Chinese josshouse used for distillery raid uncovers opium
Sheriff Mooney and deputies raided Chinatown last Saturday, seizing two full stills and over a thousand dollars in morphine and opium. Six Chinese men were arrested on narcotics and moonshining charges, with two later bound over for trial.
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Mooney
Chinatown
Lum How
Lun Quen
Quong Lung Kee
Quong Lock
Lum Lock
Ju Jung
Sun Quen
Justce Phillips
Sun How
Helena
Tach
Josshouse
Beaverdad County FairExhibit Funding Faces Doubt
Beaverhead may skip a county exhibit at the state fair due to financial strain and civil talks. Officials weigh reviving a broader county fair with racing and livestock sales against funding a pricey state exhibit. The county fair commission plans spring discussions with the county board to decide on a possible spring arrangement.
City Council Takes Up Ten Thousand Dollar Water Bonds
The city council metWednesday evening to discuss taking up $10,000 in water bonds. The city treasurer reported tax collections were stronger than expected with less than half a percent delinquent on general levies. The session was brief with routine business dominating the agenda.
Barley Survives As Barley Remains In Farm Show
Barley outlives beer as barley stays productive in agriculture. U S barley production reached 167 million bushels this year, down from 181 million in 1920. Illinois Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin tests show barley yields provide superior digestible feed versus oats and corn. Beaverhead County highlights barley as a premier crop for hog finishing milk cows and poultry. The Leimert family moved to the Hudson home and the Anderson bungalow will house the Rees family.
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United States
Agricultural Colleges
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agricultural College
J. G. Fuller
Chicago
Beaverhead County
Jos. T. Leimert
C. W. Hudson
Anderson
J. We Rees
Elks Welcome Dillon Members to Virginia City Party
The Virginia City Elks hold a birthday celebration and initiation for Oro Y Plaza lodge with reduced rail rates. Dillon Elks drive in for an afternoon initiation, a big dance and banquet tonight with entertainment. Initiates include Dr. Eugene W. Bond Otto Galloway and Harry Andrus.
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Virginia City
Oro Y Plaza
Dillon Elks
Dillon
Eugene W. Bond
Otto Galloway
Harry Andrus
Local Quint Dominates Lop-Sided Contest
The local quint defeated Twin Bridges 64 to 19 in a Wednesday gym match. Coach Knudson's team showed marked improvement since their holiday loss to Whitehall. A fair crowd attended the evening game.
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Secore
Dillon
Twin Bridges
Knudson
Fast Whitehall
Antone Anderson Returns to Dillon and Is Re jailed
Antone Anderson, once living on a homestead near Grant, was detained by the sheriff two weeks ago and sent to Salem. He returned to Dillon last Friday morning and was again placed in the county jail. He is described as mentally unbalanced. authorities note odd behavior before initial detention. He reportedly told the sheriff he had sought lodging in Salem and that the county bought his return ticket. Warm Springs treatment may be considered.
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Quong Lung Kee
Quong
Sheriff’s Office
Ju Jung
Butte
Antone Anderson
Hommestead
Grant
Salem
Ore
Dillon
Warm Springs
Reward Offered For Trio In Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county offers a 25 reward for the arrest of Norman Warsinski G E Norris and Alfred Emley trio who have written several bad checks in Dillon business houses Warsinski used the alias Tom Caldwell and pretended to be a movie actor Norris and Emley signed checks as E J Clark
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Beaverhead County
Norman Warsinski
G. E. Norris
Alfred Emley
Dillon
Warsinski
Tom Caldwell
E. J. Clark
Judge Law Hands Down Decrees on Two Water Rights
Judge Law of Bozeman ruled in Dilton on Wednesday in the McMenomey versus Dansie water rights case from Clark's Canyon creek and in S A Banning et al versus Argenta Ranch Company et al on Rattlesnake creek. Trials were completed some time ago with no decision prior to these rulings.
Federal Prohibition Officer Attends Business in Dillon
Mrs. Margaret Rosza a federal prohibition officer was in Dillon last week on official businessказ
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Margaret Rosza
Federal Prohibition
Dillon
New Year Observed Quietly Across Town
New Year’s Eve passed in orderly crowds with midnight cheers and church bells. Celebrants kept revelry moderate with no arrests while the American Legion dances at city hall drew large crowds. Private watch parties and church services filled the holiday, and a warm Chinook spoiled weekend skating on Sunday and Monday.
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American Legion
Good Government Crusade Targets Youth Tobacco Sales
Sheriff Mooney issued a list of city high school youths with birthdays to assist dealers in verifying ages. Tobacco sales to anyone under 18 are illegal, and the crusade seeks prosecution of both sellers and those who gift cigarettes to minors.
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Good Government Club
Mooney
The Beautiful Snow Plunges Argenta Region Into Deep Winter
Reports from the Argenta area note two and a half feet of snow, reduced from four feet, with sledding along local lakes. The heavy precipitation promises abundant irrigation water for Rattlesnake valley and tributaries of the Beaverhead, raising hopes for mining revival, higher grain prices, and potential farmer ownership of an automobile.
