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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
4
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By order of the Beaverhead County Republican Central Committee a county convention is set for May 9 at 1 PM in Dillon to elect 14 delegates and 14 alternates to the state convention at Butte May 14 and 3 delegates and 3 alternates at large to the national convention in Chicago June 16. Precinct primaries will be May 2. delegates must be Republican residents.
Judge Edwin K. Cheadle of Lewis town Fergus county announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Montana. The Forsyth Journal lauds his eight years on the bench as fair impartial and high minded noting his generosity humane administration of justice and integrity amid political foes.
Judge Cheadle earned esteem through fair rulings and unyielding humility. He began as Fergus County prosecuting attorney, left to join the Spanish American War, serving in the First Montana regiment in the Philippines with valor and promotion. His comrades respect his soldierly conduct and unwavering dedication to family and public trust.
The article argues curing drunkards is easier than stricter liquor control and cites methods from the St. Louis Post Dispatch. It mentions sleep suggestion with iron and other compounds, and odd cures like herring and fruit to curb drinking. It also covers Dillon civic plans and local commentary on public duty and development.
The piece discusses beet sugar farming prospects in the Dillon area, referencing Bedrock lakes reservoir plans, small farming zones, and a push for beet culture to boost prosperity. It notes political figures and calls for unity at the Republican convention, Arbor Day plans, a city reservoir contract, and civic efforts including the Beaverhead county fair and church attendance.
A collage of quips from several papers mocks temperance reform and political campaigns. Quotes reference unemployment linked to alcohol, demand cleaner water in Helena, Easter hat fashion, war skepticism, delegate battles, hat value, and moral consequences of sin.
Miss Elsa Scharfenberg will present a Dillon chorus sketch at Scenic Theatre on April 23 and 24 with six notable singers Joe Wiksdal Albert Stamm John Evans John Hartley Herbert Reber and Cecil Bowers. The act is from George Cohan hit Forty Five Minutes from Broadway and includes the song So Long Mary. Two showings each evening around 8 and 9 with 10 cent admission.
A display in Potts Druggist window promises the finest French and American perfumes with a wide assortment and free samples. Carl B. Taylor is elected a director of the Montana State Association of Optometrists, joining Dr. E. La Londe and H. J. Riesland on the leadership slate with A. C. House as secretary treasurer and Meagher continuing on the Helena board.
Leroy V Cozad and Miss Sadie Rea married by Rev A B Martin at the Presbyterian manse after obtaining a license. Cozad, son of J S Cozad of Bannack, wed Armity Oregon native. Bert Knox and Miss Etta Mabel McNinch also tied the knot at the Presbyterian manse, both residents near Dell.
Dillon businesses will close for Arbor Day on April 21 and stay shut all day.
The G W Dart Hardware Co announces it is an agent for John Deere plows cultivators and harrows and will receive a carload of agricultural implements wagons and buggies within a few days for sale or display.
Classified notice selling a Lima Montana restaurant with fixtures and two lots. Inquiry to Mrs. E. A. Sears. Includes a humorous verse from Lippincott's about a mistress and maid. No further details or contact information provided.
Frank J Cheney & Co of Toledo offer a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath dated December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleanson. Also Dillon Public Library distributes books on selected evenings and Saturdays with varying hours.
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