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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
7
All letters related to the editorial department or business management of the Dillon Examiner should be addressed to THE DILLON EXAMINER. This notice directs readers on where to send correspondence and outlines the proper channel for official communication.
Courtesy of Alexander Tait, this item transcribes Brigadier General McDonald’s report from the 181st division. Sept 25 to Sept 28 shows initial gains, clashes with machine gun nests, and heavy artillery as the brigade advances toward Epinonville and Bois de Cierges with dozens of prisoners taken.
Sept 29 report describes the 362nd in support and 361st in reserve advancing through Bois De Cierges as the front line moved westward. The action depicts an organized maneuver with specific unit deployment and territorial push.
A fragmented catalog entry lists items including By the Camp Fire Mummy o Mine and Loving myes from the Columbia Orchestra. It shows product codes A2719 A2712 A6104 A2708 with sizes 10 inch and 12 inch and prices 85e 85c 1.25 dollars, plus St. Julien March Salute to Buffalo March.
During a night assault from Gesnes toward La Grange and Bois farms heavy artillery and machine gun fire supported by 75mm batteries enabled the capture of Gesnes and a line northwest of the town. The 91st Division then withdrew to a safer line due to exposed flanks, establishing outposts north of Bois de Cierges and reserving units at Les Eppinets Bois. Casualties were very heavy amid ongoing combat and harsh conditions from Sept 30 to Oct 2 including dysentery and exhaustion.
Preparations are under way for the Montana State Normal College Alumni banquet to be held Saturday night June 7 in the Andrus Hotel Dillon. Faculty join the Alumni to bid farewell to retiring president J E Monroe and welcome the class of 1919.
Dillon residents and visitors filled a week with trips and calls across counties. Pat McManomey Grayling rancher. Dr H A Bond made a southern trip. Jay Talent and son visited Sage Creek. Cliff Bond visited from Stevensville. W F McAvoy returned from Denver and Wyoming. many plan summer stays at ranches and lakes.
William Montgomery shipped 600 head of beef steers to Omaha and Carpenter sent 600 more to Chicago from Bedrock hay fed from the Big Hole basin. W H Rhodes moved 14 train cars to St Paul bought from Clemon and Cox. Mrs Beck departs for Florida while E K Frye succeeds him at the Normal training school.
United States Land Office Helena Montana May 23 1919 notice that the Northern Pacific Railway Company has filed to select land under the 1898 act describing N half of NE section 17 township 12 south range 9 west Mount Diablo meridian located in Montana. Protests or objections on mineral character or other grounds should be filed by July 16 1919 with the register Jos OKer.
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