State Lands and Fire Costs in Montana Counties Revealed
Helena December report details Montana state fire-fighting costs this year totaling 15828.60 and 20 million feet of fire killed timber. North Fork Flathead watershed holds 14,024,000 feet while Middle Fork Stillwater has 8,475,000 feet. County-level land counts list 3,870,165 acres with leases on 2,449,134. Reappraisal progress notes maps of holdings by county and by state grants for schools, colleges, and agencies.
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Helena
Montana
Commonwealth
T. H. Ray
Flathead River
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Gallatin
Missoula
Ravalli
Sanders
Lincoln
Register
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Carbon
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Flathead
Granite
Jeferson
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Meagher
Park
Powell
Rosebud
Silver Bow
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone
Uniform Divorce Law Proposal for Montana Sessions
A national association based in Pittsburg proposes a uniform divorce law to be presented to state legislatures this winter. The goal is a single nationwide standard, replacing varied state laws. Montana’s current law is viewed as less strict, though there is broad support for stricter divorce rules.
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National
Pittsburg
United States
Montana
Secret Dillon Marriage Revealed of Mrs. Martha Baker and Ralph Dwight
Mrs. Martha Baker of Dillon and ranchman Ralph Dwight were secretly married last week by Justice of the Peace Rich. The ceremony took place at the rooming house formerly operated by Mrs. Baker. The couple will not reside in Dillon.
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Martha Baker
Dillon
Ralph Dwight
Business Visitor J. B. Taylor in Dillon This Week
J. B. Taylor of Hazemas is a business visitor to Dillon this week, staying for meetings and local engagements.
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J. 8. Taylor
Hazemas
Dillon
Banner year for game in the Big Hole valley says Wisdom official
Tim othy Desmond of the Loss] company in Wisdom touts this year as the banner season for game in the Big Hole valley. He notes forests fires may have pushed game into the area and praises the valley’s cattle and hay, saying the cattle ship to Alaska and global epicures. Desmond calls the valley God’s country and recalls daily stage service and a welcoming trip to Wisdom.
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Big Hole Valley
Timothy Desmond
Big Loss
Company of Wisdom
Butte Evening News
Desmond
Mr. Desmond
Alaska
Globe
Big Hole
Julson Narrow Escape Near Steep Bank
Proprietor T. K. Julson of the Dillon garage narrowly escaped death when a disabled auto he was steering tumbled over a fifty foot drop at the mouth of Davy's gulch. John Kent of Virginia City rode in the car ahead as the wheel locked and the vehicle rolled twice, finally landing upright in the gulch.
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T. K. Julson
Dillon Garage
Davy's Gulch
Julson
John Kent
Virginia City
Sih Botaces
Officed
Red Rock Reservoir Plans to Double Capacity and Divert Water
Dillon Lima and Dell ranchers welcome Red Rock Reservoir expansion to flood new beach lands east and west of Dillon. George R Featherly says a new canal will divert river water to irrigate a large farm area and support a sugar beet factory, wheat production, and a flour mill. The Carey Land Board seeks withdrawal of Centennial valley lands to enable survey and larger reservoir works.
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Dillon
Lima
Dell
Red Rock
George R. Featherly
Carey Land Board
Congress
Centennial Valley
Morley Backs Expanded Railroad Commission Powers
Edward A. Morley Montana railroad commissioner favors enlarging the commission’s powers to regulate public utilities including telephone and telegraph companies. In an interview with the Butte Evening News he warns of legislative attempts to overreach and stresses the need for careful oversight to balance corporate rights with public interest. He notes the legislature may push a broader remit while stressing the commission’s experience guiding utilities. Morley says he personally supports supervision by the commission of the two industries mentioned and anticipates continued need for its services after adjournment.
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Edward A. Morley
Montana Railroad Commission
Butte Evening News
Morley
Commission
Cavalier Club Holds Dance at Dart's Hall
The Cavalier's Club hosted a dance at Dart's hall in Dillon on Wednesday as the second of five planned events. Dr. R. R. Rathbone and Messrs. Jay Baker and E. J. Callaway organized the affair with Mrs. Hardcastle of Butte among the attendees.
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Dillon Society
Dart’s Hall
Cavalier’s Club
R. R. Rathbone
Jay Baker
E. J. Callaway
Ross D. McConkey
Harry T. Poindexter
J. F. Wiksdal
Hugh L
R. E. Ober
Hardcastle
Butte
Frances
Beulah Harrison
Marian Leach
Vera Melvin
Helen Jones
Mabel Caldwell
Mabel Selway
Jessie Poindexter
Myrl Erwin
Margaret White
Blanch Morse
Marie Lamont
Katherine Leonard
Sadie Graeter
Alma van DeWalker
Anabel Long
Cleo Harrison
Emily
Cora Taylor
H. C. Graves
Roy Murray
Roy Selway
Charles Niblack
Hardie Hill
Earl J. Davis
R. C. Chandler
Jack Noonan
M. M. Kerr
Guy Simpson
E. S. Duff
F. G. Bayerd
Emil Conger
Frank McCarley
Jay Holtz
Reed Featherly
C. C. Huick
H. B. Duff
J. H. Alvord
G. C
Young Dillon Dentist Weds Malta Teacher in Quiet Ceremony
The Dillon couple Miss Gertrude Chambers and Dr. Don Q. Rathbone wed at high noon Wednesday in Malta. Miss Chambers, sister of Mrs. T. D. Olmsted, taught in Malta after graduating Montana State Normal College. Dr. Rathbone, Dillon dentist, will live there with his brother Dr. R. R. Rathbone. The ceremony was intimate with immediate families, and they plan to reside in Dillon after their honeymoon.
