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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1923
Page
4
Montana reports Silver Bow County leads with 25 million in allocations followed by Lewis and Clark with 13 million and Cascade with 11 million in a statewide funding plan.
A collage of brief items reports Hoover touting lasting prosperity in Washington. U.S. probes sugar prices. Cairo notes the death of Tutankhamun finder Lord Carnarvon. Seattle grapples with streetcar losses and fare hikes. Pope Pius mourns execution in the Soviet regime. Additional notes cover Lord Cecil denying League ties, Rockefeller Jr. dividends, outlaw Connor’s death, dissolution talks on the House of David, Cook surrender on fraud charges, robberies ending in a paymaster murder, Evelyn Lyons’ fever hoax, Hart's film trust fund, and Dorothy Keenan King’s stock exchange movements.
The report lists several oil operations: Potlatch well Kevin Sun yields 50 barrels daily. 66 Petroleum Cat Creek well No. 11. Arby Beardslee Teton ridge well casing off water at 1760 feet. Genoa chalk bed 15 feet thick penetrated. $20 Bill syndicate Loma well down over 2000 feet in sand above the Ellis. Beck well on Liberty dome loses tools and is fishing. Mid-Northern Green Cat Creek No. 16 recently brought in at about 100 barrels. two Alberta Coutts wells shot increasing wet gas flow with potential 25 barrels of pure gasoline daily.
Helena President Charles B Donaldson of Wesleyan College has resigned. Helena H P Snell of St. Louis named chief engineer of the public service commission. Chinook North Montana high schools plan spring field meet. Great Falls Harry Mitchell Democrat elected mayor over Mayland. Butte William Horgan Democrat wins mayoral race over Cocking. Butte estate of J R Wharton valued at about 25000. Dear Frank Conley former warden elected mayor for 28th term. Great Falls narcotics case charged. F Kesilring veterinary arreste d before United States commissioner. Missoula a Miller lumberman arrested for passing forged checks. Butte Tim Sullivan known as Tim Hurley dies at 23 from football injury. Miles City trains to connect with Salt Creek oil fields by December. Lewistown Fergus county free from scabies per deputy vetinarian. Great Falls order to confiscate 150 quarts bonded whisky seized by federal agents. Missoula jury finds John Rogers not guilty of complicity in arson. Helena William G Brooks becomes state fire marshal. Kalispell two youths killed by Great Northern train. 18-year-old Raymond Douglas sentenced to 18 years to life for murder. Great Falls Montana highway offices to close May 1 except Great Falls. Butte death warrant signed for Monte and William Harris. Livingston Jean Rudolph Dijon, shot in WWI, travels from Arizona to Chicago. Miles City rails to be replaced on Musselshell division and old rails turned to North-South railroad to Wyoming oil fields.
Lizzie Wil Moths charges Joseph Williams with a tumultuous marriage chain. She alleges Williams divorced her sister, married the sister, then favored the first wife and urged Lizzie to divorce so he could return to his initial love in a district court filing at Butte.
This article explains how to proportion cement sand and gravel, separate aggregates by screen sizes, and mix thoroughly to ensure strength. It stresses using accurate measurements, clean water, and minimal water to avoid weakening concrete, with guidance for hand or machine mixing and proper drum clearing.
Ninety farmers from Roosevelt County attended three eastern Roosevelt county dairy schools. Lead instructors included Oscar Tretsvan from the Montana extension service and H C Bjorge of Culbertson. They stressed building a grade herd, careful cattle selection, proper care and feeding, and thoughtful entry into the dairy business.
Theodore Perres, a Highwood beach farmer, says he does not want prosecution against Charles & Small. He urges that men fight with fists and that guns are for war and for shooting coyotes after being shot and slightly wounded in the conflict over alleged stock depredations.
A border town tale recounts Dana Walters, shooter for the Independent Torpedo Company, transporting three 10 quart cans of nitroglycerin into Canada. After a gear failure he buried the cache, was spotted by a farmer, and deputies moved the explosive to safety before the Alberta Oils supervisor later retrieved it.
The thirty eighth annual Montana Stockgrowers association meeting will convene in Miles City on April 17 and 18. Samuel Dunn editor of Railway Age will address rail road transportation effects on stockmen as Miles City stages an elaborate program for visiting stockmen. Rail rate has been set at one and one half fares for attendees.
The passage notes a fare option allowing travelers to pay full fare to Miles City and then buy a half fare return after ticket validation. Association officers are Jack Burke of Helena as president, William K. Flowerrea of Great Falls and Kenneth McLean of Miles City as vice presidents, with Edward Phillips of Helena serving as acting secretary.
Hardin residents lead Montana beekeepers as they elect officers at Billings annual convention. New officers include B. J. Kleinhesselink Har dmn president J F Pithead Fromberg vice president O A Sippel Bozeman secretary treasurer and Myron Pickering Glendive R A Bray Big Timber L BE Baldwin Sun River and David Pile named to the executive slate.
A sun and wind remedy promises to fade freckles with a money back guarantee. Buy an ounce of Othine double strength from any druggist and apply a few times to see a clear complexion, rarely needing more than one ounce. The druggist guarantees results or a refund.
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