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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
4
The Tribune Publishing Co. declares it will not be responsible for employee debts unless orders signed by the manager authorize them.
Mrs. R. Reynolds proposes to donate ten acres for a city park west of Dillon on the river road. A trade with A. S. Rife may enable the gift, with both parties reportedly agreeable. The piece also urges support for Bedrock reservoir to irrigate ranches and power mining districts along Beaverhead River.
The city faces a recurring water shortage as the Rattlesnake Creek intake runs low despite ample water rights. Residents fear insufficient supply could endanger fire protection and urban needs, prompting calls to identify and remedy responsible overuse or mismanagement.
The author urges Dillon to organize a large, statewide worthy Fourth of July event this year. They note towns like Lima and others have celebrated, while Dillon previously skipped out of courtesy, and stress the need to mobilize quickly to outdo past celebrations.
Arbor Day observance in Montana faces regional timing issues due to altitude. Dillon struggles with brick shortages delaying construction, while mining notes highlight B F Yerkes options on 12 Bear Gulch claims and strong copper potential in Moonlight Texas. Dark Horse mine near Bloody Dick shows high copper and gold values as railway prospects loom with Great Northern involvement.
Indications point to rapid growth in Dillon with a new college building, two brick business blocks, a wool warehouse, planned residences and business blocks, a near city hall, a looming city park, and booming Beaverhead county mining. Suggestions urge replacing worn-out wooden street crossings with durable concrete due to lumber costs.
Readers who did not attend the community tree planting last Tuesday are reminded there is still an opportunity to participate. Local organizers encourage joined efforts to improve urban green space and environmental health.
Reports indicate the garden sass will arrive unusually early this season. Gardeners anticipate warmer soil and earlier planting windows as plants begin to sprout ahead of schedule.
A compilation of quoted editorials comments from multiple papers lampoons expert views on insanity and sanity with wry observations. The pieces juxtapose groaning industry and labor concerns with regional remarks about Montana figures, markets, and resources. The tone is sardonic and observational.
Three shifts totaling about fourteen miners work at the Blue Eyed Annies mine in the Elk Horn district Dillon reports the Elkhorn company aims to reach the 200 foot level by month’s start. A crosscut to a large ore load within thirty feet will allow regular ore freighting to Polaris smelter once it resumes this spring. The shaft stands at 160 feet.
Special meetings led by Rev. Haudenschield attract many Dillon residents with sermons praising truth of God as a cure for social ills. Afternoon and evening services are planned with topics The Drama of Life and The Heart's Cry The Guidance of the Holy Spirit and The Lost Opportunity. Jubilee services planned for Sabbath.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. sworn December 6, 1886 before A W Gleason notary public. Cure is taken internally.
An old advertised claim urges readers to send for testimonials about Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The brief notice notes FE J Cagney & Co of Toledo and says the product is sold by all druggists with a price of 7c listed.
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