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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1926
Page
10
Local society notes list J. A. Baxter in Butte on Tuesday and Jack Little from Melrose in Dillon on Wednesday. Mentions Marion Jenkins to Medicine Lodge, Mrs. Daniel Piccone visiting Reichle, and Whiter Vance with relatives in Melrose.
Dillon residents and visitors appear in this week’s social item page with ranchers from Horse Prairie and Big Hole, the death of F. L. Graves prompting travel, and visits from Helena to Twin Bridges, Bedrock to Bannack, plus a new Star coach purchase by Rev. Father Leschner.
Born March 8, 1880, F. L. Graves was a prominent Bannack merchant and long time postmaster. Son of early Virginia City pioneer Téns F. L. Graves he kept a family business alive as others failed. Survived by mother three sisters and a brother, funeral at Masonic hall with burial in Mountain View cemetery.
Beaverhead County Federation of Woman's Clubs will hold a meeting during the annual track meet at Beaverhead County High School. Principal A T Peterson received a letter from Mrs Ted Woodward chairing rural schools. A special vocational gathering for seventh and eighth grade girls is planned for Thursday May 29.
John H Brundage operates a Belgium Melotte cream separator on his Centennial valley farm. The self balancing bowl skims so closely that no cream is left. Brundage invites neighbors to stop by to view the remarkable device.
The message urges regular church attendance and church influence. The First Baptist Church invites Bible school at 10 am and services at 11 am and 7:30 pm with a 6:30 pm youth program, emphasizing Easter morning proclamation of Christ risen.
A Sunday program at the Presbyterian church features a morning cantata by Charles Fontyn Manney and a morning worship service. An evening mystery play titled The Resurrection, arranged by Rosamund Kimball, will be performed with Easter carols by the choir and Bach’s Passion according to St Matthew providing musical background. Mrs. A L Anderson will read the story and the public is invited to attend both services.
A city caucus at City Hall nominated four aldermen for the wards. Louis Anderson won a second term in the first ward, W S Lloyd re elected in the third ward, Albert Featherly named for the second ward, and A G Williams chosen for the fourth ward. The election is set for April 5 with polls from 8 AM to 6 PM.
At the April 5 meeting the state board of education will decide if it chooses a site for a new western Montana State Normal school or appoints a commission of outside educators. The legislature allowed an alternative and the board may refuse the commission’s award. Final action to set up a commission would occur at the July meeting under the law.
Patrons of the Bannack post office, destroyed by fire, will be served from the Dillon office until new arrangements are made. Ranch residents along the road will have mail prepared at Dillon, Bannack townsfolk by James Underwood, with no service interruption. payments and packages must go to Jackson, Argenta, Polaris, or to Mr Hansen.
William Sharpe was fined 300 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in county jail by Judge Phillips after pleading guilty to unlawfully trapping a beaver. About 250 dollars worth of hides were shipped to Helena and are now held by the state game department. Deputy Game Warden C R Price made the arrest in Dillon.
Armstead March 31 Misses Margaret Mullen and Sophia Guyaz were entertained at dinner at the Go forth home Monday. The evening was spent playing pinochle. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ames and family left Sunday for Reichle where they plan to make their home. Mrs. W. T. Martinell and two daughters spent a few days visiting sister Mrs. Walter Lyons. Carl Hansen and Chris Christenson were Dillon visitors Tuesday. Walt Lyons made a trip to Dillon Tuesday evening. The B. M. U's were entertained Wednesday evening at the Golobick home. The evening was spent playing pinochle and then refreshments were served. Mrs. Walter Lyons spent Thursday and Friday visiting her parents in Dillon.
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