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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1939
Page
4
Ambrose Brown of Armstead has received a patent for a motor driven mowing machine developed on his ranch last summer. The device uses a car motor, rubber tires, and carries two five foot blades.
Tom Davidson, 90, longtime Beaverhead County resident, died Saturday night at the county farm where he had been an inmate for years. He worked on several county ranches. The body was sent to Logan, Utah, to be buried beside relatives.
Dr C B Marsh an osteopathic physician arrived from Eureka Montana to take over the late Dr L F Williams practice. He is a Kirksville College of Osteopathy graduate and recently worked with Dr Keith Lowell in Eureka. He formerly lived in Arco Idaho.
March 1 marks the final date for farmers to file applications for federal crop insurance covering their 1939 spring wheat crop. The deadline governs eligibility and protection levels for crop losses and weather risk management.
At a Montana State College meeting the Montana Seed Growers Association added Thatcher wheat and Gopher oats to its recommended list. Mercer urges farmers to use proven Montana varieties while noting favorable conditions for egg production and a drop in egg prices. Montana 4 H clubs held 14 camps with 1 365 participants last year.
Mrs Effie Butler Kellner 79 mother of L B Kellner of Armstead died at her Fort Worth home on February 13. A Birdville native she lived in Fort Worth 56 years. Survived by husband C J E Kellner married 1875 three sons a daughter three sisters and two brothers.
The house killed a road and poll tax bill that would have taxed jurors, while the woman juror bill gained a clear track. If both pass, women serving on juries face a $4 annual tax. backers of the women’s bill defeated the tax measure to keep their bill moving.
Mrs. Edna B Emerick expresses gratitude for love and kindness received during illness. She mentions get well ecards, Christmas gifts, and valentines from friends near and far aiding her recovery. She recalls a September 1938 petition to Warm Springs and says she will help when health and weather permit.
Mr. and Mrs. George Battle of Alder hosted friends in Dillon. Nurse trainee Dorothy Spegar spent the weekend at her mother's. Clergy conference in Bozeman drew Rev. H. N. Tragitt. A daughter was born to Clifford Dougherty at Barrett hospital. William R. Harker and Melba Cleverly wed in Idaho Falls. Dillon visitors include John Gloss family from Ovando. Ervin Dale Walker and Maxine Ella Willingham wed in Dillon at the clerk of court.
Funeral services for Frank Lot cien were held Saturday morning at the Brundage chapel with Rev. J A Meeke of Grace Methodist church officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery.
The annual valentine varsity hall was held Saturday night in the recreation hall of the Normal college dormitories and proved an enjoyable event. The hall was attractively decorated and the programs carried out the valentine motif. Sponsors were Miss Angeline Smith Miss Ruth Cabbon and Miss Helen Wellman.
The Lima senior class sponsors a Jitterbug Ball at Lima Saturday night with public invitation. Dillon residents plan to attend the dance. Two floor shows will be presented by dancing pupils of Claudia Faust of Dillon.
Miss Helen Decker and Harry J. Andrus, well known Dillon residents, married yesterday afternoon in Butte in a ceremony attended by family. They will spend several days in Salt Lake City after a wedding dinner. Guests included H. E. Andrus and Farnum Schuyler families and Mrs. Etta Metzel.
First Presbyterian Church of Paris schedules Sunday school at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 with Dr. Sheldon E. Davis preaching. The Spiritual Life group meets Monday at 3:00 led by Mrs. Holloran with Mrs. Crouse guiding the topic Stewardship of Our Talents.
February report by agricultural statistician Jay G. Diamond shows cattle and sheep losses light through February 1. Hay supplies remain sufficient due to mild weather and range water is plentiful across most areas, with some southeastern shortages. most sheep and lambs on market feed moved out of state.
The Miners led 15-10 at half and stayed ahead the rest of the contest. Wiendl scored 13 for the Mines and Combes added 8 for the Bulldogs in a hard fought finish.
Snow measured inches upon arrival. About 18 inches fell during the week leaving ski slides in excellent condition. Local fans drove to Polaris where bobsled transport carried them the rest of the way to the Springs.
Ruth Deputy a Dillon Colorado freshman and member of the Red Devil basketball team acted as a grim Boss in the one act comedy Five Minutes from the Station presented by a group of dramatists in the college auditorium. The college team will soon face rivals in a fast moving basketball tournament.
A five year build program for a Montana fisheries bureau hatchery was introduced in the Senate with a 50000 dollar appropriation for a hatchery in Montana. A parallel house bill seeks funding for a hatchery near Lima. The proposal has backing from the Montana Wild Life federation anglers and Beaverhead county civic groups.
A bureau report says irrigation prospects look good due to deeper snow on 18 Missouri river watersheds by February 1, 1938. Snowpack and higher precipitation in Wyoming and Montana regions exceed normal levels, indicating potential for above-average water supply in the coming season.
Subscribe for the Examiner daily presented a program on Dillon Parent Teachers association history by Mrs. A F Waldorf. Mrs E E Hazel sang two solos with Mary Farrell on piano. High school students under Miss Betty Ann Polleys performed the candle lighting ceremony. Tea followed with Mrs Paul Anderson presiding and Mrs W W Hawkins as hostess chair. Dr W H Stephan spoke on Cancer Control. Vera C Hazel sang Street Fair and Dawn with an encore Don t Tell Me I Can t Have My Dreams by Mary E Farrell.
The Bozeman cooperative, part of the land bank system, lists 462 members and 2,639,400 dollars in loans outstanding. Officers include N. L. Towne of Bozeman as president and Chris Mikkelson of Manhattan as vice president, with C. E. Axtell, T. W. Simpson of Bozeman, H. M. Daniels of Townsend, T. F. Adams of White Sulphur Springs, and R. W. Pepper of Wilsall as directors.
The legislature denied numerous requests for new state departments and boards. The house killed proposals for labor boards and a sanitarium at 25 000 dollars. The senate defeated a board of electrical examiners and a special education specialist. A senate bill for a business manager for the six units of the Montana university system was halted. Other measures sought a pneumonia control board and a commission to study occupational diseases.
Dillon defeats Butte Central 27-24 to finish the season with a clean sweep over both Butte teams. Burgess high for Beavers with 11 points while Good adds nine. Twin Bridges game featured strong second string play as Dillon's team rallies late for the win. Officials Olson and Bierrum.
Renfro has won both the international title and the international challenge crown in the past three years. Peterson names Phil Miller as the toughest competitor, with Schulz a heavy money winner but no championship yet. The Beaverhead and Madison trio will duel top gunners nationwide.
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