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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
1
A wartime appeal declares blood stained battlefields in France and snow bound Alps. It emphasizes the sacrifice of soldiers by reminding readers that their financial support funds guns, shells, clothing and supplies for those fighting in their stead.
Local Board tallies 1848 men aged 18 to 45 registered in Beaverhead County, surpassing government estimates by about 200. Foreigner share near 20 percent, many with first papers. Most foreigners are Austrians. Names and numbers to be printed next week.
Kate Murphy, deputy from the county treasurer office, resigned Saturday to join the Daly bank in Butte. Funeral services were held in Lima for John Else, a pioneer railroad man, who died after a lingering illness in St. Anthony Idaho, with many Dillon residents attending.
California bound E. D. White and his small son left Sunday for Redlands after a Dillon visit. Governor White and Miss Carolyn White accompany them for several weeks in Redlands. Dan Little, formerly in Salt Lake City railroad hospital, has returned to Dillon and is much improved.
Motor from Bristow in the Big Hole basin carried Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tovey Sr and family to Dillon on Friday. Janie Tovey and Mrs. George with child left for Salt Lake City on Sunday.
Brigham in town with Wesley Brig ham spent several days last week visiting his parents Mr and Mrs C A Brigham. He was among the first young men to enlist from Dillon.
Blix, identified as a deserter, was picked up last week after failing to report as ordered on three occasions. He will be held for the federal authorities.
Mrs Bulger visiting her children in this city from Burlington Iowa fell last Thursday morning fracturing the bone in her left arm.
Chief of Police Charles Nelson and Dillon Fire Department Chief Robert Quackenbush have spent several days inspecting premises in Dillon to prevent fires and promote safety.
Mr and Mrs L E Baldwine have sold all property in the area and will move at month end to southern California. They purchased a home in Alhambra and intend to reside there in the future.
Last Saturday Judge Smith granted a divorce to Mrs Dora Willmott from Joseph F Willmott on the grounds of desertion.
Helena Sept. 14 The state board of canvassers completes the Aug. 27 primary tally. U. S. Senator Republican Lanstrum 18805 Parsons 5878 Nichols 3443 Rankin 17091. Democrat Walsh 28553. Congress First District Republicans Kane 4982 Linderman 10546 Democrats Evans 13804 McDonald 4331. Second District Republicans Riddick 10719 Moore 8070 Linebarger 4873 Democrats Mitchell 11509. Supreme Court Democrats Matthews 9949 Lanner 9810 McCulloch 9104. Republicans Cooper 35204. Railroad Commissioner Republicans Dennis 21289 Denny 16239 Democrats Hall 14202 Merrilies 6493 Scott 8522. State Auditor Republicans Porter 34622 Democrats Poland 24694. Second Judicial District Judge Cavanaugh 2682 Democrat Lamb 6532. Tenth District Judge Von Tobel 1045 Democrat Briscoe 1138. Fifteenth Judicial District Judge Jones unopposed. Highteenth Judicial District Republican Hammond 1191 O Keefe 1091 Democrat Rhoades 936 Rankin Kane and Rev Joseph Pope of Billings become National candidates. Kirschwing of Great Falls nominated for state auditor by Nationalists. He received 203 votes.
Viola Dana stars in Flower of the Dusk with a Keystone comedy to follow. Bryant Washburn appears in The Ghost of the Rancho Thursday. Bill Hart headlines Friday in The Tiger Man, an Air craft picture. Wallace Reid in The Source and Watching Billy set Saturday, plus Mary Pickford in M Liss Monday. The Fair Pretender, The Polished Villian, and The Official War Review join Tuesday slate.
Steve Borasen, a Serbian immigrant, was arrested by the sheriff for failing to present a registration card. Indications show he did not register and he will be inducted into the army with the next Beaverhead county contingent.
Miss Berneice Mayfield has passed the teachers examination and will teach the Pilon school on the Rattlesnake this winter.
Miss Effie Cochran arrives from Durango Colorado after teaching in Dell for several years. She plans to teach at Dell and will work in the Big Hole basin this winter, continuing her teaching career.
The notice enumerates subscription zones for bonds across multiple communities including Dillon Armstead Grant Polaris Jackson Wisdom and Dewey plus Melrose Apex Dell Lima Monida and Lakeview with their respective tributary and surrounding counties. It names districts such as Armstead Bedrock Bannack Grasshopper and Centennial valley regions and specifies coverage areas by town and basin.
The Fourth Liberty Loan begins September 28 with mass reporting at local meeting places. An executive and board of review will apportion pledges by wealth. no house to house canvass. Frank Hazelbaker leads district committees across Dillon and surrounding areas with numerous local workers and women coordinators appointed to oversee campaigns and compliance.
Sheriff Wyman arrested Gus Markus and Gus Borus after they were said to have strongarmed a man and compelled him to withdraw money from a bank. Sheriff Maybee, visiting from Pocatello, accompanied the suspects back to the Idaho city.
Frank Arthur was brought in from Lima Saturday after ordering and eating a meal at a local Japanese restaurant and then refusing to pay.
State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner of Montana Dillon for several days this week. Accompanied by Col. G Watt they met friends, enjoyed fishing and hunting, and stayed with C W Wyman local representative for Montana Life Insurance. Poland is the Democratic nominee for auditor.
At the state fair the Dillon State Normal School displayed a large map listing student origins by county, totaling 676 for last year. A chart highlighted strong teacher demand with 84 graduate calls and 50 fulfilled. overall calls numbered 145 with 135 filled. Exhibits included student work. J S Wiseman led the exhibit, noting plans for a new dormitory for 84 students and a sizable addition to the training school.
Washington D C Sept 11 Senator Myers won passage of a one year homestead bill through the Senate No 38439 amid opposition from Senators Pomerene and Lenroot The measure aims to aid thousands of homesteaders by allowing those with valid entries of up to 320 acres who have lived on their land seven months to file notice within 90 days and obtain patent upon proof The bill, a war measure to accelerate relief for distressed farmers, now goes to the House and would boost grain production if enacted
Four youths from Beaverhead county were drafted for selective service and left for Boulder Colorado yesterday to begin their duties. Imer Young of Dil vide Frank Goyer of Bannack Robert Clayton Farmer of Dillon and John Dwyer of Colorado are the named assignees.
In August Beaverhead County sold 6 844 138 dollars of thrift and war saving stamps, a poor month and about two thousand dollars under the usual allotment. July had 25 609 78 dollars, the peak month. To reach the 133 000 January goal, at least 8 657 62 must be invested monthly. About 150 000 dollars were sold through state fair advertising with Fern Andrus and Alpha Farmer selling 450 95.
The Beaverhead county duck open began last Sunday under dawn cannons as ground birds like cuckens were pursued all day. Hunters from Butte and Anaconda joined local Nimrods amid stormy weather, with many returning to Bedrock Jakes for the first week of hunting at the famed duck resort.
A motorcade of Dillon and Beaverhead County residents traveled to Helena for the state fair last week. Notables listed include Frank Hazelbaker E O Selway R B Foster Ross Sugg Alfred Cashmore Mr and Mrs Harry Andrus Miss Fern Andrus Miss Alpha Farmer Mrs David Sullivan Mr and Mrs D W Erwin George Allison Mrs W B Hartwig Miss Dorothy Couch Mr and Mrs Otto Schultz Mr and Mrs Roy Murray Miss Lillian Conger Mrs Joseph Leimert and many others.
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