Beaverhead County Tax Valuation Falls in 1931 Recap
Recapitulation by the county clerk shows Beaverhead County’s total taxable valuation dropped to 6 052 390 in 1931 from 8 539 354 in 1930, a decrease of 2 486 964. Dillon loses 33 000 in value while Lima rises by 8 000. Separate tax roll items list mining claims, farms, improvements, livestock, automobiles, household goods, and other categories with specific true and taxable values.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Lima
County
Horse Sarcastically Declared Mule by Weir Deputies
Silver Bow county sheriff Larry Weir recounts a Divide incident where deputies Carruthers and Stanston were told to shoot a reportedly wounded horse. They returned claiming they shot the animal on the road, noting a broken leg likely from a car.
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Larry Weir
Divide
Carruthers
Stanston
Stansich
Charles Conklin Rested in National Cemetery
The body of Charles Conklin, a Dillon native and World War veteran, was interred at the national cemetery at Custer battlefield with full military honors by Handin Legion post. He was killed in a 1922 train accident near Casper, Wyoming, later buried there before interment ordered by the War Department through Congressman Evans. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Lyon and Mrs. Faun Conklin from Dillon.
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Charles. Conklin
Dillon
National Cemetery
Custer
Legion
Handin
Casper
Wyoming
John M. Evans
War Department
Custer Battlefield
Beaverhead County High School Maintains Full Accredited Status
The Beaverhead County high school confirms continued accreditation by the State Department of Public Instruction and the Northwest association plus the North Central Association since 1914. The school pledges full standards for teachers, courses, and facilities for the coming nine month year starting September 8, inviting students to take advantage of its strong training.
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Beaverhead County High School
State Department of Public Instruction
Northwest Associaton
North Central Association of ‘Colleges and Secondary Schools
Renfro Wins Pacific Coast Title in Trapshooting
Ted Renfro of Dell claimed the Pacific Coast title at Del Monte California in a 200 bird trapshooting event scoring 191 of 200. The world champion scatter gun artist previously won 19 major events at Monte Carlo last spring. Mrs Renfro suffered injuries in a Thursday automobile accident near Dell but is reported resting easily and not in danger.
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Ted Renfro
Dell
del Monte
Calif
Refro
Monte Carlo
Renfro
Earl Wheat Wins Wednesday Butterpool Prize
Earl Wheat learned his baseball ticket was the sole winner of Wednesday's Butterpool worth 2270 dollars. He had previously won 420 dollars last month and planned to claim the prize in Mining City amid friends' cheers.
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Earl Wheat
Earl
S. Me
Mining Men Plan Exhibit Meeting Notes
The fragment indicates preparations for a mining related exhibit meeting. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible. Further readable content is required to produce a precise, entity-rich summary.
Fifty Normal Graduates Receive Their Diplomas
Fifty students of Montana State Normal College were awarded diplomas after completing a two year course at commencement in the college auditorium. Frank Eliel conferred the parchments. Prof. J Ford McBain delivered the address on Science and Civilization. The program included music by Ralph McFadden, the mixed college quartet, and vocal numbers by Fred Gray and Margaret Knudsen. The list of graduates features numerous names with hometowns across the state and Idaho, followed by the annual honor list noting top grades led by Hannah Hinnaland of Terry with 2.876 grade points per credit.
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Montana State Normal College
Frank Eliel
State Board of Education
J. Ford McBain
Ralph McFadden
Orval Schmidt
Lutheran’ Church
Fred Gray
Margaret Knudsen
Mary Elizabeth Abbott
Salmon
Idaho
Catherine ‘Geraldine Anderson
Butte
Evelyn I. Barter
Norris
Kathleen Elizabeth Bownes
Anaconda
Gladys I. Brown
Plains
K. ‘Irene Bryan
Dillon
Mildred Catherine Cummings
Margaret Ellen Curdy
Livingston
Winifred Egan
Kalispell
G. Marie Evans
Fort Shaw
Margaret C. Faber
Shambo
Catherine Marie Flynn
Missoula
Lucille Katherine Funk
Sheridan
Maude Graven
Bonner
Fred Carle Gray
Lucie A. Griesbaum
Susan Eldith Hand
Reichle
Grace Rk
Hughes
Lohman
Ruth Frances Hunter
Chadbourn
Jennie F. Johnson
Eison
Mayme Veronica Kelly
Evelyn J
LaGasse
Frank E. Lightfoot
Whitehall
Florence Anna Loughrin
Marion L. McDonnell
Great Falls
Evelyn Nye McHose
Delphia
Viola Martin
Buffalo
Marguerite Bonna Maynard
Chouteau
Mary Sidna Merk
Loraine M. Measey
Ringling
Emily J. Moore
Boulder
Elsie Gladys Moyer
Shelby
Katherine Murray
Leo Musburger
Worden
Grace M. Norris
Helen M. Nousianen
Florence
Eileen Gertrude O’boyle
Mabel Vernon O'Leary
Mabel Anderberg Orr
Soula
Mary «Peck
Winifred
Alta Roscoe Pilon
Genevieve Priscilla Remington
Belt
Emmett J. Roberts
Dixon
May Sprinkle
Marion Madeline “Tarbet
Norral College
Lst
Hannah Hinnaland
Terry
Loraine Mousey
Ina West
Big Timber
Eileen O'Boyle
Grace R. Hughes
Rainbow Assembly to Meet in Bozeman for Sixth Annual Session
The sixth annual session of the Montana Grand Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, will convene in Bozeman August 24 to 26. Mrs Nellie Lovell, supreme inspector, announces plans include a reception and Rainbow ball at Gallatin County High School, with addresses, initiations, exhibitions, and reports from grand officers.
