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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
5
Community men and women travel to Dillon for business and shopping from Twin Bridges Alder Melrose Lima Colton and nearby towns. Several locals and visitors are noted in daily activity including county officials Frank Tate Matt Kay and Kay Carter leaving for new jobs in Bozeman. Social events include Riverside Social club and Hi-Lo bridge club gatherings with arrangements in Dillon.
The Normal College Bulldogs lost 33 to 27 to a city league all star squad in the season opener at the college gymnasium. Kastelitz led Normal with 16 points while F Vandegrift and F Gibbons topped the city league scorers with seven each. In the preliminary game the Bullpups defeated Birch Creek CCC 45 to 28, Buckley and Stephan scoring nine and eight respectively.
Paul Fidler, Beavercad high school graduate from Melrose now at the University of Nebraska, earns Alpha Zeta honor and ranks third scholastically among junior ag campus students. He led the district debating team, played basketball, and was last year’s Nebraska wrestling champion. Clarence O'Brien, 1934 Beaverhead graduate, also attends Nebraska.
The list of participating organizations and local businesses includes Building Training School Upper Grades Training School High School McCracken's Eliels Montana Merchantile Bond's Safeway Graeter Waldorf Warners J C Penney Irvine and Cottam potato warehouse Coast-to-Coast Gambles Store Maytag Dart Hardware Railway Express Union Electric Dillon Bottling Stinsons Beauty Shop Dillon Hotel Mint Andrus Bar State Liquor Store Gosman Drug Nettik and Sons Dillon Furniture Red Boot Forestry Office.
The piece notes how Japanese baths are vertical and standing water reaches the neck, contrasting with American baths. It recalls 1850 as the year President Fillmore installed the first White House tub and traces advertising since 1881 expanding bath adoption, listing U S progress and comparing with Europe. It concludes tub ownership signals status and health awareness.
Beaverhead county commissioners discussed preventing another ice jam on the Beaverhead river near Dillon. Last winter ice blocked the channel by the state highway bridge, flooding fields and damaging property. The Montana Highway Commission spent about 5000 dollars clearing ice and repairing the road, while Beaverhead county dynamited the river channel in a fruitless bid to free the blockade.
We wish to thank friends and neighbors of Dillon and vicinity for kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of our beloved husband and father Nels Nelson. Signed by Mrs Nels Nelson and family, N E Nelson, Mrs Harry T Martin, Ralph Nelson, Albert Nelson, Mrs Frank Lohse, Edith Nelson.
Mayor D A Galt learns of his father EH LeRoy Galt age 80 death in Winter Park Florida. Funeral services set at the family home in Sterling Illinois. Mr Galt and sister of Anaconda left Tuesday to attend the funeral.
Clay Rollins inspects surplus commodities shipments for the six car quota. Potatoes are being loaded with completion of the current week as crews finish deliveries.
The L. D. S. Relief Society social will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Carl Mast with Mrs. Fred Moore as co hostess.
The Theta Society was entertained at the home of Mrs. George M. Gosman Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mrs Lambert Icliel entertained the Entre Nous bridge club Friday evening. Mrs John C Orr won high score and Mrs Walter Foster took low. Guest player was Mrs Clark D Evelyn. Members enjoyed a social game.
Mrs Pete Widen Mrs A A Schroeder and Mrs Robert Cuackenbush visited the Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge of Butte last evening. Néls Hiden drove to Butte with the ladies.
The Ellen May guild of the Presbyterian church will meet at 4:30 Thursday at Mrs. Sheldon E. Davis’s home. Miss Faye Kirkpatrick leads devotionals, Mrs. Frank Hazelbaker reports on the next chapter of Rebuilding Rural America, and the offering supports white cross work. Christmas music and a vocal solo by Mrs. Ednar S. Moe with Miss Mary Castles accompany the gathering.
A public plea urges customers to order printed Xmas cards this week to ensure delivery before December 25th. The notice emphasizes timely ordering and the seasonal deadline.
Baptist Ladies Aid will meet at the cottage Thursday at 2 30 hosted by Mrs John Baker Miss Sallie Baker and Mrs Mina Perkins A program by Mrs Perkins Sunday school class will feature a play titled Mother Hubbard's Christmas Party.
The Young People’s Fellowship of the Episcopal church held a social gathering Sunday at 5 o’clock in the guild hall.
The Business and Professional Women's club held its regular dinner meeting on Wednesday at 6 45 PM at the Andrus grill.
The handcraft class of the Business and Professional Women's Club met Friday evening at Frances Sewell's home for an enjoyable session of socializing and crafting activities.
A note from the club records that glove making and Swedish darning were demonstrated. A tasty lunch was served at the close of the evening. The next meeting will be at Cherry Forsyth’s home on January 14. It was decided.
Isabel Boetticher of Melrose wed Dan C. Smith of Reichle Thursday afternoon at the courthouse. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Pat Conner. Mr Smith is a well known Reichle resident.
Tom Gilbert had a tonsil operation at Barrett hospital on Thursday. The incident is dated to that day and notes the procedure conducted at the Barrett facility.
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