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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
3
A Saturday afternoon shift-car crowd in Anaconda restrained a man who launched a tirade against President Wilson and Congress over entering the war. A sturdy smelterman intervened and the offender was carried to the platform and dumped off the car amid cheers as it rolled down the hillside.
About 6 000 patriotic citizens joined a Saturday night parade in Butte before a monster meeting at the auditorium where prominent city and state figures delivered stirring addresses. An overflow gathering convened outside as admission proved impossible.
A dog belonging to Billiings-Emmet Riddle, missing a claw, is held as a witness by the sheriff. Riddle and three others are jailed on charges of stealing sheep after the sheriff tracked the animal to the residence where carcasses of the stolen sheep were found.
Great Falls mourns the death of William E. Chamberlain a pioneer jeweler and prominent Mason. He served as past grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons and inspector of the Shrine degree. Born in Minneapolis September 4 1857 he was a University of Minnesota graduate. His wife survives.
A major patriotic event in Deer Lodge featured a city band marching on Main Street led by Charles Bielenberg of the G R Patriotic Instructor, followed by a torch bearing procession. Attendee Attorney 8 P Wilson spoke briefly at the hotel corner.
J F Keown of Livingston, Northern Pacific special agent, spoke last night about heavy guard measures on Montana railroad lines. Deputies patrol all trains to deter holdups and ensure safe wartime transportation as railroad companies take no chances.
Early Monday two men held up the Finlen hotel night clerk and robbed the safe of 1500 dollars. Police shot the bandits in the street and recovered nearly all the money. Joe Barry, a Butte boy, is probably fatally wounded.
Kalispell undertaker Great Falls W C Sherman was found dead on a street in the wholesale district Sunday. Police ordered an autopsy which showed poison in his stomach. Authorities suspect knockout drops were used by robbers who stole his money.
Monday morning at five an unknown man threw a brick through a plate glass window at the Bismarck saloon. The damage was about 100 dollars and police could not find the assailant.
Oscar Lind, who aided ejecting 10 men from a Milwaukee train last fall for not being members of the I W W, was sentenced Saturday to one to two years in prison. He faced robbery charges and compelled an employment agent to provide transportation for 96 men to him. He was arrested for the offenses.
Helena reports formation of an auxiliary Red Cross society with Mrs. J. K. Toole as chairman Mrs. Sidney Lanner as secretary and Miss Marjorie Johnson as treasurer to coordinate local relief efforts.
Constipation obstructs the bowels and allows poisonous matter to be absorbed, making you feel dull and interfering with digestion. The condition is quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets sold at City Drug Store. Ady, im
Helena railways assure Governor Stewart that their employees will lose no standing or privileges by enlisting, indicating continued service and protection for workers amid mobilization.
A public notice urges mothers to protect children from measles and whooping cough this spring and warns that a cold weakens the system to more serious diseases. It ends with a drug advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar from Potts, the Druggist.
Miss Elsie P. Wagner wed Lieut Charles Thompson of the Walie company on a Monday, becoming Montana’s first war bride. Thompson was on a leave of absence from duty.
W J Furry of Salem Missouri says bladder trouble plagued him four to five years and caused much pain until Foley Kidney Pills relieved him. Potts the Druggist endorses the remedy in this advertisement.
A war widow appeared in police court Monday charged with drunkenness. She told a pitiful tale of her husband being killed somewhere in France and her abandonment by a Canadian home, claiming refinement despite hardship. She was dismissed.
Helena State officials who returned from an investigation of experiments with the tick, which causes spotted fever in western Montana, declare grazing sheep in infected sections has proven most successful and there is hope the scourge may be eliminated.
The ad notes spring discomfort from rheumatic pains due to cold damp weather and promotes Chamberlain’s ointment available at City Drug Store through 1m Ady.
Carli Pophluski, a former two enlistments in the Russian army, signs to fight for his adopted country. He now serves with Company B, Second Montana Regiment, reinforcing local defense.
A local advertisement urges relief from indigestion and insomnia with Chamberlain's Tablets after supper. The notice notes the product is sold by City Drug Store and is labeled Adv. 1m.
Gus Johnson a mo torman died following an accident when crushed between two ore trains. He refused amputation preferring death to crippling injury, leaving a somber note on the dangers of the industry.
