Residents and visitors gather in Dillon for week of activity
Mrs. Jay Talent and others from Dell spend Wednesday in Dillon while rancher John Anabnit returns from near Jackson. Several residents travel to Seattle and Bozeman. A. J. Wedum leaves for Long Beach. Beaverhead locals mingle with guests from Jerome Idaho and Deer Lodge as Dillon Ford opens for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Talent
Dell
Dillon
A. J. Wedum
Long Beach
California
Nel& Nelson
Beaverhead Valley
Deer Lodge
A. Bergeson
Dillon Ford Agency
Seattle
County Commissioners Attend Helena State Meeting
O. C. Gosman A. L. Anderson and Martin Jackson of the board of county commissioners are in Helena this week for a state meeting of county boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Gosman
A. L. Anderson
Martin Jackson
Board of County Commissioners
Helena
See Dr Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel Dillon
An eye care notice invites residents to see Dr Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel in Dillon on Tuesday January 29 for eye exams and updated glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Scarborough
Andrus Hotel
Dillon
Twin Bridges Visitors Reach Dillon Notes
Bo Scott reports a short business trip from Om Dell oh. Frank and Mrs Sawyer of Twin Bridges visited Dillon last Saturday. Roscoe Dillett and wife of Twin Bridges were in Dillon late last week. Postmaster exam at Monida conducted by local civil service secretary. Chicken dinner to be served 5 to 7 pm at Baptist church on Wednesday January 30 in joint Methodist-Baptist event. Sheriff Orr returns to duty after three week absence for appendicitis. G Williams came home from an extended visit to Toronto and eastern U S cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sawyer
Twin Bridges
Roscoe Dillett
Dillon
Monida
The
Civil Service
G. Williams
Toronto
Canada
United States
Otto Pahnish Visit From Grasshopper Ranch
Otto Pahnish traveled down from Grasshopper ranch with Mrs. Anabell on Tuesday. Desmond has been nursing one of the Pahnish children through a spell of sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Pahnish
Anabell
Desmond
Pahnish
Road Bid Session Held For 1929 Montana Roads
George Metlen county surveyor and Dave Sullivan attend Helena meeting of the state highway commission where bids for 1929 road construction will be opened and considered this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Metlen
Dave Sullivan
Helena
State Highway Commission
Dillon welcomes Tom Carney back to telegraph office
Tom Carney a former Dillon man now stationed at West Yellowstone for years returned to Dillon this week to fill a vacancy in the telegraph office at the local depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carney
Dillon
West Yellowstone
Methodist church to host Dr Hawk next Sunday
Dr. Jonathon B. Hawk, board of education member of the Methodist Episcopal church and former district superintendent in Ohio, will speak at the local Methodist church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathon B. Hawk
Board of Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio
Methodist Church
Scully Family Informed of Miss Gladys Scully’s Condition
Mrs. W. T. Scully Miss Burl Scully and Jack Yale were summoned to Butte last Monday due to Miss Gladys Scully’s serious illness. She underwent an operation at Murray hospital last week and latest reports say she is out of danger and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Scully
Burl Scully
Jack Yale
Butte
Gladys Scully
Murray Hospital
Hoar TM Returns From Eastern Trip
Walter Hoar of the Forest service returned from a extended trip to Minneapolis and northern Wisconsin. He drove the route in two and a half days and noted scenic highway east of Medora. He reports Minneapolis growing rapidly with new office buildings and Wisconsin and Minnesota prospering with new farm residences and red dairy barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hoar
Forest Service
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Medora
North Dakota
Minnesota
Hoar
Odd Creatures Found in Subterranean Life
Subterranean animal life develops without sunlight and largely resembles surface species. Some cave dwellers show extreme adaptations with whitish or transparent skin, atrophied or absent eyes, enlarged hearing smell and touch organs, and long coarse body hairs.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Uses and Claims
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound soothes irritated throats and hacking coughs. It touts pure pine tar and honey as a healing blend, with no opiates, and promotes sale by Geo. Gosman, successor to Potts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley’s
