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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary text indicates a notice entered at the Dillon postoffice for transmission through the mails as second class mail matter. The passage references standard mail classification and delivery routing but lacks a complete record of dates or parties.
The article argues that true national wealth lies in people, not riches, citing Senora Esperidiana Chavez as a symbol of fertility and contribution. It emphasizes population growth, skilled labor, and the need to conserve life, asserting humans drive national power more than resources or machinery.
The federal stance against future dangerous stunt features gains support as the Dole Derby over 2100 miles of the Pacific shows a high price. Three navigators, three pilots, and a woman died. three planes were wrecked. two failed to start. only two of four continued, while a fifth vanished seeking the lost.
The article critiques early transoceanic flight urging caution about aviation risks. It notes many attempts end in tragedy, engine failures and structural issues. It argues weather varies across routes and true passenger air travel remains far from safe or profitable.
The Wisdom rodeo management announced the event will repeat this weekend with Saturday and Sunday shows. Features include wild steer riding broncho busting and racing as part of the county championship and related wild west stunts.
Trene Johnson filed for divorce from Roscoe Johnson in Butte on grounds of extreme cruelty. The complaint notes their Dillon marriage on May 18, 1925 and alleges he wore a razor around her neck and threatened her continually.
Rain and drizzle hush the town of Dillon as streets empty and shadows linger. A passenger crowd gathers at the depot while students rush for registration and a lone traveler watches the departing train with a mix of dismay and surreal patience.
A list of rural teachers in Beaverhead County for the 1927 28 school year includes Miss Louise Merkle Bannack Miss Jeannette Watt Nelson school Mrs Orpha Morrison Riverside school Miss Marion Fouts Argenta Miss Edith Leonard Dewey Miss Eva Stocker Grant Miss Wanda Cochran Dillon Miss Mary Moran Apex Miss Louise Harvey Wise River Ray W Spencer principal Kath rynn Hartney H M Tamplin high and Misses Anna Bauman Genevieve O Leary Verna Reed Hilma Reikki public Lima Miss Irene Hayes Bristow Miss Anastacia Beger Bedrock Misses Henrietta Slanger Celena Bellivou Wisdom Miss Catherine Sheehy Bowen Miss Louise Durand West Fox Misses Signe Mattson Leona Whitt Armstead Mrs Julia Kannegaard Polaris Miss Gladys Garr Gosman school Miss Grace Garr Dell Miss Leona Foussard Jackson Miss Julia Karnell Kirk school Jackson Miss Catherine Finnegan Reichle Miss Elvera Carlson Blacktail Miss Mae Davis Blacktais No 2 Miss Marie Birkland East Fox Miss Aura Dutcher Drummey school Miss Alice Salmon Gibbons school Mrs Lois Owen Nicholia Miss Genevieve Coolen Millpoint school Miss Mabel Bassett Lakeview Mrs Blanche Disney Doyle school Monida Miss Montana Gilbert Monida Miss Annie Buck upper Lakeview
At the Dillon Rotary Club noon gathering at the Andrus hotel C. E. Blinn served as chairman. Governor F. A. Hazelbaker delivered a talk on the Chicago international meeting and Pres. S. E. Davis of the Normal College discussed features of the college opening and current registration, expected to reach 450 students.
Miss Foussard, who taught in Jackson last year, has returned and now has charge of the primary grades.
Mr and Mrs Matt Kay and their daughter visited Ms John Wenger on Tuesday, as listed in a social notes column.
Mr. Comers visited Jackson on Tuesday as a business guest. Mrs. A W Wilson substitutes for Miss McGinnis at the Jackson school this week. The Jackson Sunday school held its annual picnic last Monday with ideal weather and a good time. Martin Jackson was a Dillon visitor earlier in the week. Mrs. L Taylor visits sister Mrs. Camas Nelson. Rosie Neidt goes to Dillon Monday to attend school this winter.
Mrs. Herb Strum gave birth to a husky baby boy in Dillon on September 2 at the home of Mrs. Ed Connolley. The infant weighed nine pounds four and a quarter ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. George Clemon spent the last week in Helena at the state fair and returned to their home in the latter part of the week.
Mr and Mrs Jake Neidt traveled to Dillon then to Helena for the state fair. Miss Nora Johnson, summer guest of her parents, returned to California to begin high school this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woody and Bob Woody were in Helena to attend the state fair and returned to Jackson on Thursday.
