Viewers Reported Road Plan Favored by Basin Resident
Bristow November letter defends the viewers and county commissioners over the Wisdom to Bristow road petition. The writer argues the board chose competent viewers, notes the west side should receive a full Basin road, and cites local land and bridge costs, winter travel needs, and ongoing road improvements benefiting the Big Hole Basin and Grasshopper country.
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Big Hole Basin
M. A. Shaw
Board of County Commissioners
the Tribune
Wisdom
Bristow
Altho
Jackson
Dillon
Geo. Stewart
Montgomery’ House
Stewart’s
Woodworth
Board ‘of County Commissioners
Elkhors
Grasshopper
Ames
Wise River
Grasshopper Country
Little Swamp Creek
Idaho
W. A. Armirace
Retina debut showcases Beaverhead high school talent
The Retina monthly magazine from Beaverhead county high school appeared last week. It is a 28 page publication with reading material for students and friends of the school. The staff includes Richard Price as editor in chief Judson Best Adolph C Decker as business managers W Ray Call athletic editor Hortense Paul society editor Beulah Harrison literary editor Minnie Gilbert wit and humor editor Katherine Paxton faculty editor Bertha Burfield alumni editor Elizabeth Sutherland exchange editor.
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Retina
Beaverhead County
Richard
Local Man Declared Insane After Dilfon Exam
Leonard Shoun, long employed by Wells and Kenni son on the Elkhorn road project, was brought to Dilfon for a sanity exam. The board found him insane and ordered transfer to Warm Springs asylum. Known in Dillon as a street sprinkler driver, he had been there years ago. He hinted at past wealth and a relatives’ loss of possessions that driven his mind to wander.
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Leonard Shoun
Wells & Kennison
Elkhorn
Dilfon
Warm Springs
Shaun
Dillon
Wire across sidewalks injures several near Kentucky avenue
A dangerous baling wire stretched across a sidewalk on Kentucky avenue tripped multiple pedestrians after dark. Benjamin Bond and Mrs. W M Oliver were thrown, with Bond injuring a leg. Mrs Remley and daughter Edith fell soon after. Several other women reported similar incidents in the same area. Police should identify and prosecute the culprits, with reform for juveniles if children are involved.
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Kentucky Avenue
Benjamin Bond
W. M. Oliver
John Remley
Edith
Miss Remley
Senior Class Play At Beaverhead High School
Beaverhead high school seniors stage a home talent production in the assembly room on Saturday evening November 23. Proceeds fund a mineral cabinet for the school. Three booths sell pennants candy and coffee. Admission 35 cents. Cast includes Grace Graeter Everett Brundage Karl Reidelsberger and Farce titled The Chronothanatoletion.
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Beaverhead County
Grace Graeter
Everett Brundage
Karl Reidelsberger
Shelly Brothers Trial Ends In Guilty Verdict For Clifford
Clifford B. Shelly was found guilty of second degree assault and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after a district court trial in the Big Hole basin. Welton W. Shelly was acquitted. The case stemmed from a summer conflict at the Willy ranch over horses and property damage, with testimony detailing a violent attack on Richard Ellinghouse. Ellinghouse sustained a broken jaw and fractured ribs, with witnesses describing Shelly’s alleged actions. The verdict was greeted with general satisfaction in the basin.
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Clifford B. Shelly
Venton W. Shelly
Big Hole Basin
Richard Ellinghouse
Willy Ranch
Welton W. Shelley
Callaway
Clifford Shelly
Shelly Boys
Ellinghouse
Wm. Montgomery
Shelly Ranch
Shelly's
Shelly
Big Hole
Welton Shelly
Forgers Walter Watkins Warner Sentenced in Dillon Case
Walter Watkins and James Warner alias Harry H O Nea l were bound over to district court for forgery after using a forged 24 dollar check drawn on M R Miles at the New Dillon hotel. They cashed part at J Robert Morton store and attempted escape by letters and tools from jail. Local sheriff took them to the penitentiary following guilty pleas.
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Walter Watkins
Harry Deport
James Warner
Harry H. O'Neal
District Court
Warner
M. R. Miles
J. Robert Morton
Mr. Morton
Miles
Watkins
Pass
Ernest Neil
Butte
Mont
Wm. Jackson
Jimmie
Ernie
Jackson
Appointed Hunter Trapper May Face Duty amid Fatal Accident
Charles Williams and Harry Hackett were appointed to patrol the Big Hole reserve to curb stock losses from wild animals. Williams suffered a severe head fracture after a horse fall and remains unconscious. if he cannot work, Wyman will appoint a replacement from among eager applicants including a doctor from Anaconda.
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C. K. Wyman
Big Hole National Forest
The
Tribune
Department
Washington, D. C
Williams
Bloody Dick
Reservoir Creek
Buffalo Creek
Grasshopper
Hackett
Big Hole
Walker
Wyman
Anaconda
Prison Sentences for Walter Watkins and Warner in Habits Case
Judge Callaway sentenced Walter Watkins to ten years at hard labor after reading a seized letter from Watkins and Jimmy Warner. Warner, who pleaded guilty, received nine years in the state penitentiary as part of the case involving attempted corruption and habitual criminal conduct.
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Express
Harry O'Neil
Sheriff's Office
Dillon
Jackson
Jack
Ernie
Walter Watkins
Harry O’neal
Jimmy
Pal
Harry Deport
Watkins
Callaway
Dillon saves Montana coal supplies through rail rate cuts
Local effort by Geo. B. Conway leads to reduced freight rates on Montana coal, enabling Dillon and Beaverhead County to stockpile fuel amid earlier famine warnings. Three Montana coal cars reached Dillon with more on the way, while state papers cite ongoing railroad commission actions and car shortages threatening Bear Creek and Yellowstone coal operations.
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Montana
Geo. B. Conway
Beaverhead County
Normal College
Dillon
Oregon
Wyoming
Conway
Railroad Commission of Montana
Great Falls
Railroad Commission
Helena
Yellowstone Railway
Northern Pacific
Bear Creek
Yellowstone Park Railway
Galen
Mrs Alice Belle Truman Dies at Home in Wise River
Mrs Alice Belle Truman wife of Marcus P Truman died at her Wise River home on Tuesday at age 29. Born in Dewey she was daughter of Peter and Deno pioneers of Southern Montana. A devoted mother and wife she leaves her husband and five children. Sympathy pours in from the community.
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Alice Belle Truman
Marcus P. Truman
Wise River
Dewey
Peter Deno
Montana
Joss
Dillon Social Club Third Ball Held at Darts Hall
The third Dillon social club ball took place at Darts Hall last Friday evening and was largely attended with an enjoyable atmosphere.
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Dillon Social Club
Dart’s Hall
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Ful
Sarah Pharaoh
Cornelia Cleopatra
Queen Elizabeth
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Martha Washington
Priscilla
Shelley
Joseph Braun
Dillion
Sheridan
Los Angeles
California
Rev. Hoskins
Vern_L. Lane
Harry Lane
Belmont Stock Farm
Walter Watkins Drew
Gi. Hurt
Chas. Williams
Happy Hunting Ground
Big Hole Reserve
Center
Idaho Street
Dillonites
Mrs. Truman
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