A. Mitchell of Bagdad Kentucky reports his daughter recovered from kidney trouble after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The ad claims the product strengthens weak kidneys, corrects bladder troubles, relieves rheumatic pain and backache, and eases sore muscles and stiff joints from Potts the Druggist.
An enthusiastic rally took place Friday in Twin Bridges with the Orphan's Home band playing patriotic airs and the Boy Scout patrol marching through town.
An old advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a mild bowel cleansing remedy that removes undigested matter and tones the liver. It claims no griping or nausea and says stout users praise the pleasant effect and freedom from the pill habit. Potts, the Druggist, is credited.
The women of Red Lodge form a Red Cross unit and start preparing hospital supplies. All patriotic women are invited to enroll and help with the effort at once.
Three Deer Lodge boys employed at Milwaukee railway shops were drafted Saturday. D. P. Cook, in the naval reserve, will report to Salt Lake City. Roy Ageton and R. B. Wallace enter cavalry service. Coughs from lagrippe or deep-seated hacking may sap strength if unchecked.
Helena officials report elk carcasses starved along the Gardiner and Yellowstone rivers near Livingston. Fearing disease spread, the city seeks health authorities to authorize burning of the animals.
Advertisement urging readers to cut out a slip and mail with 5 cents to Foley & Co for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley’s Kidney Pills and Foley’s Cathartic Tablets offered by Potts the Druggist. The promo emphasizes coughing cold and croup remedies and invites clear name and address submission.
East of Roundup resident Lacuniapms Cleve Wade was injured Sunday when a gun he was cleaning discharged. The bullet entered his cheek near the mouth and exited at the back of his neck.
Is it safe to give to youngsters first question. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has long been a favorite with mothers of young children as it contains no opium or narcotic and may be given to a child as confidently as to an adult. It is pleasant to take and relieves coughs colds and croup. For sale by the City Drug Store.
After a large parade drawing about 2,000 Slavs, a patriotic meeting followed where they pledged undying fealty to the American government. Several inspiring addresses were delivered.
Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatism pains and aches with a clear liquid that penetrates quickly without rubbing. It is advertised as effective for strains sprains and muscle soreness and suitable for gout lumbago toothache backache and stiff neck at druggists for 25 cents.
The notice warns that sudden temperature changes and underwear bring spring colds with a stuffed up head sore throat and general cold symptoms. It promotes Dr Kings New Discovery as relief saying it clears the head soothes irritated membranes and breaks up lingering colds. Stop only when the cold is gone.
Hogs receipts 4,400 up 15 cents with range 15.50 to 15.80 and bulk 15.60. Cattle receipts 3,700 with killers steady. steers 6.50 to 11.05. cows and heifers 6 to 10. calves 5.12. stockers and feeders 5.16. Sheep receipts 250 and market steady. lambs 8 to 14.50. wethers 6 to 12. ewes 5.50 to 11.25.
A large Monday night parade and mass demonstration by foreign born and native Americans showed strong loyalty to the government. The event was described as the greatest patriotic parade ever held in the county.
Parents fret as children show dull irritability fatigue and sleeplessness from intestinal worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is sold at all druggists for 25 cents in candy tablet form promising prompt results. Irregular appetite and quiet play behavior are noted signs.
Chicago livestock receipts total 5 000 cattle with steady bids. Native steers bring 9.40 to 13.35, stickers and feeders 7.40 to 10.16, cows and heifers 6.85 to 11.20, calves 9 to 13.60. Sheep receipts 17 000 with unsettled market. wethers 10.60 to 13.00, ewes 9.60 to 12.40, lambs 11.90 to 12.70.
The notice promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a spring laxative to remove winter wastes and improve energy, vision, blood health, and complexion. It claims the non pricing laxative aids nature and urges purchase at druggists for 25 cents.
Omaha market notes Hogs receipts about 10 500 with higher prices. Cattle receipts 8 000 and market strong with native steers at 9.50 to 13.08 and stockers 7.55 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 10 300 with steady market and yearlings 13 to 13.3. Minneapolis grain figures include May wheat around 2.04 to 2.07 and corn 1.28 a bushel, oats 64 to 64.6, flax around 3.02 to 3.38, and barley 1.07 to 1.35.
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