Southwestern Montana Economy Supports Dillon as Trade Center
The piece highlights Dillon as a key trade and service hub for about 9 000 residents in Southwestern Montana. It notes local firms sponsor ads to emphasize regional links and the benefits of patronizing area enterprises, from garages to cafes, across many communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana
Monida
Lima
Dell
Armstead
Grant
Bannack
Polaris
Jackson
Wisdom
Wise River
Dewey
Divide
Melrose
Glen
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Alder
Laurin
Virginia City
Dillon mural honors pioneer era and local firms
The Dillon post office lobby showcases Elizabeth Lochrie’s mural of Frying Pan Basin and Pioneer Range with figures like Chief Bird Rattle. It notes Lochrie’s six month research, a bib-debibe correction, and the piece’s role in celebrating regional history and promoting local business prosperity in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lochrie
Butte
Dillon Post Office
Frying Pan Basin
Pioneer Range
Birchcreek Canyon
Bald Mountain
Torrey
Granite Mountain
Dillon
Chief Bird Rattle
Browning
Fourth in Dillon area business sponsor ad series
A long list of sponsors from Dillon’s business community is presented as the fourth installment in a sequence of advertisements. It names apparel, jewelry, drug, grocery, hardware, banking, hospitality, auto, feed, lumber, and service firms, illustrating local commerce support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Utah & Northern Railroad
Eliel
Hazel’s Style and Beauty
McCarthy’s
the Toggery
First National Bank State Bank & Trust Co
Beauty Shop
Helenann
the Oasis Skeets Cafe
Beaverhead
Chamber of Commerce
Geo. M. Gosman
Mitchell’s City Drug Store
Beaverhead Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Parisian Cleaners
Davis Electric Dillon Implement Co
Dilmart
Gamble Stores
Refrigeration
M. H. King Company
Montana Power Company
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Mountjoy Flowers & Gifts
Busy Bee Market
Jack’s Market
Roberts Food Market
Harness, Saddle, Leather Goods
Johnson Harness Shop
Big Dipper
Payear-Melton Agency
Andrus Hotel
Metton Hotel
Jewelry Stores
D&l Jewelry Stamp Jewelers
Warner's Feed Store
Beaverhead Laboratory
Beaverhead Lumber Co
Slenders Lumber & Coal Co
Dillon Creamery Examiner Printing Co
Shaffer Bakery
Dillon Portrait Studio
Larsen’s
Hoerning
Texas
Montana Motor Supply, Inc
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