Esteemed Dillon couple observe golden wedding
Mr and Mrs John S Baker celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Beaverhead with nearly all children and many grandchildren present. A bouquet and gold piece from 380 local business people were among the gifts, with messages from Judge Lew L Callaway. Baker served Beaverhead County as clerk and recorder for 28 years, the eldest active county official in the state, while Mrs Baker supported him in their long partnership. Their children span across Oregon Idaho and Montana with several grandchildren joining the celebration.
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Beaverhead
Lew L. Callaway
Great Falls
Fossil
Wyo
Montpelier
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Lima
Mont
Beaverhead County
Baker
Montana
Daughters of the West
Stores to Remain Open Evenings for Christmas Trade
Dillon businessmen announce weekday evening hours starting December 15 to help holiday shoppers finish early. Stores promise unusually fine and complete stocks and expect lively trade as day shoppers join the evening crowds.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County Exceeds Red Cross Quota by 50 Percent
Beaverhead county surpassed its $400 Red Cross quota by over 50 percent in the November drive. Final figures show 608 individual subscriptions bringing in $662.20, with $262.20 oversubscribed against the target. Chairman Lambert Eliel praised the countywide effort.
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Beaverhead
Red Cross
Lambert Eliel
Roll Call
Beaverhead County
County Tax Totals Show November Collections Reach 222000
Miss Noyah Connelley county treasurer reports November tax totals for the first half of 1930 at 222,195.16 dollars. Full payments totaled 88,180.69 dollars and half payments 134,014.47 dollars while delinquent taxes stood at 16,279.40 dollars. Last year’s mid year collection reached 287,415.79 with 95,059.85 from full payments and 183,660.93 from half payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noyah Connelley
Service Club Opens Season With Banquet Talk
The Commercial Service association of the city held its first winter meeting at the Metlen hotel after a banquet with 28 members and visitors. F J Habein from Butte gave credit profit and loss guidance with practical suggestions. Dixie Lawton and A M Riley also spoke. A new board of control was elected including Lambert Eliel Chester Hale C E Blinn Anson Baxter and Dr W J Romersa.
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Commercial Service Association
Metlen
F. J. Habein
Butte
Dixie Lawton
Anaconda Association
A. M. Riley
Lambert Eliel
Chester Hale
C. E. Blinn
Anson Baxter
W. J. Romersa
Coal theft case yields twenty dollar fine
A man identified as John Doe was brought by Undersheriff Carl Hartwig from Armstead on a coal theft complaint. He pled guilty in the justice court and paid a $20 fine for stealing coal from Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad yards.
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John Doe
Armstead
Carl Hartwig
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Justice Court
Fox farming topic at Dillon Rotary meeting
The Dillon Rotary heard a presentation on the silver black fox industry started near Dillon in 1928. C. E. Blinn described local farms and farming methods while noting about 350 pelts to be sold at New York auction January 6 and a 200 percent local increase.
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Rotary Meeting
Dillon Rotary Club
C. E. Blinn
Roy Forrester
A. T. Peterson
Matt Platt
H. L. Hatton
Dr. L. F. Molleur
Forrester & Peterson
Blinn
New York
Dillon
Millegan & Morrison
A. M. Riley
Butte
J. B. Mulkey
Mining Men to Meet Saturday in Beaverhead
Beaverhead Mining association holds its regular monthly meeting this Saturday at 7 PM in the Sugar Bowl cafe headquarters. Secretary Roy Herndon will preside. Topics include state takeover of federal lands and its impact on mining, plus a proposed custom mill for Beaverhead County and other mining interests.
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Beaverhead Mining Association
Roy Herndon
Sugar Bowl Cafe
Beaverhead County
Dillon Native Victor Stolle Dies in Seattle at 46
Victor Stolle, longtime Dillon resident and former local high school basketball member, died of a heart ailment in Seattle on December 4. Born in Glendale 46 years ago, he trained as a pharmacist in Dillon and Boise, later owning a large Seattle drug store and managing others in Washington and Idaho. He leaves a widow, two daughters, a sister and two brothers.
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Seattle
Victor Stolle
Mr. Stolle
Carl Stolle
Glendale
Beaverhead
Dillon
Riley Drug Store
Boise
Ida
Washington
Idaho
Talented Violinist Frances Robinson Presents Recital
Miss Frances Robinson, violin instructor at Montana State Normal, gave a Dillon recital to a large audience. The program included Mozart A Major Adagio Allegro and other works with Miss Mira Booth as pianist. The Sioux Flute Serenade by Kilton Czerwonky connects to a Winnebago melody from Haskell Institute.
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Frances Robinson
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Miss Robinson
Brahms- Hochstein
Skilton-Czerwonky
Czarda
Hubay
Mira Booth
University, of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kansas
Mrs Gowen Hosts Dinner For Family At South Atlantic Home
Mrs Abbie Gowen and her son Cameron entertained last Sunday with a well appointed dinner at their home on South Atlantic street. Covers were laid for sixteen.
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Abbie Gowen
Cameron
South Atlantic Street
Christmas Tree Lights Up Dillon Depot Lawn
Downtown displays glow with large symmetric evergreens attached to lamp posts. Local stores and houses funded the decorations while the Dillon Rotary club sponsors a depot lawn tree lit by colored lamps. J C Whitham to secure the tree, wiring by Union Electric, and a Christmas night program with carols planned.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Depot
J. C. Whitham
Union Electric Company
Hazelbaker Scores English Dole Plan
Washington dispatch reports Montana Lieutenant Governor A. Hazelbaker faulting the British dole system as unsatisfactory. He said English workers preferred jobs to government relief after touring Europe as a guest of a life insurance firm. He has just returned to New York and will return home soon.
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Washington, D. C
A. Hazelbaker
Montana
Longworth
England
Europe
New York
Polaris School Wins Superior Nameplate
Miss Gladys Garr, county superintendent of schools, will present Polaris School with a superior plate in Polaris. The honor, earned by few county schools, indicates compliance with regulations and outstanding scholastic records above the standard rating.
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Gladys Garr
Polaris
Bulldogs to Host Montana Hardware in Season Opener
Coach O. K. Moe says the second basketball game of the season will be Saturday night at the Normal college gym with Montana Hardware of Butte as the visitors. A volleyball final between junior and senior girls precedes the game, starting at 7 15 with the basketball game at 8.
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O. K. Moe
Montana Hardware Quint
Butte
Invaders
Dog Kills Sheep at Lovell Livestock Ranch
A female police dog at Lovell Livestock ranch escaped its leash and ran through a pen of 29 lambs, slaying three outright and crippling five others. The dog then returned to its kennel, with the owners tracing the slaughter to the animal after the incident. Twenty more lambs were injured.
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Lovell Livestock Ranch
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John S. Baker
Jay
Portland
George
Albert
James Melton
Richard Cosgrove
Julius T. Knudsen
Cottonwood
Minn
Ronald la- Pee
Ira Rankin
Dillard
Ore
Willis Garland
Klamath Falls
Service Club
F. J. Habien
Beaverhead Fur Farm
Dillon Elk’s Lodge
Dillon Lodge No
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Elks
Baxter-Tonney
Dillon Lodge
Elks’ Chorus
F. H. Bimrose
W. H. Stephan
Paul Bramsman
Ernest Opie
William Mitchell
Dale Metlen
David Hier
W. M. Stone
Frank Eliel
The
Dillon Elks
Association
Hazelbaker
Polaris School
Bulldogs
Montana Hardware
Ranch OF Lovell
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