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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
5
Yom Sitters and families travel plans fill social notes as residents from Dillon and nearby areas visit cities, attend conferences, and visit relatives. George Yost returns from Mayo Hospital in Rochester seeking further care. Reverend H B Ricketts plans an Montana conference trip.
Mr and Mrs W H Clark and their sons left Sunday for Moberly Missouri where they will establish residence as Mr Clark bought a restaurant there.
Mr and Mrs Emerson Hill and Mrs John Hill visited friends and relatives in the valley early in the week. The Hills were former county residents.
Mrs Hollis I Potter and her son, visiting the J I Morse home for weeks, departed last Monday for Chicago. Mrs T E Gilbert accompanied them as far as Butte. D P Thurber, head of the Smith Hughes department at Beaverhead county high school, attended a state Smith Hughes instructors meeting in Great Falls last week.
Miss Marjorie Stevenson, an instructor at the new Normal college in Billings, has returned to Dillon to spend her vacation with her father, B. N. Stevenson.
F. E. Parks and George T. Lepke of the Anti Prohibition Society of Montana visited from Anaconda last Saturday on organization business in town.
Mrs Will Engle of Oshkosh Wisconsin visits her niece Mrs J H Keenan and is joined by nephew Buddy John of St Paul for a Yellowstone park tour this week.
Mrs Chas Gunn and her daughter Clara from De Kalb Illinois spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs H D Jewett. They departed Monday for Twin Falls Idaho to join Mr Gunn who works as seed grain buyer for a farmers association in De Kalb.
Members train hard for the Dillon Country Club annual men’s championship with qualifying rounds set for September 2 and Labor Day, September 8 1928. Sixty-four players to qualify for two flights. all cards must include one score per name and fifty cents to the sports committee by August 24.
Mrs Elizabeth Ward visits relatives in Helena and Miss Alma DeCelles stays with her sister in town. Dan and Herb Tritt from Nampa Idaho visit Dillon as Mr and Mrs Henry Wyatt and J T Ross tour Anaconda. Mrs Lucille McClain of Lima granted divorce from Clyde McClain with custody awarded. Harry and Mrs Andrus drive to Butte then St Paul for weeks. Alma DeCelles visiting J K Kelly. Chris Hansen heads to Elk Horn Springs. B J Gunderson return from Minnesota Colorado Utah. Charles Rody of Lima in Dillon. longtime Beaverhead resident now near reservoir east of town.
Mr and Mrs Earl Wheat and their two sons plan a Friday morning trip to Flathead Lake via the Bitterroot route for a week long stay. Miss Eleanor Wheat, who has been visiting relatives in the area, will return home with them.
A group of Dillon Masons including J. S. Baker Albert Featherly Joe Newnes Jack Rees and Matt Kay traveled to Virginia City last Sunday for the unveiling of Montana’s first Masonic hall monument. Mrs Featherly and Mrs Rees joined their husbands.
Dr H H Scarborough will see patients at the Andrus Hotel on Thursday August 23 offering eye examinations and glasses assessments to improve vision. The notice invites locals to book appointments with the eye specialist.
Notice states examinations for eighth grade will be held in Dillon on August 23 and 24, Thursday and Friday, at the courthouse.
Notices instruct stockmen to call 174 for appointments by September 1. In emergencies away from Dillon, contact Mill Point and Dr. J. D. Lee. Adv 32-33.
A brief Ohio State Journal quip notes that no sensible pursuer of happiness ever tallies his car costs over a year, hinting at hidden expenses and the playful wisdom of practical living.
Instructions suggest covering rusty keys with kerosene and leaving them for several days. The oil supposedly loosens rust and allows easy rubbing off of corrosion.
A Regina Leader quote defines a committee as a machine that takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour. The remark critiques inefficiency by contrasting collective work with individual effort.
American Magazine posits the spirit as the only permanent part of a person while life on earth remains a brief interval. The piece contrasts the impermanence of the body with the enduring nature of spirit in a contemplative tone.
Barrow in Alaska hosts the nation’s northernmost post office. Winter mail service is limited due to severe conditions and remoteness.
Dillon fire department responded around 2 PM last Friday to Howard Morse house where a clogged chimney sent smoke into the basement from a laundry stove. Little damage resulted.
A letter from Mt. Avenue Fort Collins Colorado appeals for Ed Grinstead to write back after two years of longing and prayer. The note mentions loss of an eye and six letters returned, expressing love and hope for contact.
The Churches Society holds Sunday services at 11 o'clock on Sebree Street. The public is cordially invited to attend.
St. Rose Church lists Sunday Masses at 8 and 10:80 with an evening service at 7:30. Weekday mass at 8. Confessions Saturday afternoons from 8 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. First Friday mass at 6:30. Parish pastor F. X. Leschner.
St James Episcopal Church announces Holy Communion celebrated every Sunday in August at 9 00 A M under Rector H N Tragitt.
Rev. Thomas J. Simons announces no church services this week at First Presbyterian. The plan suspends regular worship while arrangements are made for the congregation.
The Methodist Church invites all to Sunday school starting at 10:00 for all ages and morning worship at 11:00 led by Minister H B Ricketts. The sermon topic is Looking Back.
Announcement of updated postal rates including first class, second class, third class, and fourth class rates effective July 1 1928. Details cover postcard charges 1 cent, second class 1 cent per two ounces, third class 1½ cents per two ounces, parcel post and zone-based increases, special handling and delivery fees, indemnity limits for registered mail, and new air mail rates effective August 1 1928 with sample routes and times.
Perforated coins seldom gained favor in the United States. The 1849 dollar with a square center led to later perforated cents in 1850, dubbed ring cents, and a 1850 cent with two rings and United States of America wording. Despite multiple metal varieties and designs, none won official approval for general circulation.
The first recorded White House marriage took place on March 11, 1811, uniting Mrs. Washington sister of Mrs. Madison with Judge Todd of Kentucky. This historic union marks the earliest documented White House wedding on record.
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