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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1918

Page

4

Dance at Trout Creek School House Saturday Night

May 27 report notes a dance planned at the Trout Creek school house for Saturday evening. Esther Maily visited the Diamond O ranch for several days last week. A baby girl born at the Wagner homestead near Point of Rock last week. Beaverhead river remains very low and rain is needed to support irrigated ranches. Mike Shannon and Orrin Wilcomb have strong winter wheat stands. Sidney Baker to plow 40 acres for Sam Terrison and some for Ed Maily.

Mike Shannon Orrin Wilcomb Sidney Baker Sam Terrison Ed. Maily

Red Cross drive praised in Glen area

Reichle P. O May 28 The Red Cross drive was a notable success in this neighborhood with Carl Beehrer visiting residents to solicit help. Several locals including Mrs M McGrade and Mrs J C Ferguson were mentioned in community updates and social visits.

Reichle P. O Red Cross Carl Beehrer M. McGrade Rock Creek J. C. Ferguson Dillon J. Odell Green Camp Lewis Butte Bill Julia Beehrer Anna Herzog L. A. Foote Hélena Wisdom Carl Kambich Carl Hartwig Lucille Sharkey

Tragedy Near Sheridan Ends in Self Inflicted Death

Ewald Branch of Brandon, 53, German native, committed suicide Thursday morning, dying instantly from a heart wound after morphine addiction. Survived by wife, ten children, and mother, with funeral held Saturday after a service at the family home. Rev. Anstice conducted the rites. The report notes Branch’s former prosperity and decline due to illness and drug use.

Fe Pe Sheridan Ewald Branch Brandon Braach Germany Anstice Billings Three Forks Chas. Glasser E. D. Marsh Fred Hermesmyer, Sr L. C. Edwards T. A. Harry George, Bert Len Foster

APEX NEWS Brief Uneven OCR Snippet

Fragmentary AP text shows no clear events or names. The readable terms are limited to fixed phrase repetition and locationless fragments, offering no verifiable person, organization, or event details for a proper summary.

Accidents and Local News From Apex and Dillon

Friday evening Arthur Mohler and Miss Olive Clover faced a roadster accident near P G Nelson's corner. Clover suffered facial cuts and unconsciousness, Mohler helped right the car and delivered her to the Johnson home. Other notes include Mrs. Ernest Miller moving to Washington, Frank Bryan's train trip to Divide, and army draft news for Lemhi County.

Apex Arthur Mohler Olive Clover Dillon P. G. Nelson Miss Clover Ernest Miller Washington Mr. Miller Frank Bryan Divide Chester Conner Lemhi County Idaho Clara Hack Wm. Banneyer Frank. Selleck

Memorial Day Observance and Local News From Sheridan

Memorial Day will be observed with gravesite decorating and a special 8 p.m. Methodist service led by Rev. Anstice. In town, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster hosted Herbert Lueck during furlough at Camp Lewis. Dean Noble returned from San Diego to Montana before summer in Townsend. Madison county sent 29 boys to Camp Lewis. Red Cross raised $700 with county oversubscribed.

Anstice Bert Foster Ruby Camp Lewis France Dean Noble San Diego Calif D. H. Noble Montana Dean Townsend Roy Madison County Alder Fay Edwards George Morrison Butte United States Red Cross Sheridan

Grant News Notices From May Eighty

Noah Siria leaves for Gregson Springs with rheumatism and plans a stay there. Grantites travel to Dillon for H. B. Brown funeral, including Mrs Anna Mansfield Miss Winnie McMannis and many others. James Blair visits Grant from Dillon in a Stearns Knight car. John Peterson journeys to the Big Hole on business.

Dillon Stearns-Knight John Peterson Big Hole

Lakeview News From May Includes Weather Woes and Local Moves

Lakeview notes a blustery ten day pattern with snow and cold. Anaconda buyer Huot reports damaged fences and rot prone posts as he plans to move his family to Alaska basin area. District No. 40 lacks a teacher. Julia Rose leaves due to a brother’s death. B L Forsyth will carry Monida to Lake Idaho mail for four years starting July 1. George Shambow family to relocate east of Lakeview two miles. First auto through Lakeview on May 19 with Leonard Flint party. Donald Henry Flint born to Baby Flint. Tuck Jones also reports better crossing than Flint. Mrs Wardley returns soon from Ogden. Plowing and planting increase across grain vegetables.

Lakeview Huot Anaconda William Fruin Alaska Basin Lakes Julia Rose Lakevein George Shambow B. L. Forsyth Monida Lake Idaho Leonard Flint Helen Dorothy Shambow Picnic Springs Culver Baby Flint Donald Henry Tuck Jones J. A. Jones Flint Mr. Flint Mrs. Wardley Ogden George Hiner

Waterlooo News Brevity and Local Happenings

Loomont May 29 updates note doubled Red Cross drive with $600 raised under P. Carney in charge and J. R. Dullea as deputy. Weather praised for crops while modest moisture desired. Russian families arrive for sugar beets and fishing season looms. Local travels include J. J. Lally to Butte and the Harbisons to Twin Bridges. Residents push to buy the present fair ground site as L. C. Utley visits. Several locals listed with health updates and car dealer Moran from Dillon visiting.

Butte Geo. Harbison Twin Bridges Board of Commissioners Fair Ground L. C. Utley Near Twin Bridges H. F. Townsend Geo. Utley Wm. Blow Moran Dillon Chevrolet Cars Wm. Powell Mayo’s Hospital J. R. Norville Great Falls E.W. Townsend

War Secretary Serves Regiment 24 Days At Front

Dave Warner, a YMCA war work secretary from Columbus Ohio, single handedly cared for a whole regiment of American soldiers at the front for 24 days before aid arrived.

Dave Warner Columbus Ohio

Real Men Deliver 200 Mile Run For Troops Load

Fourteen YMCA automobile canteens loaded with chocolate food and other supplies for American troops at the battle front made a record two night and day run to reach a point 200 miles away to serve the fighting men upon arrival.

Battle Front

Many Huts Destroyed in Western Front Drive

News reports say 140 YMCA huts were destroyed by shell fire or captured by German forces during the recent Western front push. The loss underscores the scale of the advance and disruption to aid facilities behind the lines.

Letters From Over There Include Life at the Front

In a March 28 1918 Billet letter Scotty writes of studying typewriting methods and slow output. He mails a silver ring with a Joan of Arc motif, notes salvage from the front, plans a French style dinner, and comments on frogs legs and local life as he longs for home in Montana.

Joan of Arc Christ Virgin Mary Carrie Armstead

Author Towne in France as Y M C A war worker

Charles M. Towne, famed for The Foolish Dictionary, is in France serving at the front as a YMCA war work secretary, doing his part in the war effort.

France Charles M. Towne

City Chaplain Enlists for War Work Overseas

Jim Goodheart known in Denver as City Chaplain joins the Y M C A. war effort and is already at work in France. His dedication reflects the business community's support for overseas service.

Jim Goodheart Denver France

Dictionaries In Stock At Tribune Bool Store

The Tribune Bool Store reports new stock of French and English dictionaries now available for customers. These reference volumes aim to serve language learners and scholars seeking bilingual word lists and usage notes.

Tribune Bool

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