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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
5
E. O. Mellier a machinist for Conrey Gold Dredging near Ruby Maison county visited family for Christmas. Mrs. Mellier and children spend the school year in Dillon. The firm runs the world’s largest gold dredge moving vast ground sixty feet to bedrock with immense daily output and virgin gold yields.
Mary Staudaher, 9, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marcus Staudaher of near Bond, died Friday from spinal meningitis. Funeral service was held Saturday at St Rose church in this city with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
A large Christmas tree was set up at Bannack and Idaho streets and decorated with a Red Cross flag and colored lights. A singing group toured town in a car on Christmas Eve singing carols.
Mrs Bower and Miss Tissier will conduct lessons in surgical dressing at the Red Cross rooms in Diflan starting January 8 at 1 pm for four to five days. County women interested should attend. bring a shirt box scissors ruler and table knife. No expense, wear apron and cap available at cost at the Red Cross room.
A Red Cross benefit dance by Wise River district ladies will be held December 31 with music donated by Ferguson and Leffler and George Patton duo. Supper by Wise River and Dewey groups, expected large turnout to aid soldiers and sailors abroad. Red Cross drive ends Christmas Eve adding about 2,500 new active members. Manager Selway praises the campaign.
Dillon residents report ongoing construction at F A Hazel baker office and rear vault. Hartwig family travels to Helena for the week. Miss Poindexter returns home for holidays. several locals visit relatives and study plans, including Misses Paul Nelson Jones Elliott at Missoula and A M Johnson of Tacoma leaving for Butte after a Dillon stay. An afternoon talk by Mr Johnson, recently from the western front, captivates at Hartwig theater.
At Reichle P O on Friday a Christmas program was held in the schoolhouse. Miss Sharkey directed the event, decorated the tree, and many ornaments were made by the children. A social followed with thanks extended to the teacher. Several local residents travelled for visits and returns home for the holidays. The paper wishes readers a happy new year.
Bozeman December 26. Professor E L Currier of Montana State College warns a large majority of farmers will be affected by the new income tax law. He says keeping simple farm records of receipts and expenditures will be essential, with thresholds of 1000 for singles and 2000 for married individuals. The Farm Management Department offers help from the Montana Experiment Station.
Bond Grocery Co advertises pig feed at 3.25 per hundred with ground wheat and bran. It also offers horse feed at 90 pounds for 3.00, mixed from ground oats barley and bran. Chicken feed is 3.50 per hundred, better grade 3.75 per hundred, located at 51 2.
Mrs. S. E. Keesee and her daughter Ardath arrived Saturday from Missouri for a brief stay. Mr. Keesee and the two older children remained in Missouri.
Mrs. Walter Taylor entertained the Riverside club at dinner yesterday, hosting a social gathering with members in attendance and a cordial evening planned at the club.
The Lutheran Aid society will meet with Mrs. Berg Christensen January 3.
The Bitterroot club held its annual Christmas party at the Ernest Orr home, sharing seasonal cheer and community fellowship among members.
The Busy Bee club members will meet with Mrs Ed Smith next Wednesday January 2. The event aims to discuss club activities and plans for the coming week.
The Social Eight club held its Christmas party at the Mosher home last Friday night with members gathering for seasonal fellowship and holiday cheer.
The Jolly club held its Christmas celebration Tuesday evening at the Gist home with Miss Mary Gist as hostess. An icy game sparked merriment and light refreshments followed a delightful evening.
Bozeman December 22. Montana poultryman barred from buying wheat can use a wheatless mix from Prof. W F Schoppe. Best combination found is cracked peas four pounds oats four pounds bald barley eight pounds. Birds fed this ration show egg production more than double other pens.
At a Red Cross established children’s hospital in France an average of 350 boys and girls are examined each day. A dental dispensary operates in an old kitchen with a makeshift dental chair fashioned from a wine barrel.
Rainey Foster will entertain about twelve of his young friends at a dancing party this evening. The home is decorated with holly, mistletoe and red bells and the guests will trip the light fantastic to the Victrola. Refreshments will be served.
The Good Government club will hold its annual New Year tea on Wednesday January 2 from three to five in the high school gymnasium. Each member may bring two guests and county superintendents will also attend. A pleasant time is anticipated.
Mrs. J. E. Monroe hosted a holiday gathering for Normal and town girls at the dormitory. Guests played guessing games with small prizes, and enjoyed dainty refreshments served at five o'clock.
Several entertaining events filled the public school last Friday with special exercises and Christmas trees. The highlight was a Christmas Cantata in the auditorium directed by Miss Taylor, performed in costume and enjoyed by a large audience.
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