Looking Backward from Tribune 49 Years Ago
A digest of 1891 items notes David Metlen’s wintering stock near Horse Prairie and a 14 foot eagle prepared for the Athletic association. Lima marriage license for S G Whitney and Hannah Phillips, Wilson and Oliver family events, and local naturalization by R W Thomas. School enrollments swell at Dillon schools as new semester begins. Local civic moves include motor street cleaning equipment purchase. May Price takes a junior high teaching post amid crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Smith
R. W. Thomas
Seattle
Grant E. Finch
Frank Nelson
May Price
Peter Grant leaves Dillon for Pocatello railroad work
The Tribune reports Peter Grant, longtime foreman of the Dillon helper crews, resigned to rejoin the Short Line in Pocatello. January had 20 clear days, seven partly cloudy, four cloudy with a record low of 31.2 degrees below zero. Charles W. Conger attended Montana assessors meetings in Helena and was elected secretary of the organization. Mrs J G Willis and Mrs EB Conger hosted St James guild. A son born to Mr and Mrs Williams. Alice Chambers and Mary Lewis plan to return tomorrow. Ed Smith, noted dredge expert, visited Butte for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Grant
Dillon
Pocatello
Short Line
J. E. Monroe
Charles W. Conger
Helena
Assessors of
Montana
Mr. Conger
J. G. Willis
EB. J. Conger
St. James Guild
Willis
A.sons
W. Willams
Alice Chambers
Mary Lewis
Ed Smith
Butte
Local News From Dillon and Surroundings A Decade Ago
1910 items report T F Jenkins planning a trip to Old Mexico with H F Jackson. J W Lusher and wife travel to Spokane to buy spring stock for the Fair store. Robert T Wing attends airship exposition in Salt Lake City. Rita Barnett moves to Bozeman for college. Louis Mickelson and family return from Wichita with son treated at a hospital. boy improving. Katherine Leonard resumes duties at Dillon Implement. R A Johns resigns from Oregon Short Line and plans to move to dry land farm. Five aliens admitted to citizenship in District 1 court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Jenkins
H. F. Jackson
Old Mexico
J. W. Lusher
Dillon
Spokane
Wash
Lusher
Robert T. Wing
Salt Lake City
Rita Barnett
Bozeman
Louis Mickelson
Wichita
Kan
Mining News Nuggets From Western Mines
West and Pacific coast mining updates cover 1939 gold shipments to the U S mint rising 34 percent from 1938. Montana Utah Oregon totals grow with new mill plans and personnel changes at Branagan and Anaconda Copper. Nevada mercury output and price outlook are noted by Henry M Rives amid war demand uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
U. S. Mint
Montana
Utah
Oregon
Reno
Nev
Henry M. Rives
Nevada Mine Operators’ Association
Nevada
Rives
Patrol reports cheap car costs for 65 cars in late 1939
State highway patrol spent one and one half cents per mile for car expense on 65 automobiles, totaling 22,709.51 dollars over 1,446,383 miles driven in the last half of 1939. The fleet averaged 22,560 miles each and gasoline accounted for about half of the expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Lou Boedecker
State Treasurer Distributes School Equalization Funds
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon distributed 71 540 dollars from the common school equalization fund to 41 counties to aid financing their schools. The money was earned by school lands administered by the state land department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray N. Shannon
State Land Department
Montana Hosts Annual Yellowstone Park Game Event
Park officials and Gardiner Commercial Club cooperate to host a wild game display and full sports program on February 11 at Yellowstone National Park attracting hundreds of visitors this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Sin
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner-Commerial
Disney's Walt Disney on laughter and imagination
A profile of Walt Disney in the Disney studio notes how laughter keeps hearts young and spirits bright. The piece details Disney's work ethic on Pinocchio, his approach to character, and views on imagination as key to his animation legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disney Studio
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Pluto
Clarabelle
Walt Disney
Tax receipts by counties dip in first half 1939 totals
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon reports counties collected 953 660 89 in the first half of 1939, a drop of 136 959 28 from 1938, due to a reduced state tax levy. Some counties still posted higher collections despite the levy cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray N. Shannon
Shannon
Vigilante Electric to Hold Annual Stockholders Meeting
Vigilante Electric Cooperative schedules its first annual meeting for 2 PM Saturday January 27 at Twin Bridges high school. Nine trustees will be elected. officers include Guy George president C E Blinn vice president Roscoe Dillett secretary treasurer and directors Arnold Benson Jack Lasich Lars Kalsta Reichlene Carter Charles Miller Nellie Hoey. Line completion from Dillon to Lima nears energizing in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Twin Bridges