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Dillon
Malta
Gertrude Chambers
Don Q. Rathbone
Chambers
T. D. Olmsted
Montana State Normal College
Rathbone
R. R. Rathbone
Northwestern Dental College
Mrs. Olmsted
Mrs. Rathbone
New Teacher Appointed for Dillon High School
Miss Alice E. Russell, formerly teaching at Chouteau, is appointed to Dillon to succeed Miss Margaret Ross as county school superintendent. Russell, recommended, will begin duties with the new term. Beaverhead County commissioners meet January 2 to install officers and organize the new two year board.
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Alice E. Russell
Chouteau
Dillon
Margaret Ross
Miss Russell
Dillon High
Beaverhead County
Law partnership formed by Melton and Robison
Attorneys H R Melton and C W Robison announce a new partnership. Melton, whose county attorney term ends January 1, will move his office to the Telephone Building to join Robison. Both are prominent locally and anticipate a successful joint practice.
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Henry R. Melton
Court House
Melton
C. W. Robison
Robison
Out-of-Town Couple Weds at St James Episcopal
Walter W. Morris of Twin Bridges married Miss Maude Mailey of Blaine in a quiet ceremony at St James Episcopal church. Rev S D Hooker officiated. Only immediate family and close friends attended. Mrs Mailey is the Blaine postmaster’s daughter.
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Walter W. Morris
Twin Bridges
Conway Spends Christmas with Helena Family
George B. Conway a public accountant based in Helena spent Christmas with his relatives in the city during a holiday visit.
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George B. Conway
Helena
Saddle Theft Charge Filed Against Dave Dobbins
Frank Bird swore out a warrant before Judge Hirschman accusing Dave Dobbins of stealing Bird's saddle. The saddle was found at Harrison's second hand store where Bird says Dobbins left it in pawn. Police seek Dobbins.
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Frank Bird
Hirschman
Dave Dobbins
Harrison
Bird
Dobbins
Fragments of Bone Removed From McGowan Leg
Owen McGowan underwent an operation at the county hospital last Tuesday by Dr. M. A. Walker. An X ray revealed several fragments of dead bone from a prior compound fracture, which the doctor removed to relieve his severe leg pain.
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Owen McGowan
M. A. Walker
McGowan
Walker
Leave Granted for Beaverhead Homesteaders Amid Drought
Drought last spring prompts a congressional bill granting Beaverhead county homesteaders a leave of absence from land until May 15 next. Senate approval came before Christmas, on Senator Gamble’s recommendation. in the House Representative Pray has introduced a matching bill with favorable outlook. The leave will aid ranchers who cannot work the land until frost leaves and will let them earn funds to finance spring operations.
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Beaverhead County
Congress
Senate
Senator Gamble
Public Lands Committee
House
Pray
Boy Bitten by Dog While Petting Stranger at Dillon
Cloid Reherd eight years old son of shoemaker H C Reherd of Dillon was severely bitten on the face as a large nondescript dog sleeping by Andersons livery barn sprang at him. Dr Bond cauterized the wounds and the dog owner Oscar Creasy has not yet destroyed the animal.
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Cloid Reherd
H.C. Reherd
Dillon
Anderson
Bond
Oscar Creasy
Creasy
Sheepman Fatally Injured by Horse Kick
Moses Smith of Point of Rocks was kicked in the head by a horse he had owned for years. The impact opened a deep forehead gash though the skull was not fractured. Doctor Bond was called and Smith was transported to Dillon, confined to bed at Mrs. Hart's rooming house.
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Moses Smith
Point of Rocks
Smith
Dillon Garage
Dillon
Dillon Student Terry Browning to Return January First
Terry Browning has spent the holidays with his family in Ogden Utah and will return to Dillon January 1.
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Terry Browning
Ogden
Utah
Dillon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Land Grant Holdings
Agricultural College
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Capitol Buiding
School of Mines
State Normal School
State Reform School
State University
United State Aid
Soldiers’ Home
State Military Camp
America
London
Desmond Good Booster
Big Hole Basin
Wisdom Town
Wisdom
WAY Superille Ware Companies
Railroad Commission
Enlarged Telegraph and Phone Co
Cavalier Club
Don Rathbone
South Atlantic
Alice Russel of
H. R. Melton
Walter Orris
Miss Mailey
S. D. Hooker
Land Panett
of Cloidj Reherd
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