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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
8
The Theta club, noted as highly active, cleared 114.59 from junk boxes placed in garages under Miss Merl Erwin. They plan to donate 50 to Red Cross linen shower and host a large bazaar potentially on election night to boost Red Cross work.
Red Cross chapters nationwide will mark October 23 with a noon minute of silent thought for soldiers and sailors overseas. The war council resolution calls on all workers to concentrate on hope for victory and welfare of troops during the observance.
John Steger, pioneer mining man of Bannack, spends days at the county seat. Mr and Mrs Charles Thomas arrived from Bannack and departed for Butte for a several day stay. Dixon Brown and family drove to Butte from their Armstead ranch. Glen Decker, from Armstead, traveled to Butte for business.
Miss Martha Featherly celebrated her 13th birthday last Saturday with seven girl friends. They attended a matinee at the Hartwig theater, then tea at the Bakery, and games and music at Mrs Mauldin's home. Guests included Dorothy Potter, Dorothy Hirschman, Bernice Hirschman, Mary Gist, Vella Farmer, and Lillian Bell.
Mrs Jensen wife of Rev J K R Jensen leaves for New York City to reside there while her husband serves in the YMCA. She is accompanied by Miss Charlotte Carpenter who has lived with the Jensen family for several months.
Miss Alice Brown field secretary of the Y W C A visited the Dillon Y W C A branch at the Normal college in the latter part of last week. She left Friday for her Seattle home.
Plans outline a November 11 kickoff for a united drive benefiting seven groups including the Red Cross YMCA YWCA Knights of Columbus Salvation Army Library Association and Jewish Welfare Board. Local committees led by Miss Alice Parr coordinate county activities with articles and speaker visits to clubs and societies.
Mizpah Chapter No. 13 Eastern Star celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary on Tuesday evening October 8 at the Masonic temple. Visitors came from Lima Jackson and Wisdom. The first matron presided and the first candidate attended along with seven charter members. A dinner followed and toasts were warmly given. An initiation ceremony and music filled the program with a historical sketch by a past matron and past grand matron.
Mrs. R R Rathbone Miss Hazel Wynes and Mrs. George Campbell left Monday for Bozeman to attend the state Baptist convention as delegates from Dillon. Roy B Stevenson to enter officers training camp at Camp Pike this month. Induction papers issued ordering Stevenson to report Oct 10.
The notice advertises replacement furnishings and a range of clothing items. Shirts in fall patterns priced from 1.25 to 5.75 dollars in silk madras percale and soisette. Neckwear 0.50 to 2. Underwear priced 0.85 to 1.50 dollars.
For sale: three registered Hamp shire bucks at Featherly ranch. Contact phone number 7221 for details. Local listing appears in the classified section under livestock.
William M. Napp, after a month in Dillon, departed last week for his Venice California home where he will reside for the winter.
Mr and Mrs Ora Price are visiting Ban nack in Dillon this week as part of a local social exchange.
Miss Lucy McGrady and Minnie McGrady enjoyed a shopping tour in Dillon last Saturday from Reichle where they are teaching school.
Listing of multiple land transfers in Montana including Elmer Allen to D J Stevens for 134.79 acres on Upper Swamp Creek in Big Hole Basin and George W O Neal to Jesse E Shandy for 152.98 acres in the same area. Transfers involve Centennial Valley near Lower Red Rock Lake and deeds between several individuals with prices up to 1500 dollars and rights to water, with properties including 40 acre tracts and John Peat subdivision lots.
In Bea verhead County Montana District Court Xavier Benois sues Wm Dunn to recover 7100 principal balance plus interest and $80 attorney fees on a note dated September 15 1915. Dunn must answer within twenty days after service or risk default judgment. The plaintiff claims only $90 has been paid and seeks the balance with interest. Witness dated October 7 1918. Court Clerk Fred Rife. Attorney H B Duff.
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