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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
7
Governor S V Stewart declares October 24 1917 Liberty Day in Montana to back the Second Liberty Loan. Citizens are urged to close businesses gather for patriotic events and support war funding with subscriptions to the loan.
Carter Livestock Company sold 600 spring lambs to Montana Livestock Company. The five and a half month old lambs weighed an average 90 pounds each, brought in fresh from the range, setting a weight record for the season.
Wonderment greets Dillon as the Ben Greet Company passes through and books a stop at Normal College auditorium Saturday night. The Palace of Truth will be staged at a low admission, with tickets on sale Thursday morning at Thomas Book Store and reservations possible Thursday to Saturday.
The Dillon stockyards host a large fall horse sale with buyers from around the world. Government bidders arrive to purchase artillery and cavalry horses as the event opens and promises a lively market.
Next Wednesday afternoon 600 head of cattle will be sold at public auction at the Armstead stockyards. H. B. Selway W. H. Stinson W. H. Lee and Dixon Brown will dispose of cows and calves. Horse Smith calls the sale. A carload of horses 25 hogs and a bunch of bulls will also be sold. Hay offers of $25 a ton motivate the sale.
A number of automobile owners were charged with traffic violations last week. Most were ignorant of the law and received clemency, paying fines of only one dollar. Those who paid include O. L. Adwick C. T. Magnus Dr H. Bimrose Mrs Roscoe Cornell H D Weenink Hans Anderson Tom Gillet and Al Lowel.
Sheriff C K Wyman traveled to Wise River last Monday afternoon to arrest M Jennings who faces first degree assault charges for threatening Arthur DeCeiles with a knife.
George Heiner shipped 250 cows and steers from Monida to Salt Lake City last Saturday. Frye and Company sent 355 fat cows and steers from Bedrock to Seattle on Monday. C R Williams of Sheridan shipped 270 head from Monida to the eastern market. Walter Hansen of Hansen Packing in Butte loaded 54 fat calves at Monida for Butte. An auction sale will be held at the C M Hansen ranch on Grasshopper October 27 with a large livestock sale.
The St. James Guild hosts a cooked food sale at the Olmsted Stevenson store on Saturday October 20. Proceeds benefit guild activities and local community programs.
A statement expressing full faith in Montana citizens urges broad local support to ensure the successful completion of the second Liberty loan campaign. The message emphasizes confidence in residents to meet the financing target and back national war efforts.
Local board selected eight of thirty 9H youths to serve if men return from camp. Named are Hubert Demmons, Edwin Belmont Paul, John P. Carroll, Claude Dunham, John Paddock Wisdom, Fred Wright, Felix Radau Wisdom, and Samuel Cooper. Additional reports from Egner Hanson and Benjamin Shuey. Rejected or exempted include Monte Shanholtzer, J J Valentine, George Tanner, Hans Nelson Armstead, Wm Welborn Jackson, Clarence Glenn Bowen, John Hawkins Armstead, Robert Murphy Jackson, Samuel Kane Armstead, John White Dillon, Alan Buck Lakeview, Frank Kambich Melrose, Tom Wesella Dillon, Nathan A Cobb Lima.
Montana board convened Oct 13 1917 after inspecting the Dell Montana crossing 286 C and the Overland auto collision. It found engineer and crew acted correctly and the auto driven by Alexander Grant failed to stop or listen for an approaching train, causing fatal injuries to Mary A Patterson and injuries to others.
The offer states subscriptions for Liberty Bonds at 100 dollars each with ten monthly payments of 10 dollars. The bank will handle the payments and charge no interest beyond the bond’s own earnings, making the purchaser a 100 dollar bond holder after ten months.
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