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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
8
Wisdom notes a series of social gatherings with dinners cards and pinochle as Don Francis celebrates his 50th birthday. Guests include Ralph Huntley Gerald Zebarth Jack Hurley and many local residents sharing meals, games, and congratulations.
Mrs George A Pyle is recovering at Murray hospital Butte from surgery. Mrs J D Harrison reports favorable progress after surgery at Mayo Bros Rochester Minn. Hollis Harrison and daughters Evelyn and Shirley visited Bozeman after time with Olive Harrison. George Harrison bought 700 head of beef cattle in Big Hole for California market. Mrs John Judge visited Dillon Will Carroll home. Marchesseau Bros delivered fat steers in Armstead led by Andy Pyle and Eugene Holloway. Leon Beese and Bill Pierce visited Dillon. Perry Goodwin returns to Elkhorn mine. Mrs William Montgomery George Montgomery and Walter Hill visited Dillon. J D Harrison has returned from Rochester Minn. Mrs Ray Martinell is home after days in hospital Butte.
Dell residents attended a Saturday dance at Lidy’s. The Mountain View 4-H club hosted a card party with prizes for top players and a door prize won by Bill Fleming. Dillon visitors this week included numerous Dell residents and families, while Rosalee Bastian went to Armstead for Ruth Ann Brown’s birthday party.
About 200 community women attended a silver tea at St James guild hall to benefit Barrett hospital. Members wore aprons and dresses in patriotic colors while hospital staff and local organizations helped. The event featured a kindergarten band, choirs, solos, and various readings with Mrs. Holloran Blinn and Carr in charge of arrangements.
In Libby Montana on April 1 up. Swallows are reported back at the San Juan Capistrano mission in California and the red winged blackbird has revived at the E A Rice ranch near here. The pattern repeats year after year with little variation.
Montana state leaders review a ruling by Attorney General John W. Bonner on interim appointments to the welfare board and state board of education. Gov Ford may need to fill two welfare board seats and three education board seats. The attorney general also declared certain theatre games illegal and outlined limits on WPA projects and state relief timing.
The Montana state fish and game department reports that in the last six months fur trappers paid into the state about 20 000 dollars for trapping licenses and related purchases. Revenue details show significant activity in the trapping season.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports higher consumer demand for farm products in the next months. Increases are expected to be gradual compared with late 1940. Defense program spending surges, boosting industrial activity, employment and income. Exports hit a January low, yet defense needs may lift food exports soon.
An article lists local activities including railroad work crews of 24 men, visits by Mis soula and Butte families to Reichle households, church mass at Lima, sheep owners reporting good lamb yields, Dillon shoppers, a funeral in Divide at Wise River, a book review by Mrs. Kunkel with La Verne Poole piano solo, and a Reichle Pinochle club gathering at the Garrison home with eight tables, prizes to Nick DeLeon and Lyle Poole, plus a late supper and out of town guests from Butte.
St Margaret s Guild held a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Mrs John Jackson s home with a business session followed by cards and a dessert. Prizes were won by Mrs Tom Clemon and Mrs James Jackson. several invited guests attended.
The Gelhaus family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and after May Gelhaus’s death. Special appreciation goes to those who sent flowers pallbearers and the choir. Signed Joseph F. Gelhaus, Francis Gelhaus, Katherine G. Miller and others.
Work will begin soon on the Willow Creek dam five miles northwest of Augusta after Barnard Curtiss of Minneapolis won the contract. The project raises the dam to increase reservoir capacity from 16 700 to 42 000 acre feet, enabling irrigation of 46 000 acres in addition to the existing 61 000 acres.
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