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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
4
The late Br Adam Adams lived in Dillon for over 30 years. He was industrious and kind, an active lodge member who helped others in distress. He will be missed by family, associates and friends who knew him as a thoughtful and loyal neighbor.
Report states Bernard Williams holds the courtty agent post with satisfaction. The selection followed a rule favoring outsiders, but Williams earned broad support from friends and county commissioners. The verdict is unanimous that he is the right man for the position.
Reader recollects a truck loading a sheep wagon on a street near the post office and library, remarking on the novelty. The anecdote leads to playful banter about horses and wagons and a broader rumor about liquor store purchase fees.
An analysis condemns taxation and government relief as inadequate for Montana’s wool industry. It cites low wool prices paid to ranchers, inflated retail values, and a 581.04 stock bid vs 2.97 book value to illustrate profiteering by holding companies. The writer promises a series detailing diagnosis and remedies.
Extracted notes report fashion shifts with hoop skirts out of style and a civic meeting where Mayor White authorized purchase of a new $800 hook and ladder fire truck. The item also touches on cowboy lore and a distant tale of a rancher seeking a herd near a female seminary.
The text traces canal concepts from ancient channels to the Isthmus of Panama. It notes the Continental Divide as a barrier, the discovery of the Pacific by Columbus in 1502, and the later search for a strait. It covers early surveys by Spain and France, American occupation beginning in 1904, and the canal’s opening in 1914 with formal inaugurations in 1920. It provides route details: Chagres valley to Guillard Cut, Rio Grande, total length 50.72 statute miles, shore-to-shore 40.27 miles, end-to-end air distance 43.05 miles.
Arthur Brisbane claims the great Boulder dam will finish in July two and a half years early with water entering the reservoir in 15 days. Contracts with Los Angeles and other power interests will fund the project within 50 years, boosting land values and irrigating eastern and Beaverhead valleys. The Beaverhead County Development association urges teamwork to develop a fertile field awaiting their efforts as water storage could transform the region.
Irregular text fragment mentions familiar fairy tale phrases and lines about names like John Schleichér of Birch Creek, with references to Dillon and Wednesday. The garbled OCR suggests a local blotter or joke column note rather than a coherent news item.
In Beaverhead County Montana Richard B Lowder files a complaint against W B Dean trustee Lima Improvement Co and others for adverse claims to real property described in the summons. The case seeks to clear title and resolve any cloud including possible dower or contingent claims. The court clerk reminders include a general election reg reg and voter re registration reference.
W. Q. Churchill will apply to Beaverhead County Montana on February 28 1935 or thereafter for a tax deed on property described as Lots 5 and 10 in Section 5 Lots 2 8 4 and S%4NE14 in Section 6 Township 1 South Range 10 West Also Lots 7 8 and 9 in Section 31 Township 1 North Range 10 West The amount due is 227 40 plus interest and publication and deed costs and other costs dated January 22 1936 by W. Q. Churchill.
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