Minstrel Show Delights Dillon Audiences at Lartwig Theatre
The American Legion minstrels drew two of Dillon’s largest crowds for a home talent show at the Lartwig theatre. The revue featured strong musical numbers, clever vaudeville sketches, and standout soloists led by Will Ross with a finale by the full cast.
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Lartwig Theatre
American Legion Minstrels
Dillon
Magle’s Nest
Baxter- Tonrey
Will Ross
George Melton
Sylvester Hirschman
Bernicce Hirschman
Ned Burke
J. T. Ross
Dr. Curry
Norman Gilbert
Eugene Bond
Gowen Twins
Muriel Kiley
Raymond Holmes
Elwin Dell
Scotty” Tait
Nell Marshall
Dubin Phelps
Maureen Desmond
Betty Duff
Betty Roe
Monte Melton
Edith Orr
Phillip Orr
Lonnie Linson
Lloyd Hopkins
James Fay
Frank Hunsaker
Bud” McGrath
Jackie- Alex Tait
Harry Luchsinger
Warren Sutherland
Ed Ely
Danny Chapman
Ducks Still Dead
Otto Schulz, a longtime local sportsman, fined $25 by the justice court for possessing two wild ducks killed last fall and kept in his garage beyond the season. He pleaded guilty, unaware the possession is illegal after the season, and warns others to dispose of stored birds.
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Otto Schulz
Justice Court
Schulz
Nimrods
Davis Trip Highlights Cattle Leader Visit in Basin
Mr and Mrs Harry Davis of the Big Hole basin stay a week at Medlon with notable cattle man Davis known for his beef steer success in the region. The article notes his prominence and beef industry ties during the visit.
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Harry Davis
Big. Hole
Medlon
Me Davis
Relic of Battle Now on Display
A brass cannon from 1863, used in Civil War battles and later taken by Nez Perce warriors at the Big Hole fight in 1877, is exhibited at the U S Commissioner’s office. It will be moved to Dillon and placed near the Big Hole monument as a relic of the last great white man and Indian battle.
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U. S
Frank Hazelbaker
Washington
D. C
John Gibbon
Big Hole
Nez Perce
Chief& Joseph
Deer Lodge
State Penitentiary
John Sommers
Dillon
End of rigorous winter in sight in Beaverhead Valley
Beaverhead valley residents report emergence from a long harsh winter with heavy snow and scarce roads. Stockmen note reduced herds from two winters past, but cheap feed and 1920 stocks saved many, with conditions not expected to improve before mid month.
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Beaverhead Valley
Dillon
Butte
Montola
Books Restored at Public Library by Expert Binder
A professional bookbinder repaired the library’s volumes during the week visiting Dillon for this task. Many books needed attention despite patrons generally handling property with care.
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Dillon
Two Lima Girls Sentenced to Helena Vocational School
Deputy Sheriff Sam Ditty and Mrs. Fred Oliver bring Audrey Snyder and Elmire Snyder from Lima to Helena where they were sentenced by Judge Smith last Saturday and will be kept at the vocational school there.
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Sam Ditty
Fred Oliver
Helena
Audrey
Elmire Snyder
Lima
Smith
Names Proposed for Mountains Accepted by Geographic Board
Dillon reports that local committee names Pioneer and Tenday for two mountain groups in Beaverhead County Montana were approved by the U S Geographic Board and officially applied to the ranges. Correspondence from Dr C H Clapp includes praise for the committee and notes Pioneer northwest of Dillon and Tenday southwest of Dillon were accepted.
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Dillon
U. S. Geographic Board
Pres. Clapp
The
State University
School of Mines
Montana State Bureau of Mines
H. Garver
Pearl
Smith
Grant
Finch
Wrangler's Club
Big Hole
Wise
Dell
Kidd
United States
Peart 1. Smith
Mr. Garver
United States Geographical Board
Tenday
United States Geological Survey
United States Geographic Board
Missoula
Montana
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Mr. Smith
Beaverhead County
Big Hole River
Medicine Lodge — Creek
Red Rock River
C. H. Clapp
University of Montana
U. S. Geogological Survey
Pioneer Mountains
Wise River
Tenday Mountains
T. W
Mont
Sloane
Concert to Present Ensemble Numbers at College
Advancing students of Mrs. Margaret Tello present a March 14 program featuring piano with organ, piano organ and voice, piano organ and violin, double piano solos and duets. Performers include Ballard Boone Schoenborn Judge Gist Lee Squire Marshall Ross. Glee club directed by Miss Van de Walker joins for two numbers. 8:15 start. front seats reserved for the club, children to sit with parents.
