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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
4
Kathleen Norris recalls her brother at 14 predicting telephones on hotel floors and a world laughing at exaggeration. The Rotarian Magazine asks if future peace conferences and cooperative labor relations can replace strikes and blacklists, extending the theme of hopeful exaggeration.
Bigger than the medical staff were the kitchen crews at Boy Scout camps with 250 chefs in 25 tents serving 100000 flapjacks 30000 quarts of milk 70000 eggs two tons of sugar 13000 pounds of meat. Telephone and mail deliveries tied to camp sites show a large, integrated system. West records show 7500000 Scouts and leaders connected over 27 years and one in four American boys linked to the program at some point.
The Christian Herald reports 63,493,036 church members in the United States, up 837,404 from last year, a 1.33 percent gain versus 0.71 percent population growth. Major denominations include Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and Reformed. Church of Christ and Jewish bodies show no change.
The stock market posted a modest weekly rise with industrial averages up nearly three points as fears of strikes and finance eased and grain markets benefited from war sentiment. U.S. wheat harvests pushed prices up while Canada faced drought and rust cutting its crop, boosting U.S. farm income prospects above 10 billion dollars. Coffee from Santos, Brazil, faced heavy losses as the government planned burning stock to support prices. NEA delegates gathered in Detroit as policymakers debated federal education subsidies and rural school funding.
Readable fragments show a list of faculty at the Normal College and Training School. No further details on names or roles are provided in the available text.
Professor J R Russell advocates music in schools and mechanical drawing in the curriculum in his annual report. A Dillon party claims trout theft, Bannack intimidation via coffin letter, while 37 77 marks a local reference. Morse sold the largest Montana clip at 23 cents and Woods Livestock earned top price. An Seattle auto tour group crossed Dillon en route to Yellowstone, spending 1000 dollars after leaving Seattle fifteen days prior via Boise and Butte.
Dell residents recall a violent encounter with a grizzly near Deadman lake as four to five men in prospecting party traded shots from 22cal rifles and Winchester. Billy Patterson's final shot stopped the bear after a frenzied chase, leaving the kill uncertain among the group.
The Tribune reports heavy rains in spring and summer 1907 have ensured ample hay. Crops matured slowly due to unusual cold, but there remains plenty of time before frost, keeping farmers hopeful about the season's outcome.
Government foresters urge wider wood use from national forests to avoid a coal shortage next winter. An I W W agitator spoke on Bannack Street in Dillon before police removed him. Ruth Wolf was bitten by a dog and treated by a physician. Mrs. Louise Coulson learned Washington requests socks and gloves as many local ladies knit weekly at her home.
Dill delays signing the exemption as miners dig deeper. Notables include Matt Ore visiting Argenta. Vermiculite in Blacktail drawing outside capital. Ernest Orr opening Trout creek property. Bill Lomus placering on Joseph creek. Garry Geiger’s assays on Horse Prairie. Jack Porter locating claims south of Ermont. Ed Wayne and Joe Fuller developing Sugar Loaf. Tom Morrow from Divide with manganese bearing silver seeking a leaser. Les Staudemeyer panning near Point of Rocks. I B Haveland signing bond on French creek. Fred Heffner coordinating Ermont mine negotiations. Tool Brothers adding Bay City shovels on Big Hole placer ground averaging over fifty cents per yard.
Mrs. Fred W. Dart and her two sons Dale and Thornley returned Friday from a week long motor trip to Salt Lake City and nearby points of interest where they visited relatives and friends. Accompanying them was Mrs. A L Handlin mother of Mrs. Dart who remains there for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts have also returned from Colfax Washington where they visited relatives and friends.
The report shows assets totaling 764,996.66 in loans and discounts with government obligations and other securities. It lists real estate, furniture, reserves, cash, and deposits totaling 1,906,267.94, with capital at 256,204.81 and liabilities totaling 2,167,694. The memorandum details pledged collateral including U S government obligations and state and municipal deposits. The cashier declares the statement true to the best of knowledge.
The Q F McFadden City Attorney and Ex Officio City Clerk certifies that Ordinance No 286 was duly passed by the Dillon City Council on July 9 1987 and approved by the Mayor on July 7 1987. Witness dated July 7 1987 with the city seal.
Department of the Interior notices Roy Lyon of Dillon Montana filed to prove up his 644 acre Stockraising Homestead entry in section 4 township 11 south range west Montana meridian. The hearing before U S Commissioner I A Watelbaker is set for August 28 1937. Witnesses listed: Frederick G Lyon Roy Buys Bud Harris Sam Conklin all of Dillon Montana. Register Thos I Corbally release 28-32
Ordinance 235 repeals Section 18 of Ordinance 225 and Ordinance 234 of Dillon Montana. It declares the repeal effective and requires publication in the Dillon Tribune. An emergency clause notes the need for immediate effect.
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