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Argentaakes
Argenta
Rattlesnake Valley
Beaverhead
Willy-Nilly
Rynksel in Mexico City Attache for U S Embassy
Steve Rynksel once a commercial teacher at the local high school in 1915 16 is now an attache of the American embassy in Mexico City Mexico a letter from him received by W A Bucher this week confirms the move.
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Steve Rynksel
Mexico City
Mexico
W. A. Bucher
Funeral services for old time Beaverhead resident J. P. Talent
Civil War veteran J. P. Talent longtime Beaverhead county resident died December 26 at Sawtelle California Soldiers Home. Funeral services were held last Sunday at the Masonic temple. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery beside his wife. He was born in 1846 in Kentucky and served in the Union Army. He moved to Montana in the early 1880s to ranch Sage Creek then later lived in Missouri and California. Survived by six children including Mrs. Frank Conklin Mrs. Sam Freeman Jay Earl and Leo Talent of Dillon and Mrs. Thomas Wasella of Oakland California.
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J. P. Talent
Beaverhead County
Masonic Temple
Mountain View
Soldiers
Sawtelle
California
Thomas Wasella
Okland
Cal
Dillon
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Sage Creek
Federal Home For
Old Soldiers
Frank Conklin
Sam Freeman
Jay
Earl
Leo Talent
Oakland
Medicine Lodge coal rates fixed by railroad commission
The State railroad commission sets Medicine Lodge coal freight from Armstead to Dillon at 1.19 per ton and to Butte at 1.75 and to Anaconda at 2.124, a sizable drop from previous rates. Regular carload shipments to Butte Anaconda Leadore and Dillon begin. Mines enlarge coal holdings to about 28 000 acres with a nine mile branch line planned to be built in spring as development continues.
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State Railroad Commission
Medicine Lodge
Armstead
Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Meilicine Lodge
Logrin
Leadore
Dillon Young Men's Club Nearing Operation
The Dillon Young Men's Club is close to opening in the Andrus basement though rooms lack full equipment. Members urge contributions of furniture rugs and games. Officers elected include Lambert Eliel as president Frank Eliel as vice president and Frank Ashworth as secretary treasurer with a tie for two executive committee posts to be settled by secret ballot.
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Dillon
Andrus
Owever
Andy Srith
Lambert Eliel
Frank Eliel
Frank Ashworth
LeRoy
MacDougall
A. H. Knudson
Tom Gilbert
Helena Man Recovers from Serious Auto Accident
On a trip to Helena I F Hunsaker met a severe wreck injuring his ribs hip and spine. He is now able to move with a cane and hopes to be as sound as before with good luck.
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Helena
I. F. Hunsaker
County Board In January Session Sets Routine Year Start
The county commission met with all members present for the first year open meeting. They reported lower premiums from reduced surety bonds and planned state travel for J. J. Shaw. The board assigned duties to County Attorney Gilbert and approved tax reports for November and December. Road viewers recommended opening a Lima highway with donated rights of way at least 40 feet wide and keeping the present road open.
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Board of County Commissioers
J. J. Shaw
Helena
Butte
ST. EF. Gilbert
Big Hole
W. C. Patterson
Lima
Agricultural Year Book Now Ready for First District
Congressman W J McCormick announces a limited supply of the 1922 agricultural yearbooks for his First district constituents. The free government publication, 888 pages in 1920 edition, covers farming and forestry with expert articles and illustrations. Requests to Room 466, House Office Building, Washington, D C. Seed distribution for Montana will begin about February 1, 1922.
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W. J. McCormick
Department of Agriculture
United States
Washington, D. C
Methodist Church to Welcome Rev W W Edmondson
The pulpit will be occupied Sunday morning January 8 by Rev W W Edmondson of Spokane. A pioneer missionary in Montana Northern Canada and Labrador he has friends in Dillon who will hear him. The Epworth League holds a 6 30 evening service and the public evening service at 7 30 with the sermon Wrong Use of the Right things by the pastor.
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Methodist
Methodist Church
W. W. Edmondson
Spokane
Edmondson
Montana
Canada
Labrador
Dillon
Epworth League
Beef on Feed in Big Hole Basin Valley
Figures from the Big Hole Basin News show about 8 000 head of beef cattle fed in the valley this winter. Roughly 2 000 head have been sold and shipped to Los Angeles, with more cattle arriving to be fed. In about 90 days the cattle now there will be market ready, yielding over half a million dollars for local ranchers.
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Big Hole Basin News
Los Angeles
Christian Science Services in Dillon on Center Street
The Christian Science Society of Dillon on Yeaman block E Center St holds Sunday services at 11 a.m. with the lesson subject Satras ment and a Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. A Wednesday evening testimonial meeting is at 8 o'clock.
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Christian Science Society of
Dillon
Yeaman Block
E. Center St
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Hery
Justice Court
Board of County Commissioners
County Fair Board
County Fair Commission
Board of Commissioners
ELKS
Rynksel
Young Men’s Club
County Board
Christian Science Society
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