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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
8
The piece describes a continued, engaging Kodak story about home life and interesting people. It hints at a pictorial history with autographic Kodak for you dating, and notes mail orders go out the same day the request is received.
Monday and Tuesday saw a parade of visitors and residents stopping in Dillon. Names include Wm Baughman Estella Nelson Nellie McKnight W A Clark and G W Gaines among others from Dell Livingstone Jackson Billings Reichle Polaris Twin Bridges and Butte. Local business activity includes Bond Grocery listings and a marriage license issued to Cordelia St Louis and William Hardisty.
The Dillon midsummer horse auction continues with out of town buyers and strong local bidding. Animals are in better condition than the June sale as ranchers seek baying teams for the season. Clyde Moore of Billings oversees the sales ring and the event runs through today.
Clarence Wall from Lima and Stork Evans from Camp Lewis visit Dillon. Phil Thorpe reports Idaho crops in splendid condition. Sheriff Frazier attends to Lemhi county business. Alex Cruickshank from Lemhi spends week in Dillon. Clyde Moore arrives from Billings to oversee midsummer auction gate. Mrs. Oberem and baby return from Butte. Mrs. Frank McLeese and daughter visit Dillon from Cheyenne. Boettchers depart for Bitter Root. Dr. and Mrs. A C Jones visit Dillon on business. Soren Nelson plans haying season in Big Hole basin.
Ten days remain to register for the county primary on August 27. Those who did not vote in the last general election or who moved precincts should apply for transfers. Books close at clerk Jay Baker's office on July 27 evening. Charles Carroll returns from Presidio San Francisco for summer on Carroll ranch. Fred Finch and Albert McFarlin stay at Presidio. Dr F H Bimrose and family depart for state dental meeting in Butte. Rev Ira Rankin resigns Lima Methodist pulpit to join the army after a week with relatives in Harlo.
U S Marshal Asbridge came to town last week to arrange a guardian for Matt Smith who has been paroled. The man will work on a local ranch this summer in the surrounding area.
Miss Lucile Paul, recent graduate of the State University at Missoula, has accepted a month long stenographer position at the State Normal college. She replaces Miss Virginia Bulger who is on vacation.
Matt Barry a former local automobile man now in Billings is spending the week with friends and relatives after returning from the east where he attended to automobile business.
A district court filing reported last week names 8. A. Banning and others suing Phillips Livestock Company and C. W. Scott in a water dispute action.
Dr H Wilson a leading Memphis horse dealer who has purchased hundreds of Beaverhead county horses spends the week in the city and attends the local sale.
Mrs Frank Bagssette was taken to Butte yesterday for treatment at Murray hospital. She may undergo an operation before returning to her home in this city.
A contingent of three young men departed yesterday afternoon for Vancouver to enter the limited service of the United States Army.
A long roster lists the July contingent departing on July 22 including Riley Clarence Buck Elias Sylvia John Peterson Late Elliott Charles Justos and many others such as Benson William W. Kenison Claud Keesler John Joseph Scully Lester Washington Cottrell and Arthur Klessig. The document names dozens of individuals with varied surnames and initials, reflected in a historical roll call format.
John J. Davis died Monday afternoon at the county poor farm after a period of illness. Interment was held yesterday morning in Mountain View cemetery.
D. C. Frank was seen in the city yesterday coming from Butte, according to local arrival notes.
War needs push wool supplies to front while domestic stocks cover civilian use. War Industries Board may regulate prices and distribution if shortages arise. Helena district seeks harvest help as haying demands rise. Farmers report hay hands scarce though teens toil in haying with potential ranch help piling up.
Helena July 11. Business men in several Montana cities join to offer hay and harvest field labor for farmers short of workers. R B Cunningham Great Falls assistant state director of the U S employment service reports data being gathered for a special report to be sent to Washington.
Helena July 16 Threshers have been placed on preference list No 1 by the United States fuel administration ensuring coal for threshing the new grain crop. State official M H Gerry Jr directed all retail dealers to supply threshing needs before other deliveries and county committees were asked to enforce the rule. The fuel administration authorized use of lump coal as well as mine run to guarantee supply for threshing. Mr and Mrs James McKnight Sr returned to Dell after a week in Dillon where he is recovering from cataract surgery.
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