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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1929
Page
1
A special train from Butte will ferry over 300 Elks to the city for the charter celebration at City Hall. The event marks the installation and initiation of members into the order with a large attendance and formal ceremonies.
District Deputy William H. Reif will oversee the installation of officers from Pocatello Idaho Falls Blackfoot and other points in a ceremony. The event brings together candidates from multiple districts as part of a statewide initiation program.
Edward M. Connelley, pioneer resident of Butte, dies after a brief illness last Saturday morning. He was a respected member of the community and leaves a widow and several descendants. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
The Dillon publicity committee offers a prize of 50 dollars for the best slogan advertising the Fourth of July celebration. Entries must be mailed by next Saturday evening to George R. Baker, chairman. The plan includes the Butte Mines band and director Sam Treloar in attendance. The fund has raised over 3 000 dollars under William Logan and Glen Lyons.
Mrs Nellie Little Johnston pupils present three recitals next week in the training school auditorium. The first on Sunday May 19 at 3 PM features children with three to eighteen months of study. The second on May 21 at 8 15 PM features intermediate pupils. The third on May 24 at 8 15 PM features advanced pupils.
Grading of the new state and federal highway north from Dillon has started with a road camp near Dillmont park. Grading progresses on sections toward the Beaverhead river bridge just north of Dillon. Construction on the south highway project south of the city is also advancing rapidly.
The Beaverhead County Federation of Women’s Clubs met at St James Guild Hall in Dillon for a half year gathering. A strong program featured talks on girl scouts and the Children’s Theater. Dr Sternheim spoke on The Challenge of Youth and attendees visited the Normal College to view a theater presentation.
Delegates from every Baptist church in the state gathered for the annual sessions. The meeting opened last night with President H. T. Heddon delivering the opening address and will close tomorrow with final reports and resolutions expected.
The twenty second annual Montana Baptists convention met with over eighty delegates. Officers re elected include President J T Hedden Billings and Vice President T H Davis Butte. Rev John Howard spoke on missionary work after a devotional led by Rev R D Brittain Havre.
Forty five graduates will receive diplomas at Beaverhead County High School commencement exercises on May 28 with President E Davis of Montana State Normal College as speaker. Valedictorian salutatorian and class president will also speak. Alumni reunion begins Friday night at Dillmont Park dance pavilion with graduates as honor guests and festive decorations anticipated.
Dillon Beavers finished fifth at the state interscholastic track meet in Missoula with 15 points. Frank Little dominated field events, breaking the state discus record with 128 feet and winning the shot put at 43 feet 3 inches. Great Falls won the meet, followed by Butte High and Butte Central Stevensville.
Two one act plays were staged in the final children’s theatre performance of the term at the Normal college auditorium. The cast included training school pupils with Normal college students directing and a high school orchestra providing music. The auditorium was full of young children and delegates from the Beaver head Federation of Women’s clubs attended as guests.
George H. Ditty a prominent Dillon man died last Saturday in a Butte hospital after a two week illness. He born December 24 1879 in Appleton City Missouri spent his youth there and later lived in Oregon before moving to Beaverhead county in 1906. He worked in contracting ranching and livestock trading and for years managed the Dillon area noted for horses.
The Normal College will host Ye Old English Maye Fete next Wednesday evening at 6:30. Hundreds from the training school and college will participate under the Women's Athletic Association, which funds costumes and props. Miss Constance Blegan directs the program featuring dances by the Gineas, Jesters court, and royal pageantry in a village fair setting.
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