Montana Banks Join Northwest Bancorporation Network
Daly Bank and Trust of Anaconda and First National Bank of Dillon affiliate with Northwest Bancorporation alongside 79 banks. No local management changes. Bowman and Gilbert to join board. Montana banks’ combined assets about 19.1 million within a 460 million regional group. Established histories date 1883 and 1880 respectively.
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Montana
Northwest Bancorporation
Daly Bank and Trust Company of
Anaconda
First National Bank of
Dillon
E. J. Bowman
Daly Bank and Trust Company
First National Bank
Northwest Bancorporation Group
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
Northwestern National Bank
Minnesota Loan and Trust Company
First
American National Bank of Duluth
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company
United States National Bank of Omaha
Great Falls National Bank
Great Falls
Hill County State Bank
Harvey Union Bank and Trust Company
Helena
First State Bank
Malta
Thanksgiving Observed Throughout Dillon With Services and Dance
Dillon residents observed Thanksgiving as a holiday with stores and schools closed. Morning union services at the Presbyterian church featured five ministers and Thanksgiving anthems. The program included the president's proclamation, readings, prayers, a sermon, and benediction. A collection benefited Barrett hospital. An evening city hall dance, sponsored by the volunteer fire department, was noted as a highlight of the day.
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Dillon
Presbyterian Church
Dillon Minists
R. O. Shannon
The
Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
J. D. Smith
Methodist Church
H. N. Tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
T. J. Simons
Barrett Hospital
City Hall
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Elite Shop Closes With Dramatic Millinery Sale
The Elite shop in the Andrus hotel building runs a closing out sale this week as Misses Sarah and Effie Carlson retire to Minnesota after five years of running the business. They take their entire stock and fixtures at sacrifice prices, offering the latest winter millinery to women shoppers of Dillon and vicinity.
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Andrus Hotel
Sarah
Effie Carlson
Dillon
Vicinity
Monday sets record for tax collection in county
Taxes totaling 18083.32 were collected at the county treasurer's office on Monday, setting a single day record for the year. Despite the record, the amount trails the weekly daily average needed to reduce delinquent taxes. Taxpayers queued all day, with slower Tuesday receipts and more large taxpayers paying in full. Charles H. Niblack of Dillon visited Butte early in the week.
Big Hole Rancher Buys Cattle and Hay Surplus
Sam Peterson of the Twin Bridges area returned Friday evening with 200 head of cattle including steers cows and stock cattle. He operates several Big Hole basin ranches and is feeding 400 head of beef steers while selling around 1000 tons of hay this fall. He notes difficulty in buying feeder steers at profitable prices but reports no injuries or losses among owners. Cattle and hay are being trailed to his Big Hole ranches.
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Sam. Peterson
Twin Bridges
Sam
Big Hole
Peterson
Home Making Course Offered to Dillon Women
The State Home Economics department will provide a teacher free of charge if a large enough group of Dillon women shows interest. A 30 lesson unit leads to a certificate, with four main groups Home Interests Child Welfare Clothing and Foods, each split into multiple divisions. Completion is expected in two years, three in small communities, with flexible attendance. Enroll via Principal Wahl after the holidays.
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Dillon
State Home Economics Department
State Department
Wahl
Beaverhead high school football letters awarded to 1929 squad
Beaverhead county high school honored 15 players with football letters from the 1929 season. Captains Stephens Dansie Davis Brundage Hignight Kerr Holden Cashmore Banning and Kent played in all games. Vandegrift Starr Hansen and Medsker logged twelve quarters. Bayerd earned a service letter due to a season injury. Other contributors included Fox Roland Wheat T English L English and Thompson. Judge H G Rodgers returned from Helena visit.
