J E Morse Remembered As Dillon’s Leading Sheepman
J E Morse prominent Montana sheepman and Dillon rancher died at Barrett hospital from coronary embolism after a week of illness. A lifelong community leader, he organized Dillon Implement, chaired Beaverhead county Republican efforts, and served as mayor in 1899. Survived by wife Ida, daughters Blanche and Alma, son Howard, and three grandchildren. Funeral at St James Episcopal with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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Montana
Commonwealth
Morse
Citizens’ Committee
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Republican Party
Republican Central Committee
Beaverhead County
State Board of Education
Richards
Dillon Lodge No. 80
Tom E. Gilbert
Hollis Potter
Chicago
Howard I
Howard Ja
Miriam Morse
Morse Potter
St. James Episcopal Church
Atal
WW. ON. Tragitter
Mountain View Cemetery
RE. O. Selway
Harry Cilbert
George Clemon
A. L
Jank Halezbaker
Clark Anderson
Harry Hansen
Lorenzo Cushing
Bert Orr
Albert Stamm
Henry G. Rodgers
W. D. Oliver
Thomas D. Olmsted
Otto C. Gosman
Lima
Henry Thompson
Dell
Alfred Decker
Armstead
Charles Miller
Wisdom
A. I. Stone
J. J. Monroe
Early Snow Storm Paralyzes County Roads Near Armstead
A heavy early snow storm blocked the county highway near Armstead for nearly 24 hours last Thursday and Friday. The drifted snow buried fences and stalled 17 cars while about fifty tourists and ranchers sought shelter as crews cleared the road. The storm traveled across Madison county, sparing Dillon but causing similar drifts in the area.
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Armstead
Dillon
Madison County
Shriners to Visit Idaho from Dillon and Boise
Dillon Shriners will travel to Idaho Falls next Monday for a ceremonial with Boise and other Idaho units. The annual visit of Bagdad nobles to George Dart, reigning potentate of Dillon, remains untimed but likely after the general election.
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Shriners
Idaho
Dillon Shriners
Idaho Falls
Boise
Bagdad
George Dart
Blaze at Bassett Home Destroys Storeroom Origin
A fire caused by an overheated stove damaged the Bassett home and a storeroom building last Friday morning. Damage is estimated between 900 and 1000 dollars with interior nearly destroyed and valuable goods burned. the fire department arrived promptly.
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Frank Bassett
Stolen Chevy Recovered Near Armstead
Coach B J Gunderson reported his Chevrolet coupe stolen from in front of the Andrus hotel last evening. The owner found the car undamaged that afternoon after Stock Inspector D V Erwin spotted it on the road a few miles this side of Armstead. it had run out of gas.
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B. J. Gunderson
Orr
Andrus
D. V. Erwin
Armstead
Foxes Noted As Among Best Seen At Dillon Fur Farm
Seattle visitors George Morrison and J E Mc Donald registered and scored the Dillon fur farm north of the city declaring the local foxes among the best they had ever seen.
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George Morrison
J. E.mcdonald
Seattle
Dillon Fur Farm
Isaac F Willard Dies In Twin Falls Idaho
R. P. Willard reports the death in Twin Falls Idaho on September 26 of Isaac F Willard aged 75. A prominent old time ranchman, he had lived in Idaho for many years and is survived by his wife and four brothers Edmund H J A David and R P with David in Fort Benton Montana and the two latter residents of Montana.
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R. P. Willard
Twin Falls
Idaho
Isaac F. Willard
Idaho City
Mr. Willard
Edmund H
J. A
David
R. P
Montana
Fort Benton
German Royalty Hunts Ducks in Centennial Montana
Baron and Baroness Maximilian von Romberg of Weis baden Germany visited Beaverhead county this week. They spent several days duck hunting at Redrock Lakes and praised the hunting as excellent. The baroness, Emily Hall, a former Butte girl, now resides in California. They plan an extended big game hunt in northern Montana after their duck hunting.
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Beaverhead County
Maximilian von Romberg
Weisbaden
Germany
Redrock’ Lakes
Butte
Emily Hall
W. H. Hall
California
Centennial Valley
Montana
Taxes show $61,000 drop in Beaverhead County 1928 books
Beaverhead county 1928 tax books show a drop of $61,804.55 in taxes and a $386,617 decrease in taxable valuation from 1927. The total tax roll is $362,796.27, down from $424,080.82 in 1927, with payments due at the November collection.
