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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
7
An item titled Higgins Eternal Stamp Pad Indelible Drawing appears in a catalog or listing. The description notes a durable stamp pad suitable for permanent impressions and seamed edges for steady handling. The brand emphasizes long lasting ink for repeated stamping without fading.
University of Montana chancellor Edward J Elliott warns the nation faces a serious shortage of qualified instructors as specialists move to private industry. After a three week search through Minnesota Wisconsin New York and Iowa he says about half the university vacancies are filled with names to be announced at the Montana board of education meeting on July 7. Vacancies include the president of Dillon normal school and the dean of engineering at the Bozeman agricultural college.
Miles City plans a three day wild west celebration beginning July 8 featuring Powder River heritage, riders who have never been ridden, and “plunchers” in final battle. Ex service men who carried the Powder River cry through France will march in an military parade as part of a varied program intended to outdo prior years.
Forsyth residents witnessed Lieutenant Fletcher Woolston ascend in a Curtiss biplane, reaching about 5,000 feet. He performed aerobatics for the crowd, then landed and guided an inspection of Forsyth’s oil prospects, before a cross country run to Rosebud with Lieutenant Clark.
Placer mining returns in Missoula district with reports of a $5,000+ yield. Great Falls waitresses strike over wages. Custer county bounties drop to ten coyote scalps. Bozeman hosts a gopher festival. Missoula forms Western Montana chamber of commerce. Veterans in Park county plan a July 4 celebration with $1,500 in aid.
Senator Truman T. Newberry of Michigan faces a challenge from Henry Ford. Newberry once served as secretary of the navy under Roosevelt, commanded the U S Yosemite in the Spanish American War, and was a former governor of Michigan.
Adjutant General Hil Greenan predicts forming a complete battalion four companies strong by July 1. Physical examination blanks were sent to Great Falls Chinook and Roundup where returning soldiers are organizing units.
The state terminal elevator will be built on the site of an abandoned gypsum plant on the west side of Great Falls across the river from the business district. The elevator board, after days of site viewing, announced the plan. Bonds will be sold before mid July with construction starting early September.
Riley Rezzi recalls how a recent Chautauqua speaker praised an establishment in Whillersville. The honoree outlined a list of faulty hotel features from broken fly screens to sticky cellars, claiming they induced a low mood. The Petunia tavern owner responds laconically.
The writer Kipling praised his typewriter calling it a dandy and a source of effortless poetry. He claimed his greatest joy is rising early to oil the machine and taking walks, returning to find a complete poem ready for applause.
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