Pioneer Argenta Resident George Knapp Dies at 90
George M. Knapp, a long time Argenta mining man and Beaverhead County resident, died at his home at age 90 after a life spanning Watertown New York to Wyoming and Argenta. He leaves widow Rebecca, five daughters, three sons, 40 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Burial is in Argenta cemetery Friday at 2 PM.
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War Vets Fill Wisdom For Quarterly Legion Meeting
A big crowd of about 500 visitors and delegates attended the Mining district of the American Legion meeting in Wisdom over the weekend. William L. Chapman of Butte was elected district commander and Dr. R. D. Curry of Wisdom was named finance officer. Activities included a grand ball, a banquet at Gibbon's battlefield, trout fishing, and a rodeo. Ted Harper post of Wisdom sponsored the event with Twin Bridges slated for the next gathering. Beaverhead post received top honors for its activities.
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Twin Bridges
Beaverhead Post
Westwood Opens Friday Morning in Dillon
Newly furnished Westwood, Dillon’s latest refreshment parlor, opened at 9 am under Mr and Mrs Clyde Sewell. Located in the Andrus hotel facing Idaho street it features nine booths an electric ice cream fountain and an electric kitchenette. Eskimo Pie given free to visitors.
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Andrus Hotel
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Old Time Resident Celebrates 75th Birthday on Big Hole River
William McMannis, a respected old-time mining man and rancher, was guest of honor Tuesday on the banks of the Big Hole river. Family and friends joined in the festivities and a delicious pie picnic lunch was served.
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William McMannis
Big Hole
Billings Group Visits En Route to Bannack
A group led by M. C. Abbott instructor in the social science department of Eastern Montana Normal School Billings along with 16 Normal school students toured Montana studying rocks plants birds stars and insects. They stopped in Dillon Saturday at the Wee Nook tourist camp candles then traveled to Bannack and the Big Hole basin to review early day Montana history.
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Montana
Billings
Dillon
T Bannack
Big Hole Basin
Rotary financial talks heard in Dillon meeting
At the Dillon Rotary Club meeting Monday evening Chancellor Brannon Albert Baker county clerk and recorder O A Bergeson and chairman W B Hartwig spoke on public finances. Brannon said the three million dollar bond issue invalidated by the supreme court would be reviewed. Baker explained the county budget system and fixed expenditures. Bergeson noted Montana taxes are lower than many states in the northwest.
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Supreme Court
Albert Baker
Pioneer Montanan Jack Hawkins Celebrates 83rd Birthday
The Hawkins home hosted friends Friday night to honor Jack Hawkins on his 88th birthday. A longtime Texas Ranger and later U S marshal and Custer County sheriff, he also led a posse in the Indian wars and helped rout Coxey's army. He has lived in Dillon for years with son W W Hawkins.
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Custer County
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Mining Association Sets Annual Picnic at Gibbons Battlefield
Beaverhead Mining association met at Sugar Bowl cafe to plan the annual picnic and a membership drive. The event is set for September 13 with the gathering at Gibbons battlefield, inviting Lemhi association members and miners from Butte and Anaconda, plus an appointed membership committee and publicity plans.
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Gibbons’ Battlefield
Lemhi Association
Butte
Anaconda
J. C. Fuller
O. A Bergeson
William Logan
Louis Stahl
Matt Orr
D. V. Erwin
G. W. French
Pearl I. Smith
Esteemed Matron Laid to Rest by St James Church
Services for the late Mrs. James Dodd were held at St James Episcopal Church on Sunday following her sudden death on Thursday. The reposeful ceremony reflected the community bereavement and honored her life and character.
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Beaverhead County Assessed Valuation Drops Significantly
Beaverhead County’s total assessed valuation fell from 17,346,722 in 1930 to 15,004,518 in 1931 per Assessor B. W. Emerick. Taxable value declined by 682,267 with nearly all categories down, except city lot improvements rising about 240,000. Livestock, especially sheep, bore the largest drop. cattle numbers and values also decreased.
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Beaverhead County
B. W. Emerick
Dr L C Ford of Lima Celebrates 79th Birthday
In observance of the 79th birthday of Dr L C Ford of Lima family and many friends visited the home last Sunday to extend congratulations. He has lived in Lima for nearly 50 years and was hosted at a turkey dinner with a large birthday cake bearing 79 candles baked by Mrs H T Kraabel.
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L. C. Ford
Lima
H. T. Kraabel
Dillon canoeists run Salmon River in weekend trip
Roy Forrester and Louis Schmittroth of this city canoe the Salmon river from Shoup to Salmon a 50 mile journey over two days. They report superb scenery and excellent fishing with plans to tackle the Shoup to Riggin journey next fall through wild country. Rev. George McDougall is noted as the only person to complete the trip by canoe.
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Louis Schmittroth
Forrester
Schmittroth
Shoup
Riggins
United States
George McDougall
First Baptist Church
Dillon Faces Water Shortage Edict Aims to Conserve
Forest G. Bayerd city water commissioner issues a Dillon order restricting lawn and garden watering to minimum use. Springs feeding Rattlesnake creek have dried, reducing reservoir levels and raising fire risk. The daily flow fell to two inches from a normal four hundred, prompting the measure to prevent curtailment of sprinkling.
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Forest G. Bayerd
Dillon
Dillon Daily Messenger
Rattlesnake Creek
Former Dillon Girl Marries Polson Man on Boat Trip
Miss Fanny Sperry, formerly of Dillon, married James Mosley, a Polson resident, last Sunday aboard a boat in the Gates of the Mountains. The ceremony joins two well known families in a quiet, scenic setting.
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Polson
Fanny
Mining topics at Spokane meeting highlight Montana placers
Dr Francis A Thomson notes gold on Missouri river headwaters in Northwest Mining association talk. He links Montana placers Bannack Alder Gulch Helena to granite batholiths and erosion, tracing geology from Spokane to the Big Hole basin and Beaverhead area.
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Northwest Mining Association
Spokane
Francis A. Thomson
State School of Mines
I. B. Haviland
J.B. Mining Company
Bannack
Yread
Montana
Alder Gulch
Helena
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