Beaverhead County Board Actions December 3 1928
Beaverhead county commissioners met December 3 1928. They authorized fence work on the Wise River road, planned bids for a county physician contract, admitted Miss Josephine Prohosky to the tuberculosis sanitarium, and scheduled abutment inspections for the Anderson bridge. They addressed road accident claims, clock service payments, and road discontinuance petitions. They appointed county surveyors for signage and reviewed federal aid program letters from state highway officials. They reappointed several school and board members and confirmed burial duties for veterans. The session adjourned with follow ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
A. L. Anderson
J. E. Shaw
J. C. Fuller
Shaw
Wise River Road
O. C. Gosman
Josephine Prohosky
Deer Lodge
McGuire
McGuire & Blakeslee Contractors
R. T. Wemple
Anderson Bridge
Charles Torp
Monida
Blacktail Road
Torp
Bean Place
Fred Huber
Huber
Jorgen Jorgenson
Big Hole Basin
C. R. Kellogg
Jake Neidt
Madison
Beaverhead
Stonecreek
State Highway Commission
Ravalli County
Gibbon Pass
Wisdom, Dillon
Bedrock
Lima
Henry’s Lake
Idaho
Secretary of Agriculture
T. E. Gilbert
J. H. Gilbert
Jean Bishop
Gilbert
Bishop
Lee R. Light
American Legion
BE. H. Brundage
County Fair Association
J.H." Gilbert
Post Carnival Week Satisfaction Cites Legion Benefit
Legionnaires express satisfaction with Carnival and Market Week results. The event boosted the post building fund by a couple of hundred dollars and drew outside approval for guiding home trade over mail order business. The peak attendance hit just over 600 on Friday night.
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Legionnaires
Legion
Post Building Fund
Good ores uncovered in Lemhi mine development
J. H. Lanyon of Duluth, a Salmon area mining investor, says the company has extensive development with several hundred feet of tunnels and $20 rock visible but lacks water. They plan no ore shipments yet, awaiting profitable conditions, and may build a mill after development to raise ore grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lanyon
Duluth
Salmon
Idaho
Dillon
Shots At Bank Hold Up Not Found Crime
Noise of several revolver shots at the State Bank corner last night drew pedestrians who found no victim. Investigators concluded the fusillade aided the initiation of two candidates into the 40-8 American Legion branch at the I C O F hall. Voyageurs of the Voiture Locale hosted lunch and smoker afterward. New Voyageurs are Ed Ely and Warren Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
American Legion
Ed. Ely
Warren Sutherland
Time-piece thief Eudisso Scendejos pleads guilty
Mexican man Eudisso Scendejos pleaded guilty in a justice court last Friday afternoon to stealing a watch and chain. He was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail.
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Eudisso Scendejos
Justice Court
Witnesses In Federal Trial In Great Falls
Sheriff Dan Mooney of Dillon and Constable L E Brainerd of Lima testified in the federal court at Great Falls in the Dick Chernoni case. Chernoni was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 80 days in jail and will be deported after serving. Brainerd arrested the counterfeit suspect in Lima weeks earlier. En route to Great Falls, a man named Charles Moore, believed to be a deserter, accompanied them and was turned over to Missoula military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mooney
Dillon
L. E. Brainerd
Lima
Great Falls
Dick Chernoni
Brainerd
Buy a Home for Christmas in Dillon Montana
Real estate ad promoting Dillon Montana homes with easy terms and bargains. Highlights a 320 acre productive irrigated ranch suitable for cattle or dairying, including 68 cattle, 4 work horses, pigs, chickens, 150 tons hay, wagons, harness, farm machinery, forest permit and buildings priced at $11,000 with half cash and balance later. Contact Newman in Dillon.
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Dillon
Newman
Dillion, Mont
Methodist Fricional Church Service Schedule
Sunday December 16 offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. with classes for all. Men’s and women’s Bible classes open to new members. Morning sermon at 11 o’clock on “A Christian Call for Positive Attitudes.” Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Public service at 7:30 p.m. Midweek service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Epworth League
Community Tree to Light Up Dunn Dillon Christmas
Wranglers at their club meeting last Thursday evening won city approval to erect a decorated Christmas tree at Idaho and Bannack streets. A community program with singing carols prayers and short talks will unfold there on Christmas Eve or night, limited to about thirty minutes to avoid church conflicts. This marks Dillon’s first such festive event in years with the Wranglers overseeing the plans.
