East Side Short Stories Notes and Local Notices
Mrs J Anson Baxter and Francis Tonrey traveled to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on Wednesday after receiving a telegram about their mother Mrs Thomas Tonrey's serious illness. The Armstead Allies announce a Red Cross benefit dance on Saturday May 18 with Tessiers orchestra and tickets priced at one dollar. A double headed calf from Monroe Bucey ranch in Centennial valley has been mounted and displayed at Cush ing Farnsworth barber shop this week.
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J. Anson Baxter
Francis Tonrey
Wilksbarre
Penn
Thomas Tonrey
Armstead Allies
Red Cross
Tessier
Monroe Bucey
Centennial Valley
Cushing & Farnsworth
Montana Auto Supply Sells 25 Cars in Week
Roy Murray reports Montana Auto Supply sold 25 cars last week. The dealer received a shipment this week of two Buicks and one Cadillac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Murray
Montana Auto Supply Company
Sunday church schedule with sermons and programs
Sunday school at 10 a m led by Prof. Robert Clark superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m by pastor Rev H G Humphrey. Epworth league at 7 p m. Evening service and sermon by the pastor at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clark
H. G. Humphrey
Epworth League
Epworth League of the
M. E. Church
Beaver Head Alberta Oil Welcomes New Rotary Drill
Beaver Head Alberta Oil and Gas reports a new rotary drill arriving. The unit is described as massive and the firm expects to bore an equivalent depth to the old well within 90 days once assembly is complete and the drill is operable.
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Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Company
Construction Near New College Dormitory Site
Building material is being assembled near the site of the new college dormitory and Contractor Reed expects to begin operations by the 15th inst.
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Reed
Five More Men to Go to Camp McDowell
The local examining board ordered five additional men sent to a training camp at Camp McDowell California. They will depart May 11 and may be volunteers. The Armstead Girls knitting club plans a charity dance tomorrow night to buy yarn, with music by the Tessier Razzer Jazzer band, inviting Dillon residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McDowell
Calif
Armstead
Tessier Razzer-Jazzer
Dillon
Community drive aims to raise for Salvation Army work
The campaign to raise one thousand dollars for Salvation Army work progressed with notable participation. Local coal dealers urge patrons to stock up for next winter due to expected transportation difficulties and worse conditions than the prior winter.
Montanan Brother in France Joins Aviation Supply Unit
A supply company field letter from a Montana brother on the western front in France describes Joe, attached to the Aviation Supply squadron, driving a motor truck. He shares excitement of life abroad and mentions bunking with another Montanan, a blacksmith from Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Murray
Montana Auto Supply Company
Joe
France
Anaconda
Chevrolet cars arrive at Western Motor Supply
Western Motor Supply announces two latest model Chevrolets in stock with 26 more assembled and ready for delivery. Messrs. Moran and Yeager stand by to demonstrate the car’s advantages to prospective buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Car
Western Motor Supply Company
Messrs. Moran and Yeager
Chevrolet
War maps promise daily troop movements in Europe
Tribune Book Store offers war maps showing France and Belgium battlefields with day to day troop movements. The ads praise the usefulness for reference and promise 25 cent price. Also notes on a new book by Rev Henry F Cope and early 1918 wool clip shipped from Dillon wool warehouse with price outlook around 63 cents. Labor official reports steady demand for help including in sheep industry.
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France
Belgium
Tribune Book
Dillon
Boston
Lambing season wages and local notices from Dillon
The article notes lambing season labor costs from 75 to 100 dollars monthly and mentions Henry Thompson hiring a foreman and five helpers near Dillon. It also reports updates on residents including R J Gick in France, Dr H A Bond returning to Dillon, H J McDaniel's death in Deer Lodge, enlistees Rollwitz and Baughman, and George M Gosman’s promotion at Kelly Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thompson
Kidd
Dillon
Geo. Gosman
Kelly Field
Texas
George M. Gosman
San Antonio
Gosman
Dillon News Briefs From Armstead To Big Hole Basin
Alf Decker was down from Armstead. Mr and Mrs Max Lauterbach spent the week in Butte. Mrs E B Roe was down from her home near Bedrock yesterday. Silas Dishno left last night for the Big Hole basin to look after business chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mansfield, Sr
Horse Prairie
Dillon
Mabel Dillon
Marvel Sanders
New England
Diamond CO Ranch
Eli Swartz
R. E. Foster
Chicago
Michigan
Clara Plant
Idaho
J. E. Monroe
Normal College
J. W. Scott
New York City
Scott
Fruin
F. H. Garver
George Webber
Martin Jackson
Big Hole Basin
S. C. Dishno
Robert Allen
C. L. Hansen
Alf Decker
Armstead
Max Lauterbach
Butte
E. B. Roe
Bedrock
Silas Dishno
Missionary hosts Dillon Auxiliary gathering at Rectory
Mrs R J Jensen entertained the Dillon Auxiliary yesterday afternoon at the Rectory. The Lutheran Aid society will be entertained by Mrs Walter Carlson at her home north of Dillon next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Jensen
Auxiliary
Lutheran Aid Society
Walter Carlson
Dillon
Prospect Club Hosts Miss Marguerite Cushing Evening
Members of the Prospect club were entertained by Miss Marguerite Cushing at her home Wednesday night. The evening was pleasantly spent and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Club
Marguerite Cushing
Jolly Theta Dance Supports Red Cross at Dillmont Park
Theta members held a dance at Dillmont park last night to raise funds for the Red Cross with many attendees arriving by car. At Nelson School a Red Cross dinner auction directed by Miss Bessie Wall raised 333 dollars for Red Cross work and the evening included music and dancing.
