Frank Eliel A Pioneering Merchant Turned Politician
The piece profiles Hon. Frank Eliel a respected pioneer and merchant of Dillon. It recalls his rise from a young man drafted into public service to his long tenure on the state board of education and his early law studies sparked by talks with Judge Galbraith. The account notes his role on the county central committee and a lingering unresolved tax on candidates.
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Frank Eliel
Frank
Four Eliel Bros
State Board of Education
Central Committee
Judge Galbraith
Supreme Court Rejects Gubernatorial Filings in Montana
Montana Supreme Court rules no vacancy exists in governor or lieutenant governor offices and dismisses seven writs of mandamus seeking secretary of state to accept candidate filings for the July 17 primary. Notable candidate: Frank A. Hazelbaker. Also mentions local residents Findlay Watson and family car trip to Gregson.
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State Supreme Court
Montana
Secretary of State
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Judge resists bribe as candidate recalls interview
Frank recounts his interview with a judge who refused a bribe to secure a political job. The judge rebuked fund-raising pressure from campaign leaders and declared it beneath the court to corrupt the electorate. The tale ends with the judge paying the assessment only after winning election.
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Ames
Frank
B. F. White
J. E. Morse
Dave Reinhart
County Attoney
Faded relics of a 1885 county town scene
From the Tribune June 38 1885 notes a faded county chronicle. Mothay Hubbard frocks vanish from city streets. Thirteen prisoners at the county pen receive sixty cents daily in sheriff Tom Jones's rations. Strawberry and cream festivals appear as church charity fundraisers. A Southern Montana cowboy attends a worship service and jokes about refreshments. Shumaker furnace in Argenta emits bullion, keeping a four horse team busy at Dillon.
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the Tribune
Mothay Hubbard
Tom Jones
Montana
House of” Worship
Shumaker
Argenta
Dillon
Fredricka Schuler Weds Edward Cushing in Dillon Visit
On June 12 relatives and a few friends gathered at the Schuler home near Dillon to witness the marriage of Fredericka Schuler to Edward Cushing of W. S. Rule. The note records a separate local incident where a man was fined five dollars for indecent language on the streets, totaling eighteen dollars and fifty cents with costs.
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the Tribune
Frederick Schuler
Dillon
Fredricka
Edward Cushing
W. S. Rule
Two Accidents and Commencement at Normal College
Thirty years ago in Dillon A A Elliott and Peter C Peterson were seriously injured in a Montana street runaway when thrown from a wagon load of lumber before Brundage funeral home. Twenty one Normal College seniors received diplomas at commencement. A traveling van reported an automobile stuck in mud about 100 miles south of Dillon, likely Dr M A Miller's car on a Salt Lake trip.
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the Tribune
A. A. Elliott
Peter C. Peterson
Montana Street
Brundage Undertaking Establishment
Normal College
Dillon
M. A. Miller
Salt Lake
Two Local Youths Wed at Methodist Parsonage
Eleanor Selway and Wilbur S. Tash married last Thursday by Rev J A Meeke at the Methodist parsonage. Miss Selway, native of the city and Montana State Normal College graduate, has taught since graduation. Groom Wilbur S. Tash, youngest son of rancher W. S. Tash, is a high school graduate active in the Grasshopper county ranching business. They will reside at the Tash ranch.
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J. A. Meeke
Eleanor Selway
Wilbur S. Tash
John Albers
W. S. Tash
Grasshopper
Tash Ranch
Promoter Jim Johnson to Stage Wild West Rodeo in Jackson
Jim Johnson from Jackson visits on Wednesday to discuss his upcoming rodeo set for Sunday, June 24. The promoter, renowned for a thrilling show, will debut this year with his first big wild west program.
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Jim Johnson
Jackson
Vacation Bible School Opens at Presbyterian Church
The Vacation Bible school of the Presbyterian church opened Monday morning under Rev and Mrs Roberts of Missoula. Nine teachers guide an enrollment of 50 children. Sessions run daily from 9 39 to noon through the week with a Friday program and craft exhibit. Jack Deputy notes a Dakota street detour to reach the market due to the Atlantic Street crossing being closed for grading.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Roberts
Missoula
Jack
Dakota Street
Glensdale Street
Atlantic Street
Teaching of Current Events Featured in Friday Conference
Friday conference lineup includes Dr. Robert B Albright on current events and Gen evieve Allrtson on conducting school papers. President Sheldon E. Davis covers vocabulary and the dictionary while Alice E. Russell teaches reading to beginners. The events mark an innovation in summer school procedures with expert guidance for student problems. Frances Foster travels on annual vacation visiting Yellowstone park. Dean Angeline Smith is away in Spokane.
