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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1929
Page
4
Beaverhead wool sale last Saturday drew interest from Montana sheepmen as 5,500 fleeces sold at 33 cents. Price was 5 cents below last year’s opening market of 38 cents. Market activity is muted with no clear revival yet, though several large sales are reportedly pending.
W D Fredericks of Billings won the Helena bid for grading a 12.9 mile state and federal project from Montana street end to the Selway bridge area near the Oregon Short Line. Beaverhead county will match federal aid. road to be surfaced next year. Stansos Brothers of Butte awarded two bridges for 7220.15. County Engineer George Metlen attended a highway commission session.
May 22 marks the annual May fete at Montana State Normal College with Miss Constance Bregan directing physical training. Training school pupils and Normal College students will participate in a village festival themed pageant featuring drills and dances in old England style.
An evening vesper service was held Sunday at St James Episcopal Church. The enlarged choir directed by Mrs F D Willis with organist Mrs Grace Cashmore performed selections themed The Earth is the Lord's and received high praise for the sacred numbers.
Dillon Lodge No 1564 B P O E will receive its charter May 18 per District Deputy W H Reif of Bozeman A class of 75 candidates will be initiated with a special train from Butte and Elks from across Montana expected to attend Initiation planned at I O C F hall or Dillmont Park with equipment ordered Officers to be installed by twelve past exalted rulers from Butte
Beaverhead county high school finished third at the district track meet in Butte with 18 points, securing three firsts and two seconds. Frank Little won the discus, Hignight took the pole vault, and Dansie the broad jump, with plans to compete at the state meet in Missoula May 9 and 10.
A duo robbed the former Rube Pierce soft drink emporium in Lima of 250 dollars on a Wednesday night. Phil Lyons, visiting, reported to Sheriff Orr that two armed men entered at 2 am, demanded the receipts, and fled the area despite a detailed description.
Mrs. George Kunzman a well known former Dillon resident died last Friday at her Long Beach California home. She lived in Dillon nearly twenty years and was held in high esteem. Her husband a prominent local businessman built the Kunzman block on Idaho street. Surviving are her husband one son Charles of Idaho Falls several brothers and sisters and four grandchildren.
Principal A T Peterson announced that James W Breeden a four letter man from Montana State College and star Bobcat guard will coach Beaverhead county high school next fall He replaces B J Gunderson who resigns at term Breeden famed as standout athlete and scholar will teach science and join the faculty He was all Western guard this year and helped the Bobcats win three Rocky Mountain conference titles Brick Breeden is regarded as Montana s outstanding athlete of the past four years and is well known locally
Fifty years after the Utah and Northern railroad reached the Beaverhead valley, Dillon rises from the Deacon ranch site. Sidney Dillon steered construction to a winter terminus, enabling a town to form, with Deacon selling his ranch for cash and a syndicate buying rights. Auctions followed, yielding strong returns as growth began. Continued on page four.
Beginning Monday May 6 the Tribune Publishing Co will resume the Dillon Daily Messenger which paused December 31 1927 Four page daily issue will offer a full news review timely articles and current facts Free home delivery in Dillon with the Messenger as an advertising medium promoter Frank Hunsaker Jr formerly with the Butte Post joins as advertising manager and reporter The Messenger thanks former patrons and pledges improved service
In 1908 Montana Baptists formed a state body and planned annual meetings. This year Dillon hosts May 14 to 16 1929 with three sessions daily and speakers from Denver Seattle Philadelphia and officials from the American Baptist Publication Society. A music program will accompany each day’s sessions.
Nick Mamer, the Spokane pilot of the Ford “West Wind” tri motor, predicts an air mail route soon to connect the Twin Cities and Seattle. The flight aims to chart a proper course and honor the Wright brothers, with Butte poised as a major air mail center as Congress allocates 350000 for the project.
Helena businessman Robert Waddell spoke at the Dillon Rotary meeting about Montana agriculture and livestock prospects for 1929. Locals heard from A T Peterson on Friday track events, T Lee McCracken on Boy Scouts, and a telegram from Lt Governor Hazelbaker urging attendance to meet Rotary International president Tom Sutton arriving by train.
J W Rees cashier of the First National Bank joined the hole in one club at the Country Club last Sunday on the 135 yard No 6 hole. He achieved the feat with Dan P Wharder as playing partner as the ball rolled into the cup despite the pin. The silver loving cup prize from jeweler W E Selner will be engraved with Rees name and date.
Four track meets run Thursday Friday and Saturday at the athletic field with events for training school field day rural pupils scholastic contests from county schools and Future Farmers of America groups from Whitehall Deer Lodge and Dillon. Contests include stock judging grain judging wrestling boxing and more ending with a dance Saturday night.
The pupils of Mrs. Nellie Little Johnston present three piano recitals this month. The first on Sunday May 19 at 3 PM, the second Tuesday May 21 at 8 15 PM, and the third Friday May 24 at 8 15 PM, all at the training school auditorium. Mrs Johnston hosted 40 piano pupils at a party last Tuesday with games and refreshments. A party for high school age pupils is planned soon.
George Schimmel of Butte traveled to Dillon this week on business matters.
United Press reports May Day unrest in Berlin and Lithuania with ten dead and many injured. Police opened fire in Koyno Lithuania, killing several as mass arrests reached around one thousand while Berlin saw two hundred injuries and planned general strike actions.
President Hoover issued an order removing William Degroot as Brooklyn district attorney citing rum running activity in his district. The officer reportedly had an unblemished record and this marks the first public declaration of removal before resignation.
Snow in the middle west slows spring planting while hail and wind in the southwest bring deaths and property destruction. Communications are disrupted as a heavy Rocky Mountain snowstorm persists.
In Mexico City on May 2 President Gil expressed optimism that the revolution will stabilize the country despite bloodshed and financial costs. He argued rebel failure reduces the likelihood of further civil wars.
Federal forces regained control of Sonora border points at Nogales on May 2 restoring order as rebels’ last stands collapsed and the revolution was declared broken.
Dolores Brannon, a young woman from Invanston, Illinois, was kidnapped by two bandits who forced her to drive them on a burglary spree through a residential district. The incident was reported by United Press.
In Palermo on May 2, 148 members of the Mafia were sentenced to a total of seven hundred years. The commissions call the reign of terror broken after numerous crimes.
The Burlington Railroad announces a six hour reduction in the Chicago to Omaha travel time. The move is expected to intensify the ongoing speed race among railroads.
Paris on May 2 reports Japanese delegates at the reparations conference foresee a German financial collapse that would ripple globally if current negotiations fail.
C. J. Blinn returning from a business trip to Butte hit a horse that dashed across the road in front of his car near Reichle. Blinn and passenger E. L. Poindexter were uninjured. The horse had a broken leg and was shot. another horse with a broken leg was found nearby, indicating a previous mishap with a second vehicle.
Mrs. Joseph Flaherty of Butte is visiting friends in Dillon this week.
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