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Beaverhead County
Stephens
Dansie
Brundage
Vandegrift
Kerr
Hignight
Holden
Medsker
Cashmore
Hansen
Kent
Banning
Davis
Starr
Bayerd
Fox
Roland
Wheat
T. English
L. English
Thompson
Hay Stacks Burned in Deliberate Fire at Jones and Neighbor
About 400 tons of hay worth 4000 dollars were destroyed in a suspected arson last Monday night. Sheriff Orr investigated but could not identify any suspects as tracks in snow led to the main road but not to a gather point. Ranchers fear hay shortages and ranchmen in the southern county took precautions after the incident.
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Orr
Gargoyles offer three comedies in first public appearance
At the assembly week, Miss Genevieve Albertson discusses Columbia College and New York City experiences. The Gargoyles set to perform three comedies on Friday December 6 at the Recreation hall, with Baxter and Tomrey's orchestra providing music.
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Genevieve Albertson
Columbia College
New York City
Columbus
Dean Smith
Baxter and
Tomrey
Gargoyles
Spain
Fifteen Initiated Into KZN Sorority at MS Normal
Formal initiation ceremonies for the Kappa Zetta Nu sorority took place at the Montana State Normal College residence halls at midnight last Saturday. Fifteen pledges were welcomed into the organization and informal initiation will continue through the week. Pledges include Jean Ballard Dillon Helen Berry Sweet Grass Anastacia Lowney Hamilton Effie McCarren Anaconda Mary Gill Butte Genevieve Silk Butte Leona Tacke Fort Benton Anna McDonald Anaconda Grace Thomas Butte Virginia Weast Manhattan Margaret Johnston Anaconda Mary Wemple Hamilton Geraldine Tees Sweet Grass Dorothy Langdorf Helena and Helen Bucklin Redstone.
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Kappa Zetta Nu Sorority
Montana State Normal College
Jean Ballard
Dillon
Helen Berry
Sweet Grass
Anastacia Lowney
Hamilton
Effie McCarren
Anaconda
Mary Gill
Butte
Genevieve Silk
Leona Tacke
Fort Benton
Anna McDonald
Grace Thomas
Virginia Weast
Manhattan
Margaret Johnston
Mary Wemple
Geraldine Tees
Dorothy Langdorf
Helena
Helen Bucklin
Redstone
Boss Emerick Buys Choice Bunch of Steers
Boss Emerick purchased from Nay brothers 225 head of choice steers averaging 1214 pounds. They were driven to the Matt Kau ranch near Grant to be fed until shipping. Nay brothers Milt Byron and Ross are veteran cattlemen with a large Grasshopper ranch. The trio are active Early Rising club members and praised for cattle expertise.
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Boss Emerick
Nay Brothers
Matt Kau
Grant
Milt, Byron
Ross
Basketball next for Normal athletes
Regular practice begins after Thanksgiving with unofficial workouts at the Normal college gym. Coach Moe has promising material from last year and several players are in consideration. Preliminary sessions have started at the high school but full workouts will be delayed another week.
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Moe
Auto license rules rewrite in new year 1930
New motor vehicle law takes effect January 1 1930 with updated license plates and revised fees based on weight. Auto, truck, and trailer rates set by manufacturer certified weight. adjustments apply to motorcycles and busses. penalties include a 25 percent rate increase for non pneumatic tires.
