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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
5
A bunkhouse at the Lovell Live stock company ranch was burned to the ground early Friday. The loss is estimated at about $1,000 with no insurance. The blaze spread but was halted before reaching nearby structures.
In Beaverhead County Montana the district court orders the administratrix Marie Gray to appear January 22, 1930 at 10 a.m. to show cause why an order to sell part of the real estate of decedent George F Gray should not be granted. A copy of the order will be published weekly for two weeks in the Dillon Tribune.
Local residents and visitors from Grant Armstead Helena Melrose Missoula Butte and Butte pursue business and social events this week. Notables attend Woolgrowers convention in Helena and a district court files damages suit between Dr A C Morrow and Carl Hansen over a recent car collision.
A large attendance gathered Sunday evening at the Methodist church for a Fellowship dinner and program. Musical selections and a special service followed the meal, with four attendees over seventy among the sixty present braving the snow to participate.
The Rev and Mrs H N Tragitt hosted a choir party at St James rectory on Thursday evening after practice. Members and spouses enjoyed refreshments and games as the evening’s diversion.
Dried codfish is processed into a powder used as a substitute for flour in bread making, with Icelanders beating dried codfish to create the flour-like product.
Bergeson Motors manager A Bergeson returned Monday from Seattle where he attended a convention of Ford dealers. He toured the Ford factory and noted new body types will begin construction February 1. Washington Idaho Ford share and 3.9 cents per mile operating cost were cited.
L. and L. Gregg and family of Blackfoot Idaho move to Dillon and take the Yeaman residence on South Atlantic street. Mr. Gregg engages in the bee business in the new community.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stops coughing and soothes dry throat. Sedative without opiates and mildly laxative. Wm. Barnes of San Antonio praises its effectiveness and claims it is worth $50 a bottle. For sale by Geo. M. Gosman successor to Potts. Ask for it.
Beaverhead chapter DeMolay presented Is Zat So at Hartwig theatre with notable talent and stage effects. Directed by Olive Scholz the cast included Buster Stultz, Bert Orr, Tim Blair, Alma Christensen, Howard Cashmore and Bruce Brundage delivering engaging comedy romance and drama to a receptive audience.
A highway committee approved the new state and federal road from Dillon south to Daly's spur. Viewers included Pp. G. Poore B. J. Kitt and H. W. Smith. Surfacing bids for the twelve mile stretch will be considered at a Helena meeting on February 26.
Ulric D. Harding formerly of Dillon died last Friday at the Masonic Home in Helena. Born in Whiat cheer Iowa in 1864 he moved to Dillon shortly after the town’s founding and was a member of the Dillon Lodge A F and A M. Survived by son Philip E. Harding and daughters Mrs G A Keppner of Butte and Mrs Walker Zabel of Lewiston. Interment will be in Helena.
The Montana Education Association local branch met Friday at the Normal College dorm dining room for a dinner with Superintendent Charles Henry of the training school. After the meal a business session led to an old fashioned literary society with an engaging program.
Helena Jan 15 C A Rasmussen collector of internal revenue for the district of Montana announces that information returns forms 1099 and 1096 for 1929 and later years must be filed with the Helena office rather than Washington and must be filed on or before February 15 instead of March 15 as formerly.
Moon magic is described as a belief that the moon affects human affairs, especially love and romance. The article notes superstition about lunar influence on emotions and relationships.
The first alumni association formed at Williams College in 1821. Early groups were mainly social but soon aided schools by keeping interest alive and sometimes providing funds, welding former students into lasting support networks.
In a sidesplitting exchange, three four year olds from Broad Ripple reveal their bold futures. Joe plans to shoot Hans, another imagines riding a train endlessly, while Donald vows to buy an ice cream cone and ride a street car.
A $1,000 reward is posted for information leading to the conviction of anyone unlawfully butchering or stealing beef or veal on the ranges or premises of the Big Hole Horse. The offer specifies non officers may claim the award.
A Dillon Commercial Service session at the Andrus hotel featured Karle Genzberger of the Commercial Credit Association and Oscar Bourch of Butte as principal speakers. Genzberger outlined upcoming business features and plans for 1980, while Lambert Eliel presided and O A Bergeson returned from Seattle. The current board was reelected and donations by members will be routed to the Vigilance committee for approval.
In Judge magazine January 18 issue a comic panel shows Henry J Kopf known as the Human Anvil working in a Dillon Montana blacksmith shop for twenty years without a headache. The image has drawn notable attention at the Tribune office.
Unusual timepieces in Europe feature heads in human skulls, a monkey, and a grotesque dog cranium. Each head uses one eye for hours and the other for minutes with painted numerals around the optics. Large eyelashes decorate the eyes as the orbs rotate to mark time.
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