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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
1
McGuire and Blakeslee of Great Falls were awarded the contract to build a new bridge over the Big Hole River above Divide. Their bid totaled 15796 dollars, under two competing bids. The award followed a meeting of Beaverhead and Silver Bow county boards in Butte.
H. O. Selway led Beaverhead county wool sales by selling a large Selway Sheep Co. clip for 37 cents a pound. The sale marks the highest price this year in the county and exceeds the local average by two cents. The clip is noted for fine quality and strong demand from eastern buyers.
Mrs C B Crampton and her daughter and son arrived last week from Stockton California. Mrs Crampton was accompanied to Dillon by her daughter in law Mrs Fred Crampton who spent several months in California.
More than thirty Dillon golfers have enrolled to learn golf from Lincoln Howatt, professional at the Butte Country Club. Howatt spent two days in Dillon inspecting the new course and giving lessons, with plans to return regularly. The next visit is scheduled for Monday July 18. Construction north of the city continues rapidly and should finish within three weeks. Larry Price oversees the course project.
Judge Lyman H. Bennett found three German heirs of the late Dr. Peter H. Mussigbrod entitled to an undivided interest in three-fourths of the estate. First State Bank of Philipsburg may receive 27175 with 1500 in attorney fees. Mrs. Mary Mussigbrod to 40 acres of Big Hole basin property. Inventory values Maggie H. Edie estate at 75000, including the Edie block and home, three South Washington lots, and a 160 acre farm. Charles H. Bourquin is named in a 5000 damage suit by Percy L. Kenison alleging improper arrest and restraint without due process.
Albert S. Baker deputy in Beaverhead county clerk and recorder’s office is commended by the Montana state examiner for prompt completion and neat filing of the clerk’s annual report. The report was finished just after fiscal year end and sent to Helena as a model for other county clerks.
Beaverhead county ranchers prepare for a large hay harvest aided by two months of ideal weather. Labor is available though competitive as crews from Butte arrive to support the hayfields. The crop is reported larger than average and of high quality, signaling a busy month or two ahead.
A state engineer and Montana irrigation commission report rank Beaverhead County first for irrigated area with 340 000 acres. Yellowstone follows with 119 000 acres, Madison 117 000, and Carbon 114 000. The commission notes a discrepancy with the state board of equalization over Gallatin’s claimed leadership and how lands are counted as irrigated under project versus ditchfed use.
Scores of friends from Dell and county attend the funeral of E F Price, a prominent Dell rancher, at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Edward Smith officiating. Elk lodges participate in the service. burial is in Mountain View cemetery. Active pallbearers include Elmer Martinell and Frank Hagelbaker. honorary pallbearers include William Gleed and Henry Fitter.
Salmon and Lemhi County Idaho enact a network of ordinances to curb fly-by-night peddlers. Prospective sellers must secure a county license pass a health exam pay taxes and face sheriff enforcement before doing business in the area. The measures aim to protect residents and local merchants from substandard goods.
The Modern Woodmen nine seeks schedule games with external teams to fill the season. Manager Otto Vandeprift says they will play any team in the state. Next Sunday they meet the Butte Bobcats, a strong local aggregation from the mining city.
Howard Ball of Pocatello meets Frankie Monahan of Butte in a 12 round main bout for Dillon fans. The card, under Beaverhead post of the American Legion, will open with 18 rounds of preliminaries and feature a full action packed program.
Mrs. E R Jacobs former esteemed matron of Beaver County died suddenly in Missoula last Monday. Her sister and brother, Mrs C W Stallings and Harry C Graves, and cousin Miss Bertie Mathews left for Missoula after the news. Born in Bannack she spent early life there before moving to Missoula on marriage. Her family and Beaver County community mourn her passing.
Undaunted by flood damage the rail line continues improvements. A program started last year will replace lighter steel with 90 pound rails in the near future.
General manager H. V. Platt says $200,000 will fund widening and ballast of the road from Divide to Butte and thirteen miles of new track from Dillon to Apex. Ballasting will begin soon, with Dillon area repairs to wait until late summer.
A. W. Stephenson, a leading Montana aviator and Montana Airways pilot, will enter the national air derby from New York to Spokane in September 1921. He will fly a Waco plane, has run the Missoula air school, and boasts a near-perfect safety record with one non-serious prior accident. Stephenson and Emerson Hughes will soon fly to Troy Ohio for a new Waco aircraft as they brief on the Derby and national races.
President S E Davis proposes extending Dillon college from two to four years to allow advanced study and recommends discontinuing regional summer schools at Havre Miles City and Lewistown due to cost and lack of facilities. He also urges ending correspondence courses.
Dillon's Modern Woodmen nine outlasted Lima 4-3 in twelve innings at the local diamond. Taylor allowed three hits and struck out 14, with Whalen scoring the decisive run on an error and Gauthier's double after Lima threatened in the third. Hummell took the loss, yielding 10 hits while fanning 11.
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