Local Happenings in Dillon and Nearby Visits
C P Thomas is in Spokane on a business errand. T F Alkire came down from Butte on a business trip. Charles Niblack returned from a trip to New York and Chicago. Mr and Mrs Marchessau of Grant spent part of the week in Dillon. Edwin Whitworth and Emerson Hughes came back Wednesday from a Canada trip. Florence Goodson of Livingston visited at the Foote home. H D Gowan returned to Dillon after weeks at the Jennings ranch. Eunice Conway of Helena is visiting at the Cushing home. Edison Orr of New York City is spending a few days with Dillon relatives and works with a large electrical firm.
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Mrs. Marchessau_ of
Grant
Dillon
Florence Goodson
Livingston
F. E. Foote
H. D Gowan
Jennings
Melrose
Edison Orr
New York
New York City
Dubie Finalizes Homestead Proof on Blacktail Creek
Ernest J. Dubie completed final proof on his homestead by Wednesday at Blacktail creek. Albert Daker H. H. Bates and G. T. Paul travel to Helena this week for the grand lodge session of the A F and A M.
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Ernest J. Dubie
Blacktail Creek
Albert Daker
H. H. Bates
G. T. Paul
Helena
Grand Lodge
A. F
A.M
Local residents plan winter move and golf lessons noted
Mr and Mrs Daniel Tovey of Wisdom plan a Dillon winter move. Lincoln Howatt of Butte arrives to give golf lessons to Dillon residents. J F Wyatts father improves after illness. A marriage license issues to Guy W Cash and Violet D Hyatt. Mr and Mrs Melvin Harding of Lima relocate to Dillon for sales work at Dillon Oil Co.
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Daniel Tovey
Wisdom
Dillon
City
Lincoln Howatt
Butte
Fred Rife
Guy W. Cash
Grangeville
Idaho
Violet D. Hyatt
Shelly
Melvin Harding
Lima
Harding
Dillon Oil Company
Mrs. J W Tait Visiting Bests in town
Mrs. J W Tait of Butte is a house guest this week at the home of Mr and Mrs O M Best. A former Dillon resident, she has many friends in the area.
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J W. Tait
Butte
O. M. Best
Tait
Dillon
Wyatt and Jones Families Leave for Seattle Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry Wyatt and Mr and Mrs Alvin Jones depart Monday for a two week automobile journey to Seattle and other coastal points. They plan to return home after about fourteen days.
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Henry Wyatt
Alvin Jones
Seattle
Mrs. E. E. Greene Visits Grant Then Heads to Edgerton
Mrs. E. E. Greene, visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Schroeder of Grant, left Tuesday for Edgerton Wrvo to join her husband who works in the oil fields near Casper. Mr. Greene recently found work at the Crowley oil well near Dillon.
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E. E. Greene
A. A. Schroeder
Grant
Edgerton
Wrvo
Casper
Green
Crowley
Dillon
Inspections and Fees Clarified in Montana Livestock Law
Official opinion states the county must not bear mileage expenses for inspections. Inspectors should be located county wide to avoid travel. The sheriff and deputies are required to perform inspections, with the 10 cent fee retained by inspectors.
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Montana
Kk. A. Phillips
Flower Show Planned With Vegetable Displays And Prizes
The flower show set for Friday and Saturday September 2 and 3 reports strong entry numbers and overall success. Vegetables will compete for cash prizes while flowers vie for ribbons. The Metlen block will host displays with booths by Beaverhead forestry and the Parent-Teacher association for children prizes. Mrs Mabel Erwin and others manage entries for the vegetable booth.
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Metlen
Waldorf Grocery
Beaverhead Forestry Department of Flowers
Parent-Teacher Association
Mabel Erwin
Chester’ Gilbert
J. H. McCully
Erwin
Gilberts Names Pta Board Appointees for Coming Year
Mrs J H Gilbert president of the Montana Parent-Teacher association announced the board and committee appointments for the upcoming year. A Ty Peterson becomes director of the department of education and Mrs Christie of Butte director of public welfare. Dr H D Bonness of Helena will head health hygiene and physical education with Prof G Manning of Lewistown supervising the mental department. Mrs Towle of Helena named state chairman of Child Welfare magazine. Other posts include Mrs Bottchin budget chairman Miss Adams publicity chairman Mrs Rufus Johnson emblem chairman Mrs Floyd Best children's reading chairman and Mrs Forrest Bayerd literature chairman. Editor F A Hazlebaker of Dillon continues with the association bulletin.
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J. H. Gilvert
Montana
Parent-Teacher’ Association
A. Ty Peterson
Department of Education
Christie
Butte
H. D. Bonness
Helena
G. Manning
Lewistown
Robert’ Towle
The
National Association
G. Bottchin
Clara: Adams
Rufus Johnson
Floyd Best
Children’s
Reading
Forrest Bayerd
Dillon
F. A. Hazelbaker
Bulletin
Montana Parent- Teacher Association
Knotts Couple Wed in Merced California
F. D. Knotts longtime Merced resident married in Merced California to Mrs Wilda Welch. The couple returned home by auto about four weeks ago and will reside at the Knotts residence on South Pacific street.
