County Fair and Fiftieth Birthday Rally In Dillon
Interest in the Beaverhead county fair grows as September 24 to 26 approaches with plans for a grand harvest festival in Dillon. The celebration includes a fiftieth birthday, a proposed flower show, a Rail Road Old Timers picnic and reunion, a display of a historic narrow gauge train, and a semi centennial pageant. Prizes, dances, balloon rides, Indian dances, rodeo stunts, and a joint American Legion and volunteer firemen carnival are planned, with costumes being curated for the early days pageant.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Fair Board
American Legion
Friday Last Day To Accept Nomination
Voters who had their names written in on ballots at the recent primary must file a written acceptance with the clerk and recorder by close of business Friday. The law requires acceptance within ten days after the election and all candidates must file campaign expense statements within fifteen days after the election, due by July 30, to avoid corrupt practices violations.
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Clerk and Recorder’s
Old Time Dillon Resident Clarence Cottam Dies at 74
Clarence Cottam 74 longtime Dillon area rancher died last Friday after a long illness at the Gilbert Livestock ranch near Alder. He came from Nova Scotia, lived in Montana since youth, worked for the Gilbert family nearly 40 years, and is survived by son Fred of Lethbridge Ontario and three sisters in Nova Scotia and Chicago. Mrs Adams’s husband died the same day.
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Clarence Cottam
Beaverhead
Madison County
Gilbert
Alder
H. M. Brundage
Brundage
Mountain View
Cottam
Nova Scotia
Canada
Montana
Fred
Lethbridge
Ontario
Adams
Chicago
Scouts Plan Alkali Lake Camp Near Dillon
Dillon Boy Scouts will camp at Alkali Lake in the Blacktail area August 4, 5 and 6 with A. L. Krause of the Butte Area council in charge. W. B. Hartwig and O. A. Bergeson helped finalize plans. meals provided by a cook with fresh milk daily. cost 50 cents per day to cover running expenses.
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Dillon
Alkali Lake
Blacktail
W. B. Hartwig
O. A. Bergeson
George Melton
A. L. Krause
Butte
Mrs Jennings Home After Hospital Stay and Albright Trip
Mrs. Jennings, discharged after a recent operation at Murray hospital, returned home Tuesday evening. Mrs. R. Ki. Albright and two children plan to leave Friday for Palo Alto California to join Professor Albright at the university. A committee aims to provide a safe outing for the youngsters.
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W. C. Jennings
Murray Hospital
R. Ki. Albright
Palo Alto
Calif
Albright
Old Chisholm Trail to Become a Paved Highway
The Old Chisholm Trail, famed in song and story, is being transformed into a paved highway. The route, claimed by Texas Kansas and Oklahoma, served as a historic cattle trail and will soon host modern motorists. An illustrated feature by Elmo Scott Watson in this issue discusses its origin and significance.
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Texas
Chisholm Trail
Elmo Scott Watson
Crowd Watches Haddock Parachute Jump at Woodside Field
About a thousand people gathered at Woodside flying field to see Frank Haddock perform a parachute dive from a Travelair monoplane arriving from Butte. A. W. Stephenson piloted the plane, giving many Dillon residents a flight during the barnstorming visit.
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Woodside
Frank Haddock
Travelair
Butte
Dillon
A. W. Stephenson
Dillon Golfers Attend State Amateur Tourney in Great Falls
Dillon golfers George M. Gesman W G Gilbert W B Hartwig Ralph Harding and Dr A H McFarland travel to Great Falls for Montana state amateur tournament as several hundred players compete. Professional Fred Mazzie of the Country Club also attends.
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Dillon
Great Falls
Montana
George M. Gesman
W. G. Gilbert
W. B. Hartwig
Ralph Harding
A. H. McFarland
Fred Mazzie
Road Works Improve Sacajawea Park Access Ahead of Picnic
Commissioner O C Gosman reports grading and reveling on the road from Grant to Sacajawea Park, in anticipation of the Mining Association picnic on August 14. The highway is in good shape for travel and final improvements will be completed by Elmer Selway just before the event.
