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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1927
Page
4
The Dillon Tribune reports local Montana happenings with Friday editions covering community events, public notices, and regional updates. Readership sees city affairs, town notices, and brief society items from Dillon and surrounding areas.
The fragment notes transmission through the Dillon Postoffice as second class mail matter indicating a filing or mailing status for distribution. No further context or names are provided to clarify the full notice or purpose.
The author laments voter apathy and criticizes candidates who refuse to lead or articulate positions on farm policy, prohibition, immigration, and other issues. He urges candidates to speak plainly, remove evasive tactics, and provide real debate to engage the public.
Clem Shaver chairman of the Democratic national committee tells a cab reporter that worries over the party are unfounded. He plans to mobilize Democrats on January 12 Jackson Day to unveil a peace without victory plan, a notion not yet sparking broad enthusiasm.
In April 1882 Jesse James was killed at his home by the Ford brothers amid a ten thousand dollar reward. A movement now seeks to build a James monument in his hometown cemetery while some biographers defend his infamous record.
Washington reports Governor Al Smith is the clear Democratic frontrunner with little opposition to enter the race. The GOP faces internal strife as western insurgents led by Norris and Borah vie for control, with Norris tentatively set as their candidate.
The Rev. Ernest E. Loft, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Dillon, aided a Butte gambling roundup by going undercover as a miner and gathering evidence. He accompanied officers at warrants, part of a wider Citizen's League campaign led by Attorney General I A Foot to end gambling in Butte.
Dillon residents report repeated misattribution of city as home for crime news. W C Webb listed Dillon as residence in Butte case for passing bad checks. he claimed to be a dentist but may not have lived here. Late October Mrs T R Loftus found dead in a Salt Lake hotel room. registered from Dillon but unknown locally.
The piece profiles Charles Curtis of Kansas as a pioneering Republican candidate for the 1920s presidential nomination. It traces his Kaw Indian heritage and upbringing on the Kansas reservation, his rise from hack driver to lawyer, then county attorney, congressman, and finally long service in the House and Senate. It notes his methodical, non sensational leadership and key role in shaping legislation.
The text portrays Curtis as a persistent jockey whose fame spread from an Indian tepee on the western plains to the White House. He is described as a strong candidate who will not be a stalking horse for others and intends to ride to victory for the Kansas delegation.
Chester Rowell argues in the November Sunset that Hoover has moved from political amateur to central figure in the Republican landscape from 1920 to 1928. He notes Hoover’s idealism remains but pairs with practical, hard headed appeal.
American Education Week runs November 7 to 12. The seven cardinal objectives are sound health, worthy home membership, mastery of learning tools and spirit, faithful citizenship, vocational effectiveness, wise use of leisure, and ethical character.
A list of five methods for schools to foster citizenship. It promotes making schools a democratic environment, stimulating lifelong reading and reflection, teaching voting and public service, encouraging fair and thoughtful discussion, and building loyalty to American democratic principles.
School program outlines six aims to build reading habits, music, sports, social life, outdoor appreciation, and hobbies. It notes outdoor love of nature and creative fields as core experiences. A physician warns cigarette use harms women’s voices and suggests increasing productive output.
Jackson and Dillon residents conduct business trips to nearby towns including Butte and Dillon. Social activities include Armistice day observances, a Jackson Woman’s Club meeting, a benefit supper for school seats, and a bachelor’s dance. Several residents visit relatives and attend local ranch and school gatherings.
The piece notes Jules Verne’s enduring popularity and highlights Michael Strogoff as the feature picture at Hartwig theater for Sunday and Monday. It credits the tale’s translation into 19 languages and its prominence in stage history, once a Kiralfy Brothers spectacle.
The Christian Science Society invites the public to attend Sunday services at Sebree Street at 11 o'clock.
Bishop H. H. H. Fox will hold the service at St James Episcopal Church on November 20 instead of November 13.
St Rose Catholic Church led by Pastor F X Leschner lists Sunday masses at 8 and 10 30 am with an 7 30 pm evening service Weekday mass at 8 am Confessions Saturday afternoon 3 8 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm First Friday mass at 6 30 pm
Minister Hf. B. Ricketts oversees a Sunday program with 9:45 Sunday school for all ages 11:00 Morning worship featuring Long Suffering Love and 6:00 Epworth League. Fannie Fairbank leads discussion The Unnamed Wayfarer. 7:30 Evening service considers Marriage as topic.
The group of women is arranging another entertainment event in the near future, aiming to provide local cultural activity and community engagement.
H. D. Mayfield learns of the death of his only surviving brother W. H. Mayfield at Fort Lupton Colorado.
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