Signals Installed for Air Mail Weather Reports
A Department of Commerce representative in Salt Lake and crew along the Salt Lake to Great Falls route erect weather signaling devices on multiple rooftops. Plank and canvas construction form code letters to indicate weather, with daily reports from pilots like Fred Woodside relayed to passing aviators.
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Air Mail
Salt Lake
Great Falls
Department of Commerce
Montana Auto Supply Company
Fred Woodside
Dillon
Nitro glycerine aviator raw nerve tale inspires verse
A northern Montana oil field flight with nitro glycerine captivates readers as the pilot battles engine trouble. The correspondent’s verse captures tension as the craft nears a landing with a dangerous payload, promising dramatic consequences if a misstep occurs.
Run-away Poem Tangled in a Page Four Continued Note
Fragmentary reader note hints at a poem fragment with ongoing continuation on page four. The snippet implies prior lines and a following discussion or verse, suggesting an ongoing feature or literary piece in the publication.
Death of Beaverhead rancher John Stefanic
John Stefanic, a longtime Beaverhead valley rancher born in Austria on December 1, 1866, died Tuesday at Barrett Hospital after a period of illness from chronic Bright's disease. He immigrated to the U S as a young man and spent 28 years in Montana ranching south of the city. He was a respected stockman and family man, survived by eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Valley
Barrett Hospital
Bright
Stefanic
Austria
America
Montana
Nelle Blair Crowned Queen at Normal College Vaudeville
Miss Nelle Blair senior at Montana State Normal College was named queen after receiving the most votes among four contestants. Attendants were Miss Winifred Derry Veronica Harrington and Miss Virginia Walden. The event featured acts including A Night in Edinborough by the M club and Ye Olde Tyme Whoopee by the training school teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Blair
Montana State Normal College
Beaverhead County
Miss Blair
Winnifred Derry
Veronica Harrington
Butte
Virginia Walden
Helena
New College
Edinbourough
M. Club
Dad
James Melton
Bulldogs Rout Idaho Tigers 53 42 in season finale
The Bulldogs defeated the Idaho Tigers 53 to 42 at home in a strong season capper. Lang scored 28, nearly matching Idaho’s top three scorers, as Moe's team controlled the pace and finished strong. Idaho led briefly late in the first period, but the Bulldogs pulled away by halftime and kept the advantage throughout.
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Bulldogs
Idaho Tigers
University of Idaho
Lang
Idaho
Moe
Quint
Ghost Towns of Beaverhead County Montana in 1885
The article recalls once thriving Beaverhead settlements Jerusalem Centerville Marysville Watson Horse Prairie Horse Prairie Creek Dewey's Flat Allerdice Rayn's Station Can yon Lodge Dogtown Birch Creek and Edgerton. It notes their 1885 populations shops schools saloons mills and ruins now marked only by scattered remains or local memory.
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Jerusalem
Allerdice
Edgerton
Vipond
Beaverhead
Montana
Centerville
Bannack
Ryan's Canyon
Dilton
Utah and Northern
Rayn’s
Horse Prairie
Canyon Lodge
John Selway
Dogtown
Birch Creek
Dillon
Butte
Glendale
Ford Tri Motor Plane To Visit Dillon In April
Dillon residents may view one of America s largest planes when a Ford Tri Motor equipped with three motors lands at the local flying field around April 19. The craft seats 12 and will offer passenger flights operated by famed pilot Nick Namer. Bergeson Motors proprietor C A Bergeson helped secure Dillon as a stop on the western tour and will provide flight details.
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Dillon
America
Ford
Nick Namer
C. A. Bergeson
Bergeson Motors Company
Bergeson
Mrs A G Haining Obituary in Beaverhead City
Mrs Algetha Haining longtime Beaverhead resident died at home on Kentucky avenue last week after a long illness. Born April 28 1856 in Canada she moved to Dillon in 1904 and lived there with her husband two sons George and Carl and three daughters two in Maine and one in Florida. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church with Rev R O Shannon officiating and burial followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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Algetha. Haining
Kentucky Avenue
Grandma” Haining
Dillon
Canada
Beaverhead County
George
Carl
Butte
Maine
Florida
Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
R. O. Shannon
Young Man Hurt In Nitro Explosion In Chile
Morse Waldorf son of A F Waldorf of this city recently returned from Chile where he worked as a chemical engineer for Anaconda in Antofagasta. He was released after ten days in hospital following a nitro glycerine bottle mishap that exploded, glass striking his face and inflicting deep gashes but narrowly missing his eyes.
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Morse-Waldorf
A. F. Waldorf
Chile
South America
Anaconda Company
Antofagasta
Small Boy Hurt by Washer Wringer Accident
Three year old David Hartwig, son of Undersheriff and Mrs Carl Hartwig, injured Tuesday afternoon when his hand caught in an electric washer wringer. He climbed a chair to start the motor while his mother was away. His arm was crushed near the elbow but no bones were broken. a sleeve likely saved the arm from severe laceration as his mother freed him.
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David
Carl Hartwig
Bean Family Visits Town From Centennial Valley Ranch
Mr and Mrs Jack Bean and their two daughters spent a week in town visiting relatives and touring local sights. they reside on a ranch in the Centennial valley.
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Jack Bean
Centennial Valley
Mrs Denton Oliver Improves At Barrett Hospital
Mrs Denton Oliver, patient at Barrett hospital for nearly two weeks, is reported to be improving quite rapidly.