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Sacajawea Park
Mining Association
O.C. Gosman
Lima
Grant
Elmer Selway
Facial Foliage as Basis for Beaverhead Awards
Two Dillon men William Logan and Frank Anangst offer prizes for facial hair at Beaverhead county’s semi centennial celebration. Logan bets $25 for the largest and best moustache and Anangst offers $25 for the best chin and side whiskers. With Dillon’s fiftieth anniversary near, entries are already expected to be strong and rules will be announced later.
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Dillon
William Logan
Frank Anangst
Beaverhead County
Logan
Mr. Anangst
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Legion Posts Record Membership
Beaverhead post of the American Legion reports 98 members, the largest since 1925 and just one above the 1927 post record of 97, exceeding the previous high.
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Beaverhead
the American Legion
Pocatello Trims Dillon In Weekend Baseball Clash
Pocatello defeated Dillon 10 to 8 in Dillon as Idaho’s top pennant hopefuls showed strong hitting and fielding. McGraugh earned the win with seven strikeouts. Bierrum collected three base hits as the visitors built a late lead.
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Idaho
Dillon
Pocatello
Idaho Bunch
Dillon Oe
McGraugh
Bierrum
B. Thomas
Horrocks
Wright
F. Vandegrift
Burrell
Vandegrift
Gordon
Thomas
Minardi
Burrells
Ossiem
Bebee Rere Bee Eens
Desonia
Pater
Per SY Totals
Woolgrowers form plan to market lamb crop nationwide
Selway attended a Helena meeting of 40 to 50 woolgrowers called by Montana Woolgrowers association president Charles H. Williams. The proposal mirrors a Salt Lake July 1 plan to educate and advertise to boost lamb consumption with 5 cents per head from participants. New Mexico already contributes 10 cents per lamb. The plan envisions government matching funds and financing for feeders, with about eleven or twelve range states involved.
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Selway
Helena
Charles H. Williams
Montana Woolgrower’s ‘Association
Williams
Salt Lake
National Woolgrowers Association
Woolgrower’s Associations
Montana
New Mexico
Louis Vinke
Dr. E. R. Curry Dies After Montana Auto Crash
Dr. E R Curry a noted Baptist leader who oftenvisited Dillon died from injuries in an automobile accident last Friday in Bozeman. He was a familiar speaker at the local Baptist church and was held in high esteem. The funeral occurred in Bozeman on Wednesday with Rev R O Shannon and Cameron Gowen attending from Dillon.
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Bozeman
E. R. Curry
Montana
Dillon
Curry
Baptist Church
R. O Shannon
Cameron Gowen
Large shipment of fingerlings arrives for local streams
A U S Fisheries car delivered 60 cans of Rainbow and Native fingerlings to the depot. About 11 000 fish in total were distributed to county streams by J C Whitham and Charles Price with Bea verhead Sportsmen's association help. The stock originated in Bozeman and covered routes along the Oregon Short Line from Butte to Pocatello.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Charles Price
Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
Bozeman
Oregon
Butte
Pocatello
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Haddock
Louis Schmittroth
U. S
Albert J. Galen
H. P Shelly
Congress
Mark J. Fitzgerald
John M. Evans
J. P. Monaghan
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M. J. Cavanaugh
Frank W. Haskins
L. V. Ketter
Henry G. Rodgers
J. A. Matthews
Frank Cone
Ethel M. Bielenberg
George Doyle
Rolla Duncan
Ernest O. Hedrick
Francis T. Kiley
Russell Manger
Leonard Young
William L. Young
Thomas E. Carey
John B. Ritch
House of Representatives
Joe Metlen
A. Ly Anderson
Elza Smith
Charles F. Meine
Ralph
Bob) Rowlands
Sheriff
D. F. Mooney
W. C. Orr
John S. Baker
Ial
Bertie Mathews
T. E.gilbert
Gladys Garr
Lucie F. Walker
George R. Mellen
James E. Phillips
W. F. Cashmore
Rebecca Connelley
Rife Jr
Medicine Lodge
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