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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
5
Dillon residents and visitors from Lima, Argenta, the Grasshopper and Lakeview populate a week of social calls. Churches announce sermons and temperance events while local groups plan dances, lectures, and a Valentine’s Eve ball.
Friday night in Dillon a ten pin match at Ward alleys ended with the champions losing by 21 pins to a picked team managed by Dan Ward. Walter Stolle, holder of 230 pins and a top west bowler, led the challengers with steady scores though nerves dipped in the final games. Final tallies show Stolle 736 and Tallant Ward 787 for the picks, while Bennington 7638 and Wolff 737 anchored the champions.
Sheriff Duke Gist attended Minder funeral in Butte on Sunday after Minder died Friday in the Smoky City from rheumatism. Minder, 33, a Swiss native, long worked in the Big Hole basin and for Gist, later leaving the basin before the last fall election. He was well known in the county and had many friends who regret his passing.
A limited engagement comedy drama titled Down by the Sea opens Monday night at the Dillon Theatre. The play, adapted from London and Boston productions, is set on Long Island coast and blends romance, humor, and wholesome sentiment under Phil Hunt's management.
A Saturday afternoon party by Mrs. J. Pasmore and Miss Bertha Huntaman welcomed the ladies of the faculty their husbands and the Executive Board. Guests enjoyed a wall puzzle guessing contest featuring pictures of flowers boys sports and fruits from Ladies' Home Journal. Refreshments followed.
Dr. Daniel Rosche a renowned eye physician from Butte will be at the Metlen Hotel Dillon next Saturday through Monday to examine eyes and fit glasses with no consultation charge. He previously served Colorado school children and led optical work at the Buffalo Exposition.
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