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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1951
Page
5
The Dillon Examiner lists subscription rates for 1951 with in county and out of county options and a note that all subscriptions require advance payment. It specifies no subscriptions for less than six months and shows annual rates for domestic and U S territories.
Little Bobbie Richards celebrated a birthday last week with a cake requested as the kind with fire on top. Guests included the Bryan family and Tom Simpson, with other visits from Watsons, Coiners, and Hart family members. Multiple gatherings noted at the Watson home and nearby farms with travels by horse and truck. John Rieber returned from Mayo Clinic in a cast. Frances Kambich named clerk of the school district replacing his resignation.
A Grant Armstead Farm Bureau meeting drew a large crowd at the Armstead school house with highway patrolmen Bob Wright and Alec Stephenson as guests. Stephenson spoke on highway safety and showed a film Screw-Drivers. Officers were elected, reports given, then a pot luck lunch followed. The community mourns Mrs. W. P. Scott, who lived in Armstead most of her life, survived by family members. Additionally, locals hauled livestock to Kilgore Idaho for Dave Hagenbarth and an Armstead fire brigade contained a hillside blaze near Hilde rth lambing sheds. Helena note: Polson high school band named Montana’s Spokane Lilac Festival representative for May 14–20. Gov. Bonner announced the 60-piece group.
The Jackson School District No. 24 seeks sealed bids for a heating plant with bids due May 10, 1951. Specifications available from the district clerk Mrs. Jack Shepherd. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. April 24, 1951 Jackson Montana. Also includes a lengthy district court summons and 1951 Beaverhead County fishing regulations issued by the Montana State Fish and Game Commission.
The District No. 12 Board of Trustees in Lima Montana invites bids for electrical rewiring of Lima Public School due by 5 p.m. Wednesday May 9 1951. Specifications available from the clerk or Montana Power Co. office in Butte. The board may reject any or all bids. Date April 10 1952. Clerk Mrs Ethel V Jacobs.
Sealed bids invited by Forest Supervisor Dillon Montana for about 50 acres of merchantable spruce and lodgepole pine in Beaverhead National Forest Big Swamp Creek area Section 34 T5S R1W M.P.M. Minimums apply. $5.00 per M feet for green and $2.50 per M feet for dead timber. $1.25 per feet tax for slash disposal. $300 deposit with bid. bond $200. sale conditions available from Forest Supervisor. Bids due by 2:00 p.m. June 4, 1951.
The undersigned invites bids until 3 p m on Thursday May 17 1951 for about 300 tons of stoker coal to be delivered to district school houses. Specifications include moisture under 3 75 volatile matter at least 35 ash not over 6 sulfur not over 6 BTU not less than 13100 and ash softening temperature under 2300 degrees F. Bids may be submitted with the latest average analysis on file with the Interior Department Consumer's Counsel Division. The board may accept or reject any or all bids. W V Grimes Clerk of School District No 10 Beaverhead County Montana. First publication May 2 1951.
Mary E. Ferguson has filed a Montana will for Joseph C. Ferguson deceased and asks the Beaverhead County court to admit it to probate. A hearing is set in Dillon court on May 7 1951 at 10 a m for interested parties to object. Dated April 16 1951. H E Contway Clerk of Court.
Registered Hereford bulls three years old from Utter Ranch Co at Sheridan Montana offered for sale. Bulls are well fitted and come from a proven herd. Contact Utter Ranch Co for details and pricing.
Beaverhead parties Selah Rogers and Jess E. Rogers engage in a divorce action filed in the Montana court. The complaint seeks dissolution of matrimony due to desertion since February 20, 1950, with formal service of process required within twenty days and judgment by default if unanswered. The filing is recorded April 17, 1951, with Clerk W. G. Gilbert of Dillon MT representing the plaintiff.
Two bedroom modern home with excellent location just outside city limits on 6 acres of irrigated land. Includes outbuildings. Owner transferring. contact 304-M at 1309 E Glendale, Biter. Dated March 11.
Inventory pads and special ruled columnar sheets are mentioned as part of the Examiner’s office supplies. The note lists items used for accounting and record keeping in the newsroom. No additional details on quantities or dates are provided.
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