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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
10
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A Missoula forestry report confirms the Ravalli county side of the Bitter Root Big Hole wagon road has begun. The 58 mile link from Darby to Wisdom will connect Glacier to Yellowstone. The Cliffton Applegate company won the contract for about $32,000 after securing full county and public subscriptions. Allan Toole leads the initial crew near Darby.
Easter was celebrated with unprecedented church attendance across denominations. Crowds filled houses from morning to noon, while rain delayed Easter bonnet parades. Local stores reported strong sales and blooms, with a fitting Lenten season climax. Dillonites also attended Smiths Horse Sale in Butte.
A large attendance of about one thousand gathered at the race track for Mr. Smith’s sale with C. N. Moore auctioneering. Few of 200 horses sold, though a high grade horse brought $750, while many horses went unsold. Dillon residents present included Smith McKnight and S. S. Carruthers. Baseball directors elected Herb Wheat as manager for the coming year and approved funds to improve the grounds and continue a strong team.
Albert Crowell was fined 100 dollars in the justice of the peace court for selling morphine to Babe Johnson in the Virginia City restricted district. He pleaded guilty, saying it was a humane act, not for profit, and a prior conviction influenced the sentence. The court warned him to stop illicit sales. In Dillon, many attended the Levinsky Dillon boxing match at the Holland arena in Butte, with a long list of local attendees.
Six jurors returned a verdict for the defendant in the J P Court trial of Dillon Implement company versus S A Banning held before Justice A A Kenison. The company claimed a hay press was bought under a contract while Banning said the device was accepted on trial with no purchase agreement. Witnesses testified for both sides.
Sheriff D V Erwin arrested David Williams in Armstead for inducing arson at a local building. Williams is jailed in Dillon awaiting a 10 AM hearing tomorrow before Justice A A Kenison. George Ditty of Dillon Horse Sales plans two carloads sold in Miles City this week with a horse sale in Dillon possibly May 19 or 20. Duncan McDonald of Butte visited Dillon and returned home last Sunday.
Mrs J W Scott of Armstead is named vice-president for Montana of the building committee of the American division of the International Congress of Farm Women. The plan funds publicity and a model farm home for the Panama Pacific exposition, endorsed by U S governors in Denver. Mrs Scott, a charter member, received the first commission from headquarters.
L P Phillips and his crew have spent the past two weeks laying cement at key city crossings. New crossings were installed at the Washington and Center streets intersection and at Washington and Bannack streets.
A long list of visitors and locals passing through Dillon includes D. Evans from Melrose, W. S. Tash of Polaris, L. N. Van Etten from Butte, and Mrs L C Ford of Lima. Others from Helena, Dubois, Armstead, Melrose, and more held steady attendance with varied errands and social calls.
Work resumed after Easter vacation as six week term ends with exams. Prof Scott spoke on Cambridge Harvard trip with humorous and informative anecdotes. Prof Clark and Prof Mosher celebrated birthdays on the fifteenth.Several staff and students attended performances in Butte and Spokane. The Inland Empire Teachers association contest is set for Deer Lodge on May first. The Normal Bulletin outlines summer study opportunities and planned work.
Hyomei offers direct to the spot relief for catarrh and head colds. It uses an inhaler with antiseptic oils to soothe heal and invigorate breathing membranes. Sold by druggists with a $1 outfit and money back guarantee.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound offers prompt relief for coughs colds hoarseness bronchial coughs and throat troubles. Thomas Verron of Hancock Michigan reports quick relief from tickling throat and cough with no bad after effect. Potts the druggist endorses its opiate free purity. Adv 1m.
The 1914 Montana Sunday School convention will be held in Anaconda from April 28 to 30 under the Montana Sunday School association. Dr. Franklin McElfresh of Chicago, Dr. Clarence True Wilson, and Dr. Henry F. Cope will participate, offering sections of the program alongside top Montana Sunday school workers. The March Montana Sunday School Roundup carries the full program and free copies can be requested from J A Alford in Helena.
Property listing in Port Angeles Washington offers five acres at 150 dollars per acre, described as beautifully situated with rich soil and near the new Olympic hotel, cheaper than nearby lots at 250 dollars. Also four 50 by 140 foot lots on Tumwater Hill at M and 6th streets priced at 500 dollars each with mountain and marine views. Contact G J Reiter Port Angeles Washington.
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