Fort Dillon family reunion and local notices feature
The article recounts a July family reunion in Johnson Grove with 12 children and multiple relatives, noting Myron Baril’s WWI wounds and Leo Baril’s long illness, plus updates on marriages, travels, and health. It also previews a vaudeville act at Hartwig theatre and local shop promotions by Jean and Jimmy, listing participating Dillon businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron
France
Fort Sheridan
Leo
Minneapolis
Odile Winsor
Oregon
Arcile Sanderford
Billings
Frank, Jr
Wesley
Wilford
Clarence
Ardis Wiant
Vida Disney
Eleanore
Patricia Baril
Wiant
Disney
Winsor
Sanderford
Joe-Olson
Prescott
Arizona
Olson
Martha Bray
Wilbur Marsh
Dillon
C.K. Miller
Grace Marsh
Pasadena
Calif
E. D Marsh
J. W. Coulston
Gertrude Foster
W. W. Cloyd
I. A. Hutchins
Chris Anderson
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Anderson
R. H. Dyer
American Medical Association
Milwaukee
Missouri
Visitors and travel notes from Dillon and Jackson areas
Residents and guests frequent Dillon and Jackson with visits from Phoenix Butte Wisdom and California. Notable mentions include Mrs Byron Nay Mrs Knight Mrs Murphy Mrs Peterson Jules Wenger Sr Harry Davis Bob Woody Frank Hazelbaker Martin Jackson and others alongside local commuting to meetings and summer visits. A theft incident involved George Bakke from Grand Forks missing cap and gown at a Northwestern University production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Nay
Knight
Jackson
Phil Murphy
Isabel Peterson
Dillon
George Clemow
Tom Clemow
Jules Wenger
Harry Davis
Bob Woody
Frank Hazelbaker
Wisdom
Martin C. Jackson
Walter Bawden
Phoenix
Arizona
Dan Pendergast
Beckstead
California
Sullivan
Butte
Mark Clemon
Bessie Stewart
Jake Neidt
Jim O’connell
Lucy Jardine
John Reese
George Bakke
Grand Forks, N.D
Northwestern University
Safe camping practices for summer trips in forests and camps
Advice highlights choosing insect free dry ground with blankets, proper clothing, and avoidance of damp sleeping areas. It warns against littering fires, and careless tool use while stressing fire safety and sterile wound care. It cites safety data on youth firearm deaths and urges learning safety rules before handling guns.
Dillon Lemhi route favored over Divide connection plan
County debate centers on proposed Seite linking highways 91 and 98 from Divide via Wise River Fishtrapy and Wisdom to Lemhi. Proponents cite lower costs year round access and broader benefits to livestock mining and scenic tourism. opponents led by John Peterson warn against shifting a central route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divide
Wise River
Wisdom
Lemhi
John Peterson
Big Hole
Don Anson
Harold Capehart
Herb - Armitage
J. BE. ‘Shaw
John Troupe
Harry , Helming
Hans Jorgenson
Dillon
Snake Bite Prevention and First Aid for District Visitors
The article lists poisonous snakes such as rattlers copperheads cottonmouths and coral snakes and notes riding boots provide protection. If bitten apply a tourniquet loosened every 15 minutes sanitize the area and make a cautious incision to bleed and suction venom then seek a physician and obtain antitoxin if possible.
Grant Area Social Roundup Sees Visitors and Locals Travel
Mrs. Joseph Wall returns to Armstead from her daughter's home in Dillon. Several residents, including B W Emerick James Dodd and Guy Gray, transact business in Grant. Homes visitors include Mr and Mrs James Blair with Dillon kin and Mae Stocker and Harry Stocker visiting relatives in Salmon Idaho. Honolulu’s R A Salstrand and Eleanor Smith visit Armstead while J H Sheser of Dillon stays at Selway ranch. Aston Campbell and family guests at J L Waldemar home. Los Angeles visitors Tracy Smith and son Glen at Roy Stocker home. Chas Brenner and M R Rand shop in Dillon while Chester Barrett family motor to Armstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wall
Armstead
James Mansfield
James Dodd
Guy Gray
Grant
James Blair
Dillon
Mae Stocker
Harry Stocker
Salmon
Idaho
R. A. Salstrand
Honolulu
Roy
Stocker
Chas
P. Brenner
M. R. Rand
Chester Barrett and Sons
Vacations and Health: Preparing for a Long Automobile Trip
The article in this series outlines steps before a long drive and compares car condition with driver health. It discusses how often a driver should stop to rest during a trip and emphasizes safe planning for physical well being.
