Pigs and farmers talk mix with local names and humor
The letter recalls a Beaverhead County farm, a sale at 5000 dollars, a 250 dollar fee, and a sow sold for 9 dollars with a 9 dollar tax. It weaves in references to Fay Gransberry, Mrs Gransberry, Uncle Sam and government policy figures Wallace and Tugwell. It notes Ed Johnson receiving a Past Exalted Ruler badge at Dillon lodge No. 1554.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Gransverry
Reichle
Mrs. Gransberry
Rock Creek
Fay
Hansen Packing Company
Butte
Sam
Wallace
Tugwell
Co. C. Newman
Dillon Lodge No
Ed Johnson
The
Loyal Order
Make Wild Flowers a Hobby Says Rotarian Naturalist
Robert Sparks Walker, in Rotarian Magazine, urges greeting flowers by their first name Rotary style and treating botany as a friendly hobby. Mr and Mrs R B Caswell, former Dillon residents now in Portland, plan several days of visits. Tom Morrow, son of Dr and Mrs A C Morrow, has returned from California after attending Leland Stanford University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sparks Walker
Rotarian
Rotary
R. B. Caswell
Dillon
City
Portland
Tom Morrow
Mrs
A. C. Morrow
California
Leland Stanford University
Market Report Notes Mixed Cattle and Hog Trends
The report indicates cattle prices steady in Wisconsin for a long period, hog values advancing about one dollar per hundredweight, and lambs fair with wool prices weak. Beaverhead is highlighted as a bright spot amid broader market softness and shifting sentiment described in a funeral dirge to a wedding march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Bert Trices
Mickey Mouse greets League of Nations in humor accord
A Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations backing a treaty to grant duty free rights for Mickey Mouse and approved films in member countries. The piece notes a broader trend toward humor as a vehicle for international goodwill and even mentions plans for a university chair of humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
Mickey Mouse
Committee of Child Welfare
League
Mickey
Minnie
Mouse
Pride of Dillon cigars movers and saloon incident noted
In 1904 Dillon figures A C Gruwell stocks dealers in Rochester with Pride of Dillon cigars while Patrick Flynn returns from Gonzaga. Nine cents per pound Montana wool peaks. A Teddy’s Rough Rider claimant causes trouble in a Dillon saloon injuring an officer. In 1914 notes report a rumored Whitney hold up and a fountain turning on. A Montana real estate sale notice follows with a court sale for Quong Lung Kee estate in Beaverhead County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
A. C. Gruwell
Dillon Cigar Factory
Rochester
Dillon” Cigans
Patrick Flynn
Terrence Flynn
Spokane
Gonzaga College
Montana
Northwest
Teddy
Dillon
Public Auction Notice Beaverhead County Montana 1934
Beaverhead County Montana will sell at public auction at 10:00 A M July 16 1934 at the Front Door Dillon Courthouse for a described parcel in Townships 7 S Ranges 15 and 16 W M P M totaling 159.95 acres appraised at 820.00 and subject to delinquent taxes of 29.89. Purchaser must pay taxes and costs. Terms cash or 20 percent down and balance as approved by the Board. Albert S Baker Clerk. By order of the Beaverhead County Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
U. S
M. P
General Land Office
Surveyor General
Board of County Commissoners
Albert S. Baker
Helena
Collector OF Internal Revenue
W. R. Price
Towit
Oscar Gravely
W. St. Price
W. B R. Price
Lewis Penwell
City of Dillon land sale notice for Quong Lung Kee estate
Rebecca Connelley administratrix announces sale of Beaverhead County Montana land lots 15 16 block 7 and west half of lot 20 block 8 Original Townsite Dillon with improvements. Bids through July 7 1934. 10 percent cash at bid time. balance on court confirmation. Auction at Connelley home Dillon or J E Kellys office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF the
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead
Quong Lung Ker
Quong Lung Kee
Jaing
Dillon
Beaver- Oas
Recorder's
Beaverhead County
Butte Street
Recorder’s Office
J. E. Kelly
Rebecca Connelley
Call for bids for hospital plumbing and heating work
Beaverhead County Montana invites sealed proposals for installing heating and plumbing fixtures in a Hospital Building at the Beaverhead County Poor Farm Dillon. Bids due July 16 1934 at 10 00 A M. Bids must include 5 percent certified check and bond. Foreign corporations must file articles of incorporation. Board may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
Secretary of State
State of
A. D
Albert S. Baker
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County Poor Farm
Beavershead County 1934 Public Notices and Tax Seizure Sale
Public notices detail bids for a Frame Hospital Building at Beaverhead County Poor Farm, tax distraint sale of nine Oscar Gravely notes totalling 81000, a William Hollingsworth estate creditors notice, and U S Land Office land selections for Montana. Seizure sale set for June 30 1934. administrator Graeter and collector Penwell named. notice period ten months for creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State OF
Montana
Beaverhead
William Hollingsworth
J. E. Kelly
Dillon
County
W. A. Graeter
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Dillon: Tribune
F. E. Foote
Official Paper
Dillon Post Office
America
Jeelie
Dave
Fred Blancher
Barmack Street
Methodist Church
Salt Lake
James Fenimore Cooper
Doubleday
Harriet Grass
Havre
William Lloyd
Berg Christensen
Hans Anderson
Matt Anderson
Canada
Glen Foster
Falkton
South Dakota
Luella Stickney
John G. Albers
Don E, Anson
Martin C. Jackson
Alex Crosby
L. Ott Gordon Carl C, Hansen
John D, Mildreth
Dan Rooney
W. D. Ross Luther Smith
Walter Stinson
Leo Traux
Joe Metlen
Big Hole
J. W. Potts
J. E. Shaw
George W. Dart
Sheriff P. J. Flynn George A. Main James, A. McCollum
Frank Rife
Norah Connelley
Florence Backus Dell Lloyd
O. M. Best
Thomas E. Gilbert
Henry G, Rodgers
Leonard A. Schulz
Wallace Forsgren
W. T. Scully
W. F. Cashmore
F. C. McFadden
Nell -Doyle
James E. Phillips
Myrtle Taylor
George R. Metlen
Justice of the Peace
Dillon Township
Hugh Whitney
Monida
Conductor Kidd
Judson Best
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bill Hartwig
Lakeview
A. E. Scott of
Dell
Mrs. H. Wetmore and
Cecil Wetmore
Centennial Valley
Hern Jackson
Bellingham
Wash
Medex
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tre
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Congress
S. R
P. M
Washington, D. C
F. Carbally
Little Music Store
Paramount
Black Diamond
Brunswick
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