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Dillmont Park
Theta
Red Cross
Nelson School
Bessie Wall
Red Cross School
Bond
Nelson
Lady Hosts Sewing Soiree at Rose Mount Home
Mrs John Swafford entertained six friends last Saturday at Rose Mount seven miles west of Melrose. The group sewed and discussed Hooverizing and wartime conditions while a rose and gold Hoover lunch was served later in the afternoon. Attendees included Mrs Ed Gleed Mrs B G Swafford Mrs James Maddox Mrs H W Norris Miss Jessie Cameron and Mrs Frank Schultz of Dillon.
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John Swafford
Rose Mount
Melrose
Ed. Gleed
B. G. Swafford
James Maddox
H. W. Norris
Jessie Cameron
Frank Schultz
Dillon
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Found in Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications, only by a constitutional remedy. The inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling and imperfect hearing, leading to permanent deafness if untreated. Halt's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars offered for proof.
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Telefe
Red Cross Notes on War Duty by Burgess
A wartime plea urging women to curb waste and support thrift drives. It contrasts domestic comfort with soldiers in France and urges giving to Liberty Loans and government drives to save resources for the war effort. It emphasizes personal responsibility and collective sacrifice.
April Shipments of Red Cross Knitting
Four April shipments of Red Cross knitting aggregated 408 pieces including 128 pairs of socks and 216 sweaters, produced to meet headquarters requirements.
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Red Cross
Old Garment Yarn Reborn as Shawls for Refugees
Ancient knit items are repurposed into shawls for French and Belgian refugees. Six inch knit squares are sewn into one and a quarter yard shawls with shell or double crochet borders dyed black or dark blue. Unraveled yarn treated to restore strength is flaunted as a method to reuse scraps and old garments.
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France
Belgium
Red Cross Donation Brings 160 Acre Dunn County Homestead
Mrs. Ok Schulberg of Dunn Center North Dakota donated her homestead of 160 acres, described as an almost unequaled contribution and a typically American act of sacrifice during a time of crisis.
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Red Cross
Ok Schulberg
Dunn Center
N. D
Dunn County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry VIII
Hether
Huber Bros
M. E. Church Services
KODAK
E. G. Bell
Poindexter Slough
Justice Kenison
S. A
Salvation Army
Beaverhead County
Dr. Cope
Henry F. Cope
Dillon Baptist Church
The
Religious Educational Association
Scribners
Wm. Fruin
Soldier Boy
C. W. Griffin
Cash Grocery
R. J. Gick
Engineers
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Nice
Monte Carlos
Marseilles
Tours
Germany
Gick
Forestry Service
Newport
Wash
Sandpoint
H. A. Bond
H. J. McDaniel
Deer Lodge
E. H Brundage
McDaniel
Addie Churchill
Navy
Wilhelm Rollwitz
E. D. Baughman
San Francisco
Rollwitz
Mr. Baughman
John Chirgwin
Helena
Montana
Deaconess School For Children
Chirgwin
Methodist Episcopal Church
George E. Cole
England
Esther Stoller
Julia Selway
Dillon News Briefs
Lutheran Aid
Vier
Ra Veylelen As
Hoy Wee Ten
Albert Stamm
Red
Gelett Burgess
Vigilantes
Isaiah
Serbia
Sion
Liberty Loan
A. J. Wedum Lumber Company
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