Local Notes From Dillon Area and Visitors
A collection of brief items reports visitors and movements including Mrs. Hoerning selling carpets and rugs on Kentucky avenue. Frank G. Bassett and family returned from a Missouri motor trip. L. D. Graeter and two sons came from California by motor. Commissioner Gosman and wife drove from Dillon for a meeting. Dan Grant from Los Angeles visiting sister Mrs. Julia Mathews. Frank Ward and party from Butte. Saxe Graeter and family from Seattle plan to winter in Dillon. he is L. D. Graeter’s elder son. Parker Scott and Col. Alph Decker with Mrs. J. W. Scott from Armstead visited en route home from the state fair. Mrs. Maxine Polk, Lima Ledger editor, visited Dillon. The Lavon bridge on the Oregon Short Line is being raised after June flood. temporary piling will aid a new wagon bridge. Charles E. Felt and sons Kenneth and Stuart of Chicago visiting the Felt family. Fred Chapman and son returned from trips to Hamilton and Missoula.
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Oregon
Privilege to share visiting friends details
Readers are reminded they may send or call in information about visiting friends not mentioned in the paper. Reporters cannot be everywhere and rely on community tips to capture local arrivals.
Ricketts Reappointed at Dillon Church for Another Year
The Rev. H. B. Ricketts returned Monday from the state Methodist conference meeting in Bozeman. He has been appointed for another year to lead the Dillon church.
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H. B. Ricketts
Methodist Conference
Bozeman
Ricketts
Dillon Church
Fire on Dakota street lights transformer fire
An alarm at 8 20 Friday night sent the fire department to Dakota street near the Forsyth home where a transformer on an electric light pole was burning. About 40 cars trailed the fire trucks through mud. Mr and Mrs John Holm returned Friday evening from Helena where they had attended the state fair.
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Dakota Street
Forsyth
John Holm
Helena
Local residents plan moves and travels across state lines
Mrs Mildred Thompson will winter in Dillon with her daughter Lenore who teaches at Beaverhead County High School. Reynolds heads to Los Angeles to enter medical school. Mrs Nettie West leaves for Los Angeles after visiting in the city. Miss Montana Gilbert departs to Monida to teach. Cyril Varcoe of Butte visits Dillon. Martha Melvyn returns from Butte where she visited her daughter Vera. John Collins, livestock inspector of Butte, attends to official business in Dillon.
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Mildred Thompson
Dillon
Lenore
Beaverhead County
Reynolds
Los Angeles
Twin Bridges ‘Sentinel
Nettie West
Montana Gilbert
Emma Gilbert
Monida
Martha Melvyn
Butte
Vera
John Collins
Mrs Thomas Thexton Visits with Sons From Ennis
Mrs. Thomas Thexton and her sons Thomas Jr and Albert were visiting from Ennis on Monday, bringing a family update to local friends.
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Thomas Thexton
Thomas, Jr
Albert
Ennis
Northwest Police Journal interview outlines local sheriffs
G Fe Miller of Seattle conducted interviews with sheriff and police forces here on Monday. Fred Penwell of Helena visits on business. Mrs Charles Brenner of Grant and Miss Helen Yeaman of Lemhi Idaho guests at the Andrus.
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G.fe*miller
Seattle
Northwest
Police Journal
Sheriff's
Police
Fred Penwell
Helena
Charles Brenner
Grant
Helen Yeaman
Lemhi
Idaho
Miss Hirschman heads to University of Idaho after Montana graduation
Miss Dorothy I Hirschman a June graduate of Montana State Normal College left Sunday for Moscow Idaho to attend the University of Idaho. Her mother Mrs Sylvester Hirschman accompanied her as far as Butte. The Rev S B Hooker led services at St James Episcopal Church. Hooker former pastor and now archdeacon for the Montana diocese headquartered in Helena. Harry W Turner of Butte Union Electric president spent Saturday in Dillon.
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Dorothy I. Hirschman
Montana State Normal College
Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Sylvester Hirschman
Butte
D. Hooker
St. James Episcopal Church
Hooker
St. James Church
Montana
Helena
Harry W. Turner
Union Elective Company
Dillon
Wisdom resident J E Shaw attends to city business
J E Shaw of Wisdom was in the city Monday handling errands and official matters.
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J. E. Shaw
Wisdom
Dillonites in Lima Trade Notes
D. W. Erwin and F. C. McFadden of Dillon conducted business in Lima over the weekend and yesterday. Charles Burden, Dillon commission man, also transacted business in Lima on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Irvine and daughter Ruth spent last Friday in Lima visiting friends. Mrs. Mayme Sullivan and Mrs. Collins of Dillon are guests of Mrs. Julia Mathews.
