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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
10
A stranger asked where the policemen were in Dillon and the citizen warned that local cops would intervene quickly if trouble started. Wells Brothers, who sold their rock-crushing outfit, are expanding their plant with a 30 by 50 foot addition and more machinery to follow.
The business currently produces whole wheat flour graham flour breakfast food and ground feed for horses and cattle. They plan to install a modern roller mill to manufacture white flour in the future.
The Oregon Short Line implements a new timetable at midnight with minor changes to arrivals and departures. The northbound train now leaves at 5:22 a.m. instead of 3:45 a.m. The 1:58 p.m. train time remains the same. The southbound arrival at 9:40 a.m. is unchanged, while the evening passenger departs earlier at 7:45 p.m., replacing 7:53 p.m.
The past week saw several marriage licenses issued. Gasper Sanflece of Salt Lake and Rose Martie Little of Dillon. Alvis Nyhart and Florence Cushing, both of Dillon. Joseph Matthewson and Ina Sira of Melrose. Frank Gnagey and Esther Thomas, both of Dillon. Henry Sundean of Gilmore Idaho and Jassamine Buckland of Bountiful Utah.
The Elk banquet decorations at city hall and banquet room are praised for their artistic and unique design by committee members Ed Duff George Melton Charles Niblack and W H Keller. C C Huyck starts excavation for a five room bungalow on South Pacific Street drawing many rental inquiries.
Miss Phillips earned her academic diploma on Thursday June 15 at the Bush Conservatory of Music. She appeared on the third program performing Prelude in G minor by Rachmaninoff. A public reception at the Methodist church for Normal students followed with music readings and welcomes.
The farmers' institute advertised for today features Prof. F. S. Cooley on Farm Business Miss Katherine Jensen on Home Economics and Dr. W. Hartman presenting Livestock Demonstration.
Sunday school at 9 40 a m led by Prof Robert Clark with Rev H G Humphrey delivering an 11 o clock sermon on Waiting On God Epworth League 7 p m long service and 8 p m preaching George Wood and Dave Henning employed by W L Lacy near Melrose report catching a 12 pound 28 inch trout in Horace Hand's ditch noted as one of the largest in the area
Harry Geer’s Elk window display attracts passers by with novelty and homemade candy. S. S. Patterson, local Val Blatz agent, built a large shed beside the company’s cold storage by the railroad to protect beer during hot weather.
Chris Snyders this week installed an electric sign in front of his Elk cafe advertising Rainier Beer. The sign is described as highly attractive, capable of whetting a beer drinker’s appetite just by sight.
National Oil Co reports exposure of vast oil shale deposits and aims to build an oil shale distillation plant when financing is secured. Tests indicate profitable treatment potential with mining feasible by steam shovels.
Wanted two young ladies to board. One block north of college. Inquire at 435 South Atlantic.
Esther Thomas daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Thomas married Prof. Frank Gnagey of the high school faculty at the brides parents home. They plan a Salt Lake City honeymoon and will reside in Weiser Idaho. The report notes Miss Virginia Nuckolls and A. W. L. Bray also wed, with Bray to Deer Lodge and Nuckolls a known university student.
Russell Fryberg of this city married Miss Mabel Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs El Edwards of Twin Bridges last Monday. Miss Edwards, known locally as a former Normal college student who visited Dillon, joins Dillon society. Fryberg has worked as a bookkeeper in Beaverhead county at Welum Slumber and Dillon Dry Goods. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside in Dillon in the Implement block apartments.
At a quiet Sunday ceremony in the bride's parents home Mr and Mrs Ed Cushing Florence married Orvis Nyhart son of Mr and Mrs John Nyhart Following the ceremony guests motored to the Nyhart ranch for dinner The couple now reside in Holcomb flats Both native Beaverhead county residents the Nyharts are well known The groom works for the Montana Mercantile company.
Miss Esther Stahl served as bridesmaid and Howard Roseneau as best man at the wedding dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Sanfelice departed by the evening train to Salt Lake City to establish their home. Evelyn Gleed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gleed, marked her eleventh birthday this afternoon with many gifts from friends.
Mrs A L Stone and Mrs Jerome Baxter will entertain the St James guild members and friends next Thursday in the Guild parlors. Mrs John F Bishop hosted a 1 o'clock luncheon Wednesday with fourteen guests.
Alois Fassler visited Dillon from Melrose this week. Mrs. Margaret Roe and Mrs. 5 C. Arndts traveled to Butte for shopping and visiting. Mrs. William Roe and Mrs. 5 C Arndts also went to Butte for a brief stay. Mrs. Ed Cochrane and children of Dell were Dillon visitors recently. Lewis McNinch and G. V. McNinch attended the horse sale in Dell. Mrs. J. C. Friend of Columbia Falls is visiting her daughter Mrs. Harry Sorenson in Dillon. Adolph Stewart of lower Beaverhead valley came to Dillon yesterday for the horse sale.
Mrs Lyman Bennett of Virginia City visits Dillon friends Anson Baxter Francis Tonney and Dr Brownback go to Jackson for a dance tonight Bond Grocery Co offers 6 percent on monthly accounts paid 1st to 10th Mrs Oscar Dunn S E Keesee and F C McFadden attend Rebekah lodge meeting in Butte Mrs J W Reese arrives in Butte for week of shopping and visiting with Miss Martha Chapman accompanying her Anaconda Standard June 15.
Wool clip shipped from this city totals 2,895,043 pounds selling for 723,680.51 dollars. This year’s sales, aided by higher prices, are expected to surpass last year’s total value.
John Gould Fletcher voices a belief that each person has a right to four lives, rejecting any claim to more or fewer than that amount, in a concise poetic assertion.
Dialog excerpt shows a lieutenant remarking a private’s horse as familiar, noting the rider’s prior kiss and the club visit. The exchange hints at shared history and close associations within a military setting.
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