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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
5
Local items note S M McKnight visiting from Dell on business. Teachers Blanche Disney and Mrs. Cullen travel visitors from Centennial valley and Salt Lake City. Various households from Dillon Missoula Helena and Butte mark Labor Day visits and trips to Bitterroot Fishtrap and Canada. Senator Hazelbaker underwent tonsil removal at Murray hospital in Butte.
Mrs Mabel Mayfield and Mrs Pearl Wall along with their children have returned from a motor trip to Colorado and Wyoming, arriving home after their journey.
George Metlen and Joe Metlen were in Helena this week to attend the state Democratic Central Committee session.
Mrs George Clemon and her daughters Mae and Betsy were visitors in the city during the latter part of last week, returning to their ranch in the Big Hole basin.
Mr and Mrs Thos W Jones of Chicago spent the week with relatives in Butte and Dillon and left for home Tuesday morning via Yellowstone Park.
Mr. and Mrs. John Richards of Great Falls were in the city for a few days this week. Mrs. Richards will be remembered as Mrs. Jennie Eldridge, formerly a resident of the city.
D L Smith returns from several weeks with relatives in Oregon Washington and California. He stayed with daughter Mrs Roy Call at Klamath Falls and Daniel Tovey with his sons Will and Dan Jr plans a Seattle coast trip. A large sedan near a complete wreck passed through Dilton last Monday near Pocatello. engine ran but top caved in and a passenger climbed in from the back.
Al Gruwell Charles Burden and Fred Kerr of West Branch revisited pictures from Herbert Hoover, noting many familiar townspeople and sharing recollections of Hoover from his boyhood days in the Iowa town.
Old London area Seven Dials in St. Giles between Trafalgar Square and the British Museum was famed as a den of crime and degradation. A clock pillar with seven faces once stood there, a notable landmark of the district.
A quoted passage from the Woman's Home Companion extols human beings' inestimable right to seek happiness their own way and to mature through personal mistakes, emphasizing individual growth and self direction.
Mr and Mrs Crompton and Harry Crompton Sr of Wilmington Delaware along with Mrs Olive Wright of Kansas City are visiting the ranch home of Mr and Mrs J W Deputy.
Mrs. Jessie Leeper of Anaconda and Miss Martha Thompson of West Yellowstone visited the city last Thursday to attend the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. Ezra Thompson.
Jay Hancock son of Thomas E F Hancock of Melrose disappeared from home and traveled south. He was found Tuesday at Ashton Idaho and returned to Melrose.
Miss Dorothy Andrews of Anaconda entertained a group of girl friends at a lawn party hosted by her aunt Mrs. W F Cashmore on East Glendale street last Thursday afternoon.
A luncheon Tuesday with six tables in play and an evening dinner Thursday with seven tables of cards were hosted by Mrs G T Paul Mrs T E Luebben and Mrs Fred Chapman at the home of Mrs Luebben for an afternoon and evening social week.
William Macky and Hilda Errgon of Butte received a marriage license last Monday and wed that afternoon in Judge George Opp's courtroom.
Mrs Homer Harrison hosted a dinner last Thursday honoring Mr Harrison on his birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Graves Dorothy Fielding Mr and Mrs J A Lockness and Jack McLaren.
The Presbyterian Manse society held its annual picnic Thursday afternoon at Dillmont Park. Members of the church and their families attended and refreshments followed an afternoon of games.
At the Jeppson home Mr and Mrs J C Jeppson entertained Friday night for Mr and Mrs FE L Fairbanks and their children who have just returned from Iowa where they spent the summer.
D A R Beaverhead Chapter resumes activities with a gathering on Tuesday afternoon September 11 at Mrs T F McFadden home. Mrs F H Bimrose will conduct the program.
St James guild was entertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. H. H. Hanson at her Grand View home. Guests spent a most enjoyable afternoon and refreshments were served late in the day.
Myron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Axe, hosted a Sunday party for twelve of his young friends to mark his fourth birthday.
Mrs. Andrus and daughters Mrs. Fernauder and Mrs. Wilma Colfer hosted a dinner for Andrus hotel proprietor Harry Andrus on Friday night. The evening featured a well arranged dinner and cards as the main entertainment following the meal.
Miss Georgia Metlen hosted a Friday luncheon at the Metlen apartments Phillips block for Helena guest Miss Alexandria Blain with Pinochle after a well appointed meal. Guests included Jean Ballard Jane Herndon Beryl Scully Helen Hoffman Audrey Churchill Jean Davis Helen Stephens Barbara Tower and others.
Partly irrigated 400 acre foothill property with improvements and forest permit. Includes 18 cattle and open range suitable for sheep cattle or dairy. Located 4 miles to station. Price 5600 dollars with half cash and balance at 6 percent. Contact C C Newman Dillon Montana.
We thank our many friends for kindnesses shown during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Mr. E. E. Thompson Martha Thompson George Thompson Mrs. Ernest Leeper Mrs. J. Crossett.
E. Boger of Dillon sustained a double fracture of his right leg and additional injuries after leaping from a moving car during a freshmen initiation stunt two miles south of town. The Ford Sedan driven by Budge Gilbert rolled over him as he fell, leaving him with facial cuts and bruises. Doctors Stephan and Poindexter attended him. he rests comfortably.
A musician declares being a tor, a doctor of music, while an elderly woman explains she seeks help for troubling ear singing, insisting the title fits the situation. The exchange frames a humorous clash over expertise and voice.
The autumn quarter at Normal College starts September 10 with registrar procedures streamlined for quick student check in. Textbook library offers about eleven thousand volumes with a cap of two dollars per student per quarter, easing costs. Incoming students receive campus transport from Dillon. classes begin Tuesday at eight o’clock with tests and placement to shape course choices.
In a lighthearted exchange the phrase Queer bird, Goofy sparked laughs as Hal jokes about a clock cuckooing prompting thoughts of being paged. The banter showcases playful banter from a casual page segment.
The Churches announce weekly Sunday services at Sebree Street at eleven o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The First Presbyterian Church committee, formed at the April annual meeting, will mark the fortieth anniversary with a service on September 16. The regular sermon and church school session occur next Sunday, with a special invitation to Normal College and high school students to attend.
St James Episcopal Church announces services on Sunday with Holy Communion at 9:00 a.m. Church school at 9:45 a.m. Morning prayer follows at 11:00 a.m.
Pastor H B Ricketts invites families new to the city to attend church school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 with the sermon Breaking the Fallow Ground and evening service at 7 30 titled The Laboring Man in a Machine Age.
Masses on Sundays at 8 and 10:80. Evening services at 7:30. Weekday mass at 8. Confessions Saturday afternoon 3 to 6:50 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass on first Friday of the month at 6:30.
A Dominican Father appointed by the Bishop will conduct a mission at St Rose Catholic Church from Sunday September 9 to Sunday September 16. The high mass will begin the mission with main sermons each evening at 7 30 and two weekday low masses at 6 30 and 7 45 followed by five minutes of instruction. Grade school children will receive brief instruction each afternoon at 4 o'clock. Everyone is welcome to attend the evening sermons regardless of creed.
A comic exchange shows a groom asking the doctor to identify the newborn as male or female. The doctor responds with humor, saying the baby is a them. The moment plays on evolving gender terms in public discourse.
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