Jefferson
Madison
Beaverhead
Guy George
Whitehall
C. E. Blinn
Dillon
Roscoe Dillett
Arnold Benson
Jack Lasich
Lars Kalsta
Reichlene Carter
Melrose
Charles Miller
Nellie Hoey
Montana Wool Shrinkage Lessens Due to Clean Ranges
Werner M Buck, wool specialist from Washington DC, told the Montana Woolgrowers convention in Helena that Montana wool shrinks less than that from neighboring states because of clean grassy ranges. He noted U S wools are not prepared for market as carefully as New Zealand, South America, and Australia wools used for apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Werner M. Buck
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, D.C
Montana School Boards elects Patterson President at Billings
At the 14th annual convention in Billings Montana the Montana School Boards association elected John F Patterson of Great Falls as president. Also chosen were A E Dye Roundup first vice president William Hunter Sr Klein second vice president W F Stiez Plevna secretary treasurer Marvin Billings and an executive committee including W F Gibson Great Falls J L Gleason Livingston Dominic Spogiin Belt O Hanna Linn and William Love Hort Shaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana School Boards Association
John F. Patterson
Great Falls
Billings
A. E. Dye
William Hunter, Sr
Klein
W. F. Stiez
Plevna
Livingsto
Dominic Spogiin
Belt
Hanna
Linn
William Love
Hort
Shaws Ts
Bridge Club Friday Event Notice
A fragmentary notice mentions Walter Foster and a Bridge Club Friday gathering. The readable bits suggest entertainment or social activity but lack concrete details such as time or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Font
Walter Foster
Tri Neus
Holmes Reports Montana Funds Healthy State Balance
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports the net balance in all Montana funds at year start was 15 million 219 thousand 531 dollars and 2 cents, up 8.48 million from the prior year. The general fund stood 691 thousand 358 dollars overdrawn, with overdrawn tendencies at year end due to bond payments after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Holmes
State of
Montana
Montana Blindness Treatment Restores 21 Sights
Helena Mont Jan 18 Twenty one Montanans who received state channel treatment had their sight restored. I M Bradford welfare administrator said all but one were treated by ophthalmologists in Montana The total cost for 24 cases of blindness including hospitalization was under 2800 dollars The 21 regained sight were removed from blind assistance rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
U.P
Montana teachers retirement system reaches over five thousand
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon reports 5,131 Montana teachers enrolled in the state retirement system, begun 2.5 years ago with 3,407 members. He cites 84 percent of public school teachers and 76 percent of system teachers covered, with the pension fund at $499,216.88 and annual benefits totaling about $115,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Ray N. Shannon
Public Works Grants Aid Tuberculosis Sanitarium Expansion
The Public Works Administration approved a grant of 7445 dollars to the state board of examiners to finish the third floor of an addition to the Galen state tuberculosis sanitarium. The 38 new beds from the two floors already in use will be joined by 20 more on the third floor for about 200 beds total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Public S Works Administration
State Board of
Galen
Governor appoints Cowan to Montana school board post
Governor Roy Ayers named W. T. Cowan of Box Elder to the executive board of the state school for the deaf and blind at Great Falls. Cowan succeeds the late W. C. Carruth of Havre and will serve an indefinite term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy HE. Ayers
W. T. Cowan
Box Elder
State School For
Great Falls
Cowan
W. C. Carruth
Havre
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Taree
National Advertising Representative
The
American Press Association
Tribune
the Tribune
David Metlen
Lower Horse Prairie
Denton Oliver
Hancock, Md
W. M. Oliver
John Sculley
Athletic Association
Dillon Mercantile Company
John T. Yee
W. T. Eastman
Thomas Teal
Glendale
S. G. Whitney
Hannah Phillips
Lima
Dan T. Chapman
John Shively
East
Citizenship District 1
Western Mines
United Press
Libby
W. .R. Wade
Branagan
Wade
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Gertrude Lawrence
Herbert Hoover
New York
Ben Silbert
Finland
Silbert
How Goes the World
Austin Conover
Mickey
Walt’ Disney
Disney
Collodi
Walt
Philo T
Farnsworth
America
Idaho
Philo
Philo Farnsworth
Matt Smith
California Institute of Technology
Verdun
France
Jules Romains
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Doorn
Will
Empire
Bismarck
Hitler
Cédironel House
Berlin
Wilson
Baka
Northwest Incorporation
Federal. Deposit. Insurance
Vigilante Electric Calls
Annual Meeting
Patterson
Holmes
State Bank & Trust .Company, Corporation
Walter FE Lloyd
Elizabeth Lloyd
Edith G. Blair
Court House
Paul H
Temple
Beaverhead County
John Troupe
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