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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
4
In Advance subscription rates are listed for Dillon readers with a note on mail transmission and second class matter status at the Dillon post office.
A 1986 public safety appeal warns Montana drivers about highway fatalities. It notes 159 deaths in 1959 and stresses that signs signals and patrols cannot fix every risk. The message frames the choice as personal responsibility to reduce deadly crashes.
From the January 28 1887 Tribune the week saw temperatures from 15 to 30 below zero across the territory. Mails ran three days late and the southbound passenger train was preceded by a snow plow and work train pulled by five engines. Major Jim Little Jim and their squaws Maggie and Lucy visited town after hunting near Sage Creek with forty or fifty genison hams intended for Butte but some thief stole the meat Saturday night. The Tribune nearly froze its press as the forms froze to the imposing stone.
From the Tribune dated January 31, 1896 the grip of illness is easing only slowly with a new batch of stricken residents. Several Dillon business men have applied to the city council for aid as the community confronts continued sickness and financial strain.
The Bitter Root club is organized in Dillon this week to present Uncle Tom's Cabin at the opera house next week. Tickets sell rapidly and a pack of bloodhounds will appear in the show with a grand street parade. F C McFadden, Dillon’s express man, sold his mule team for 260 dollars to an eastern buyer.
The 1916 Dillon coal shortage grows dire as strike taints fuel quality and bitter cold brings hardship. Schools have been dismissed as residents suffer through frigid conditions and scarce supplies.
The B and B Pinochle Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Squires at 7 South Atlantic Street last Friday evening. Five scores were recorded with Mrs Medea achieving a notable result.
A special House committee reported a relaxation of RFC miles on mining loans. The new rule requires a prospector to show there is sufficient reason to believe that loan use will develop ore or placer deposits with gold tin or gold and silver of value to profit mining operations. The committee members noted include Ayers Greenway Murdock White and Clark.
Senator Norris challenges the act on the senate floor while a state participation plan is drafted. The article cites a 1936 congressional record and notes efforts to circumvent Supreme Court veto power to advance economic reform for farmers laborers and small business owners.
A report from the Townsend plan steering committee meeting notes remote chances for enacting the Mc Groarty bill this session despite ongoing efforts. Other items include alimony arrangements for H W Smiths son and a string of odd incidents and arrests involving various individuals and locales.
In Detroit officials approve an educational motion picture titled Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Willian Har ridge and Willism Me Leon from General Motors inspect the first print at the motion picture lab. Umpire George Moriarty directed the new film for the American League.
Montana Extension Service notes head colds threaten breeding flocks this season. Miss Cushman advises removing afflicted birds to prevent spread, improving litter and ventilation, feeding a balanced ration with vitamins A and D, and using alfalfa or green feed plus fish oil. Also warns against misbranded seed trafficking under the Federal Seed Act and stresses proper labeling in Montana seed sales. Moisture control in barns via ventilation and wall insulation reduces interior condensation.
World Wide Theatrical Agency promotes staging shows of any nature and furnishes talent for stage screen radio night clubs and outdoor events. Licensed and bonded agents list 311 Turk Street San Francisco affiliations in principal cities. During election years C C Newman Dillon Mont touts buying and selling ranches farms and homes for clients.
J C Taylor of Montana State College announces the appointment of Ralph D Mercer Rosebud county extension agent for 18 years to the post of extension agronomist. Mercer will report February 15 or soon after succeeding Sam L Sloan who joined the Soil Conservation Division. Mercer earned praise for crop standardization work with seed corn and alfalfa, and helped develop registered grains.
The Federal Land Bank of Spokane sues to sell by sheriff on February 28, 1936 at 2 PM at the Dillon court house the defendants real estate in Beaverhead County Montana including multiple sections and rights in water with all appurtenances. Cash terms. possession on sheriff’s certificate to holder. Sheriff J A McColl dates the notice as February 27, 1936.
Notice to creditors and claimants in the Claude Hodges estate in Beaverhead County Montana. Administratrix Addie Hodges Cash requests claims with vouchers within four months of first publication, at J E Kelly law office Dillon Montana. Dated January 16 1936.
The estate of Evan N. Jones will sell personal property including 40 horses and farming gear and real estate in Beaverhead County. Bids may be mailed or delivered to Box 845 Wisdom Montana or to the Clerk of court for sale after notice publication. The real estate is subject to a mortgage to Eugene B Favre and awaits court confirmation the purchaser pays 1985 taxes on the property.
George Pedersen William Pedersen and Ralph Pedersen known as Pederson Brothers announce they will apply for a tax deed on March 18 1986 to Beaverhead County Montana property described as parts of sections 6 8 and 9 township 10 south range 12 west The amount due is 69 90 plus publication and deed costs dated January 7 1986.
Department of the Interior notice from Great Falls Montana dated January 4 1936 states Joseph M L Yurkanis of Dillon Montana filed to extend three year proof for homestead and stockraising entries Nos 077666 077667 covering sections 2 10 11 township 103 range 9 W Prin Meridian. Proceedings set before U S Commissioner F A Hazelbaker at Dillon February 17 1936. Witnesses listed: Daniel F Mooney Emer Anderson Sam Freeman Sam Howarth of Dillon.
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