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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
4
McHessor April 28 reports dry farmers sowing large spring wheat acreage after a heavy rain. Kenedy plans for spring tiling. Toothaker of Twin Bridges made a professional call. Winter wheat looks fine with no evident winter kill. Haden has fifty acres of winter rye. Cattle overstock concerns rise as ranchers prep for summer range.
Mrs Mortiel learns of the death of her brother Russell Halsey living near Bozeman with his parents Mr and Mrs W Halsey. He was handling a .22 rifle to shoot gophers when it discharged fatally wounding him in the hip and head. He left behind his parents two sisters and three brothers. Clarence Bucy returns home after overseas service. W Leese begins spring plowing work.
Sheridan April 28. The Junior Prom honoring the graduating Sheridan high school class was a pleasant affair. Juniors and Seniors displayed festive gowns and décor in Old Rose and Silver with pens from Camp Lewis and city schools. The Seniors listed include Ida Elser, Ina Elser, Enid Vickers, Beula Moore, Elizabeth Shaffer, Helen Thompson. Juniors Pauline Jennings, Hildred Marsh, Amy Kalgren, Ardis Baird, Anna Green, Pat Battle, Charles Shaffer. Mrs. L. A. Fitch returned from three years in Long Beach, California. Samaritan Lodge No. 10 I O O F and Ruby Rebekah lodge celebrated the 100th anniversary with a social gathering.
AB has suffered severe colds during the past week. John Tucker, Mort Kiel, and Leroy Sperry traveled to Lakeview on Monday for land business. Brundage school opened Monday with Miss Cora McBride in charge. Mr and Mrs A J Bucy moved back to their ranch Friday after wintering on the river.
A fragment notes thirty six individuals seated at one long table as royal entertainers. The setting and full context remain unclear from the OCR snippet.
Mrs. W Shelton visits her mother Mrs. Fred Doyde while Miss Louisa Beehrer seeks medical care in Butte for an infected finger. Carl Hartwig and Julius Hartwig travel to Dillon on business as townsfolk note a flying squad spectacle drew strangers to Butte. Pastor F W Treiber preaches at Reichle hall. Bennington moves cattle from Melrose to the Rattlesnake. Angela Bugan hosts a birthday surprise for a friend. Odell Green returns from France after nearly a year, reported alive.
In a Tit-Bits excerpt a mother rushes to the nursery as a baby wails with wild shrieks. The older child Billy explains softly that the infant feels pain but only now understands it. The scene highlights a child’s dawning awareness of hurt and empathy.
Ross Nay of the Grasshopper visited the town on Saturday. Local residents reported seeing Nay at several downtown venues and at a public gathering.
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