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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
7
The third annual Dillon Chautauqua closed last Monday with a concert by James Goddard baritone and the Chicago Grand Opera Company. The big tent was packed for both afternoon and evening programs. The 1917 season was declared highly successful and plans for next year are already underway with contracts signed by numerous boosters.
Bert Johnson, a well known auto truck man, had a narrow escape when his truck and the rear end of a freight train collided on Bannack Street crossing last Monday. The impact sent the truck seventy five feet along the track. Johnson jumped onto a flat car just in time to avoid being crushed. Funeral held today for Dave Robb at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Humphrey officiating. Robb, a Dillon resident and businessman, died Sunday after a hospital stay following a stomach cancer operation. Burial at Mountain View cemetery beside wife. Survivors include a daughter Frieda and sister Mrs. Jacob Fritzell.
A Beaverhead Madison county gathering at city hall drew about seventy five stockmen and forestry officials to discuss removing winter stock trails to summer ranges. Ira Lantz explained the 640 acre homestead law as it applies to stock driveways and watering places while committees map designated routes from ranches to shipping points. Several trail inspections are planned, with teams led by forestry officials to review the Blacktail driveway and other routes from Melrose to McCay and Rochester in coming weeks.
Wolf Jensen and Will Alben, aged 19 and 18 from Utah, were arrested last Saturday near Clark's Canyon after allegedly holding up a man at a saloon on North Montana street and stealing his watch chain and other items.
John B. Cluley of Dillon has been chosen as one of Montana’s young men to represent the state at the officers' training camp in San Francisco. He plans to depart soon. For years he served as instructor at the Normal college, heading the drawing and manual training department.
The Dillon baseball game set for last Sunday was postponed for a week due to railway facilities. The Short Line could not arrange a special train from St. Anthony, Idaho, but the game will be played in Dillon next Sunday afternoon with St. Anthony or Idaho baseball fans expected to attend.
A Super Six Hudson was badly damaged when a dray wagon team belonging to C Hignight ran away in the business district. Pedestrians attempted to stop the team at Idaho and Bannack streets. one animal fell, releasing the tongue and crashing through the car, crushing it and breaking the top. Names listed include Mrs A L Anderson and several local couples and individuals.
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