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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1923
Page
1
Miss Gwynetha dla, a popular Normal College student in Dillon, was fatally injured Friday afternoon when the horse she rode fell after slipping on a concrete crossing. She died at 7:10 p.m. from a fractured skull and serious internal injuries after being taken to the local hospital. Her funeral was held in Dillon, then shipped to Scobey, Montana, where her parents live.
An analysis of a dramatic theme highlighting how deceit harms happiness and honesty. The piece notes the adaptation by Charles Kenyon, a former stage writer and screen dramatist known for Kindling, and frames the work as logically continuous with strong elements.
The Sunday circus drew a large out-of-town attendance, with Twin Bridges well represented. It arrived early, a lengthy parade accompanied the crowd, and a single afternoon show impressed before the crew loaded up for departure.
A preliminary to the Dillon Rodeo will be held next Sunday at Grant with wild horses from the Rocky Hills. Riders will attempt the bronchos noted as among the worst in the country for a chance to qualify for the Dillon show in September. Many Dillon residents plan to bring lunches and enjoy the day at Grant.
At a county commissioners meeting the decision was made to construct two new bridges and bids will be received on September 15. A call for bids is published in today’s paper. From Blackfoot Idaho Mrs Margaret Ward and daughter visit Mrs Henry Gledd in town.
Margaret Graeter left yesterday for Deer Lodge to visit the Warren Graeter home for several weeks. John O'Dell, foreman of the Examiner composing room, is the happy father of a fine American boy born yesterday morning at Barrett hospital. The youngster weighed nine and a half pounds and he and the young mother are getting along nicely. The Methodist Aid society will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at the church by Mesdames Nelson Barnes Baker. Graeter and two young sons, who have spent part of the summer in Dillon visiting with Mr. Graeter's father and relatives, left Friday for Arcata California.
Thirty cane of trout fry were received last week by the Bhulver head Angler's club from the Columbia Garden hatcheries in Butte. The fish were released into streams in the area including Grasshopper and Rattlesnake creeks and nearby outlying waters.
A large Dillon crowd gathered for a memorial service on the depot lawn honoring Warren G Harding. Speakers included A O Gullidge and Rev Father Leschner, praising the late president’s life, conduct, and creed. The event reflected national mourning with a baptism of patriotic fervor and a call to live by Harding’s principles.
Commencement for the August class of 1923 held in the college auditorium. Thirty four diplomas awarded with address by Robert C. Line of the State Board of Education. Music by two glee clubs and soloists. August group lists names and officers. Total graduates for the year reach 101, up 19 from 1922.
Federal agents Holter and Osborne and Sheriff Mooney seized two large moonshine stills in Calamity Gulch Tepee Creek Centennial area. One 300 gallon and one 125 gallon capacity, with five thousand gallons mash found. Officers report the stills are the heaviest ever found. operators remain at large.
Sheriff Dan Mooney issued a temporary restraining order last Friday shutting the Peat Hotel at Lima until the 17th when a hearing will determine if it should remain closed for a year. The charge alleges bootlegging activity inside. Proprietor Roy Jackson was previously arrested for selling intoxicating liquor.
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