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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1941
Page
2
An advertisement offers a free booklet from Buster Ray Clinic in Yacobt Washington promising arthritis relief guidance to readers.
The Montana supreme court refused a rehearing by the state welfare board in a suit from Lewis and Clark county over a $250 000 relief appropriation for 1941 1942. The court previously upheld the county’s argument that relief funds be allocated inverse to per capita valuations, while the board argued for allocations by need.
Attorney John Walsh who died August 25 leaves an estate valued at 367463 dollars. Petition filed in Washington district court shows bulk of property to widow Edna J. Walsh and daughter Elizabeth Walsh Long of Evanston Illinois. Walsh was brother of late Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana.
A. F. Carper of United States Vanadium Corp announces negotiations for immediate chrome production from mines near Red Lodge for national defense. Montana Chrome, Inc. properties will be operated, ore stockpiled, and a 100 ton per day concentration plant built on the high plateau 15 miles south of Red Lodge.
During the middle ages, when a plague threatened, many devout people gave all their possessions to the church hoping to be saved from the ravages of the disease.
The article recounts Kenneth McKenzie establishing trading aims at Fort Union to open fur trade with Upper Missouri Indians, building Fort Piegan and Fort McKenzie, and the August 28 1833 assault by a 600 strong Assinniboines and Crees. It notes Loretto’s bravely deadly actions, Mitchell’s restraint, and Prince Maximilian of Wied’s eyewitness description of the chaotic fort scene and the wounded, with reinforcements arriving from Piegan camps.
On the Missouri bluffs the Assinniboines clash with Piegans and whites under heavy fire. Seven killed and twenty wounded mark the day as traders gain. The battle ends peace between Assinniboines and Blackfeet, with Fort McKenzie and the American Fur Co. profiting amid shifting northern influence.
The city states its tax rate is the lowest among Montana towns with homeowners paying 60.40 on a 3500 house assessed at 1000. Comparisons show Great Falls 103.70 Billings 92.60 Missoula 94.75 Lewistown 116.49 Glasgow 121 Chateau 78.39 Big Timber 78.50 Hardin 101.50. Also a Pretoria collision left one car perched upright atop another bus.
Dr Marjorie K Smith director of the crippled children's division of the state board of health announced changes in assignments and a new appointment. Estelle Kezer of Billings moves from the south central to the western section as orthopedic field supervisor based in Helena with Freda Miller replacing her temporarily. Frances Michie a University of Minnesota graduate is named orthopedic field supervisor for the north central division based in Great Falls replacing Josephine Osland temporarily.
The Montana supreme court affirmed the Butte Miners' union demand that miners at Anaconda Copper Mining Co. mines in Butte receive pay from the moment they report for work until they depart the mine.
The Dead Man's basin irrigation project is complete, irrigation for 19 000 acres of bottom land and winter livestock feed supplies stabilized. Oscar P. Balgord of Lavina Musselshell Valley Water praised the milestone at Roundup.
O S Warden of Great Falls as vice president of the state water conservation board led a ceremony with Governor Ford and chairman to dedicate a $1 2 million irrigation and flood control project. L F Gieseker noted about a quarter of lands below the Musselshell river dam would be suitable for irrigation.
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