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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1938
Page
3
A Wisdom May 24 report details Ladies' Aid and Junior Women's Club volunteers clearing sage brush at Wisdom cemetery. It also covers local births, illnesses, school events, a Fishtrap picnic, new jobs, staged mail routes, and memories of early Big Hole education and pioneer families.
A spin of social and community notes from Wisdom and nearby: the Twin Lakes Stockmen spring meeting at the Dan Pendergast ranch featured a noonday dinner and notable attendees including Jake Neidt Sr John Anderson Carl Holman Linden Esta Husted and Ranger William Schowe. Fred Speare was reappointed to manage cattle turned out on the range. Additional local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Krause and Erma and Ernest Stephens touring Butte and California brief trips by S J Johnson Harvey and Mrs. Hutchens and road inspections by Martin Jackson with a Wisdom to Feeley Hill run. The week also saw home-building by Will Knudsen and Bud on the Schindler ranch and various social calls across Wisdom and Dillon.
May 21 reports show gains in lamb and hog prices driven by stronger demand in the Midwest and East. California spring lambs move east at or above coast prices, with U S Department of Agriculture noting a favorable lambing season and heavier, higher quality crop. California lamb shipments may surpass 500000 to eastern markets, and wool activity increases as shearing ends with loans anticipated to stimulate the market. Sacramento valley wool sells 12 month at 23 to 24 cents, Mendocino up to 25 cents.
Jardine Christmas departed Monday after visiting at the home of his sister Mrs. W. D. Ross. He is returning to his home in Ontario.
Beaverhead residents file for party nominations as F C McFadden seeks Republican Public Administrator after two terms, A J Fitzsimmons runs Democrat for county coroner, James E Phillips seeks Republican renomination, Matt Kay files for Commissioner, George Opp seeks Republican justice of the peace, Louis Stahl seeks renomination for two spots on the bench.
State Treasurer Ray Shannon reports Montana’s income from all sources for the past month totaled 2,359,959 dollars. State Auditor John J. Holmes notes that the net cash balance in all state funds on May 1 stood at 5,764,553 dollars.
Verhead county man aged 26 years in ranching on Sage creek near Dell died leaving wife Ruth two sisters Mrs. William Stewart of Lima and Mrs. Oscar Gravely of Dell and brother W A Price of Dell Funeral services were held Saturday at Brundage chapel with Rev J A Meeke officiating and interment in Mountain View cemetery
The Bozeman Kiwanis club presented Joe Hermann with the Show Award and its plaque engraved with grand champions. Dewey Street, Kiwanis president, gave the presentation while Loomis of Simms and William Otten of Lewistown directed the program under the college Agricultural club sponsorship. The event honors F. B. Linfield, director emeritus of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.
Your name was removed from the voters register last June. Regardless of past voting, you must re register before June 3 to be eligible in upcoming elections. Check local election office for required documents and steps to re enroll promptly.
Elkhorn hosts a W A A banquet on May 29 starting with a 9:00 am truck departure. Activities include swimming and hiking until noon followed by dinner. Winning officers and awards will be presented by Thelma Barger and others with speeches by current and incoming presidents.
Urges readers to sign up or enroll promptly, emphasizing urgency to act soon and avoid delays or missed opportunities.
Dwight Lohn of the Welfare commodity department announces Montana relief clients will receive 340000 pounds of rice shipped under the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation this week.
Bozeman man Jack Brant paid more than 25 dollars after being cited by Deputy Game Warden Frank R. Marshall for keeping brook trout under the legal size. The arrest was made by Justice Waterman of Bozeman in the past week.
Citizens are urged to register early for the upcoming primary. The registration books close June 3, signaling the final cutoff to participate in the vote.
Extradition papers for Lloyd Shelter of Conrad were refused by Gov. Roy E. Ayers. Los Angeles authorities sought Shelter on charges of non support from a former wife. Shelter has remarried in Montana and contributed all he was able toward support of his Los Angeles family.
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