Local mining men visit Butte School of Mines
About 25 Beaverhead Mining association members toured the Butte School of Mines with President Francis A Thomson and faculty. They viewed classes laboratories and the museum guided by students. A noon dinner at the Thornton hotel featured mining industry talks.
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Butte School OF Mines
Beaverhead Mining Association
Butte
Francis A. Thomson
Dillon
Thornton Hotel
A.M. Gaudin
Eugene S. Perry
L. D. Frink
Pearl S. Smith
Roy B. Herndon
George W. French
A. H. French
Ted Williams
D. V
Criminal reform topic sparked by Judge Rodgers talk
Judge H G Rodgers urged specialized supervision to fix criminal sentences and argued prisoners should stay confined until society is safe, with parole for reforming offenders. He warned the pardon system favors the influential. life confinement for unreformed criminals. Rotary lunch discussed community Christmas tree sponsorship with Dr Romersa attending.
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Ih. G. Rodgers
Luntcheon
Dillons ‘Rotary
Rodgers
Depot Lawn
W. J. Romersa
Bridge Club Formed at St James Church Rec tory
A group of bridge enthusiasts met Tuesday night at St James Church rector y to enjoy contract play and refreshments. They decided to hold meetings every two weeks through the winter with four tables in use.
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St. James Church
Legion Post to Stage Local Talent Show This Winter
Beaverhead American Legion plans its annual show to be held in late January featuring entirely local talent. The musical production will include singers and musicians from the community, with auditions soon and strong expectations for a brilliant event.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Légion
Mining men predict Bannack gold may relieve low mood
A Beaverhead Mining association discussion last week posits Bannack and nearby districts could again yield gold that would help ease the current financial downturn caused by the war. The idea recalls post Civil War gains when Bannack Virginia City and Clark's Fork produced vast wealth to stabilize the treasury and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Mining Association
Bannack
Virginia City
Clark’s Fork
Idaho
Anandal
Eliels Ready for Basketball Play This Season
Eliel's basketball team will feature Breeden Contway Hig night Williams and Vandegrift in key positions. Ryburn will rejoin later in the winter as practice begins and a game schedule is being set. Last season they were state independent runners up with a strong non losing run to the finals.
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Ryburn
Eliel Quint
Leonard Innes
Breeden
Contway
Hig Night
Williams
Vandegrift
Bannack
Eliel’s
Local Ladies Head West for California Winter
Mrs. Clara Chapman and Mrs. J E Morse left Friday evening for Los Angeles to spend the winter there. Mrs. Amanda Guidici departed last week for California to visit during the winter months.
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Clara” ‘Chapman
J. E. Morse
Los Angeles
Amanda Guidici
California
Evening Dairy School Proposed for Farmers
Bernard Williams head of the Smith Hughes agricultural department at the high school proposes an evening dairy school if interest warrants. The course would cover feeding for higher milk yield, raising young stock, milk and cream handling, and other dairy issues with class members sharing effective methods. Williams asks interested parties to confer to arrange a schedule.
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Bernard Williams
Smith-Hughes Agricultural Department
Mr. Williams
Fred Pasco
Deer Lodge
Christmas Mail Dates for Foreign Countries
A list of the latest mailing dates for foreign parcels to arrive by Christmas is issued by Postmaster J. C. Faller. Customs formalities can delay parcel post delivery, so send early. Letters, post cards and newspapers should be mailed as soon as possible to avoid congestion.
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Parcel
J. C. Faller
Turkey shoot opens in Dillon at old Crystal laundry building
George Judge and Burl Stevens opened a shooting gallery last Wednesday evening at the corner Montana and Sebree streets in Dillon. The turkey shoot will be open every evening until Thanksgiving with many enthusiasts attending and promising opportunities to win.
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George -Judge
Burl Stevens
Ry Montana and Sebree
Adi
P T A Meeting Highlights School Reading Revival
The P T A met Tuesday afternoon November 18 with a violin solo by Frances Robinson and piano by Mira Booth of Montana State Normal College. Four department leaders spoke on oral reading revival and a reading guide for youth was announced along with book suggestions from high school departments.
