with many shooters achieving limits. The three day hunt saw game plentiful in Sheep Creek Grasshopper Horse Prairie Centennial Valley and nearby areas as sage hens featured prominently in local meals.
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Beaverhead County
Sheep Creek
Grasshopper
Horse Prairie
Centennial Valley
Dillon
Calcium chlorates shipped to Beaverhead County weed drive
W. J. Bierrum, head of the county weed control campaign, reports farmers have shipped 10,000 pounds of calcium chlorates and formed a pooled purchase. The chemical is widely used with good results, and nonparticipants are urged to mow weeds to stop spread to neighboring lands.
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W. J. Bierrum
Beaverhead County
Auxiliary Picnic a Successful One
About 60 attended the American Legion Auxiliary picnic at Dillmont park on Saturday afternoon. The event followed a recent membership drive and featured favorable weather and a delicious lunch. Mrs. Roland LaPee, visiting relatives, returned to Great Falls Monday.
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Dillmont Park
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Roland LaPee
John 8. Baker
Great Falls
Cloudburst Floods Hit Horse Prairie Valley
Report from Horse Prairie Tuesday describes a heavy rainstorm flooding fields and roads across the valley. Residents note water everywhere and drivers encountering waterlogged bridges while farmers welcome the event for the irrigation benefits. Mr and Mrs C P Brenner were held up at a culvert west of Grant for over an hour waiting for water to recede.
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Charles N. Burden
Dale Metlen
A. C. Morrow
Dr. Butler
C. P. Brenner
Grant
Legion delegates head to state convention at Bozeman
T. E. Gilbert and J. C. Fuller, Beaverhead post American Legion delegates, left last Sunday for the state convention in Bozeman. Beaverhead Legion auxiliary members Mrs E L Fairbanks Mrs Harold Warner Mrs W F Cashmore and Mrs Fred Critz attended the concurrent state meeting.
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T. E. Gilbert
J. C. Fuller
Beaverhead
American Legion
Bozeman
Sweet Pea
The
Legion Auxiliary
E. L. Fairbanks
Harold Warner
W. F. Cashmore
Fred Critz
Campbell Bonds in Liquor Charge at Glen Roadside Stand
J. M Campbell, proprietor of a Glen roadside place, appeared before U. S. Commissioner L. M. Van Etten in Butte on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor and maintaining a nuisance. He furnished a $200 bond for appearance in the federal court.
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J. M Campbell
Glen
U. S
L. M. van Etten
Butte
New Store Manager Named for Safeway in Dillon
J W Campbell of Burley Idaho moved his family to Dillon recently and assumed management of the Safeway Store Thursday morning succeeding Harold Warner who had run the store for several years. Campbell is an experienced groceryman.
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J.W. Campbell
Burley
Idaho
Dillon
Safeway
Harold Warner
Campbell
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Mighty
Tom Thumb
Montana-Idaho
L. L. Callaway
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