Supreme Court voids $3,000,000 state bond issue
The state supreme court declared the $3 million institutional bond issue invalid, halting proposed work at 14 institutions including the State Normal college in Missoula. The court ruled the levy amount unlisted and the funds must serve a single purpose, revealing the tax burden.
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State Normal College
Supreme Court
Spokane
Bozeman
Miles City
Normal
Billings
Northern Montana
Havre
Warm Springs
Galen
Deer Lodge
Boulder
Twin Bridges
University
Missoula
School of Mines
Butte
Helena
Columbia Falls
Rider is thrown unconscious from horse near Big Hole
Howard Brown eighteen from Dillon was riding near Badger Pass when the horse bolted and tossed him. He remained unconscious until picked up by the mail stage and later treated by Dr. W H Stephan in Dillon for a cut lip and bruises to the face and chest. He is employed by Fred Hungate of Dillon. He required hospital care.
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Howard Brown
Big Hole
Badger Pass
Charles Jenkins
Dillon
W. H. Stephan
Fred Hungate
Lost Carnival Train Belongings of Elks Found Missing
The Dillon Elks seek a missing carnival train loaded with equipment and seventy people from Scott's Greater Shows. They were contracted for a Idaho show that was to arrive last Monday for a week long engagement. The railway firm cannot locate the troupe and suspects rerouting after a rival carnival entered the territory. Finder urged to contact Dillon Elks drum corps or W. I. Barry.
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Dillon Elks
W. I. Barry
Elks
Scott
Fom
Idaho
Bridge bids to be let July 22 in Helena
Bids on a concrete and steel viaduct over the Oregon Short Line tracks will be opened at a state highway commission meeting in Helena on July 22. The session also awards contracts on 12 other highway projects. The viaduct is to be completed this year.
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State Highway Commission
Helena
Local Telephone Office to Welcome Interim Manager
W. H. Hardy goes on a two week vacation leaving George Mithune in charge as acting manager. Mr and Mrs Hardy will resume duties upon his return.
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W.€. Hardy
George
Mithune
Mrs. . Hardy
Water scarce but crops look fair say county reports
Irrigation waters continue scarce across the county. Rain is expected to relieve shortages, though water rights may be shut off further back than in years past. Periodic showers have kept crops in fairly good condition with Beaverhead ranches starting haying and a strong first cut anticipated. In the Big Hole region ranchers expect a heavier crop than last year though wild hay cutting awaits a fortnight.
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Beaverhead
High Wind Sunday Causes Minor Damage Across County
Strong Sunday winds swept through the county causing scattered damage. In Elkhorn a tree fell blocking a road requiring an axe to clear it. Maynard Miller reported trees blocking Birch Creek lakes and road sections were cut. Armstead also saw high winds with minor property damage and a broken street lamp globe in Dillon.
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Dillon
Elkhorn
Maynard Miller
Birch Creek Lakes
Armstead
Forest Units Merge Madison and Beaverhead Regions
Coordination work continues at headquarters to fuse the Madison national forest with the Beaverhead forest. The merged forest took effect on July 1. So far two small fires were reported on the Sheridan side this week.
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Madison National Forest
Beaverhead Forest
Sheridan
McCracken Bros Open in New Modern Location
McCracken Bros. started business Monday in a newly renovated site that formerly housed the First National Bank. The move was seamless with stock moved over the weekend and no interruption in trade. A successor tenant, Westwood Confectionery, is preparing the vacated premises for Clyde Sewell to run a soda fountain serving ice cream candies and light lunches.
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McCracken Bros
First National Bank
Placer Gold Property at Bannack Looks Good
John Pendergast of Bannack Placer Gold Mining visited Dillon Thursday displaying a tube of placer gold worth 60 dollars from three test pits on the company property. He says the holdings contain about 1,000,000 yards with potential profits of one to three dollars per yard when machinery is moved in.
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John Pendergast
Bannack Placer Gold Mining Company
Dillon
Pendergast
Gold Deposits to Be Investigated by School of Mines Team
A party from the School of Mines left Butte this week under Professor Andrew Corry to inspect gold mining claims in Copper Basin and near Seffer. The expedition aims to verify deposits and assess mining potential in the region.
