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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
4
A collage of notes on Hoover Dam checks, farm laws, cabbage regulation, shortages in radios and appliances, and social scenes. Mentions Marion Talley leaving the stage for a Hollywood project and Africa’s rising interest, plus reflections on Florida’s silly season, Montana history writing, Beaverhead forest visits, Arthur Brisbane on country newspapers, and Hollywood casting pools.
From the Tribune Oct 8 1886 report sleigh bells rang on a Sunday evening as hundreds of wild geese arrived by local sportsmen. A teacher was locked in the sho ehouse for hours amusing schoolchildren. The first sheep came to Big Hole basin from Anaconda by Mr Smith. Point of Rocks brass band adds two harmonicas for tonight's dance.
In Bannack Deputy George Tash arrests William Murdock after a spree during which he nearly killed Gale Clark, claiming beatings common in Ireland but warned that here violence against women is unlawful. The old heating system at the high school is being tested with water from Henry Burfield’s well taking two hours to fill the boiler. High school literary society members Ada Freeman and others plan a program Friday afternoon.
Twenty years ago in Dillon a Beaverhead county commercial bureau was organized under A F Marsh of Spokane to promote local business. Construction began on a steel bridge at Browne's to replace the 1862 wooden toll bridge, signaling regional development.
Dillon theatre lovers will see the Olvera Street Marionettes of Los Angeles perform Mark Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer plus a Continental Variety show. More than 100 large marionettes with colorful scenery and elaborate lighting will be used. A school matinee is set for 3:45 PM.
The Selway Relatives thank friends for kindness and sympathy after DeLos Selway's death. Special thanks go to Rev. J. A. Meeke, the pallbearers, Miss McLaughlin and her accompanist, and all who sent floral offerings.
Recent lamb shipments include 1 029 from the John Meyers ranch averaging a little over 82 pounds with new cut backs. They brought 6 75 per head. Meyers also sold 1 015 owes to Woody Bros. Shipped 2 150 lambs Thursday averaging 78 pounds per head bought by George Melton who resold them to Mr Smith a Nebraska agent. They also sold 950 ewes to Jack Edwards for shipment to Idaho Falls. Farm ad offers 160 acre tract in Dillon with water and fertility at 45 00 per acre half cash by C C Newman.
Edward O Bryne representing the department of agriculture labor amid industry for Montana was a visitor in the city on Wednesday. A further shipment of 500 monkeys from India has been received by the New York health department for use in producing infantile paralysis serum.
Mrs. Jesse Stone of Salt Lake City welcomed two children born in a taxicab en route to the hospital. One is a boy born three years ago and the other a girl born recently, noted in local reports.
Residents report a damp chill and gusty winds that disrupted markets and events. Officials warn of continuing unsettled conditions through the week as crews clear debris and monitor stray systems.
Readable excerpts recount the 1832 Nez Perce and Flathead deputation to St Louis seeking the white man's faith. The piece notes Father De Smet and Marcus Whitman, the Beaverhead marker for De Smet, and a letter about the Indians’ long journey to learn Christianity. It blends missionary history with a later Alaska tale and a legal summons from Dillon.
Two brothers, Charles and Thomas Vigorito, are expected to be opposing candidates for mayor of Paterson New Jersey in November, as local political contest shapes up. The passage notes casual dining and show house references from Newman, with Dawson linked to a prior event and headlines in two cities.
Notice from the Department of the Interior and U S Land Office announces a land entry filing for Jerebh Charlton of Grant Montana. It lists sections and lots in Montana with witnesses Frank Tourtellot Samual B Howell Bob Roberts Ralph W Ligegett and is signed by THOR F CORBALLY Register.
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