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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
8
Dillon social notes list numerous residents and visitors from Butte Missoula Dell Armstead Sheridan and other towns stopping in Dillon for shopping holidays and visits. Mentions include Ed Cochran F M Carry H D Simmons J J Smith and W J Cushing among others with travel between Dillon Butte Las Angeles and Billings noted.
Attorney A a ttor ney BE M Lamb visited Dillon to handle legal matters tied to the Robert H Jones estate. Eliel Brothers received foreign orders routing goods to Boston Hartford and Norway. Dillon residents in Los Angeles report many acquaintances enjoying sunny California. A December ten day period saw 210 coyote pelts turned in to the sheriff with W R Stone of Wisdom leading in bounty payments with 29 pelts harvested in one day.
The high school first team defeated the town team in a Thursday evening game. The high school faculty beat the Normal College team in the same night at the school gym.
Mr and Mrs Jewett arrived last Saturday from Billings and will stay several weeks while he decorates the interior of the new Liberty theatre.
Mr and Mrs Jas McKnight Smith McKnight and Miss Nellie McKnight moved through Dunton Saturday on a shopping trip to Butte and vice versa.
Marriage license issued last Saturday to Lora Buckland and Fred Rabishaul of Dillon.
Sheriff Erwin departed Sunday with Robert Khani James Findley and Frank Curtis to serve terms in the state prison at this term of court.
Rast Frank Madden left Saturday for his old home in West Manchester Pennsylvania where he will visit for several weeks marking his first trip back in twelve years.
A large plate glass window at Eliel's gentlemen's store entrance was broken last Sunday when a runaway horse struck it. The damage totaled about 100 dollars.
A Ford struck Mrs John Bank's driving horse and buggy last Saturday afternoon causing heavy damage to the buggy. No other injuries or damage were reported.
Miss Gertrude Kane recently graduated from a Normal college and has accepted an audition in the Bozeman schools.
Mr. and Mrs. M. EB. Barry arrived Monday from Billings. Mrs. Barry will stay in Dillon until after Christmas. Mr. Barry will travel to Detroit for Cadillac business and later the couple will head to California to spend part of the winter.
Miss Leilia Adams and Lysander C. Pond were married at the Dansie home with close family present. L. C. Pond of Rupert Idaho performed the ceremony. A wedding repast followed and gifts were exchanged. Rest room opened by Good Government club and teas were served. Mary Madden and James P. Purdy wed in Grasshopper section with family in attendance. A Clearview dancing class event and a musical recital at the Normal training school are noted along with fire department dances and upcoming Cavalier dances at the Dart hall.
Most local clubs suspend regular meetings for the holiday period. Theta enjoyed a pleasant gathering hosted by Mrs. Jay B. Holtz at her North Pacific Street home.
Mrs Soren P Nelson and her children left last Saturday for Spokane to visit through the holidays. They arrived from the Big Hole basin earlier in the week to spend time at Henry Olsen’s home before continuing to Washington.
Mrs. Alice Fisher visited Butte last week and a display of beautiful hand-painted china is shown at Mrs. Herbert Wheat's. Orders will be taken.
Mrs Garrison and son visited Dillon Saturday while Misses Beehrer Culpepper came from Dillon for a benefit dance. The East Side school fundraiser yielded a neat sum for the new schoolhouse. Belevue McGown of Butte provided music. Reichle hall hosts a three-school Christmas program Friday evening. Deer hides and farm shipments were noted with multiple carloads sent to Butte. Beaver club to prepare gifts for all children.
The McNinch ranch of about 600 acres near Dell Montana is offered for sale. Inquiries should be directed to Smith McKnight Dell or E J Callaway Dillon.
A district court decision holds that a city cannot regulate automobile speeds and that such power resides exclusively with the state. Judge J. M. Clements sustained a demurrer by Assistant Attorney General, denying the city's attempt to regulate speed locally.
Attorney General Charles 8. Wagner faced a police court fine of 26 dollars for excessive speed within city limits. He appealed to the district court claiming the city lacks power to regulate automobile speed, a moot issue likely to reach the state supreme court for final ruling.
William Leese sues Harriett Leese for divorce in the Fifth Judicial District of Montana Bea verhead County. The summons requires answer within twenty days. the case notes a Cheshire England marriage in 1888 and desertion from February 1895. First publication December 20, 1916.
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