Beaverhead bids for Lewis and Clark memorial on state trail
Dr F H Garver heads Beaverhead County bid presented in Helena urging the Lewis and Clark monument be placed along the expedition trail, likely near the state capitol, with support from Armstead, Two Forks, and local organizations. Details recount 1805 Beaverhead Rock maneuvers and the Two Forks of the Missouri narrative as justification.
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F. H. Garver
Histy Department
Montana State
Tmal College
Helena
Beaverhead
Dillon
Garver
Beaverhead County
State
Beaver Aad
Two Forks
Jefferson”ear Armstead
The
Missouri
Lewis and Park
Beaverhead Rock
Wis
Erland
Continental Divide
Lewis
Horse Prairie Jeek
Idaho
Lemhi
Montana
Clark
Salmon River
Owis
Neils
Idahome
Horse Prairie Ek
Red Rock
Beaverhead River
Table Setting Contest at Hubers Jewelry Store
The home science girls at the high school conduct an annual table setting contest at Hubers jewelry store. Ten girls form five teams and prepare one display table each day from Monday through Friday. Prizes will be awarded Saturday with judges Mrs. W. G. Gilbert Mrs. W. M. Stone and Miss Carolyn White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber Bros. Jewelry Store
W. G. Gilbert
W. M. Stone
Carolyn White
Cochran Couple Mark Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J L Cochran long time county residents celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary last Saturday at their East Orr Street home. Cochran served as a Union army captain in the Civil War and later worked in mining in the Elkhorn district while retaining mining interests. They have resided in Dillon in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cochran
East Orr
Cochran
Elkhorn
Dillon
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney
Joe” Cannon
Danville
Joe
Guilford
N. C
University of Illinois
United States
Illinois
Isol
Congress
Uncle Joe
Chicago
House of Representatives
Soisture Proves of Great Benefit to Crops of State
A joint statement from federal and state agriculture departments notes favorable early seeding and timely rains boosting crops. The report cites normal May and June precipitation and relief from drought across most of the state, with moisture reaching winter wheat residue and aiding feed for livestock as lambing finishes.
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Deral
State Departments
Mon‘ay
County Commissioners Tackle Road Matters at May Session
The Beaverhead county board met May 8 with Commissioners Shaw Anderson and Gosman approving district work for April and authorizing inspections of roads bridges and county buildings. They discussed road changes Birch Creek project and fencing near Lima. A Confederate veteran sought transport to North Carolina and needs assessment followed.
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Board of County Commissioners
J. E. Shaw
A. L. Anderson
QO. C. Gosman
Albert S. Baker
Anderson
Beaverhead
Gosman
Red Rock
Shaw
Big Hole
Upper Blacktail
Henry Miller
North Carolina
John David
John Kent
Hazel Kingsley
George R
Metlen
Thomas J1. Dubois
Birch Creek
Carl T. Mast
Armstead
J. T. Boone
Boone & Weber
L. P. Brady
Little Rock
Ark
Lima
Medlen
O. S. L. Railway
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Old-Time Herder Dies at Barrett Hospital
James Peebles aged 73 died after a brief illness at Barrett hospital late Monday. Funeral from Brundage chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. burial in Mountain View cemetery. Born in Pennsylvania he moved to Montana about 40 years ago and worked as a ranch hand and sheep herder on many large ranches. He lived in Beaverhead County for six years. Relatives in Pennsylvania were notified.
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James Peebles
Barrett Hospital
Brundage Chapel
Mountain View
Mr. Peebles
Pennsylvania
Montana
Beaverhead County
Notable Virginia City Judge and Butte Attorney Visit Dillon
Judge Lyman Bennett of Virginia City and attorney Matt Canning of Butte attended to legal business in Dillon this week, highlighting regional legal activity and cross-town professional engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Bennett
Virginia City
Matt Canning
Butte
Dillon
City Council Organized and New Members Installed
At the regular meeting Wednesday, the city council reorganized for the year and Bert Williams and Albert Featherly were installed as new members. Mayor Roscoe Cornell named committees for the year including City hall Elliott Lloyd Featherly Molleur and others for fire order cemetery finance street alley health judiciary water and sewer.
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Bert Williams
Albert Featherly
Roscoe Cornell
City Hall
Elliott
Lloyd
Featherly
Molleur
Williams
Woodside
Williams, Waldorf ,and
Anderson
Anderson, Waldorf and
Featherly, Elliott and
Waldorf, Anderson and
Growers Declare Wool Demand Not Declining
Beaverhead county notes a strong wool output and ongoing buyer influx despite pessimistic reports. National Wool Growers' Association says there is no cause for alarm, refuting claims of a US wool consumption decline since 1922. Local clips await contract talks as market conditions clear.
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Beaverhead
Great Britain
National
Wool Growers’ Association
United States
Marshall
Association
Beaverhead County
Man Keeps Journal for A Life Story to Publish
A man spends his days walking to his bank and drafting a memoir that he plans to publish in a year. He allocates much time to shaping his life story for future readers.
Lima editor leases Three Forks paper plant
H Polk, editor of the Lima Ledger, has leased the Three Forks News plant and will publish the paper there in the future. The Ledger continues under Mrs Polk’s management, a veteran newspaperwoman, as friends in Beaverhead county wish them success in their joint venture.
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Co. H. Polk
Lima Ledger
The
News
Three Forks
Ledger
Polk
Beaverhead County
Electric Shop Unveils Lighted Montana Street Sign
The Electric shop on Montana street installed a large illuminated sign that creates a metropolitan look. The sign reads “lectric Shop” with letters lighting in sequence, then darkening before repeating the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Street
Lectric Shop
May Term Opens as District Court Convenes
The spring term of the district court opened with jury panels drawn and sworn. Judge H. G. Rodgers presides with bailiff H. H. Bramsman. First docket item is Alfred Ellingson charged with a violation of the dry laws.
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District Court
Court House
George
Bott
Dillon
John F
Brock
Dell
James M. Burt
Lima
John Butala
John P. Carroll
Jackson
James W. Deputy
Henry A. Dowling
S. F. Erwin
F. M. Grant
George F. Gray
M. Melton
Scott Newman
Lakeview
Hans Peterson
Armstead
L. J. Phillips
Matt Platt
Robert Quackenbush
Alexander Tait
Tom Warner
H. C. Wyatt
George Harrison
Robert Joy
Ross F. Nay
Nels P. Nelson
H. G. Rodgers
H. H. Bramsman
Alfred Ellingson
Ellingson
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Seaverhead
Horse Prairie
Medicine Lodge
Brenner Ranch
George Ditty
Dale Metlen
Sheep Creek Basin
Ditty
Iwin Bridges
Wisconsin
Hubers
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching of the
Delphine Fitz
Overbrook
Britain
J. H. Thomas
Dan Beard
Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts of America
State of
Theta
Staudaker
Uncle Joe Cannon Hale
Hearty
5&S
Joe Cannon
Statesman
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