Stage all set for best rodeo program in years
Dillon prepares for a two day celebration sponsored by the volunteer fire department with rodeo stunts, a registered shoot, and a free barbecue at the fair grounds. The event features E W Renfro and Gus Becker exhibitions, prize contests, and baseball games between Dillon and visiting teams.
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Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Fair Grounds
Dillon Gun Club
E. W. Renfro
Gus Becker
Ogden
Fairgrounds
James Elmose
Armstead Youth Drowns While Trying to Retrieve Hat
Charles Gravely a 13 year old Armstead youth drowned after entering deep water to fetch his hat. Allan Bradley his companion attempted a rescue but could not haul him from midstream near Clark's canyon. A Butte youth soon recovered the body with aid from a Dillon doctor after three hours of artificial respiration.
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Charles Gravely
Armstead
Clark’s Canyon
Butte
Allan Bradley
Taylor Bradley
Dillon
Beaver grid outlook bright as fall practice nears
Beaverhead county high school football eyes a strong season with captain Francis Dean and 5 lettermen returning plus 15 to 20 prospects from Dillon and other areas. Coach Breeden plans a 45 to 55-man squad with games secured against Whitehall Three Forks Anaconda Butte Central Deer Lodge and Bozeman. Basketball lettermen Andy Gilbert Al Simpson Eddie Exum Clarence OBrien await winter play. track prospects look fair with no lettermen.
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Beaverhead County High School
Jis
Francis Dean
Tom Judge
Bill Roland
al Simpson
Bud Lapham
Joe Roe
Breeden
Archie Green
Joe Ritchell
Andy Gilbert
Clyde Brown
Dick Conklin
Lester Burgess
Harold Wheat
Henry Johnston
Manual Arts High School of
Los Angeles
Pat Dowling
Lima
Dillon
Whitehall
Three Forks
Anaconda
Butte Central
Deer Lodge
Bozeman
Eddie Exum
Clarence O’brien
Medicine Lodge Rodeo Draws Large Dillon Crowd
The Medicine Lodge rodeo held Saturday and Sunday attracted a large Dillon crowd and featured a thrilling and entertaining program throughout.
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Medicine Lodge
Dillon and Vicinity
Beaverhead Lutherans to Build New Cottage Church
Beaverhead county Lutherans will construct a new cottage type church 30 by 44 feet at the corner of Pacific and Center streets. Rev. Orval A. Schmidt announced last week that preliminary work began last Saturday with ground cleared for the foundation by volunteer workers led by the pastor.
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Beaverhead County
Pacific and
Center Streets
Orval A. Schmidt
W. E. Ripley
Schmidt
Dillon School System Praised As Montana's Best
The Dillon schools grew from a log cabin in the 1880s to three brick buildings with a modern system serving over 1,000 students. They expanded facilities, added departments, and earned Smith-Hughes accreditation. The district supports kindergarten through college readiness, with 351 total registrations last year and heavy teacher workloads to meet demand.
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Dillon
Montana
Isaiah Cashmere
North Railroad Avenue
Washington and
Glendale Streets
County High School
Smith-Hughes
Miss Anderson
Prominent Madison County Rancher Stricken Monday
Former Illinois governor Frank O Low denounces hospital and endorses Montana candidate Frank A Hazelbaker for governor. In a letter to Hazelbaker Low lauds his experience character and knowledge of state needs hoping for his election.
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Madison County
Lowden
Frank Hazelbaker
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Montana
Hazelbaker
Beaverhead Wool Clip Tops Market Record Statewide
Mrs Henry Thompson sold her 1932 wool clip to Eiseman & Co of Boston for 1142 cents per pound, two cents above any local price this season and a state record. The 80,000 pound clip is among the largest and finest in the region, with George M Melton acting as local representative for Eiseman & Co.
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Henry Thompson
Eiseman & Co
Boston
George M. Melton
Robbery Story at Bannack Narrows to Hearing
Sheriff’s force tackles a Bannack case over a $2100 robbery at the Rebichs restaurant. An elderly man called Boobs allegedly took the money, then fled. Barney Barnes claims a poker game angle. Barnes offers to testify, while Norton is also sought as a witness in a preliminary justice court hearing.
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Bannack
Joe Rebich
Territorial Capital
Dillon
Rebich
Boobs
Barney Barnes
Barnes
Butte
Justice Court
Norton
Mrs Mary Rebich Dies At Home Near Dillon
Mrs Mary Rebich wife of ranchman John Rebich died at her home seven miles south of Dillon after a lingering illness She was 31 a longtime resident of the valley born in Meaderville Survived by her husband four children Mary Raymond Henry and Daniel Rebich her mother Mrs Kate Gorsh and four brothers John Joe Frank and Peter all of Butte Funeral was held Tuesday
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Mary Rebich
John Rebich
Dillon
Meaderville
Mary
Raymond
Henry
Daniel Rebich
Kate Gorsh
John
Joe
Frank
Peter
Butte
Prominent stockman Herbert F Gilbert dies at Homepark
Herbert F Gilbert a leading Dillon stockman died Monday afternoon at his Homepark ranch from a heart attack. Born March 13 1885 at Butte he grew up in Dillon and later ran the Gilbert Livestock Co then bought the James Judge ranch. Survivors include two sisters five brothers and several relatives. Funeral set Thursday at 2 pm from the Masonic hall with interment at Mountain View. Local banks to close at 2 pm for the services.
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Herbert F.gilbert
Homepark
Monitana
Butte
Dillon
Gilbert Livestock Company
James Judge
Dillon Lodge No
St. Elmo Commandery
Bagdad Temple of the Shrine
Virginia City Lodge of
Lis
H. N. Tragitt
Episcopal Church
Mountain View
First National Bank and State Bank & Trust Company
Interesting talk on Europe by Dillon Rotary speaker
Hon. Frank Eliel, fresh from months abroad, spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club. He noted France’s apparent prosperity and low unemployment while Swiss cities remained busy. Italy showed public health gains but huge armies amid unemployment. Vienna’s Ringstrasse showed poverty among former elites. Germany faced tense, unsatisfactory economic conditions and a harsh 20th century struggle.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Frank Eliel
Eliel
Europe
France
Italy
Vienna
Ringstrausse
Germany
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Dillon Implement Company
Rogers Bros. Seed Co
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Charles
River
Beaver
W. W. Wahl
N. F. Gilbert
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