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F. D. Knotts
City
California
Wilda Welch
Merced
Cal
Knotts
South Pacific Street
Honor List Honors 1927 State Normal College Graduates
The annual honor list for the 1927 class includes 48 graduates with at least two and a half grade points per credit. Edwina Lichenberger of Baker tops the list with 2.8441, followed by J. J. Houx of Whitehall at 2.8120 and Irene Hathaway of Silver Star at 2.6389. The remainder, listed alphabetically, includes many teachers from Montana towns such as Butte, Missoula, Helena, Dillon, and Billings. Experience in teaching appears to aid academic performance, as graduates without teaching experience comprise about 35 percent of total graduates yet hold about 9 percent of the honor roll placements.
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State Normal College
Normal College
Edwina Lichenberger
Baker
J. J. Houx
Whitehall
Irene Hathaway
Silver Star
Taflaseatie
Mae Ventver
Cat Creek
Bessie Kittinger
Miles City
Minne Porterfield
Missoula
Mollie Jackson
Butte
Grace Franklin Adams
Mary Aimone
Boyes
Inez M. Anderson
Winnett
Jessie Leonora Barber
Chinook
Alice S. Bennett
Anaconda
Jaunita Brown
Rexburg
Idaho
Isabel F. Dorward
Edith, M. Duncan
Sheridan
Iirene H. Kel
Dillon
Anna Mae Falkner
Kalispell
Joanne J. Farrell
Mariel Eleanor Ghormley
Catherine M. Harrington
Homer Howee
Philipsburg
Jean
Helena
Laurentia Sullivan
Deer Lodge
Perfecta Shanahan
Mary Prudentia Cunneen
Walkerville
Mary Thaddea McCarthy
Christine Smith
Boulder
Cleo Frances Stratton
Augusta
Charlotte H. Suckow
Billings
Mamie Sullivan
Eleanor KE. Tarling
Roundup
Teresa Tritschler
Vida
Jeanette VF. Watt
Genevieve A. Whealon
Mitte
Agnes K. Wickersham
Last Frontier Adds Authentic Western Backdrop at Hartwig
About 1500 Indians including bucks squaws and Navajo children appear in the Metropolitan film The Last Frontier to be shown at the Hartwig theater next Tuesday and Wednesday. The production builds an Indian village near Gap Trading Post with tepees and camp fires while a tent city houses the crew during isolation. George B. Seitz directs with William Boyd Marguerite De La Motte J. Farrell MacDonald and Jack Hoxie in leading roles. The film promises thrills and appeal built on rugged Painted Desert settings.
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Hartwie Theater
The
Pioneers
Gap Trading Post
Gap Canyon
Picture Company
Desert
Flagstaff
Gap
Flag
George B. Seitz
Metropolitan
Courtney Ryley. Cooper
William Boyd
Marguerite de la Motte
J. Farrell MacDonald
Jack Hoxie
Utah halfback Jack Howell visits Dillon as guest
University of Utah star halfback Jack Howell, honored on last season’s All American team, visited Dillon on Tuesday as the guest of local resident Melvin Smith.
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Jack Howell
University of Utah
U. U. Grid
Melvin Smith
Dillon
Largest 1927 class at Normal College reaches 242 graduates
The Normal College 1927 graduation class totals 242, with 24 in December, 29 in March, 101 in June and 88 in August. The August group has the most honors with 20 graduates, the largest proportion among all groups.
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the Normal College
Eighth Grade Examinations Held at Dillon Courthouse
Notice that exams for the eighth grade will take place on Thursday and Friday, August 25 and 26, at the courthouse in Dillon.
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Dillon
Montana Wheat Production Sufficient for State and Nation
Helena reports Montana wheat production this year will meet national needs and feed about 8 million people after local requirements. Farmers expect premium prices with protein averaging 14 percent. Last year 68 percent of Montana wheat graded number one, well above the national average of 37.4 percent.
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Helena
Montana
United States
Montana Alfalfa Seed Gains Recognition in 1926
Helena reports Montana earns statewide recognition as a quality alfalfa seed producer. In 1926 more than two million pounds were certified as Montana-grown by the state department, highlighting the crop’s expanding prominence.
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Helena
Mother at Hartwig theater stars Belle Bennett
The Hartwig theater presents the film Mother starting Sunday for two days. Belle Bennett headlines as the mother in a Kathleen Norris story adaptation praised as the most human document shown by the FBO production. The story follows an American family with a mother bearing household burdens and caring for her children Crawford Kent William Bakewell Joyce and a supporting cast including Mabel Julienne Scott Sam Allen and Charlotte Stevens.
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Hartwig Theater
FBO
Kathleen Norris
Belle Bennett
Miss Bennett
Stella Dallas
Crawford
Kent
William Bakewell
Joyce
Anadta
Mabel Julienne Scott
Sam Allen
Charlotte Stevens
Alfalfa Acreage Grows in Middle West Farms
Twelve thousand acres of registered alfalfa are grown on farms in the Middle West as production shifts toward premium quality crops.
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Middle West
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Marguerite Delamotte
Milton Sills
Men of
Maude Hubbard Barnett
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C. P. Thomas
Spokane
T. F. Alkire
Tattersalls’ Variety Store
Charles Niblack
Chicago
Edwin Whitworth
Emerson Hughes
Canada
J. F. Wyatt
Yese
Wotes
Teacher ¢ Association
Je He “Gilbert
Toa
Frank Knotts
Merced, California
Normal College Notes
Tribune
the Hartwig
Fred Thomson
Haiti
Dillmont Park
Hartwig
Men of Steel
Country Inn
Anderson
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