Public School Starts Monday in Pleasant First Day Plan
School opens Monday at 9 o clock with hundreds of youngsters returning after vacation. Superintendent McCullough outlines room assignments by grade and building. Bus routes will operate and admission rules for six year olds and kindergarten ages are noted. A list of teachers and staff follows with names and positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Marie Boger
Louis Schleier
Genevieve Albertson
Olga Bridson
Laura Hildreth
Edna Pollock
Jessie Merchant
Sarah Dellinger
Bert Short
Sigrid Englund
Pluma ‘Tattersall
Clara Horton
Elizabeth Fletcher
Bernice Bowers
Nettie Waite
Caroline White
Anna M. Powers
May T. Hayden
Mary L. Innes
Helen Sipple
Morse buys top Hampshire rams at National Ram Sale
J. Morse returns from Salt Lake City where he attended the National Ram Sale meeting and purchased four of the best yearling registered Hampshire rams bred by H. L. Finch of Soda Springs Idaho. The rams will head Morseys herd, the largest pure bred Hampshire band in the state. He has sold several carloads to sheepmen in Colorado Arizona and Nevada. Mrs A C Gruwell travels to Toronto for a relatives visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 1. Morse
Salt Lake City
H. L. Finch
Soda Springs
Idaho
Morsey
Colorado
Arizona
Nevada
Road conference between board and committee on county roads
The good roads committee and county commissioners met to discuss highway construction and maintenance with a $38 000 fund and a high road tax burden. They noted washouts and rain damage across seats including Grasshopper on the Dillon Jackson road and emphasized the need for a systematic policy while acknowledging funding limits and federal repair notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Committee
Dillon-Jackson Road
Anderson
Dillon Rotary Club Second in World to Aid Japanese
The Dillon Montana rotary club, led by President Guy Gundaker, donated 195 to Rotary International's Japanese Relief fund becoming the second club worldwide to contribute. A commendation letter from Louis V. Bender, sixth district governor, accompanied the wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Guy Gundaker
Philadelphia
P. A. Hazelbaker
Rotary
Dillon
Montana
Louis V. Bender
Good-Natured Crowd At Metlen Hotel Bar
A vivid scene describes the Metlen hotel back room as Cowland each evening where cowboys and girl riders gather for drawings and assignments for next day races and rides. Bert Williams handles the books and Sam Freeman presides over a cheerful, mixed crowd with no drinking or revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metlen
Bert Williams
Sam Freeman
First Wheat Received by Beaverhead Milling Company
Beaverhead Milling company received the first load of winter wheat, graded No 1 dark hard winter with no dockage, at 83 cents per bushel. Last year the first wheat arrived September 29. this year it came nearly three weeks earlier. Mrs. M H York of Anaconda visited the L H Rumbaughs at the start of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Milling Company
County Roads Bonding Discussed At Friday Meeting
Beaverhead county residents and Dillon business leaders gathered at City Hall to discuss bonding for road construction. A committee will report to county commissioners on road maintenance policy and bond feasibility, with a follow up meeting called by Mayor Roscoe Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Roscoe Cornell
Frank Ellit
Dillon
Bluffs
Local committee to aid vets bureau in finding jobs
A Dillon based local committee representing the Rotary Club and Beaverhead Post of the American Legion will cooperate with the U S Veterans Bureau to place disabled ex service men who complete vocational training in suitable employment. The group follows Leif Fredericks Montana bureau chief in Helena who notes over 700 disabled veterans are in training across the state learning 100 trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Cornell
Jack Newcock
KK. C. Blinn
H. 8. Gimble
Rotary Club
R. A. Reeser
T. Lee McCracken
Eugene Bond
Beaverhead
American Legion
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Leif Fredericks
Bureau
Montana
Veterans’ Bureau
Helena
G. W. Robison
Veteran's Bureau
Blaze in Rooming House Triggers Ladder Rescue
A fire at the Barshaw rooming house on North Montana street gutted the building just before 5 am last Sunday. Firefighters used ladders for the first time in the department to reach occupants as the main stairway was blocked by smoke. Damages run in the thousands, most covered by insurance, with post office records and mail moved to avoid water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barshaw
Montana Street
Robert
False Alarm in Idaho and Helens Streets Smoke
A tar kettle being prepared for use at the corner of Idaho and Helens streets caused a false fire alarm Wednesday morning. A dense cloud of black smoke drew crowds to the scene before investigators confirmed there was no blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho and
Helens
Legion Auxiliary to Meet on Monday Discusses Bond Plan
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday evening September 10 with all members urged to attend. A proposal endorses a major tax payer vote only if both east west and north south routes from Melrose to Monida are included, risking a bond issue of at least five hundred thousand dollars. A committee headed by the chairman will confer with county commissioners on road maintenance and bond feasibility. the panel includes Mayor Roscoe Cornell, O M Best, Louis Anderson, Jack Nemeck, and C E Blinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Big Hele
Melrose
Monida
Roscoe Cornell
O. M. Best
Louis ‘Anderson
Jack Nemeck
C. E. Blinn
Rodeo Thrills as Wild West Show Draws Big Crowd
Brightly garbed riders and broncos headline a three day event with 80 contestants. Crowd enjoys fast paced program with wild horse pacts and stunts as weather turns favorable. Freeman and Flynn promote a lively arena show amid heavy demand for more thrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Freeman
Flynn
Lad Wounded by Accidental Rifle Fire on Ranch
Rudolph Malesich seven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Malesich was seriously wounded Thursday morning while a companion he was hunting with on the Malesich ranch accidentally shot him with a 22 rifle. The bullet grazed the pelvic bone and punctured the intestines in three places. He was treated at Barrett hospital after initial examination by Dr Stephan and later by Dr Poindexter and Dr Walker. He is recovering nicely despite great pain and bearable wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Malesich
John Malesich
Malesich Ranch
Stephan
Barrett Hospital
Stephan, Poindexter
Walker
Collins Buys Schulz Residence in Dillon
Attorney John Collins completed a major Dillon real estate deal by purchasing the Otto Schulz residence at Pacific and Orr streets. The home, built in 1916, is described as one of the city’s handsomest and most modern, with a purchase price reportedly around 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
John Collins
Otto Schulz
Pacific
Orr Streets
Schulz
Hample Heads Home After Wool Deal in State
J. J. Hample of Spokane, who has bought wool locally for thirty years, returned home this week. While in town he arranged consignment for Jeremiah Williamz of Rowton and advanced 39 cents per pound for some of the region’s largest and finest wool clips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hample
Spokane
Jeremiah Williamz
Rowton
Idaho visitors oversee local seed pea threshing
Mr and Mrs Wm Poulter from Idaho Falls visit to manage Roger Bros Seel seed pea threshing in the district. They thresh this week at Fred Hunsaker with Edward Stemke overhauling the machine, yielding well on Hunsaker’s 150 acre field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Poulter
Idaho Fal’s
Poulter
Roger Bros. Seel Company
Fred Hunsaker
Edward Stemke
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Morse
A. C. Gruwell
Toronto
Canada
Big Hole
Harry Gimble
J. C. Smith
Harry Andrus
Wyoming
EK. Blinn
Bliel
J. E. Morse
Beaverhead County
Normal College
Bonding
California
Big Hole Ranch
Dell
Thompson Line
Mr. Morse
Frank B. Felt
Felt
Board of Commissioners
Forestry Service
National Forests
Smith
Lous Anderson
Middle West
Legion Auxilary
Lad
Collins
Hample
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