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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
2
A Wisdom Wisdom club event on March 8 featured an Excelsior club baby day program with songs stories and a display of infants under three. Local members and visitors attended as the library plans a building move and renovation for a new library and club room.
Fred Hartman visits from Melrose then Dillon as roads slow travel. Mrs. Fay Gransberry hospitalized in Butte with family care nearby. Several Montanans travel to Dillon or Melrose for family, medical, club, and cattle business while Mrs. Foster gradually recovers from illness.
An enthusiastic Sheridan gathering admitted new members and elected E. D. Marsh as president and T. Jr. Taylor as vice president. A committee drafted a petition to extend the Ruby mountains to the forest reserve and discussed fencing to keep cattle from the valley. The group opposed the 640 acre homestead bill. Ladies' Aid elected officers and reported funds. A death notice for Mrs. George Comfort was received.
Mrs T Held spends week in Butte while relatives visit. Tom Uptegraff and family return to Red Lodge area after visiting Carl Foster. Jasper Flougher returns from the coast to Creeklyn farm with L Budd. H J Foster hosts birthday gathering from Twin Bridges at his home. Five Hundred social ends late. Waterloo hall to host masquerade ball Saturday with Mesdames McCall Held and Curtis in charge. Lucile Mountjoy nurses Mr Curnow at Murray hospital. P H Bushnell visits Twin Bridges for business. Spring hustle begins as meadow lark returns and locals plan events. Emily Foster returns to Twin Bridges after week here.
John Myers plans a sizable home addition to enhance his Jackson residence. M. D. Jardine will start a new blacksmith and machine shop by early April with Frank Ballette handling smithing and partner Clarkson running the machinery. H. A. Lapham’s Toledo home burned, killing their mother. Mrs. Fred Nelson and the Otto Gasser family attended Mr. Walchi’s funeral at Chris Deutschman’s. William Christensen traveled to Dillon. Vera Shaw left for home in Butte after winter visit. Jake Kunz family to relocate to Minnesota for future residence.
Special report from McHessor dated March 6 notes Mr and Mrs Mike Shannon in Sheridan last week for business. Tom McGee and P J Darnutter delivered two loads of wheat to Twin Bridges. John Pilkington visited Dilfon to work on land deals. Jeff Cox plans a new house and barn near McHesser Creek this summer. Emil Lillgodden considers a larger homestead home on his property.
F. E. Cleaves plans to move to his Trout Creek claim on April first after selling the Twin Bridges Monitor. Geo. Graves has been cutting white pine logs this month for a four room dwelling sized 24 by 30.
Apex March 15 Henry Granaas was the only pupil absent last week. Mr DuBois went to Helena on business. Frank Selleck’s parents visit. Walter Siria starts building on his claim. W I Ogden left for Beach ND. John Scattini returns from Lava Hot Springs ID to resume section gang duties.
Lima residents report strong interest in new dances taught at the opera house last week. Mrs. John Thomas, former Lima resident, visits her son Wilford. Lawrence Brainard, a Lima visitor from Dillon, stops by. Mrs. W. T. Cheney and daughters head to Salt Lake City for a few days. Mrs. Benjamin Pierson improves at Murray hospital in Butte. Clarence Wall takes vacation in Kansas City Missouri with George Hansen stepping into his store role.
An Adler i ka mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine is advertised to relieve constipation sour stomach and gas with one spoonful. The ad claims it removes foul matter and can relieve or prevent appendicitis and that a short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble. A. Potts, druggist endorses the product.
The March session notes Browne bridge final payment after inspection. George Edinger protest on Carter creek road. board orders road opening. Poindexter and Orr Livestock sell fair grounds portion for 4500 with rail right of way. Craig Cornell sells ground at same price per acre. County to fund 250 for Trail creek roads maintenance in 1916.
North Portland report March 14 notes higher cattle prices with four loads of pulp fed steers at 8.10 and hay feds at 7.75, cows steady at 6.75. Hog sales of 2400 head rising, most at or above 8 cents, market very strong. Sheep prices steady to stronger with only feeder lambs scarce and overall demand firm.
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