Moonshiner Bowers Held on Illicit Liquor Charge Near Dillon
G W Bowers was taken to Helena on a $250 bond to face federal charges for operating a still found near the river four miles north of Dillon. Deputies seized a 30 gallon boiler, three 10 foot copper tubes, and 450 gallons of fermenting mash, with about a quart of finished liquor recovered. Bowers, who blamed losses of about $600 on moonshining, had previously operated a second still later destroyed and faces trial in March.
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G. W. Bowers
Helena
Bowers
Mooney
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Sheriff's ‘Office
Elliott
Beaverhead
Bowers’ Still
Recitals by Gregory pupils set for February at training school
Pupils from the strings and piano classes of L A Gregory will give two recitals this month. On February 21 the piano students present a program of numbers and on February 28 violin viola cello and flute performers will be heard. Both recitals occur in the training school's auditorium and the public is invited. First Baptist Church morning and evening services follow.
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L. A. Gregory
Beaverhead County High School
Commercial Department
Supreme Court Declares Land Classification Law Unconstitutional
Helena Feb 10 The Montana Supreme Court voids the land classification law as unconstitutional since it taxes personal property for a public purpose. The ruling affects Beaverhead County where $1,270 in warrants remain on the classification fund. County officials had planned to finish contracting work and solicit bids at the March session to end the current method.
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Beaverhead County
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court
Eliel Named to Montana Board of Education
Governor Dixon nominates six to the state board of education including Frank Eliel of Dixon and John Dietrich of Helena. Four appointments to expire in 1923 1924. Foot Line Spain Freeman and Dietrich replace or hold terms. Bruce Kremer and Charles Hall remain as holdovers with Dixon and May Trumper.
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Helena
Dixon
Senate
State Board of Education
Robert M. Line
Columbus
Charles H. Foot
Kalispell
Whitfield Spain
Bozeman
James W. Freeman
Great Falls
John Dietrich
Frank Eliel
Leo H. Faust
Ward H. Nye
W. S. Hartman
W. M. Bole
Frank Ebiel
A. L. Stone
Bruce Kremer
Butte
Charles H. Hall
Missoula
Board of Education
Joseph M. Dixon
May Trumper
Scatter Gun Artists Prepares For Shoot
Members of Red and Gun clubs in Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and Lima invited to participate in the regular monthly shoot at Dillmont park traps next Sunday afternoon. With good weather prevailing the local scatter gun artists anticipate a large attendance of visiting sportsmen and a spirited program of events.
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Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Lima
Dillmont Park
Bates Child Breaks Arm in Fall From School Slide
The young son of Mr and Mrs Bates fell from a public school slide last week and broke his arm in three places. One fracture at the elbow may be serious.
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H. H. Bates
7th Grade Pupil Breaks Arm During Practice
Jerry McGann, a seventh grade student, was practicing basketball at the training school gym last night when he fell and broke his arm.
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Jerry McGann
Dillon Leads Missoula In Fast Thriller As Beaverhead Edges In
Dillon beat Missoula 24 to 21 in a slow first half and a fast second game, with Hatfield A Smith Leimert and Wyman starring for Dillon while McSpadden Kelley and Johnson excelled for Missoula. Beav erhead County High School enrollment rises to 275 as the town touts its improving campus and strong basketball prospects.
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Dillon
Missoula
Hatfield
A. Smith
Leimert
Garden City
McSpaden
Sterling
Andy Smith
Johnson
Wyman Smith
Kelly
Wyman
Champs
Allan Smith
Holmes
Andy
McSpadden
Ryburn
Kelley
Estey
MacSpadden
Garden City Boys
Beaverhead
Tragic Tubercular Death of Child in Curtis Hospital
Jack ie Kennedy a young nephew of Mrs William Ellis dies from tubercular peritonitis last Monday at Curtis hospital. He was born in Butte seven years ago and came to Dillon after being orphaned at age three. Interred in Butte beside his mother, he was cared for by Mrs Annabel Desmond during his illness.
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Jackie Kennedy
Annabel Desmond
Butte to Hold District Tourney in 1921
Butte was chosen to host the mining district basketball tournament for 1921 with Feb 24 25 and 26 set after a district meeting in Butte. Attendees from Anaconda Hunting ton Helena Butte Central and Missoula voted for Butte. Dillon expects record attendance to cheer local team.
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Butte
LeRoy Beam
Anaconda
H. A. Blanchard
Hollis. Huntington
Deer Lodge
Conrad Orr
Helena
Edwin Thomas
Butte Central
Skimmer Dee
M. I. Danahey
Missou
Birthday Surprise for W F Cash At Gathering
About fifty friends gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate W F Cash’s birthday with dancing and refreshments, enjoying a pleasant surprise and a late hour of festive entertainment.
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W. F. Cashmore
Mr and Mrs Marshall Field Entertain at Informal Dinner
Mr and Mrs Marshall Field hosted an informal dinner Thursday evening with close friends and family in attendance at their residence. The gathering featured casual conversation and light refreshments reflecting a cordial social mood.
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Marshall Field
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First Baptist Church Bible
H. Cameron Gowen
Eliel
Rer Comon
Dillion
W. Smith
Alan Smith
Gaming
Phillipine Islands
Moisis Bernardo
Serafin Liapon
Santiago de le Leon
United States
Montana
Frank Keenan
Max King
Max
Maz
Dillon Public School
Twin Bridges
Foster
Hummett
Whitehall Seconds
P Beaverhead High School
Lee Williams
Bryan
Whitehall
Veil Morrison
Hugh Scully
Homer Faust
Velma Judge
Maynard Lovell
Bernice Downing
Ben Crowley
Dorothy Potter
Ruth Pendleton
Dora Patterson
Helen Finch
Beam
No. 1
Danahey
Powell County
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