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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
5
A Dillon visitor list notes Mrs. M N Bichler of Armstead in Dillon with others from Grant Jackson Wisdom and Butte. Residents travel for business, vacations, or medical updates as families visit Dillon and surrounding areas.
O. M. Best left early in the week for Seattle and will be accompanied home by his son Judson who has lived there for several months.
Dr and Mrs Frank H Garver depart Wednesday for Lewistown to visit friends for a week before returning to Los Angeles where they will reside. Dr Garver has accepted a position in the history department at the University of Southern California.
The old time game of croquet enjoys renewed popularity this summer in Dillon. Since the May 1890s, when many lawns held croquet sets, interest has grown as residents rekindle skill and engage in close matches.
First Presbyterian Church lists summer schedule with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and public worship at 11:00 a.m. St. Rose Catholic Church notes masses Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Weekday mass at 8:00 a.m. Confessions Saturdays 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. First Friday Mass at 6:30 p.m.
Church schedule lists Sunday school at 10 30 a m with Harold M Warner as Sunday school superintendent at 823 South Washington Street Primary association meets Wednesday 345 p m Occasional services also noted.
Moroni Olsen stars as Mr Marden with Janet Young as Olivia in the Dillon stage revival of Mr Pim Passes by. Byron Foulger plays Caraway Pim and Dorothy Adams appears as Dinah with Lenore Thatcher Lady Marden Gordon Nelson as Brian Strange and Jos Williams as Lane. First Dillon summer engagement with favorable reviews awaited. Ticket details and prices listed elsewhere. The play runs Wednesday and Thursday June 28 and 29.
A Sunday night lightning bolt struck the Frank Bell ranch granary near Dillon, burning it to the ground in under 30 minutes. Neighbors saved about 100 sacks of grain, but roughly 800 sacks were lost along with 2000 pounds of wood and farming tools, totaling about 5000 dollars in damage. A second bolt nearby felled a sheep and momentarily stunned several workers.
The Methodist Church offers a 9:45 church school with Prof. R E Albright leading a course in The Parables of Jesus for Normal students. Sunday parables include The Prodigal Son and The Sower. Morning worship at 11:00 features a sermon titled Mocking Jesus. Evening events include Brooke? League at 7:00 and Union services at the Baptist church at 8:00.
The First Baptist Church led by Pastor K. O Shannon invites all to Sunday school at 10 AM. Morning service will merge with Children's Day exercises. The B Y P U meets at 7 PM and Sunday evening at 8 PM features a union service with Reverend Mr. Ricketts delivering a message.
Miss Helen Finch, former violin instructor, resumes summer lessons at the college studio after two years of study in New York. Miss Annabel Desmond, recent state university graduate, assists in the business office during registration week. Miss Elizabeth Shotwell visitedTwin Falls Idaho between quarters before the summer session.
The swimming pool opens for use during the summer term. The schedule remains largely unchanged from the previous term.
Supervisor at the residence halls Mrs Rose King and her daughter Rosemary leave this week for trips to Washington and Oregon for their vacation.
Frank P. Birrer has purchased George Lasichs interest making Birrer the sole owner of the Birrer Lasich company. The firm operates a sawmill at Ramshorne and sells lumber locally. Lasich accepted a position that appealed to him before the deal.
In a brief plug the Messenger urges Dillon residents to place an advertisement quickly to reach the local audience. The call emphasizes speed and local reach for timely messaging.
Mrs. Helen Kupfer wife of Harry J Kupfer once in the local drug trade died last Thursday in Spokane after extended illness An operation failed to relieve her condition Funeral was held there Saturday and cremation followed Surviving are her husband and three children Carl Doris of Spokane and Winona head of the hospital in Bend Oregon.
Court notices record John Collins as administrator with the will annexed for Edwin E McClintock estate a quarter share in 1940 acres Big Hole basin guardian named for Lorin Andrus minor Pearl I Smith authorized to sell 463 acres upper Big Lawson J Phillipps seeks admin for Angeline Phillips Lima lots marriage license issued for Thomas William Voss Dell and Ellen Kuhn Lima married by Justice Phillips.
Mail service returning to normal with two daily trains delivering first class mail and parcel post from the south. Morning and afternoon deliveries include the stage from Butte arriving at noon carrying first class mail and papers. The stage returns to Butte after the afternoon train, and letters posted by 1 20 p m are sent north to Butte and other points.
Jack Blacham, an employee of William Pahnish, Grasshopper Valley, suffered a broken arm and head injuries after a Ford truck ran over him while he rode a horse near the Jack Williams ranch. The horse was dragged about 20 feet, legs broken, and had to be shot. Blacham was brought to Dillon by Pahnish and Andy Pyle.
Eddie Adair penned a new Lindy song for the Dillon Tribune. Words and music will be published next week. Also note “No hunting or trapping” signs for sale at the Tribune office.
Madison and Beaver head county honey producers affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Producers association based in Boise. O A Sipple the state bee inspector spoke on the group aims to stabilize honey prices through cooperative marketing. Colorado Idaho producers signed up about 90 percent with other Rocky mountain states joining soon. Pooling honey seeks uniform quality and containers to fetch better prices and avoid market gluts.
The ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Christiansen, formerly the Senator James Murray place, will open Friday evening as an inn offering chicken dinners and light refreshments. Terry's Toot Owls will provide dancing music, promising a lively mix of meals and entertainment.
The Jay Bees of Anaconda visit Dillon Sunday afternoon June 26 for a fast game against the Modern Woodmen team. Local fans expect an engaging contest as the visitors are rated among the best nine in the region. The Dillon squad has practiced regularly and is up to last year’s form.
The agriculture department's yearlong probe interviewed hundreds of housewives about meat buying. It found 56 percent shop in person, 24 percent use telephone orders, and 9 percent rely on husbands as purchasing agents. Telephone orders are common among the wealthy, with 50 percent of the rich and 37 percent of the well to do using that method.
Administrator John Collins announces creditors and claimants must present claims with vouchers within four months of first publication. Deliver to the Dillon Montana law offices or to residence at 432 South Pacific Dillon. First publication June 24 1927.
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