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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
5
Local notes report L L Green of Helena in Dillon Thursday and a stream of visitors from Grant Anaconda Drummond and Madison County towns. People like Bishop Fox Helena and Miss Shields Butte are listed visiting relatives or attending business in Dillon and nearby areas.
Reward offered for information leading to return of a lost Buck Rambouflet sheep on the north side of town Tuesday Aug 23. Contact Box 414 Dillon Mont for tips or location details.
Sealed sack containing clothes and items went missing between E. O. Selway's ranch and Dillon on Wednesday evening. Finder should return it to J. Ward at the Metlen Hotel.
Amos Wright and his mother Mrs L A Campbell visited Yellowstone National Park this week in a family outing.
On Tuesday morning the Rev. Ricketts united Foster B. Cunningham and Lillian Hancock of Gilmore Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Jordan and family and Miss Nina Nash are touring Yellowstone this week. Mrs. George M. Melton and sons Monty and Bobbie left Wednesday for a two weeks visit with relatives in Philipsburg. Mrs. Edith Herndon was among Eastern Star delegates at Helena last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horning and daughter and Eddie Horning returned Monday from a trip to California. Mrs. and Mrs. G. A. Decker moved to Butte after their daughter and niece visited there.
Mrs W C Jennings returned to her Melrose home Sunday after a week with her mother Mrs A Gowan in Dillon. Bertha Huber and Miss C Kidora Ragan left by train for Victoria BoC to visit relatives. A marriage license was issued to Oliver I Broekmore and Ruth Senechale of Idaho Falls. Mrs Annie EB Nelson and daughter Loraine left for California with Mr and Mrs Dick Gallagher to stay several weeks.
B. F. Allerton, a well known city resident now in Portland, is spending several weeks visiting his daughter Mrs. George Dart.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Brown and daughter Laverne and Maurice Lanner returned Monday from an extended motor trip visiting Missouri and other states.
Mrs J W ait spent a week as guest of Mr and Mrs O M Best then left Friday for Butte to visit her sons before returning to Berkeley California.
Mr and Mrs Malvine Harding move to Dillon from Lima and plan to reside there. Mr Harding becomes a salesman for the Dillon Oil company.
The Rev. F. X. Leschner of St. Rose Catholic church traveled to Helena last week for the installation of Rt. Rev. George Finneran as bishop of the Montana diocese.
Miss Jessie King and Mrs. First man accompanied by her sister and niece of Mrs. Alice Baxter left Monday night for Los Angeles after a two week stay visiting at the Baxter home in this city.
Ely, formerly a resident of this area, spent the latter part of last week visiting with friends here. He is now located in Missoula where he operates one of the city’s largest shoe repair shops.
Mrs Patterson and Harold Spier returned Tuesday from a 10 day motor trip through Yellowstone park. They entered through West Yellowstone and traveled via Cody, Wyoming.
Mrs George Leinemwehher and Mrs C Foster attended a Madison event at Alder hosted by Miss Gilbert and Mr Aneel. Guests included Mrs Foster and Mr Leinemwehher with neighbors and friends in attendance.
P. J. Rimat of Bakersfield California brother in law of Alex Peyre of Dell was in the city Tuesday. He is connected with his father a time sheepman of California and is spending his vacation in Montana. A road near Glen station to the main highway flooded last Sunday by an overflowed irrigation ditch making passage nearly impossible water reached the running boards. Mrs H John and children who spent the summer at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs O M Galloway left Saturday for Murray Utah. Otto Galloway and his mother drove them to Pocatello by motor where they were met by Mr John who then took them home in his car.
Frank Jones, a former Dillon man now living in Los Angeles, visited friends here last week with his wife Mrs. Jones. She stayed with relatives in Twin Bridges while he searched for American Legion buddies in Dillon.
Friends in Dillon report Mrs Anson Baxter is recovering rapidly after a tonsil removal operation at Portland Medical Hospital in Portland. She had been treated for stomach trouble there for two weeks and expects to leave the hospital later this week.
Miss Catherine Poole became the bride of Chauncey F. Murphy at the Methodist parsonage Thursday afternoon. Rev. H. B. Ricketts officiated. Attendants were intimate friends and relatives. The couple left for a wedding trip by auto and will live in Dillon. Mrs. Murphy is daughter of John Poole, a Dillon contractor, and ran Union News booth at the O S L depot. Mr. Murphy previously worked for American Express and recently bought the Lobby pool hall on Montana Street.
Mrs Charles Metzel and Mrs Libbie Stone of Alder visited their sister Fannie Cahill and brother Henry Cahill in Dillon, then returned to their homes on Wednesday after spending a week there.
The St James guild will be entertained Thursday afternoon September 1 at the home of Mrs Roscoe Cornell on South Pacific Street.
Some Dillon residents attended sessions of the Grand Lodge of A F and A M and the Order of Eastern Star in Helena last week. Names listed include Mrs. cee Towel Ars, LEER, Tach, wits Yes, Be Te Roe, and denvhiet.
Reports preview a Friday boxing card with Cole facing an outsider and a 17 year old opener featuring Young father of Lima against Stephens of Dillon. Fans are promised orderly bouts and a vivid kickoff to a larger show with a Cocktail atmosphere. On Saturday August 27 wrestling returns to Fast Helena Street headlined by Paul Watsit of Jackson challenging George Kostenko of Butte plus strong preliminaries.
The city prepares for a flower show with a prize for the best kept premises as a committee observes lawns this month. The Metlen block, once Waldorf grocery, is leased for the event, after painting and kalsomining, with booths to be set up next week. Cash prizes for vegetables and ribbons for flowers will be awarded.
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