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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
8
An ad describes rubber hot-water bottles in chocolate color with reinforced seams and full capacity. It promises immediate satisfaction for warming a cold bed and easing neuralgia toothache and other pains.
The notice states mail orders costing $2.00 and $2.25 are sent out the same day they are received.
Local residents and visitors frequent Lima Butte Helena and Spokane with trips to California Los Angeles and Arkansas City. Notables include Rev H G Humphrey A Price Townsend and Sheriff Wyman. New hires foreclosures and a post office resignation accompany a Beaverhead company ad promising cheap groceries and rail freight policy.
Dillon’s 1917 freight figures show a record year with 1307 cars received and 1052 cars shipped out, compared to 1005 and 905 in 1916. The report notes increases across autos beans and peas beer wines and liquors cement and lime lumber stone and various other goods, plus notable lift in coal and livestock movements. Mr and Mrs Martin Barrett plan a winter departure to southern California.
The Lemhi County Woolgrowers association held its annual meeting Monday evening at the office of secretary W. C. Smith. President A. R. Buchanan presided. 64 000 sheep are represented. Emerson Hill was named president, Wm. Carpenter vice president, G. H. Monk secretary treasurer, and executive committee members include Victor O. Bell, Wm. Carpenter, Emerson Hill, Claude Benson, and Mrs. Emma R. Yeaman. Government official Morrison urged an agricultural agent for the county, with a petition to county commissioners already signed. Petition committee members are A. W. Pipes, Geo H. Monk, O. C. Amonson, Claude Benson, J. D. Pemble, Seth Ball, Martin Curran, Mrs. K. R. Yearian, G. W. Meitzler, and E. M. Yearian. A later executive meeting returned L. H. Glennon as counsellor for 1918.
Patter son celebrates cold snap as Jack Frost furthers the ice ponds near the city. Ice for Dillon will be larger than ever with big icehouses near capacity. harvesting to begin as weather stays cold. Sells Stage Line sale described. Lew Holt to aviation school then military service. Twin baby dies. infant son of Mr and Mrs J J Dodge dies at two days old. burial follows.
Move of Jessie A Barck millinery to Hotel Andrus announced with Monday relocation. Bargain day at old stand Saturday offering trimmed hats from 1 to 2.50. Also notes completion progress of Hotel Andrus expected late February and other local business updates including cattle shipment and a new baby boy.
Scott McQueen, age 65, died last Friday morning after a lingering illness. Interment was held Saturday afternoon in Mountain View cemetery. The St. Claire Sisters lyceum at the Normal was a pleasing entertainment with strong performances. A basketball game between the local high school and Anaconda high school was postponed due to a scarlet fever epidemic in Anaconda.
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