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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
4
An item notes compensation figures for a foreign advertising representative with the American Press Association, listing amounts of 12.50 and 1.25 in a brief accounting line.
A historic Montana public health note highlights tuberculosis decline from “great white plague” days to rank fifth in mortality. The Christmas Seals drive, funded by the Montana Tuberculosis Association, supports education and treatment, urging widespread purchase and gifting of seals during the holiday season.
President Hoover cites pledges from big business and state governors for expansion and public works, predicting 1930 could be the most prosperous year if commitments are kept. Henry Ford plans to acquire and relocate an Alexandria Virginia house for his Dearborn museum and buys bric a brac in Washington as he pursues early American relics.
Wall Street reports call money at 10 percent amid a heavy loan market with margins and securities. The piece explains the legal rate differences, margin loans, and the shift of capital from speculative funding to productive investment, noting tax burden concerns and potential social consequences if real estate taxes rise.
Capital availability for building and local business loans exceeds levels from the past two to three years, signaling strong support for sound local enterprise and expansion opportunities.
Joe Metlen of Metlen brothers delivered three cars of fat steers averaging over 1200 pounds to Mr. Rude in Oakland California and sold 173 feeder steers to Sim Peterson in Jackson. The marketable cattle are cleared and Metlen rests for winter.
Reporters in an airplane used Bell Telephone Laboratories gear to call New York city desks via Whippany station. The test proved two way air ground communication at 100 mph in overcast rain, with 50 watt transmitter and 100 to 200 mile receiver range.
Nels Nelson and Mrs Nelson stay at the Andrus in Dillon for a few days to receive community congratulations on selling their Deer Lodge valley ranch holdings. The sale was one of the largest in years, listed as a full land and live stock purchase at about 350000 dollars. The Nelsons plan to depart for Seattle soon where their daughters attend school.
Montana acquitted itself with great credit at the Chicago event. Farmers and stockmen share the laurels as Beaverhead wins blue ribbon for grasses and hay, with Big Hole Basin noted as chief producer. Lieut. Governor Frank A. Hazel baker praised for enterprise and success, a gratifying result for county residents.
A Thanksgiving social featured a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Raymond. Twelve guests were seated at a beautifully decorated table with a floral theme and eight tall tapers enhancing the color scheme.
A testimonial states a draft causes kidney pain and backache with disrupted sleep. Foley Pills diuretic cleared pain and stiffness, reduced night urination, and restored sleep. Quote from D. McMillen of Hudson NY, ad by Geo M Gosman Potts-Adv.
Three occupants from Butte were badly bruised and cut in a collision on the highway between Melrose and Glen last Saturday evening after a tire blew out. George Bull Ernie Hodge and John Trevithick were en route to Dillon with the Fidelity lodge degree team to officiate at Odd Fellows ceremonies. They were taken to Dillon by passing motorists and later returned to Butte after treatment.
At the November meeting of the Montana State Normal college Alumni association the regular gathering was moved from the first Monday to the third Monday of each month. The December meeting will be held Monday December 16 at Miss Russell's home.
Dale Jackson said defective steering gear caused a Wednesday crash near Monida. Five members of the Al Cushman revue from Butte were injured, with Ray Angwin Madeline Matthews Reva Ogden and Gene Lee Wilson all sustaining slight cuts and bruises. The party was thrown clear as the car wrecked and demolished, then continued by rail to Texas after lunch in Dillon.
Apollo Lodge I O O F held a special meeting in which Fidelity lodge of Butte conferred degrees on local candidates. About 50 Butte members traveled to assist, and the Butte team conducted a highly impressive ritual. Beaverhead members fully attended and enjoyed refreshments after the ceremony.
David J. Pierson, longtime Dillon area resident and Polaris post office founder, died at his Kalama z00 home on November 18. He had lived in Michigan for 19 years with ties to Montana remembered by Grasshopper area elders. He spoke fondly of early Montana days during his final illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Baxter entertained their supper club at their home on South Railroad Avenue last Monday evening with a turkey dinner. Three tables of pinochle followed the meal with Mrs. W. M. Stone and Francis contributing scores. Mrs. Francis Tonney and Lee McCracken had the low score. Radio programs were featured during the evening.
A quoted line from Shakespeare declares that love is a madness that deserves a dark house and whip, equating passion with restraint and punishment. The fragment captures a provocative, period voice on romantic folly and social control.
Roy N Garland, a well known local young man, attempted suicide with a long bladed pocket knife in a North Pacific street cabin. He deliberately aimed to strike a vital spot but narrowly missed the heart, then declined immediate medical aid before being treated and later improving at the county jail.
Lester Kurtz son of Mr and Mrs James O Kurtz sustained a broken leg last Friday when a horse he rode fell pinning him beneath he was taken to Barrett hospital where the bone was set事故 at the Carl Guidici ranch north of the city.
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