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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
8
A vintage call urges residents to support local businesses and institutions including merchants, tailors, dentists, enterprises, praise, and the town newspaper. It notes some citizens miss these duties and asks readers to consider their own participation.
A doctor tricks an sleeping passenger on a Butte to Denver train by slipping quinine on his tongue. Dillon resident James Blair reports a new baby girl joining his family, joking about making a son a future coal mine foreman while his daughters attract attention in the Prairie.
Governor Edwin Norris visiting Dillon relates a Helena incident on a streetcar. He realized his new trousers carried no transfer money and borrowed five cents from a friend to pay the fare with a twenty dollar bill in his coat. The anecdote ends with the governor escaping a potential fine.
Strowbridge of Big Hole basin visits Dillon on court business and owns the basin’s only automobile. He is an expert driver who can handle the car in many tasks and aims to race it at the Beaverhead county fair. His supporters wager he will win if he enters the race and plans to vote his machine at the next election.
A Washington journalist teased Artemus Ward with a joke about seeing a man, leading Ward to meet Aman the restaurant keeper. The phrase caught on as men left acts to visit Aman, boosting the restaurateur’s business and popularizing the gag.
A brief quoted exchange shows a cautious approach to engagement between a daughter and Johnson. One says the match is "slow and sure," while the other notes she is "not at all sure," highlighting differing attitudes toward the budding relationship.
Marcus P. Trueman of the Big Hole basin obtained a judgment for 1500 dollars against J H Kellogg the Butte clairvoyant. Kellogg left town taking all his possessions after the note to Trueman was canceled by Judge Lynch.
The county fair plans include a top culinary and ladies craft exhibit and a new auto race feature. Dillon hosts growing car interest with eleven local vehicles and more on order, plus efforts to form an automobile club to organize races. A relay race of five to six miles may replace a shorter run, with prizes on the fourth day. Livestock firms plan private stables and the grounds will see new track improvements under George Lovell. Dates are August 31 to September 3.
A reward is offered for information leading to the whereabouts of Duncan Melvin once of Scotland. He is 52, about 5 9 and 150 pounds with dark complexion and drooping eyes, last heard six years ago herding sheep near Dillon. Known as Scotty Melvin, he has access to a considerable sum of money. Contact L. J. Price.
Lichens on Madeira's stone streets make them slick but allow sleighs to operate year round. The observation notes the slippery surface and its impact on travel and transport.
Three men rode atop a passenger coach to Dubois Idaho last Wednesday evening where a crippled 14 year old girl, daughter of engineer John Aronson, was bound and assaulted near the outskirts of town. Three suspects, two white and one black, were arrested in Dillon and later released on instruction from Idaho authorities. The victim may be unable to identify her attackers due to masks and darkness. Engineer Aronson has been known around Dillon after a brief relocation during last year's high water.
The excerpt presents Mrs Carlyle’s view of Thomas Carlyle as exacting and easily annoyed by minor details. She recalls arranging a perfect home for his arrival, only for him to focus on a missing wedge for the window, insisting the pane would rattle and spoil everything.
A teacher asks what anthracite means and Willie explains hard coal then defines bituminous as soft coal. He offers a sentence showing his use of both terms with a humorous domestic ending about his mother asking for money and receiving an anthracite look.
Elsie refuses to reveal where she found a silver mounted walking stick. Her sister visits her father to force answers. Elsie claims it floated like a schooner while bathing, but the sister reports her bath experiment sank the stick the next night.
The note explains the proverb to know a bawk from a hernshaw as a falconry based distinction between hawk prey and a young heron. It traces origin to heronshaw and cites a possible Hamlet link with hie from a handsaw. The commentary finishes with a reflection on self-movement.
A May Welt article promotes a home-made tonic using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon Syrup Sarsaparilla and water. It asserts the remedy cleanses kidneys, relieves rheumatism, bladder and urinary issues, and backache with simple, inexpensive ingredients.
A playful quote from the St Louis Republic notes a man boasts his green automobile complements a woman’s dress, while another character jokes he lacks a green horse to drive her himself.
A Chicago News quip notes the remark that benevolence sits at the top of a man’s head and asks why it is as far from the pocketbook as possible.
The Tribune Book Store showcases a large assortment of Easter cards for sending to friends, encouraging timely selection and remembrance during the holiday season.
Josernus Ricu announces his candidacy for Police Judge in Dillon. He pledges to give the position his personal and undivided attention if elected in the April 5, 1909 city election.
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