County Schools Improve Across Beaverhead County
Improvement in Beaverhead County schools shows rising attendance, better facilities, higher teacher salaries, and strong participation from parents and trustees. Census data for 40 districts shows 1 810 children ages 6 to 21 enrolled, up from 1 781 last year, with 935 boys and 875 girls. Dillon leads with 855 pupils, Lima 98, and Monida eight.
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Beaverhead
Ross
Dillon
Lima
Monida
Beaverhead Club Smoker Celebrates Debt Clearance
About one hundred Beaverhead club members attended a smoker at the clubrooms last Saturday night to celebrate paying off the clubs indebtedness. The program featured vaudeville acts from Butte and the Pastime theatre. President Charles A. Smith and Secretary Edmund J. Callaway spoke on the clubs finances and the evening ended with a sale of leftovers. An annual meeting is set for Monday evening, November 17, with all members urged to attend.
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Beaverhead Club
C. A. Smith
Butte
Wheelers
Miss Kitty Brandy
Browne
Hackett
Earl Wheat
Rowland Howell
George Brownbeck
Charles A. Smith
Edmund J. Callaway
Railroad progress on Butte Wisdom and Pacific line
Survey of the main line near Divide to Jackson progresses with ten completed sections and a branch survey toward Wise River up to Elkhorn mine about 26 miles. Jackson depot site chosen with coaling station and turntable, Wisdom town plat laid, canyon tunnels planned including one to bypass a 65 foot dam.
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Butte, Wisdom and Pacific
Divide
Jackson
Wise River
Elkhorn Mine
J. C. O'Neil
Wisdom
Big Hole Commercial Company
Divide and
Dewey
Montana Power Company
Montana crops above average this year in bureau bulletin
A Montana bureau bulletin reports above average Montana crop yields vs the United States. Corn yields reach 31.5 bu per acre, potatoes 5 040 000 bu, flaxseed 9 bu per acre, wheat prices around 68 cents, oats 33 to 37 cents, hay $8.50 per ton, hogs $7.80 per 100 lb, beef cattle $6.80 per 100 lb, alfalfa seed $8 per bushel.
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Bureau of Statistics
Montana
United States
December Term Court Calendar Beaverhead County District Court
The December term calendar lists sessions from December 9 to January 10 with cases including the State of Montana vs Fred Hansen and a series of damage debt and divorce filings. Multiple dockets note times such as 9:30 a m and 10 a m, alongside names like Rose Heavy, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, Charles Retallack, and J W Morton, across dates in December and January 1914.
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District Court
Fred Hansen
Beaverhead
State of
Montana
Rose Heavy
Union Electric Company
Elizabeth Ashbaugh
O'Neal & Son
S. C. Dishno
John C. Brenner
S. B. Howell
Robert Jaggers
Chicago, Montana
J. W. Morton
Matt Polish
J. W. Kemper
Alfred St. Louis
George Rebisch
John W. Hails
Dillon Implement Company
Horace McIntyre
Carl M. Roode
St. Louis
John Walchi
Anna Walchi
Wealthy Beaverhead men and associates charged with sheep theft
Beardslee files theft claim against George Gleed and two co defendants. Frank Nelson brings them from Lima in custody after arraignment on $1000 bonds each. Preliminary hearing set in Lima next week as witnesses reside in the southern county end. The defendants include George Gleed his son Edward and employee John Eismann. Beardslee alleges 550 sheep stolen by the trio.
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Arby Beardslee
George Gleed
Edward
John Eismann
Beardslee
Frank Nelson
Beaverhead County
Lima
Justice Court
T. D. Olmsted
C. C. Bond
Edward R. Gleed
Robert W. Boone
Frank A. Hazelbaker
J. H. Gilbert
B. F. White
Edward Gleed
Eismann
Unusual Fatal Shooting Case Involving Pearson and Wolgamott
Sheriff and deputy arrest John C Walwamott after a bizarre incident at a Dell area ranch. Pearson urged a joint suicide with a loaded gun. Wolgamott, fearing trouble, removed bullets, then shot Pearson while acting under duress. Coroner’s jury cites Pearson’s death as carelessness. Wolgamott pleads involuntary manslaughter. Bonds set at 250 dollars.
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Irwin
Sheal W. T. Lewlly
Crab ‘Tree
John C. Walwamott
Guy Pearson
Pearson
Wolgamott
Dell
Camplaint
Henry Thompson
Oregon Short Line to Spend on Dillon Improvements
Louis J. Speckles, estimator for the Oregon Short Line, urges a $100,000 spend for Dillon property upgrades pending directors’ approval. Proposed projects include automatic coal chutes, a three stall brick roundhouse, pumping station, electric light plant, and yard and trackage improvements to be consolidated for economy. Lighting costs currently run about $35 monthly. detailed yard specs await board action in December.
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Louis J. Speckles
Dillon
Speckles
J E Monroe Travels to Butte on Business
J E Monroe went to Butte Wednesday afternoon on business. The trip appears to be routine with no accompanying details of purpose or outcomes.
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J. E. Monroe
Butte
Eph Stoller Returns From Southern End Of The Week
Eph Stoller returned the first of the week from the southern end of the region. The brief item notes his travel and implies a continuation of duties upon return. No additional details are provided in the fragment.
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Eph Stoller
Charles Teers Fractures Leg in Ranch Accident
Charles Teers fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs William Teers was thrown from a wagon at Banks ranch five miles south of Dillon. While guiding a refractory team the horses bolted and stepped on his right leg near the ankle fracturing the bone. He was taken home and the fracture set.
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William Teers
Charles Teers
Banks Ranch
Dillon
Young Teers
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Banks
All-stars and high school teams meet in today’s games
Today the All-stars collide with high school football teams in a set of citywide matchups. Fans expect competitive play as local rosters showcase talent across divisions. Kickoff details and venues are available at the event desks.
Forest Reports Show Heavy Paperwork For National Forest
Forest Supervisor C. Ky Wyman and staff face extensive reporting on game, stock, range conditions, and disease across Beaverhead National Forest. Rangers submit range plant identifications, grazing unit losses, and disease data, while homesteaders endure lengthy land-entry surveys and government costs reach about $300 per parcel.
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C. Ky Wyman
National Forest
Wyman
Forestry
Missoula
Forest Service
Beaverhead National Forest
Land Office
Uncle Sam
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