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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1938
Page
1
Bob Worcester aged 46 died when a well on the Jack Hurley property caved in last Wednesday in Wisdom. Rescue workers rushed to the scene as the accident drew relief crews and onlookers.
Stockgrowers of Beaverhead Madison and Silver Bow will meet in Dillon on Wednesday afternoon June 1 to discuss a proposed tri county stockmen's association. County Agent Bernard Williams said the Red Rock Valley Livestock association will sponsor the event at the courthouse with speakers Howard Lewis R R Renne and Dr Howard Welch.
Prof Robert Clark of the Naval college faculty spoke to the Dillon Rotary Club on The Country Is Going to the Dogs arguing the nation is improving. He cited lower homicide rates in 68 cities church membership up eight million in ten years and longer life expectancy as proofs. T. E. Luebben and George M. Gosman were named Dillon club representatives for the Billings state convention. Fay Erwin chaired and Andrew Pickolick was the high school guest.
A $19,000 WPA grant supports Mountain View cemetery improvements in Dillon conditioned on raising $2,400 locally. The Dillon Business and Professional Women’s club leads the fundraising, with work including an 8-inch well, electric pump, power line, concrete reservoir, donated steel piping, and landscaping, advancing toward a permanent cemetery water supply as Memorial Day approaches.
Beaverhead county will have direct air mail connections tomorrow as National Air Mail week opens. Local postmaster Harry J. Andrus chairs the observance committee. Dillon pilot Fred Woodside will fly the mail to Butte with a stop at Twin Bridges, collecting Madison county mail, plus southern Beaverhead mail handled by Clay Patterson.
Bea verhead County Federation of Women's clubs held a semi annual meeting in Wisdom with the Wisdom Women's club marking its 25th anniversary. Delegates from Dillon Wise River and Wisdom attended. Highlights included a rural electrification talk by Mrs Danny Pendergast and demonstrations of health education crafts by rural children.
Two concerts are planned in Dillon with Ralph McFadden conducting the Butte Piano Ensemble in the Normal College gym at 8 15 tonight. The eight pianos and sixteen players come from four cities including Deer Lodge Dillon Anaconda and Miss Merle Grogan among the personnel.
Beaverhead county resident Chris Eppler died Saturday night at his Stone Creek ranch east of Dillon after a brief illness. He was 63, a German native who came to the United States as a young man and worked many years for Cornell Ranch Co. There are no surviving relatives in this country. Funeral services were held yesterday at Brundage chapel with Rev. J. A. Meeke officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
No contest has shown in the Beaverhead County primary with no county offices facing opposition. Three filings occurred in the past week though no primary challengers yet. Mrs. Clark Anderson filed for republican clerk of the court, a Beaverhead longtime resident who taught locally and aided by her ranching husband.
County Treasurer Bertie Mathews said second half real property taxes are due May 31 and collections have been light. She urges taxpayers to pay promptly to reduce last minute crowding.
Registered trapshoot at Dillon Gun Club drew top marks from Ted Renfro Roy Forrester and Cliff Stump Helena pro who fired 99 of 100 to lead. Bill Gleed Lima Joe Latimer Butte and Chuck O Connell Butte shot 98 while Herman Peterson and Dr E G Free Tige Talent Earl Everett Sheridan posted 97. Renfro and Free tied 190x200 overall as Peterson led handicap with 48 of 50. Free and Renfro tied 46x50 in doubles.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion nominated officers for the ensuing year at a Lima meeting. Nominations included C. J. Hovren for commander and A. Bechler, Luther Smith, E. W. Bond, Parke Scott, Paul H. Temple, A. M. Jones for various posts with Jones to appoint delegates to the district convention in Anaconda. The Purple Heart was awarded to E. C. Franks of Lima by Post Commander George M. Gosman. Franks is the fifth Beaverhead county veteran to receive the honor. Reverend Father Timothy Clifford of Lima spoke. Over 30 Dillon ex-service men attended. Lima VFW members were guests.
Jack Keenan a Beaverhead valley rancher led a party from Butte and Dillon into the Frying Pan basin Sunday for the season’s largest rattlesnake hunt. The bag totaled 65 reptiles as Keenan’s parties have killed thousands in recent years, with snakes now scarce except in isolated sections.
A triangular college play day will be held in Dillon on May 20 and 21 with Eastern Montana Normal Billings Montana State College Bozeman and Montana State Normal College Dillon. The event begins Friday afternoon with registration tea dinner roller-skating and a Saturday schedule featuring badminton archery swimming a trip to Torrey Lodge baseball and a dance. Guests depart Sunday morning.
John J. Gelhaus longtime Dillon resident died in Murray hospital Butte after a year of poor health He was born August 26 1863 in Mt Savage Maryland and lived in Glendale Melrose Dillon and finally settled in Dillon Survived by two daughters Adelaide and Dorothy a son Albert four sisters and four brothers Funeral at 10 am from St Rose Catholic Church with requiem high mass and burial in Mountain View cemetery Rosary at home tonight at 8 pm
Mrs Ada Boucher 77 died suddenly Saturday night at her South Pacific street home. Born July 26 1860 in Iowa she came to Dillon in 1882 when the Utah Northern railroad terminal was established. She lived in Dillon most of her life later moving to Bitter Root valley before returning to Surviving her area son El wood of Dillon and a grandson Frank Boucher of Alaska along with three sisters Adele Murray Dillon P J O'Donnell and others.
Beaverhead county high school sent competitors to the state meet in Missoula. Arthur Christensen took second in boys declamation while Beaverhead’s paper placed third in Class B. Team members included Cashmore and Fairbanks among others. coach was Carl Ross. Dillon High entered in a Little Theatre contest with X-O a Night at the Trojan War.
Officers of the Dillon Business and Professional Women's club were elected at the regular meeting held in city hall. Claudia Faust was chosen president succeeding Elizabeth Winn, with Frances Sewell as vice president, Helen Decker as recording secretary, and Gertrude Peterson as treasurer. Faust and Decker were also elected delegates to the next meeting.
Marjorie Decker was elected worthy advisor of Beaverhead chapter Order of the Rainbow for Girls at a regular Wednesday meeting in the Masonic hall. Other officers named were Mary Liggett associate worthy advisor Helen Shaffner Charity Eleanor Johnson Hope and Merle Schmit troth Faith. appointive officers to be named by the new worthy advisor.
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