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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
9
The fragment notes a mailing matter with two prices and a postal designation, indicating second class mail status and a Dillon Post Office reference along with a telephone contact.
Dillon serves as a hub for livestock men in southwestern Montana and nearby Idaho. Beef buyers arrive from Chicago Omaha Kansas City Salt Lake City Ogden Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Tacoma Seattle Spokane and Butte. Wool buyers come from Boston and Chicago to acquire region’s fleeces.
The speaker praises a transformed frontier where jovial gunmen and ranchers lay aside quarrels. Quarrels, lawsuits, and jealousies have faded as neighbors greet one another. Sheepmen and cattlemen now share meals at common tables in safety.
County board approves over ten thousand dollars in delinquent taxes, delays Big Hole irrigation tax deeds until February 1, and rejects pension reinstatement for two former dependents. It orders deeds prepared for February sales, notes estate settlement actions, and reappoints F. M. Merrill Jr. to the high school board while delaying certain city appointments. The session also covers county payrolls, school and fair expenses, and road machinery viewings at the Billings convention. Whitefish First creamery construction advances.
Sunday services at First Presbyterian Church include Sunday school at 9.50 a.m and morning worship at 11.00 a.m with an anthem by J A Parks and a sermon on the Rejected Corner Stone. Evening worship at 7.30 features a new series on the Gospel of Matthew with 18 lessons and printed notes distributed at each service.
Mr and Mrs Fred Chapman hosted guests on New Year’s Eve at their home on South Washington Street. The evening featured games and monologues with clever prizes, followed by four tables of pinochle won by Mrs Hawkins and Alvin Jones. Refreshments were served after midnight as 1926 was welcomed in style.
The Dillon Delphian club met at the library to discuss The White Monkey. Next meeting is Jan 18 with The Matriarch by G B Stern assigned. A yearly list includes The Kenworthys by Margaret Wilson and The Professor's House by Willa Cather.
The Parent Teachers Association invites all to the first meeting of the year on Tuesday January 12 in the kindergarten rooms of the primary building. A program includes a piano duet by Mrs Alf Cashmore and Lenora Cashmore a talk on Campfire work in Dillon by Miss Merchant a Campfire girls activity segment two vocal solos by Mrs Earl Wheat with violin accompaniment by Kenneth Wheat and piano by Mrs Ballard.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Bannack and Washington hosts an evening sermon on What Ails Our Youth at 7 30. Morning topic Finding God in the Church is at 11. Sunday school begins at 9 45 with goals and class updates from teachers including Miss Mary Sands and Mrs Fairchild.
The Shakespeare club will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the play White Cargo, with members gathering to review the work and share insights.
Mrs G T Paul hosted the Social Eight luncheon at her South Pacific Street home Friday. The Busy Bee club met at Camel Inn with Mrs O J Smith of Monida. Pink carnations were given as souvenirs. Mrs Lorenzo Cushing hosted the Manse society on South Washington Street. Mrs Monte Matthews will host the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club next week on South Washington Street. St Rose guild gathered at the rectory Thursday afternoon. Northside Country club plans a meeting next Tuesday January 12 with Mrs Julia Selway at her ranch north of the city.
August Mailey and Frank Robinson visited Blaine this Thursday. E G Burdick and Ruby valley guests stayed with Fannie and Henry Cahill. Mrs Noah Allen of Apex returned from San Pedro California after two weeks with friends. Sam Bell family returned to Dillon from Boulder. R J Bidstrip family enjoyed a California trip on the excursion. Anastacia Boger, visiting Dillon, left for Bozeman to teach. Lizette Rounds and Isaiah Cashmore returned from Lewistown. James Maddox and Gilbert Quillici families, with children, were holiday guests at Frank Schultz home returning Jan 2 with Mrs Maddox remaining.
Beaverhead chapter of the D A R will meet next Tuesday January 12 at the home of Mrs W H Stephan on Pacific street.
The Twentieth Century Dancing club will hold a dance at the Guild Hall on Friday evening January 15. Hosts and hostesses include Mr and Mrs W F Cashmore, Mr and Mrs T E Gilbert, Mr and Mrs James Kelly, and Mr and Mrs Ernest Luebben.
Four hundred experiment station lambs from Miles City are sent to eastern markets. The shipment aims to test market viability and price response under regional demand conditions.
Mr and Mrs J B Cluley entertain at a pinochle club gathering. Hosts welcome members and guests to an evening of cards and conversation in a social club setting.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming the ointment relieves catarrh symptoms and the internal tonic purifies blood to restore normal mucous surfaces. It states the product has sold for over 40 years by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
The Sunday Night Winter club held a breakfast on New Year’s morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rees.
Mrs R J Dansie entertained the M I M club Saturday at a one o clock dinner at her new ranch home near Armstead. A most enjoyable time was reported.
The Hobnob club hosted Miss Clara Plant this afternoon. Miss Mae Lowe returned from Idaho after Christmas and New Year visits. Miss Ethel Hoffman arrived back the next morning from Colorado. Mrs Frank Birrey and son Ivo drove to Dilles from the Quarter Circle Ten Yanch near Blaine, joined by Clarus Birrer who left for Dell after ten days at the Birrer ranch.
Dillon receives an active taxi operation linking Armstead and Dillon. Parke Scott and his Marmon transport passengers from missed O. S. L. connections to Dillon, returning in the morning to catch the Salmon-bound train.
Miscellaneous cash entries show a redemption fund with the U S Treasurer and a due from the U S Treasurer. Amounts include 2,720,151.91 and 1,285,482.33 with related 848.21 and 848.21 figures noted in the ledger.
United States Land Office at Grant Falls Montana publishes notice for Orlan do F Trace care of Collins Land Co Helena Montana to select lands under the 1925 act. Protest affidavits must be filed by February 20 1926. Describes multiple fractional land lots in townships 7 13 south and ranges 3 11 west P M Montana.
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