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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1896
Page
2
A mixed digest from The Willon Examiner includes editorial quips about habit and money, a note on the window-glass trust, and reports from New York and France. It mentions a Danhirh dock project, taxes owed by George Wood, and a Chenango county case of alleged animal cruelty. It also jokes about motto buttons ending engagements and marriages.
A Circuit court suit in Hodgenville Kentucky involves Warner and William Wright of Indiana against the heirs of Ben Pickerell over land in Level Woods Larne County. The case recounts the 1858 murder of Mary Schader in an adjacent log cabin, with blood stained walls and a negro servant implicated, later hanged after confessing. The narrative ties the long-ago crime to current property disputes and local history.
Lincoln J Carter's new play The Heart of Chicago opened Sunday at the Lincoln Theatre amid praise for its original plot and mechanical effects. The production features vivid scenes of a fiery night and a dramatic rooftop view, with strong performances by Daly and Carter's troupe.
George S Hlorton, about 89, was rear rest after living with another woman. He faces jail time for bigamy as he reportedly married Sophronia Collins in 1889 at Montezuma Iowa and wed Meggie Ramey Carthage Nellie Desha Neodesha and McVey Highland in prior months. Prosecution expected.
Thomas Gorman and Matthew Carey, both unmarried, burned to death in a log near Lansing Iowa the other day. Cause unknown. authorities suppose a quarrel led to a fatal fight in which a jamy or grove was upset during the melee.
Text fragment suggests electricians discuss dangers of a “mysterious” or feared voice that could kill someone in mortal fear. The readable lines imply debates about safety and the potential for harm in hazardous environments.
The Cotton Belt Route offers attractively illustrated pamphlets detailing Arkansas Louisiana and Texas resources as part of The Great Southwest. Compiled from reliable sources the free books include Howes in the Southwest Texas Trot About Arkansas Glimpses of Lat! east Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana Lands for Sale Along the Cotton Belt Route. Request under Free distribution via F Li Beaume General Passenger Agent St Louis MO.
A fragmentary note describes a torpedo encounter where an officer marks a net cut and a torpedo path. The text mentions the torpedo entering the water, impact near a gorge, and the resulting damage as the sea vessel breaks apart on strike. The account lacks clear dates or names.
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