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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1888
Page
8
A cluttered newspaper ad page offers a vast selection of farm goods and services. It lists seeds from Wisconsin Montana and Kentucky, farm wagons from Schuttler and Studabaker, lawn and garden implements, and various hardware and farming supplies. It also notes real estate and services like cabinet photography and legal notices.
Readable columns describe social chatter in Dillon including local trade, clothing, fabrics, and advertisements. Mentions of town events, school elections, and public works alongside notices from merchants and the Hecla mining company seeking labor.
Real estate transfers recorded since April 1st show high prices for Dillon and county properties with water for irrigation. Several parcels change hands among Poindexter Orr Estes John Tritt Milson Johnson Sapp Estes townsite lots and other owners. Also an advertisement from Ennt Bros offering ladies undergarments and children's hosiery at special low prices with trimmed fashions and novelty beaded wraps.
A petition addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster General asks for a tri weekly mail between Dillon and AllER Springs in Madison county. The petition claims the service would aid 300 people or more and asks Delegate Toole to push the effort.
Transfers of mining claims noted include Big Hole mine unknown district by W C Green and partners. Wacer claim Bald Mountain district by John Chandler. Wincer claim Big Hole Basin by WD J Collins and others. Maver claim ig Hole Basic by Ira Tingley and others. Thos Jefferson lode Atlantic district by W S Burnett and others. Robt Toombs extension Atlantic district by W S Burnett and others.
The M E quarterly meeting begins at Grace Church tomorrow evening and will continue through the Sabbath. Rev. R E Smith, the Presiding Elder for the district, will attend and lead the customary services.
The family of their late son expresses sincere thanks to friends in Dillon for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and at the funeral. They assure that the help will not be forgotten. O. Treas. Cia Feeins.
The message announces a dentist will suspend practice for the best month due to recent investments and plans to arrange business to devote full time to the profession. It mentions S S White Patent lever crowns and refurnishing the office to match expected standards in Beaver Madison counties and references local banks in Madison or Beaverhead counties.
A jumble of notices lists Dr. J W Howard, Carhartt of Argenta, Willie Howard assisting in a cantata in Butte, and many travelers like Mrs. Fox from Argenta and Dr. Mitchell from Deer Lodge arriving by train. Names, places, and short biographical notes show a bustling Montana scene with social visits, travel, and local movements.
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