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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1920
Page
11
The Dillon Examiner indicates postal handling details dated September 20 1902 in Dillon Montana stating second class matter under the 1879 act. It directs that all editorial and business letters be addressed to the Dillon Examiner.
The city council met last Wednesday with Mayor Monroe and aldermen in attendance. They awarded sewer work to Kiley and O'Donnell of Butte for 3975 dollars, opened three other bids, and introduced an icy sidewalk ordinance enforcing fines up to 100 dollars. Fines of 52 dollars were collected for traffic violations. A new water main was recommended and referred to the appropriate committee. The April 5 city election will elect four aldermen. judges and clerks for the election were appointed.
Domestic science classes host a series of well appointed breakfasts with artistic table settings and tasty food. The event, admired by friends, lacks invitations for the male students, noted as an oversight and a humorous warning.
Mr and Mrs Stallings traveled from Bannack to Dillon through heavy snow. Their Cadillac touring car arrived in Dillon with ten inches of snow on it after the trip.
Mrs. Ella Hignight wife of Charles W Hignight a transfer man of Dillon died last Thursday afternoon after a week long illness from influenza pneumonia She was 36 born in Illinois and lived in Dillon about ten years She is survived by her husband four children and several relatives In Dillon the funeral was held Monday from the Methodist church with Rev H G Humphrey presiding and burial at Mountain View cemetery.
A. J. Wedum of Dillon Montana and O. H. Aldahl of Valley City North Dakota acquire the John Hood Grocery at 643 645 Pine Avenue Long Beach. The Wedum Aldahl Company will run the groceteria with extensive improvements planned and possession set for April 1. The two story brick property measures 50 by 150 feet and was sold for twenty thousand dollars. J M Eaton arranged the deal.
Mrs. Aldrich and her children accompanied by Mr. 8. P. Fairchild and N. Sho fin were seen as Sheridan visitors at The Andrus last week in a brief social note.
Fred Woodside and Elfreda Williamson were secretly married Sunday morning at the Williamson home in Dillon. Rev. H. G. Humphrey performed the ceremony at eight o’clock with only the bride and groom’s families present. The groom owns Montana Auto Supply and will reside on South Roe Street in a newly built bungalow with the bride.
Last Wednesday morning the primary rooms heard a Twilight Circus show in the auditorium created by Miss Noels class. Shadow pictures were shown and a 200 photographies exhibit of famous paintings and statuary is planned March 24 to 27 with proceeds for framed pictures. New assignments for student teachers were made for the final twelve weeks of the year.
A citizenship census shows only three of twenty five students wholly American with ten nationalities represented. A Powers 6B cameragraph will be installed in the high school gym with a fire proof booth and expert from Billings to set up. A 150 egg incubator will operate in the agriculture department this term. Basketball trip to Butte and monthly report cards were also noted along with a student program of cello and piano solo performances.
The Pearl I Smith spelling contest will be held in all county schools on the 16th of next month. Any pupil may compete and those averaging 100 percent will win a prize. Schools achieving the highest averages will receive cash prizes.
Mr and Mrs Bert McNinci were Dell visitors in the city for the weekend.
Beaverhead county residents organize the Beaverhead Trails Association with T. E. Gilbert as president and support for a $100,000 bond issue. The group backs county supervision of road funds, rejects federal aid for now, and plans a joint meeting with the county commissioners to discuss the bond measure.
Ed Williams, arrested in Tulsa, Texas, and brought to Dillon by state stock detective D. W. Erwin and prosecutor T. E. Gilbert, pled guilty last Saturday to horse stealing in this county. He received a two to four year sentence and was moved to Deer Lodge. Williams implicated Mel Jowell in the thefts, and Jowell remains in Plainview jail awaiting the appeals court decision.
Plan seeks a 5 million dollar bond issue and a 1.5 mill tax levy to support Montana universities and state schools. Beavoerhead and other towns pledge varying subs. petitions to voters planned March 20 to April 20 with district and county chairs organizing 6,000 graduates and faculty members into the campaign.
Sullivan Brothers have purchased the Dillon feed yard opposite the courthouse and will hold a big auction on the 26th of this month at the feed yard. The sale includes registered bulls work and saddle horses farm machinery and other equipment and articles. It will start at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
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