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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1929

Page

3

Dillon Local Notes Reflect Visits and Travel

Mrs E B Rife spent the latter part of last week in Butte. Mrs Oscar Gravely of Dell visited Dillon. Hugh Gray returned from Southern California. Mr and Mrs C A Barrett were visitors from Grant. Mr and Mrs Henry Norris from Melrose. LA Metzel of Alder attended to business. Mrs Charles Martin of Butte visited Dillon friends. R B Caswell returned from Portland. J D Harrison came from his Bannack area ranch. Postmaster J C C Fuller went to Great Falls to serve on the grand jury. Mrs M G Thomas of Los Angeles, formerly of Dillon, is visiting relatives. Mrs Maxine Polk, Lima Ledger editor, spent Monday in Dillon on business.

Oscar Gravely of Dell J. C C. Fuller Great Falls Maxine Polk The Lima Ledger Dillon

Residents Return From Trips Many Ahead Of Week

Mrs E 0 Selway came back Friday from Los Angeles where she visited since January. Mr and Mrs Joe Browne of Whitehall spent the latter part of last week with friends in Dillon. Col Alf Decker returned home in Armstead after several days with Dillon friends. Miss Anastacia Roger and Miss Martha Salee teachers at Armstead school visited Dillon last weekend. Mrs Rose Peterson left for Pendleton Oregon to visit relatives for weeks. Bruce Risley returned to Helena after attending to official business in the city. Ewing Combs and A W Connelley came back Saturday from California where they had been since the year began. Mrs Clara Chapman and Mrs Fred Chapman with children Freddie and Judith Ann returned from California last Saturday.

E. 0. Selway Ls Angeles Joe “Browne Whitehall City Col Alf Decker Armstead Dillon Anastacia Roger Martha Salee the ‘Armstead School Rose Peterson Pendleton Oregon Bruce Risley Helena Clara Chapman Fred Chapman Freddie Judith Ann California

Melrose man notes unusually deep snow in region

Ray Tash from Melrose reported last Monday that snow in the area, once lighter earlier in the winter, has grown unusually deep by this time. Mrs. Ellen Loughridge of Bozeman attended the funeral of a respected Dillon resident in the city last week.

Ray Tash Melrose Ellen Loughridge Bozeman H. Grant Haynes Dillon

Couple to Occupy Grasshopper Ranch After Montana Trip

Mr and Mrs D Marchesseau return from a wedding trip to Butte and other Montana cities and plan to occupy their Grasshopper ranch home once roads are in good condition.

Roy Forrester Leads Class A at Sheridan Shoot

Roy Forrester traveled to Sheridan last Sunday for a registered shoot. He was the high man in Class A but edged out by a shooter in a lower class by one half point due to the handicap.

Roy Forrester Sheridan

Dell businessman notes deeper snow in county south end

William Rosenbaum of Dell attended to city matters on Friday. He states that snow in the southern end of the county is deeper than it has been in years.

William Rosenbaum Dell Rosen_baum

Tame Fish at Battersea Park Excite Curious Visitors

A London Chronicle note describes carp in the Battersea Park lake that come to the edge for food and even tolerate a tap from a walking stick. Ducks moorhens and fish scramble for crumbs, making the scene a park favorite and a notable sight.

Battersea Park Nord London Chronicle

Foley's Honey and Tar Suits Elderly Persons

Experience with many remedies shows Foley's Honey and Tar excels says Wm Barnes of San Antonio Texas. It is worth 50 dollars a bottle to him and combines pine tar honey and healing ingredients to ease dryness stop hacking loosen phlegm without opiates. Sold by Geo M Gosman successor to Potts.

Foley Geo. M. Gosman Potts

Churches Plan Sunday Communion Service and Meetings

The announcement invites church members to celebrate the Lord's Supper next Sunday morning with a short sermon and devotional service. The Church School will convene at ten a.m. Delegates travel next Monday to the spring meeting of the Presbytery of Butte with the minister.

Presbytery Butte

First Baptist Church Services Announced

R O Shannon pastor leads Sunday School at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 with 7:30 evening services. All are welcome to attend all church meetings.

