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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
3
The Madisonian notes numerous stops and visits by residents and visitors from Jackson Polaris Butte Dillon Wisdom Salomon Armstead Great Falls Cameron Minneapolis and the Centennial valley including Mr and Mrs Carl Knoll Mrs Gene Allen Miss Lucille Carter Mr J R Freeman and Fred Jorgenson among others during the prior week and weekend.
Dr. Carl B. Taylor attended the state convention of the Montana Optometrists Association held in Great Falls this week.
Mr and Mrs L A Gregory left last Saturday for a motor tour to Pacific coast points of interest. C H Gilbert Sylvester Hirsch man and Albert S Baker departed for a Yellowstone park short trip, returning Monday evening. Mrs Cecil Ayotte left Laurin for Dillon to enter the summer teacher training school. The Madisonian notes Mr and Mrs Mack Edwards and Mrs J H McDonald visiting Dillon, with Mrs McDonald visiting her brother Henry Cahill and the Edwardses handling business.
Mrs. Pearl I. Smith and her daughter Rachel returned from Poughkeepsie New York where Miss Smith graduated this month with high honors as the sole Montana student at Vassar this year.
Local residents and visitors make trips and returns around Dillon and nearby towns. Names include Isaac Edinger from Divide, Ray Smith from Sheridan, Mrs. M Sawtell of Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Baker, Pete Misner of Lima, W L Irvine, Mrs. McClain and Stamper of Lima, Frank Hunsaker from Montana State College, Baxter Tonney Orchestra performing in Dell, Mrs. Bertha Lamberton, Russell Fryburg of Great Falls, Fred Dullenty, John W. Maybee of Wisdom, Mrs. T D Olmsted, and Mrs. Lee Van Etten. Joseph Severensky of Butte received citizenship papers. Mrs. John Dullenty from Wolf Point visits Dillon then Virginia City for the summer.
A poem by H. D. Weenink longs to live in an auto camp by the Columbia and nature. It contrasts simple, common folk life with outdoor beauty and divine guidance. The speaker envisions healing through nature and faith, finding joy, hope, and charity on life’s highway.
Miss Gladys L. Garr of Dell, a Republican candidate for county superintendent of schools, spent several days last week in Dillon visiting friends and meeting supporters.
John Collins deputy United States attorney returned last Saturday from San Francisco where he attended to business matters of his office. Miss Ruth Pendleton who has been attending school in Salt Lake stopped in Dillon last week on her way home to the Big Hole basin. Mrs Ben Davis and children of Salmon Idaho and Mrs Howard Hunt and baby of Waterloo spent last week visiting with Mr and Mrs Charles Bourquin. Mrs John F Sharkey Mr and Mrs Joe Keane Joe Burns and Miss Valerie Burns motored down from Butte last Sunday to visit Undersheriff and Mrs Carl Hartwig. Miss Burns remained to enter the normal for the summer session.
Mrs Henry Giem and her daughter Mae traveled to Dillon last Thursday where Mae underwent tonsil removal. Mrs Giem returned home the same evening leaving Mae to stay with Miss Hazel Whting The Twin Bridges Sentinel for several days.
Judge Roy E. Ayers pled for the Democratic nomination vowing to restore executive government to lawful authority. He cites past funds and debt figures, criticizing ongoing indebtedness and pledging efficiency under $3 million annual running costs.
An 89 year old Major Ackerman of Barberton Ohio remains active with daily office work. He credits Foley Pills diuretic for regulating kidney elimination and maintaining condition. The ad claims 25 years of constant use and guarantees satisfaction. Sold by George M. Gosman, successor to Potts.
Helena June 12 A state enforcement department is not provided for in the prohibition measure to be voted in Montana this fall. Enforcement would be by local officials with fines going to the county general fund. courts and peace officers would enforce the Volstead act under the measure. Cities may enact ordinances directing traffic prohibitions with fines to city treasuries. If federal law changes, state law changes automatically. Initiatives league says supporters must back the measure.
Sheridan delegates attended the Madison county federation at Harrison with eight legal votes in convention. Officers were elected with Mrs. C M Halbert of Virginia City as president and Twin Bridges hosting the October district meeting. The report also notes a funeral for Edward Planalp and a fatal auto accident near the Ransom ranch involving Mr. Uren and Mr. Murphy. The cool weather and local sheep shearing progress are mentioned along with several residents returning from Missoula and Bozeman.
Rushville Republican notes a cynical view that some women marry not for love but to escape labor and asserts that not all women are wiser than men. The column uses a blunt dated line about marriage and common sense.
The saying that turning a new leaf reveals old lines of ancestry is explored, suggesting that heredity carries past implications into new changes. The idea that genetic history remains imprinted echoes through the reflection on identity and change.
Mrs Black of Petersburg Virginia describes relief from severe pain and fatigue after long use of Foley Pills diuretic. The ad claims the product restores health and strength, is easy to take and inexpensive, with a 25 year constant-use testimonial and a satisfaction guarantee. George M. Gosman sells the product.
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