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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
3
If a baby is not nourished by mother's milk or artificial food it needs Scott's Emulsion to supply the essential fats. The copy urges reliance on this product for proper infant nourishment.
A 50 cent bottle promises powerful effects for babies and children. The ad urges sending the paper name, address, and four cents postage to receive a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World" from Scott and Bowne of 409 Pearl Street, New York.
In Billings on March 81 a rival company blew open a Diebold safe in the street to demonstrate inferiority of Diebold goods. The procedure lasted 415 minutes with flames, cold water, and five shots. The attacker offered a $5000 reward to anyone who could break open a safe from their line. Diebold is expected to reject the challenge.
A Springfield NC merchant recalls doctors declaring his son hopeless from consumption yet after three weeks of Dr King s New Discovery the boy recovered fully. The ad touts the cough and lung remedy priced 50c and 1 00 at Potts with a trial bottle offered and a satisfaction guarantee.
Delegates from all sections of the state met in Billings on Saturday to organize plans for the entertainment of the grain farming congress to be held there next November. Governor Norris presided and delivered the day’s address.
Governor Norris announced appointments to state boards on March 29. Martin McGinnis of Helena and A Ingraham of Flathead county join the Soldiers' Home board. Dr D J Donahue of Glendive and Dr W Owen of Butte join the state board of health. E T Black of Missoula fills the horticulture board vacancy after T A McLean's removal. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for coughs and lung trouble. City Drug Store.
Helena March 29. State Veterinarian Knowles warns all livestock shippers destined for Montana to strictly follow regulations. Some have failed to comply, and prosecutions will follow. Railroads are warned about stallion shipments and stock accepted for transit into the state.
Bozeman March 28 L T Kelly of the Gallatin Brand and Investment company predicts Montana population will double within two years. He soon heads to St Paul to manage a $250000 corporation focused on Montana land, the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi.
Virginia City report notes the Alder Gulch Creamery Company incorporated for 10000 dollars with workers already at the site building facilities.
A new facility will be built on a 75 by 300 foot lot just south of the Buford and Weber lumber yard at Alder. The plant will have a daily capacity of 1,000 pounds and represents a $5,000 investment funded by Phillip Conrey.
A. C. Terrell assistant engineer for the Northern Pacific Railway announces a new line up the Shields river valley to be built this summer with construction bids to be opened in St Paul on April 1.
An advertisement touts Cham berlin's Salve for burns chapped hands sores and sore nipples promising quick pain relief and no scar with a 25 cent price at Potts druggist. A report from Twin Bridges notes Newell Knight Chicago capitalist has bought old Cork mining diggings between Wisconsin creek and Georgia gulch and plans water works via a ditch to revive the site once mined in the 1870s.
Peter Larson of Plains was found guilty in federal court for selling one glass of beer to Henry Matt, a Flathead Indian, on August 28. H. C. Schultz moved for a new trial, which was later withdrawn. Larson received 75 days in county jail and a $10 fine.
W O H Crowley of Logan spent several days in the Ruby valley last week visiting ranchers and landowners. He is securing options on lands as Milwaukee Road plans to list to prospective settlers. About 25 options have been obtained on mostly improved ranches. Rumors had linked a Piedmont branch line to this part of the state.
Helena reports two executions set for Friday April 2. William Hayes will die at Deer Lodge for involvement in the March 8 1998 deputy warden killing during a jailbreak attempt. Frederick Lebeau faces execution at Kalispell for the June 17 1908 murder of William F Yokum and R R Yokum near Future in Flathead County.
Pittsfield Vermont attorney N H Brown praises Dr King's New Life Pills as a trusted family medicine. They claim to help chills constipation biliousness and headache. Available for 25 cents at Potts the druggist. J im.
J E Hample of Boston representing a large commission house secured about 300000 pounds of desirable wool in the valley for the state at roughly 20 cents per pound. Growers selling include Fred Schultz Reid and Wilcomb A R Smith Best and Stau dakher T F Jenkins and Chris Maurer with contracts totaling over half of the county’s wool.
