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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
1
Oregon Short Line officials visited Dillon for a one hour meeting with local business men. Mayor Olmstead opened the session as executives outlined freight and passenger needs, stock yards improvements, and proposed daily local freight service during peak seasons.
Mrs. William L. Williamson died at her Dillon home on Tuesday morning July 16 1912 after a five day confinement to bed. She was 74 and had suffered paralysis a year earlier but remained steadfast. Funeral was held Wednesday at 3 p.m. and burial in Mountain View cemetery. Ellen Leaughead born Glasgow Scotland married in Scotland moved to Utah then Monida and Dillon over 27 years ago. Surviving children include Mrs Thomas Smith Jeanie Alex W Hurley Leach Margaret McAlister Mrs Joseph Wiksdal Mrs Thomas Landers and Mrs Dan Callahan. The family received many sympathies.
A group of Dillon motorcycle riders stopped to help a frightened horse two miles south of Dillon. Mrs Jens Peterson was overturned in her buggy when the horse bolted. Injuries to the occupant were minor, and riders stressed they ride within rights and take care to avoid animal fright.
Jos C Smith came back Saturday afternoon after a month in Lowes Kentucky visiting his old home. He spent two days in Chicago during the Republican convention and narrowly avoided Teddy Roosevelt's car. He met Prof L R Ripley, once Dillon's winter teacher, now at Chicago University. Crops look good but wet weather leaves farmers a week to three weeks behind on wheat harvest.
A new 385000 high school building will be erected in Billings. The project is funded by cash on hand and 65000 in bonds approved at a special election. The bond vote was light with 143 in favor and 62 against.
A Sunday morning wreck on the C. B. & Q. line near Chicago killed thirteen and wounded twenty. Among the dead is Francis A. Barclay of Billings Montana, age 20.
The Montana State Fair directors announce total purses and premiums of 41801.50, up over 7000 from last year. Improvements include a fire station with Helena firefighters, 1500 capacity bleachers, expanded hog pens and poultry house, a model dairy, new roads and paths, and dairy barn costing 1200 to attract larger attendance and better exhibits.
The first six weeks of the summer term at the State Normal College closed with 96 students enrolled. A second six week term opens July 22 with capacity for new enrollment. The model school staff depart for vacation, and a second term offers physiology, orthography, ethics, teaching theory, penmanship, grammar, composition, with optional music drawing manual training and domestic science.
Helena parties purchased a plot on Thom son avenue to establish a large green house serving Butte and Dillon markets. Horn and Greiner will head the enterprise with plans for 200 by 264 feet, 1000 square feet of glass in the first year, and expansion as needed. The city water main will be extended at their expense and steam heating with a large boiler will be installed. A strictly wholesale business will be run with a specialty in flowers.
A school program listing performances includes piano solo Moonlight Reveries by Allen Eunice Conway Recitation A Little Brother of the Air by Henry Van Dyke Marvel West Reading The Pet Goat by W D Howells Hazel Carruthers shows as participant names and sequence within a student recital.
A piano forte recital by Miss Mary Hester Phillips with assistants Paxton and Professor Hoffman drew an appreciative audience last evening. The program featured Reading My Little Wild White Rose by Helen Baker and selections from Snow Bound by Kyle Whittier with Myrtle Taylor, plus a mandolin duet Rataplan by Ella Peterson and Elfreda Williamson.
L. J. Trujillo was arraigned before Judge Hirschman on cruelty to an animal. He hired a horse from Anderson Livery Co to travel to Albers sheep camps then Sheep creek basin. The horse was found in poor condition rope burned at the docks and blood on a wound. Trujillo was fined 100 after a postponed hearing failed to proceed.
Early this morning in north Montana street a disturbance led to pitcher Richards of the Ditton baseball club being wounded in the knee. Police officer James Lacy fired three shots after Richards knocked Captain Fred Oliver down and fled, and Richards was later bound to appear when he recovers.
Spring delays gave way to better weather as alfalfa matures well this season. Farmers praise the crop as generally good and possibly better than expected a month ago. Big Hole basin acreage has risen, fueling continued growth in the cattle industry there.
Regular vesper services will be held at the Normal auditorium Sunday afternoon at five p.m. The program includes a piano solo by Miss Margaret Poindexter two choruses by the women's choir and several vocal solos. All are cordially invited.
Misses Mary and Margaret Callahan of Pocatello Idaho visit Mr. and Mrs. F C Boger of this city during a brief stay and social call.
Rev S D Hooker departs Dillon after twenty seven years as rector of St James Episcopal Church to become archdeacon in Helena Montana under Bishop Brewer. In a farewell letter he praises parishioners, recalls baptisms confirmations weddings and sacraments, thanks parish groups, and expresses optimism for the churchs future under the new rector and his wife with continued support from members.
Mrs. T. B. Landers and her son from Portland Oregon are visiting friends in Dillon during a brief stay.
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