Beaverhead Bonds Sought for Scenic Highway Link
A Beaverhead meeting at the Andrus hotel discussed funding for a Gibbon Pass to Monida highway as part of the International Scenic Parks system. Speakers urged bond approval with possible federal matching aid, and a subcommittee was formed to study federal assistance before a later report.
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Beaverhead
Gibbon’s Pass
Monida
Andrus
Harry Andrus
J. C. Smith
C. H. Polk
T. E. Gilbert
Rotary Club
Dillon
International Scenic Parks Highway Organization
Alf
Big Hole
Charles Foard DieS In Dillon Hotel Room
Charles Foard a longtime Dillon resident died suddenly in his hotel room at the Metlen hotel last Sunday evening. He had recently returned from a trip to Butte where heavy drinking is suspected and a fatal illness followed. Relatives in Maryland are being notified and his past as a Wyoming stage driver is noted. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel with Rev. T. W. Bennett officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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Charlesta
Foard
Metlen
Butte
Dillon
Maryland
Wyoming
Brundage Chapel
Two Plays to Be Given by Bea Verhead County High
Public speaking class of Bea Verhead County High School presents two one act plays Punk by F C Smith and Speeding the News by Lady Gregory in the high school gymnasium Friday November 9 at 8 00 p m Royalty plays provide entertainment and class stage experience The boys present a pantomime between plays Under the auspices of the Student Association 25c admission for non members with Student Association tickets
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Beaverhead County High School
F. C. Smith
Lady Gregory
Student Association
25C
Permanent Boy Scouts Camp Planned Near Dillon
Head Scout R A Reeser announces a drive for new members and a permanent camp on four acres leased free from Union Electric near Barrett Hospital. The site will host a gymnasium shower bath skating rink pool basketball diamond gardens and a park like campus to train boys in kindness courage thoughtfulness usefulness politeness and manliness with community support from Dillon and Beaverhead County.
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R.A. Reeser
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Harry Turner
L. K. Adams
Union Electric Company
Barrett Hospital
Blacktail Creek
Good Government Club
Turkey Growers Will Meet in Beaverhead County
A meeting of Beaverhead county turkey growers and poultrymen organized by E Y Waterman and H N Kaufman is set for Thursday November 8 at 1 PM in the Dillon high school agricultural lab. Apex community growers request discussion on proper killing plucking and marketing methods with previous Madison county examples shared.
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Beaverhead County
E. Y. Waterman
H. N. Kaufman
Madison County
Dillon
Students Judge Dairy Cows
A group of stockmen and high school agricultural students visited Carl Decker's herd of about twenty milking Shorthorns to practice judging. Waterman, the agricultural instructor, stated two of the cows would place high in any show. Decker plans to test his cows on production basis.
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High School
Carl Decker
Mr. Decker
Mr. Waterman
Hoffman and son attend Sullivan barn cattle sale
Robert R. Hoffman and his son Dorr, prominent ranchers from near Melrose, were among the buyers at the large cattle sale held at Sullivan's barn last Saturday.
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Robert R. Hoffman
Dorr
Melrose
Sullivan’s Barn
Armistice Day Plans Prepared
Armistice Day plans are rapidly being completed by the American Legion committee in charge of the celebration on Monday November 12. The morning program at the Training School auditorium features martial music speaking and singing. An afternoon football game between the local high school and an outside team is scheduled followed by a City Hall dance in the evening and local business houses will be closed.
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American Legion Committee
Dillon Business Houses
Confesses Guilt Of Theft In K C
Sam Langford alias George Baulkman admits burglary guilt in Kansas City stating he tired of dodging officers and that another man serves time in Missouri penitentiary. He is among three men jailed for vagrancy after claiming to be a stranded minstrel show.
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Missouri Penitentiary
Sam Langford
George Baulkman
Mooney
Nelson Sunday
Idaho
Langford
State Reformatory
Legion Carnival and Market Week Planned for December
Carnival committees outline plans for a three day event in the new Beaverhead Motors garage likely the first week in December. Local merchants will offer special sales during the week while evenings feature vaudeville acts and radio concert programs.
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American Legion
Beaverhead Motors
Beaver head and Powell clash in opening Dillon game
Dillon gridiron fans await a hard fought season opener as Beaverhead and Powell County meet at the fairgrounds. Whitehall cancellation led to Deer Lodge as the opponent. Dillon has faced strong teams, losing 48 to 0 to Anaconda and falling to Butte in the opener. Also notes Truman Smith leaves for Minnesota for health reasons, and George Clemon visits Dillon.
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Powell County
Dillon Gridiron
Beaverhead
Fairgrounds
Whitehall
Soith Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Butte
Notorious Youth Confesses to Armistice Day Killing
The narrative recounts a teenage boy born around 1904 who, on Armistice Day 1918, bought steel jacketed bullets and killed a man after being coerced by taunting locals. He claimed he was fourteen, was beaten, and later sentenced to 18 months in a state reform school after the incident. Authorities in Kansas City were alerted.