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Ing
Robert B Albright
Genevieve Allrtson
Sheldon E. Davis
Alice E. Russell
Frances Foster
Teachers Service Division
Yellowstone Park
Dean Angeline Smith
Spokane
Minnesota Bars Livestock Shipments to State
Dr. A C Morrow reports a motive from Governor F B Olsen regarding Minnesota livestock bans. The notice states all classes of livestock are barred from entering Minnesota for grazing or feeding.
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A. C. Morrow
F. B. Olsen
Minnesota
Recital at Training School Delights Audiences
Last Wednesday evening the piano pupils of Nellie Little Poole gave a play style recital titled Music Picnic at the training school auditorium. The event was well attended and regarded as a musical treat of the spring season.
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Nellie Little Poole
Mrs Hirschman Dies in Bozeman After Sudden Illness
Mrs. S D Hirschman daughter Bernice and Mrs Burke left for Bozeman after her sudden death Tuesday morning at her home there. Joseph Fitzstephens of Bozeman, formerly of Dillon, spent the weekend visiting friends.
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Edmund Burke, Sr
Edmund Burke, Jr
S. D. Hirschman
Bozeman
Joseph Fitzstephens
Dillon
Notice of Beaverhead County sale of land in Dillon Montana
The Beaverhead County Commissioners will sell at public auction at 10 00 AM on Monday July 16 1934 at the county courthouse Dillon Montana described real property H E Survey No 473 portion of unsurveyed public domain containing 159 95 acres in Townships 7 S Ranges 15 and 16 W M P M appraised at 320 00 with delinquent taxes 29 89 purchaser to pay cash 20 percent down with balance per board terms
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
H. E. Survey
General Land Office
Surveyor General
Albert S. Baker
Helena
W. R. Price
Montank
Oscar Gravely
W. R Price
W. St. Price
Lewis Pen
Gorlacee
Dillon land sale notice for Quong Lung Kee estate
The estate of Quong Lung Kee offers Lot 15 and 16, Block 7, Original Townsite of Dillon, and partially Lot 20, Block 8, in Beaverhead County Montana. Terms require 10 percent cash at bid and balance on court confirmation, with bids due by July 7 1934. Administratrix Rebecca Connelley directs bids to Dillon, Montana or J E Kelly attorney office.
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State OF
Montana
Beaverhead
Quong Lung
Vnal
Dillon
Recorder
Recorder's
Roonaensit
Butte
Recorder’s Office
Ride
J. E. Kelly
Rebecca Connelley
Quong Lung Kee
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
William Hollingsworth
William Holiingsworth
Call for bids for hospital plumbing and heating work
Beaverhead County Montana seeks sealed bids for installing heating and plumbing fixtures and connecting to sewer water and steam at a hospital building on the Beaverhead County Poor Farm in Dillon. Bids due July 16 1934 at 10 am with certified check 5 percent and performance bond. bids may be rejected.
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Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Djillon
Secretary of State
State of
A. D
Albert 5S. Baker
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County Seeks Hospital Building Proposals
Sealed proposals due at 10 o'clock A.M. July 16 1934 for constructing a frame hospital at Beaverhead County Poor Farm. Plans and bid forms available at the Clerk and Recorder's office. Bond and bid requirements noted. county seal and official signatures present.
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Dillon Tribune
F.E. Foote
ERAN
American Press [Association
Ween
Eacqnser Noone
Dillon Postoffice
Supreme Court
Findlay Watson
Isabel
Earl Wheat
Eleanor
Kenneth Wheat
Gregson
John G. Alberts
Don E. Anson
Leo Traux
Joe Metlen
Martin C. Jackson
Alex Crosby
L. Ott Gordon Garl C, Hansen
John D. Hildreth
Dan Money
W. D. Ross
Luther Smith
Walter Stinson
Florence Backus Dell Lloyd
O. M. Best
Thomas E. Gilbert
Henry G, Rodgers
Leonard A. Schulz
James E. Phillips
Big Hole
J. W. Potts
J. E. Shaw
George W. Dart
Norah Connelley
Neil Doyle
George R. Motlen
Justice of the Peace
Dillon Township
Wallace Forsgren
W., T. Scully
W. F. Cashmore
F.C. McFadden
Myrtle Taylor
W.A. Ralston
C. H. Strawbridge
Big Hole Basin
Ralston
F. A. Hazelbaker
Toledo
Convention of Modern Woodmen of the World
Vacation Bible School
Northwest
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Aes Eka
Board of County Commissioner
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Washington, D. C
F. Corbally
Little Music Store
Paramount
Black Diamond
Brunswick
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