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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
10
Actor Bill Hart blasts his wife’s divorce bid and denounces cruelty claims. He says his finances are exhausted after losing three quarters of a million and accuses her attorney Milton Cohen of fabricating violence allegations. Hart vows to ruin her public image while denying any physical abuse.
Glacier National Park closed its thirteenth season with attendance up about 40 percent from prior years. An estimated 35 000 visitors passed through, including 10 000 by auto, despite labor unrest. Government Superintendent J F Eakin predicts at least a doubling of this year's attendance next year under improved conditions with planned park road and trail development. Pleasant weather favored a late-season draw as tourists enjoyed the park’s scenic wonders.
The fragment describes Bayer aspirin branding and safety claims, warning buyers to look for the Bayer name on packages or tablets. It mentions uses including headache and toothache, and notes tablet counts and prices along with manufacturing details about salicylic acid ester.
Alexander McKenzie of Montana left a million dollar estate in a will later challenged in Hennepin County Minnesota. The three contesting children from his second marriage seek share as two daughters from his first marriage, Mrs. Anna McDonald and Mrs. Mary Foster of Montreal, stand to inherit residue. The case, with hearing set for October, hints at a compromise between the two sides.
Madison County closed its nineteenth annual fair at Twin Bridges with a historic pageant of the old west. The show traced Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea guiding them, then the Montana gold rush and vigilante era to modern industrial progress. Twin Bridges residents Frank Lewis and John Oberg played Lewis and Clark, Genevieve Jones Sacajawea. An estimated 4 000 spectators attended the closing day as livestock exhibits drew praise and new pens and stalls were added for crowd and display needs.
Lewistown prepares to host three grand bodies of the I O O F and Rebekahs October 16 to 19. Organizers estimate 300 delegates and up to 1200 attendees if weather is favorable, with James Chapman chairing the executive committee.
Officials report large shipments of copper wire to Europe from Great Falls and Butte amid a labor shortage. August output reached 10.5 million pounds in Great Falls, with total U S production well below capacity. The Anaconda Copper Co is optimistic about the next few years as mining crews remain short and production lags, while the American Brass integration pushes 1.5 million pounds daily into manufactured products.
Local oil experts report August as a banner month for the Winnett fields with five second-sand gushers, 1500 carloads of Cat Creek crude shipped, and the greatest monthly production in field history. High grade Cat Creek crude sold to Standard Oil refineries at Whit ing Indiana.
Debate centers on whether Billings or Great Falls will house the second U S district judge's headquarters in Montana. The bill adds a second judge to assist Judge Bourquin, with offices and staff to be expanded. Six attorneys are seeking the post, which pays 7500 dollars a year.
The classifieds note a correction for a listing under Farm Lands For Sale. The previous line read Riverdale, Wash but the correct address is Riverside, Wash for W. M. Hudson.
D T Kjell of a forest trail crew ascended Bowback 12 385 feet high near Red Lodge Montana to recover a $25 check placed by A H Croonquist two years earlier. Croonquist first scaled the peak in 1920 and hid the check in a rock monument. Kjell climbed via perilous ledges and returned before 3 pm. Bowback is among Montana's five highest peaks in the Beartooth range located ten miles above Camp Senia.
Classified notices list seed and grain requests with alfalfa Timothy sweet clover oats spring rye barley from firms in Great Falls and Helena. Also fruit for sale apples pears crabs stored shipments prices and delivery terms. Trade ads include poultry supplies sewing machines watches jewelry repairs and employment opportunities from multiple Montana and Washington entities.
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