16 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
1
George R. Metlen explains in detail what an acre-foot represents and how it translates to storage and flow. The letter covers acre-foot definitions, inches of water, cubic feet, acre-feet per day, and practical irrigation calculations for farm use.
Dillon residents gather to form a Young Men's Christian Association supported by funds from ranchers and businessmen. Mayor White leads an initial meeting at Burfield hall with W S Bayerd George B Conway and Hon G T Paul appointed to study membership location and finances ahead of tonight's 8 o'clock court house session.
Thomas D. Long and Thomas M. Swindlehurst spoke to Dillon residents at the Dillon theatre. Swindlehurst praised Montana democracy while Long praised Dillon and touted Roosevelt support, but offered few specifics on how policy changes would be achieved.
If you moved into a new voting precinct since last election you must re register. Registration began Monday and closes Saturday October 24. Failure to register means you cannot vote.
Hon. Charles N. Pray congressman will speak at the Dillon theatre next Tuesday evening October 20. Also attending are Hon. A. N. Yoder the secretary of state and Elbert D. Weed praised Montana speaker. Public invited.
The Tribune challenges the Dillon Examiner to prove its accusations of a one man dominated county convention and a slated ticket. It asserts the convention was fair and Gosman’s nomination was by majority vote, and warns of further comment next week.
Heber Austin of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company and expert James W. Taylor visited Dillon to assess local sugar beet prospects. Beets sampled in the valley tested exceptionally rich, surpassing Utah and Idaho beets in purity and sugar content. Taylor will supervise harvest and shipment to the Blackfoot factory, Idaho, with Austin taking samples back for testing.
Wm F VanBuskirk of Colonial Trust and Stearns Construction visited Dillon amid rapid progress at the Lima dam. Concrete work to start this week. two 10-hour shifts already in place, three shifts on 8 hours planned once concrete begins. The project aims to complete the dam in 50 days, creating Red Rock Reservoir capable of supplying water to Beaverhead valley ranchers.
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