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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
6
A flood of items covers visits by Hazelbaker and at Tattersalls, road work, chautauqua crowds, and local business updates. Names include Mrs Mary Metzel, J E Shaw, Rev Humphrey, D D Condit, W E Chapman, and Frank Hazelbaker. Road surfacing, land scrip, and abstracts are advertised alongside rentals and sales.
John H. Brundage arrived from the Centennial valley Tuesday seeking men to help put up hay as labor is scarce. Rev R J Jensen and Eugene Free, who had been in the hay fields for ten days, returned to Dillon earlier this week. W C Jennings and companions drove to Butte and back with Mrs Jennings and Billy after a week with friends.
Helena Aug. 6 Miss Marion Fox of Boston, specialist in infantile paralysis, will appear at the Montana State fair’s child welfare exhibit. She will be at Dr Max Barbour’s office 9 to 11 a m for instructions and then at the exhibit rooms in the afternoons for consultations with parents about child ailments. Other specialists will lecture and demonstrate child welfare care during fair week.
A telegram from Provost Marshal General Crowder directs 1650 Montana men to be called to colors on Monday August 26. They will be sent to Camp Lewis, with total calls expected to exceed 3000 in the next 60 days as additional summons are issued to local draft boards and entrainment dates to be announced.
In Omaha on July 24 1918 Mrs L W Cottrell of Dillon Mont receives a note from May Company F Beaverhead contingent expressing sincere appreciation for the splendid lunch she sent with Lester shared with the troops. Signatories include Captain T E Gilbert S F Erwin A C Smith Thomas Nolan and others.
Public notice lists names of residents with letters awaiting pickup including Berna Miss Atkins N L Busch Mrs Florence Bowman Mrs Edna Christiansen Emil Cooley Miss Ann Dunbar Ray Dearduff Bill Bernice Downing Jacob Gruenfelder John Hall Helen J Johnnle Jacob Looney Bert Metz Crisolm Monsieur Anna Nutting Oviatt Mrs Amy Boise R Robbisn Mrs C O Sharp Miss Stella Snodgrass James Thompson M Willis Tom Wirick A F Wright D F 2 E L Poindexter P M
The Montana military band, formed by Butte youths, drew praise in Paris after marching with American troops in the July 4 parade. They performed beside the Garde Republicaine at Colombes and Versailles, earning a diploma from General Bliss and earning high admiration for Dixieland and Star Spangled Banner renditions.
Record of property transfers and liens listed in the Title Books of the Beaverhead Abstract Company for the week ending August 3 1918. Details include grantees grantors and locations noted in the Beaverhead district records.
Heirs of Miriam Jones assign 311.03 acres near Wise River with patent. Watson holds 170.71 acres in Big Hole basin. Morrison via Hodgens assigns 320 acres. Kates siblings own 160 acres in Sheep creek basin. Swanson to School District No.32 for a small tract in Big Hole basin. $1. James L Fleming to Lenora Fleming 100 inches of Sage creek. Thieman to Elizabeth Corne 313 acres in Big Hole basin for $10. Hand and Boone claim water rights. Boone adds 120 acres south of Lima. Homestead and desert entries listed for Ralph Boone and others. multiple 640-acre parcels in Centennial valley. Mining claim notices to Crossley and Brown for Rastus lode in Utopia district.
Graphite. C. W. Stallings and Hendricks file amended location for the Bannack mining district. Theodore K. Batson reports Silent Hope claim in Bannack district.
D L Stephens announces candidacy for county auditor subject to party approval at the coming primary idv-27tf.
Beav erhead County candidate George M. Tash announces his run for county sheriff subject to party approval and the coming primary.
Be aware of a party approved nomination for county treasurer of Beaverhead County in the upcoming primary. If nominated and elected, M. T. Loughheed pledges to perform duties to the best of his ability during his term.
Beaverhead county voters are informed that W. E. Ripley seeks the Democratic nomination for sheriff at the August 27 primary. He states the nomination is subject to the will of the people. Advertisement 31-34.
Beaverhead county residents are informed that H. B. Duff declares candidacy for nomination as a Republican or independent candidate for the legislature on the Epulsicns ticket. Duff signs the announcement as a local candidate seeking public office.
On the Republican ticket at the primary the will of the people is stressed by Adv 32 24 CC K Wyman, asserting voter empowerment and party alignment with public choice.
A candidate in Beaverhead County seeks Republican Party approval for sheriff. He cites six years in the sheriff's office including two as deputy under O C Gosman and four years in other duties.
A political advertisement features W. T. Scully declaring intent to serve as undersheriff under D. W. Erwin if nominated and elected. The paid notice asserts commitment to perform the duties to the best of his ability.
Montana July sales of war savings and thrift stamps totaled 1,183,501.44 dollars with 60,728.50 dollars sold by the Federal Reserve Bank and the remainder by post offices. This marks the first month Montana has met or exceeded its quota of 654,298.68 dollars, but year to date state sales lag by 1,237,168.43 dollars against a pro rata total of 4,580,090.76 dollars.
A Dillon woman, Mrs. Effie Coon of Railroad Avenue, testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing her kidney complaint after years of spells. She first used the remedy in 1907 and again confirms in 1917 that the cure remains permanent. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milling Co Buffalo NY.
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