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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
3
Great Falls Montana. Dr Liebercrab an oculist with headquarters in Cl r was assaulted in a Grand hotel office. An unknown intruder threw carbolic acid at his face as he dozed. His hands blocked most of the liquid saving his sight. A physician treated the burns. doctors hope both eyes remain intact. No clue to the attacker.
W B Holsclaw of Clarendon Texas recalls a family tale of a brother who nearly went to consumption due to a severe cough. He tried Dr King's New Discovery and was cured after ten bottles weighing 218 pounds now. The remedy is advertised as quick safe reliable guaranteed priced 50 cents to 1.00 with a trial bottle offered at Potts the druggist.
Governor Norris, returning from San Francisco, says Montana has a top site picked for a possible display at the Panama-Pacific exposition. The 100 by 200 foot plot faces the bay near the Golden Gate and would cost about two hundred fifty thousand dollars for the building plan.
A careful mother will not give medicine without knowing it is pure and free of opiates and has healing qualities. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is recommended for croup whooping cough bronchitis and all throat chest and lung complaints. Best and safest for children and grown persons. Containing opiates. Potts the druggist.
A preliminary meeting of the state textbook commission was held March 30 in Helena to organize and plan for the June meeting when textbooks will be adopted. Members include State Superintendent W. E. Harmon Principal L. R. Foote of Dillon Superintendent H. A. Davee of Lewistown Superintendent John Dietrich of Helena W. K. Dwyer of Anaconda C. B. Fulton of Butte and M. H. Nye of Billings.
Montana grown hogs topped the market this year when sold in Chicago for 7.95 dollars per hundred. Ellsworth Reilly, son of A Reilly, reported the sale after sending the telegram from Chicago.
Hill county records its first killing on March 31 as Peter Wagner a wealthy stockman from west Butte shot and killed Albert N Pratt over a disputed land tract. Wagner has resided in Montana for 30 years and advices received here today report the incident.
An old time advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as quick relief for pimples boils scratches sprains and bruises. It claims healing for burns and cuts and mentions piles. Sold for 23 cents at Potts the druggist.
The twenty seventh annual Montana Stock Growers association meeting will be held in Miles City on April 16 17. Local citizens are working hard to ensure the event becomes the finest gathering the association has held.
H McGowan of 1218 West Second Street Little Rock Arkansas reports severe back pain and irregular kidney action. After a few days of Foley Kidney Pills, the pain eased the kidneys became normal and the user expresses satisfaction with Foley Kidney Pills.
Telegraphs from Washington report the Milk River irrigation project in northern Montana will begin at once. Cost about 7 million dollars, one of the nation’s largest reclamation efforts. Water storage in two St Mary's lakes and a 27 mile canal will divert Hudson Bay drainage into Milk River basin for about 2.6 million acres of land near Havre to Glasgow.
Tedgusville reports three thousand acres owned jointly by Minnesota partners who set aside ten thousand dollars for equipment. George Hurd leads development and has bought most machinery. H. H. Keyes of Chicago buys six hundred forty acres north of town and will move there to farm, with contracts to break six hundred acres for spring crops and winter wheat.
M D Boardman of 578 West Main Helena Montana recounts his improved health after using Foley Kidney Pills. He says he has spent hundreds on medicines without relief and asks for further particulars, noting he is nearly 79 years old and better with Foley pills.
The Northern Pacific will run a Sunday train on the Ruby branch starting April 7. The Whitehall departure is 8 30 a m after arrivals of Nos 170 from Butte and 173 from Logan. The Alder run lasts about one hour and 45 minutes with a 5 00 p m return from Alder to connect at Whitehall with No 169. The service will not haul freight and mail carriage is under review by Washington post office officials.
Wm L Cook of Neihart Montana promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds. He notes the Belt Canon run as the most picturesque spot in Montana and says the product yields the best results among his merchandise. Potts the druggist also contributes an endorsement.
Billings to Sheridan Wyoming dispatch reports about three miles of Burlington tracks washed away by Cheyenne River floods. A large force of workers was sent to the scene to repair the damage.
A Potts the Druggist advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies with a money back guarantee. It claims rapid relief from constipation for all ages, notes no harmful side effects, and lists price options 12 tablets for 10 cents, 86 for 25 cents, and 80 for 50 cents with availability at The Rexall More Potts the Druggist 16 Bannack St.
A large gathering of Yellowstone county stockmen Saturday created the Yellowstone Stockgrowers Protective association to safeguard range interests. Paul McCormick was elected president with Walter O. Lee as vice president and T. S. Hogan as secretary treasurer. The executive committee includes the president secretary and L. Bornemisza Ed Cook and C. L. Heren.
Burglars entered the Prag saloon on Central avenue in Great Falls at an early Saturday hour and stole money and jewelry totaling 850 dollars from an unlocked safe. Proprietor George Trinastich reported the loss and noted the safe was not locked at closing.
Potatoes near Twin Bridges sold last week with buyers from Butte purchasing about three carloads. Prices ranged from 1.35 to 1.45 dollars per 100 pounds depending on quality.
The United States government plans a 351 ft high dam in Boise Canyon Idaho about 20 miles above Boise. It will span 1060 ft and 25 ft wide at the crest, store floodwater to irrigate 250000 acres, and use pumping systems and electric generators to distribute power to pumping stations and city needs.
South Omaha reports a weak week with receipts hit by washouts. Beef and hog prices hold firm with gains possible, while stockers and feeders lag on uncertain shipments. Government deficit improves as Saturday receipts exceed expenditures by 1.213 million. 25 million anticipated from corporation tax in June.
The writer compares leap year to the Meeting of Waters at Killarney and notes the leap year concept as a 364 day year. It cites the term bissextile used by Romans and kept by the French, suggesting Feb 29 causes dates to shift one weekday forward.
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