Decrease in Beaverhead County Assessed Valuation Report
Beaverhead county shows a total assessed property value drop of over one million dollars from last year. The gap is blamed on many taxpayers undervaluing property, with actual full value totaling 35 380 470 while assessed value stands at 11 119 752 about one third. Taxes rise to 477 256 27 from 421 788 84. Dillon sees a tax drop of 95 792 45. special assessments exceed last year by over 11 000. A detailed recapitulation is provided by the county clerk’s office.
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Montana Crops Report Shows Poor Yields Across State
The November 1919 Montana crops report by Guy Fitzpatrick cites dire conditions from late frosts to drought and wind. It details statewide yield declines with corn at 138% bushels per acre, potatoes at 60 bushels, and flax at 1.7 bushels. national contrasts and silage trends are noted.
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Guy Fitzpatrick
Montana
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States
Local Gun Club Hosts Big Turkey Shoot at Dillmont Park
The Dillon Rod and Gun Club held its annual Thanksgiving shoot at Dillmont park on Sunday. Winners who earned gobbler trophies included H. Brundage, Otto Schultz, C. C. Thornton, George Melton, R. Fryburg, A. Graeter, Chester Gilbert, Nick Birrer, W. C. Orr, C. L. Carter, Frank Schultz, Ed Roe. Visiting sportsmen from Butte, Great Falls and Anaconda joined the event, as a large crowd watched several strong performances.
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Dillmont Park
Dillon Rod and Gun Club
H. Brundage
Otto Schultz
C. C. Thornton
George Melton
R. Fryburg
A. Graeter
Chester Gilbert
Nick Birrer
Ubiquitous Bill Carlisle Baffles Press and Police
Reports place the Wyoming outlaw in Billings Denver Erie and Atlanta as he sends taunting telegrams. Journalists and police receive calls claimed by the bandit who says he is passing through and apologizes that urgent travel prevents a visit. He escaped from the Wyoming penitentiary and remains at large.
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Bill Carlisle
Wyoming
United States
Billings
Denver
Colo
Erie
Atlanta
Mrs Mary Judge and Daughter Visit Butte and Anaconda
Mrs Mary Judge and her daughter, Mrs George Taylor, motored to Butte and Anaconda on Monday to spend time with relatives and see local sights, according to a brief society note.
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Mary Judge
George Taylor
Butte
Anaconda
Dillon High Triumphs 16 0 Over Deer Lodge in Cold Thanksgiving Game
In zero weather Dillon High defeated Deer Lodge High 16 to 0 on a frozen field. Andy Smith opened with a drop kick for three points, Hatfield intercepted and ran forty yards, Wyman Smith scored on a broken field, and another Smith reception set up a final touchdown.
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Deer Lodge
Andy Smith
Dillon
Powell
Hatfield
Wyman Smith
Smith
Oval
Beaverhead Post Plans Legion Club Rooms and Activities
Beaverhead Post members discussed securing space in city hall for Legion club rooms, with plans to host a smoker and entertainment once ready. A committee will coordinate with Mrs. Sewell on an operetta or oratorio, and a Legion basketball team is to form with practice at the High School gym. The skating rink site nears completion as cold weather approaches.
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Membrs
Beaverhead
Council
City Hall
Legion Club
Walter A. Sewell
Red Cross
Sewell
Legion
A. Legion
Funeral of Carl Spencer Held Monday Afternoon
The funeral for Carl Spencer who died last Saturday in a Butte hospital after a several week illness was conducted Monday afternoon at the Methodist church by Rev. H G Humphrey. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. He was a son of Lyman Spencer, a well known valley rancher. Spencer was born in Pennsylvania 94 years ago and came to Beaverhead county with his parents. He is survived by three brothers and two sisters.
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Carl Spencer
Butte
Methodist Church
H.G. Humphrey
Mountain View
Lyman Spencer
Pennsylvania
Beaverheat County
Man Charged With Forgery Arrested After Train Stop
A man who gave the name W. M. McMullan forged and cashed a $25 check at Hughes and McCaleb on a previous stop then repeated the act in Lima. Arrested on arrival in Dubois Idaho he was brought to Dillon Sunday and faces forgery charges. Reports say he signed his own name to the bogus checks and is an old offender with two prior penitentiary terms.
