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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1923
Page
1
The first annual Legion Market Week in Dillon is slated for the last week of November or the first week of December. The Legion plans a big carnival at the new Bud Galt garage with dancing each evening, multiple shows, and exhibits by dozens of business houses. If successful, the event will become an annual affair.
A civic slogan urges readers to buy at home to boost local prosperity. The message argues prosperity is created by workers in the local economy and benefits individuals, merchants, and the city by keeping wealth circulating domestically. It emphasizes reliability of local merchants and the value of supporting home industry.
A party led by E. B., Roe, Bud Hartwig and Fred Critz returned from Idaho after several days of hunting. They brought back a fine elk and a basket of ducks. C. W. Woodburn, Leroy Beam and Co. C. Thornton arrived from Sheep Creek basin with a nice buck killed Monday evening.
Wayne Gills, 30, a former Dillon resident, died in Salt Lake City from appendicitis. He was married with two young children and was survived by his parents and several siblings. Mrs. Walter Taylor and Mrs. Elza Smith attended his death.
Armistice Day was celebrated in Dillon with a morning parade by the Fire Department band, patriotic exercises at City Hall, and an afternoon football win by the high school over Twin Bridges 31 to 0. Dr Sewell and Cashmore starred for Dixon. a well attended evening concert featured Baxter Tonney Orchestra and patriotic songs. President Sheldon E. Davis and Hon. Frank Eliel spoke, with Eliel’s talk printed in full below.
President Calvin Coolidge proclaims November 29 as Thanksgiving Day urging Americans to gather in homes and worship places to give thanks for national prosperity amid the deaths of President Harding and the Japan earthquake. He calls for gratitude and divine guidance to deserve continued favor and service to a world in need.
Bozeman Montana November 22 to 24 will host the annual girls vocational congress at Montana State College likely in the new gymnasium. The event draws hundreds of high school girls from across the state and features talks by prominent professionals about career options for young women.
Miss Bridston leads twenty girls in the Yallani Camp Fire group at the Junior High School. Officers include Macia Vandegrift president Grace Ewing vice president Joyce Williams secretary Mae Talent hike master Mildred Underwood nurse and Vera Baxxell yell leader. They study the Camp Fire laws and chose the name meaning mountain.
The Beaverhead County tax collection period spans sixteen days as thousands are gathered for county operations. Forty two property owners pay over $1,000, with a total not shown for the Short Line and public utilities. First National Bank leads individual taxpayers followed by John Peterson and Poindexter & Orr Livestock.
Beaverhead County Montana board of commissioners met in regular session at 10 am on Monday November 5 1923 with Commissioners Anderson Gosman and Shaw present. Minutes from October 1 1923 were approved. The board discussed culverts for Lima Montana and approved purchase of thirty eight culverts. Insurance policies were reviewed and renewals directed to be in the name of the appropriate party. Judge Jos C Smith presented a petition to the State Highway Commission regarding a highway leading from the Raviili Community area.
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