First Baptist Church R. O. Shannon

St Rose Catholic Church Mass Times and Confession Hours

Masses on Sundays at 8 and 10:80 with evening service at 7:80. Weekday mass at 8. Confessions Saturday afternoon from 8 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass on first Friday of the month at 6:80.

Sunday School at 1 Each Sunday Morning

The notice announces a Sunday School gathering for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held every Sunday morning at 1. The post emphasizes regular weekly attendance for worship and instruction.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Christian Science services on Sebree Street Sundays at 11

The notice invites the public to attend Christian Science services held every Sunday at 11 o'clock on Sebree Street. It urges community participation and welcomes all adherents and curious readers to join in the worship and readings.

Christian Science Society Sebree

Doubting Thomas Sermon at Methodist Church

The Methodist Church announces Sunday programs with H B Ricketts as minister. Sunday School at 10:00, Morning worship at 11:00 featuring the sermon Doubting Thomas, Epworth League at 6:30, and Evening service at 7:30 with the sermon Where Are the Churches Going.

Thomas Epworth League

St James Episcopal Church Schedule

St James Episcopal Church led by Rector H N Tragitt Jr announces Sunday services including Children's Church at 9 45 a m Church School at 10 15 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m.

ST. James Episcopal Church H. N. Tragitt, Jr Children’s Church

Air tours to Yellowstone and Glacier planned this summer

National Parks Airways plans to launch air service to the parks about June 1 with West Yellowstone as the sight seeing base. Tri motor planes will carry passengers from Pocatello Idaho to West Yellowstone for tours over geysers hot springs and other natural beauties of Yellowstone.

Air mail schedule change announced for Great Falls route

National Parks Airways officials say a six hour mail schedule shift on the Great Falls to Salt Lake line will take effect May 1. Mail planes will depart Great Falls at 2 p.m. and reach Salt Lake by 8 p.m., improving connections with east and west bound flights and Chicago and Pacific coast deliveries. The change also affects Butte, Pocatello and Ogden, with departures about six hours later.

Great Falls Salt Lake Chicago Pacific Coast National Parks Airways Butte Pocatello Ogden

Four pairs of whistling swans seen at Nine Pipe reservoir

Polson reports four pairs of whistling swans spotted at Nine Pipe reservoir near town. The sighting is noted as uncommon for the area and adds a striking natural occurrence to local wildlife observations.

Forest roads to get major upgrade in Montana

MISSOULA Apr 6. The national forests in Montana will undergo a thorough summer working over using an $820000 appropriation. Of this amount $450000 is set for new trails and maintenance and $280000 for new roads and upkeep.

Missoula National Forests of Montana

Indians seek 17 million from US in treaty dispute

Havre Montana reports the Assinni boine Indians appoint Everett Sanders to lead a campaign to recover 17 million dollars under the 1851 treaty for unoccupied lands and unpaid annuities. Government says the grant was void by a later treaty but leaders contest ratification and plan a summer conclave with Washington attorneys.

Havre Apr United States Everett Sanders President Coolidge Charles Firstshoot James Good Hoover Sanders Washington

Boy shoots six foot golden eagle at distance

Ralph Durham, 11, demonstrated marksmanship by downing a six foot four inch golden eagle in flight near Polson. The bird had been a pest, killing chickens ducks and turkeys.

Fraternity Row Idea from University of Montana Discussed

In Missoula on April 8 a debate grows over moving all fraternity and sorority houses to campus. Faculty and Greek groups both favor the plan, which would create a campus fraternity row modeled after southern and eastern universities.

Missoula Apr University of Montana

Billings Prepares as Eastern Hub for Northwest Air Network

Billings officials push a publicly funded municipal airport to position the city as the eastern hub of a planned airline network linking the Northwest with the Pacific coast. The route would connect North and South Dakota Wyoming Montana and Idaho with coast states, routing Billings as the hub for travel into Wyoming and the Dakotas.

