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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1924
Page
9
The text presents the first Memorial Day proclamation calling for sacred vigilance over graves, adornment of memorial sites, and reverent visitation. It urges furnishing flowers, honoring veterans, and ensuring flags on graves, with Legion Posts responsible for flag placement and tribute to all American-war veterans.
A fragment reflects on shared fate and consolation noting that our loss could be Canada’s gain and praising the people of Sweden and Norway for their stance or actions. The terse wording implies wartime sentiment and international solidarity.
A columnist questions immigration laws that shut out skilled workers and compares them to keeping valuable work horses from a farmer. The piece also critiques Mr Mellon’s taxation stance, suggesting political theatrics undermine his arguments.
Town editors underestimate farmers as less intelligent but farmers can grasp complex business texts. The writer argues farmers read and comprehend and can progress without being talked down to, noting readers are not the kind to be written down to.
Farmers complain they are too busy to paint yet spend more money due to weathering. Painting extends life of houses and barns and cut costs, while tools and implements should be kept under cover with tarpaulins. Regular repainting halves weather damage and improves longevity.
The author argues pessimists should worry about the United States military. They claim U S leaders scrapped costly battleships and wings from the top while England and Japan trimmed from the bottom. The piece claims naval power drops to England five, Japan three, U S one, and air power to zero.
President Coolidge tells Philadelphia Republican women that organized virtue is needed to combat organized evil. The piece notes the intense commitment of foes and the timid resistance of the virtuous, alongside a topical shock about a jail inmate harming himself to obtain whiskey.
The report shows the bank with assets including more than ninety five millions in United States Government bonds and certificates. In thirty days since the report, the bank gained about one million and a quarter on increased bond values. Local notices mention residents and events including Oscar Farnum visiting Dillon, M. P. Ryan from Butte, and various social and business activities.
Jay LaDue from Sheridan visited Dillon on Tuesday. Harry Smith arrived from Centennial valley for Saturday in town. Mrs J W Kinney and Mrs Alice Pegram drove to Butte on Sunday. George Vance of Melrose was a Dillon business guest on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Mac Brownfield spent Sunday at Boulder Hot Springs. A A Anderson, a Grant business visitor, came to Dillon Saturday. John Peterson of Horse Prairie attended to business matters Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frank Husted of the Big Hole basin spent last weekend in Dillon. J R Hedley of Long Beach and his wife are spending the year in Montana and were in Dillon on Monday.
Western mining interests push a bill to require transportation and insurance on silver dollars from mints to banks be paid in silver. Current costs say $8 to ship 1000 coins from Denver to local banks, while paper money dominates. Silver money would save seignorage and extend life, boosting circulation. Indgar Rife of Medicine Lodge visited the city earlier this week.
The passage argues persistent economic turmoil and crises in coal, meat, and grain drive price increases and fear of shortages. It questions the efficacy of current laws and calls for changes in causes and remedies rather than reliance on safety regulations alone.
Dignitaries of the Methodist Episcopal church urge deporting all aliens caught violating the Volstead act to let the Shipping Board profit from the business. They claim aliens are the majority of offenders, while the speaker notes many crewmen at sea are long‑standing American generations.
A historic note on American economic expansion cites New York City Bank data. May 1893 deposits reached twenty two million dollars with total resources at twenty five million. by April 1 this year deposits stood at seven hundred and forty.
Mr and Mrs Ben Koster of Butte are spending their honeymoon in Dillon after a wedding earlier this week. They were married by Rev F X Leschner of St Rose Catholic church, she formerly Miss Julia Canavan.
A list of Dillon residents and their spouses including Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Rife Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Carruthers Mr. and Mrs. H. L McCaleb and others joined by Co. FE. Blinn G. R. Price Thos Scott L. F. Molleur and Arthur Graeter in traveling to Butte last week to witness the lodge ceremonies.
A large influx of sheep shearers arrives in the city daily, many from California, employed by local sheepmen as fast as they can be picked up. Southern arrivals face quarantine rules but all workers are eager to help prevent the hoof and mouth disease spread.
Billings cut fire loss by 82.2 percent last year while Great Falls plans new buildings to replace the Boston hotel. Troy expects four new business structures and additions. Great Falls breaks ground on a $30,000 United Brethren church site. Baker notes a shallow gas well brought by Gas Products Company in the Great Baker field.
Don Thiel of 118 East Columbia Street Fort Wayne Indiana reports Foley Pills a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys worked in a couple of hours and gave him a good night's sleep. The ad copy promotes Foley Pills as prompt in action.
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