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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
1
A tranquil welcome to 1924 unfolds in Dillon with no disorder. New Year celebrations include wake parties and a City Hall ball by the Legion drawing a large crowd. A brief midnight intermission preceded a Leap Year themed dance guided by the Linson orchestra, ending as one of Dillon's quietest New Year’s Eves.
The 1924 outlook in Beaverhead County and Montana is optimistic as agriculture stock raising and mining adapt postwar shocks. Diversification and cooperative farming gain traction while new crops, poultry, and livestock provide steady income. No bank failures noted and farmers, stockmen, and merchants stay resilient amid improving conditions.
The Dillon public school's first team defeated Sheridan high school Midgets 12 to 7 in a curtain raiser for the Sheridan Bozeman game last Friday evening. A motor trip with many cheering fans accompanied the team back home impressed by the performance. Born to Mrs Arch Brothers a daughter December 29 at Mrs Martha Melvin's home. The Needle club held its annual Christmas gift exchange at Mrs F H Garver's home with pleasant refreshments.
Ed Ely plans a long postponed trip to his mother near Bucharest Romania after selling his Red Boot Shoe shop in Dillon to Robert Rowland of Spokane. He will travel with friend Dan Marcoe, depart about the 15th, stop in Detroit, then New York to board the Leviathan, returning by early May. Rowland, an expert in shoe repair, took over the shop.
The De Molay chapter forms a basketball team led by George Gosman. Former high school players Elmer Sel way Ernest Nelson Warren Murray Dell Lloyd William Nelson and Fred Dullenty have been practicing for over a month and are arranging a schedule with several games against outside teams.
Dillon residents welcomed friends from Blaine Lima Sheridan Deer Lodge and Stevensville while the Oregon Short Line station underwent interior refinishing. New Years activities at the Camel Inn and Busy Bee club dinner featured local residents and college students returning home for holidays.
The guide directs single earners with net income of 1000 dollars or more or gross 5000 dollars or more and married couples with net income 2000 dollars or more or gross 5000 dollars or more to file returns. Filing runs January 1 to March 15, 1924 at the local collector of internal revenue. It outlines a four percent tax on net income over personal exemptions, eight percent on the remaining net income, and a surtax from one to fifty percent on net incomes over 6000 dollars for 1923.
Ike Rife Jr. a renowned Medicine Lodge rancher visits Dillon. Charles Burdick of Jackson was in town as a business visitor. Mrs. C P Moon and children from Tacoma spent a week with sister Maud Hubbard. Mrs. Etta Metzel leaves for Butte for sister Sarah Terry’s funeral. Harry Hunter, famed piano tuner from Butte, visits. Orders to be left at Tribune Book Store. Dewey Cashmore and Frank Hatfield depart for Bozeman to resume studies at the State College. Miss Hazel Lundy, visiting her mother Ida Lundy, returns to Great Falls Tuesday to teach school.
Leo De Celles spent six weeks in Los Angeles and several days this week in our city returning to his home in Butte. He stayed with his sister Mrs. James Kelly while in Dillon.
Delinquent taxes in Beaverhead county are shown to be under five percent for 1928 excluding irrigation districts. Total collections reached 251 895 72 of 407 509 84 on rolls with 34 063 86 delinquent, including Big Hole and part of Fast Bench irrigation districts. City of Dillon paid 10 465 53 of 14 427 22 levy. Lima paid 840 52 of 1 284 44. balance due on half payments is May 30 1924.
The Hardin to Crow Agency route on the Crow-Custer Battlefield highway corridor is nearing completion with finish work and paving advancing toward opening. Local officials note improved access and potential economic benefits for Hardin and surrounding communities.
Mr. George Taylor hosts a New Year dinner with friends Ralph Cushing Morze Walters and Clarence Dicker who spent holidays at home. The group traveled after Wednesday to Bozeman to attend the State college, with 272 expected attendees. Advertising for Mentena industries and products appears on the Galieso Milwaukee & St. Paul railway.
Bernard Garrison visited Reichle. Mr and Mrs John Swafford of Melrose were in Dillon. Robert Funk Jr of Sheridan enrolled at the Normal college for winter quarter. A range of townspeople travel or transact business, with a lost item notice and a DAR meeting announced for January.
Anaconda high meets Dillon in a big high school hoops clash on the gym floor tonight. Coach Roberts has the squad in hard shape for a strenuous contest as local fans expect a packed house. Cashmore exits this semester to Bozeman State College while Holmes and Oliver are ineligible, leaving a lineup built from developing players and new material aiming to surprise. The Beavers previously beat Sheridan 24 to 16 two weeks ago.
Fifteen Christmas Cheer baskets were given to the needy in Dillon and vicinity on Christmas morning. The baskets included chicken vegetables fruit mince pies candy and nuts funded by local businesses and individuals such as Odd Fellows Nelson Grocery Montana Merc Co Graeter Grocery McFadden's City Bakery D. H. Dickey Western Wholesale Grocery Bond Grocery Waldorf Grocery Forsgren's Grocery White Cafe Hughes and McCaleb Klicl's Beaverhead Motors State Bank Red Star Garage and others. A recipient list exists and will be available to donors on request. ENVOY EDGAR WINTERS, Officer in charge of Local Corps.
Misses Mary Schoenborn Mau reen Desmond Margaret Orr and Anabelle Desmond spent the holidays with home folks and left for Missoula on Wednesday to attend the State University.
Mrs. Mary Summertime of Detroit collected her late husband’s $90 army disability pension for five years and now balks at paying him alimony, planning an appeal to challenge the support obligation.
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