Geo. . Gosman
Potts
Beaverhead County High School Alumni Dance Enthralls Crowd
A Beaverhead County High School alumni event at the gym drew about seventy five couples for a formal evening hosted by faculty. Musical numbers included a quartet with Dr. W. H. Stephan A. T. Peterson Dr. S. E. Davis and Larry Price with Mrs. Alfred Cashmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
County High School
W. H. Stephan
A. T. Peterson
S. E. Davis
Larry Price
Alfred Cashmore
Harry Eckhoff
Popular Dillon Couple Weds at St James Church
A Dillon Beaverhead County wedding unites Alice Hanson and Byron Orr. The couple, from prominent local ranching families, were married at St James Episcopal church last Saturday by Rev H N Tragitt. After a Seattle honeymoon they will live in Dillon where Orr Brothers ranching interests continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
St. James Episcopal Church
Alice Hanson
Byron Orr
H. N. Tragitt
Carl C. Hanson
Armstead
Bert Orr
Orr
Seattle
Dillon
Orr Brothers
Social Bridge Parties Conclude Friday With Final Event
A week of charming bridge parties concludes Friday evening. Hosted by Mrs. O. M. Best with cohosts Mrs. H. F. Best and Mrs. Judson P. Best, the events featured extensive floral decor and ten tables of play after each meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Best
Judson P. Best
Mrs Curran to Leave Dillon for Spokane County Deputy Post
The Owls club hosted a dinner at the Country Inn for Mrs Margaret Craig Curran who will depart Dillon soon to assume a deputy position in the office of the county superintendent of Spokane County Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owls
Country Inn
Margaret Craig Curran
Dillon
Spokane County
Washington
Woman's Home Missionary Society Meeting at Mrs Ida Sunday's
Mrs Ida Sunday charmingly entertained the Woman's Home Missionary Society at her Reeder street home Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Sunday
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Reeder Street
Birthday Surprise For Miss Mildred Underwood
Miss Mildred Underwood was surprised at a birthday party held at her home Saturday evening. Invitations were issued by her mother Mrs Underwood and her sister Irma. The gathering featured games after a delicious dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred ‘Underwood
Mrs. Underwood
Irma
Ellen May Guild Meets At Bimrose Home
Mrs F H Bimrose and Mrs Fred Crouse entertained the Ellen May Guild at the Bimrose residence on South Pacific street Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Bimrose
Fred Crouse
Ellen May Guild
Bimrose
South Pacific Street
Founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great
The city of Alexandria was founded in 382 B.C. by Alexander the Great to serve as a Greek port and distribution hub for Greek goods into Egypt while gathering Egyptian products for trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
B.C
Alexander the Great
Egypt
Scientists Seek Center of the Universe in Boston Inquiry
Lost and scattered references point to Boston as the elusive center of the universe. Researchers acknowledge the concept may be outdated as they pursue new cosmological bearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
See Dr Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel
A brief notice states that patients should see Dr Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel in Dillon.
University Records Pacific Coast Indian Songs and Dances
The anthropology department of the University of California has collected phonographic records preserving old time songs and dances of Pacific slope Indians. Some attempts to obtain the Cry Dance were long blocked but scholars now study these recordings to understand the musical traditions and the methods used in their compilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Lost Bear “Club
Abbe Aaee
Treen Wood Cups and Bowls in Medieval Britain
Wooden trenchers or treen were widely used in medieval Great Britain. Rich abbeys kept ornate masers such as the Great maser at York and a border gilt cup at Shrewsbury, while many poorer people continued to use simple maple wares into later centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
York
Judas
Durham
Sh. Savioer
Southwark
England
Scotland
Weather signs from animals and insects across a forecast
A historical note describes how various creatures show premonitions of weather. Bees move early and gather nectar slowly, spiders reinforce webs, ducks vocalize in alarm, roosters crow at unusual times, oxen sniff the wind, mules look sad, marmots whistle, and ants retreat underground as air shifts occur.