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Margaret Tello
Dillon
Helen Katherine Ballard
Jane Boone
Mary Schoenborn
Velma Judge
Mary Gist
Rachel Smith
Marjorie Mary Lee
G. R. Squire
Nell Marshall
Gladys Ross
C. W. Scott
College Glee Club
van de Walker
Glee Club
Cattle in Fine Condition Reported by Ross Nay
Ross Nay reports from Grasshopper registered at the Metlen that Nay Bros. cattle are in fine condition. He notes a large hay surplus, nearly equal to last season’s, with cattle on Nay Bros. well, giving a positive outlook for the ranch.
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Ross Nay
Metlen
Nay Bros. Willer
Aged Pioneer William Bryan Dies at Big Hole Ranch
William Bryan, an early Montana settler and longtime Big Hole rancher, died Sunday night at his Hog Back area home after a brief illness. He was eighty five, born in Ireland, and survived by his wife eight children and several relatives. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Brondage parlors with Rev. T H Bennett officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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William Bryan
Montana
Big Hole
Mr. Bryan
Ireland
United States
Bannack
Dear
George
Hira
Fred
Frank
Armond Ilood
Hugh Roberts
Cora Bryan
A Lan
Spokane
Roberts
Seattle
Brondage Undertaking
T. H. Bennett
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View
County Board Acts On Health Officer and Road Wages
The board reappointed Dr. J M Poindexter as county health officer at 600 dollars annually with 200 dollars for expenses and reported the smallpox epidemic under control. It kept last year s road labor wage scale and granted Big Hole irrigation district an extension to November 1 for delinquent taxes, with no further extensions. The session ran Monday to Wednesday with no federal aid road project discussion.
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Big Hole Navigation District
Board of County Commissioners
H. G. Rodgers
B. R. Stevenson
Big Hole Irrigation District Bonding Company
Shaw
Gosman
Anderson
W. S. Marshall
State Highway Commission
Sleigh Travel Returns as Roads Grow Slow
B R Stevenson of Wisdom visited Dillon at the start of the week and reported the Wisdom Divide link remained snowbound with sleighs the only practical transport all winter. He noted returns to old travel speed drop from about twenty to five or six miles per hour, a step back from automobile use.
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B. R. Stevenson
Wisdom
Dillon
Beaverhead County Votes on Yearly Fair Plans
Beaverhead residents will decide if a county fair is held this year. S. S. Carruthers of the county fair commission plans a canvass via broadcast questionnaires to gauge sentiment. If approved, preferences for fair type and a racing card will be surveyed, with cooperation from Madison and Jefferson counties for a regional circuit.
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Beaverhead
S. S. Carruthers
County Fair ‘Commission
Carruthers
Board of County Commissioners
Madison
Jefferson
Centennial Valley Pioneer Matron Mary Bucy Dies
Mrs. Mary Bucy born 1861 in Davis City Iowa died Sunday Feb 16 in Monida Montana after pneumonia. She and husband Andrew J Bucy helped develop stock ranching in Centennial valley. burial near their beloved ranch. Survived by nine children in Monida Pocatello Sioux City Sheridan and others. Funeral conducted by Rev Edward Smith.
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Mary (Miller) Bucy
Monida
Beaverhead County
Edward Smith
Dillon Methodist Church
Monroe W
Zene
Pocatello
Manley
Sioux City
Iowa
Clarence
Louie
Florence Blair
May
Goldie Robertson
Sheridan
Mont
Beloved Matron Margaret Morrow Dies at 57
Funeral held at the Methodist church last Sunday afternoon with Rev. Edward Smith officiating under the Eastern Star. Mrs. Morrow had pernicious anemia and died at 57 after five years in the city. She leaves husband, daughter Miss May Morrow of Dillon, sons Edward of Dillon and Raymond of Butte, brother Morris Peters of Albion TL, and five sisters Florence Smith Albion NL Nora McCable Los Angeles Olive Quiet Cabot Ark Lucy Dawes New Mexico and Dena Gibberson Butte.
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Margaret Morrow
Methodist Church
Edward Smith
Eastern Star
Albion
Florence Smith
Albion, NL
Nora McCable
Los Angeles
Olive, Quiet
Cabot, Ark
Lucy Dawes
New ‘Mexico
Dena Gibberson
Butte
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Klearing Sales
Geographic Board
I. Garver
State Normal College
Centennial Valley
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