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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
A verbatim letter from French soldiers to a friend arrives via an American recipient. The notes reflect daily military life and personal views during service, offering a quaint glimpse into correspondence from the front.
A French World War I soldier writes in broken English to a U S family, describing front life including Verdun and cerebro-spinal meningitis, hopes for a swift Allied victory, and plans to visit America after the war. He thanks them for a care package, explains his studies in law, and requests addresses of their nephews. He notes a desire to learn English and to become a trade lawyer.
Augustus Andersen aged 71 of Council Grove Kansas died suddenly at the Sam Petersen ranch near Jackson on Saturday night. Cause given as heart failure. Remains shipped to Dillon and then to his home Monday with wife and Petersen and Jorgensen family. The couple had spent six weeks visiting relatives in the Big Hole basin after wintering in California. Andersen is brother to Mrs. Sam Petersen of Jackson Mrs. John Petersen of Grant and Mrs. Jorgensen of Wisdom. Mrs. Anderson is sister of Mrs. Nels Nelson of Dillon. Thomas Yeaman of Lemhi Idaho a leading wool grower, is in town to ship his wool clip.
Nine hundred experienced men were placed in regular farm work in one month this spring in Ohio through farm help specialists. pledges are being secured in towns for short harvest stints, with Kansas reporting 50,000 city residents pledging two to fifteen days. similar efforts spread to Indiana Illinois North Dakota South Dakota Pennsylvania Georgia and Kentucky with campaigns planned in every state.
Notice urges lineup and sign up dated June 28 with a cost cited as 4.17 in June and worth 5.00 on January 1st, 1923 to be ready to go the limit.
Mrs. C A Sewell of the east bench is hospitalized after a runaway that followed a kitten dash near the Krouse place. She and her daughter Mildred along with Mary van were thrown, with Sewell sustaining serious shock. Also noted, Mrs. M A Henneberry and Mrs. Francis Tonney head to Tacoma to visit Paul Henneberry at Camp Lewis.
A Montana Railroad Commission notice dated June 15 1918 urges the public to stockpile coal for winter. It stresses government goals of efficiency, miner wartime duty, railroad constraints and prompt delivery, urging households and farmers to secure a full season's coal by September first.
A heavy rain and hail storm hit Dillon Tuesday night after six. Streets became rivers, hail damaged awnings and gardens, basements flooded, and a 36 foot water main was washed out. Trees and the Riverside drive were also affected while irrigation infrastructure suffered damage. Some basements lost perishables worth hundreds.
Washington reports freight rate increases on June 24 will force a few cent per bushel wheat price rise in the Mississippi valley and eastern terminals. A committee of traffic experts will determine the exact amount by June 26 to keep farmers in roughly the same intrinsic position as before the rate hike.
A request was received in Dillon for more late fiction books for soldiers. Residents who wish to donate should leave books at the Public Library for distribution to troops.
The Montana and national defense councils warn against chain letters soliciting funds for a supposed French hospital. The letters promise cash from the Red Cross and urge five more letters and 26 cents to a Seattle consul, a scoping misstatement the Red Cross and French ambassador aim to halt.
Cut worms have damaged numerous vegetable gardens in town forcing replanting in many cases. Farmers report widespread effects on crops and urge protective measures for affected plots.
The county clerk issued licenses this past week for Thos Edward Gilbert 29 and Alma Thorpe Morse 28 of Dillon. Also Lynwood Martin 33 and Lauretta Nelson 19 of Sheridan. Smith M. Ames 23 Rettrock and Anna C. Nugent 23 Grant. Ole M. Drogen 29 Billings and Mary Elizabeth Evang 20 of Dillon.
Mayor Gilbert convened a city hall meeting to organize a farewell for 118 Dillon youths heading to the war fronts on the 27th. A committee including Dr. Bimrose Roy Jackson R M Cosgrove Albert Stamm and Geo Melton will coordinate a dance at Dillmont Park and a post event feed with crowd support from residents. Saloons will close from 4 pm on the 26th to keep the mood celebratory and sober.
Secretary McAdoo warns ninth district director A R Rodgers to prevent trading Liberty Loan bonds for merchandise or private securities. He urges bond holders to keep bonds as permanent investments to support conservation of labor and materials and avoid undermining Liberty Loan campaigns.
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