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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1927
Page
1
E. F. Price died Friday morning after a heart attack. The well known local figure passed away at his home with family at his bedside. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Funeral services scheduled for 3 p m Saturday at the Methodist church for F Price a leading sheepman in Beaverhead county who died suddenly Friday morning in a local rooming house His death resulted from heart trouble He was born in Pickens D C in 1878 survived by his father three sisters and three brothers with extensive holdings in the county and a renowned wool clip
Montana has sufficient water flowing out of the state to irrigate 30 million acres if properly stored. The 1919 record shows outside-flow could irrigate ten million acres during a dry year, while average flow could cover 93 million acres to six inches. About 1.68 million acres are irrigated now, with irrigation steadily boosting income.
Dillon noted a nationwide holiday with many residents traveling to Elkhorn Springs Twin Bridges and other spots for celebrations. Fishing streams attracted anglers from Butte and Anaconda while Elkhorn Springs hosted dances at Jack Brown's hotel. A large water carnival is planned within two weeks. Judge Henry G. Rodgers gave the day’s address in Twin Bridges.
Announcement from Secretary W F Casey confirms this year’s Montana State Fair will take place in Helena from September 15 to 19. Plans emphasize growth, a high grade program, and public addresses by state and national figures, with $26,000 offered for farm products and purebred stock. The livestock exhibit is highlighted as among the finest in the region, with a featured sale of purebred rams sponsored by Montana wool growers and breeders at the fair’s opening day.
The article argues that shopping at home eliminates risk and ensures quality by inspecting goods, while shopping far away relies on reliance on pictures and ads. It asserts community prosperity follows from supporting local merchants, with residents as stockholders earning daily dividends through local commerce.
A rain storm swept over Beaverhead county Monday evening bringing moisture that aided crops in the area. The steady rain helped reduce drought stress and was welcomed by ranchers and farmers alike despite crops not yet fully mature in this section.
Payor Dillonites north of Dillon celebrate self reliance with fresh vegetables, poultry, dairy products, and home made ice cream. Mrs Christensen gains praise for cooking and hospitality as the community enjoys their Sunday chicken dinners.
Miss Claudia Faltermeyer, a former Normal College student who attended the college in recent quarters, was killed in an automobile accident near Wibaux. The tragedy left many friends grieving as reports detail the overturned vehicle and the riders involved.
Beaverhead county commissioners adjourned a July meeting and planned a joint session with Silver Bow to open bids for reconstructing the Big Hole River bridge above Divide in Butte. Routine business and road matters discussed. Names present include Chairman J. E. Shaw and Commissioners A. L. Anderson and O. C. Gosman.
Arthur Graeter traveled to Butte last Thursday accompanied by Mrs Louise Taylor who planned to spend part of the week in the Flathead country at the ranch home of Roscoe in Rowan. In Butte they met Miss Edna.
The Oregon Short Line completed a full run to Butte last Sunday marking the first trains over the rebuilt route since the Wise River flood on June 14. Workers rebuilt 18 miles of track and a battered Lavon bridge, using a new roadbed and safer alignment. During repairs buses and trucks carried passengers and freight between Butte and Dillon until rail service resumed.
Rotary club will appoint a delegate to attend a meeting with representatives from Selena, Missoula, Butte, Deer Lodge, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Logan to discuss making Dillon a potential air mail field. The plan envisions Dillon as one of the finest airports in the state pending approval at the statewide meeting.
Montana farms now boast nearly 20,000 radio sets an increase of 135 percent in two years. Nationwide farm radios rose 128 percent. Montana had 8,370 radios in 1925 and 19,633 in 1927, with 42 percent of farms equipped, second in the western states and tied for seventh nationally.
Michael Hegarty 82 longtime Dillon resident and well known for his guide dog and daily city strolls died last Sunday at Barrett Hospital after years of declining health. Born in Ireland in 1844 he came to America as a young man and settled in Dillon forty three years ago. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel with Rev. Howard B. Ricketts officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery. He leaves a wife and several children including a son killed in World War and another who died in California veterans hospital.
The college announces forty six students named to the spring honor roll with three honor points per credit. Three tie for first place with top honors and the highest point totals in the term.
Edwina Eichenberger of Baker, Margaret Laughlin of Miles City, and Mary Mahrt of Hamilton head the spring quarter honor list with three honor points per sixteen credits. The 46 names include Florence Ring Helena Gretchen Gayhart Kalispell Mae Falkner Kalispell Marion Tucker Missoula Agnes Wickersham Miles City and others from diverse Montana towns plus Seattle and Wibaux, highlighting strong scholastic achievement across multiple institutions.
The Montana division of publicity releases a revised annual directory listing five new papers founded this year since August 1, 1926. Names include Wisdom News at an unspecified publisher, Central Montana Firm News of Great Falls, The Jordan Times edited by Harry W. Sankey, the Montana Legionaire in Helena by C C Lamport, and Shelby Tribune led by W B Sentinel.
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