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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1924
Page
3
Josh Jed Brown entered local politics last week asserting the campaign cost stays low by avoiding pricey venues and relying on simple events rather than high end hotel doors.
An employer states early hours are standard for the new position while a clerk replies that closing early suits them. The exchange highlights workplace scheduling expectations and employee flexibility in a small establishment.
Columnist Blonde Bess voices skepticism about Leap Year promotion prizes calling them booby prizes and unnecessary. She questions the value and appeal of the event.
A listener asks if Ford will win Muscle Shoals. Dease Daniel replies he is unsure but notes that Shoals is known as a strong wrestler.
A brief newsroom quip records Grubb joking about rumored trouble between Biggs and his wife. The Smoker replies that the couple drift toward opposite interests with dry goods and wet goods becoming the point of humor.
A preacher jokes about teeth as Sister Bertha confesses she has none, saying teeth will be furnished before the sermon resumes. The exchange adds a light moment in a crowded service.
A librarian explains the novel The Duke's Revenge is unavailable this week due to emotional reactions from readers leading to a waterproof reprint. A subscriber and others discuss preferences for Gothic architecture and admonitions about foreigners.
Two notices from Helena Montana land office dated 1924 announce R Olive Martin of Polaris and Fay Gransberg of Melrose plan to establish their claims. Martin seeks three year proof for parcels in sections 21 and 28 township 5S range 12W before F A Hazelbaker in Dillon. Gransberg will file final proof for desert land in section 32 township 38S range 9W before W E Stephenson in Dillon.
In the District Court of Beaverhead County Montana estate of John O'Brien deceased notices creditors and others with claims to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after first publication to the administrator Geo T Banks at The Waldorf Company Dillon Montana. First publication April 18 1924.
Notice lists Willard F. Shaffner of Dillon Montana filing three year proof to establish a stock raising homestead claim. Also John L. Templeman of Butte Montana applies for patent on the Sunshine lode in Beaverhead county with 19.661 acres, parts in conflict with Fair Play Baltic and other lodes, adjacents Silver Bow Baltic and Fair Play lodes. adverse claims must be filed within sixty days.
A bride complains her husband never shows interest in her efforts while he mentions staying awake all night thinking about the cake she baked yesterday. The pair quarrel over recognition and attention in a domestic scene.
An elderly lady visits a hospital ward and tells a battered patient to keep smiling. He replies that he cannot smile again, not at another man’s girl, revealing the tragedy behind his injuries.
In Carlisle a Sentinel item notes the Anaconda Copper Company's sawmill producing 400000 feet of lumber daily. Hardin reports Campbell Farming Corp owning 20000 acres of wheat and 15000 of flax. Eliakem Oil Co plans three additional wells on the Coal Ridge anticline.
Dillon shipments move 1700 head of beef cattle to market. The report notes the cattle were loaded for transport by rail to the packing yard. No injuries or delays reported.
An oil well in Buffalo claimed as the highest in the world at one mile above sea level will be drilled this spring, aiming to set a notable depth benchmark and demonstrate new extraction potential.
Mashua a local farming corporation will experiment on an 80 acre navy bean field this season. The project aims to test yield and adaptation of navy beans under current conditions. A team will monitor soil health and harvest projections throughout the growing period.
State Bank of Dillon sues Charles A. Pruitt Fern L. Pruitt and Mary E. Simmons. A sheriff sale is set for May 10 1924 at 2 pm at the courthouse front door Dillon Montana for lands in township 3 south range 16 west meridian ESE section 23 SW4 section 24 NW4 section 25 E4AM4 section 26 cash terms. Dated April 18 1924. D F Mooney Sheriff Beaverhead County A C Gruwell Deputy Sheriff.
Department of the Interior announces a public sale under Sec 2455 RS for Clyde Lundin of Butte Montana. The tract NEY SWY 31 13W will start bids at 3.00 per acre at 10:00 am May 27 1924 at the office. Sale closes when bidding ends. Adverse claimants file by sale time. Register Fk A Motz.
Ten miles of the Libby Rexford highway have been completed and accepted by the Federal Bureau.
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to relieve coughs colds and hoarseness for all ages. It urges readers to get a bottle from Potts the druggist and to insist on the genuine product.
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