Man From Butte Found Dead at Armstead Ranch
Fred Sander known as Frank Gerkin was found near his camp wagon at Coy Brown ranch near Armstead with a bullet wound. Coroner deemed no inquest needed as death appears self inflicted. Relatives sought in Butte, note found saying Life's not worth living, right name Fred Sander.
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Fred Sander
Frank Gerkin
Coy Brown Ranch
Armstead
James Phillips
Dillon
Phillips
H. M. Brundage
Brundage
Butte
Sander
Brown Ranch
Dillon Rotary Club Meets At Andrus Hotel
The Dillon Rotary club held its regular noon meeting at the Andrus hotel last Monday. Attorney John Collins, guest of chairman G. T. Paul, spoke on Why We Behave Like Rotarians, while Charles Henry read A Decker’s Dillon and Beaverhead County for the Tribune editorial section.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
John Collins
G. T. Paul
Charles Henry
A. Decker
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Tribune
Decker
Collins
Crack Drum Corps to Help Elks at Dance
Anaconda drum corps members proposed a Friday May 29 exhibition in Dillon at Dillmont park before the Elks dance. The two crack Northwest teams plan to attend the Seattle convention next July, and the Dillon corps hopes the visit aids their own national gathering.
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Anaconda
Butte
County Seeks Reimbursement for Highway Bond Election Costs
The county clerk's office sent a claim of 1506.84 dollars to the state highway commission for expenses of holding the highway bond election. Receipts ranged from 75 cents to 346.55 dollars, covering assorted items. The county was among the earliest to apply for reimbursement.
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state highway _ commission
Ballard Wins Third in Declamatory Contest
Bill Ballard a Be ave rhead County high school senior won third in the boys division declamatory contest with the piece At the Swimming Pool His performance marked the school's first miss in the scholastic editorial contest as The Beaver failed to place Isabel Doyle represented The Beaver staff at Missoula and was joined by Violet Eastman
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Bill Ballard
Beaverhead County
Mis
Beaver
Isabel Doyle
Missoula
Violet Eastman
Forty Graduates to Receive Diplomas at Junior High
A class of 40 eighth grade students will receive diplomas at commencement in the training school auditorium on Thursday afternoon May 28. Dr. W. H. Stephan will deliver the address, with Superintendent Charles Henry presenting the class. Leonard Kliel and Rev. F. X. Lechner will confer diplomas and offer invocation and benediction. The program features string orchestra, girls glee club, class graduates, and Harold Wheat in a flute solo.
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W. H. Stephan
Charles Henry
Leonard Kliel
F. X. Lechner
St. Rose Catholic Church
Harold Wheat
Laura Albertha Anderson
Elizabeth M. Atkeson
Pearl Catherine Banning
Edward H. Bourquin
Richard A. ‘Conklin
Earl R. Downing
Jesse O. Ditty
Walter W. French
William B. Galt
Dorothy Irene Graham
Dorothy Marie Graves
Myrtle Christina
Marjorie Lee Smith
Charles F. Spehar
Robert John Stephan
Warren M. Stone, Jr
Walter Taborski
Georgia Marion Taylor
Estella Mae Thompson
Julia Pearl Webster
Marjorie Marie Wellington
LaVerna A. Wise
Harold N. Wheat
Margaret Jordan
Wilber Squires
Albert Polish
Beaverhead County
W. W. Wahl
Ebba Anderson
Rose Marie Pedrotti
Emer Anderson
William Ballard
William Bates
Helen Bayers
Ilene Berry
Helen Ida Best
Robert Bidstrup
William Boone
Anthony Bramsman
Marie Brown
John Christensen
Mary He
Poppy Day Observed In Dillon By Legion Auxiliary
"Buy a Poppy" will be observed Saturday in Dillon with American Legion auxiliary selling the small red flowers. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and families, with most poppies made by veterans at Fort Harrison hospital near Helena.
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Dillon
American Legion Auxiliary
Fort Harrison
Helena
Salmon Bake Invitations Loosened for Lemhi County Meet
The Lemhi County Sportsmen's Association invites salmon bake attendees at Salmon Idaho on Saturday June 6. Roads are reported good in all directions and the program includes rifle shooting canoe and rowboat races fly casting and bait casting contests and a dance. No entry fees for contests but a $2.50 ticket grants all privileges including eating and dancing. Women pay 50 cents for the bake. Invitations sent to sportsmen's clubs across the northwest.
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Lemhi
Salmon
Idaho
Northwest
Beaverhead High School Holds Large 59th Class Commencement
Beaverhead County High School graduates fifty nine students in an unusually large class. The event featured a dance at Dillmont Park hosted by the alumni association and a well received class play The Goose Hangs High.
