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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
1
Beaverhead remains a famed trout fishing destination with rugged wilderness, lakes and streams drawing nimrods each summer. Tales of big catches rise, including Si Knotts claiming a six and a quarter pounder near Blacktail Deer creek, with friends in Butte awaiting the tale.
A tale explains teaching fishing lore and patience to lure fish. A prominent man returns from Browns Lake, fails to land a big catch, but a tangled line leads to a dramatic leap and the hook being reeled in, ending with the fish in the basket.
Seed peas show promise as a profitable local industry with Dil Lon suited soils and climate for early Alaskan peas says Poulter of Rogers Brothers Seed Co. Idaho Falls. Farmers including Hun saker Featherly Gitchel Carlson Watt Morrison Owen Gilman O'Brien McAdam Sorenson Keenan Nelson and Pirguin report good crops and an estimated value around 50 dollars per acre with larger acreage anticipated next year.
George T Banks protested a misprint placing him in the democratic column in last week’s primary candidate list. He asserts he is a lifelong Republican and is running for the public administrator nomination to succeed himself.
A hail storm north of Dillon last Tuesday caused considerable crop damage in a limited area of the good farming district. A full report on losses remains unavailable. The county had been fortunate overall up to now.
Al Beardsley arrived from Lima and exploded upon learning a rumor that he had flopped politically and become a Republican. He vowed to confront the man who started the false report.
Reports from the beach east of town indicate the wheat crop will be significantly better than anticipated a few weeks ago. Late rains contributed materially to the improved outlook.
The Tanlac remedy dominates conversation as its users repeatedly purchase it and spread word of the remarkable results they have achieved, fueling ongoing demand and endorsements.
The city council approved a 16 mill levy on all taxable property, one mill less than last year, to fund general, street, library, and debt services. It also defined Sprinkling District No. 1 and Sprinkling District No. 2 with extensive street routes listed.
Bert Dunbar of Axe Canyon sustains a badly cut foot when an axe slipped during wood cutting. He sought medical aid after the accident and is currently laid up at home.
Tash filed his candidacy for county commissioner on the Republican ticket seeking the two year term. He has many friends and his entrance is expected to liven up the race.
The local wool market remains busy with buyers bidding around 37 to 38 cents. Several growers have sold clips and checks arrive as owners debate when to sell, while a group of named sellers and a pioneer visitor to Virginia City are noted.
Local observers warn that grasshoppers may severely damage valley crops next year unless spring extermination is undertaken. Entomology officials identify several species in local samples, and past campaigns in the Centennial Valley eradicated the pest with early spring action led by Fred C. Clark and James Doyle.
Heavy rains affect both good and bad fortunes this season with timely and untimely showers. The recent downpours, though needed earlier, have caused health issues for hay makers and yielded little profit in this region.
Mrs Katherine Poole aged 62 passed away from an acute heart attack at her Kentucky avenue home yesterday morning between 8 and 12. Her husband Joseph Poole discovered the body at noon. Born in Wales as Katherine Davies in 1862, she emigrated to the United States 33 years ago and moved to Dillon eight years ago. Survived by three children Katherine Harry and Frank Poole all of Dillon. Funeral at St James Episcopal Church Saturday at two with interment in Mountain View Cemetery. Reverend Thomas W Bennett to conduct. The family had lived in Dillon eight years and enjoyed a wide circle of friends who mourn her loss.
Local Legion members are instructed to report by seven at the training school grounds to remove carnival equipment. The squad will finish work started at the fairgrounds last Sunday in preparation for the Legion race meeting and Pow Wow on September 8 9 and 10.
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