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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
19
Clara Dansie celebrated her eighth birthday Monday from four to seven with twelve young guests joining in games and a turkey dinner. She received many gifts, while the Theta society suspended meetings due to the influenza epidemic.
Manager Hartwig books a star studded week after quarantine lift. Emmy Wehlen stars in His Bonded Wife a Metro drama with a comedy to follow. J Warren Kerrigan appears in A Man's Man with a comedy. Enid Bennett in Desert Wooing plus a Mack Sennett comedy. Dorothy Dalton in Green Eyes with a comedy, plus Lest We Forget. Douglas Fairbanks in He Comes Up Smiling. Nazimova stars in Toys of Fate.
The Helena Independent exposes a satirical red blotter titled Influenza How to Get It How to Weep How to Spread It and How to Let It Get You. It lists ridiculous steps to spread illness and dismissive counsel about doctors, labeled fully disapproved by the Montana state board of health.
The county list of big taxpayers lacked Beaverhead State Bank last week but records show the bank paid 1267 dollars and 22 cents. Commissioners meet this week to conduct routine business review bills and set contracts for the year. Emerick returns from the east with news of a fair cattle market after shipping five cars. Farnsworth travels to Billings to monitor oil interests.
Helena Dec 3 Chancellor E C Elliott told the state board of education about Montana higher education. He outlined work done in the past year and budgets needed to advance colleges and achieve best results. He noted wartime S A T C activity and plans to return to peacetime footing as many students leave for home. The board remained in session late with another session anticipated.
A telegram from Ralph Sebree of Los Angeles says Mrs. Sebree of Dillon is seriously ill with influenza. Her many Dillon friends hope for her recovery.
A list of patents deeds and homesteads from the period notes parcels in Dillon Lima Melrose and surrounding areas. Entries include W H Thomas Clara R Gist J M Long and others with parcels from 40 to 320.65 acres and cash values or terms such as $10 $1 000 and $5 600. Also listed are Quartz Locations Leases by W Ames and Jones Land Cattle Co with ranch holdings in Deer Lode and Beaverhead counties for shares of proceeds and stock increases.
A comprehensive list details automatic lubrication for six cylinder valve gear, larger valve lifters to reduce wear, noise reducing springs, oiling system improvements, oil gauge and level indicators, exhaust carburetor fittings, clutch and transmission enhancements, rear axle updates, strengthened rims and fender work, and a larger U.S. type H D 3-13-C battery. The notes cover steering, radiator mud pans, hood louvres, side aprons, front and rear fenders, and updated tops with locking bows.
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