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Parent ‘Teachers Association
Frances Robinson
Mira Booth
Montana State Normal College
Fay Kirkpatrick
Beaverhead County
Loren Davis
Justin Brundage
Maynard Lovell
Local Rebekah Lodge Hosts Delegates Banquet
Diana Rebekah lodge of this city welcomed delegates from Wisdom Melrose Jackson and Sheridan Thursday evening at the Odd Fellows hall for an initiation ceremony and banquet. The hall was attractively decorated and the program proved highly entertaining.
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Diana Rebekah
Rebekah
Wisdom
Melrose
Jackson
Sheridan
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Promising Oil Prospect Reported by Tacoma Geologist
A Tacoma geologist H c Curtis reports possible significant Bea verhead Alberta oil company drilling on a structure with oil and gas at two depths. He believes after hard strata is breached, an oil sand may be penetrated likely answering prospects in the field.
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H. c. Curtis
Tacoma
Wash
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil Company
Mr. Curtis
Shell
Candidates File Election Costs Recorded By County Clerk
Filing of all candidate campaigns and central committee costs for the recent election was completed by Wednesday afternoon, as announced by John Baker, county clerk and recorder, in the office. The report covers Republican and Democratic committees and their expenditures.
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Republican and
Democratic Central Committees
John
Baker
Beaverton Beavers Freshman Basket Player Joins University
Herat Brundage of Beaverton Beavers has entered the University of Washington at Beattie as a freshman basketball player. He scored 16 points in a scholastic contest, contributing to a 31 point total, aiding his selection for the freshman quint. Friends in Dillon await his name on the varsity roster before college years begin.
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Herat
Quint
Dillon
Beavers prepare for 1930 basketball season
Coach Breeden of the high school is taking preparations to start the 1930 basketball season after interclass tournaments. Four of last year's lettermen return along with promising new material. No games are scheduled yet. the roster will be formed shortly after Thanksgiving.
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Breeden
Beavers
Mrs Orr Travels to Honolulu to Visit Daughter
Mrs W C Orr departed Thursday for Honolulu to visit her daughter Mrs Jay Loveless whose husband is an army officer stationed in the Islands. Dan Little returned from Corvallis after attending the Oregon State Oregon U homecoming game where his son Frank, a former Beaver star, played prominently for the Oregon Aggies. Mrs Little joined him and visited daughter Mrs I M Patterson in Buhl Idaho.
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W. C. Orr
Honolulu
Jay Loveless
United States Army
Islands
Dan Little
Corvallis
Ore
Frank
Beaver
Oregon Aggies
Little
Buhl, Ida
I. M. Patterson
Girl Scouts Hear Bogart Visit Discuss Work and Leaders
Miss Bogart regional director for the Rocky Mountain district visited Dillon Girl Scouts at St James guild hall. About 65 to 70 girls plus mothers attended as she demonstrated games sang and spoke on troop work. Mrs Isaac Edinger of Divide also spoke and two new lieutenants Mrs Elvira Gowen and Miss June Roe were enlisted as leaders.
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Dillon Girl Scouts
St. James Guild Hall
Gertrude Bowart
Rocky Mountain District
Isaac’ Edinger
Divide
Elvira Gowen
June Roe
Woman killed at Ismay formerly a resident of city
Dillon friends of Mrs Henry Krause, formerly Miss Edith Brackett, a Normal college alumna, were shocked by a Wednesday Ismay shooting in which she was killed by her husband Henry Krause who then killed himself. The couple had been married about two months after a hotel quarrel with her father Oscar Brackett.
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Ismay
Oscar Brackett
Community
Krause
The
Normal College
Minde
Mona Harding Wins Poster Contest Under PTA Aaus
Winners announced by Mrs LeRoy Gilbert from the book poster contest held under the PTA. First Mona Harding for The Little Sister Hector Malot. Tie for second Billie Bayerd Stories of Brave Dogs St Nicholas and Lucy Basquez Dr Doolittle Circus Hugh Lofting. Third Helen Hoerning junior high Under the Lilacs Louisa M Alcott. Honorable mentions Billy Galt Joe Brown Earl Fairbanks. High school prize June Randolph. second Elsie Curnutt. honorable Billy Ballard.
