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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1926
Page
1
Republican candidates on the county ticket begin a tour next Tuesday visiting Lima Jackson Wisdom and other towns with rallies and free dances. The Baxter Tonney orchestra will provide music for all events including a final dance at the city hall auditorium the eve of the election.
The council held a special meeting Oct 11 voting to repeal Ordinance No 208 regulating storage of gasoline and other flammable liquids. The board passed the ordinance about a month ago and continued routine business at the regular session.
Beaverhead teams travel to Butte Friday for district competition with the winner advancing to state. Beaver activity highlights a busy Rotary counted event as Dillon educators prepare for the western district Montana Education Association convention in Helena on October 22 and 23 with speakers and participants listed.
The Migpre redevelopment company purchased a herd of Phillipsburg cattle last week and began moving over 400 head toward Moose Lake on the shortest route to feed through the winter at Beaverhead's Big Hole basin ranch.
A major roundup supervised by George Ditty and W. K. Orr gathered over a thousand horses at Armstead from southern Beaverhead county. Carloads were shipped to Butte for canning, and the top animals will be auctioned in Dillon next Monday by the Dillon Horse Sales Company. Prices are expected to be low, offering ranchers quality horses for spring work at a reasonable cost.
Miss Gladys Trombley, a teacher at Red Rock school, spent the weekend in Dillon visiting and taking a brief respite from her teaching duties.
Beaverhead Federation of Women's Clubs completes arrangements for its semi annual conference in Armstead on Saturday October 30. The program includes a welcome, president's address, club reports and talks on four election measures and a county museum proposal. Luncheon at 12 30 and an afternoon gathering at the Roe home with music and informal talks.
A through freight on the Oregon Short Line crashed into the local at Monida last Thursday night. The caboose was smashed and thrown from the track with other cars damaged. The engine pilot was injured. other employees escaped injury. Cause of the accident could not be ascertained. The south bound passenger train was delayed briefly.
The Sugar Bowl cafe adds a cabaret in its basement with booths and a polished dance floor. Management plans to host banquets and dances, calling the area a popular entertainment center as it launches.
Crowds gathered as a vivid aurora borealis illuminated the sky above Dillon during a week night. Brilliant shafts crossed the normal wires for hours with peak intensity around midnight, drawing mixed reactions from observers and fans who found the spectacle remarkable if disruptive.
The document lists candidates for federal and county offices including Ronald Higgins and Scott Leavitt for Congress First and Second Districts, Albert J. Galen as Associate Justice, Lee Dennis as Railroad Commissioner, Frank Eifel as County Representative, Dan Mooney as Sheriff, John S. Baker as Clerk and Recorder, T. E. Gilbert as County Attorney, Otto C. Gosman as Commissioner, Amos A. Eliott as Treasurer, Genevieve O Leary as Superintendent of Schools, J. EB. Phillips as Coroner, George Banks as Public Administrator, and Forrest G. Bayerd as Surveyor.
Little Eleanor Wheat daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Wheat of this city was seriously injured last Thursday when one swing chain broke at the Normal Training School playground. She fell unconscious for hours and was feared to have a fractured jaw though she is now recovering. Elsie Rouse escaped with minor injuries.
L. P. and James E. Phillips of Dillon learned last week of the death of their uncle Judge L. P. Phillips in Downey, D. C., after an automobile accident. He died at 95 and was one of the last with a father who fought in the Revolutionary War. his father John Phillips enlisted at 17 and was 72 when Fudge Phillips was born.
The Rev. George Mecklenburg of Washington DC will deliver two lectures at the Methodist Episcopal church next Tuesday February 26. Dr. Meskipburg recently back from Europe will speak in the afternoon on As Europe Bees Mis Today. An evening talk at 7 30 will cover Mussolini the Italian Caesar. The first local Methodist conference of the year will be held Friday evening with District Superintendent Robert C. Edington joining local members.
Funeral services for Richard Evans of Butte were held Thursday at Brundage chapel with Rev. Howard B. Ricketts officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery. Evans had asked to be buried in Dillon though not a Beaverhead County resident. his wife and two children survive.
The Hartwig theatre and Montana Mercantile announce a contest with a Shaw Sport Speedster as the prize. A number will be issued with each purchase and each paid theatre admission, drawings to be held on a later date. The car features Briggs & Stratton engine and standard equipment.
George A. Baer faced arraignment in justice court on vagrancy charges and pled not guilty. He was bound over for trial under a $250 bond, which he could not furnish. Atis trial was set for Oct 22.
A courtroom session began Monday as district court proceedings moved forward with regular schedule and participants appearing for ongoing legal matters.
T H Dubois a Beaverhead County rancher will hold a public sale at his ranch nine miles north of Dillon on Thursday November 4. Stock implements and articles including a Fordson tractor will be sold with L S Smith acting as auctioneer. An Examiner page ad will list all items.
The Beavers, riding a late season surge, prepare to meet Butte after beating Gallatin 27 7 and Dillon 20 7 in scrimmage. Butte previously shut out Gallatin 28 0 and Anaconda 26 0, while Anaconda Whitehall 7 7. Yale injured hip in last game, team hopeful for Friday clash.
An unnamed hobo spent hours in Dillon, stirring alarm by cooking a mulligan near the Beaverhead elevator. A wind fanned the fire, yet firefighters contained it with no damage. Locals recall an unusually warm October, delaying typical seasonal wear and prompting talk of a longer-than-expected autumn.
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