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School of Mines
Butte
Andrew
Corry
Con Broa
Top bid marks Montana wool sale record at 18 5 8 cents
A bid of 185 5 8 cents per pound by J Ambrosetti set a new Montana top for wool for the Selway Sheep Co clip amid brisk buying. The season sees rising activity with several large and many small clips sold. light shrinking half bloods are in demand with prices mainly 14 to 18 5 8 cents and shipments from the First National wool warehouse nearing completion.
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Selway Sheep Company
J. Ambrosetti
Montana
Wyoming
Sweeney & Rogers
Dell
First National
First National Wool
Berg Christensen
Spring Creek Sheep Co
Cook Sheep Co
Glendale Sheep Co
Elmer Selway
Smith & Roe
Henry Thompson
Harkness
Earl Cantrell
Isaac Rife
Stewart & Graveley
Patriotic program at Normal College features lectures
A patriotic assembly featured two addresses by Professors Miles C. Thomas and Clay Daggett. Thomas compared U S conditions in the Philippines with Dutch Java and touted independence as American aligned. Daggett warned against biased patriotism. Next week Chancellor Melvin A Brannon and Dr Frank Ernest Hill will speak on books and education. Activity tickets admit students. Summer events include a Barratts picnic and faculty excursions to Virginia City and Bannack.
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Miles C. Thomas
Philippine Islands
United States
Java
Philippines
Clay Daggett
Assembly
Melvin A. Bran
University of Montana
Frank Ernest Hill
Normal College
Hill
The
New York Sun
Barratts
Mce
Virginia City
Bannack
Forrester Keeps Perfect Score At Dillon Gun Club Meet
Roy Forrester capped a perfect 50 on the 50 target event at the Dillon Gun Club regular shoot held at the fair grounds Wednesday evening. L H Smith and Edwards tied for second with 48. Twenty participants entered. In the miss-and-out event P Westergaard won first with Tallent second and Ross third.
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Roy Forrester
Dillon
Fairgrounds
L. H. Smith
Edwards
P. Westergaard
Tallent
Ross
Forrester
Eudaily
V. Westergaard
Lanner
Gilbert
Free
Bierrum
Ae Gosman
R. Smith
Boone
W. Jones
Campbell
Emerick
Walls
Mrs. Westergaard
Rainbow Girls Enjoy Picnic At Silver Star
Rainbow Girls from Dillon traveled by automobile Wednesday to Silver Star for their annual picnic. The outing was moved from Jackson and was joined by several local Masons and Eastern Stars accompanying the group.
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Rainbow Girls
Silver Star
Dillon
Jackson
Odd Fellows Elect Officers At Regular Meeting
The regular meeting of the Odd Fellows' lodge named Noble adjourned with officers installed for the coming year. Scully was chosen grand secretary James Leach remained treasurer and A Be Adams served as chaplain with Farrell as warden.
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The
Odd Fellows
Noble
Scully
James Leach
A. ‘Be Adams
Farrell
Dillon Nine Loses First Night Contest
The Dillon nine lost to the California Owls 9 to 2 in seven innings at the fairgrounds in a night game lit by portable equipment. Dillon errors and light adjustment difficulties helped the visitors tally most runs. Vanderrift pitched well for Dillon and MacDougall for the Owls.
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Dillon
California Owls
Fairgrounds
Vanderrift
MacDougall
Car overturns on Taylor Creek hill injures Flaherty party
At about 5 30 Monday afternoon Harold Flaherty of Los Angeles drove with Mrs Flaherty two children June and Virginia Randolph and others. The car tipped over at the crest of Taylor Creek hill while en route for an overnight trip to Elkhorn Springs.
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Harold. Flaherty
Los Angeles
Taylor Creek Hill
Flaherty
June
Virginia
Randolph
Elkhorn
Spr
Bergeson Takes Post as Dillon Rotary President
Bergeson was officially in stalled as president of the Dillon Rotary Club at its weekly meeting. The club discussed plans for the district governor Fred Bennion of Bozeman visiting this month and formed a committee including Bergeson Curry Henry and Kelly to arrange the visit. Hartwig spoke on the Nuzendun Bear fight in Reno Friday night, a topic he and three other Dillon fight fans attended.