Social Notes From Polaris and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Charley Halm and daughter Nellie Gray visited from Michigan staying with Mr and Mrs Andy Pyle. Tom Tritt and Harry Howland visited at the George Pyle home. E E Hazel attended business in Dillon and Butte earlier in the week. Mrs Frank Marchesseau and children with Mrs W H Martin and son went to Anaconda Friday. Ed Pyle visiting the George Pyle ranch from his mine near Argenta. Charley Rhodes taken to Dillon for a broken ankle after an accident breaking a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Halm
Nellie Gray
Andy Pyle
Michigan
Tom Tritt
Harry Howland
George Pyle
E. E. Hazel
Dillon
Butte
Frank Marchesseau
W. H. Martin
Anaconda
Ed Pyle
Mrs
Argenta
Grasshopper People Travel and Rodeo Outing News
Mr and Mrs Hollis Harrison motored to Dillon Monday. Dillon visitors included Mrs Hans Dons and Mr Ronald Krugar. Grasshopper group went to Jackson for the Fourth rodeo. Charlie Rhodes injured riding at the Marchesseau ranch and taken to Dillon for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis ‘Harrison
Dillon
Hans.Dons
Ronald Krugar
Hans Dons
Frank O’neil
Milt and
Ross Nay
Frank Goyer
Roy Hansen
Mill Point
Tommy O’neil
Jackson
Hollis Harrison
Russell Harrison
Earl Tash
Lee
Charlie Rhodes
Marchesseau
Farmers Can Sell Wheat and Still Get Benefit Payments
Reports to the Agricultural Adjustment administration indicate some wheat farmers believe they must withhold grain to qualify for payments under acreage reduction contracts. The plan allows payments independent of current market prices, letting farmers market normally or withhold grain without reducing future compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Camp F-1 Notes Quiet Fourth at Ruby Ranger Station
July 4 brought a quiet day at Camp F-1 Ruby Ranger Station Alder Montana as most men left for home visits across the state. Remaining crews worked on larkspur eradication at Fest Fork and Lima and road construction at Mill Creek while camp improvements continued including pruning hydrants and new grass sprinklers. Senator E E MacGilvra and Mrs MacGilvra visited July 1. Len Smith and daughter Glenna of Missoula toured the camp June 31. Lt A K Peterson and U Dorgan were noted as spending July 4 in Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F-1
Ruby Ranger Station
Alder
Montana
Butte
Glendive
Billings
Livingston
Dillon
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Forest
Schwan
West Fork
Madison
Lima
Mill Creek
Mr. Schwan
Fest Fork
E. E. MacGilvra
MacGilvra
Montana State’ Relief Commission
Len Smith
Glenna
Missoula
Theeamp
Smith
Whitham
Gallatin National Forest
A. K. Peterson
U. “Dorgan
Local Fourth Of July Happenings In Montana Towns
Visitors from Dillon Idaho and Butte spend Independence Day at local homes. James Campbell builds a larger dance hall at Shady Glen hotel. Verbance Campbell Hoffman and McIvor join Fourth of July celebrations in Boulder. Brakovec returns to Butte after a Tadovich visit. Piccone and Harroun travel to Billings and Roundup to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Wolf Point
Docking
Evelyn
Dillon
Virginia
Eyster
Idaho
Chas. Page
James * Campbell
Shady Glen
Josephine Verbance
Frances Campbell
Bernard Hoffman
Bud McIvor
Boulder
Fred Masola
Lowell Jones
Melrose
Mack Poole
Verbance
John Brakovec
Tadovich
Dan
Piccone
Billings
Sarah Harroun
Emeralds in Chicken Gizzards Stir Colombia Mining Tale
A district in Colombia requires chickens killed to be presented for inspection to prevent theft of emeralds found in gizzards. The text notes Colombia as the only emerald region in the southern continent and that an American company runs mining operations using primitive methods due to inaccessibility. It says gizzard emerald recovery is a minor part of the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South America
Colombia
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Catherine McAuley
Flint, Mich
Martha Morea
John Still
Rector, Ark
Clifford Poorman
Wabash, Ind
The
Four Horsemen
A. W. Smith
Rex
Nevada
Slim” Andersen
Tex” Dexter
Spud” Bunce
Speed
Norman
Chas. H. Niblack
Jean
Jimmy
Hartwig Theatre
Geo. M. Gosman
Tribune Publishing Co
Sugar Bowl Cafe
Montana Auto Supply
City Bakery
Jack’s Market
Beaverhead Auto ‘Sales Co
Ben Davis
Conoco
Lyon’s and the Mint
Dillon ‘Steam Laundry
Dillon Bottling “Works
Dart Hardware & Implement Co
Dillmont Park
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
D. P. A Laboratories
Holton
Kansas
Jackson News
Ernest H
Camp Life
National Safety Council
Upper Big Hole
Grant News
Polaris
Charley Rhodes
William. ‘Cain
Bayonne
Ruby C. C. C
Lewis & Walker
North
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Utlea Association
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon, Mont
Eaton’s Clandrome Piper
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