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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1923
Page
7
Readable fragments show a note about Watters under an advertisement by author Tere with references to the Dillon Examiner. The legible text suggests a department or business management context and an addressed notice to THE DILLON EXAMINER.
Beaverhead county residents reflect on Warren G. Harding after his death praising his plain, honest character and heartfelt leadership. They describe him as a man of refined gentility whose humanity and peace efforts resonated beyond his term and across the nation.
On Sunday August 12 the Dillon Methodist Episcopal Church holds a special day marking the close of the church year. Sunday school at ten, Holy Communion and sermon at eleven, and a public membership address. Epworth League service at eight precedes Prof Calvin Crumbaker’s lay address.
A large pre circus dance will be held in Apex next Saturday evening August 11 with music by the Imperial Syncopators of Dillon. J Winter Smith from the government land office toured Dillon last week reporting on the East Bendtt irrigation project and found no major obstacles. Survey work on the ditch is completed.
Mr and Mrs F W Unfug arrived in Dillon last Friday from Walensburg Colorado to visit Harry Andrus family. William Nichols of 700 West Park Butte failed to appear in Judge Phillips court to answer fishing without a license and his $25 bond was forfeited.
Visitor numbers climb at Yellowstone and Glacier as the season advances. July figures show Yellowstone up sharply with 2 077 admissions in a day and overall totals near 41 585 for mid July, while Glacier sees promising early signs of a new yearly high. Canadian travel increases yearly with north gate leading for park entries.
Sharp and Margue quietly married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Edward Smith. The couple left Sunday for a short honeymoon through northern and western parts of the state and will reside in Dillon.
Jack Nemick manager of Montana Auto Supply Co returned from Minneapolis where the 1924 Buick was unveiled. He says several new Buicks are en route with first shipments due in two days and the car will be on display in the sales rooms by week end.
The Montana State Pioneers Association plans a three day meeting in Deer Lodge on August 21 22 and 28 featuring the Butte Mines band. A.L. Stone heads to Great Falls for the state bankers association convention this week.
Mrs. George Gosman and her baby daughter have returned to their Murray home in Butte after Mrs. Gosman recovered from a serious illness that kept her in Murray hospital for several weeks, last Wednesday evening.
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce issues Fifteen commandments for safer travel printed on wheel tags. The list urges motorists to treat themselves as engineers responsible for safety and to test brakes when starting a trip.
Warning to drivers to reduce horn use and drive cautiously around pedestrians and children. Emphasizes staying alert, not trusting others fully, driving slowly in areas with kids, and crossing rails with care as warning signs may be faulty or out of order.
The forestry department builds a new road from near South Bloody Creek over the divide to Governor Creek. At five miles long it reduces Brenner to Jackson distance by about fifteen miles and offers easy grades through scenic country. The road is linked to the Nez Perce retreat following the Battle of the Big Hole.
A historical note describes the severest penalties imposed on individuals accused of making or selling intoxicating beverages, reflecting strict enforcement measures of the era and the legal consequences faced by alleged violators.
Andy Smith, former Beaverhead high school star, has come back from California after a brief visit. He was seriously hurt in a football game last fall but reports he has nearly recovered. He enjoys California but finds it hot and prefers Montana’s cool breeze. He will stay about a month.
Morton Geer and Will Lovell left Saturday night for Armstead to take charge of a shipment of sheep bound for Los Angeles. Geer will continue to San Diego where he intends to stay for game time.
A report notes Daye and S Eat Adams were fined $800 on the charge of selling.
President Carl R Gray of the Union Pact warns that since Federal Control ended August 31 1930 the government would owe railroads more than a billion dollars if that arrangement still applied. He cites Interstate Commerce Commission data showing earnings at 6.76 percent and argues rates of return remain below what is deemed reasonable. He asserts transportation costs drive prices and calls for constructive suggestions.
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