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D. W. Erwin
Dillon
Lima
F. C. McFadden
Charles Burden
W. C. Irvine
Ruth
Mayme Sullivan
Collins
Julia Mathews
The Origin of Alphabets from Picture Symbols
A history of how pictorial symbols evolved into phonetic writing. Early pictures served as signs, later forming a series that conveyed sounds. The Phoenician-Assyriac letter A began as an ox head, Greek stylized it, and Hebrew Beth originated as a house drawing.
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Birst
Clever Sign Language Deters Pursuing Men
In Pittsburgh two young women ward off two men following them by making mysterious hand gestures. The pursuers stop and retreat, puzzled by the silent signals, while the girls laugh and continue home.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi Levee History and Federal Funding
The Mississippi levee system originated in the eighteenth century with local planter dikes then grew through town, county, and state action. In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission, but did not fund construction. The 1880 appropriation began federal support, and since 1879 the commission has spent over 80 million dollars on improvement and flood protection.
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Mississippi River
Congress
Niagara Falls Remains Leader in Electric Power Output
Canadian engineer Howard P. Quick compares great falls worldwide and finds Niagara Falls can yield about 3,300,000 horsepower after scenic-water diversions, ahead of Parana falls at 2,600,000 and Zambesi at 215,000 horsepower.
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Niagara Falls
Howard P. Quick
Parana
Brazil-Paraguay
Zambesi
Rhodesia
Africa
Georgia Cracker Finds Interest In Episcopal Service
A visitor from rural Georgia describes attending his first Episcopal church service in the city. He recalls finding it all interesting like a potlatch or big hunt and says he kept his wits about him and rose with the congregation each time.
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Georgia
Piney Woods
Boston Globe
Tragedy at Lake Superior Claims Iowa State Professor
Professor Don E. Fish agricultural leader at Iowa State College and Ames resident drowned Aug 28 in Lake Superior at Au Train while trying to rescue his daughter Harriet born 1917. Funeral held in Ames with large attendance. he leaves wife Belle and five children.
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Don E. Fish
Iowa State College
Au ‘Train
Mich
Harriet
Lake Superior
Fish
Dillon
Belle Osborne
Bozeman
Ames
Brookridge Avenue
Don Kin Fish
O. H. Cessna
Masonic Lodge
Don J. Fish
Adel
Agricultural Extension Service
Don
Charles
James
Doris
Walter
Mr. Fish
J. S. Fish
Ed Oberwetter
F. C. Oberwetter
A. Oberwetter
Eva
Harvey Couch
George Couch
Burl Couch
Otto Couch
Milton Couch
C. C. Couuch
Chauncey Couch
Loyal Couuch
Will Couch
Charles Eakle
Charles Stacy
P. J. Hal
Tom Alston
Wes Garoutte
J. W. McMuullin
BR. G. Valentine
C. Pryor
George Merical
Gordon Trott
John Piercy
T. Macy
C. S. Macy
Russel Luther
Prison as Source of Convictions Draws Recruiting Call
A call urges recruiters to seek men with strong beliefs and says the answer lies in prison. The message directs readers to call 66 for Tribune, Messenger or Tribune Book Store for more details.
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Call
Tribune, Messenger
Tribune Book Store
Foley Pills Diuretic Urges Healthy Urinary Flow
Parker era advertisement notes Foley Pills diuretic to cleanse wastes and relieve kidney irritations and frequent night calls. Landon Taylor of Dorchester Iowa attests quick relief and better appetite and sleep with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Foley
Landon Taylor
Dorchester
Iowa
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
Montana Employment Agency advertises farm help
Montana Employment Agency at 324 S. Arizona, Butte offers experienced laborers, farm help, teamsters and cooks for hire. Phone 6567.
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Montana Employment Agency
S. Arizona
Butte
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L. D. Graeter
California
Gosman
Mr. Gosman
Lima Ledger
Dan Grant
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Frank Ward
Saxe Graeter
Mr. Graeter
Maxine Polk
The
Charles. E. Felt and Sons
Kenneth and
Stuart
Chicago
F. B. Felt
Fred Chapman
Hamilton
Missoula
Atkeson Dairy
Cyril Varcoe
Fannie Cahill
Henry Cahill
Madison County
Lizzie Stone
Alder
Ed Duff
Medicine Lodge
Edward Jackson
Vandalia
R. O. Shannon
Baptist Parsonage
West
Anson Baxter
Billie
Katherine Tonney
Portland
Dillonites
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
inston-Salem, N. Cc
Mississippi
Kannibal
Carthage
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Alps
Italy
Rome
Zama
Syria
Farmer
Underton
Champion
Toledo
Ohio
Tribune Shop
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Berkshire Packets
Palmer
Mozart Music Books
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