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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
9
Engineer Corps seeks 150 clerks stenographers and typewriters with salaries 1000 to 1200 dollars per year plus ration quarters medical care and transportation. Fifty draftsmen topographical architectural and mechanical earn 1500 to 1800 dollars per year with similar benefits. Applications not desired from conscription age men. service in about three weeks.
Mrs Yerkes and her mother Mrs Baker of California were in Dilldén and were summoned to Pageville by the death of Mrs Uttley daughter of Mrs Baker.
Game Warden J L DeHart outlines open season limits for deer elk sheep goat and other game across Montana counties with seasonal openings and bag limits. Elk mostly closed with limited licenses. deer allowed Oct 1 to Dec 1 except certain counties. waterfowl set Sept 15 to Dec 1 with twenty daily.
Tim Tash of Dillon proved his patriotism by making three trips to Butte to join the aviation branch. Too young for the draft, he pursued enlistment while juggling school and ranch duties. After delays and false rumors, he finally reported and was accepted into the aviation service.
Dillon couple Rev Lee H Young and his bride arrived in Bozeman after touring Yellowstone. They stay with Mrs Charles Ruffner on Bozeman avenue south while awaiting furniture from Dillon. He will lead services at St James Episcopal next Sunday and plans to begin duties September first with Sunday services during the interim weeks.
Mr and Mrs George Woodworth announce their son George has volunteered and been accepted to serve in the United States Navy during the war. A Kentucky Military Academy graduate and Pacific coast farmer, he shows love of country and determination to apply his training. The News commends his patriotic decision.
Dillon edged St Anthony 3 to 2 in a Sunday baseball game at Dillon diamond. The visiting pitcher carried a no hit bid into the final inning before Dillon clinched the win. St Anthony brought a large support group and town band, which played after the game as haying across Beaverhead county continues amid a record harvest with widespread stacks of hay and strong irrigation due to recent dry weather.
Timmy Sullivan and Rowland Delaney stole Faye Erwin's automobile from Dillmont park during a clerk's picnic. They returned the car and were jailed on bond. Sullivan paid a $50 fine, Delaney awaits a payment. Sheriff warns local boys will face similar punishment.
Miss Marcella Kennedy, a summer session student at Normal College, died in Butte from blood poisoning last Friday. A facial breakout developed into infection, and a classmate accompanied her to Butte to arrange a return to Red Lodge before her condition worsened and she died at the hospital.
Sheriff C K Wyman took Charles Jenkins to Deer Lodge after a forgery conviction. Jenkins had deposited bad paper in Jackson. Also, Jake Koontz, recently adjudged insane, was taken to the Warm Springs asylum by the sheriff.
Local tobacco dealers have raised prices after wholesalers increased costs. The new rate affects cigars, chewing tobacco, and all tobacco products, with the change already in effect. The piece also notes funeral attendance for David Robb and mentions Dr. Grant B. Finch as author and director of training at the State Normal College.
A car load of pure blood Hampshire rams arrived in Dillon last week for J. E. Morse and the Beaverhead Ranch company to improve local flocks. The rams were purchased from Walnut Hill farm in Bonerail Kentucky, touted as a premier sheep breeding operation. The consignors describe the rams as exceptionally aristocratic and a notable advancement for Beaverhead County’s sheep industry.
Beaverhead county Danish Brotherhood plans a patriotic parade in Dillah to honor drafted Danish soldiers leaving next month. The event will end with a city hall meeting and banquet for all invited participants.
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