Impressive Rites Mark Bronze Tablet at Bannack
A crowd of over 150 braved bad roads and weather as the D A R dedicated a bronze tablet at Bannack birthplace of Montana’s early law and citizenship. The event honored pioneers and descendants and recalled Langford’s Vigilante Days, noting Montana’s growth and the need to preserve historic sites.
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Bannack
Treasure
Montana
Grasshopper Creek
Commonwealth
James Stuart
Walter Dance
Neil Howie
John Fetherston
Dr. Glick
John X. Beidler
Frank O Keefe Wins Dillon Golf Club Championship
Frank O Keefe, driver at Montana Auto Supply, defeated H M Brundage last Monday to win the Dillon Golf Club championship in a 36 hole match. The two day tournament drew a large gallery and crowned Lee McCracken in the first flight and Emery Smith in the second. C W Robinson won the third flight, as the club nears its second season with plans for a larger course next year.
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Frank O'Keefe
Montana Auto Supply Company
Butte Country Club
H. M. Brundage
Dillon Club
Lee McCracken
W. H. Stephan Thnze
Emery Smith
E. L. Poindexter
C. W. Robinson
Frank Bulger
Quietus
County fair livestock and sheep win big premiums
A partial list from the county fair highlights top livestock and agricultural winners. Carl J. Hansen of Sanitary Dairy led the herd of registered Guernseys with blue ribbons, Tommy Morrow won a Guernsey calf prize, J. E. Morse took first for Merino and Hampshire rams, and Otto Schulz & Son claimed multiple awards for Merino and Ramboulet rams.
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the Tribune
Carl J. Hansen
Sanitary Dairy
Tommy Morrow
J. E. Morse
Hampshire
Otto Schulz & Son
Sheridan
Esteemed Woman of Lima Dies in Butte Hospital
Mrs. Petter H. Hansen a long time county resident died last Tuesday evening in a Butte hospital after a brief illness. Survived by husband a Dell rancher and seven children. Funeral held at the Lima Methodist church yesterday afternoon.
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Petter H. Hansen
Buttie
First Parent Teacher Meeting Scheduled at Dillon School
The first parent teacher meeting of the year will be held Friday afternoon September 18 from 8 to 5 in the kindergarten room of the primary school building. All Dillon residents and mothers with children in the lower grades are invited to attend and learn of the parent teachers association goals for the year.
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Dillon
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Old-Time Resident William Coiner Dies After Illness
William H. Coiner died at a relative's home in Dillon after a brief illness. A native of Virginia born August 1851, he had lived in Leadore Idaho recently and long resided in Dillon's Birch Creek area mining and ranching. Survived by wife and several children, the funeral was Monday at Brundage chapel with Rev. E. L. Hurley officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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William H. Coiner
Leadore
Idaho
Dillon
Birch Creek
Virginia
Brundage Chapel
E. L. Hurley
Mountain View Cemetery
Mrs Boone Visits Mary O'Brien in Armstead
Mrs. Robert Boone visits Mrs. Mary O'Brien who is ill at the Edgar Rife home in Armstead.
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Robert Boone
Mary O’brien
Edgar Rife
Armstead
Authorities Pursue Grim Campground Murder Mystery
Sheriff Mooney and local authorities probe a brutal homicide with slashed limbs and severed head. Amid weathered clues they race to identify the victim as a likely camper in the region. Investigators examine touring parties and tourists near the scene for potential leads.
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Mooney
Gruesome dismemberment case shocks small Montana town
A severed body is found in a Ryan's canyon gravel pit eight miles south of Dillon. A large plank serves as an improvised table, blood traces near the river, and an autopsy suggests ten days since the crime. Authorities pursue robbery as likely motive amid other clues and past vigilante history.
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Sheriff’s Office
Daly’s Spur
Ryan’s Canyon
Butte
J. Williams
John Jones
Thomas Rundle
Ambrose Henneberry
Young Henneberry
Mooney
Walker
Poindexter
Hatfield Visits Local Graduate to Lead Freshmen Team
Hatfield, a four year star athlete of the Bobcat team and local high school graduate, arrived from California by motor this week. He will spend a few days here before continuing to Bozeman to coach the freshman football team this fall.
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Frank Hatfield
California
Bozeman
Visitors Arrive at Twin Bridges From Wisconsin
Mrs. Bessie Barshaw and her son, and Mrs. A. B. Barshaw and daughter, visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Morrow at Pe Ell, Washington, plan to make Twin Bridges their future home. Mrs. Morrow is Mrs. Barshaw’s daughter. They formerly ran the Barshaw cafe in Dillon and traveled by overland route reporting excellent travel.
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Sheridan Forum
Bessie Barshaw
A. B. Barshaw
E. T. Morrow
Pe Ell
Wash
Twin Bridges
Beaverhead County School Opens After Rainy Start
Beaverhead county students returned to class last Tuesday amid rainy weather. High school registrations reached 230 in two days, nine more than last year, while training school enrollment stood at 470 by last evening. The large graduating class from last year remains to be replaced. The high school girls dormitory at the William Roe residence on Washington street aids housing, with Mrs. J. M. Doyle of Lakeview in charge.
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Beaverhead County
William Roe
Washington Street
J. M. Doyle
Lakeview
Death by Own Action of Sheep Herder Near Jackson
Coroner and deputies investigate the death of Charles H. Edmiston a 60 year old sheep herder found near the Lapham ranch hills four miles east of Jackson with a rifle to his head. The inquest is planned as authorities label it self inflicted. Body taken to Dillon Brundage parlors. This is the county's third violent death in three weeks.
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James E. Phillips
H. M. Brundage
Jackson
Charles H. Edmiston
Harry Lapham
Edmiston
Lapham
Dillon
Brundage
T. Wigglesworth
Daly's Spur
Idaho Falls Bride Weds Local Ranch Heir
Miss Bernetta Spencer daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorain Spencer of the valley married Christian L Hanney of Idaho Falls last Saturday afternoon. Judge L P Phillips officiated at the courthouse ceremony. The couple will reside in Idaho Falls where the groom conducts business.
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Bernetta Spencer
Lorain Sp Ncer
L. P. Phillips
Christian L. Hanney
Idaho Falls
Judge Phillips Weds Idaho Pair in Idaho Falls
Judge L P Phillips officiated at the Idaho Falls marriage of L Svitton and Lucille Herbert. The couple appeared with clerk Fred Rife to secure a license and left that evening for their home.
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Kh. L. Svitton
Lucille Herbert
Idaho Falls
Fred Rife
L. P. Phillips
Helena State Fair Opens With Record Crowd
Montana's State Fair reported a first day attendance of 6 846 with 3 682 grandstand seats sold, breaking a 10 year record. Governor's Day on Thursday is anticipated as a peak attendance event, though no derby race is planned.
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Montana
Louis Penwell
Beaverhead County offers $300 for captured murderers
Beaverhead county officials reacted to the unidentified man’s dismembered body found in Ryan's canyon by approving a $300 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions. The meeting also cut old age pensions and tightened aid, ordered timely claims, and addressed road work after heavy rains.
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Beaverhead County
Ryan’s Canyon
Montana Mercantile
Dillon Rotary Club
G. T. Paul
John B. Somers
S. 8
Carruthers
Elkhorn Springs
Wise River
Dell business visitor Lester Woody returns
Lester Woody of Dell was a business visitor early in the week. He met with local officials and discussed upcoming projects and potential investments.
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Lester Woody
Dell
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