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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1929
Page
1
County commissioners approved and published the annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The report details expenditures from the previous year and requests from each office, including school districts and the county high school, plus the funds supporting every county institution.
The third annual event takes place in the Beaverhead County High School gym at noon Friday. Prizes are offered for exhibits across more than eighty species of flowers with districts displaying the best display and most attractive table.
The annual honor roll announced at the Normal College on Wednesday includes twenty percent of the graduating class of 190. Thirty eight names mark those with the highest grade points per credit. Virginia Laughlin of Miles tops the list.
A letter to County Clerk John Baker announces proposed raises in livestock values to standardize cash valuations. Cattle yearlings 385 per head, two year olds 45, steers and bulls 60, cows 350, sheep yearlings 10. Hearing set in Helena August 26 at 10 am for taxpayer input. officials expected to support the move to equalize valuations.
Beavershead county ranchers fought grass fires west of Wisdom with 400 ranchers clearing 1 200 acres as winds raged. A blaze east of Wisdom damaged a building on the Francis ranch while another near Harri son’s old Francis ranch threatened property and timber but caused no major damage.
A fragment from a state college bid notice and a youth scouting report mix with an Arkansas Gazette clipping about Patrolman L P Grady. The college seeks bids for main hall improvements in Dillon, while twenty eight Boy Scouts return from Yellowstone with stories by Bill Ballard. The Arkansas tale centers on a rich Little Rock patrolman who owns a large ranch.
A Montana Big Hole basin report says this year’s hay crop is the finest ever seen in the world famous wild hay region. ranchers note ideal weather, large crops, and top quality hay stored in prime condition as Dr. E Davis plans a leave from Normal College with his family for Boston by air car.
A thunderbolt struck a large cottonwood in front of Mrs. Henry Burfiend on South Washington street last Sunday. The impact nearly split the tree in two and damaged radios and electrical equipment in the vicinity, with reports of the crash heard citywide.
Ester Goodwin, an Exchange parlor employee, was stabbed in the abdomen last Sunday by Frank Kukoski during a fight incident. Goodwin was taken to Barrett hospital and operated on by Dr. H D Kistler. the stabbing punctured the stomach lining. Kukoski was arrested by Chief Nelson and held as a prisoner.
Illons annual flower show will be held Friday and Saturday in Beaverhead County High School gym. Doors open after noon to allow entries and flower arrangements. Twelve prizes will be awarded for flowers grown by children with cash prizes for youth exhibits. Four city districts will display at three by twelve foot tables with judging on attractiveness. Dried wild flower exhibit is a featured component.
OBERT FINCH a Dillon youth and son of Mrs G E Finch leaves for Camp Perry Ohio to participate in the national rifle match. He is one of thirteen outstanding M T C candidates selected from over three thousand youths across California Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah and Nevada. The thirteen will uphold Western rifle shooting traditions against crack shots from these Military Training camps of the Ninth Corps area.
Dillon Examiner notes Miss Gladys Garr, county superintendent, submitted the annual report to the State Headquarters. Forty districts plus Beaverhead county high school filed reports. Receipts totaled 236,335.67 with 98,391.60 paid in teacher salaries and 24,695.15 for school maintenance.
The five day sage hen season drew heavy hunter crowds from east and west and cities as far as Denver. Many bags were incomplete though some veterans reported filling limits on day one.
Twenty Girl Scouts returned Friday evening from a camping trip at Elkhorn Springs. Mrs. Lambert Eliel led the group praising the scouts for good conduct and the care provided by Mrs. Eliel. Assistants included Miss Dorothy Cloke of Butte, Miss Mary Shields from Barrett Hospital, Mrs. Rose of Bozeman, and Mrs. Dysart.
West side residents must hike to Rock Bottom for water as a new iron pipe line is installed. The city cuts off water to the affected area, leaving every home without water for the next three to four days.
The Normal Training school and Beaverhead County high school plan a September 9 start. The Normal college will not reconvene until September 20. A. T. Peterson reports all vacancies at the high school filled with many faculty returning from vacation. Peterson spent summer in Dillon then toured the Yellowstone with his family and J E Kelly’s. He will travel to Helena later in the week for educational matters. Mr and Mrs Walter Sales arrived from New England North Dakota earlier this week. Sales is from Bozeman.
Over the past week Beaverhead county wool saw no complete sales, but several consignments were sold with a 25 cent down payment. Daily wool entries come from the National Bank Wool Warehouse storing over three million pounds. J. E. Hample, veteran buyer for Jeremiah Williams of Boston, has been active among bidders from Spokane, while other good clips target meat markets.
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