J. bk. Morse visited Jackson business Saturday and Sunday. Miss May Clemon goes to Dillon for the state Normal College winter term. The Jackson Woman's club plans a Thursday meeting at the Odd Fellows building. Mrs. Addie Barber spent days in Dillon to visit her grandson. A group traveled to Wisdom Sunday to view the rodeo with S. J. Johnson, George Clemon, J. Neidt, Camas Nelson, Martin Jackson, Wendell Jardine, Claude Lapham, Roy Ford and others attending.
Miss Edith Husted traveled to Dillon on Saturday to attend the State Normal College, seeking enrollment and academic study.
Mr and Mrs Dan Pendergast traveled to Anaconda on Sunday to spend a few days visiting friends and enjoy their time away from home.
George Loss returned Sunday from Helena where he attended the postmasters convention and the state fair.
2000 acres in closed range with 1280 outside leased grazing land in Frying Pan basin near Dillon Montana well grassed with springs and shelter. Alfalfa nearby if desired. Contact James Kirkpatrick Dillon Montana Adv 36-89.
Dorothy Maude Melville, stage name Dorothy Randell, and KE A Nordseth known as Toby Nord, married in The Dalles Oregon on Wednesday. They plan to reside in Long Beach California after their wedding with Nordseth previously part of the Dillon comedy troupe that played here last July.
The writer Will Irwin is credited with coining the term highbrow according to historical notes. Scholars attribute the phrase to his work in American journalism and cultural commentary.
Allen Buck and Mr Sullivan, a cattle buyer, shipped a carload of fat cattle to Ogden with Buck also offering some of his own stock. Sullivan plans to buy more cattle as several herds leave the valley this fall. A 1610 pound steer owned by William O Connor was among the shipments. The Wilsons of Sal Bernardino California visited Idaho Falls to join their daughter Mrs Boyd Wilson and her baby. Mr and Mrs W Studs of Butte stayed with William Cullum in Alaska basin. Frank Davis of Alaska basin pursues final homestead proof this fall.
Mrs Frank Davis has been gathering whortleberries in the mountains where the berries are said to be plentiful though the trip is hard. Few berries have been found in recent years. Allen Buck suffered a serious leg cut about ten days ago when an ax slipped while sharpening fence posts. Mrs Joe Buck cared for him and he is recovering but not yet fully well.
Mrs A A Hayden with daughter Amanda and Mrs Christensen of Traver Iowa were afternoon guests at Mrs Culver’s recently.
Steve O'Connor returns to Bozeman to attend college with brother Will driving. They take a new Jefferson route and praise the road and scenery for its beauty.
Bert Duff left last Sunday for his home in Bozeman after spending the summer at the Tuck Jones place in the upper end of the valley.
A brother of Mrs. Frank Davis arrived late August by auto from Minneapolis to visit her after eight years apart. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Flint recently visited Parker Idaho, returning with fresh garden produce. Lakeview school opened with Miss Bassett in charge, niece of Dillon’s Frank Bassett. Cold windy weather and quaking aspens turning yellow signal approaching winter, per Granger.
From the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending September 10 1927 transfers recorded include various property deeds and related documents across local parcels. Details list names parcels and grantees as filed in the real estate records of the county.
The United States grants multiple land patents to individuals including James F. Harrison for 641.20 acres in Blacktail Deer creek valley, Alex Silach for 480 acres in Grasshopper valley, Pete Vook for 40 acres near Barratts station, and George H. Harrison for 440 acres in Grasshopper valley.
Rife Ranch Co transfers 480 acres in Grasshopper valley to William Pahnish. Fred Rife sells 320 acres west of Dillon to Andrew J. Rife. Andrew J. Rife acquires 1,662.28 acres in the Rattlesnake valley from Rife Ranch Co and Fred Rife.
Quitclaim deed transfers three lots of block 7 in Wisdom from James W. Feiten to J. E. Hutchins. Property description specifies block 7 Wisdom addition and conveys full rights with no stated encumbrances. Legal action recorded in the local transfer records.
John Dowling and others of the Ressa placer in the Trail Creek mining district appear with D. W. Erwin connected to Ermont Nos. 8 4 5 6 7 in the Montana mining region. The fragment outlines ownership or association across multiple placer claims.
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