Welsh Folk Remedies and Animal-Derived Treatments Are Still Used
Dr E R Williams told a British Medical association meeting in Cardiff that folk medicines persist in Wales. He cited goose grease for chest wheeze, spiders webs for cuts, salt bacon for bulls and whitlows, and a report of a mouse being roasted and its ashes given in porridge to a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
E. R. Willams
British Medical Association
Cardiff
Williams
The Sahara Described by Eunice Tetjens
The Sahara is portrayed as a vast fourfold desert across Africa. It features rock, dry lake bed, flat sandy, and moving dune landscapes with winds and rare wandering Arabs, a bare lifeless world explained in Child Life Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Africa
Eunice Tetjens
Child Life Magazine
Twain Disputes Jumping Frog Tale Origin
The article discusses Mark Twain denying that his Jumping Frog story from Calaveras County California in 1849 was based on an ancient Greek tale. Professor Van Dyke of Princeton argued the Greek link exists, while Clemens maintains the California tale stems from a local storyteller of limited literacy. The piece notes Clemens’s concern over the alleged coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Calif
van Dyke
Princeton
Clemens
California
Dillon church announces services with Dr. Curry
A Sunday program offers 10:00 Sunday School for all, 11:00 worship led by Dr. E R Curry of Bozeman, and 7:30 evening service with music readings a playlet and a short address. The pastor invites calls for service and visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R. Curry
Bozeman
What Youth Can Do Young People Day At First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian announces Young People's Day with the theme What Youth Can Do. Young people will lead parts of the service. The Christian Endeavor society meets at a private home. time six fifteen Sunday evening. The minister preached at Melrose last Sunday afternoon and will hold the next meeting February seventeenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
Idealist
Melrose
Methodist Church to Welcome Dr Jonathan Hawk Sunday
Dr Jonathan B Hawk a member of the Board of Education and personal friend of Mr Ricketts will be here Sunday to speak at morning and evening services at the Methodist Church The schedule lists 9:45 church school 11:00 morning worship 6:30 Epworth League and 7:30 evening services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Levening
Jonathan B. Hawk
Board of Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio
Ricketts
St James Episcopal Church Service Schedule
St James Episcopal Church announces services with Children’s Church at 9 45 a m Church School at 10 15 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 00 a m Rev H N Tragitt and Rev J Rector listed as clergy for the Sunday program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Church
Christian Science Society Services Sunday at 11
The Christian Science Society on Sebree Street holds services every Sunday at 11 o clock and invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebree Street
St Rose Church Mass Times and Confession Hours
St Rose Catholic Church notes Masses Sundays at 8 and 10 30 am and 7 30 pm services. Weekday mass at 8 am. Confessions Saturday afternoon from 8 to 6 and from 7 to 3 pm. First Friday mass at 6 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Rose Catholic
X. Leschner
Still Seeking Vitamins and the Rice Grain
Scientist C Funk proposes a term to cover the health giving element in rice that prevents disease. The text notes that additional vitamins are likely to be found by future investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Funk
Butte Beavers Hold Off Dillon In Tight clash
Beavers defense clamps down in final canto to limit Butte to a single point while Dillon stalls. Blair leads Dillon with steady scoring alongside Little and Price, as Brown and Hazen pace Butte in a close game with visitors unable to break the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butté
Dillon
Butte
Beavers
Blair
Little
Price
Rown
Hazen
Suspicious Change Says a Philosopher in AM Magazine
A philosopher in the American Magazine cautions that one cannot claim a man is 25 years old and then alter behavior to appear friendly without arousing motive suspicions. The piece argues careful consistency in attitudes toward others.
Silence Line From a Senior Theme
A fragmented line from a senior theme hints at a student recital or class assignment. The readable portion suggests an awkward reminiscence about sharing a gum drop and a moment of difficulty in voice or speech. The text remains incomplete but conveys a reflective school scene.
Reward Offered for Evidence in Beef Thefts on Ranges
A $1000 reward is offered by W C De Rent and D V Erwin for evidence leading to the conviction of anyone unlawfully butchering or stealing beef or veal on the Big Hole Horse Prairie Grasshopper Centennial Red Rock and Black Tail ranges or premises. Report any evidence to the names provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole
Horse Prairie
Grasshopper
Centennial
Red Rock
Black Tail
W. C. de Rent
Ntoek
Ineyector
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Mary Bond
H. L. McCaleb
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Skaggs Safeway
A. W. Stephenson
Pratt’s Poultry Regulator
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Bo Scott
Om Dell Oh
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Mrs. Curran
Home Missionary Society
ST. Rose Guild
John Gelhaus
Joseph Gelhaus
Mouse
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Thomas J. Simons
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St.james- Episcopal Church
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Brown
Trueworthy
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G. McCracken
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T Lair
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F. Wegen
Hignight
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E Kent
Ee Brundage
F Kerr
Schvere Boone
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