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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1926
Page
11
Nature staged a spectacular aurora borealis over Dillon on Wednesday night starting around 5 30 lasting for over two hours with giant shafts and rippling seas of light. A second dramatic showing followed near midnight turning the northern sky into a moving picture of lights and shades. The display, the most beautiful in local memory, drew crowds and awe from old timers.
Atkeson Dairy declares it can deliver fresh milk and cream twice daily. The notice states delivery service and schedule details for customers seeking regular dairy supply.
Beaverhead county high school head A. T. Peterson will lecture at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 7:30. His subject is Christian Citizenship and the Schools. Large congregations have praised his prior talks.
A Dillon Tent and Awning Co. promotion invites customers to see their improved lambing tepees before making a purchase elsewhere.
Lon Chaney noted as the greatest character actor to star in The Unholy Three at the Hartwig next Sunday and Monday. The photoplay features Chaney in a film praised for its characterization with supporting players Matt Moore and Mae Busch.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church presents a Chinese play "Mrs Li: Re members" on April 29 at 3 o'clock. Refreshments will be served and offerings aid Mabel Taylor a 1917 Normal graduate serving as a missionary in China. The State Bank distributes a valuable illustrated sheep raising book to callers.
Physician and surgeon Dr W H Stephan has moved to the Poindexter block above Dillon Dry Goods company with entrance on Idaho or Bannack Street. Phone 125.
The window at Hughes and McCaleb's is attracting visitors during National Forest Week. The Beaverhead National Forest sponsors the display to educate the public about forest conservation and the week’s purpose.
Colin Campbell argues credit enables the average family to build wealth through phased purchases like automobiles and homes. He cites credit usage as a driver of thrift, stability, and national economic leadership, noting it shapes consumer behavior and financial discipline.
Dr R D Carry relocates to new dental offices in the Telephone block room 3 4 and 5 with a new telephone number 55 for patient calls.
A Dillon woman, 46, died last Sunday in hospital. Born in Hannibal Missouri she moved to Montana 18 years ago with husband R B Foster a livestock merchant. She belonged to St James Episcopal church and the Order of Eastern Star and was known for welcome to young people. Surviving are her husband two sons Rodney and Walter her mother Mrs Addie Churchill and two uncles in California and Kansas City.
The initial copy of Self Improvement by Dr. S. E. Davis, president of the State Normal College, has arrived. A copy is placed in the college library and another in the city library. Published by Macmillan Company of New York, known for Davis earlier educational works.
Senator Dunlap Montana offers berries at 1.50 dollars per 100 plants with orders left at Forsgren Grocery. Local farmers seek fresh fruit supply and indicate pickup or sale details in the notice.
Scarborough will offer headache treatment at the Andrus Hotel on Wednesday April 28. Bee Dr. H. HH is advertised to stop your headaches and improve eye health.
Washington April 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission found carload rates on beef cattle and on sheep and lambs from Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana to Chicago St Paul Omaha and other mid western markets unreasonable. Reasonable maximum rates were ordered with reparation claims reserved for further hearings and railroad rates to be set by June 22 not to exceed 63 to 70 cents per hundred pounds for 1 000 miles and 1.03 to 1.10 per hundred pounds for 2 000 miles.
A lively appeal extols home gardening as a cure and mood booster. It argues that tending a patch teaches planning, boosts appetite, and provides social connection, saying anyone with a spade can join the activity and find new friends.
Advertisement from Dillon Tent and Awning Co urges orders for lambing tepees to be ready by lambing time. The note emphasizes quick production and delivery to farmers.
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