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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
5
Dillon locals and visitors swarm the county fair week with names like Hurley Leach H. E. Davies George Gray Carl Knoll and Silas Dishup. Josephine and Margaret Jeffries travel but also Frakes ranch news and Mrs. Norris guests mix with business and painting contracts for Twin Bridges dormitory. The wind damages Chris Snyder’s chicken house and the Baptist Aid plans a supper at the M E Lecture hall Thursday evening.
A Dillon campus notes growing interest in the new physical culture department as students and locals engage in weigh ins and medical exams before classes in gym work begin. Tennis and outdoor recreation plans are set, with a Friday vacation replacing Labor Day to allow attendance at the county fair. The fourth annual Go or school picnic is scheduled for Sheep Canyon on Saturday.
The City Council met in regular session with mayor and all members present. J E Morse presented a petition by property holders asking for another year to lay cement sidewalks ordered. J & Bishop and J & Moree received time to pursue a fence project, and D J company and W W Carter were relieved from further action.
The Big Hole Breeze reports the death of Thomas Low of Wisdom after a ten day battle with blood poisoning from a finger wound while tending the Old Glory saloon. Surgeons amputated the finger and later the hand, but he died at 4:30 p m on game day. Born in Scotland, Low was a basin pioneer who helped drive cattle from Horse Prairie in 1874 and co founded the Montgomery ranch area before moving to the Fox neighborhood and finally the Old Glory saloon with Jack Romain. He leaves a Utah-based father and mother, a brother and sister in Utah, and a sister near Fox. His body was sent to Ogden for burial.
At the Dillon court house last Monday evening Republicans chose delegates for the county convention to be held in Dillon next Saturday. Named were W. T. Sculley Fred Kohl William Lenkerndorfer G. R. Featherly A. C. Gruwell J. S. Baker Jay Baker F. C. McKadden Jos. Rich and Frank Eliel. Dillon South nominees for justice of the peace included T. D. Olmstead O. M. Best J. K. Morse Pearl J. Smith A. L. Badcon E. M. Year av J. K. Bishop M. A. Walker A. S. Johnson B. F. White J. H. Gilbert C. W. Robinson C. W. Scott and Joe Rich. John Tritt and F. C. McFadden were nominated for constable.
The Examiner will accept and forward voluntary campaign contributions to the National Committee upon solicitation by several prominent Democrats of the county.
For sale a five room house with three lots on North Washington Street. Inquire at J P Campean.
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