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Legislative Assembly
State Normal to Graduate Eighteen
The tentative list of graduates at Montana State Normal College for the fall quarter graduation on December 18 includes Lois Naomi Carpenter Clyde Park Maude F. DeHaan Laredo Elva M. Bingham Gillette Helena Jessie Farr Guidici Dillon Nellie Hunton Missoula Mary Kathleen Kalafat Black Eagle Margaret Alice Lucks Walter Iona Lyndes Grantsdale Ellen L. McGuire Washoe Margaret Lee McKay Butte Olive Marguerite Menapace Three Forks Mary Kathryn Michelotti Butte Jennette Murray Bearcreek Mary Margaret Provo Butte Sister M Catherine Floersch Butte Evelyn Tabasinski Great Falls Mary Irene Williams Bozeman Lillian Delle Wilson Butte
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Montana State Normal College
Lois Naomi Carpenter
Clyde Park
Maude F. DeHaan
Laredo
Elva M. Bingham Gillette
Helena
Jessie Farr Guidici
Dillon
Nellie
Mma Hunton
Missoula
Mary Kathleen Kalafat
Black Eagle
Margaret Alice Lucks
Walter
Iona Lyndes
Grantsdale
Ellen L. McGuire
Washoe
Margaret Lee McKay
Butte
Olive Marguerite Menapace
Three Forks
Mary Kathryn Michelotti
Jennette Murray
Bearcreek
Mary Margaret Provo
M. Catherine Floersch
Evelyn Tabasinski
Great Falls
Mary Irene Williams
Bozeman
Lillian Delle Wilson
DeMolay Play Set at Beaverhead High
Beaverhead chapter of DeMolay selects cast for Is Zat So a Broadway comedy directed by Olive Scholl theater instructor at Beaverhead County High School. Production expected to eclipse previous DeMolay shows with humor and strong characterization.
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Beaverhead
DeMolay
Olive Scholl
Beaverhead County
de- Molays
Former Dillon Woman Blanche Hirschman Dies in Butte
Blanche Hirschman, a former Dillon resident and long time Dillon Examiner machinist, was found dead in her Butte home Monday evening after several days illness. She was born in Dillon and is survived by her sister Mrs. C M Miller of Los Angeles.
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Dillon
Blanche Hirschman
Butte
Hirschman
Dillon Examiner
C. M. Miller
Los Angeles
Shopper Mrs. Richardson Visits Lima City
Mrs. George Richardson of Lima was a shopper and visitor in the city last Monday detailing her outings and presence in local commerce.
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George Richardson
Lima
Esteemed Matron Maude Potts Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Maude Potts longtime Wise River ranch resident and respected Big Hole basin matron died Saturday morning in Butte after a brief illness. She leaves her husband a ranchman and children Mary and Ralph of Wise River, sister Mrs. W. P. Hughes in Seattle, and nephew Harry P. Bennett of Butte.
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Maude Potts
Big Hole Basin
Butte
Seattle
Harry P. Bennett
Landmark Dillon Service Station Replaced by New Paddock & Tyro
A long standing structure at Montana and Virginia streets in Dillon is torn down this week to make way for a new service station by Paddock & Tyro. The 1886 building housed a bakery and later a candy kitchen and various shops. The site hosted a noted gambler and a pack rat owner, ending after a fire. Meanwhile the high school basketball season opens with a sophomore class tournament won, then toppled by a faculty alumni student team including Hignight and Brundage.
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Dillon
Montana
Paddock & Tyro
Virginia Streets
Carl Mast
P. G. Nelson
Hignight
Hiram Brundage
Cashmore
Jud Brundage
Bernard Williams
Bayerd
J. W. Forsgren Spends Thanksgiving in Dillon
J. W. Forsgren of Butte spent Thanksgiving in Dillon visiting friends and enjoying the holiday.
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J. W. Forsgren
Butte
Dillon
Rotarians urge railroad link from Twin Bridges to NP extension
Twin Bridges and Dillon Rotarians met at the Andrus hotel to back a telegraphic resolution urging Northern Pacific to extend the westward railroad. Leaders G. A. Davey and R. D. Curry urged community support highlighting Madison Beaverhead counties' livestock, agriculture and mining potential for increased tonnage and development. (Continued on page four)
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Northern Pacific
Dillon
Twin Bridges
Andrus Hotel
George H. Davey
Madison
R. D. Curry
Dillon Club
Northern Pacific Company
Beaverhead
de Signed
G. A. Davey
Twin Bridges Rotary Club
Dillon Rotary
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Northwestern Bank
Pioneer
Corporation OF Country
Middlewest
North
Eldings Union
ELITE
Charles H. Niblack
BIG Hole Rancher
Beaver Stars
H. G. Rodgers
Centennial Valley
KZN
Twin Bridges and
Dillon Clubs
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