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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1937

Page

5

Dillon News Roundup Shows Local Visits and Travels

Dillon residents and visitors are noted in a wide array of social calls and travel. Names include Mra Russell Bacon, Jessie Duboo, George Whitworth, Frank Poole, James Mansfield, Mrs Mailey, Harry Gilbert, Mrs Neil Cummings and daughter, Miss Hilda Williams, Miss Margaret Spencer, Parke Scott, Leonard Innes, Mrs John McFadyen, Mrs George Lasich, Mr and Mrs Hugh Dart, W F Scott, Misses Helen and Annette Hoodles, and many others. Events cover shopping trips, business calls, weekend visits, doctor or illness notices, and local club gatherings. Several travelers head to Denver, Yellowstone, Colorado, Utah, California, and Canada, while others report homecomings from Alder, Horse Prairie, Reichle, Armstead, and Dillon.

Final Summer Excursion Reported By Normal College

Students attending the Normal college summer session took their fifth and last excursion Saturday traveling to Deer Lodge to tour the State penitentiary and stop at Warm Springs for a visit to the State Howie.

Deer Lodge State’ Penitentiary

Potato Growers Set Friday Meeting on Local Price

Beaverhead valley potato growers and nearby farmers will gather at city hall Friday night to decide a satisfactory price for growers. The meeting responds to the year’s large potato acreage in the region and aims to establish fair local pricing.

Beaverhead Valley

Grace Methodist Church Re-Elects Popular Pastor

The Grace Methodist Fourth Quarterly Conference met August 4 in the church parlor. Rev. Reuben Dutton, District Superintendent, presided. All church departments reported progress marking six years of the pastorate. Dr. and Mrs. J A Meeke were praised and invited to stay another year. Dr Dutton attended his last visit in that role, with resolutions adopted.

Grace Methodist’ Church Reuben Dutton

Jackson and Wisdom host two day rodeo festivals

The Big Hole region gears up for a Jackson rodeo on August 21 and 22 with Sam Freeman directing a western show soil. Wisdom follows with a September 5 and 6 harvest festival centering on a major rodeo organized by R C Fetty. Leading riders from western circuits are signed, drawing crowds from Dillon and nearby towns to witness the events.

Big Hole Jackson Wisdom Sam Freeman Southwestern Montana Big Hole Basin Reynolds R. C. Fetty Dillon

Retired Union Pacific Agent Honored After 31 Years Service

H B Baumberger longtime Union Pacific agent in Dillon retires after 31 years with the company and 11 years in Dillon. Tom J Carney named acting agent. Baumberger began railroad work 48 years ago with B M railroad in Nebraska and later with Missouri and Pacific lines before joining Union Pacific in 1906.

H. B. Baumberger Union Pacific U. P Dillon Tom J. Carney Mr. Baumberger B. & M. Railroad Nebraska Missouri Ana Pacific Railroad St. Anthony Idaho Baumberger

Dillon Boy Hurt When Shell Explodes at Dump

At the Dillon city dump west of town a hidden shell in burning refuse exploded injuring Gordon Cole in the ribs. The slug caused a flesh wound. A. A. Elliott, the boy's uncle, was nearby when the accident happened.

Dillon Gordon Cole A. A. Elliott

Orphans Appreciate Treat From Dillon Citizens

A letter from G. H. Davey, president of the State Orphans Home at Twin Bridges, thanks Mayor D. A. Galt and Dillon residents for a day of activities.He cites Mr Witt for transportation, a show by Mr and Mrs Hartwig, a generous lunch, and the Auxiliary ladies for their help, noting the event was enjoyed by all and long remembered.

Mayor Galt G. H. Davey Orphan's Home Twin Bridges State of Montana D. A. Galt Dillon Montana Galt Witt Hartwig

Accidents Reported With Injuries Over Weekend

Weekend accidents left several injured. Ray Jenkins was treated at Barrett hospital after a runaway with a mowing machine at Horse Prairie. Herman Peterson rushed Jenkins 34 miles to Dillon in 25 minutes for care. Mrs Anne Gillies suffered cuts and bruises when her car collided with a sedan towed by John Martin.

Anne Gillies Ray Jenkins Barrett Hospital Jenkins John Peterson Horse Prairie Herman Peterson Dillon Fred Kerr John Martin Thornton Idaho Kerr

Batteries OLeary Kenny and Mc Gonigle Vandegrift Callahan

OLeary, Kenny and Mc Gonigle join Vandegrift, Callahan and Roesti in the battery list. The note records names tied to a group described as batteries. This provides a roster without context or dates.

O'Leary Kenny McGonigle F. Vandegrift Callahan and Roesti

New Books Arrive at Public Library Press

Miss Mary Innes announces multiple new titles at the public library along with back issues of the Saturday Evening Post House Beautiful St Nicholas and American Cookery available free. New books include An Essay on the Nature of Contemporary England by Hilaire Belloc Denmark by Agnes Rothery Canada by Andre Siegfried and Discovering South America by Lewis R Freeman.

Mary. Innes Saturday Evening Post St. Nicholas England Hilaire Belloc Denmark Agnes Rothery Finland Sweden Canada Andre Siegfried South America Lewis R. Freeman

Early season reports could cut Montana cricket control costs

Dr. H. B. Mills, assistant state entomologist at Montana State College, says total crop damage and control costs for Mormon crickets in Montana could be reduced by many percent if farmers and ranchers stay alert and report cricket band locations early in the season.

Montana H. B. Mills Montana State College

Cattle Ranching in Montana bulletin covers ranch costs income

The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin by M. H. Saunderson and D. W. Chittenden analyzes beef cattle ranches from 1929 to 1934. It details resources operations costs income breed and death losses across three regions Western Central and Plains with data from about 100 Montana ranches and actual figures from one ranch per region.

Bozeman Montana Montana Articultural Experiment Station M. H. Saunderson D. W. Chittenden Plains Win Montana Agricultural Experiment Station

Examinations of County Ranges Continue In Madison County

Report lists men who have been in the county for range survey work including Cle ments Kalitowski Lloyd Bernhard Charles Schramm Burt Hurwitz William Wagner Torlief Ansheim George Sime Tharl Sparks Lovell Davis Chester Ball David Brewer Martin Cormier William Kruger and Richard Williams.

Madison County Clements Kalitowski Lloyd Bernhard Charles Schramm Burt Hurwitz William Wagner Torlief Ansheim George Sime Tharl Sparks Lovell Davis Chester Ball David Brewer Martin Cormier William Kruger Richard Williams

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