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W. M. McMullan
Hughes & McCaleb’s
Lima
Dubois
Idaho
Dillon
Ttt
Rankin to Speak in Butte on December 2 1919
Jeanette Rankin former Montana congresswoman and Zurich International Congress of Women delegate will deliver a message from the congress to Montana men and women at the Butte High School Auditorium Tuesday night December 2 1919. She is en route to Boston to address the American Legion.
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Butte
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
International Congress of Women
Zurich
Switzerland
Men and Women of
Butte High School
Miss Rankin
Boston
Mass
American Legion
Whiskey seized and ordered distributed to county physicians
Fifteen gallons of whiskey from bootleggers were ordered turned over to county physicians at a recent court session. The disposal follows prior seizure and reflects local enforcement actions.
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John Barleycorn
Mikws Heads to Fresno for Winter Stay
Charles Mikws departed earlier in the week and will spend the winter in Fresno California.
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Charles Mikws
Fresno
California
State Lands Sales in 1919 Shatter Previous Records
Helena November 26. The 1919 report by Sidney Miller Register of State Lands shows Montana sold 159 540.88 acres for 2 501 633 78 dollars, with an average price 15 58 per acre. Sheridan county led with 19 18, Blaine county had the largest acreage at 31 030 29 acres, and Big Horn county had the lowest average at 10 83 per acre. Most sales were grazing land, supporting price gains despite three years of drought.
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Helena
Sheridan County
Blaine County
Big Horn County
Toole
Price Hill
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Pondera
Teton
Park
Sweet Grass
Broadwater
Missoula
Ravalli
Jefferson
Big Horn
Carbon
Cascade
Chouteau
Lewis & Clark
Sheridan
Gallatin
Powell
Weeb
Wisdom Property Brings $455 000 in Big Hole Basin Sale
Spokane Cattle Company sells its 10 000 acre Wisdom ranch in the Big Hole basin to John Herman of Kalispell for 455 000 dollars. Cattle and other property valued at 200 000 dollars are included. The ranch lies 70 miles from Butte and includes five sets of buildings. Beaverhead county taxes on the property are noted. Christian Extension University: State training conferences for Montana to be held at Butte December 1 to 8 with speakers from Interchurch World Movement and various denominations.
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Wisdom Ranch
Big Hole
John Herman
Kalispell
Spokane Cattle Company
Butte
Spokane
Montana
Beaverhead
Christian Extension University
International World Movement
B. V. Edworthy
Raymond C. Brooks
E. L. Smith
B. B. Corbin
Department of Spiritual Resources
Interchurch World Movement
Thanksgiving Observed Amid Cold Weather Across City
Thanksgiving Day was widely observed with church services and family meals. Many residents left town for the holiday while temperatures dropped to record lows, making this the coldest Thanksgiving in years.
Prospector John Wilman Returns Home After 57 Years
John Wilman an aged prospector from the Elkhorn mining district leaves Wednesday to visit his Wisconsin home. He first struck gold in 1862 traveling in a prairie schooner caravan, met the California gold excitement, then Bannack and Grasshopper diggings before settling in Elkhorn. This marks his first trip home since 1862.
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John Wilman
Elkhorn
Wisconsin
Wilman
California
Bannack
Grasshopper
Elkhorn District
Thanksgiving Day Guest Feasts Alone at County Jail
This year the county jail hosted a single guest on Thanksgiving with no large meal crew. A solitary inmate ate the turkey day feast while guards watched over the quiet scene, contrasting with past celebrations requiring many chefs and aides.
Rancher Injured in Ryans Canyon Collision
Pat Layden a rancher from south of Dillon was hospitalized after colliding with a car Tuesday evening while riding a horse in Ryans canyon. His companion saw the approaching vehicle and left the road. Layden’s injuries are not yet known.
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Pat Layden
Dillon
Ryans Canyon
Layden
Bonds F K Gilman Charged With Grand Larceny in District Court
F K Gilman, a rancher from the West River section of the Big Hole basin, faces grand larceny charges in district court. The allegation states he slaughtered a beef owned by Miller Development Company last spring after a justice court trial and was placed under bonds.
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F. K. Gilman
Miller Development Company
Justice Court
Bonds
Gilman
Wist River
Big Hole Basin
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Prospect
Beaverhead High
Wisdom Property
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