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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
1
Dillon will host its first municipal Christmas tree on Christmas night with public participation. Mayor Selway and the city council approved a large lighted tree in a central location, with carols, a band, and a citywide gathering signaled by church bells. Further arrangements and timing will be announced in The Examiner next week.
Charles Warren died Saturday morning at the county poor farm from erysipelas. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon and he was buried in Mountain View cemetery. A longtime Dillon resident and former Provost & Ripley saloon employee, he was reticent about his past and relatives, believed to have kin in Kentucky and southern Indiana. He was 652 years old at death and had served in the Eighth Cavalry in Wyoming and Montana with an honorable discharge.
George Roberts, a Big Hole freight er, says the basin highways are in the best shape in his 20 years of freighting. He credits county improvements and ideal fall weather for the roads. Mr and Mrs Roberts and Denton Oliver, Verne, returned to Jackson last Monday.
Spencer and Ethel Merritt ride in Roy Spencers car and he confirms Mr Roberts on road conditions. If weather holds, he will travel to the Big Hole this week where his auto livery business thrives.
C A Smith and his wife toured Butte to handle business and plan to move there early next year. He runs the bar concession at the Leggett hotel while retaining Dillon interests. The big annual horse sale on February 14 is expected to surpass past events as dealers show enthusiasm. TaDue and Sanders feed 100 head, Morse feeds 100, and Horge Smith tends 90 head to boost sale readiness.
The first annual Montana Seed Growers association exposition in Billings closes with 170 entries of high quality. Top prizes go to F I Summer Jr Clyde Park oats 47 pounds per bushel and F G Sumner Jr barley 50 pounds. Wheat crown to J P Nash Clyde Park with 63 pounds, Turkey red wheat won by Matt Richardson Armitage at 65 pounds. Kharkov winter wheat yields five bushels more per acre than Turkey red. Potatoes win via Pat Carney Waterloo with multiple firsts. Alfred Atkinson Bozeman to take seeds to National Corn show. Panama Pacific expo discussed. over twenty new members admitted.
Miss Clara Conger fell through thin ice on Rife's pond while skating last Saturday night and was immersed to her shoulders. She was rescued promptly and is none the worse for the adventure.
Beav erhead Elevator stockholders invite all ranchers and farmers to a Monday 8 15 p m meeting at the courthouse to discuss building a flour mill adjoining the new elevator and to hear a practical miller's insights on flour production and local wheat use. The project aims to boost local wheat farming and reduce flour imports by creating a home mill.
Morton Elliott and Justin Brundage visited Sheridan last Sunday with friends who spent the week there. Most out of town students prepare to return home for Christmas while others plan visits. Enrollment for next year is complete to help the principal and faculty plan the program from the start. A Christmas basketball game was offered by Wisdom but no practice has begun, so no game yet. The high school orchestra has grown to 12 members and rehearsals bring real music to practice nights. The Arrowhead and Sacajawea clubs postpone their joint meeting to Friday afternoon in the assembly room. The program committee promises novelty in entertainments, kept secret for now. This may be the last meeting before September as exams will fill the postvacation schedule.
Miss Mildred Weenink staged a novel art sale last Saturday in the old Yeaman store. She was assisted by Miss Cob ban of Butte.
One of the youngest vagrants Chief Sassman ever met is 14 year old Emmett Leach found on Dillon streets. He rode freight cars from Sweet Idaho to Pocatello and beyond, fed by willing train crews, and sought return to Lima before heading to work for a brakeman he met in Dillon.
One of Dillon’s largest funerals was held for Inte Mrs A L Anderson at the Methodist church Friday afternoon. Rev A W Hamilton and Rev K W Ostrander led services with J W Tate assisting. choir offerings and generous floral tributes marked the emotional ceremony. The cortege proceeded to Mountain View cemetery where interment followed.
Mistah W. H. Bell, arraigned for disturb of the peace and pled not guilty, was given a 48 day sentence in the county dungeon. The judgment was suspended if he stayed away from Dillon, but he drank to celebrate his departure and caused more trouble.
Residents reported the incident in the Gough house area. Bell violated parole, prompting sheriff surveillance and the reactivation of the former penalty. He is now jailed in the county facility.
Albert Webster fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs E T Webster was thrown from a horse at the Ditty corrals on Kentucky avenue Sunday morning. He suffered a fracture to the left arm above the wrist and severe cuts and bruises to the face and body. Dr MacMillan attended, setting the fracture and dressing the wounds after the horse slipped during a sharp turn.
The photo drama produced by George Kleine from The Last Days of Pompeii unfolds in Italy with vivid scenes of Nydia and Glaucus and the eruption of Vesuvius. Presented at the Pastime for three performances starting Wednesday December 24 with matinee and two evening shows.
The First Presbyterian Church of Dillon schedules a Christmas morning service with organ preludes, choir anthems, responsive readings, scripture, and a sermon on The When the How and Why of the Advent. The program includes selections such as Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with postlude and benediction.
Jack Kelley longtime Wells Brothers employee was severely injured while feeding a large log into a circular saw at Asa A Kenison residence on North Washington. The saw cut knee cap and damaged his leg, with amputation possible. he was transported to Murray hospital in Butte for treatment after initial care.
A special Shakespeare club meeting at Mrs. J. White's home adjourned in memory of Mrs. A. L. Anderson. Members debated John Galsworthy's Justice and compared it with Measure for Measure, then planned a December 27 reading by Mrs. Una Herrick on Everywoman.
Receipts for the week in North Portland Oregon show cattle 1656 calves 29 hogs 7402 sheep 8903. Top steers at eight cents while a large influx of Central Oregon grass cattle boosted demand. One day saw nearly 4000 head unloaded. tops 8 cents. weekly outlook steady. Sheep and lamb markets remain strong with tops around 6.25 dollars.
The Baptist church invites all to attend a Christmas service on Sunday morning December 21 with special music by the choir. All are welcome.
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