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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
1
The notice discusses late filing requirements and timing for mail returns to reach state headquarters by the 15th to avoid penalties. It mentions using registered mail to certify dates and ensure proper certification of the filing date.
A golf round described with a 49 score amid erratic shots and a humorous note on a birdie on hole six. Players named include Doc Stephan Harding Brundage Gilbert and others. the group laughs at a missed shot and hopes for another game if summer arrives.
Leonard Stephens, author of the song hit I Fan Down and Go Boom, improvised an action to match the music and words and will be out of the hospital soon. A lighthearted note on spring and a disappointed golfer closes with a teaser for continuation on page four.
Heavy springlike snow and slush blanket Beaverhead County with three to eight inches, delaying travel and closing roads. Farmers face hay shortages while optimistic talk of earlier grass rises. detours and mud holes plague motorists as snow melts and roads deteriorate.
A miscellaneous shower was given to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dart by the Diana Rebekah Lodge after their regular meeting last Thursday evening. Little Merle Schmittroth and Billy Tait dressed as bride and groom entered the hall with a ship laden with gifts for the newlyweds. Refreshments followed the gift opening and merry-making.
Dillon ministers at St James guild hall plan three noonday community services during Holy Week to foster unity among local churches. The Dillon Ministerial Association plus lay volunteers will organize the events, seen as a new era in area religious life with services to be held at noon on three days before Easter.
In early days before Montana became a territory, letters cost $1 plus postage and were delivered by express from Salt Lake to Bannack. Stage routes, gold rush traffic, and $1 per letter collected in coin or gold dust shaped daily mail gatherings as residents awaited news and gossip.
Funeral services were held at the Spur ranch for Mrs. Ollia Neville mother of Walter H. Neville station agent at Bond. She died Thursday at her son's home after years of paralysis. Remains shipped to Mississippi to rest beside her husband. Survived by two sisters in the south.
Mrs Mary Hester Bond of Dillon was notified she will judge the piano solo and piano duet contests at the district music meet in Butte on March 23. Winners advance to the state meet in Bozeman. Bond teaches piano in Dillon and helped bring Louise MacPherson and Claire Ross to town.
The Madison Woolgrowers Association reaffirmed officers on Saturday in Sheridan. Fred Gilbert remains president with Ernest Orr as first vice president and A P Williams as second vice president, Charles LaDue secretary treasurer. The advisory board to set predatory animal bounty was left to dictate. A large turnout of sheep men supported the new wool buying plan ahead of the season, buoyed by protective tariffs and favorable price prospects.
Automobile owners who failed to secure licenses after December 31 face a 100 dollar fine for the first offense and revocation of their license for the second offense. The sheriff's office said a drive to enforce new plates will proceed this week. The attorney general notes the law does not extend the registration period beyond April 30 despite earlier thoughts of a later deadline.
Two of Dillon's most loved young people were quietly married Monday at St James Episcopal. Edith Blair became the bride of Clifford R Thompson with Rev H N Tragitt performing the ceremony. Relatives and intimate friends attended. The couple planned a short auto trip and will reside on a Blacktail ranch where Thompson works as a foreman for Roscoe Cornell.
Nelson P T A reports guests Mrs Robert Bidstrup and daughters Mrs Frank Tourtellet and Miss Sarah Banks at the March meeting. An April 5 election day meeting is urged with nominating committee Mrs M Miller and Miss Oakes Nelson. Pamphlets on parliamentary procedure were distributed for study. A St Patrick theme program featured songs by Mrs M Miller and Master Lee Schuler, a piano duet by Misses Margaret and Bernice Bidstrup, and a poetry essay by Mrs E Morrison.
Mr and Mrs Findlay Watson are in Butte this week with Mrs Watson staying to receive medical care from Drs Potter and Smith.
United Press reports March 14 from Washington that the income tax revenues are ahead of predictions. The treasury aims for a year end without a deficit and Secretary Mellon returns forty five million dollars more than estimated.
DAYTON BEACH FL Mar 14 All further speed trials have been cancelled after the death of Lee Bible yesterday. Segrave plans his return to England. J M White owner of the triplex Bible drove says he will abandon racing.
A Chinese fire in Nanking on March 14 killed twenty people and injured many during a ceremony. About seven hundred homes were destroyed in the blaze.
A legislative measure passed during the recently concluded session reduces the Fifth Judicial District from two judges to one. The change becomes effective in 1938, at which time only one judge will be elected unless further legislation is enacted. Beaverhead County is singled out by the bill though all affected areas gain from the measure.
The American LaFrance fire truck shipped March 4 is due in the city late this week. It is the latest model with hose and chemical capabilities, a 40 gallon chemical tank, 500 feet of hose, a 20 foot ladder, a high powered search light and other first class equipment. The truck, costing about $5000, will enhance the city department's fire fighting tools.
Near five hundred troops guard the border as federals push toward Torreon for a decisive battle with rebels. A second force heads toward Durango. President Gil says the revolt is collapsing and will be wiped out within two weeks.
The Mississippi River is predicted to continue rising with heavy rains driving upriver valleys up. Farmers in Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi move to higher ground with livestock protected. No deaths reported though Tennessee lowlands suffer extensive damage.
Nearly six thousand Northern Pacific craftsmen awaited officials decision on a six cents per hour wage increase. E N Rogers of Billings led the committee petitioning for raises totaling 750 000 dollars annually.
A tornado near Liberty South Carolina killed nine people and injured many others last night. Two families were wiped out in the disaster with extensive wreckage and loss reported across the area.
Col. Charles Lindberg departed Mexico City this morning in a mailplane with ten passengers bound for Browns ville.
Gordon Nebraska March 14 searchers temporarily abandoned the hunt for Willie Reeves six year old boy lost in the blizzard. A raging storm hampered the effort and little hope is entertained for the boy's recovery.
Secretary Mellon says now is a good time to buy bonds as prices are low and interest rates high, urging investment.
Dr. A C Morrow deputy state veterinarian spoke at the Dillon Rotary meeting praising Montana dairy herd health claiming top state standards and milk quality. He noted only one tubercular cow in twelve years in Beaverhead and that disease stock has fallen from 14 to .03 percent. Reverends Ricketts Leschner and Simons spoke on Holy Week with Rotary cooperation for a new community project. C E Blinn presided.
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