Beaverhead County July 1921 Commissioner Meeting Reveals Land Sale Terms
Beaverhead County Montana commissioners met July 5 1921 with Chairman J E Shaw and others. They adjusted terms with George Opp for land near the fairgrounds and discussed road reopenings and proposed changes, funding, and bids. They approved leave for Elizabeth Sutherland and appointed Richard Hathaway as Wisdom justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead
Montana
J. E. Shaw
O. C. Gosman
A. L. Anderson
George R. Baker
George Opp
Opp
Jardine Rife
J. J. Shaw
Hans Jorgensen
B. R. Stevenson
W. A. Armita
Bud” McGrath
Dillmont Park
Anderson
Richard Hathaway
Wisdom
Mooney
Power Dam
Potter
Dillon Spirit Is Not Asleep Promotes Chamber Plan
Dillon business men on Monday voted to organize the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce following the American City Bureau plan. Leaders urged a proactive campaign to boost prosperity, urging farmers and ranchers to unite for economic growth and lower freight rates and improved marketing through organized action.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
George
Edmund J. Callaway
Bimrose
Frank Bimrose
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Featherly
George Featherly
Booster For California by J A Nyhart in Inglewood News
J A Nyhart formerly of Dillon now living in Inglewood California sends thanks for a special Inglewood News issue printed in purple ink honoring the local Elks. In a letter he says he is pleased with his California home and is already an enthusiastic booster for the state.
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J. A. Nyhart
Dillon
Inglewood
Cal
The
Elks
Nyhart
California
Birth of Mildred Elaine in Denver
A daughter named Mildred Elaine was born on July 2 in Denver to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. George who formerly lived in Dillon.
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There
Denver
W. T. George
Dillon
Mildred Elaine
Tall Rye Specimen on Display at Bank
A five foot ten inch rye specimen from the S. W. Trollinger dry farm is on view at the Security State Bank.
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S. W. Trollinger Dry Farm
Security State Bank
Mutt and Jeff Lead Beaver Head Chamber Drive
Over fifty busy city men and women prepare to canvass for Chamber of Commerce memberships next Tuesday and Wednesday. Captains appoint teams and two women’s divisions join the effort with high enthusiasm and a base ball diamond chart to track progress.
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Beaverhead
F. WH. Bimrose
C. T. Magnus
Magnus Mutts
Bimrose Jeffs
Chamber of Commerce
Mutts and Jeffs
Bimrose
Dillon
Only Legal Hangings In Beaverhead County Revealed
Beaverhead County records recount two legal hangings in Dillon, 1887 and 1888. Thomas Harding was executed in the old jail yard for the 1886 Glendale stage driver murder, while John A. Jessrange faced a mob lynching in 1888 after the Davidson murder near Glendale.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Thomas H. Harding
St. James Guild Hall
the Tribune
John A. Jessrange
W. H. Davidson
Glendale
Davidson
Jessrang
Thomas Harding
Guildhall
Tardings
George Ferguson
Trapper Creek
Five Arrested in Wisdom Raid Prohibition Sweep
Sheriff Mooney and Under sheriff Ross seized five men in Wisdom on Tuesday on bootlegging charges. The suspects Warren Flager Bill Brown Al McQuillan Joe Woodworth and Louis Givogre were brought to Dillon. Brown McQuillan and Woodworth pleaded not guilty and were bound over to district court with bonds of 250 each.
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Dan Mooney
Ross
Wisdom
Warren Flager
Bill Brown
al McQuillan
Joe Woodworth
Louis Givogre
Dillon
Brown
McQuillan
Woodworth
Phillip
Moonshinners
Mooney
Charles Blevins
Bil
Centennial Valley
Sam Ditty
Clark
Harlowtown
Joe Toss
Phillips
Argenta Mining District Activity and Notable Executions
In Argenta Montana miners push operations at Tuscarora Midnight Dexter and Rena mines with ownership shifts by French Brothers Warren Gracier Will Cushing and ex senator Clark. Harding’s 1900s-era hanging described as only legal execution in the county with brief mentions of appeals and lack of death certificate.
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Arpenta
French Brothers
Warren Gracier
Tuscarora
Colin McDonald
Brown
Banks
Dexter
French. Bros
Rena
Will Cushing
Argenta Springs
Clark
Argenta
United States Supreme Court
U. S. Court
New York
Harding
Father Dols
Legion Staged Bright Carnival at Dillmont Park
Dillmont park hosted a Legion carnival and picnic with an animat ed scene and a festive mood. Crowds enjoyed decorations and a large pavilion dance while Warren Sutherland won the Red Cross sewing machine headlining a charitable sale, marking a successful event and stronger Legion entertainment reputation.
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Dillmont Park
Legion
Warren Sutherland
Red Cross
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County High School Board
W. H. Thomas
Rebecca Shaw
Ella Plant
Amelia Ruffner
Lee R. Light
Catherine Paxton-Willis
Dina Electric Supply Co
Court House
Bill
George Proud Papa
Jane
Gomyih
Mutt and
Jeff
Medicae Lodge
C. I. Blinn
Wm. Lorran
S. &. Carruthers
M. A. Walker
A. A. Elliott
Rev. Geo. MacDougall
Thomas Fy. Luebben
John B. Cluley
H. S. Gimble
Jack Nemeck
W. B. Hartwig
F. P. Buley
A. I. Cashmore
TR. 1. Curry
H. F. Best
Pearl J. Smith
C. C. Thornton
C. W. Woodburn
Louis Stahl
H. Brundayre
C. W. Hudson
Frank Hazelbaker
Russell G. Fryburg
Fred Viel
S. F. Erwin
K. J. Callaway
C. M. Best
Archie
FE. Main
Jos
T. Leimert
Lee Tower
Jack Carney
Bimrose “Jeffs
J. E. Monroe
L. K. Adams
Grant E. Finch
Dr. Geo. G. Brownback
R. R. Price
Thos. W. Bennett
T. D. Moran
J. W. Forsgren
Harry BE. Andrus
R. W. Boone
F. C. McFadden
Forrest Bayerd
T. D. Olmsted
Roy Forrester
H. L. McCaleb
F. H. Garver
T. E. Gilbert
B.N. Stevenson
Jos. C. Smith
C. P. Thomas
F. H. Bimrose
R. M. Cocerove
D. A. Galt
O. M. Galloway
Louis Anderson
Fred Rife
W. T. Scully
Fred Woodside
Geo. R. Baker
George M. Gosman
Walter Stamm
Mikus
Tuns
Jessrange
Iynehors
Jones
Butte
Co. W. Turner
Robert B. Smith
J. H. Duffey
State Supreme Court
Big Hole Basin
Argenta Mining
Wm. G. Blair
John H. Sherer
Upper Horse Prairie
Mr. Blair
Legion Festival
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