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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
3
Decrees of settlement and final discharge were filed Tuesday in the estates of John Polson Mrs Eugenie Koppersmitt Traugaat Ackerman Michael Pope and A A Anderson at the district court clerk Fred Rife's office.
Mizpah Chapter No 18 Order of Eastern Star will hold a special meeting Friday evening December 20 at 8 o'clock in the Masonic hall. Initiation and installation of officers elected for the ensuing year will take place at this time.
John R. Gordon of Danville Indiana found sleep hard after work and urinary issues. He took Foley Pills diuretic and soon felt better able to work, stronger, and slept through the night. Ad states constant use over 25 years and recommends them, selling by Geo M Gosman successor to Potts.
Mrs John Orr visited Butte Friday. Miss Mary Egan and Ross Nay traveled in from Grasshopper and from the Big Hole area. Several locals including Harry Lapham from Jackson and Mr and Mrs Frank Rife from Armstead were in town. Ed Miller and Lewis Whitworth attended to business in Dillon. many other residents and visitors from Lima, Alder, Pocatello, Zeigler Springs, Wisdom, Reichle, and Sheep Creek Basin appear in the notes. The entry mentions a marriage in Dillon between Arthur E Peterson and Halleen Rossiter. Lieutenant Governor Hazel baker spent part of the week in Butte for business. Local livestock reports say Stock in Sheep Creek Basin winter well with no snow.
Frank Lovell, son of William A Lovell, took first place among eight flyers in a Wisconsin non professional landing contest in Racine. He stopped at 179 feet 4 inches, ahead of Milo Cape at 192 feet 8 inches. Lovell, a former Dillon resident now living in Racine, has taken up student flying as a hobby. The piece also notes Dillon holiday dances sponsored by the Dillon Volunteer Fire Department and Beaverhead American Legion, with events on December 24, New Year’s Eve, Christmas Night, and New Year’s Night.
In district court Tuesday morning Judge H. G. Rodgers granted Fritz Johnson a decree of divorce from Wanda Johnson. Both spouses are residents of Lima.
Judge George Opp conducts marriage for Guy Winder and Dorothy Ritter at the courthouse on Thursday afternoon in Idaho Falls. The couple, popular locals, begin married life amid community interest.
Rancher Ralph Ligget reports unseasonable plowing in Horse Prairie as upper valley ranchers persist with fall work despite freezing ground. Trapping remains profitable with Charles Richards displaying 42 coyotes 40 badgers and 48 weasels, underscoring ongoing fur operations.
Roy Forrester showcased a silver black fox pelt described as one of the finest seen here. The skin came from an original Beaverhead Fur farm breeding fox and is flawless. About 60 furs were killed this season at the farm as it winds down. The Montana Education Association plans a Helena meeting December 26 to 28. Northern Pacific announces reduced fares to the event with a round trip fare one half on the certificate plan from Montana stations December 23 to 28, return by January 1.
E F Sill proprietor of the White cafe on Montana street installs a Victor Victrola from Gosman drug store to provide musical entertainment during meals. The instrument is noted for fine volume and tone. Emerson Hughes spends the holiday season in Dillon from the Hughes ranch on Horse Prairie and has joined Hughes McCaleb store.
An old fashioned charivari and reception was held Sunday evening at the Albers ranch north of the city to wish Mr. and Mrs. John Albers happiness. The couple, recently married in Anaconda, returned that morning from a wedding journey to California and the west coast.
Reports to President Hoover from the commerce department and other agencies indicate Christmas buying is as strong this year as in 1928. The White House stated the data reflect consumer demand and holiday trade activity with no expected downturn.
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