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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1933
Page
4
Mrs Isabel Brenner died leaving a portrait of a devoted wife and mother. Born in Pennsylvania she moved west with her husband John C Brenner and adapted to frontier life with grace. She was regarded as kind generous neighbor and a paragon of good womanhood.
Ed Lloyd of the Red Star garage recalls Bannack’s early days and Buck Brambler as the uncle of Warren and Joseph Toole. He notes a famous old gambler whose losses drew charity from fellow players who risked help rather than cash. One tale shows a gambler whose family suffered while he watched the game, supported by a quiet pool of relief. A crowing hen and a farm note close the fragment.
C. C. Newman recalls Harry Andrus and his ranch tale on Big Sheep Creek South County. A cow named Bobbie mourns her calf after the fatal blackleg disease. Harry notes tears stream from the nursing mother as she follows to the barn, proving a cow can cry.
The report details capital and current expenses on state highways including construction, maintenance of 358,210 miles of main roads, and bond-related disbursements totaling 188,681,000. Direct employment peaked at 215,000 in September with 144,000 in December, and indirect workers doubled that figure. Total funds reached 1,173,576,000 from prior balances, current revenue, federal and local contributions, and bond sales, with over 90 percent of state revenue from motor vehicle fees and gasoline taxes.
Postmaster J C Fuller received a bulletin to supplement the NRA letter on How to Get the Blue Eagle. It directs signing a certificate of compliance with a provisional clause and delivering it for approval. A white bar with provisional is to be placed on the eagle before display.
Lightning tore the shoe from the foot of William Eisele of East St. Louis during a thunder shower. He suffered burns to the lower leg but was otherwise uninjured.
Missouri farmer Louis J. Brooks proposes electric lighting for rural highways to boost efficiency and safety. Plan calls for lamps every 100 yards, raising highway costs about five percent and needing special legislation. New York New Jersey and Georgia already allow such spending. Detroit reports 345 miles lit nearby. A second item notes Mrs. J Richards of Middlesbrough complains her 74 year old husband stays out until 2 a m each night.
Three horse buyers from Pickens South Carolina visit this week on business, seeking and evaluating horses for purchase.
A vintage guide suggests mixing vegetables to boost taste and economy. It recommends combining canned and fresh goods and offers examples like creamed mixed vegetables with cucumber radish slices and bacon, plus a squid note and pea and potato boil.
The Beaverhead region reports weather delays and muddy streets hindering access to the court house. A young man with a bullet wound was found dead in the Beaverhead river northwest of town, prompting calls for sidewalk construction. Various locals, including Frank Tyrognd and families, travel for visits and work, while gas theft charges surface against John Doe in Melrose.
Elza Smith leaves Monday for Chicago and Cleveland to attend school. James M. Brown, ex Kendall & Brown partner now contracting, gathers outfits for a Dillon to Helena railroad grading section, likely touching Virginia City Bannack and Sheridan and perhaps extending to the Park. His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Austria visited town last week en route east after touring the Park.
The Tribune reports Bannack street sidewalks under construction this week while four blocks on Montana street were finished and opened to traffic last week. Ernest Orr returns from nine months in Alaska. After months of open gambling in Dillon a hall has been shut by the sheriff. Dr Poindexter exams before the state medical board in Helena and tops a class of fourteen young medicos.
Reports from the Murray hospital in Butte indicate Walter Jones, the young man operated on for appendicitis, is recovering. Hughes and McCaleb have moved into their new store in the White building. The October district court docket lists 17 criminal cases.
Government and state beer taxes collected after 15 weeks since legal sale total 54.1 million dollars, about half of the projected annual federal take of 100 to 125 million. Officials note state and local revenues are rising as more states legalize beer sales.
The rise of vending machines, including coin in the slot models, expands to many goods with 24 hour service. Detroit stores operate dozens selling creams soaps tobacco and more while other machines vend sodas radios gasoline eggs and other items. The idea dates back 40 years to a chewing gum vending unit from a carpenter.
Sheriff W C Orr receives inquiries from Mrs Jack Ryan of Bozeman about Jack Ryan missing since in this section. He is 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds, wearing a light hat and cowboy boots. Also Mrs Charles F Carter of Texan seeks word on her brother Albert Thurman McDaniel 31, 1565 to 160 pounds, ruddy, brown hair and eyes, a brown birthmark on an arm, who was in Dillon years ago. Contact Sheriff Orr or Carter family.
Coach Jimmy Harris leads the Beaver squad to Anaconda for the season opener against Smelter City. Four veterans return while several recruits show promise in practice. The first home game is Saturday September 30 when Butte Central visits Dillon. Mrs. F B Rife and son from Medicine Lodge and Alden J Bennett of Virginia City were in town Tuesday.
Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of September 1033 at 2 o'clock P. M. at Argenta Montana will be offered for sale to the highest bidder for cash one wagon and set of harness for accumulated storage charges. A H FRENCH.
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