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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1923
Page
8
A nervous party seeking a fast meal near the Sugar Bowl learns that several downtown spots offer quick service. Bar Shaw, the White, and the Metlen are named as similarly speedy options, leaving the traveler to decide between them.
Charles Leslie Utley longtime Pageville resident near Twin Bridges died at his son Dr George L Utley’s home after a thirty day illness from pernicious anemia. Born July 29 1858 in Michigan he moved to Montana in 1879 worked for James M Page then farmed until death. Wife died in 1917. Funeral held last Thursday.
Sheep shearing is finished and flocks move to hills while irrigators work and hay makers gather. The first alfalfa cut is under way as native hay and timothy ripen, signaling the start of busy hayfields with rakers and stackers at work across farms.
Former Undersheriff Bill Ross faced a sudden dangerous complication and underwent surgery. For days he hovered between life and death but has passed the danger line and now shows signs of a complete recovery. The community expresses relief and support for his recovery.
Report notes the new Butte oil refinery is set to commence operations. Details on startup date and initial production levels are not provided.
Missoula reports immediate commencement of two major infrastructure projects. Lib by Resford construction and West Gallatin road works begin now, with crews mobilizing and expected to accelerate through the season.
Dillon and surrounding communities report shopping notes and social visits. People from Twin Bridges, Jackson, Lima, Leadore, St. Regis, and Boise travel to Dillon for business, visits, and dental errands. Local ads highlight Tattersall's goods and services, cement work, and land script offerings.
All desks at the training school are being refinished. Workers remove old varnish and scratches with chemicals then refill woodwork and apply two coats of varnish, aiming to restore them to a like new appearance.
An airplane flew south over Dillon last Sunday but failed to land or land. Carl B. Taylor and family along with Mrs. Taylor left Dillon for Joliet for a few weeks and Taylor returned by train. Jack Noonan of the Butte Buick sales department visited with friends in Dillon. Mr and Mrs Frank Henderson and family from Washington state visit Dillon. Mrs Henderson was formerly Georgia Featherly. Mrs Alice Wyman and her daughter Thelma Peasley travel from Maine to visit the John David family. Pablo Flathead Oil company formed to test reservation country.
The Ward Waters company headlines the opening day at Chautauqua with two programs of originality. Ward Waters performs character impersonations in makeup, whistling duets, and contralto solos with sparkle. Mrs Waters and Grace McNett, a versatile xylophone soloist, round out a varied program including a short play suitable for Chautauqua audiences.
Winnett California firm rigs for offset west of the Devereaux well. Mid-Northern Oil places timbers for a derrick to drill offset. Hogan No 2 is being drilled atop the first sand with casing in. Mussellshell Valley Oil readies to spud in days. Winnett-Pacific finishes preparations to drill. Whaley well water flow cased off and expected to produce in the sand within days.
Great Falls reveals a contract has been let for drilling the Genoa structure's second test well. The action follows earlier work on the field and signals continued development in the Genoa project.
Great Falls based Homestake Oil announces entry into the refining sector. The decision expands its operations beyond crude supply and storage into refining, signaling strategic growth in the local energy market.
Had bladder trouble and woke four to five times nightly but now sleeps well. H. D. Gaines of Topeka Kansas reports taking three bottles and nearing full recovery. Relief claimed for backache rheumatic pains and kidney and bladder trouble with Foley Kidney Pills advertised by Potts the Druggist.
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department thanks the community for unfailing support and generosity in funding a clean and enthusiastic celebration. The administration notes citizens’ loyalty and praise helped meet all bills promptly and cap the event as a successful local observance.
Many women praise Adlerika for quick relief using glycerine buckthorn bark and related ingredients. It claims to act on both upper and lower bowel, remove gases, and ease obstinate constipation within ten minutes. Potts the druggist advertises. Great Falls brick manufacture noted. Harlem reclamation work planned.
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