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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1924
Page
9
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Doheny rose from schoolteacher and cattle herder to one of America’s wealthiest men after discovering an oil source. Capper’s Weekly notes he owned 1.4 million acres of oil land in Mexico and major properties in the U.S. He bought a Los Angeles block to control his future neighbors as he built a vast empire.
Cat Creek reports the Mussel shell valley well in the west end begins flowing over the top of casing into a small stream, alarming observers. The well has been shut down as not worth immediate pumping.
Gladys Belle Kearns No 1 well near Great Falls now yielding 16 barrels of oil daily. Belt shipments show 180 cars of fat cattle and 30 cars of sheep moved through during the 1928 season.
The Dillon school last month had 78 scholars with 51 average daily attendance and 62 average belonging. Perfect behavior recipients were Martin Innes Mamie Dingley Mary Innes Alma Thorp and Carrie Carter. A rich ore body found at Atlantis mine may reach $100000. St Valentine's ball at Bannack praised as a success with peace and harmony noted.
Dillon companies parade on Washington's birthday led by the Dillon brass band. Orr Electric Light & Power added a new section to its power house on the north side. The Dillon Machine Shop & Brass Foundry castings began last week. Madison County Monitor notes faster winter stage service by Anderson Brothers. Lima held a Washington's Birthday program to a full house, while Dell reports Tommy Haw struck water at 70 feet depth in a coal shaft.
Dell reports a wagon road through Big Sheep canyon could bring 1500 to 2000 Idaho money annually to the county. Charley Maynard found ore worth 100 to 1000 dollars per ton and plans to build an arasta for soon sale. Washington's Birthday celebration at the Basin saw a fizz le and a small crowd at Rock Springs schoolhouse. Hecla pay day in Bannack noted, with many tin bucket carriers shuttling between Hotel Meade and Execcion mine.
Dil lon saloon men protests a closing law compelling bars to close from midnight to 6 am and Sundays. The measure became law Feb 1 with March 11 effective date. A referendum petition was started then withdrawn due to publication timing. Beaverhead County Fair Association reports record stock subscriptions and a four day fair plan endorsed at a courthouse meeting chaired by George Lovell.
The War Department warns that the government does not fund civilian purchases of headstones. It will supply markers only for unmarked graves of honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines who served in any war. Blank application forms and instructions are available from the Quartermaster General in Washington, D. C.
Spring fever brings home and garden bargains in Dillon Montana. 9 10 C C Newman promotes owning rather than renting with a range of sizes and contact details at Telephone Block Dillon.
A lighthearted anecdote recounts a driver who used a polite smile to challenge a speeding ticket and claims the approach worked with the judge. The tale highlights courteous behavior from traffic officers and a favorable outcome in court.
The Presbyterian church's Manse Society will hold a cooked food sale at Waldorf's store on Saturday March 1 from 9 to 1. The Shields Valley Syndicate reports the company will resume work in Potter Basin and push the deep test well to completion.
A hotel clerk and a caller exchange a cryptic line about a guest named Dill. The caller asks if Mr Dill is registered at the hotel, the clerk mishears as Mr Bill, prompting the insistence that the person is Dill with a playful D as in pickle.
Sunday worship features sermons on Baptists and Their Place in History and Christ Our Advocate at the Court of Heaven. Midweek prayers at 7 30 p m with Friday choir practice. Sunday school enrollment drives aim to double attendance by April first led by H J Pritchard.
A letter from Mrs. Ellen Bethel of Clanton Alabama praises Foley Cathartic Tablets as the best medicine she has used for constipation. The ad from Potts druggist promotes the mild tablets for prompt relief.
An old advertisement describes catarrh causing Eustachian tube inflammation and hearing loss. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy proven over forty years, sold by all druggists, from J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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