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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
In Anaconda on April 10 about 100 high school students entered the building to dance against a ban. Principal, Prof Hickson, tried to stop them but was drenched when the fire hose was turned on by the enraged principal. Deputies dispersed the crowd and freed him.
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia faced pneumonia and a severe cough in spring 1906. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with rapid relief after two and a half bottles, calling it the best remedy for coughs and lung disease, sold by Potts Drugstore with a trial bottle free.
H R Cunningham state auditor head of the insurance department submits the 1907 report to Gov Edwin Norris. Total receipts amount to 87220.69 with five new fire three life and one assessment life concerns admitted. Two fire and two life companies withdrew.
Eight months after blasting began on the 2000 foot St Paul line tunnel near Garrison the first daylight appeared at 7 30 this morning. It is the road west of the main Rockies first tunnel with headings meeting to the fraction of an inch marking a successful breakthrough.
Miss Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky reports severe kidney and bladder pain eased after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She says relief came with the first bottle and complete recovery after the second. City Drug Store offers the remedy.
The state orphans' home board adopts a resolution requiring future applicants to present a health certificate from a regular physician for board of health approval. The April meeting at Twin Bridges outlines the new health verification requirement for admission.
A fragment notes that children kept at home reduced infection risks and that past practices of home residence sometimes introduced infectious diseases. The text emphasizes wealth and health status as factors in disease transmission and suggests ongoing concerns about contagions.
Helena April 11 The democratic state committee votes unanimously to endorse William J. Bryan for the presidency. Delegates to Denver will be chosen at the Bozeman state convention June 10 and the second convention for state officer nominations will meet at Anaconda September 8.
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble progresses stealthily and may prove fatal. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. City Drug Store.
Twin Bridges reports a fire destroyed the boiler house and workshop connected with reconstruction of dredge boat No. 2 at Ruby. Loss estimated at 4000 dollars.
E C Kenney of Bozeman was unanimously elected department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Butte encampment delegates session. Billings will host the next gathering.
Advertisement notes Dr. Kings New Life Pills as reliable purifiers to relieve stagnation of the liver and bowels, head aches, biliousness, and jaundice. The 25 cent pill sale is advertised at Pott's drug store with a brief promise of gentle action.
Residents of Big Timber Montana were told by the Northern Pacific railroad that they will receive fifty cents on the dollar for losses from last month’s nearly total town destruction. The company says the fire was started by a spark from a Northern Pacific locomotive and the payout is a voluntary action by the board of directors, not a civil suit outcome.
Nine years ago a Mill Creek Indiana Territory man recalled a near death experience. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters and he gained strength. He credits the tonic with saving his life and keeping him well since. Sold under guarantee at Pott's drug store for 50 cents. lm
J B Herford, longtime Yellowstone County citizen, chosen by county commissioners to fill the vacancy after Sheriff James T Webb was murdered in Fergus County about three weeks ago. The announcement notes the unusual party choice for the position.
The article notes that Ford aligns with the Democratic party while the board of commissioners keeps a Republican majority. It highlights political tensions and potential policy shifts amid party lines in local government.
Fred P. Hanson, a well known Montana hotel manager, was found dead in his bed at the Hotel in Helena where he had served as manager for fourteen months. Officials attribute the death to heart disease.
An advertisement urges readers to try Foley’s Kidney Remedy claiming it tones the system and restores vigor. It cites relief from backache nervous exhaustion and kidney and bladder troubles and promotes initiating use immediately.
Public land entries in Fergus county rise as March totals reach 94 homestead and 88 desert entries. The office reports almost $10,000 in cash receipts, marking the largest business volume in its history for a March period aside from one exceptional month.
A note promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the cure for a stubborn cough and cold, claiming it contains no harmful drugs and should be requested at the drug store.
In Deer Lodge on April 10 George Rock William Hayes Oram Stevens and C B Young four convicts alleged to have killed Deputy Warden John Robison during a prison delivery attempt were arraigned in district court. Counsel was appointed and pleas due April 22 by Judge Winston.
The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides perfect security from pneumonia and consumption by curing stubborn colds and coughs. It asserts no reported case where a cold progressed to pneumonia after taking the remedy. City Doue Srort. 1-m
Prof. J A Thaler of the electrical engineering department at the college announces the receipt of a costly 5 KW 150,000 volt insulation testing transformer for department use. The device is described as unique between Minneapolis and the coast, valuable for advanced work and lab facilities.
O S Woolever of LeRaysville New York claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him of bleeding piles twenty years ago and touts its healing power for sores boils burns wounds and cuts. He notes the product costs 25 cents at Pott’s drug store.
Helena April 13 state board of railroad commissioners announced it will issue a monthly bulletin listing changes in interstate freight rates for the prior month. The bulletin will be mailed free to all applicants. the first issue will be May 1.
In Butte on April 11 the Amalgamated six companies including Anaconda Washoe Butte Boston Trenton Parrot and Boston Montana paid about 400000 in addition to 200000 already paid by Boston Montana properties, totaling 600000 in roughly two thirds of a month.
An advertisement asserts Hyomei cures coughs and colds in under 24 hours and relieves nasal and throat inflammation. It promotes a complete Hyomei outfit for $1.00 and extra bottles for 50 cents, quoting testimonials from Joseph M. Harbaugh of Hebron Neb. and noting its use for catarrh asthma bronchitis and hay fever.
Helena dispatch reports a Hauser lake dam failure near Butte and Anaconda caused by steel failure. Floodwaters destroyed bunkhouses and sheds, washed out tracks, and 100,000 tons of hay were ruined. Dam owner liability and extensive cattle losses are cited amid 1907 era coverage.
The White House egg rolling is the year’s big event for Washington children. Babies, rich and poor, black and white, gather for the annual picnic in the president’s back yard. They pick eggs roll them up and down the grassy slopes and sing to a band. Presidents have joined in the fun.
In Spain through 1828 and perhaps later some held that priests blessed palms carried in Palm Sunday processions could avert lightning if tied to a prominent house balcony.
Good Friday practice in Shropshire England shows women sewing in spare minutes, believing that work done that day will never come undone.
The record lists ward based general alarms with pauses and taps, a fire out call, and department meetings and practice calls. It details counts: 1 tap for first ward pause one, 2 taps second ward pause two, 3 taps third ward pause three, fire out one tap, and department activities with three pauses and four taps.
Frank Cox departs for Butter today after accepting a position in a leading meat market.
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