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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1956
Page
7
Slippery conditions on Badger Pass caused Tom to skid and overturn his car. no injuries to the boys. Local transport: Mr. and Mrs. Jay Neilson brought Willie Shearer and Brian to the Nelson ranch. Tom remained in Dillon. Mining operations at Moon Shine mine suspended due to heavy snowfall.
Native Montanan. 36 years military service including foreign service in both World Wars. Know your judicial candidates. Don’t guess or vote just for a name. Political advertising paid for by Cheadle for Supreme Court Club. A. R. Moore, Secretary.
The Mizpah Chapter annual banquet honored Past Matrons and Past Patrons at the Masonic Temple. Guests from Elva Boardman Lima Daisy Twin Bridges Wisdom Acacia Whitehall Ruth and Butte chapters attended as the reg ular meeting followed with initiations and music by Nancy Wheat and Jean Winn.
Grace Methodist Church shows minister Zr A Jumper presiding with church school at 11 am and nursery available each Sunday. Wesley Circle meets Nov 7 at 8 pm with Mrs Henry Meine. MY meets Nov 8 at 7 pm in the church parlor.
Three fires over the weekend drew Dillon firemen to local and rural calls. The Birch Creek blaze destroyed the McCaleb cabin of Mrs. Martha Wilson, estimated loss over 10 000 dollars, leaving only the fireplace. Fielding Graves reported the fire after spotting smoke while hunting. rural crews traveled 20 miles to reach the scene and could not save the building.
Idaho Falls livestock report lists Oct 22 prices with fat lambs and ewes up to 50 cents higher. Hogs Oct 23 show top 15.95 and varied bids by weight. Cattle Oct 24 note range for choice grain fed steers 20 to 21.50 and other classes down to 13. Breeding ewes up to 206.
The report lists prices for fat heifers 15 to 17, commercial cows 10.5 to 11.5, utility cows 9 to 10, cutter cows 7 to 8.5, canners 5 to 7.5, bulls 11 to 13, veal calves 15 to 18, good feeder steers 16 to 17, medium feeder steers 13 to 15, Holstein steers 9 to 11, good feeding heifers 13.5 to 14.5, medium feeding heifers 11 to 13, feeding cows 8 to 10, stock steer calves 16 to 18, stock heifer calves 14.5 to 16, and dairy type calves 6 to 10.
Total cattle receipts reported for Monday were 1146 with all classes steady. Prices ranged: young heifer cows 11.75 to 12.50. utility and commercial cows 9.50 to 10.75. cutter and culter 6 to 9. bulls 10 to 13. veal calves 15 to 17.50. Stockers and feeders show good to middle ranges with steers 16 to 17.50. medium to good steers 14.50 to 15.50. common to medium steers 11 to 13. good to choice heifers 18.50 to 14.50. medium to good heifers 12.50 to 13.50. common to medium heifers 8 to 10. steer/calves 17.50 to 19.50. common and medium steer calves 14 to 16. good to choice heifer calves 15 to 16.
The report lists heifer calves priced at 12 to 14 dollars, stock cows 8 to 10.50 dollars, fleshy feeder steers (2 way) 15 to 16 dollars, and dairy type calves 7 to 10 dollars.
Dillon Kiwanis members unanimously endorsed a 3 mill county road tax referendum and a state anti diversion referendum to be decided in the November general election. County Commissioners Tom Clemon and Ralph Davis spoke on road funding needs. Straw votes at the meeting showed solid support for both measures and a presidential ballot split between Eisenhower and Stevenson.
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