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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
7
Butte reports total cattle receipts 1 474 with steady classes. Prices include good grass fat cows 15 to 17 dollars and good stock steer calves 25 to 28 dollars. Veal calves 22 to 27 dollars. Stockers and feeders show good feeder steers 22 to 23 dollars and stock heifers 20 to 21 dollars. Stock cows with calves at side 160 to 190 dollars.
December 2 1957 estimate shows 2292 sheep with fat lambs 20 to 21.50 and feeder lambs 20 to 21.50. Ewes and bucks 3.50, light fat ewes 9.50 to 10.50. December 3 1957 estimate notes 249 hogs with various weight bands from 18 top to 12.50-13 for very heavy boars. December 4 1957 estimate lists cattle prices including choice grain fed steers 22 to 23.25 and stock cows 125 to 165, plus veal calves 20 to 24 and dairy stock calves 12 to 16.
Los Angeles livestock receipts fell last week due to Thanksgiving. Slaughter steers and heifers were scarce while cows accounted for about 86 percent of offerings. Prices for slaughter steers and heifers rose 25 to 50 cents, cows up 25 to 50 cents, hogs up 50 cents to $1.00, with top fed steers at 24.00 per load and select lots reaching 23.50.
The City Council met with President Paul Puyear presiding for a routine session. Police Magistrate Evans Innes and Police Chief Leo Williams reported $579.50 in November fines and forfeitures. The council approved a Montana Power Company plan to install street lights along the highway around the high school.
Melvin and Pete Peterson spent several days in Miles City for the wool growers convention. Dillon residents and visiting families from Bozeman Butte Deer Lodge Mis soula Helena and Helena area are listed among guests and social events. Officers were elected with Margaret Nelson as president and Millie Dansie as secretary treasurer.
Children of West Fox school surprised Mrs. Betty Burton with a after school party at the schoolhouse. They arrived with cake refreshments and gifts while mothers attended. Valley Bridge Club hosted by Mrs. Ann Hirschy featured prize play with Mrs. Harry Helming leading, Mrs. Clark Huntley second, Mrs. Dick Hirschy low and traveling prizes won by Mrs. Hirschy and Mrs. Wallace Christiansen.
A birthday party for Sonny Kay Mc Dowell was held Sunday at the Diamond Bar Inn with fifteen guests. A cake, cookies, ice cream and punch were served as the children swam. mothers attended.
The report cites calves selling from 21.00 to 26.00 for top stock, with most good calves 22.00 to 23.50. Feeder steers fetch 21.00 to 23.00, stocker steers 22.00 to 24.25, hogs 14.00 to 19.50, and lambs at 21.00. Ewes range 7.00 to 8.50, with culls down to 5.00.
Friendship Club members met at the Frank Lightfoot home on Tuesday entertaining Mrs Lightfoot. Members brought jars of fruit or jelly for Christmas gifts to the Soroptimist Home. Flora Hirschy offered to deliver the gift box to Butte. Frank Lightfoot to donate large logs for a church fence. Refreshments served by the hostess. Several local residents shopped in Dillon and Missoula. Jill Eliel birthday party attended by Flora Hirschy Jean Nelson and Louise Nelson. Johnsons visit Butte for medical reasons.
The report notes ongoing after-flu complications for a patient while Little Joe stays with grandmother Jennie Johnson as his parents are away.
The Big Hole area enjoys mild winter weather with no temperatures below minus ten and little snow. Travel plans are noted with a stop in Jackson on route to Bob Jacksons. Calves are sold to Joe Carroll while a throat infection sends a patient to Barrett Hospital for ambulance transport to Butte amid a heavy snow storm. Bill shows improvement at the Community Hospital as Blaz Lugar and Mrs Lugar return home.
John McDougall drove to Salt Lake City to meet his wife and children who arrived from Paradise California after visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Fred Hirschy were in Butte Thursday. Bill Harrison in hospital with his wife taking him to Dillon Thursday.
Stocks went to Elkhorn Sunday to enjoy the skiing there. Mrs Sanford Shep herd and Richard drove to Dewey Sunday to visit Mrs John Long. Mr and Mrs Wallace Stock were Christmas shopping in Dillon Monday. Mr and Mrs John Husted and girls were visiting in Dillon on Saturday.
Waters returns home from Polson on Saturday. Bar ton Hildreth joined her and stayed Sunday at Clarence Burton ranch before returning to Bozeman. Dwight Harrison and four children visited Jack Shepherd Sunday. Alfred Peterson and Dick traveled to Butte Sunday to see Darwin Peterson. Alfred had a medical check up Monday. Tom Nelson and Sparkle Barth were on a business trip to Missoula Tuesday and Wednesday.
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