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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1895
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR mentions advertising rates and submission instructions for the Dillon Examiner. It references editorial and business matters and directs correspondence to the newspaper office for classifieds and ads.
Local market brief reports metal prices for silver copper and lead. Various residents and visitors including W. S. Barbour General Joseph A Browne and others are noted in Dillon. Several community notices cover court attendance mine manager visits and upcoming events.
The regular city council meeting discussed May finances showing a balance of 1010.97 and referred to finance. Several bills were approved including drayage, street work, and salaries totaling multiple accounts. The new police chief bond of 3000 was approved, and several health board appointments were contested amid calls to appoint and fill vacancies. A power line and street lighting petition was deferred pending further information. The council planned street widenings and utility transfers and debated city heat and pest control measures.
The OKT Concert Company performed last night at Leona's to a full house. The group impressed with singing matching their established standard and Mr Kelly with Miss Grey delivering excellent specialty work. Juggler Kinto and equilibrist earned enthusiastic applause for clever routines.
The summer term of the district court opened with Judge Showers presiding. The docket includes general misc hearings, probate matters for Gillen and Stringham estates, guardian reports for Peindeater and Stiles estates, and numerous objections and final reports. A lengthy list of cases covers guardians, administrators, wills, and trustees with hearings set for June and Saturday. The report mentions ore samples and mining notes around the Big Mule basin, including the Vaux and Sorenson properties and assay details, reflecting ongoing land and mineral disputes.
An old ad touts Ayers Pills as a cure for digestion and “strengthes” the canal with no unpleasant effects. Rev M P O Selivas of Minneapolis to open verssin at Dillon Catholic Church on a June day with services twice daily at 2 am and 7 20 pm. All are invited.
A fragmented report outlines a municipal proceeding detailing bids for a project. It notes the board's consideration of bids and the roles of city officials and patrons, with names and entities partially legible and several procedural steps implied.
An old ad copy urges parents to give Castoria for babies crying and fevers. It promises soothing relief and references a cleansing system with Ayer's Serix purula and Ayer's Pils to prevent fever, urging readers to act quickly.
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions a fine of £200 issued by Showers to an individual named Ye for a penalty related to a press and conviction. The readable data are unclear and names are partially garbled, limiting precise identification.
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