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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
1
On or about August 28 1913 authorities link this case to the initial Hughes and McCaleb store robbery. The reference ties the current proceedings to the earlier burglary and notes ongoing investigation into the same incident.
Dillon hunters report success with a four point deer near Willow Creek. Frank Shultz shoots a deer near Melrose. C R Price Joe Thompson and William Irwin return from a 25 day Black Butte hunt bagging a mountain sheep with 17 inch horns. They face a severe three foot snowstorm after Ruby.
William McWhirr and Elliott Shadinger pleaded guilty to burglary before Judge Poindexter and were sentenced to three and two years in the state prison at Deer Lodge. McWhirr confessed and aided recovery of stolen guns linked to Hughes & McCaleb, with one gun found on Joseph Edwards in Idaho Falls. John Carwick was discharged for lack of evidence.
Frank Rebich aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs George Rebich ranchers near Dillon, died Saturday morning in St James hospital Butte after suffering Bright's disease. Funeral services were at St Rose Catholic Church with Rev Father Foley and burial at Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Ethridge Ward Joseph Bechtold Fred Bechtold Tom Drummy Emmett Drummy and Arthur Campeau.
Land hunters from Oklahoma visited Twin Bridges area over the past week seeking government land filings and applications to purchase state lands. A land sale is scheduled for November.
John Hoffman faces grand larceny charges for allegedly taking a gelding from the Blacktail and Sage Creek range. He admits taking the horse to return it when he learned it did not belong to his band. Bonds set at 500. A later warrant charged him with stealing and butchering a heifer from Anderson Brothers. Bondsmen withdrew. Hoffman held on cattle theft charge with 1500 needed for freedom.
Fred S. Hathaway reports the Birch creek dam for Beaverhead Ranch Co is finished for the season. Grant Kenison supplied all labor and equipment. The dam holds 4 162.64 acre feet and will irrigate a vast area. due to heavy snow, work halted for winter. Water can be turned in next spring to meet next summer contract needs.
C K Wyman reports the Wise river Big Hole area survey work for the Butte Wis Dom Pacific railway is advancing well with construction expected to start within fifteen days. Engineers pursue two lines along the river, aiming to finish preliminary surveys this fall and begin final line work toward Jackson Wisdom Elkhorn and French Gulch areas.
The project would continue through midwinter unless conditions grow too severe. an open winter might allow work to proceed smoothly. Lieutenant Governor Allen, a prominent Montana political figure, is currently in the east on business.
Roy E. Murray of United States Rubber Co notes car owners now demand proof over sales talk and backs the four factory consolidation for United States Tires. He cites Western demand, mileage and road reliability as proof of the Nobby Tread and Chain Tread anti skid tires’ popularity and growing sales.
A Dawson cable reports J A Lindberg formerly of Dillon Montana aged 30 died while crossing White river on a freshet with a horse. His body was recovered and carried to Dawson by Solomon Albert and Joseph Slaggard. The Yukon government orders a police inquiry into the accidental death.
County superintendent Miss Margaret Ross leads a Dillon institute for teachers from October 27 to 29. Noted reader Miss Jeanette Kling performs Leah Kleshna in the High School assembly room, with Miss Mary Lee Wilson aiding. A county dinner, role calls, and a full two day schedule highlight sessions on rural schools, reading, geography, and literature.
Travelers encounter dangerous slush as ground sinks and icefields fail. Russell lake burst in August and sits above Russell glacier, creating treacherous terrain for explorers.
The former Hughes and McCaleb hardware site is under extensive renovations with a new floor and a complete new front. The City Shoe store plans to occupy the rebuilt building while Fred Kohl moves into the current City Shoe space. A shoe store with a saloon.
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