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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1931
Page
5
A tally of residents and visitors from Armstead Lima Wisdom Wise River and other towns visiting Dillon or traveling to Butte Twin Bridges Seattle and Lima. Moves include Mrs Hildreth Mrs Weenink Mr Shaw Walter Lyons and others with notes on engagements searches and a highway rattlesnake note.
Emil Johanson attends to business matters in the city. Isiah Cashmore visits from Lewistown. Mrs Sweeney and daughter Mary visit from Dell, My. Mrs Galloway heads to Missoula to reside. Miss Harding and Alsup at Girl Scout camp Castle Rock. Fassler visits Dillon from Melrose. Bramsman returns from Seattle trip. Fickus visits from Long Beach. Combs family arrives from Minneapolis. he is a Northwest Bancorporation official. Ruth Gelhaus travels to Missoula for San Diego motor trip with Gelhaus and Thoman. Louis Stahl elected Lay conference delegate. Roy Herndon alternate, in Helena. Burdick family brings Maxiene for nose bleed treatment. George Smith returns from Canada. Hoover proposal on war debts discussed. California tourists escape injury in road accident near Barratts.
Dillon and area residents share visits and trips across the region. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. William Kent of Lima calling on Dillon, Ralph Tattersall departing for California, and Adolph Pahnish visiting from Grasshopper. Several people travel to Yellowstone, Missoula, Seattle, Helena, Great Falls, and Billings, with hospital and school board involvement noted.
Ras Peterson a Glendale sheep man pleaded guilty before Judge L P Phillips in the justice court Thursday to starting a grass fire near the forest reserve. He aided forest rangers to extinguish the blaze and was fined 50 dollars as a lesson to the public that starting fires is punishable by law.
Dr R D Curry returned from a camping journey through the Spanish Peaks country near Bozeman. He joined J C Whitham in a four day trek along remote trails praised for the scenery and abundant fishing countryside described as marvelous by the physician.
Principal W. W. Wahl awarded high school credits for vacation reading after student meetings yesterday. Six weeks remain for more reading with reports due August 10 and September 1. Credits beyond first semester requirements will apply to second semester.
Paul Dillon and Nellie M. Dillon were granted a divorce and Maude M. Sullivan received a decree from Robert L. Sullivan after the defendants failed to appear. Desertion was cited as the grounds in both actions. Howard A. Johnson of Butte and John Collins represented the plaintiffs.
Deputy state games warden Charles Price arrested two Butte men Vic Schwartz and Pat Waugh Sunday afternoon for fishing in Pear lake with salmon eggs. They were in a canoe off shore and watched for some time before arrest. 6th pleaded guilty in Judge Opp's court and were fined $25 each.
A. A. Corey of the Butte School of Mines arrived Thursday to start a geological survey of the Bald Mountain district assisted by senior School of Mines students. The Beaverhead Mining association aided the effort, asserting the survey will benefit mine owners and prospectors.
Tex Golden, arrested recently on a charge of passing worthless checks, was Monday morning sentenced to five years in the state prison by Judge H. G. Rodgers.
Members of the Baptist Aid Society motored to Bannack last Thursday afternoon for a regular meeting. Hostesses were Mrs Abbie Gowen, Mrs Kellner and Mrs W C Jennings.
Father D Foley longtime pastor of St Rose Catholic church in Dillon departs Whitehall in early August to become chaplain at Kalispell General Hospital and pastor in Somers. He will be succeeded by Father Harrington of Missoula with first services planned for the second Sunday in August.
A fishing party led by Mr. and Mrs. John Lanner along with Mr. and Mrs. M A Brown Mr and Mrs Harry Brown and Mr and Mrs Harvey Sorenson spotted a small forest fire in a timbered Birch Creek area between the last ford and Boot Lake. They battled the flames for about thirty minutes and likely prevented wider damage. The fire appears to have started from a burning match discarded from a preceding car onto dry fallen timber.
Seven suits of men’s clothing were stolen from the Parisian Cleaning Works on North Idaho Street last evening. Entry was gained from the rear and investigators believe the thieves carefully selected garments. An old bar remains as a clue. Officers sweep the community seeking to arrest the offenders. Loss is covered by insurance. This is the second robbery at the shop in the past year.
A large Highland Kennel Club crowd saw Portneuf the Portneuf racing hound owned by Monte Melton compete on the Butte track. Portneuf, returning to live rabbit training after a year away from the mechanical bunny, showed a strong run though he finished fifth. Tom Olmsted Jr on vacation visits his mother Mrs T D Olmsted and sister Mrs TD, with TD connected to the First Bank and Trust in Chicago.
Postmaster J. C. Fuller announces a new air mail schedule for train No. 30 requiring local office mail placement by 10 45 a m. The notice outlines local handling and timing for the mail service.
Air Mail Train 30 schedules show closing time 10 45 a m at post office for connections from Dillon to Salt Lake City with arrivals in Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco overnight and next morning.
A swarm of honey bees clustered near a cafe on a busy street last Friday noon drawing brief attention. Passers by mistook the buzzing for danger and moved away while workers attempted to locate the queen believed to be in the cafe basement.
Several East Bench residents appeared before the county commissioners in a preliminary budget session and urged reopening a fenced road through the area. They were asked to present their petition at the regular meeting.
Mrs. W. G. Gilbert motored to Camp Lowlands near Butte last Sunday to visit her two sons Don and Bruce who are attending the summer camp there as representatives from Dillon Scout troops.
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