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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
2
The Dillon Examiner is entered as second class matter at Dillon Montana on September 20 1902 under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879.
The slate includes Albert J. Galen for U S Senator Mark P d Fitzgarrald for Representative Albert Anderson for Associate Justice Leonard C Young for Railroad Commissioner Thomas H Dubois for State Representative A L Anderson for Commissioner John S Baker for Clerk and Recorder Dan Moonrey for Sheriff Thomas E Gilbert for Attorney Gladys L Garr for Superintendent of Schools W F Cashmore for Public Administrator James Ek Phillips for Coroner.
Montana 1930 wool clip estimated at 32 364 000 pounds is the largest since 1911 when 34 875 000 pounds were clipped. The report notes average fleece weight 9.0 pounds the highest in recent years and lamb crop at 2 439 000 head up 12 percent from 1929. Prices to growers declined from 25 to 21 cents.
Beaverhead county’s assessed value rises to 4 046 757 moving the county to class six with higher officer salaries. Lima team visited Dillon and lost 18 to 10. A 50 purse was posted by local merchants. The Dillon opera season opens September 5 with Beach Bowers minstrels at Dillon theatre. The Dillon bank robber case remains unsolved as officers and Pinkerton men pursue leads. Farnsworth’s team defeated A C M 6–0 in a Sunday game. Principal G Manning is noted for August 11 1920.
Loading of the last wool batch on July 25 shows 521,298 pounds shipped from Alder station this year. After deductions for bags and tags, 615,719 pounds remained and at 22 cents per pound netted $118,458.18 for local ranchers. A total of 13 cars carried wool, four more than last year.
Monday afternoon the Beaverhead County High School principal tendered resignation and plans to depart for Lewistown. A late filing added many candidates, and at closing 43 hopefuls stood ready to begin the preliminary election race.
Mr and Mrs Harry Brown Mr and Mrs Harvey Sorenson Miss Marie Brown and Mr and Mrs Manetha Brown and their young daughter have returned from a tour of Yellowstone Park.
KF Barrett and his two daughters Nan and Constance depart Monday for St Joseph Missouri to visit relatives. They will tour other eastern points of interest before returning home.
Lambert Elies arrived home Saturday after a two week stay in Chicago to attend business matters and purchase fall goods for the Elies Brothers store in the city.
A Battle Creek physician touts constipation as a major misery, but Rexall Orderlies offer relief by drawing water into the colon to soften and move dry waste. The tablet is described as gentle, non habit forming, with a nightly chew and next day improvement. Available as 24 for 25 cents at Rexall Drug Stores.
A Baldwin Baby Grand and a stylish upright piano in Dillon are offered for sale at substantial price reductions. Terms available. Geo. R. Larsen Music Company Rexburg Idaho.
Classified note seeks a furnished or partly furnished modern house with five or more rooms for rent after Sept 1. Contact phone listed as $48.62 11. Edie Crossland of Roswell New Mexico worked for a man near Dillon and may have a daughter friend with more details. Ed Crossland Roswell NM 2-31.
Finance committee introduces a resolution establishing millage rates for Dillon Montana for the 1930 1931 fiscal year. It sets 10 mills for general municipal purposes 2 for streets and alleys 114 mills for the Free Public Library 1 for cemetery 115 mills for the Volunteer Fire Department. The measure to be published in the Dillon Examiner and becomes effective after passage and approval.
City Council of Dillon Montana passes Resolution No 74 levying a tax on property not exempt to fund sprinkling of streets in Sprinkling Districts 1 and 2. A hearing on objections is set for August 19 1930 at 8 p.m. in Dillon City Hall. Additional items mention estate actions and mining notices.
John M. O Day gives notice of sale and redemption on the Copper Stone Lode Dark Horse lodes totaling 116.08 acres in Two eighth South Range 16 West M P N in Beaverhead County Montana. Delinquent taxes paid 1926 for 62.32. redemption period ended February 1 1928. request for deed to county treasurer on September 6 1928.
Pursuant to an August 11 1930 court order notice is given that August 30 1930 at 10:00 AM in Beaverhead County Court House will prove the will of Archie Gibson deceased and hear Walter A Bawden's application for Letters Testamentary any interested person may appear and contest.
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