28 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
1
A yearbook chronology lists major happenings in Beaverhead County from January to June 1917. It records mine accidents, fires, political appointments, bank openings, road and bridge projects, educational events, draft registrations, sales of cattle and wool, and early war mobilization efforts, along with notable deaths and community activities.
A multi month diary from Dillon Montana lists community events from 1918 including church activities school openings and closings civil defense actions and local industry notes. It records independence day observances horse sales chautauqua events Red Cross meetings and early draft activities along with infrastructure work at the Oregon Short Line and the And rus hotel.
Marriages shown include Tony Kruljac with Mary Kravnatz of Dillon and Mildred L Weenink of Dillon with Iowa City resident Louis Pelzer. Other entries pair Cleveland A Eller of Rochester with Carrie J Hanson of Twin Bridges and Millard Christopherson with Elizabeth Lair, both of Camas Idaho. Albert L Johnson of Pocatello Idaho weds Elaine Williams of Portland while Charles N Albertson of Twin continues on page seven.
Rev. Walter M. Corll leads Bible School at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am with theme My New Year’s Resolution. A Sacred Concert at 8 pm features a full program of solos, duets, quartets, choirs, and anthems by local musicians and Beaumont Orchestra under Prof. L A Gregory.
Boxes in city stores raised a total of 14.94 for Armenian relief with contributions from Electric Light Offices Montana Auto Supply Beaverhead Lumber Griffin's Cash Grocery Examiner Office Tribune Book Store City Drug Store Metlen Hotel Forsgren's Grocery Ditty and Sheppard Garage Dillon Implement Co Beaverhead State Bank Oliver's Candy Shop Sugar Bowl Niblack's Olmsted Stevenson Co County Treasurer's office. An additional near 200 is expected from Sunday offerings at Methodist and Baptist churches.
Collector W C Whaley announces a federal income tax officer will be in Dillon January 2–7 to help residents prepare 1917 tax returns at no cost. Returns due by March 1, 1918 with penalties from 20 to 1000 dollars for noncompliance. Residents outside counties may also seek the free assistance.
Montana county school superintendents will gather in Dillon to start a two week instruction program at the Normal college. Miss May Trumper state superintendent will attend with two assistants to aid rural school methods. Prof Clark Dr Finch Miss Bettes and Prof Light head the program with help from Normal training teachers and scholars from Missoula and Helena. The event runs from next Monday December 30 for two weeks and marks Montana’s first two week county superintendent meeting.
PearI S Smith received a long wartime letter dated November 24 from W. T. George in France. He says he is with the 117th Engineering regiment, has crossed weeks ago and remains well. He mentions rain and cool weather, nightly artillery, and hopes to reach Dillon after duties, with holiday greetings and plans for a Christmas turkey if possible.
The fuel administration directs nationwide limits on illuminated signs to save fuel. Retail and theater signs may glow after sunset to 11 p.m., with displays at theaters and stores limited to 7 45 p m to 11 p m. State fuel administrators enforce these rules.
Dillon merchants report strong holiday business with some stores seeing much better sales than last year. The day before Christmas was the peak shopping day at all the shops.
The text explains that expenses are costs not family living expenses but business costs like interest taxes wages goods seed rent and other items needed to run the enterprise. Income covers nearly all money received from the farm operations and sales.
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