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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
5
A newspaper note reports two doctors' offices ransacked last week with bonds and valuables stolen. The piece warns of theft risk from unemployed men drifting from mining camps and urges safe document storage with a safety deposit box for $2.00 per year.
The Deer Lodge Bank and Trust company will operate from a new corner building at Milwaukee and Main Streets in Deer Lodge. The bank, described as offering commodious and handsome quarters, is set to open in the near future amid Montana news updates.
Affidavits filed in Livingston district court seek a new trial in a 100000 damage suit against A W Miles. The original verdict favored Miles. Affidavits cite legal errors, new evidence, and jury conduct.
After several days of meetings the management and the carmen's union announced an agreement in which employees accept a 10 cent an hour wage reduction. Either side may reopen negotiations with 30 days notice. The cut is understood to be contingent on the current low mood.
In Billings, 500 residents already paid this year’s bachelor tax and 600 more will be taxed $3 each once blanks reach the county treasurer. The levy lowers paychecks by $6 including the $2 poll tax, with the process paused as blanks ran out. Governor Dixon named Dr. J M Scanland to a four year term as Warm Springs state hospital superintendent and Dr Harris E Bolton as assistant superintendent.
A temporary organization of Sheridan business men will investigate oil possibilities in Madison county. A geologist will be hired to examine the ground and assess prospects.
John H. Burke of Helena was unanimously elected president of the Montana Stockgrowers' Association at the convention in Helena. W. K. Floweree of Great Falls and Charles Simpson of Miles City were named first and second vice presidents, with A. L. Smith of Helena as treasurer. The group will hire a secretary for full-time duties, to be announced later. the 37th annual convention is planned for April 1922 in Butte.
Senator Walsh has sent to the president recommendations from Montana officials and others for Edward G. Toomey as interstate commerce commissioner. The Senators’ stance on Harding appoints remains “hands off” unless home requests endorse or the president seeks their view.
Corvallis April 21. Orbin Richard Roach six year old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Roach died Tuesday morning at the Ewing Smith ranch four miles southwest of Woodside. He had been ill 10 days and may have contracted the disease from the same tick that killed his uncle Lawrence Carey last week.
A jury returned a guilty verdict against Thomas J. Murphy after about three hours of deliberation on the third ballot. The case drew wide interest because the complainant was 13 and Murphy 64, with the girl from a respectable family and Murphy having prior penitentiary terms for a similar charge.
Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin told the board of examiners in Helena that another special session may be needed to appropriate funds for the Twin Bridges orphans the asylum inmates the tuberculosis sanitarium patients and the state prison if the last legislature sums are insufficient to cover the next two years. The meeting also discussed plans for a new Galen sanitarium building.
About one hundred farmers gathered in Billings on April 23 and voted nearly unanimously against creating a 20 000 acre drainage district west of the city. The measure would issue bonds and appoint commissioners under the new state law.
A free sponsored cookbook from the Dr Price Educational Department revives home baking in the city. The book offers tested recipes from muffins to angel cake and Parker House rolls, produced by a kitchen team led by a home science expert. Copies available free by writing to the Price Baking Powder Factory in Chicago.
Miss Branegan visits the training school as state home economics director. County superintendents tour, hear a students’ play The Doll Shop, and view the new primary building. Faculty changes include Miss Russell, Mr Parker, and nurse Miss McGregor. Coughing children warned to stay home as whooping cough appears. March enrollment reached 678 with 618 on roll.
Helena April 28 Olin B Ander son one of alleged I W W members convicted with William Haywood for obstruction of the draft at Chicago Aug 17 1918 came today from Rexford Montana and surrendered at the office of U S Marshal Joseph L Asbridge after notification of the Supreme Court upholding the convictions
A bronze tablet about the discovery of gold in Last Chance gulch is being installed beside the Montana club building by a joint committee of the Society of Montana Pioneers and the state Historical Society. The tablet notes the club building sits on the original discovery claim.
Transfers include United States to J E B Morse 85 acres in Upper Big Hole basin and US to Emma Halbert 120 acres on Wise River. Halbert deeds 18 acres to Albert Cline on Wise River. Estate of Ozias Johns to Craig Cornell. 40 acres near Dillon. Water rights listed for Lillian Henneberry and Roy Given. Mining claims in Elkhorn district. Chris J Nielsen files 320 acres near Bannack. Albee Co. v. Brown quiets title in Big Hole basin lands.
Art Griffin hauling a truckload of Huntley veal to Hansen Packing in Butte is mentioned amid unclear sales by Carl Huntley. The Montane Meat company is referenced with bead sales noted.
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