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Beaverhead County
Alumni Association
Dillmont Park
Red Head
Violet Eastman
Bob Bidstrup
Georgiana Crouse
Bill Bates
Elmer Devaney
Rose Marie Pedrotti
Edith Hughes
Helen Taylor
Wilber Squires
Myra Hansen
Ebba Anderson
John Christensen
Mary Pickorick
Bill Ballard
Methodist Church
H. N. Tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
L. A. Gregory
Gun Club Hosts World Champion Shooter Event
Dillon Gun club invites shooters from nearby communities to a regional gathering led by guest E. W. Renfro, famed shotgun expert. Program includes 9:30 a.m. shooting at the fair event grounds, with 5:30 p.m. film of Ted Renfro’s Monte Carlo triumphs at the Andrus hotel. Sheridan and Anaconda plan to send contestants. blue rocks and shells secured for the trap range.
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Dillon Gun Club
E. W. Renfro
Andrus Hotel
Ted Renfro
Monte Carlo
Roy. Forrester
Butte
Renfro
Sheridan
Anaconda
Several Thefts Reported Across Dillon This Week
Transients believed responsible for a series of small thefts and one burglary during the past week in Dillon. Burglary at Hartwig theatre yielded over $100 cash. $3.30 left in the drawer. Sunday show, basement entry at Mrs. Anna Bond’s home for canned goods and preserves. Other residents report missing items from garages and porches.
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Dillon
Hartwig Theatre
Anna Bond
Federation Will Meet at Melrose Community Club
Beaverhead County Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Melrose on Saturday May 28 hosted by Melrose Woman's club. Delegates from Armstead Dillon Melrose Wise River attend. luncheon at noon costs $1. Prominent guests include state federation leaders Minnie Minis and others. Public welcome. program includes talks, music by Dillon Women’s Chorus, and tree planting at Melrose high school.
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Beaverhead
Melrose Community Church
Armstead
Dillon
Melrose
Wise River
Herman Mussigbrod
Wisdom
County Federation
H. W. Norris
Ted Woodward
Fishtrap
Minnie ‘Minis
Butte
State Federation
R. FE. Brown
Bozeman
S. C. Christie
W. J. Higgins
I. I. O. Pace
Whitefall
Mgugan Wright
van Noy
W. G. Gilbert
Minnie Tennis
Herman Mussigbrod - Presiding
Beaverhead County
Luella Stickney
Sacajawea
Laura’ T, Scott
Reading
Betty Norris
Glee Club
Alta May-Fidler
R. &. Brown
Girl Scout Hour
Isaac
Anglers Out In Force For Opening Day Of Season
A large number of sportsmen from Dillon abandoned daily duties Thursday to fish on the season opening day. The piece notes keen turnout and enthusiasm as anglers hit local waters.
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Dillon
Annual Spring May Fete Delayed At Normal College
The May Day pageant at the Normal college was postponed by last Sunday's weather. The pageant themed The Pageant of the Nations will feature Miss Constance Bregan directing and many pupils from the training school and college. The coronation of the May queen will occur during the pageant.
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Normal College
Constance Bregan
Training School
Women's Athletic Association
Cut Worms Menace to Alfalfa Crops
A Monday night meeting in the Blacktail area discussed combating the new cut worm found in alfalfa fields. Bernard Williams from the Smith Hughes department reported state college bulletins say worms may vanish in ten days to two weeks but advised poison if damage grows. No action was taken yet as they wait developments. damage noted as slight.
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Bernard Williams
Smith- Hughes ’Artment
State College
Two Negroes Charged With Dell Robbery
Two men named A. Wright and Frank Broden were arrested by Constable James Burt at Lima and jailed in Dillon for robbing the Dell section house of wearing apparel. Several Mexican occupants in the city identified the suspects and the stolen clothing.
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A. Wright
Frank Broden
James Burt
Lima
Dillon
Dell
Sweet clover pastures boost dairy gains in dry range
A reader notes eight to ten irrigated acres of sweet clover yield good pasture for a small herd of dairy cows during the dry brown grass period. The writer questions why farmers do not seed more sweet clover for green pasture at the crucial time.
Students Enjoy Junior High Outing at Dillmont Park
The annual junior high outing and picnic was held last Friday at Dillmont Park with about fifty pupils in attendance. Faculty chaperones supervised. A delicious lunch was served followed by an afternoon of games.
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Dillmont Park
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PAU Rotary
Crack Drum Corps
Elks AT Dance
Ballard
Knights Templar
Pfow
Federation
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