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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
5
Publication details indicate the Dillon Examiner is listed as a second class matter on September 20 1902 in Dillon Montana and directs all editorial and business correspondence to The Dillon Examiner.
A recap of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll the agnostic and a Chicago Tribune linotype joke retell the Orpheus Eurydice myth. The rewritten tale portrays Orpheus playing a tiny sea-shell instrument and provoking Hell's residents, ending with a run‑in with Satan before a Scot enters Hell in search of a lost golf ball.
The 60 day session opens in Helena with Republicans in control of both houses while the governor is a Democrat. Expect new faces and holdovers, many bills, and sharp public debate. Senator Frank A. Hazelbaker and Beaverhead’s Frank Rife are noted figures. Examiner will report progress.
Voters in Montana backed a 3 cent per gallon gasoline tax to fund road construction. Beaverhead County residents hope for prompt state highway commission action and equal treatment with other counties. The tax, approved at the last election, aims to improve roads across the 56 counties as the highway commission plans begin.
In Helena at the December meeting the state was split into 12 districts with district 9 covering Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead and Madison. Residents are patient but seek speedy, efficient action and fear not all new law funds will be spent on plans and staff. The commission has public confidence and hopes for best outcomes.
The Montana year ends on a high note with an estimated 350 million in new wealth from all sources. Agriculture leads at about 200 million, livestock 74 million, metal mining 60 million, forests 14 million, oil 10 million, coal 9 million, and manufacturing 57 million. Wheat tops farm values at 57.6 million, hay 30.25 million, oats 8.17 million, potatoes 4.09 million, corn 4.28 million, and other crops add millions, signaling a strong start to a new era of growth in Beaverhead and the state. Turkeys emerge as a rising industry, with valley flocks expanding and widespread shipping. Sheriff Dan Mooney and Mrs. Mooney hosted a Christmas jail dinner, marking a gracious farewell as Dan retires with a strong record.
Mr and Mrs Morton W Elliott welcome a girl on the 10th. Mr and Mrs Otto Cloward greet a boy on the 13th. Mr and Mrs James Cunningham report a girl on the 21st. Mr and Mrs Charles F Moore have a boy on the 22nd. Mr and Mrs Clarence Corrin announce a girl on the 25th. Mr and Mrs Harry S Tash record a birth on the 25th. Mr and Mrs Otto Pahnish welcome a girl on the 31st.
Classified ad offers a six room modern bungalow with big lot on Kentucky avenue for $2350 with terms. Also lists a productive 336 acre farm near Piedmont with 150 acres alfalfa and water rights at $50 per acre with easy terms. Mentions exchange options with Dillon property.
A compressed birth notice lists multiple families with newborn girls. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brier. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Warner. Mr. and Mrs. Colin McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkins. and Mr. and Mrs. John Laden, each noting a girl child.
A sequence of birth notices lists couples and newborn girls with dates and surnames including Horn Hubbard Barker Harkness Hoadley Staud enmeyer Meine Christiansen Hoff man Woodside Flynn Paul Se lleck Rebish Smith Jackson Wright. The entries reflect multiple families welcoming female babies.
A long list records numerous births with couples by surname and date entries such as Warren C Churchill Harry Hay Leslie Me Ninch Dodd Hansen Hedges Hoyt and others. The list ends with a note “Continued on Page 3.”
The Montana Fifth Judicial District fixes regular court terms for 1927 in Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties. Sessions begin March 7 May 16 September 19 November 14 in Beaverhead. February 10 April 21 September 22 December 8 in Jefferson. January 3 April 4 September 12 November 7 in Madison. Court convenes at 10 a.m. at each date. Dated December 3 1926 in Virginia City. Henry G. Rodgers and Lyman H. Bennett, Judges.
Be aware that on January 15 1927 public auction will sell all delinquent property in Beaverhead County and in Lima and Dillon Montana if taxes plus interest penalties and costs are not paid beforehand. The complete delinquent list is available for public inspection in the county treasurer's office prepared by County Treasurer Bertie Mathews.
The sheriff executes a sale against F A Kenison and F E Wright at the Dillon Beaverhead County court house front steps on January 8 1927 at 2 PM describing the defendant s interest in the specified property as the subject of the sale.
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