School Notes Chronicle Leaving Family and Track Hopes
Mr. Morris O'Brien plans an auction as he leaves the district. Clarence and James O'Brien moved March 24. Miss Roe the county superintendent visited for spring tests and lunch. The Nelson track meet on May 15 is hoped to be won. Sixth grade studies Beaverhead county and birds while first grade plants flowers. Clean-up Day and a March birthday party occurred. Bird houses were built, and health posters won prizes. Poisoned grain caution noted for gopher control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris O’brien
Clarence
James
Miss Roe
Agnes Malesich
Thurman English
Beltzer
Joe Malesich
Agnes Keenan
James O’brien
John Keenan
Clark Anderson
New Church Year Starts With Growth and Gifts
Mrs A W Wilson notes a strong start to the church year with good attendance and a new enrollment. Sunbeam papers charm children with colorful pages and verses. Boys enjoy Boy Life and The Pioneer. girls like The Queen's Gardens and The Forward. Two lilies and a gift box of orange and lemon blossoms from California recall poetry and gratitude. Three more storehouse gifts arrive, including one from an interested friend in Lawrence Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam
California
Lawrence
Kan“Sos
Argenta Notes Election Returns And Weekend Events
The Argenta notes report trustees George French and Ernest Knapp reelected. A school party at the schoolhouse featured games and dancing with attendees from Dillon. Residents Catherine Ross and Margaret Roode plan return travel in May. Mines keep trucks and six horse teams busy. Charles Fox went to Butte. Weather turns springlike with snow remaining in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney McDonald
Hazel Knapp
Lee James
Carl Shafer
Glenn Shafer
Sidney Shafer
Frank Fox
Pehiool House
Dillon
George French
Ernest Knapp
Smith
Ledabur
Argenta
Charles Fox
Butte
A. H. French
Catherine Ross
Margaret Roode
Fine Lambing Place for Rent in Frying Pan Basin
2000 acres inclosed with surrounding range, sheltered, ditches and springs inside and outside. Located in Frying Pan basin near Dillon Montana. Write or call Box 397 Dillon for details. James Kirkpatrick adv. 14-tf.
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Frying Pan Basin
Dillon
Montana
James Kirkpatrick
Spring Housecleaning Promotes Easy Living At Home
Dame Nature helps sweep away winter grime as readers are urged to equip with pure soaps brushes vacuum cleaners dusting cloths mops wringers and gloves. The piece urges year round cleanliness with labor saving appliances to protect hands temper and nerves while keeping homes tidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Dame Nature
Hair style debate chaos in a prewar town
A humorous, fragmentary monologue satirizes fashion and barber culture as townspeople discuss hair cuts for women and men. The speaker mocks various bob styles, naming eccentric looks and a run of comic misunderstandings with a barber and his wife.
Missoula Land Office to Close Permanently in April 1925
A Missoula land office notice states the office will close permanently on April 30, 1925. All land department work for the district will move to the Great Falls land office, and correspondence should be sent to Great Falls in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C . Stoddard
Register of the
Missoula
Trappers Asked to Describe Themselves for Licenses
Deputy State Game Warden Tom Edmunds reports about 40 trapping licenses issued in two weeks. He urges out of town applicants to include a full personal description, identical to that required for hunting and fishing licenses, to accompany the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Edmunds
Education Keeps Step With Progressive Advances
Miss Alice Roe, county superintendent, relays a communication from the Better Schools League in Chicago praising education as a vital factor in national progress. The piece notes rising enrollments, increased school scope, modernized facilities, and the link between schooling and industry, democracy, and youth opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Roe
Better Schools‘ League
Chicago
America
Dillon Instructors Attending Spokane Meeting Colleagues to Present
Dillon educators headed to the Inland Empire Association convention in Spokane this week. Delegates from Dillon include Dean Angeline Smith Miss May T Hayden Bernice Bailey M Bernée Bowers E Shotwell S E Davish Linden McCullough and Robert Clark. The group will play roles in the Northwest meeting regarded as highly significant this year.
