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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
2
Monida highlights include numerous local visitors from Dillon Lima Armstead and Lakeview. The remains of John Nelson arrived from Butte and were buried after a service at the Methodist church. Nelson, a 53 year old Sherdan resident, died after surgery in Butte. He is survived by his widow six children three sisters and one brother.
Apex notes a very good hay crop with favorable weather boosting stack production. Local residents A W Ellis visits Butte for mine business, Pat and wife move to Grasshopper to manage a ranch, and several residents travel or visit nearby towns. Multiple local social and business updates through July 25.
Miss Lynn Walters, a first year pharmacy student at the state university, received a letter from William B. Day announcing she won the final prize offered by Dean Charles E. Mollet for proficiency in pharmacognosy. The prize grants membership in the American Pharmaceutical Association, a notable honor for a student who has only completed one year of the four year program.
A fragment discusses nasal catarrh as a marker of general weakness and doubts local treatments like snuffs and vapors. The text critiques common remedies and stresses scientific insight into the condition.
Loomont Montana reports an extreme heat spell with dry land crops nearly gone yet haying results in fine stacks and unusually heavy yields. Townsfolk recount visits, dances, and fishing trips around Madison Lake and nearby valleys as residents travel between Great Falls Twin Bridges and Norris while families, friends, and visitors enjoy extended stays and social gatherings.
In Centennial Valley dry crops survive the heat though a rain is desired. Haying is in full swing with Beattie already stacking, Joneses to start late week. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Mortifel. Fred Moore badly sprained his wrist after a horse mishap but is recovering. Sheep shearing wraps up at Lyman and Dodd. Amy Moore returns from North Dakota to spend summer with relatives. Rural phone service is down to Monida. Trails to Yellowstone crowded with cars amid dust. a rain would help. John Tucker checked his shack. Mr Murphy of Helena visited for Homestead Law data before returning there.
A dense OCR fragment lists names and associated numbers across multiple towns including Dillon Armstead Wisdom and others. The entries resemble a directory or registry with names such as Fitz Wenger Joe Eden Wm Isaac Daw Leo Phillips James Zahas Frank Wilke Hubert McNinch Carl Goff Albert Milkham Floyd Niles and many more, each paired with a numeric code or address. The page shows scattered formatting, multiple locations, and varied spellings, typical of a late 19th or early 20th century city directory.
W Leese a business visitor to Dillon returns home Tuesday after a brief trip. The fragment notes a reporting event tied to a Monday visit and a Tuesday return.
Delegates from many states coordinate patriotic education under the National Security League. A national headquarters will guide the plan with Chicago, California clearing bureaus, and state defense councils organizing sub committees. Over 400 university leaders have volunteered to speak and more than 100 colleges will center patriotism in their states.
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