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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1937
Page
1
Three outstanding livestock auctions will be held in Beaverhead County next month drawing buyers from across the country. The Dillon Hereford sale opens the series at the livestock pavilion in the fair grounds on Monday October 4 with seventeen Montana breeders consigning 100 registered Herefords 80 bulls and 20 cows.
Beaverhead county crews from the Birch Creek CCC camp build a new scenic highway linking Highway 91 with the Birch creek Willow creek road via Brown's lake and Lake Agnes. A high grade road climbs from Highway 91 to Brown's lake and a forest road ascends to Lake Agnes to connect to the Willow creek route.
K D Flock of the United States Forest Service will train Dillon high school students in range surveys and practices this year in cooperation with D L Johnson Smith Hughes instructor. The program aims to equip sons of local ranchers with vocational forestry knowledge and stock raising science.
A. C. Bayers of Twin Bridges sold Herefords to R. R. Renfroe of Quitman Georgia who traveled 5400 miles by truck to select strong polled Hereford cattle. Renfroe, in the registered Hereford business for 30 years, sought Gudgell and Simpson blood lines. Some purebred horned Herefords from the Bayers herd will be on sale at the Dillon Hereford auction October 4.
A large swamp fire at the Dan Pendergast ranch near Jackson flames up after weeks of smoldering in peat. About 100 men fought a one mile front aided by county road machinery and a CCC crew. Two hay stacks and hundreds of acres of pasture burned before control was achieved Monday. rain that night helped calm the blaze.
John T. Potter, 90, formerly of Dillon, died at Sinois Masonic Home after moving there in February. A past master of a Chicago lodge, he helped organize the Sturgis South Dakota Masonic lodge. Dillon lodge and Mizpah Chapter hosted a public program. County Attorney T. E. Gilbert spoke on constitutional history, with Dr. Sheldon E. Davis and others contributing. Harris Opp presided. Rev J A Meeke gave the invocation.
Harry Lutreck pleaded guilty in Judge Louis Stahl's court to a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was arrested near Armstead by Undersheriff John Troupe and Deputy Dellar Gordon.
Beaverhead county students are leaving this month for colleges and universities in other cities and states. The State University at Missoula draws the largest share, with Tom and Anna Belle Hartwig Betty Roe Helen Hoerning Wilbur Gilbert Don Gilbert Suzanne Gilbert Lew Brundage and Francis Tonrey among those attending.
About 200 people from across the southwest gathered at the Big Hole Battlegrounds for a picnic and an Indian perspective on the Nez Perce war. L. V. McWhorter of Yakima, a longtime ally of Nez Perce and Yakima people, spoke about the 1877 Battle of the Big Hole. two braves planned to attend but were unavailable.
Governor Poindexter of Hawaii wrapped up a Dillon visit with his brothers E. L. and Dr. F. M. Poindexter. He heads to Sacramento for a western governors conference on aviation planning and will sail for Honolulu on October 1. He said the week was the time of his life.
Practically all members of the Normal College two year graduating class secure teaching positions if they wish to teach. Some finish late to pursue additional degrees while a few stay at M.S.N.C. for the degree. Most degree graduates already have teaching posts and many calls to fill vacancies remain available.
The Normal college faculty begins its regular year with members returning from vacations across the country. Several staff and professors spent months in California North Dakota Seattle New Jersey and Nova Scotia.
The Rightists led by William Backus defeated the Leftists captained by Leonard Schulz to win the Dillon Country Club dinner tournament. In the women's championship final Glenna Vance beat Mrs. Elsie Cornell 3 and 2 to retain the club title.
P H Smythe of Los Angeles sought Clerk and Recorder Albert S Baker to confirm when the Yankee Robinson circus played Dillon in 1885. Baker located records showing the date July 25, the second circus to exhibit in the five year old city.
Rebekah lodge members celebrated the thirty fifth anniversary of the local group and the eighty six year milestone of the national order. Nellie Nelson read a self written poem The Founding of Rebekah Odd Fellowship. Ida Olsen and Jessie Taylor prepared a history paper The History of Diana with minutes excerpts.
Warren Stone Jr was elected master councilor of Beaverhead chapter Order of DeMolay at the first regular meeting of the year in the Masonic temple last Wednesday evening Peter Best was elected senior councilor and Fred Wolfe junior councilor Appointive offices to be filled later Officers to be installed at the next regular meeting
The Dillon Gun Club plans to introduce skeet shooting, a new trapshooting sport, with special equipment installed next week and the first shoot set soon. Local shooters Bob Barrett, Leslie Smith, and Pete Westergard led the effort, two towers are being built at the Country Club, and skeet features eight stations with targets from towers at fixed angles.
Beaverhead County commissioners held an extra session on September 15, 1937 at 9:00 a.m. with all members and the clerk in attendance. The meeting opened to hear the viewers report on the petition to abandon Fancher Lane Road and to transact county welfare and related business.
Bob Barrett starred in his first season by hitting 97 of 100 targets in the Dillon Gun Club weekly shoot at Country Club traps. Russ Smith was second with 48 of 50, followed by Westergaard 47, Schwab 46, Free 46, Lynch 44, Wheat 43, Bergum 43, and Mrs Barrett 41. In handicap play Westergard and Free each had 22 of 25. Next Sunday a merchandise shoot is set by Butte Gun Club, with a practice session for those not traveling.
Beaverhead County High School's football eleven opened the season with a loss to the Butte High Seconds in a curtain raiser for the Butte Billings game. Don Wheat starred with speed, showing form from last year, while other veterans performed well. Coach D. L. Johnson rotated many players, with the Saturday starting lineup including Bradley Casper Rebish Waters Walker Carr Burgess Tait Rolands Steib and Wheat.
Elfreda Paddock was elected president of the American Legion auxiliary for the coming year at the first meeting of the season held Friday night at Ber Nice Metlen residence. Other officers named include Margaret Callahan secretary Ar della Lanner organist Florence Casterline chaplain Erma Warner sergeant at arms Mary Smith Rose Callahan Ann Carroll and Marcia Warner as flag bearers. An amateur radio hour program featuring auxiliary members was presented. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening.
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