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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1928
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR mentions a county fair with preparations and an upcoming event. It notes anticipation and local involvement, hinting at exhibitors and display plans. No clear names or dates are legible, but the vein of a community fair is evident.
Rules for a horse race meet outline entries nine entries to be allowed five to enter and four to start. Entrance fee ten dollars added to purse with split 60 25 16 10. Two or more horses under same owner or training stable cannot start in same race. Races run nightly with purses divided and judges timing on final day. Secretary W D Dart and superintendent of speed GEO Opp oversee event.
The article outlines the rules for a farmers hitch and go race with two men per team, a one half mile daily distance, and judges for each team. It also provides detailed directions for preparing small grain sheaf and threshed grain exhibits, emphasizing maturity, quality, uniformity, thorough drying, and careful tying and handling.
U S Department of Agriculture agents Heber Donohue and Bernard C. Brown arrived in Dillon to continue the barberry eradication project started three summers ago. The program targets breaking the barley rust life cycle to protect wheat yields, with Montana farmers facing about three million bushels in annual losses. The effort covers most of Montana, destroying over thirty five thousand bushes and seedlings, as crews plan a thorough survey of the area to locate remaining shrubs.
Great Falls dispatch reports Marjorie Star eighteen and Ruby Gienna eighteen from Miles City appeared without stockings in a dance hall after leaving Cascade County Jail. They had visited three county jails in about 36 hours, creating a sensation before the incident.
Louisville reporter notes Irvin Age a 27 year old carpenter completed 180 holes of golf after a 14 hour 30 mile trek under a scorching sun. He learns the world record for consecutive holes exceeds 250 and he plans to try again.
Alton Age and Irvin Age completed 18 holes covering 21 miles. Age posted 81 percent strokes over 180 holes, with pars noted and a best round of 74 on the course Hite. The elder Age has played golf four years and limits play to Saturday and Sunday sessions.
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