Billings Northwest Pacific Coast South Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Dakotas

Forest Fire Burns River-Bottom Timber Near Corvallis

Fire destroyed over a mile of valuable timber in the river-bottom near Corvallis, Oregon, as one of the season's earliest blazes raged in the area.

Corvallis

Montana ranchers discuss eerie cattle deformations after harsh winter

In Livingston Montana a taxidermist displayed a Siamese twin calf with two bodies and one set of hindquarters and a second two headed Holstein calf. A fifth leg and two necks with two heads were also reported as oddities from Terry. Randers notes Montana cattle faced a hard winter.

Livingston Montana Terry Randers

Farmers settle dispute with pitchfork on Montana road

In Missoula two farmers clashed on a road as Enos Henderson stabbed S. W. DeCoste with a pitchfork in the groin. DeCoste swung a club and knocked Henderson unconscious. Both men were treated and cited for disturbing the peace. Indians on Fort Peck reservation will get $50 000 to seed farm machinery and home improvements under a congress plan, per Charles Oggers.

Missoula Enos Henderson S. W. DeCoste Enos Poplar Fort Peck Reservation Congress Charles Oggers

April Snow Hits Montana Deserts Snowy Showers

April weather brings widespread snow in Montana with fresh precipitation across the region. Residents report snowy showers affecting rural and urban areas as cooler air moves in from the north.

Forgetful Freudenstein and the Butte purse

In Butte on election day Freudenstein left his $1,800 purse on a desk in city hall. He found it again that evening intact among tally sheets while crowds listened to returns. In Big Timber officials sue for trip expenses after no crime was filed against a man linked to a Salt Lake kidnapping tale.

Butte Freudenstein BIG Timber John N. MacFarlane Ed Branin Salt Lake City J. C. Price Salt Lake MacFarlane Braning Price

Building Hangar In Butte Marks HQ Move

Butte apr 8 construction of a 25000 hangar began at the municipal airport by the National Parks Airways. The 150 by 150 foot structure will house offices as the company moves from Salt Lake City to Butte. Five hangar plots are laid out with 100 foot spacing for parking and plane movement.

Butte Apr National Parks ‘Airways Salt Lake City

Wild animals again roam American forests

Chief Forester Robert V Stewart reports forests have become a haven for wildlife with most species increasing. Deer and elk rise despite hunting, antelope and moose grow, beavers, bears thriving, caribou and grizzly numbers limited to small counts in national ranges and Alaska.

Robert V. ‘Stewart Department of Agriculture Washington Alaska Forest Service

Montana Trees to Austria Trial Plantings

McIntosh Red apples credited with Western Montana fame will be tried in Austrian soil. A Missoula floral company received an order for twelve trees to be planted near Immachenig in northern Austria.

Montana Austria Missoula Apr Immachenig

Old American Cities Loulaville and Jeffersville History

The article notes Loulaville Kentucky laid out in 1779 and incorporated in 1828 while Jeffersville Indiana was laid out in 1802 and incorporated in 1815.

Gas relief tablets promise permanent stomach ease

An advertising brief claims Baalmann's Gas Tablets eliminate stomach gas and its effects. It asserts relief from gnawing stomach pain, nervousness, heart palpitations, drowsiness after meals, and cold limbs, promising deep breaths and comfort. The genuine product is sold in a yellow package for $1 at City Drug Co.

Baalmann Banlmann City Drug CO

Bank offers trust administration and free financial planning

In addition to regular banking, we now administer trusts and invite you to discuss financial problems. The conference costs nothing and may outline a plan to help you accomplish difficult tasks.

Also Mentioned on This Page

E. B. Rife Hugh Gray C. A. Barrett Grant Henry Norris L A. Metzel Alder Charles Martin R. B. Caswell Portland J. D. Harrison Bannack M. G. Thomas Los Angeles Annabel Desmond Phillips First’ Presbyterian Thomas J. Simons ST. Rose Catholic Church F. X. Leschner H. B. Ricketts Graceful Lake Albert T. Reid U.S.A A- Dees United Press Great Walls Missouri Cascade Riverdale Anaconda Praternity Row Forgetful W. J. Romersa Hughes & McCaleb
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