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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1924
Page
7
The Dillon Examiner printed September 20 1902 in Dillon Montana states it is entered as second class matter under the act of March 3 1879 and provides the editor and business management correspondence address.
The Kansas City Drover's Daily Telegram lauds frontier grit as Montana cowmen trek 73 miles through deep snow to railheads. It compares the hardship to the film Covered Wagon and notes Ralph Jorgensen and Fred Waldhly aiming for the Kansas City market as gold prospects push westward.
A petition from high school students to shift to one continuous session 8:00 am to 1:30 pm was denied by the board. Some students formed a union led by Ginger Price and walked out, returning after a 1:30 pm hearing where most were lectured and resumed work. Other notes include local visits, assesor travels, and activity around Dillon and Butte.
Announcements report the March wedding of Miss Frances Blair to Frank Elmer Bergener at Riverside Cal and note their move there. A charivari party for Lawrence Fenner and Mrs Fenner followed a Salt Lake City marriage. they plan Montana then Pasadena. A shower for Bride Anna Ruth Innes and a banquet for Tessie Degan honor Europe plans and club service.
The Methodist Missionary society meets tomorrow with Mrs. Lundy. The M. M. club is entertained this afternoon by Mrs. Robert Barrett. Mrs. Barrett will enter the Two Bit club tomorrow evening. The Shakespeare club held its last meeting last Saturday afternoon. The Pinochle club meets next Wednesday evening with Mrs. Cora Holland.
Mrs. Forrest Bayerd and children return from Butte where they spent winter months. Miss Anna Kambrick returns to Butte after a Dillon visit. Mrs. Henry Irwin and daughter arrive from Hammett Idaho visiting Dr. F. H. Bimrose. Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Thorkelson welcome a baby girl born last Friday in Butte. Mrs. J. F. Wyatt and Miss Ruby Wyatt visit Butte. James Judge hosts birthday party for his thirteenth birthday.
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church to host a boys service at 11:00 AM on Sunday April 27 with a 10:00 Sunday school beforehand. Epworth League gathers at 7:00 PM and a girls service at 8:00 PM with a girls choir. Parents urged to attend.
For sale furniture including a Queen Anne dining set a Circasian walnut bedroom suite living room leather items 9 by 12 rug sanitary couch bookcase desk swivel chair small rugs sewing basket and other articles Call or write Rev May Dillon 38 11 Apron sale April 26 at the Andrus Hotel by the Carroll Study Club Refreshments 37 21.
A home economist outlines simple steps for reliable baking powder biscuits. Use quality baking powder and accurate measurements. Avoid overmixing for tender dough and explore variations with cheese, fruit, and lemon sauce.
The First Baptist Church schedules 10:00 a m Sunday school for all ages and grades with sermons on church growth and service. An annual conference is set for Monday April 28 and evangelistic meetings begin Tuesday April 29 at 7 45 pm led by Rev Henry Van Engelen, Missoula pastor and state Baptist head. The public is invited to attend.
For sale two cattle and sheep properties with hog and dairy ranch potential. Desirable productive irrigated farm land advertised. Contact C Newman at 20 telephone block Dillon Montana for details and prices.
Beaverhead Motors Co advertises several good used Ford vehicles with easy terms and invites readers to call 231R for appointments. The notice emphasizes availability and a phone contact 231R for inquiries.
A long list of visits and movements across Dillon Beaverhead county is chronicled. Dr Eugene Free returns from Chicago for a few weeks then heads to Panama for a government post. Dozens of residents and neighbors travel to Butte Dillon Lima Alder Armstead and Grant with court visits, school inspections and Easter trips noted. A dance at City Hall April 26 by Scandia club features the Batxer Tonney orchestra.
Handball player Bud Hartwig attended the state tournament in Butte last week. Deputy game warden Tom Edmonds spent several days in Wise River on official business. Lee Henry and Clarence Corrin traveled from Bozeman to Whitehall to visit Corrin’s parents, who will stay in Dillon for weeks. Beaverhead County High School Alumni planned a reunion banquet honoring the 1924 graduates at the Andrus hotel. W M Schpfeldt and family returned from Spokane and will summer at the Spur ranch near Apex. Scottish Rite held its Easter breakfast at the Sugar Bowl cafe.
George and Mrs Mudd head to Fishtrap for summer on their Dillon ranch. A Dillon high school commercial department delegation— Nell Blair Lilian Bell Marie Lar een Martha Featherly Berthana Koonts— toured to Bozeman for a state contest by automobile with Mrs Bassette driving and Mrs Roberts as chaperone. Lima hosts Boy Scouts play proceeds aid troop. Mrs Hirsch, visiting from Straw Mountain, visits Dillon Rebekah lodge. first woman county commissioner in Judith Gap county. W E Lloyd travels to Butte to pick up a Dodge coupe, first of its kind in the area.
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