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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
1
Notice urges rapid registration as thousands outside prior draft age become eligible for service. Call to patriotic duty and early participation framed as opportunity to join the military effort.
In a nocturnal gunfight at the Pinkerton ranch near Jackson in the Big Hole basin G W Ricketts was mortally wounded and died at Dillon county hospital. Frank Winchester was shot in the leg but remained mobile with a stick. Ricketts faced a prior fine for an unregistered gun and accusations linked to Winchester. The altercation escalated after an armed entry to the bunk house, with shots exchanged between Ricketts and Winchester. Sheriff Wyman and Deputy Mooney detained Ira Naher and Zeke Nader. Ricketts died Monday morning, about 45, a Kentucky native.
The local registration board has received blanks and supplies for the big registration on the 12th instant. Officials expect a larger turnout than the first registration. Every man aged 18 to 45 not previously registered must register this month. Drafting men aged 21 to 46 risks disorganizing many businesses but is seen as a necessary war measure.
Ralph White died at his Redlands California home after years of illness. He was the youngest son of Ex-governor B F White of Dillon. Funeral services were held at the family residence with Rev R J Jensen officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. He is survived by his parents a brother E D White and two sisters Miss Carolyn and Miss Margaret.
A large crowd saw fourteen drafted men depart for Camp Lewis on a Wednesday afternoon. The group included William Bryan Gleed, John Lasich, Fred Arthur Eudaily, Joseph Nelson, William Howe Hennis, George Raymond Anderson, Otto Emil Pahnish, Edward Litfin, Timothy Andrew Sullivan, Ivan Hulsman, Richard A. Mair, Frank W. Beehrer, Henry Fitzpatrick, and William Wood, with social events held for them earlier in the week.
Men are needed for active Red Cross field service in military and naval camps. Duties include rendering emergency relief upon request with military cooperation and helping soldiers worried about their families and affairs.
The American Red Cross invites high grade men to assist in base hospitals and camps. Roles include patient contact, family communication, distribution of supplies, clerical work, and administration. Volunteers may be paid for expenses and receive a small salary where needed. Write the Bureau of Personal at the Essex Building, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ranchers on Horse Prairie have about ten days of haying remaining. The crop is turning out better than expected several months ago.
Do your part to make every man who should register for selective service realize when and why he must register. Conscience and honesty demand immediate registration for selective service.
The city announces a nationwide draft registration for men aged 18 to 46 who did not register earlier. Precinct agents list includes Dillon at the courthouse and others such as Lakeview B Forsyth Monida A Herrick Lima J Wall Dell H Patterson Bedrock Mrs Lottie Kimmel Grant Annie E Stocker Brenner J C Brenner Bannack F L Graves Barretts Clifford E Ewing Argenta Warren Graeter Bishops James Page Birch Creek T H DuBois Glendale Francis Carroll Polaris Frank Felt Jackson Merle Enderly Wisdom B R Stevenson Wise River Walter C Jones.
Sam Petersen sustained a broken collar bone when thrown from a horse last Saturday near Jackson. He was brought to Dillon by Chris Hansen for treatment and the fracture was fixed.
The notice calls men aged 18 to 45 who are not registered to register on September 12. It appeals to civic duty, stressing that humanity is imperiled and urging individuals to ensure others comply as well.
The Normal training school reopened Tuesday after summer vacation with about 500 in attendance in the first week. Many older students are away farming and will return, pushing total enrollment above previous years. Extra rooms were secured at the public library and county high school. The noon lunch, ten cents, remains under Mrs. Campbell. Several teachers left for war or other work, and six or seven new teachers were hired to fill their places.
Frank Nelson age over fifty, formerly a railroad engineer and county courthouse janitor, passed a recent physical at Fort George Wright after the age limit was raised. He goes to the quartermasters, hoping later to join the railway corps and serve in Berlin at Christmas. Nelson’s career spanned Utah & Northern lines and Northern Pacific routes. his wife and two daughters live in Dillon.
Labor Day brought closures across towns as many businesses kept hours and a chilly north wind discouraged outings. A few hardy anglers sought trout streams while visitors to Elkhorn Springs stayed through Monday for the holiday atmosphere.
A brief exhortation presses male American citizens to register promptly for the country’s work. The message underscores duty and freedom in fulfilling registration duties and contributing to national efforts.
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