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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
1
John Anderson a horse foreman for Poindexter Orr Livestock sustained a fractured skull when his horse fell with him last Saturday. He was found unconscious the next morning near Park Orr’s Home Ranch and brought to Dillon for treatment.
Dillon hosts a large Elk event on Saturday September 23 with 30 new members to join the order. A parade of the Elks will precede the initiation, with members in purple and white. A Dillon Park dance follows at Dillmont Park, drawing delegations from Virginia City and regions across Madison Beaverhead and surrounding areas.
Father Foley departed yesterday for Anaconda to serve as chaplain at Bt. Ann's hospital. He will be succeeded here by Father Leischner of Bt. Ann's parish, Butte. Foley led St. Rose parish for fifteen and a half years and was warmly honored by his parish with a purse of gold at a farewell gathering.
Mr and Mrs Don Randolph Mrs Helen Randolph and Mrs Cora Holland returned last Thursday from a pleasant automobile trip through the Big Hole basin Bitter Root valley Missoula to Garrison and Helena. They report a splendid trip.
Mr and Mrs George Clemow and their children from Jackson visited for the roundup. The two Clemow boys will attend a military school in Nebraska this winter.
The Dillon Delphian Society met at No Hbrary pub on Monday afternoon led by Mrs. A. F. Waldorf. New member Mrs. C. W. Robison joined after a brief business session. Members studied the Book of Job and planned the drama division. Next meeting September 25 under Mrs. Wm. Bernstein. Those seeking membership should notify Mrs. A. F. Waldorf.
Stevensville residents visited Mrs Bernstein's sister on a ranch in Bitter Root valley. Alder hires Julia Anderson to teach her first school after graduating from the state university last spring. Alice Roe, Republican nominee for county superintendent, resumes Hamilton teaching duties and plans to return to Dillon next month to campaign. Misses Bernice and Georgia Metlen arrived from Los Angeles to join their father, and Mrs Metlen with Miss Elizabeth Metlen will reside in Dillon for the winter.
The duck, brant, and geese season starts next Saturday at sunrise and runs to December 31. Officials note duck scarcity locally, while shooting will be harder near Dillon due to ranchers posting no hunting signs. Quotas include 20 ducks and eight geese per day, with grouse and elk seasons detailed for various counties and dates.
The tenth annual roundup closed at the Dillon fairgrounds with Beavers defeating the Gophers 24 to 4 to win the city league title. Roy Peterson, Odell Green, Norman Mason and others starred in bucking and relay events as entertainment, while a Merchants Barbecue fed over 1500 attendees after three afternoons of races and exhibitions.
September 22 marks the deadline to register for the November general election. County Clerk John Baker and Recorder offices are open for voter registration. Officials urge eligible residents on the rolls to register as early as possible.
An article fragment reports W. Gr abe sustaining injuries after receiving a cartridge in the left group of small boys shod near bullets during a Thursday incident. Fortis is referenced as a place or descriptor in the fragment.
Shriners of Bagdad temple will celebrate in Dillon on October 7. A special train from Butte will arrive at 4 30 PM with about 150 Shriners and ladies, bringing the Shrine band and patrol. A parade will precede a banquet and a grand ball at Dillmont park after 7 PM.
All primary candidates who sought nomination on August 29 must file statements of expenditure with County Clerk J S Baker by today. It is the last lawful day for such filings and the statements must show campaign spending. So far two candidates have not complied.
Ellen Rittenhouse of North East Maryland died on the 6th of this month. She was sister to the late William Mauldin and James Mauldin and is survived by two daughters and a son. A former Dillonaulte visitor, she lived in Butte over thirty years ago and her husband once edited the Butte Miner in the early eighties.
James Woody and Robert Woody along with Miss Mary Woody were seen visiting Jackson yesterday, staying at local sites and meeting residents during their brief stay.
County commissioners vote to declare the county in the sixth class as assessed value declines. Salaries of current officers remain intact for their terms, but future elected officials from November 1928 will face reduced pay. The reclassification cuts deputy counts and alters office staffing.
In district court Monday Judge Smith allowed the Buffet soft drink place to reopen if the owners posted a $500 bond to ensure no intoxicating beverages would be sold. The bonds were posted and the venue had been closed last Saturday by the sheriff's office.
W H Stone a local restaurant man was arrested Sunday on unlawful cohabitation charges. His hearing Monday morning concluded with release on bonds totaling 500 dollars.
Jake Neidt arrived last week from the Big Hole basin and has resumed his studies at the high school here. Mrs. Neidt and her other children expect to come to Dillon later to reside during the winter months.
Beaverhead Anglers club held a meeting and smoker at Sugar Bowl cafe where M. B. Carpenter urged immediate organization for fish and game preservation. The club notes two million trout fry released in four years, pheasants and Hungarian partridges introduced, and plans a drive against predatory birds and animals. Ennis club reports large gopher and predator kills and a fifty-man team formed to participate with a banquet penalty for the losers.
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