Helena reports a new conservation order signed February 25 by President Roosevelt. The order, received at the land office on March 30, reserves four to five sections of land for use by the Department of Agriculture, primarily around birrs.
The document cites executive order No. 1039 dated February 25, 1900 reserving reservoir sites and lands for the Department of Agriculture as preserves and breeding grounds for birds. It notes such lands, including the Willow Creek reservoir on the Sun River project in Montana, are subject to reclamation service uses and existing rights.
In Livingston on March 25, D. A. Robinson Samuel Gibbs and M. A. Malone pleaded guilty to wholesale looting of Northern Pacific boxcars and each received four and a half years in the penitentiary. Robinson’s father H. Robinson also pleaded guilty but his sentence was not announced. Minnie Gibbs and Ethel Manster pleaded guilty to jail breaking and got thirty days and a $200 fine. Amelia Sadledge pleaded guilty to secreting plunder and was sentenced to thirty days. The women are related to the three men sentenced to prison. the men were trusted Northern Pacific employees.
This old time urging uses Niagara river mishaps to warn of backache from weak kidneys. It promotes Electric Bitters as a cure with a testimonial from J. R. Blankenship of Belk Tenn. Bottles sell for 50 cents at Potts, the druggist.
Helena March 31 General Manager M H Gerry Jr announces start of a four mile four and a half spur to Camp Holter site of the third dam for United Missouri River Power company. Engineers will test the river bed and bedrock excavation begins after tests. A carpentry crew will build more buildings for a larger work force. A 1500 man crew will be employed steadily at Holter and Mauser Lake after high water.
John H. Mardis sues Hilda Mardis for divorce alleging extreme cruelty. He cites a November 20, 1908 poker attack injuring him and says she often threw dishes. He was arrested March 12 after she caused a scene but was discharged when she did not prosecute.
M L Bingham faced possible foot amputation after gangrene set in eight toes. Doctors warned he would die, but he applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve and fully recovered. The remedy is hailed for eczema fevers sores boils burns and piles at Potts Drugstore for 25 cents.
Helena March 31 to April 14 the railroad commission will hold a hearing at the capitol to fix coal rates between all points in Montana. Operators retailers railroad men and possibly some consumers are expected to be present.
Negotiations for the transfer of the largest land sale in Montana history are closing. Local sheep magnate Lewis Penwell will finalize the purchase, totaling 55 000 acres across four ranches for over 500 000 dollars. The action concludes a lengthy negotiation in Helena on March 30.
Helena April 1 E E Esselstyn state treasurer filed with Governor Norris his report for the month ended March 31. He cites heavy disbursements causing the cash balance to fall by about 300000 dollars compared with the prior period.
An advertisement extols a world acclaimed health product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, described as a wholesome family laxative. It urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and through leading druggists.
A month ago the chief items from the school income fund of $250 000 and the forest reserve fund of about $62 000 were apportioned to counties according to the number of school children and forest acreage in each county.
William T. Pearce died at Mountain View mine in Butte after crushed between a descending cage and wall plates. He fell 1,600 feet to the sump and was retrieved as a mangled body. the incident occurred about 5 45 yesterday evening.
Twin Bridges March 80 report governors call for Helena meeting to coordinate publicity. Madison county will be represented by the board chairman, county commissioners, and members of local commercial organizations from county towns.
The last rail for the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound line was laid in Hell Gate canyon two miles east of Missoula at 6 o clock last night, completing the coastward route. A brief paragraph on Foley's Kidney Remedy promotes its tonic effects and blood purification, with a local drug store noted.
A London Globe view notes that many people feel below par after supper and before breakfast. The doctor cited says fasting overnight worsens emaciation and weakness, while continuous nourishment can combat decline since digestion continues during sleep and rest reduces wear.
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