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Parent’ Teachers Association
LeRoy Gilbert
Mona Harding
Hector Malot
Billie Bayerd
St. Nicholas
Lucy Basquez
Louisa M. Alcott
Billy Galt
Joe Brown
Earl Fairbanks
June Randolph
Elsie Curnutt
Billy Ballard
Salt Lake group takes bond on Ferdinand mine above Argenta
Salt Lake investors have acquired a bond and lease on the Ferdinand mine, once a leading producer above Argenta. They have shipped machinery from Utah and are installing equipment ready to begin extensive development work in the near future.
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Salt Lake
Ferdinand
Argenta
Utah
Hunters net elk and deer after harsh season end trip
Dillon and nearby hunters wrapped up the big game season with a large fall of game. A notable haul arrived from the Boulder mountain country weighing 2 180 pounds for two elk and two deer. Hunters Sam Freeman Jack Keenan and Maynard Miller faced nights without bedding yet secured their meat. Others including K L Burles and Levant Taylor set a fast pace and returned with a fine buck from the Blacktail area. A list of successful locals names many more deer and elk hunters across the district.
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Boulder Mountain
Standard Lumber Company
Sam Freeman
Jack Keenan
Maynard Miller
Freeman
Keenan
K. L. Burles
Levant Taylor
C. W. Stallings
Bannack
Dillon
Dick Cralford
Dick Cralford, “Roy Forrester, George Hildreth, Frank Rife
Jesse Ditty
Paul Stahl
R. O. Shannon
William Jacobson
Charles Kelly
Tom Yost
Frank Poole
Ralph Harding
L. B. Peterson
Ted Williams
Frank 0.Keefe
Miss Ballard to Present Piano Recital at College
Miss Helen Ballard, piano instructor at Montana State Normal College, announced a recital Monday evening in the college auditorium. A Cincinnati Conservatory trained pianist, she will perform works by Beethoven Chopin Liszt Rubenstein and others.
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Helen Ballard
Montana State Normal College
Hag
Miss Ballard
Apollo Lodge Past Noble Grands Meet At Hall
A past grand meeting of Apollo Lodge of Odd Religws was held last Monday night at their hall. Several past noble grands attended and gave addresses to the members. After the meeting a feed was held with several guests invited. Entertainment included music and a toast program led by George Farrell as toastmaster.
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Apollo ‘Lodge of
Odd Religws
Rand
George Farrell
Fortnightly Dancing Club Holds Second Dance at St James
The Fortnightly Dancing club held the second dance of its first series on Wednesday night at St James guild hall with about 40 couples attending. Hosts and hostesses included Mr and Mrs Bernard Williams Mr and Mrs Frank Paul Mr and Mrs Fred Woodside Mr and Mrs W E Selner Mr and Mrs Walter Stamm Mr and Mrs Homer Faust Mr and Mrs J C Whitham Mr and Mrs John T Orr Mr and Mrs Charles Oberem and Dr and Mrs W J Romersa.
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St. James Guild Hall
Bernard Williams
Frank Paul
Fred Woodside
W. E. Selner
Walter Stamm
Homer Faust
J. C. Whitham
John T. Orr
Charles Oberem
W. J. Romersa
Jacksons Plan Long Beach Visit After Week in Town
Mr and Mrs Martin C Jackson spent part of the week in town and intend to drive to Long Beach California to visit their daughter Mrs J H Smith until the first of the year.
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Martin C. Jackson
By- Auto
Long Beach
Calif
J. H. Smith
Lima Residents Gleed and Franks Attend City Business
E R Gleed and E C Franks, notable Lima figures, spent last Friday in the city for assorted business matters.
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Lima
E.R. Gleed
E. C. Franks
City
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H. G. Rodgers
Rotary Club
NEW Bridge Club
Legion Post
Eliel
Montana
Poultry Association
A. W. Johnson
Fred R. Pascoe
P. T. A. Meeting
Rebekahs
HOOP
Hawaii
Girl Scouts
Dillon and
Vicinity
ODD" Fellows
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