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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1926
Page
1
Residents of Dillon plan first annual community celebration with a junior county fair luncheon and dance. High school and Rotary Club sponsor the event. Hosts expect ranchers and their families and extend a hearty invitation. One week from Friday the celebration will be held in royal style.
The Agricultural Department of Beaverhead County High School will conduct the junior fair with all trimmings under the direction of D P Thurber in charge of the agricultural department. It promises to be a knockout and invites attendance.
Four long time Beaverhead county and Dillon residents died in the past week. Anthony Gelhaus, prominent Dillon man, passed away at St James hospital, Butte after surgeries for acute appendicitis. Funeral was held at St Rose church. Community Day planned Friday October 8 to host rural Beaverhead residents with events, meals, and entertainment organized by the Dillon Rotary club and Beaverhead County High School.
The Dillon Country club offers bonds at 25 dollars each to cover the cost of purchasing the site for a new golf course. The plan aims to boost local interest and attendance and marks the first step in constructing the facility.
United States Senator T. J. Walsh leads a $100,000 Co operative Sheep Company formed to raise and distribute 5000 sheep in lots of 100 to 400 across the surrounding territory. E H Churchwell will supervise operations with partners including Lewis Penwell Gov J E Erickson W E Harmon A C Johnson H H Pigott Dr W J Butler and others involved in livestock and finance.
Dillon residents express strong support for the Cardinals while acknowledging Yankees fans among them. Examiners reporters find overwhelming Card strengths, noting New York backers too. Local fans will attend games via Bud Hartwig and Terry Browning who provide play by play from the Hartwig theatre with a leased loop line. Season tickets available at Terry's in the Andrus hotel.
H P Lane has started a dairy business supplying milk and cream from a registered Guernsey herd purchased from Mr White of Twin Bridges. The Purity Dairy, west of town on the river road, is described as a model of perfection and welcomes visitors. the herd has earned blue ribbons at fairs and the venture aims for high standards in county and state circles.
The Big Hole Basin Creamery under manager A R Leverich earned first prize and sweepstakes at the Inland Empire Fair, outperforming Northwest competitors. The Wisdom creamery, started four years ago by ranchers, produces about 100000 pounds of butter annually and will send butter to the National Dairy Show in December.
The Dillon Dry Goods Company in Southern Montana announces its store will close after a large closing-out sale starting Saturday Oct 2. Owner A J Wedum plans to move interests to California and divest through a price-smashing sale with hundreds of bargains. store hours and ads confirm sale details.
Senator Frank Hazelbaker spent the week in Helena opening headquarters and planning a campaign for the Republican party. He was unanimously named chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and vows a busy month leading to election day November 2. He will spend most of the time in Helena until the final hours before voting.
Mr and Mrs Fred Woodside and Pilot Stephenson of the Waco airplane with Miss Dillon left Sunday for Salmon City Idaho to attend the fair and carry air passengers in the new plane. They will then visit Hamilton Missoula Spokane and call on Mr Woodattle's brothers while touring county fairs.
Ten thousand cattle will range the Big Hole basin for winter feeding on superior hay, says William Huntley of Wisdom. He plans to buy 1,000 more head in Spokane as ranchers in the basin stay prosperous. (Continued on page 8)
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