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Dillon
Wranglers
Idaho and
Bannack
The
Wranglers’ Club
State Officials Confer With Dillon on Livestock Convention
E A Phillips secretary of the State Livestock board and convention leader and C M Simpson acting president of the State Livestock association met Dillon officials. They spoke at the Rotary lunch and predicted the strongest convention in history with a livestock show and auction staged in conjunction with the event. Local inquiries and reservations are increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Phillips
State Livestock Board
C. M. Simpson
State Livestock Association
Dillon
Dillon Rotary Club
New Strike Reported on Jack Creek near Dillon
A new strike emerges on Jack Creek, a tributary of Blacktail, 21 miles southeast of Dillon. Prospects by multiple owners include A. T. Crossley, Doc Irvin, and Roy Stephenson. Vein reportedly 25 feet wide with silver values from 25 to 1100 ounces and minor copper. Development incomplete but owners optimistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Creek
Dillon
Bob Roberts
Mr. Gorman
N. P. Orr
A. T. Crossley
Birch Creek
Doc. Irvin
Roy Stephenson
Musical Program at First Baptist Church Sunday
A Christmas period musical program will be rendered at the First Baptist Church during morning worship at 11 o'clock on Sunday December 16. The program includes piano and cello solos as well as vocal duets and solos. Everyone who loves music is invited to attend with friends. B Y P U meets at 6 30 with a prepared program for all ages. Recruits are welcome.
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The
Baptist Church
President Coolage Addresses Nation From White House
Local listeners joined in on the Harding memorial address aired from the White House as several Filion radio receivers picked up the speech. Bud Calt reported hearing every word clearly while Frwing Combs departed for Los Angeles for the winter.
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Filion
Harding
President Coolage
Washington
White House
Bud Calt
Legion Election Duo Promises Close Races at Beaverhead
Bea verhead Post No. 20 American Legion schedules annual officer election for Monday evening December 17. Nominations from two weeks earlier herald several near ties as the large meeting draws near. Special entertainment is planned and Legionnaires expect the customary smoke screen. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
American Legion
Many prize winners at Legion's big carnival
Twenty people won prizes at the drawings held each night during the Carnival. Winners included Mrs. George Jewell for a lady's white gold wrist watch from Albert Stamm Jewelry Store, and multiple winners at the Hot Bags and potato guessing contest with prizes of butter, potatoes, gas, and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jewell
Albert Stamm
Big Hole Creamery
A. A. Elliott
W. A. Sewell
Bob Gordon
W. W. Crichton
Dr. Bimrose
May Clemow
Judith Husted
George Clemow
Jackson
A. Potts
Beaverhead Motors
Ernest Icson
Louis Hoffman
J. M. Giles
The
Legion
H. R. Paddock
H. Wynes
Charles Wilson
Walter Featherly
Harry Pierce
Beatrice Weber
Perry French
Sherman Hoghes
Local Visitors and Dam Road News from Dillon
Local residents and visitors frequent Dillon with trips to Butte Idaho Falls California and Lima. Notables include Jorgen Jorgenson J J Call Archied Seybold and J C Ferguson among others visiting for business or leisure with church notes from First Presbyterian and elections by the Men’s National Catholic Welfare Council. A busy week features stock movement, market talk, and social calls across Dell Horse Prairie Big Hole and Reichle.
Post Named for Frank Nelson by Beaverhead Veterans
Frank Nelson Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be the name of the local chapter. James Cunningham was elected commander as the post completes organization and plans a membership drive for ex service men who served overseas in World War I or other foreign campaigns. Nelson, Dillon resident and Beaverhead’s oldest World War veteran at 65, served as a railroad engineer and helped found Beaverhead Post of the American Legion. He died after an operation in Rochester, Minnesota and is buried with full military honors at Mountain View Cemetery. His wife and two daughters survive him.
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Frank Nelson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Cunningham
Beaverhead
Montana
Dillon
France
American Legion
Rochester
Minn
Mountain View
P. O. Examination at Monida
W M Stone local post office employee and civil service examiner for the district will travel to Monida this evening to conduct an examination to fill the vacant postmaster position at the Monida office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Stone
Post Office
Civil Service
Monida
Miner Al Livingston Arrested in Jackson Death
Believed to have lived in this city, 62 year old Butte miner Al Livingston was arrested in connection with the death of Mrs. Amy Jackson found dead in her apartment last Wednesday. Local authorities say he once resided in Dillon and worked at a livery stable.
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al Livingston
Butte
Amy Jackson
Dillon
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