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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1919
Page
10
An elderly Chinese man known as Wum Gum died last Saturday morning in this city and was buried yesterday. He was among the first to follow placer mining in Alder Gulch Virginia City, and after the gold played out he moved to Dillon where he has lived since.
The Glenny Brothers wool clip of Harlow ton arrived in Great Falls today via Farquhar of a Boston wool house, fetching 55 cents per pound. It is the sole reported sale in the region with other offers noted at 50 to 52 cents, which were refused.
A fire last Wednesday evening destroyed the engine room at the Beaverhead Alberta Oil and Gas property. Fire started about 9 pm and, discovered late, spread too quickly to extinguish. The damage is estimated at a few hundred dollars. Contact 15 J for coal needs.
Fire gutted a five room Stone Creek bench cottage owned by Jack Lane while occupants slept last Friday. Mrs Lane and children escaped smoke but the home and contents valued around 3000 dollars were lost with no insurance. Mr Lane was away at the time.
The Kellum and Harrison partnership Kellum & Harrison is dissolved. Frank L. Kellum purchases the business and will operate individually, with all contracts and obligations from now on his and Harrison's personal obligations as applicable. Dated April 28 1919.
Foreign buyers increase activity in Montana wool, signaling a potential rise, but many sheep men are still contracting at 50 cents per pound while some resist and others speculate on stabilizing prices. Operators gauge 60 cents as the typical ceiling for this year’s Montana wool.
Jones sent out an extra good group of fat steers Monday to Hansen Packing Co. of Butte at 14 60 ranch weight. 190 head averaged 183 with two steer tops at 600 and weights over a ton. Fritz Wachly sold a speculative lot last week fattened by Jules Wenger weighed at Jackson. One ton, 2045, and 1900 were notable weights.
Ford Motor Co warns owners to insist on genuine Ford parts for repairs and not to accept bogus or imitation components, highlighting authenticity in maintenance.
Department of the Interior announces Charles A Rei of Dillon Montana filed to prove up three year claim on sections 10 15 16 township 6 south range 7 west Montana Meridian before United States Commissioner F A Hazel baker Dillon Montana on June 6 1919. Witnesses are George Murray John M Lane Marion C Bradley and Lee Rei all of Dillon Montana.
United States Land Office Helena Montana April 22 1919 Northern Pacific Railway seeks to select land under the 1898 act. Adjacent objections due to mineral character or other reasons must be filed by June 20 1919. Floyd E B Crawford of Dillon Montana plans three year proof June 4 1919 with witnesses Thomas Crawford Albert Montgomery Harry ONeal and Hubert Flynn. Jos Oker Register
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