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Montillius Murray Beatty
First Postmaster
Also known as Jim, Montillus Beatty moved to a small ranch in Nevada after fighting for
the Union in the Civil War. An Oasis in the desert, Jim lived comfortably with
his Paiute wife. With the discovery of gold by Shorty Harris and Ed Cross, towns began to pop up
everywhere. In 1905 Bob Montgomery staked out a townsite near the ranch and named it Beatty with
Jim as the first Postmaster. In March of 1906 he gave up his position as Postmaster
and sold his ranch and springs to the Bullfrog Power and Light Company. Jim Beatty along with a friend, had been hauling firewood when he fell off the wagon
and hit his head, he died one day later at the age of seventy-three.
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