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Bergeson
The
Dillon Rotary
Elub
Fred Bennion
Bozeman
R. D. Curry
Charles Henry
James Kelly
W. 2B
Hartwig
Reno
Dillon Fight
John Mailey State Pioneer Dies at 86
John Mailey a Montana pioneer died at his Blaine home at 86. Born March 1846 in New York England he came to the United States at 20 after an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker and carpenter. He lived in Davenport Iowa before heading west to Bozeman Virginia City and Bannack engaging in wagon work mining and farming with several surviving children.
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John Mailey
Montana
Blaihe
Mr. Mailey
New York
Yorkshire
England
John
Catherine Mailey
United States
Davenport
Iowa
Bozeman
Laurin
Wreda Mailey
Blaine
Mark High
Twin Bridges
William A. Mailey
William Lewis
Butte
Youth Killed Saturday in Deer Lodge Plane Crash
Marvin Evans, 17, a Deer Lodge youth and nephew of Lucille Pierrum, died in a small biplane crash near Deer Lodge three miles from the rodeo grounds. Victor Dolan of Butte, pilot, also perished when the craft plunged from 150 feet and burst into flames. Evans’s relative left for Deer Lodge Sunday to assist.
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Mrvin Evans
Deer Lodge
Lucille Pierrum
Chas. H
Dolan
Dollar velocity for local service certificates
The five dollar credit certificates issued by the local unit of the Commercial Service association show high money velocity. Endorsements on the Mach certificate reveal multiple transactions. At the circulation limit, holders redeem them at face value to accelerate retirement of local obligations.
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Service Association
Mach
Girl Scouts Hold Meeting and Award Second Class Badge
The Owl and Beaverhead troops met with Mrs. P. C. Brown on Wednesday afternoon. Vivian Allsup received the second class badge. Signalling was practiced by those completing their second class work. Dillon troops will be represented by at least fifteen Scouts at Camp Castle Rock this summer.
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P. C. Brown
Vivian Allsup
Dillon
Camp Castle Rock
Doctor Garl B Taylor Leaves For Butte Clinic
Dr. Garl B Taylor departed Thursday to attend a graduate clinic under the auspices of a regional medical association in Butte.
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Garl
Taylor
Butte
Ae Ee
Amer
Butte Elks Drum Corps Wins National Title in Seattle
The Butte Elks Drum and Trumpet Corps No. 240 won the national title at the Seattle Elks convention. Anaconda placed third. Dillon joined as exhibition participants. The Dillon group traveled with 16 members and manager Glen Lyon aboard the Montana special. John R. Coen of Sterling was elected grand exalted ruler and Birmingham, Alabama chosen for the 1932 convention city.
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Butte
Anaconda Corps
Dillon Corps
Anaconda
Dillon
Butte and Anaconda
Seattle
John R. Coen
Sterling
Colo
Birmingham
Ala
Glen Lyon
Montana
Dillon Matron Mae Bethune Dodd Dies Suddenly
Mrs Mae Bethune Dodd wife of James M Dodd prominent Beaverhead livestock man died of a heart attack at their Dakota street home in Dillon after a brief illness She is survived by her husband two sons Jackie 6 and Buddie 8 Funeral plans are incomplete Community expresses sympathy She was 82 and a North Dakota native
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Mae Bethune Dodd
Dillon
James M. Dodd
Dodd
Dakota Street
North Dakota
Beaverhead County
Jackie
Buddie
the Tribune-Messenger
County Funds Gain Ground in Yearend Report
County clerk reports marked improvement in county funds for the fiscal year ending June 30. Transfers by the county commissioners leave all funds in good condition with the road fund deficit reduced from over 70000 in 1929 to 46000 this year despite 20000 in federal matching for highway work. General poor bridge and fair funds remained solvent after surplus distributions.
Mrs Clara Chapman Fetes Friends With Bridge Party
Mrs. Fred Chapman hosted a Wednesday afternoon bridge party at her home on East Orr Street. The gathering was in honor of Mrs. Clara Chapman who had just returned from Los Angeles after spending the winter and spring there.
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Fred Chapman
Hew Fome
East Orr Street
Clara Chapman
Los Angeles
New Meat Market Opens in Town
Wes Mares opens a new meat market bringing over thirty-five years of experience to customers. The shop emphasizes quality cuts and friendly service in its launch week.
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Wes
Mares
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Girl Scouts
James Dodd
Bridge Party
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