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Grand Assembly of
Montana
Order of Rainbow
Bozeman
Nellie Lovell
Gallatin County High School
Clara Lee Kapa
Etty
Wali Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Alma_Christiansen
Order
Sheridan Assembly
Dillon Girl Scouts Win Honors at Camp
Dillon girls Mona Harding Vivian Allsup Annabel Hartwig Bertha Bogers Ruby Stephens Dorothy Ann Davis Mary Dawn Warner Suzane Gilbert represented Camp Castle Rock near Butte this summer. Harding and Warner won swimming and diving medals. Allsup earned the beginners badge. Beaverhead Sacajawea troops participated actively. Allsup Marian Williams and Warner were invested as second class Scouts. A hike and trail blaze for a Scout picnic occurred last Saturday.
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Mer
Castle Rock
Butte
Mona Harding
Vivian Allsup
Annabel Hartwig
Bertha Bogers
Ruby Stephens
Dorothy Ann Davis
Mary Dawn Warner
Suzane Gilbert
Beaverhead
Sacajawea
Beaverhead Farmers Claim Late Potatoes Damaged by Cause
Several farmers in the Beaverhead valley report their late potatoes are stunted and dwarfed due to an illicit cause. The complaints highlight agricultural damage and seek investigation into the origin of the problem.
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Beaverhead Valley
School Finances Discussed At Dillon Rotary Meeting
A Dillon Rotary Club meeting covered the current finances of local schools. OAL Bergeson chaired with President Davis of the Normal College Principal Wahl of the high school and Superintendent Henry C. the training school presenting. They expressed optimism for nine months of schooling in the upcoming semester due to the boards' efforts.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Avith Oal Bergeson
Davis
The
Normal College
Wahl
Henry C
Woman from Jackson Ranch Visits Monday
Mrs William Carroll was down from her ranch near Jackson on Monday visiting local relatives and attending community events.
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Wiliam Carroll
Jackson
Wedum Aces Hole On Dillon Course
J U Wedum aced the No 3 hole with a No 2 iron on a non stop tee shot into the cup last Sunday afternoon at the local Dillon course. A large gallery watched. Henry Merhar shot 65 over eighteen holes and 32 on one nine.
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J. U. Wedum
Joe
Roy Forrester
C. P. Thomas
W. W. Wahl
P. C. Brown
C. Callahan
Dillon Club
Robert Clark
J. W. Rees
Merhar
Henry
Rudy
Butte
John
Dr. Mcffarland
Students From St Olafs Star In Dillon Lyceum Concert
A large Dillon crowd attended the Montana State Normal College summer program finale on Wednesday evening featuring St Olaf's college of Northfield Minnesota performers. The group included a soprano soloist tenor pianist and violinist under manager E A Schmidt who is related to Reverend Orval Schmidt the local Lutheran pastor. The audience praised the program highly.
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Montana State Normal College
St.Olaf’s College of
Beaverhead Fair Plans Grand Parade as Harvest Festival Feature
Beaverhead county fair parade committee plans a harvest festival parade to celebrate agricultural and industrial pride in Dillon Montana. A north south canvass will interview merchants while a Thursday meeting will finalize entries and floats for the event. The county fair opens September 22 with a rebuilt grandstand ready and new features planned.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Montana
Chester Hale
Lambert Hirel
J. C. Fuller
Lee McCracken
South End
J. C. Wedum
J. C. Jeppson
Jay McCarthy
J. A. Baxter
W. W. Wahl
John Kent
Hazelbaker Praises Big Hole Hay Crop At Legion Talk
Lieutenant Governor F A Hazelbaker told the Montana American Legion delegates in Miles City that the Big Hole basin has the finest hay crop ever. He noted his ranch near Wisdom, the 10000 acre CD ranch, produced top quality hay winning Chicago prizes and that much hay is consumed locally in Beaverhead county despite shipments east.
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Miles City
The
American Legion
F. A. Hazelbaker
Big Hole
Beaverhear County
Chicago
the. Dillon
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Bette
Viola Alice Lindberg
Simms
Clara Evelyn Barber
Lloyd
Iva Earl McCracken
Turner
Arlene Mynn Boelter
Harlowton
Rita Loraine Bohng
Opheim
Mabel M. Caton
Lewistown
Ida M. Delana
Sand Coulee
Brockway
Alberta
Elsie Shepherd
Florence Abbott Hudson
White Sulpher Springs
Hazel Stiles
Belgrade
Barbara Tower
Ruth Louise Jones
Wibaux
Helen Anna Kloos
Rainbow Assembly
Rotary
WEDUM
DR. Free
E. G. Free
Dillon Gun Club
Fairgrounds
W. D. Ross
John Lanner
PPO
Anneaneet
Ross Sar
Cenan Aeansenee
Gonios
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Smith Pet
Seane McCracken
J. Campbell
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Glacier National. Park
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Im Butte
Basin
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