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Beaverhead
Death of Mrs Lizette Rounds in Dillon After Fall
Mrs Lizette Rounds dies at Barrett hospital from a fractured skull after slipping on cellar steps in Dillon. The 1873 Evanston Wyoming native was a longtime Dillon resident and Eastern Star leader. she survived by her father, two brothers, a sister, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at the Masonic hall under Mizpah Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star avsl.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
Lizette Rounds
Dewey Cashmore
Portland
Oden
W. F. Cashmore
Evanston
Wyoming
Rounds
Utah and Northern
Julius Rounds
Galloways and Nelson Attend State Odd Fellows Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Galloway and Mrs. Charles Nelson travel to Helena for the state gathering of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
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0. M. Galloway
Charles Nelson
The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Helena
Death claims H D Cashmore in Portland hospital
Herbert Dewey Cashmore oldest son of Mr and Mrs W F Cashmore of Dillon died Sunday at a Portland hospital after an intestinal ailment worsened by an operation. He was born in Dillon April 28 1898 and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1917. He served in World War I and earned honors at Montana State College Bozeman before joining the federal sanitary corps. He leaves parents four brothers and an uncle and grandfather in Dillon and Helena.
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Herbert Dewey Cashmore
W. F. Cashmore
Portland
Dillon
Monida
William D. Ross
Fielding Gray
Findlay Watson
Mountain View
Harold
Dewey Cashmore
Beaverhead County
United States
Montana State College
Bozeman
Federal Sanitary Corps
Helena
Masonic Lodge
Howard
Franklin
John Pershing
Francis
Alfred I
Isiah Cashmore
City
Montana Republicans tout united slate in coming vote
A. H. Brown declares Montana voters will choose a strong Republican ticket on November 6, with renominees like Joseph Dixon and Scott Leavitt praised for decades of service. The piece highlights candidates for U.S. Senate and House, state supreme court, governor, and other offices, stressing unity and records over promises.
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Montana
A. H. Brown
Republican State Committee
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Joseph M. Dixon
United States Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Washington D. C
George Moses
New Hampshire
Senate
Mark D. Fitzgarrald
Scott Leavitt
Leavitt
L. J. Callaway
Supreme Court
Ihis
S. C. Ford
Great Falls
State Bar Association
Ford
Albert H. Angstman
Angstman
L. A. Foot
Wellington D. Rankin
State Supreme Court
United States’ District
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Beaverhead
W. E. Harmon
Fr. I. Williams
State Examiner
George P. Porter
Porter
Elizabeth Ireland
Havre
Hill County
Dan S Boyle
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Public Service Commission
Boyle
J. Ward Crosby
Crosby
Republican Party
Bible Class Forms Fact Finders Club At Methodist Church
A Bible study group named the Fact Finders club was organized by the men of the Methodist church on Friday evening. G V Elder, George Farrell, H D Jewett and Frank Hoffman were named to organize the next meeting and plan weekly winter sessions with social and entertainment activities.
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the Methodist Church
G. V. Elder
George Farrell
H. D. Jewett
Frank Hoffman
Birth Announcement for Monson Daughter in Smithfield Utah
Born Oct 5 in Smithfield Utah a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harley Monson. Mrs Monson is a niece of Miss Clara. Plant and is well benevolent in Dillon where she has visited.
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Smithfield
Utah
Harley » Monson
Monson
Clara. Plant
Becia
Dillon
Students to Track Ram Bouillet Sheep Experiment
Smith-Hughes agricultural students will study 21 purebred Ram bouillet sheep this year under supervisor D Thurber. The flock will be wintered on a vacant school lot with varied feeding rations, and detailed records kept for each sheep. The project aims to benefit county sheepmen.
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Smith-Hughes Agricultural Department
D Thurber
Miss Libbie Crittenden Returns From Salt Lake City
Miss Libbie Crittenden arrived Wednesday afternoon after attending a family reunion in Salt Lake City.
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Libbie Crittenden
Salt Lake City
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J. E. Morse
Treasure State
Ocober
Barnett Hospital
Cive Enterprises
Justin Edward Morse
Ove County
Illinois
Elijah R
Elmira
Lowell) Morse
Green Mountain
Vremont
Ilinois
J. W. Lowell
Dillon Implement Company
Beaverhead Ranch
Blaze
Bassett
Twin Falls, Idaho
Lima Special Road
H.D. Cashmore
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