Movement for Beaverhead County Fair Gains Steam
Beaverhead County may form a permanent county fair with S S Carruthers promoting support from local leaders. Two sites are under consideration near the Oregon Short Line railroad coal chutes or near the ball grounds with leasing signaled. a half mile track and full facilities are planned. The event aims to showcase livestock poultry farm products and art with liberal cash prizes and broad county involvement exceeding racing interest.
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Craig Cornell
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Big Hole Basin
Grasshopper Valley
Beaverhead Valley
Horse Prairie
Watch the Tribune Columns for Holiday Bargains
Holiday season sales shine in the Tribune columns with bargain lists and featured items. Shoppers find discounts on clothing tools and household goods as retailers promote price cuts and special offers through December.
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The County Builds New River Bridges Across Beaverhead and Big Hole
The Beaverhead river bridge at Barretts Station is completed and in use. A similar overhead steel truss bridge will cross the Beaverhead at the Point of Rocks about 18 miles north of Dillon. The Big Hole river bridge at Willis, 220 feet long, is finished and open. The Wise river steel bridge, 62 feet long, is also completed and usable. Supervisor Robert Moore traveled to Butte and other parts of the state for forestry business.
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Robert Moore
Butte
Beav erhead Valley Adopts Up-to-Date Grain Plowing
A 32-horsepower Reeves steam traction engine arrives in Dillon for the Poindexter and Orr Live Stock Co. to plow 30 to 40 acres daily at the home ranch nine miles east of Dillon. The company plans a large oats and grain crop next year and will determine acreage after testing the outfit. Miss Bernice Meyers leaves Dillon for Livingston to spend Thanksgiving.
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Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Poindexter & Orr Livestock Company
Home Ranch
Reeves
Harry T. Poindexter
Bernice Meyers
Dillon Public
Livingston
Helena Wesleyan University Buys Six City Blocks
The Montana Wesleyan university plans to acquire six blocks on the bench between Lenox and the depot in Helena. Two new buildings will cost about 100000 dollars and include an administration building and a dormitory for 400 to 500 residents. Improvements follow years of growth and debt cancellation under President R. P. Smith, with refurbished facilities and separate dormitories for girls and boys.
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R. P. Smith
Montana Wesleyan University
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Record of Oregon Short Line Tax Payment to Beaverhead County
The largest sum ever paid to Beaverhead county for taxes by a single corporation was 29469.83 dollars from the Oregon Short Line railroad. The payment covered property in the county valued at 1418110 dollars with main line mileage 78.44 miles and assets including roadbed and rolling stock. Totals show state and county levies plus school and road funds, culminating in a grand total of 29469.83 dollars received by County Treasurer Cashmore.
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Oregon Short Line Railroad
City of Dillon
Thanksgiving union service at Methodist church in Dillon
Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Methodist church at 10 30 o clock yesterday with special music and a day keeping program. The Thanksgiving proclamation of President Roosevelt was read and Rev Winters pastor gave an address. Members of several church choirs in Dillon formed the choir and all city congregations attended.
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Eighth Grade Entertainment At Dillon Public School
The Dillon eighth grade presents an event next Thursday at the public school building. Admission is 15 cents, with proceeds funding decorations for rooms and halls. The program features songs by the chorus, scenes from the Merchant of Venice, instrumental music, and displays from the different grades.
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Thanksgiving At Home Social Debut At Normal Hall
The Normal Hall hosts the Thanksgiving At Home event planned by Dean Hopper and female students. Dancing starts at nine with President Swain leading, followed by refreshments and frappe later. Out of town guests from Butte Anaconda and Missoula are expected for a festive evening in orange and black.
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H. H. Swain
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
Beav erhead County records record large land water deed
The Birchdale Stock Farm transferred 7 520 acres and 6 616 cubic inches of water per second to the Beaverhead Ranch company in a deed filed Saturday with Clerk Recorder Baker. The stated consideration was 200000 dollars.
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Birchdale
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Col Decker Builds Life Saving Station Not A Church
A new 20 by 30 foot one story frame building is rising beside the Life Saving Station area. Col Alf Decker is constructing it, calling it Col Decker’s life saving station, though it is not a church. Builders include Silver Fissure Mining company and A McDonald of this city as contractor.
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Silver Fissure Mining Company
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Col. Decker
Two Deer Kill in Sheep Creek Basin Hunt Report
Clerk of the court Frank A. Hazelbaker and Eph Peterson spent last week hunting in the Sheep Creek Basin. They saw three deer and killed all three, with Frank taking two of them weighing 155 and 205 pounds. He sprained his ankle and returned to Dillon on Saturday hardly able to walk.
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Eph Peterson
Sheep Creek Basin
Frank
Dillon
CARE OF THE COUNTY FUNDS
Helena November 26 Attorney General Galen issues an opinion in response to Meagher county. The county treasurer must keep all county funds in his possession until lawful disbursement. If he deposits with any bank he must obtain a double bond from three or more sureties approved by the county board.
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W. L. Ford
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Board of County Commissioners
Oregon Short Line depot work delayed by official illness
The Dillon project to move the old depot and enlarge the freight house for a new Oregon Short Line depot is postponed due to the illness of a chief official whose approval is needed. J P Congdon inspected the site and plans to start work in early spring once authorized. Ralph Tattersall reports Raymond Noyes at the University of Michigan may leave studies due to eye trouble.
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Dillon
J. P. Congdon
Pocatello
Idaho
Ralph Tattersall
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Mich
Raymond Noyes
Beaverhead County
Dillon Firemen Host Venison Feed for Butte Chief
The Dillon voluntary fire department hosted a venison feed at Odd Fellows hall in honor of Chief Peter Sanger of Butte. Guests included Butte firemen E. J. Leary and M. M. Sullivan, city officers, and press reps. Sanger urged purchasing a chemical engine and shared fire fighting insights.
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Voluntary Fire Department
Dillon
Peter Sanger
Butte Fire Department
E. J. Leary
M. M. Sullivan
Frank Knotts
Sanger
Butte
Gruwell
Mining activity surges at Queen of the Hills mine
Fifteen men go up to the Queen of the Hills property to build bunk houses and upgrade the site. The mine, long idle, is linked to Emerson Hill but rumored sales stir local talk. Changes include a new copper venture and plans to sink a deep shaft with completed hoist work and tunnel progress.
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Bedrock
Lemhi Herald
Queen & Crescent M. Company
Calumet & Montana M. Company
Queen & Crescent
Emerson Hills
R. W. McBride
Copper Queen
Agency Creek Canyon
Blue Eyed Annie Mine Work Advances in Elkhorn District
Warren Graeter reports construction ready for the Blue Eyed Annie plant once weather permits. A Glendale concentrator was dismantled and parts shipped to the Blue Eyed Annie mine owned by Elk Horn Copper Mining Co. Frank Williams leads lease work with others while R L Riley notes two miners at the old Blue Wing claim in the Kent group extracting ore. A vein of rich silver ore is found, but no shipment planned yet.
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Warren Graeter
Glendale
Dillon
Elkhorn District
Elkhorn Copper Mining Company
Beaverhead County
Frank Williams
R. L. Riley
Butte & Dillon Developement Company
Blue Wing
Kent Group
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