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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
24
A concise notice states that mail orders are dispatched the same day they are received, indicating prompt processing and fulfillment practices. It emphasizes efficiency in handling customer requests and speedy delivery.
Prominent rancher Jesse Finsley traveled to Dillon to hire a baying crew. Mrs. H. A. Pease and daughter Glyde visited Dillon and stayed with the Russell Fryberg family. Portland Loan Co representive C. L. Lane spent the week in Dillon. A Missoula party including Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pall es and Ruth Keith drove to Dillon. The Baker families headed to Sherbina Missouri for several weeks. Dillon Oil Co manager C. W. Bobnett went to Butte for company business. Cattleman Wm. Rosenbaum visited the county seat for business. John Waddell and family of Darby with D. Lombard and family of Victor were guests at the Andrus in Dillon. John Gosgrove and children left for Salt Lake City for a week with relatives. Wiley Mountjoy, former superintendent of the state orphans home, visited Dillon for business from Helena. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Magnus and Mrs. Tom Fuhl lier of Ennis also left for Butte for a few days.
Dillon and surrounding towns report a steady stream of visitors from Butte Armstead Twin Bridges and Polaris. Local merchants advertise cracked corn and ground oats at 3.50 per hundred while residents from Jackson Wisdom and the Centennial valley travel for business and family visits.
Great Falls Montana July 31 Twenty three million pounds is the estimated total wool crop of Montana in 1918. Producers received 60 to 67 cents per pound with government control on distribution. Growers were advanced 40 to 50 cents per pound and remittance covers the balance on sale. Some clips reported as high as 66 percent.
Miss Florence Cirbett and Miss Edith Roche depart Bannack for Butte to train as nurses at the Deaconess hospital with plans to serve overseas if war continues. Wilbur G. Gilbert, county attorney, heads to Boyne City Michigan to bring back his wife and three sons after the birth of a baby boy he has not yet met. Mr and Mrs Isaac Edinger travel to Dillon for Judge Everton J. Conger’s funeral, joining Mary Gist and Delia Hudson. Frank Hazelbaker of Butte stops in Dillon between trains for business while ill with a cold. Mrs Rose Heavy and daughter Mary return from Rochester Minnesota after surgery to remove Mary’s tonsils.
Hans Anderson of this city was among the Madison county contingent sent to Camp Lewis last week for training.
Economists watch Liberty Loans and War Savings Stamps impact on savings banks. England saw deposits rise by over 60 million pounds in 1916 while small depositors bought war bonds. In New York state deposits fell only 8 million with 21 252 new depositors, signaling a growing saving habit despite higher living costs and war conditions.
Mrs J O Newcombe visits Butte this week. Miss Julia Bray joins other visitors. A Potts handles business in Dillon while Jess Hart and Max Lauterbach pass through. Ranchers H B Selway and Dixon Brown and sheepman Hildreth appear in town. Chautauqua week draws Orrs, Cosgroves, and Garrison family. Agatha Lovell, Hazel Ripley, Sadie Baldwin, Phyllis Evang, and Cottrells appear in town for visits, work, and leisure with local families.
Polaris notes John Judge on a business trip to Dillon while Melvyn Weenink visits from the F. S. ranch after army discharge. Haying losses hit Grasshopper valley as Pyle Brothers Paynish Brothers and W Tash suffer heavy damage. Charles Richman dies after an appendicitis operation and is buried in Dillon. Community attends his funeral with Mrs. Pyle and others. Mining firm Silver Fissure buys a second heavy truck to move freight between Dillon and Armstead amid road and weather constraints.
Washington reports the manpower bill to require registration of all men aged 18 to 45 for possible military service. Provoist Crowder urges prompt action with September 5 as proposed registration day for about 13 million men nationwide. Estimates breakdown by age groups show millions eligible or exempt due to industrial or medical reasons.
A fragment notes ot 40 percent in a record context with unclear surrounding details and no additional data available.
Jasper Nelson and family, recently back from Long Beach California, have moved into the Schuler residence on Atlantic street for the winter. The home had previously belonged to Mr. Nelson.
The piece notes looming demand for American draft horses as Europe’s war scars its horse industry. It cites Britain France Belgium and other regions suffering declines while the Montana State Fair Helena hosts a draft horse show September 9 to 14. It predicts the U S will lead in horse breeding as Europe recovers.
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