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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
13
The notice urges prompt registration to admit thousands outside the prior draft age and frames it as patriotic eagerness to profit from the new opportunity.
A fatal gunfight at the Pinkerton ranch near Jackson in the Big Hole basin left G. W. Ricketts mortally wounded and dying at a Dillon county hospital. Frank Winchester, shot in the leg, is able to move with a stick. Ricketts, recently fined for an unregistered gun, died Monday. Ira Naher and Lee Reece are involved in the pursuit and transport of Winchester.
The local registration board has received blanks and supplies for the big registration on the 12th instant. A larger turnout is expected than at the first registration. Every man aged 18 to 45 who was not registered before must register this month. Drafts of men aged 21 to 46 will disrupt many businesses, but it is a necessary war measure.
Ralph White died at his Redlands California home after years of illness. Survived by parents B F White and Mrs White, brother E D White, and sisters Carolyn and Margaret. Funeral held in Dillon with pallbearers named. Born Dillon 32 years ago, educated in Dillon Faribault Morgan Park and Berkeley. Funeral at Episcopal church, interment Mountain View Cemetery.
Fifteen? actually fourteen drafted men departed for Camp Lewis on Wednesday afternoon. A large crowd gathered at the train to bid them farewell after a week of social events in their honor. Names listed include 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.
Men are needed for active Red Cross field service in military and naval camps nationwide. The work includes rendering emergency relief and assisting soldiers worried about families and affairs by request and with military authorities cooperation.
The call seeks high grade men to supervise Red Cross work in camps nationwide. Tasks include patient communication, family contact, emergency supplies, distribution of items like sweaters and comfort kits, and clerical duties. Volunteers receive paid expenses and possible salary. write the Bureau of Personal, American Red Cross, Essex building, Minneapolis.
Some ranchers on Horse Prairie have about ten days of haying left before season end. The crop is turning out much better than anticipated several months ago.
Public notice urging every man to register for selective service promptly. Emphasizes conscience and honesty as motives for immediate compliance and explains the legal requirement.
The notice calls all male citizens ages 18 to 46 who did not register for the first draft to appear next Thursday September 12 for registration. Precinct agents listed include Dillon court house, Lakeview B Forsyth, Monida A Herrick, Lima J Wall, Dell H Patterson, Bedrock 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 of near Jackson broke his collar bone in a horse riding accident last Saturday. He was brought to Dillon by Chris Hansen and the fracture was set and treated.
Notice urges all men aged 18 to 45 who are not registered to complete registration on September 12. It emphasizes civic duty and collective responsibility to ensure others comply.
Tuesday morning the Normal training school reopened after summer vacation. Attendance in the first week reached 500 with many older pupils still away farming. Supervisor Dr. Grant E. Finch expects attendance to exceed previous years as more return. Extra rooms were secured at the public library and county high school. The noon lunch of ten cents continues under Mrs. Campbell. Several teachers left for war or other work. six or seven new teachers have been hired to fill roles.
Frank Nelson, a former railroad engineer and county courthouse janitor now past fifty, passed a recent physical and departed Dillon for Fort George Wright to report. He hopes to join the railway corps eventually, recalling twenty five years on the Utah and Northern and Northern Pacific lines. His wife and two daughters live in Dillon.
Labor Day brought a chilly northern wind with most businesses closed. Some hardy fishermen braved the cold to visit trout streams while many opted for indoor plans. Elkhorn Springs drew crowds Sunday with many staying over Monday.
Fragmentary text urges quick and free registration of a male American citizen to assist the country in its big work. The snippet hints at a civic duty and patriotic motivation, lacking clear names, dates, or places.
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