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Denton Oliver
The
Barrett Hospital
Picturesque Career of Last of the Vigilantes
A long life closes for Charles A. Beehrer who died at his nephew’s Reichle ranch after a career in Montana beginning in Virginia City in the 1860s. Born in Germany December 4 1856 he emigrated to America and became a trusted businessman and cooper by trade. The obituary notes his kindness, modest means, and standing as a leading early Montana figure. Continued on page five.
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Montana
Great Divide
Charles A. Beehrer
Frank Beehrer
Reichle
Mr. Bechrer
Virginia City
Commonwealth
Beehrer
Germany
America
New York
Ann Arbor
Mich
Cooper
Tribute Memorial for Herbert D. Cashmore by Public Health Service
Engineers in the United States Public Health Service issue a leather bound memorial book signed by 22 prominent members in Washington. The note to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cashmore expresses deep regard for Herbert Dewey Cashmore and the lasting impression he made in a short time.
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Herbert Dewey “Cashmore
W. F. Cashmore
H. B. Hammon
Washington D.C
United States
Herbert
Herbert Dewey Cash‘more
Sanitary Engineers
United States Public Health Service
Improvements at new Bannack Idaho jewelry store
W ds Selner succeeds Huber Bros to run the old established jewelry concern on Bannack and Idaho streets. The store shows extensive improvements with newly papered walls new display windows and a rearranged interior. An optometry office is being fitted in the rear with the latest appliances.
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W.ds. Selner
Huber Bros
City
Bannack and
Idaho Streets
Hps
Four Drowned as Car Plunges Through Bridge
Atlanta Feb 28. Fred McWhorter and his three children drowned when their auto went through a weakened bridge. Southern flood danger rises as rivers overflow their banks across the region.
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United Preas
Atlanta
Fred McWhorter
House Leader Urges Hoover To Call Extra Session
House leader Tilson recommended that President Hoover call an extra session on April 10 to discuss farm relief and tariff measures. The Senate agreed to pass the deficiency appropriation bill early this afternoon.
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United Press
Washington D. C
House
Tilson
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Midwest Floods Recede No Deaths Reported
High water is receding across the Midwest and no deaths were reported. Many homes were isolated as streams rose under warm weather and numerous farms were inundated.
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United Press
Chicago
Midwest
Signs of Spring Observed by Dillon Residents
Residents report two signs of spring in the past week. Robins hopping in back yards show cheer and activity despite winter scenery. Also, children play spring games like marbles and kite flying, as shown by kite flights on depot lawn last Saturday amid a mini blizzard.
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Dillon
Hoover's Cabinet Practically Complete
President elect Herbert Hoover closes his cabinet lineup with Henry Stimson as secretary of state Andrew Mellon as secretary of the treasury James Good as secretary of war Charles Adams as secretary of the navy William Mitchell as attorney general Walter Brown as postmaster general Ray Wilbur as secretary of the interior and James Davis as secretary of labor United Press reports the remaining appointments nearing completion to form Hoover's administration.
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United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Agriculture
Henry Stimson
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
James Good
War
Charles Adams
Navy
William Mitchell
Walter Brown
Ray Wiltbur
Interior
James Davis
Labor
Ruth Connard Dies by Suicide Before Wedding
Ruth Connard, twenty nine, committed death by taking carbolic acid shortly before her planned marriage to Walter Shoff in Vmore Nebraska. She requested that his picture be buried with her.
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Wymore
Nebr
Ruth Connard
Walter Shoff
Stribling Eliminated by Sharkey in Ten Round Heavyweight Fight
United Press reports Young Stribling lost to Jack Sharkey on a decision after ten slow rounds in Miami Beach. The heavyweight bout was billed as the region's biggest sporting spectacle, drawing widespread attention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Young Stribling
Jack Sharkey
Fighting for Foch in Paris Crisis
Paris doctors fight to save Marshal Foch during a serious crisis. They inject milk to combat uraemia and give camphor to strengthen his heart as physicians press to sustain the Allied commander through a critical period.
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United Press
Paris
Foch
Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Escape Plane Crash
Col. Lindbergh and his fiancée Miss Anne Morrow received many congratulations after their plane overturned on landing yesterday in Mexico City. Lindbergh’s dislocated shoulder is fine and he flew again today.
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United Press
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Jin
Eighteen Women Arrested for Betting on Races
Chicago February 28 eighteen women including thirteen married were arrested today for betting on horse races.
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United Press
Chicago
Police Seek Suspect After Family Tragedy in Los Angeles
Police pursue Alfonzo Dettro, crippled suspect, after his wife and stepdaughter are shot dead in Los Angeles. Dettro vanished following the murders and is being sought nationwide.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Alfonzo Dettro
Brother Bills Plan Lodge By April First
Tangible action was taken during the past week to establish a Dillon lodge of B P C E. It aims to be ready for operation by April 1, the fiscal year start in Elkhom. Terry Browning left for Butte and met with William H. Reif of Bozeman, who will review the petition Browning and Albert Baker prepared before forwarding it to Murray Hulbert in New York for a possible special dispensation. More than the required new members have been secured and all regulations met.
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Dillon Lodge
Elkhom
Terry Browning
Butte
William H. Reif
Bozeman
Browning
Messrs. Browning
Albert Baker
Murray Hulbert
New York
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Stromt
Birdman
Waus
John Stefonic
Booth
Edward J. Higgins
Salvation Army
Bramwell Booth
Sie
Engan
E. ©. Selway
Howard Morse
A.G. Williams
Roscoe Cornell
Sheridan
Ford Tri
A. G. Haining
Reaper
Charles Beehrer
H. D. Cashmore
Petter
L. J. Ryan
Varsity
University of Toronto
Petting
Brother Bills Plan Lodge
Reif
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