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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
9
Twenty years ago the season opener drew a crowded crowd for a Hayseeds vs High School baseball game behind the courthouse. The High School quit after the seventh inning trailing 14 to 4 as 25 cent admission barely covered the crowd.
A terse political slogan urges buying a Ford and banking the difference. The text appears as a brief promotional line with a cryptic acronym aoi.
The regular school year closes June 9 and summer session starts June 19. Faculty plan plays and travel, with some going to Alaska or Europe. Thirty six new trees receive protective crating and junior Normal college students visit to learn about training school work. Three graduates secure positions at Harlowton with salaries of 1200 dollars. A meeting discusses forming a Montana State Teachers association unit in Dillon.
A Dillon gathering of all teachers organized a branch of the state teachers association at the training school Monday. The summer school bulletin, six thousand copies, will be ready next week for distribution across Montana.
Mr and Mrs G R Squires have signed contracts to teach at Wisdom next term as the present principal leaves to attend the University of Minnesota. Calls pour in as the college recruits new staff and the recommendations committee locates graduates. The training school boys won their ball game Friday afternoon and tennis courts are ready for action with several sets played Saturday. The Fratres Hominum gym class ball game was delayed by showers.
Deer Lodge May 7 Wool growers of Powell county and surrounding districts are pleased by the current market for lambs and wool. Prices range 40 to 45 cents per pound for wool and lambs may net $5 to $6 next October. Buyers from eastern firms push 35 cents for wool, but locals insist on 40 cents with sacks only as deductions. The Powell county association and storage firm in Chicago back the sales plan. Secretary S P Wilson and President Peter Pauley are praised for keeping members informed during post-shearing pricing.
A Wednesday evening free concert by the Gregory String Orchestra of Dillon attracted a record audience and drew high praise for the young musicians. Notable pieces included Beethoven's Minuet in G Massenet Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana and Moszkowski Spanish Dance. The Moonshiner's Ad North Carolina label page notes moonshine advertising found by Asheville revenue officers and sent to the Internal Revenue Commissioner.
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