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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1928
Page
2
The Montana project marks a milestone as the 62 mile line from Glendive to Brockway via Circle nears completion. The $2.5 million line promises freight benefits, farm expansion, and a new market for land holdings across Dawson and McCone counties with premium wheat and rising corn production.
Virgil G Samuel a Kentuckian by birth and widely known traveling salesman for Old Forester whisky in Montana and Wyoming died in Billings at 79 after a series of strokes and a hip fracture. He spent decades in the liquor trade, taught in North Carolina, lived in Moberly Missouri, and was a prominent figure in Billings society.
Traffic flows as rail reaches Lindsay midway between Glendive and Brockway. Over 150 cars of grain have been moved from the eastern territory and more grain is held at Circle and Brockway awaiting full line opening to commercial traffic.
One hundred elks at the Montana wild elk conservation range near Martinsdale are moved from winter quarters to a 230 acre fenced range. They received a daily ration of 10 pounds of corn oats and chopped feed with ample hay. Courtland Du Rand, promoter of the range, will supervise the shipment of another elk consignment bought last January and wintered at the national bison range in western Montana.
Frank H. Howard of Big Timber has been notified of his appointment to a cadet ship at the West Point Military Academy. The selection came through Senator T. J. Walsh, honoring the son of Mr and Mrs G H Howard.
George F. Roper a well known rancher and pioneer died in a Butte hospital after a long illness. In early days he hauled freight between Boise Idaho and Virginia City Montana.
Columbus Mrs Guy Signor head of Mountain States telephone dies after operation age about forty. Lame Deer Indian Day marks fifteenth annual spring event May 19. Columbus Bernard Stein dies instantly from buckboard crash found near home ranch. Hamilton hospital improvements purchased by hospital auxiliary. Bilings barn fire destroys one horse. mate rescued value five hundred dollars. Libby council will buy land for athletic field. Neils Lumber offers one thousand dollars for improvements. Polson J C Penney opens in new Polson hotel building corner room. Martinsdale lambing shows strong May and April yields per bands over hundred percent. Hamilton Joseph M Putnam buried at Corvallis survivor of Nez Perce war. Martinsdale wool warehouse under construction at Milwaukee yards. Boulder NP bridge damaged blocking travel. rail line used for freight once weekly. Terry Iowa hogs prompt farmers to expand corn and pork production plans. Butte portable quartz mills proposed by Lucian Evans and Edwin OC Davis for moving to mines.
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