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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1917
Page
8
A collection of short notes mentions flags for sale at Tattersall's, visits and travel within Butte and surrounding areas, and routine civic updates. Entries include Mrs. Sadie Ligget in Butte, Mae Tisdale visiting friends in Butte, Jack Nemeck's business trip, Harry Andrus's trip, Emerick Keller en route for Hele na Co, Stanfield's health update, and a call to Anderson Livery for autos or horse livery.
A pasted page lists local society items and an Alaska travelogue. Notes mention Jack Porter of Bedrock visiting town, Mrs Sullivan in Butte, medical and business visits, duck hunting injuries improving, and several residents traveling or ill. Alaska travelogue titled Alaska the Wonderful Northland appears with 200 colored views and events at Normal Auditorium.
County Superintendent Elizabeth Sutherland will travel to the Big Hole basin late this week to hear a petition for creating a new school district serving the Jackson area. Also, H D Hildreth buys L E Bordwine residence in Dillon and moves his family in while the Bordwines plan a winter in Southern California. An auction sale by Sullivan Bros. at their livery and sales stables drew a large countywide attendance with spirited bidding. another sale is set for Saturday October 13. Adults can test their Alaska geography knowledge at a Friday travelogue with a 50 cent admission. Harry Andrus and Jesse M Warren of Butte head to West Gallatin canyon for an elk hunt, joined by D E Grendis.
About 200 students present wonderful photographs of Alaska at the Normal College exhibit. Admission is 25 cents. The event is set for 8 30 Friday.
A roundup of visitors and residents includes A C Henneberry in Butte, Sigurd Roode in Armstead, C A Smith visiting relatives in Butte, Warren M Stone returning from vacation, and Warren McKnight and Nellie Dell visiting town. The article also mentions a Friday night Nor mal showing, with tickets for students. Spearin family plans a Missouri visit, and G E Finch with faculty staff are in Helena for state fair exhibits.
The administrator of the James R Abrams estate in Beaverhead county Montana will sell at private sale to the highest cash bidder, subject to court confirmation, lots 11 12 13 and 14 in block 8 of Rife's Second addition Dillon. sale details and bids may be submitted after October 12 1917. An auction of household articles and other items will follow September 29 at the Wm Smith residence with Haley J Selway as auctioneer.
Public notice announces the reopening of offices and resumption of practice in the Poindexter block.
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