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Sheriff’s Office
Atv
Kansas City
Car Turns Turtle After Snowbound Dance Ride
Returning from a Whitbeck's dance on the east bench last Saturday night a party with Chris Emmarck narrowly escaped injury when the car plunged off a bridge into a gully. The vehicle was badly damaged but all occupants escaped harm. Edith Husted of Jackson, recently operated on for appendicitis in a Butte hospital, is recovering nicely.
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Whitbeck’s
Chris Emmarck
Edith Husted
Jackson
Butte
Civil War Veteran M M Pyle Visits Dillon With Sons
M M Pyle of Polaris, a Civil War veteran, visited Dillon with his two sons George and Andy this week. Pyle senior remains in good health and as spry as a youngster.
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M. M. Pyle
Polaris
George
Andy
Dillon
Mr. Pyle
Beaverhead Couple Relocate to Belgrade Gallatin County
Mr and Mrs Noah Gee longtime Beaverhead county residents have moved to Belgrade in Gallatin county. Friends here express regret at their departure and bid them farewell.
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Noah Gee
Beaverhead County
Belgrade
Gallatin County
Goose Gizzard mine promisses big day and profits
The Goose Gizzard Mining and Milling Company, led by Sheriff Dan Mooney and Under Sheriff Frank Kellam, plans to take over and develop the Goose Neck gulch claim near Bannack Grasshopper. Prominent locals have secretly invested, fearing exposure could end their loan prospects as spring approaches.
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Goose Gizzard
Goose Gizzard Mining and Milling Company
Dan Mooney
Frank Kellam
Goose Neck Gulch
Bannack
Mooney
Kellam
Harry Gilbert A. J. Stone
Marshall Field
Crude counterfeiting outfit found in Lima
Officer L K E Brainerd arrested Dick Niriaco an Italian section hand last Saturday in Lima. A crude set of dies for counterfeiting silver dollars was found in his cabin along with a soldering iron taper. Niriaco admitted plans to use coins for watch jobs and was jailed awaiting federal trial. He is said to believe he is a great inventor and has been treated at Warm Springs asylum.
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L. KE. Brainerd
Lima
Dick Niriaco
Niraco
Warm Springs Asylum
Mrs Hagenharth Visits Dillon And Attends Catholic Council
Mrs Frank Hagenharth arrived in Dillon from Spencer Idaho on Wednesday and left Thursday for Browne's station to visit her brother Joseph A. Brown. She stayed with Mrs Alma Harwood during her Dillon visit. Mrs James E Kelly, delegate for the Dillon parish of St Rose's church, attended the National Catholic Council of Women meeting of the Helena diocese in Butte.
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Frank Hagenharth
Dillon Wenesday
Spencer Ida
Browne’s Station
Joseph A. Brown
James E. Kelly
Dillon
St. Rose’s Church
National Catholic Council of Women
Helena
Butte
Bannack Rancher Otto Pahnish Visits on Thursday
Otto Pahnish, a Bannack rancher, arrived Thursday on business matters.
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Otto Pahnish
Bannack
Beloved Matron Mrs Gray Dies at 61 in Grasshopper
Mrs. George F. Gray a pioneer matron of Grasshopper section dies of a heart attack Wednesday night. She lived in Beaverhead county over forty years, managed the L. Graves ranch at Millpoint and a historic roadside roadhouse. Survived by three children including Grace Smith and Reed Featherly, funeral Saturday at 1 pm from the Millpoint ranch with burial in Bannack Cemetery.
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Beaverhead
George F. Gray
Grasshopper
Gray
Bannack
Idaho
Capitol
Mr. Gray
L. Graves
Millpoint
Big Hole
Dillon
Millpoint Ranch
Grace Smith
Reed Featherly
Guy Gray
Smith
Colored Couple In Jail Charged With Burglary
Norman Lee and his wife Jennie Doe, both colored, are jailed on burglary charges. Police say Lee prowled lodging houses Saturday night stealing money clothing and other items and the pair fled to Butte on the early train where Lee was shot in a struggle. A wide range of loot was found in their room. the woman pleaded not guilty with bonds set at 2000 dollars as the husband waited to plead.
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Norman Lee
Jennie Doe
Butte
Mercury
Lee
Phillips
Stout Newsman Stout Visits Dillon On Way To Los Angeles
Former congressman Tom Stout editor of the Democrat News in Lewistown stopped in Dillon on Tuesday en route to Los Angeles for a vacation with Mrs. Stout. The piece praises his writing and knowledge and notes Montana booster rank, while critique recalls the last U S Senate nomination that went to Senator Wheeler due to Walsh and Wheeler leading the party.
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Tom Stout
Democrat-News
Lewistown
Dillon
Los Angeles
Stout
Montana
U. S
Walsh
Wheeler
Senator Wheeler
Attorney J E Kelly Appears for Aaron Smith in Escape Case
Attorney J E Kelly was summoned to Boulder at the fore part of the week where he appeared as counsel for Aaron Smith, charged with permitting the escape of Roy Walsh.
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J. E. Kelly
Boulder
Aaron Smith
Roy Walsh
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BOY Scouts
K.C
Tog
Zev
Papyrus
Sande
Truman Smith
State Normal College
Our City
Minnesota
George Clemon
George Gray
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