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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1927
Page
8
A Sunday morning blaze in a Dillon residence was halted by the fire department which reached the scene quickly. Firemen used chemicals to control the fire, limiting damage to two rooms on the third floor and a roof section of the home, one of the town’s finest residences.
Freshmen Ruth B Gelhaus 37 points and another Dillon student earned scholastic distinction in the first quarter. The honor roll lists 33 grade points as the threshold for 16 credits with A 3 points B 2 C 1. The quarter’s top total was 57, and seventeen students met the minimum 33-point requirement.
Plans announced for a Fire department mask hall event at City Hall on February 22. Attendees expected to include department officials and local residents.
Dr R D Curry dentist, Telephone block offices rooms 3 4 and 5. Telephone residence number listed as 355 with a note on Wie likely indicating a telephonic listing.
Buyers led by Kennison Berg Christensen and Pete Anderson contracted for tens of thousands of fleeces in Madison and Beaverhead counties as coarse wool demand surged nationwide. Beavershead’s famed three eighths wool drew heavy bidding with Hallowell Jones Donald and R W Boone signing up many loads. Bequests include 10,000 fleeces contracted by J Koshland & Co and 20,000 by Boone’s representative. Officials note last year’s 2.25 million pounds shipped to Boston markets and projected 2.3 million this year, with growers anticipating about 850000 dollars in proceeds.
Allen Hub bard and three other youths were found guilty in juvenile court for breaking into Bond Grocery Company and stealing candy tobacco cigarettes and merchandise. All four were committed to the state industrial school with suspended sentences for good behavior, except for Allen Hub bard. Matt Platt Jr was committed for breaking his parole after earlier imprisonment.
The man was delivered to Sheriff W. C. Orr after entering Burfiend Drug store at noon and telling the in charge clerk he intended to shoot Mr. Burfiend through the head. He was armed with a Luger pistol.
The Booster's club of Montana State Normal College plans an evening carnival in the college auditorium. Entertainment by top Normal performers, with a queen and a king elected Friday. Queen candidates Elizabeth Ainslee Bessie Kittinger Rosemary Smith and king candidates John Brown Charles Johnson Siguard Moe. Winning pictures to appear in the Chinook. Proceeds fund Chinook publication.
The Legion plans a two hour show March 3 and 4 featuring five acts and a minstrel segment with Dillon’s best male voices. Anson Baxter directs the minstrels with Francis Tonney and Terry Browning. Vorhees Paddock oversees the production. End-men Bud Hartwig George Melton Jim McCollum Warren Stone. Baxter Tonrey orchestra provides the music. Reserved seats are selling for out of town patrons, with sales at Hughes and McCaleb’s starting Monday.
Local delegation guests were honored at the party with thanks to the Rotarians and W. B. Hartwig for assisting the expense fund. The high school band performed and the boys presented three vaudeville skits before games and refreshments closed the evening.
City league fast games featured last week's play as the Modern Woodmen protested a 19-18 Monday night decision claiming a Burrels basket in the first quarter was not recorded. The dispute will be reviewed by the commission.
Elfels and McCrackens remain undefeated this season. The Wood men have one loss, a disputed game from Monday night.
The community mourns Mrs. Roode a longtime Beaverhead County educator and former county superintendent of schools born February 14 1885 in Nova Scotia. Survived by mother Mrs C W Ross sister Mrs F W Bennett and brothers J T Ross and W D Ross funeral services were held at Brundage Mortuary with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
Beaverhead county gets 860000 from a state road program with Silver Bow and Deer Lodge each receiving 20000 for paving ends of the Anaconda-Butte highway Madison County to gain 57000 for a Lyons north highway. Statewide program totals 2304000 for the year. Contracts in the county expected to be let in April or May as a preliminary survey is planned.
A compiled jury list for the current court term includes dozens of names such as Dillon Henry G Davis Jackson Sylvester E Dinnen Wisdom H L Repito Garcia Arch Ganday John Gelhaus Guilfoyle Chester Haile Homer Harrison Archie Henneberry Fred Holman Wisdom Harry A Howland Martin C Jackson Jackie Wis P dahake Wisdom Her ark and others listed as summoned for service. The document records jurors from Dillon Lima and Wisdom areas, reflecting a broad pool for upcoming trials.
See Dr. Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel Dillon on Thursday Friday and Saturday February 24 25 26 28 21. Dr R Dr Curry dentist rooms 3 4 and 5. Telephone 355 residence VV.
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