Water highest in nine years across Beaverhead valley
Forester warned of floods, and now Beaverhead and surrounding valleys report highest water in nine years. Beams of roads submerged, bridges washed out, homes endangered, and rail lines paused as snowmelt and warm weather push rivers higher. Mrs. John S. Baker travels east for a two month visit.
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Beaverhead
Boulder
Yellowstone
Dillon
Clark Canyon
Sage Creek
Horse Prairie Creek
Armstead
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Mrs Mary Stevens Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Mary Stevens died last Sunday morning at Curtis hospital after a brief illness. The funeral was held Tuesday at St Rose Catholic Church with interment in Mountain View cemetery. She was native to Missouri, about forty, and moved to Montana as a child, living in Beaverhead county most of her life. She married Joseph Stevens in 1899, who died about two years ago, and leaves six orphaned children, five sisters, and two brothers.
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Mary Stevens
Curtis Hospital
St. Rose Catholic Church
Mountain View
Missouri
Montana
Beaverhead County
Joseph Stevens
James Lennox
Colwell Starr Dies in California at 79
Colwell F. Starr died April 30 at his brother W. R. Starr’s home in Santa Paula California. Born December 7 1871 near Mansfield Ohio he moved to Montana in 1896 and spent most of his years in Grasshopper valley Beaverhead County. He leaves a mother a sister and multiple siblings in Montana Ohio and Oklahoma.
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the Tribune
Colwell F. Starr
W. R. Starr
Santa Paula
California
Mansfield
Ohio
Montana
Grasshopper Valley
Beaverhead County
Mary Starr
Louella Oswalt
BE. E. Starr
Augusta Barr
Bedrock
Oklahoma
S. M. Starr
Polaris
Dora Hoerning
R. L. Holmes
Dillon
Many New Buildings Rise This Summer In City
Construction surges in Dillon and surrounding area with the $100,000 Andrus hotel underway. New bonds grocery addition and lumber company buildings join numerous private residences from North Pacific to South Rife streets. Several homes near the Normal college and elsewhere signal a busy summer of building and business.
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Bond Grocery Company
New Lumber Company
D. W. Erwin
North Pacific Street
John Neil
Jay Holtz
Normal College
R. E. Foster
North Washington Street
Sigard Road
Dakota Street
Mr. Shoemaker
Auto Crash Near Town Injures Several
A Sunday evening accident near town involving a new Ford touring car injured Bud McGrath Patsy Odi and Bird. McGrath suffered a broken hip while Odi endured multiple injuries including five broken ribs and internal damage, Bird had minor injuries.
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Bud McGrath
Patsy Odi
McGrath
Bird
Argenta
Odi
Beaverhead State Bank Opens in Dillon with Grand Opening
The Beaverhead State Bank of Dillon will open Monday May 21 with a reception from 2 to 9 PM in the Dillon Implement building on Idaho Street across from the Hartwig theatre. Local stockholders and officers will greet the public as a new $50,000 capital bank joins three existing Dillon banks and the town’s growing economy.
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Beaverhead State Bank of Dillon
Financial Institution
Dillon Implement
Idaho Street
New Hartwig Theatre
Beaverhead State Bank
G. T. Paul
C. W. Hudson
Frank Landon
Jerry H. Sharpe
Joe Fuller
H. C. Smith
Geo. W. Lovell
R. R. Rathbone
J. H. Barrett
Hans Anderson
B. H. Paul
Smith McKnight
T. J. Mulaney
Isaac Edinger
Edmund J. Callaway
R. W. Boone
R. 8. Nutt
State Bank of
Dillon
Security State Bank
Beaverhead County
Growth of banking houses Mirrors Country Development
The increase in the number of banking houses reflects natural growth of business and aligns with the country’s broad development across all sectors.
Robes and Blankets Stolen From Autos at Circus
Thieves struck autos parked near the circus entrance Tuesday evening stealing robes blankets tires and tools. A colored man was taken into custody with a robe but the owner was not located. Property has not been recovered despite efforts.
County intends prison labor on roads to repay county expenses
Sheriff Wyman plans to set able bodied male prisoners to work on Dillon area county roads during summer. The program aims to guard against vagrants while forcing unwilling workers to labor for the county with stern diet and no parole from idleness.
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Wyman
Dillon
Visiting National Parks In Montana Glance
The Tribune publishes maps and rules for Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. Auto access differs by park with Glacier open 7 to 9 and a $1 entrance. Yellowstone opens June 20 with a $7.50 fee. Obtain official circulars from the National Parks Service for full details.
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the Tribune
Montana
National Parks Service
Washington, D. C
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Beaverhead County High School Prepares 19th Graduation Class
Nineteen students will graduate this year from Beaverhead County High School. Six boys and six girls are serving or listed among the graduates, with leaders and officers named. Commencement events run May 27 through June 2 including baccalaureate, class day, alumni reunion, commencement, and the Junior prom.
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Beaverhead County . Ie
Beaverhead County
Second
Montana Regiment
United States Army
Great Falls
Dewey Cashmore
J. T. Ross
Voorhies Paddock
George McFarlin
Joe Yuen
Claudius Davis
Mildred Elliott
Celesta Young
Methodist Church
Dillon Public School Graduation Address by Chancellor Elliott
Chancellor HE C Elliott will deliver the commencement address to Dillon Public School’s graduating class of twenty-two members on Friday June 1.
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Huott-Coming
HE. C. Elliott
Dillon Public School
Roads Open for Auto Travel Across State Highways
Auto travel resumes on Montana highways for the first time since last fall as most state roads and valley routes recover from high water. Traffic from Kalispell to Idaho and California to the east has been observed, with Butte a growing stopover point and car counts to be registered at Montana Auto Supply and local garages to estimate through-traffic.
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Butte
Kalispell
Idaho
California
Montana Auto Supply Company
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East
Colwell Starr
Andrus
United States
Kansas
American Press Association
the Devil
Evans
Baltimore Sun
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