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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1927
Page
1
Crowley Field district reports the Lagenbarth-Green Syndicate has completed drilling preparations. Dillon people await with interest as operations are set to commence.
Construction crews under L. F. Sountag completed derrick in a week and will spud in next Tuesday nine miles north of Dillon. The Crowley Oil syndicate on Beaverhead anticline plans a fast drill, with local residents expected to witness the operation. Mayor candidate Roscoe Cornell leads caucus with 155 votes to 88 for W. T. Scully as city elections set for April 4.
Hundreds of well dressed people attended the public opening of the C. H. Niblack store yesterday. The shop opened at ten in the morning and remained crowded until six in the evening with attendants ready to serve the large throng.
Beav erhead buyers paid top price of 8.50 for two cattlemen Jules Wenger and Soren Nelson in post war days. Most shipments fetched 8.00 to 8.25 with strong profits on winter fed cattle. Market quiet again as ranchers hold for further gains.
Dillon citizens at a Friday caucus expressed strong approval for Mayor Roscoe Cornell and his team. The vote praised economical, efficient city management, debt reduction, and high financial ratings, noting a four year warrant-free record and substantial water system savings led by Cornell, water commissioner Jay Holtz, and city foreman Forrest Bayerd.
Dillon plans a two day flower show in a downtown building during the latter week of August. The Rotary club approved the plan including native vegetables among the displays and ribbons for division winners. The event caps a city-wide cleanup urging property owners to tidy alleys and backyards with mayor Roscoe Cornell backing city cooperation on garbage removal.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion adopted a resolution thanking Sen. F A Hazelbaker of Beaverhead for veterans welfare support during the session. The group sent a copy to Helena where Hazelbaker attends the Stewart impeachment trial. Members debated purchasing 250 dollars worth of bonds for the Dillon Country Club golf course and discussed plans for a Beaverhead post clubhouse.
In Simms, March 23, trapper Pete Boushie found an antique rifle hanging from a tree near an old mountain dugout 16 miles south of town. The weapon, growing with the tree to reach 20 feet high, recalls the era of Henry Plummer and his gang associated with Northwest road agents along the Mullan trade routes.
Rotary luncheon discussed Dilon's coming flower show set for next August. AD E Luebben HM Brundage DP Thurber named to committee to oversee preparations. Mayor Roscoe Cornell announced city water sprinkling rates take effect April 1 to aid florists and gardeners for an early start.
Helena March 27 more than half the cattle in the Big Hole basin have been contracted for shipment at 8 cents a pound ranch delivery Dr W J Butler state veterinarian reports from ranchers in the area The rest of the feeders will be contracted at 8 1 4 to 8 1 2 cents in early May There is 46 inches of snow hindering feeding at ranches Beef demand in the United States is rising
Sen. Frank A. Hazelbaker was unanimously endorsed as a candidate for district governor of Rotary International at the Dillon Rotary meeting. Clubs district wide will back the Beaverhead Senator at the Butte convention next Monday and Tuesday. A. Z. Peterson and T. E. Gilbert will serve as voting delegates.
The board of county commissioners will convene at the county courthouse next Monday morning, April 4, to transact routine business. To pass on claims, all bills should be presented by the upcoming Saturday.
John B. Mayfield died in a Butte hospital at 8 am Saturday after a recent major operation. He had been in failing health for years and friends believed he was recovering and would return home Sunday, but a sudden relapse Saturday morning led to his death within hours.
Will Rogers famed humorist and unofficial ambassador to Europe rode in Fred Woodside's Wacoplane Miss Dillon from Missoula to Butte yesterday and again this morning, after appearing in the city last night.
Montana State Normal College opened the spring quarter with first day registration around 515 to 520. The figures show a slight dip from winter and autumn terms but exceed the typical spring quarter attendance, which is usually the lowest of the four. Monday focused on registration while regular classes began Tuesday morning amid many new students arriving Sunday.
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