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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
5
Dillon residents and visitors fill a weekend with calls across Bannack Reichle Grant and more. Notables include Miss Catherine Finnegan, Lieut. Gov Hazel baker, Edinger families, and a license issued to Nielsen and Turman.
The governor of Maryland, a possible presidential candidate, travels in a Pierce Arrow limousine while a Philco Transitone provides nerve soothing music between speeches.
The 1982 schedule raises letters to Argentina and many countries to eight eight cents per ounce and post cards to four cents single and two cents double. Canada rates were adjusted retroactively to 1981 figures with Canada and Newfoundland postage at three and four cents depending on card type. J C Faller, Postmaster.
Local boys missed last year’s Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Missoula due to late applications. The 1932 camp runs June 17 to July 16. Applications are available from George R. Baker at the courthouse. Age 17 to 24, no cost, transportation provided.
Mrs. Mamie Allen hosts Mrs. Mamie Allen and Miss Gertrude French with guests in Dillon on South Pacific street. Business visitors include H. F. Rash from Monida and C. T. Kennedy of Monida. Rancher William Dejormi from Grant and R. B. Louder of Lima are noted visitors. Mary Lloyd visited Butte, Henry Dunkin from Lima appeared in Dillon, Mrs. R. E. Dutch and Aline Stone from Melrose shopped in Dillon.
Careful mothers prefer Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to ease frightful night coughs and wheezy colds. It is sedative without opiates mild laxative and contains no chloroform. Mrs N Weigel of Calvary Wis and others praise it and it is sold by Geo M Gosman.
Albert Baker clerk and recorder reports January and February 1982 show 15 births and 21 deaths, up from 7 births and 18 deaths during the same period in 1981. No births were recorded in February 1981.
A Silver Colonial Tea to benefit Barrett hospital will be held Saturday March 5 at the guild hall hosted by church women. A short program features ladies in colonial costumes and the Choral club will sing. An exhibition of colonial rugs quilts and antiques rounds out the event. The community is invited.
District No. 8 comprising sixteen sections in the east bench region is abandoned and divided between Districts 29 and 10. Six sections go to District 29 and five to District No. 16.
Mr and Mrs George Lane of the valley's southern end welcomed a baby girl born Tuesday last week at Barrett hospital.
A Wednesday evening event at St James guild hall on March 9 invites members to a St Patrick's Day party hosted by the dancing club.
Montana Senator George Barr Cooper of Mineral County, speaker of the state, visited Dillon on Thursday with his wife Mrs W H Stephan. The occasion highlighted local political engagement and regional ties.
The Dillon Choral club will broadcast from Station KGIR in Butte on Saturday March 12 at an hour to be announced later.
The St James guild will meet Thursday at 1 30 PM at the guild hall. Hostesses are Mrs A I Cashmore and Mrs B Wemerick.
Mrs I K B Hastings hosted the Child Study Club Monday evening. Miss Holly Stauduhar of Twin Bridges visited Dillon friends over the weekend. George Harrison returned from his Grasshopper ranch. John and Thomas Shuster of Upper Blacktail spent Thursday in Dillon. Mr and Mrs Frank Sawyer visited from Twin Bridges. George Strub spent several days at the Ed Roe ranch in Bedrock. Ilaene Otto Schultz and Mrs Les Schultz from Sheridan were in Dillon.
Commissioner O C Gosman left Lima on a fine spring morning only to encounter a blizzard and falling temperatures at Armstead and the Mike Rebith ranch south of Dillon. Meanwhile golfers enjoyed warm sunshine Sunday with a budding tree noted on the course. Residents report popping and grasshoppers near town.
A large audience at the Normal college auditorium Friday night paid tribute to Marie Montana, popular soprano, with prolonged applause after each song. The program held superb interest, and the artist's remarkable voice drew high praise from attendees. Ralph McFadden, piano instructor at the college, accompanied the recital.
Members and friends of the Methodist church choir visited Mrs G El Finch Thursday night for a social after a regular rehearsal. The party honored her for years of service as pianist before she gave up active membership. Refreshments concluded the evening, and Mrs W C Hardy will take over as pianist.
Chris Hansen displayed three prize winning White Wyandotts at the Cash Market after they won a national poultry exhibit premium in Creston Iowa. His hens laid an average 280 eggs per year with one bird producing 820 eggs, illustrating strong production.
Dr W J Romersa hosted fellow dentists Dr R D Curry Dr H F Best and Dr F H Bimrose at a Sunday dinner on South Atlantic Street Dillon. After a well served meal they enjoyed contract bridge as the evening’s entertainment.
Professor Dorr Skeels from the University of Montana forestry department visited Missoula on a Saturday to confer with hospital board members about tree planting and other landscape improvements at Barrett Hospital. Theta notes entertainment plans at Mrs. Alainie Allen’s home. Police report an arrest in Los Angeles and a Chicago bandit incident leading to a clothing loss.
Plats of survey for parts of T18 S2 and all of fractional T14 and T15 S2 will be filed at the U S Office in Billings Montana on April 27 1982. About 3908 acres are withdrawn except for the area. Filing periods include Soldiers preference from Apr 27 1922 to Jul 26 1982 and simultaneous filing from Jul 6 1982 to Jul 26 1982 with open public access after 9 AM July 26 1932.
Two couples tied the knot on a Leap Day Monday afternoon in Butte courthouse ceremonies by Judge George Opp. The pairs are Kiddie Barry with Iva Hall and Ray Kallam with Fenid Craft, choosing February 29 for their nuptial vows.
Loren L. Ware of Bannack said he sold the lease on his ranch near the territorial capital to Walter Paddock. He and Mrs. Ware will move this week to the Aiken ranch in the Wise River section, which they recently purchased. Chris Olsen visited Armstead Friday.
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