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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1929
Page
6
The Tribune notes Dillon residents welcome a baby boom with many Missourians abroad. Mrs M Best and son visit Michigan relatives. A ranchman buys silk stockings, while Butte visitors flirt, provoke a bartender, and leave town. Dillon enjoys early spring warmth with budding trees and green grass.
A Montana street runaway pulled a freighting outfit into a panic as leaders bolted with four others. Two horses fell and a wheeler was hurt while a dozen bystanders halted the chase. Two prisoners at the county jail attempted a break but were caught.
A popular city wedding took place Wednesday afternoon as Chester Gilbert married Miss Nydia Spencer. During White block excavation Eph Stoller's crew unearthed an old wine bottle that exploded. Brandy undertakers parlor location led to speculation the bottle contained embalming fluid and doctors examined excited men.
Real estate transfers listed in Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending April 1929 show properties changing hands. Details include names of buyers and sellers and parcel descriptions as recorded in the weekly abstracts.
A sequence of patent and warranty deeds records transfers in the Dillon region. Notable entries include Loren J. Ibach acquiring 320 acres in Blacktail Deer Creek valley and Harry Wilson obtaining 153.61 acres in Grasshopper valley. Additional transfers cover Sage Creek basin and Grandview addition Dillon and Lima parcels, plus a grazing lease near Reichle and a quitclaim near Arm s. A decree of settlement concerns Elizabeth J. Rounds estate with property in P&O addition Dillon.
Quote by Hugh Black on being a strong hand and cup of strength for a soul in crisis, illustrating the glory of life through acts of support and compassion.
Early photographers showed the moon’s surface as jagged and uneven, correcting observers' belief that dark spots were oceans. The first photographs exposed a detailed, cratered lunar terrain.
A Wisconsin reader from Sister Bay shares a testimonial praising Foley Pills diuretic. He says crutches were discarded after use and a return of pain improved quickly when he used the product again. The ad notes satisfaction guaranteed and lists Geo. M. Gosman as the local seller.
An optimist says that despite trailing by 17 000 votes, the 8 071 total unreported precincts could overturn the verdict and change the outcome. The Detroit News notes the hopeful outlook amid incomplete results.
A man notes he is less bothered by parasites than ever, while domestic animals in confined areas are likely more pestered than in earlier times.
An ad endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle vegetable laxative using senna and herbs. It claims long lasting bottles, mild safe relief for constipation biliousness headaches indigestion and mood low with no narcotics and suitable for the elderly. It invites free trial bottles via mail order from Monticello Montana.
A man who saved a girl clinging to a train step faced sharp rebuke from her for delaying her, blaming him for her loss of an opera pump. The incident occurred as the 8:05 pulled away, leaving the commuter to ponder future aid to distressed passengers.
The piece extols garlic as both revered and reviled, recounting ancient uses from digestion to disease, biblical mentions, Pharaohs, Pliny, and belief among Egyptians, French, and Italian cultures. It frames garlic as a powerful, ambivalent symbol in history and cuisine.
Notarized statement by editor F E Foote detailing Dillon Tribune ownership management and security holders. Names and addresses list publisher editor and business manager as Foote, with owners Foote and Ida M Foote. No bonds or mortgages over 1 percent. Notarized April 6 1929 by F A Hazelbaker in Beaverhead County Montana.
President Hoover plans to end the use of the presidential yacht Mayflower to trim the budget. He will replace yachting with a rowboat to save 300000 dollars a year and reassign 148 sailors to new naval vessels. George F Baker, 89, is noted for his philanthropy and wealth guiding the First National Bank.
The passage lauds figures such as Baker and Rockefeller for guiding public resource development, noting that people lack enough know how to develop and supply their own needs and are fortunate to have these men to show them how.
Otto H. Kahn fears cinema will overpower grand opera as MGM uses Titta Ruffo from the Metropolitan Opera for film singing earning 350000 dollars. Marshal Foch dies leaving a vast Allied command and a legacy of resilience while reflections on last words of great men echo.
An old Toledo Blade quip notes a four way revolving door joke about two women passing through without stopping to talk. The remark frames a witty take on social chatter and modern design.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a pup and a farm scene with unclear dialogue and unusual phrasing. No clear individuals, organization, date, or event is readable to form a full news item.
A historical note on fruit breeding cites 1771 as a time with only two potato varieties and explains that nearly 200 varieties exist now. It notes that hybridization doubled per acre production and credits Logan, a Californian, with developing the loganberry by crossing blackberry and raspberry.
A dog uses smell and hunting instinct to determine the rabbit's path. The older the trail, the cooler the environment and the harder it is to pinpoint direction. The piece notes how a dog assesses scent freshness to follow a trail.
Notice of sale to settle storage debt of 69 dollars plus costs. On April 26, 1929 at 2 pm at the claimant's Montana Street warehouse in Dillon, Montana, a public auction will offer personal property including a cook stove, pipe, engine, hoist, forge pieces, tools, and miscellaneous fittings to the highest bidder for cash. Ad 18-17.
Mary B. Kenison files a petition in Beaverhead County Montana District Court seeking probate of the Last Will and Testament of W. E. Kenison deceased and letters testamentary. A hearing is set for April 12, 1929, at 10 a.m. in the Dillon court room, with notice to interested parties to appear or file written objections.
Notice of publication states Anthony Dixon of Dillon Montana filed intention to prove up a homestead claim in Township 8 South Range 7 West Montana Meridian. Final proof to be made May 1 1929 before Fred Rife Dillon. Witnesses include Ansel W Brown Frank McLean Fred C Hoyrup and Ernest J Dubie all of Dillon.
An official notice states two small white face heifers branded with a triangle on the left hip will be sold for cash at public auction at the Anderson Brothers Ranch north of Dillon on Monday April 22, 1929 at 10:00 A.M. If the owner is found, claim or proof required. D. V. Erwin, Stock Inspector, Dillon, Montana. Adg. 12-15.
Ruth Agnes Gray seeks divorce from Lawrence Weeau in Beaverhead County Montana. The summons orders response within twenty days and notes custody of four minor children Alvin Charles Floyd Stanley Donald D and Audry Dora and monthly support of fifty dollars. The action answers asks the court to grant divorce custody and child support. The case is dated 1929 with attorney J Kelly of Dillon Montana.
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