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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1927
Page
5
A dialect note explains how cowboy speech evolved from pioneer terms to cavalry influence. It defines terms like top screw cutting horse corral rope sougan patting a bunch of cattle remuda string sunning his sides and night horse with vivid, compact notes.
Chevrolet announces three million miles logged at the Milford Proving Grounds since starting tests three years ago. An average of twelve cars are active, each running 30 000 to 50 000 miles before parts are inspected and new features evaluated.
Dillon announces the marriage of Miss Dorothy Summers former Beaverhead county high school instructor to Mrs Roy Vivian Vaughan. They wed in Hollywood on September 10 and now reside in Los Angeles. Mrs Vaughan was a popular teacher and made many friends in Dillon.
In 1868 a Laurel resident, Dr. J. D. Rhodes, in a small Ohio town built a two wheeled contraption operated by pedals. The boy's bicycle amused locals as he pursued the idea, then he wrote to the Washington patent office seeking support for his invention.
A regional lyric by AL W. CROWELL narrates the singer's return from Apex to Plum Tree after years away seeking luck and making money, recalling dances, old flames, and the lure of home towns like Bird's Nest and Pigsqueal. He vows to heed Apex calls again while fondly exalting Plum Tree and kin.
A rugged tale traces early patent efforts for a new riding device in Cincinnati and New York. It notes a high demand for faster travel, the two wheel sizes craze, and a surge in riding clubs as manufacturers profited from the bicycle boom. Also reports W. E. Love and state hotel leaders in Great Falls and Montana highway petition actions urging federal marking and detours.
Preliminary August estimate sets 10 crops at a market value of 140 607 000 after freight, with other crops and yields not yet estimated. The grand total for Montana farm crops in 1927 may reach approximately 180 million dollars in gross value.
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