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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
1
Beaverhead county opened registration for the November general election. Officials urge all eligible residents to enroll before September 17 to reach prior participation levels. A national state and county ticket, plus key measures, will appear on ballots and registration is available through precinct agents rather than the Dillon clerk’s office.
Mr and Mrs Dan Little and family returned Friday from Pocatello where the funeral for Thomas Little was held at St Anthony Catholic Church with Rev James J Mooney presiding. Interment followed at Mountainview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Hroneck Nick Pallota Harry Stavers Angelo Gross Thomas Frugoli and Paul Dalpino. The well known Dillon boy died in Pocatello August 33 after a weeks long illness.
A G M C street flushing truck ordered months ago by the city council arrived last week and was received by Montana Auto Supply. The machine will be delivered to the city and is being prepared for use in the first thorough cleaning of the street paving.
Vera Baker supervised the primary canvas with Friday and Saturday tally changes not altering results. Official figures show party tallies for Governor, Lt Governor, Attorney General, and other offices across Republican and Democrat candidates with minor adjustments.
The text lists Republican and Democratic vote tallies for state officers such as treasurer auditor superintendent of schools railroad commissioner and district court judges along with U S senator and House results. It notes scattering Republican votes and mentions C W Robinson and J R Jones qualifying for the ballot. It also includes county level results for clerk sheriff and attorney and ends with county superintendent of schools.
A large Dillon crowd travels to Wisdom for the annual Harvest Festival on September 4 and 5. Dances are planned for September 3 to 5 with a full wild west program including children's athletic events, horse relay races for Big Hole basin and Grasshopper valley, purse events, bucking contests, bareback riding, and a Ford automobile race among Sunday finals and other attractions.
Complaints filed in Utah charging the Utah Idaho Sugar Co and eight directors with profiteering in sugar sales at Sioux Falls. If bound over, they likely will be tried in South Dakota courts. Fourteen counts describe specific alleged overcharges. Warrants issued for arrest of the company officers.
Harry Gilbert cashier of the First National Bank was taken to Butte Saturday morning for an appendectomy. He was stricken with an acute attack and operated on at Murray hospital, accompanied by Dr. F M Poindexter. Reports say he is improving rapidly and as well as could be expected.
Christian Science Society of Dillon holds Sunday service at 11 o clock on center street with a lesson subject Man. All are welcome to attend.
The Dillon Pow Wow roundup runs September 23 to 25 in Beaverhead County. R. N. Coggrove and W. T. Logan organize a full program with broncho riding, steer roping, stage coach race, rescue race, potato and barrel races, bulldogging, and exhibition riding. Prizes total hundreds of dollars daily, with events for men, women, and boys, plus dancing and music.
Washington Aug 25 AP forecast a drop in coal prices as justice department officials announce renewed action against coal profiteers. With production rising the coal market is expected to follow sugar prices in an early break. Evidence gathering against alleged price boosters began in Baltimore and Hampton Roads while courts limit prosecutions under the Lever law.
A United States naturalization commissioner will be in Dillon on the 24th of next month to hear applications from discharged soldiers. Those granted papers will be admitted to citizenship immediately.
Census figures show Beaverhead County with 7246 residents and Dillon hosting 2701. Over ten years the county rose 12.4 percent while Dillon gained 865 people. Enumerators admit undercounting in 1910 and again this year.
Public administrator republican Banks 452 and Thomas 352 lead on the republican side while democrat Drummey 482 trails. County engineer democrat Chapman 511 and coroner democrat Lovell 480 are listed. republican Sutherland and Mellen appear with 749 and 504 respectively.
Deputy state game warden Jack Carney reports abundant wild game except elk due to lax legislature. Elk hunting restricted to eastern Beaverhead county after past attempts to restock failed. Hunters warned to avoid tame elk on Horse Prairie and follow statewide season limits for deer ducks geese and game birds.
The Beaverhead county wool clip was cleaned up with all wool sold on consignment to eastern buyers. Sixty six cars passed through the First National bank warehouse in 1920, totaling 1,986,740 pounds in 6313 bags, with 391,990.10 dollars paid down by eastern buyers. Last year 98 cars shipped 2,865,280 pounds.
Has a Hog that Grows Wool L. E. Brainard traveled through Dillon to Lima after a Butcher’s meeting in Butte to exhibit Woolpig a three year old Duroc pig covered with a heavy woolen coat. The pig weighs 400 pounds and sheds its wool annually.
J B Doyle was a visitor to the county seat last Monday, coming from his home in the Centennial valley.
Funeral held in Dillon for Robert N. Gray a pioneer resident who died after weeks of illness and a paralytic stroke. Born in Indiana over 81 years ago, he voted for Lincoln and planned to vote for Harding. Survived by six sons and two daughters. buried beside old friends in Bannack after service at the Methodist church.
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