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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
8
The Basin and Jackson area community mourns Miss Mildred Peterson who died in California. Local relatives arrive to help and many attended her funeral. Visitors from Rochester Seattle Denver and other places joined locals for remembrances and support.
C G Newman details a ranch visit near Wisdom and Dillon, describing Polaris Joe Madden Miss Margaret Dillon and Miss Florence Far guests at Elkhorn Hot Springs hotel, a lightning strike near Comet injuring Mrs Marchesseau, and the bustling Big Hole haying season with 750 head of steers 100 head of horses and 4 500 acre meadows.
Dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan Piccone included T E Hancock and family Jim Hancock Merl Cyril and families The week featured a showing of A World of Novelties in Glen Attendance was good Mrs Sarah Marroun of Dillon s visited with her daughter Mrs Dan Piccone Haying resumed after rain The OLearys from Dillon and Butte visited Mrs Frank Beehrer Matt Polish traveled to Butte
By Mrs. G. W. Rightenour the Fourth in Sheridan saw several private picnics at Mill Creek and other points. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster and daughters Gertrude and Marie Miss Grace Marsh J. W. Coulston and Clifford Rodgers joined An Dillon and the R. E. Foster family driving to the Elkhorn mountains where they spent the day. On the return trip they visited the old historic site.
The valley has been very warm with strong winds. Mrs. A. A. Jones recovers from an operation in Idaho Falls and will soon return home. Irving Forsythe and Gerald Sincock of Minneapolis enjoy a quiet vacation at the Jack Forsythe ranch.
The narrator recounts a Sunday morning drive with Lieutenant Governor Hazelbaker from the Andrus hotel toward the Big Hole basin. They note green meadows beyond Jackson, extensive pastures, snow capped peaks, and the Big Hole river headwaters. Irrigation ditches run full as fields flood across a well watered, cattle rich region.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cushing arrived Thursday from Salt Lake City and are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Cushing. Miss Mae Clemon and Miss Ruth Ann Wenger of Jackson were visitors in Dillon Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bennett and children are here from Mountain Home Idaho and are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Ross.
Beaverhead ranchers through weed commissioner W J Bierkum form a pool to buy calcium chlorate from Chipman Chemical Enginering and Missoula Mercantile. Orders total about 10 000 pounds to be shipped from Missoula on July 19 with bulk discounts of 2 cents per pound. Also notes Fanweed spread in the county and outlines control methods including summer fallow, spring grains, and cultivation rather than chemical sprays.
The Rev. R. O. Shannon of the Baptist church traveled to Bozeman last Saturday and conducted Sunday services at the local Baptist church. He was joined by Mrs. George Mudd, Mrs. Sarah Edington, and Mrs. Louise Taylor.
Mr and Mrs Laurence Piazzola of Pipestone Springs are parents of a baby girl born Tuesday morning at Barrett hospital.
In a friendly contempt matter Judge H G Rodgers heard Donovan Ranch company as plaintiff and E W Smith as defendant regarding water rights. A fine of one dollar was imposed and remitted after the defendant pleaded guilty. Mrs Theodore McKinney a niece of McFadden arrived from Philadelphia as guest at the McFadden home. She was formerly Miss Elizabeth McFadden and had visited about five years ago.
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