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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
3
Dillon and area residents engage in business visits and social events across Rim country towns including Rigby Jackson Wisdom Butte Salt Lake City Armstead Bannack Twin Bridges Bremerton Spencer Helena Bozeman and Salmon. Travel news and local social occasions accompany river and hospital updates.
An old advertisement features W. K. Holland of Harlin Texas claiming 90 percent suffer kidney irregularities yet do nothing until too late. The ad promotes Foley Pills as a god-send and notes the product has been in use for over 25 years with Geo. M. Gosman as the local druggist.
Sunday sightings include Miss Anna Bauman of Lima visiting Dillon with friends. John Kinney of Salmon visited, and Dillon hosted Butte visitors J E Foley and K J Lynch. Oil-well contractor L F Scantagy toured the Kevin field near Great Falls, while Mrs J H Gilbert and Mrs A F Waldorf returned from Helena after the state Parent-Teacher convention.
Mr and Mrs John Wolfe announce the birth of a daughter on Monday morning May 16. The infant weighs eight pounds at birth.
The Forest Service reports a major spring reforestation effort across multiple Montana and Idaho sites. About 8 million trees will move from the Savenac nursery in Hagen to replant burned areas along Priest Lake and Kaniksu, St Joe, Cabinet, Martin Creek, and other zones. Yellow pine dominates due to late snow. white pine prioritized where feasible.
The piece recounts the 1886 Glendale to Melrose stage driver George Ferguson murdered at Trapper Creek by a hidden gunman. A posse hunts the suspect believed aided by an accomplice as Sheriff Jones plants trees nearby. Townsfolk anticipate social events and note hot weather driving changes.
A May 22 1896 Tribune note highlights fancy wheel riding by drummers from bicycle factories visiting Dillon in recent weeks. Bustles are described as all the rage at that time.
A bowling alley is being built in the rear of the Montana saloon. The mud puddle at Bannack and Montana streets draws crowds hoping for a neat ankle reveal. A two gun encounter left a man knocked cold by a shrimp stander. The foundation at the Normal College was finished this week. Mark Poindexter spent several days in Butte last week. Bright colored gloves and stockings fetch attention in local shops.
In a week old Tribune report from May 24, 1907, Dillon beat Helena 15 to 4 in a Sunday game. Dillon plans a celebratory Fourth of July event. Eleven graduates will receive diplomas at next week's high school commencement exercises.
The Dillon Messenger promotes fast advertising to reach local readers in the Dillon community. It emphasizes urgency and broad exposure for businesses seeking timely contact with residents.
A vault protected by water surroundings and a bomb proof roof has been allocated to the Bank of France, enhancing security for its storage facilities.
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