19 Oct 1930
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1930
Page
1
The Tribune marks Dillon’s semi centennial with a landmark parade next Wednesday featuring fifty bands floats and divisions. Indians Lewis and Clark fur traders miners and soldiers lead a long procession through Idaho streets to the fairgrounds with additional displays from local businesses and civic groups.
Jesse Y. Wade 71 a longtime Dillon resident died early Saturday at his North Washington street home after a brief illness. He lived in Dillon about 20 years after earlier years in Butta born in Mexico Missouri he came west as a young man after time in Montana. A sister in Missouri and a nephew in Seattle survive. Funeral services were held Monday from Brundage chapel with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
Union Pacific Stages began operating a new bus service between Butte and Salt Lake City with intermediate stops including Dillon. Ernest Opie of Dillon Oil Company named local agent to handle tickets and information. Southbound buses reach Dillon at 8 50 a m and Salt Lake at 11 25 p m. northbound depart Salt Lake at 7 a m and reach Dillon at 9 45 p m and Butte at 11 45 p m.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Anna Selway Carter will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock at the Masonic hall under the auspices of Mizpah chapter of the Eastern Star. Episcopal services will be at the hall and Eastern Star services at the cemetery.
In appreciation the Tribune presents a semi centennial history of Beaverhead county as part of its Golden Anniversary edition. The staff thanks loyal advertisers contributors and supporters including Dillon Examiner for wool statistics and photo loaned images. Some county correspondence will run in the next issue.
In our semi centennial edition the Tribune thanks loyal Dillon and out of town merchants, business men, candidates, and others whose advertisements made the publication possible. The list includes American Air Cadets and many local firms such as Anaconda Copper Mining Co., Beaverhead Lumber Co., City Drug Co., Dillon Furniture Co., Montana Power Co., J. C. Penney Co., Safeway Stores, and Union Electric Co. Mrs. John Mayfield and son Johnnie plan to move to California after visiting Wenatchee Washington.
Beaverhead residents await the semi centennial fair opening next Wednesday. A large crowd is expected for three days of entertainment with parades, races, balloon ascensions and dancing nightly at Dillmont Park. Exhibits must be listed by Tuesday. rooms for visitors are requested. tickets avail at Dart Hardware.
Austin B. Middleton, warden of the state prison, was accidentally shot in the right hand when a gun slipped to the bottom of his boat last Friday afternoon. He was treated by Dr. C. Bi Hheades and rushed to Murray hospital in Butte where he was reported out of danger. his little finger was amputated, others expected to be saved. Frank Hazelbaker Jr. left for San Diego to attend a winter school.
J Luz Espinoza, the second Mexican believed involved in the Tendoy murder near Lima last June, is in custody in Boise after a federal arrest and a five month liquor sentence. Mrs Tendey identified him as a participant, and extradition proceedings for him and Real Carillo, already in custody, are pending.
Members of Troop 42 and Troop 14 Boy Scouts camped overnight at Sheep Can Yon, roughing it under Scoutmaster N C Calhoon. Eleven boys hiked four miles to the site, three walked back, with several earning merit badges in cooking and fire building. Fielding Graves aided in supervision as Dillon scouts plan weekly hikes and new programs with school resuming.
With the duck shooting season opening last Tuesday morning Dillon hunters report plenty of ducks on the first day and the town smells of roast duck as many birds are harvested.
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