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Dillon
Inland Empire ‘Association
Spokane
Dean Angeline Smith
Haydén
Bernice Bailey
Bérniée” Bowers
E. Shotwell
S. E. Davish
Linden McCullough
Robert Clark
Northwest
Senior Class Rehearses The Admirable Crichton Play
Senior class members rehearse The Admirable Crichton by Barrie with Margaret Roy as Lady Mary and Elwyn Metzel as Crichton. Mrs Josephine Converse and Julian Gunderson direct the production set for April 24.
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Crichton
Barrie
England
Lady Mary
Margaret Roy
Elwyn Metzel
Josephine Converse
Julian Gunderson
Defirable Ranches and Farms For Sale in Dillon Montana
Money winners lambs wool and beef bring big checks. I offer at right prices desirable ranches for producing these. All sizes available along with irrigated farms suitable for grain alfalfa pigs peas and potatoes. Land prices will never be lower. Co. C Newman Adv 151 Dillon Hotel Dillon Mont.
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Co. C. Newman
Volstead Era Banter Pops in Atlantic City
A playful exchange recalls Prohibition era slang about “Volstead bathing girls” in Atlantic City. The quip notes they are “100 per cent dry,” implying no liquor. The snippet captures local humor about moonshine lore and Prohibition culture.
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Atlantic City
Volstead
Protest over plot twists grows as critics weigh scene
Critics debate a turbulent storyline with competing interpretations. The debate centers on pacing and character choice, drawing attention from readers and literary communities.
Back to the Office Boss Demands Quiet Profit Push
The boss orders quiet earnings focus while Easy Mike jokes about a hen. The exchange hints at workplace tensions and ambiguous leadership aims.
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Mike
Cedar chest and wooden leg man spark town talk
In a playful exchange, Giddy Gal notes a wooden legged man in town while Kidder counters with a June bride's cedar chest, highlighting quirky local boasts and humor. The light banter reflects small town wit and social chatter.
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Kidder
Blonde Bess Opines On Liquor Touch Policy
Blonde Bess declares a firm stance against alcohol saying lips that touch liquor shall never touch hers as she keeps the cellar locked up. The remark frames a temperance style caution amid social drinking debates.
The Boy Was Right
Herman notes a speck on the horizon as a Scotch ship. Healy questions how he identifies the flag from afar. Herman suggests gulls do not follow, implying a signature cue from distance.
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Herman
Healy
Purdy’s Philos. on Sam Meeker’s Good Behavior
A column notes Dan Meeker’s son Sam, imprisoned five years for pig stealing, received a year reduction for good conduct, remarking on the comfort of raising a well behaved boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Meeker
Sam
Night Cough Quickly Relieved By Foley’s Honey and Tar
H. W. Webb of Ey, Ill, suffered a troublesome night cough until one dose of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound relieved it and allowed a full night’s rest. The note claims the product contains no opiates and warns against substitutes. Potts the druggist supplied it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Webbey
Foley
Potts
Bohunkus Day Celebrated by School Seniors in The Spring
Seniors celebrated Bohunkus Day with flamboyant outfits drawn from garret trunks and aged garments. They dressed in exotic costumes recalling historic fashion eras, parading before classmates to unleash festive spirits and mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uberei Hive
Grant
Richmond
Old Timer poems by Audrey Louder Buck in Billings
A new poetry collection titled Old Timer by Audrey Louder Buck of Billings Montana is praised as well written and readable. The 18 poems of Western subjects are accessible to both Western and Eastern readers and the small book costs 50 cents at the Tribune Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Louder Buck
Billings
Montana
Tribune Book Store
Work Wanted Ad From Marlynn Davis in Laramie
A brief classifieds note from Marlynn Davis seeks work in town or country. Address 514 Grand Avenue Laramie Wyoming. Identifies as an available female helper with no additional details provided.
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Marlynn Davis
Grand Avenue
Laramie
Wyoming
Auction at Sweeney Ranch Next Monday in Dillon Area
An auction sale is set for Monday April 18 at the Sweeney ranch on Carter creek east of Dillon. Farm implements and household goods will be offered with C A Smith serving as auctioneer. A separate page will list the sale articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney Ranch
Carter Creek
Dillon
C. A. Smith
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