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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
6
A fragmented schedule lists times for southbound and northbound services with several numbers including 745 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. with additional codes such as 14:25 a.m and 1158 p.m. The readable items point to a timetable snippet rather than a full service overview.
Local items report visitors and residents in Dillon including Judge J B Poindexter in Butte, Mrs Edna Burrows in Dillon, W T Hayward seeking Phoenix treatment, and Mrs Ed Cochran of Dell in town. Also listed are room rentals, sales at Tattersall s, livery services, real estate notices, and various short notices on health cures and local commerce. A missing purse and bracelet reward is announced between Montana Auto Supply and Golden Rule.
A Dillon area item notes straw selling for 50 a stack and lists various tiny ads. It also reports several local motions including Adv. Finley Watson Sr visiting family, road conditions, and other small town developments alongside agricultural notes on straw value and animal feed.
The P I G club at Normal college starts a home garden movement for school children to grow food for the war effort. Teachers will speak in each grade, seeds will be sold at reduced cost, an expert gardener will tutor rooms, and prizes will be awarded in fall for best vegetables or grain under Prof Light supervision.
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a reward of 500 dollars for the conviction of any sheep thief and 250 dollars for the conviction of any camp robber.
A Montana reader urges homeowners with unused lots to let schools use them for gardens. She argues food security and preparedness demand immediate gardening, urging peas beans corn and potatoes planting while criticizing inactivity and urging citizens to act now.
Mrs Barney Peterson expresses heartfelt thanks for aid in burial of her mother Mrs Hickman and appreciation for neighbors and friends during her sorrow.
Historical figures show Brooks Brothers records listing cattle at $18 per head in 1894 while calves were branded and not valued. Today stock cattle average about $65, with sheep near that level. Lambs for fall delivery trade around 9 to 10 cents, wool at 45 cents, and ewe valuations discussed by industry voices. Arbor Day proclaimed by Governor I B Stewart for May 8, 1917, with emphasis on tree planting and school observances.
Governor Stewart proclaims Arbor Day as a seasonal observance encouraging citizens to observe a day of plantings and reflection on renewal. The proclamation links spring awakening with national commitment to trees, conservation, and civic participation in environmental stewardship.
Mrs. Helena E. Curtis R N 42.tf noted in connection with The Curtis Hospital at 7 South Washington Street and the Kings bury residence.
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