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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
8
L. T. Jones hosted Thursday afternoon festivities for her niece Misa Nan Coffin. Twelve young ladies attended the peanut pinning contest with hat pins, prize awarded to Myrtle Powers for 98 hits, Olive Gwynne and Carolyne White sharing a peanut bag consolation. Refreshments followed the energetic activity.
Wednesday evening in St James church Miss Mary E Clemens and Mr Monroe Manno were united in marriage by Rev Hooker. The bride has long run the old Argenta road school while the groom is a prosperous rancher with properties east of Dillon and mining interests. They left for Mr Manns ranch to reside after the ceremony.
London July 27 final meeting of the tuberculosis congress led by Lord Derby approved measures to ban public spitting and require notification of authorities for phthisis. The group urged pocket spittoons and sanitary steps to curb spread, including efforts to prevent milk and meat transmission and a government inquiry into human versus bovine tuberculosis.
Bradstreet's reports hot dry weather in western grain regions pushing cereal prices lower as stocks weaken. Later rains in spring wheat and northern corn belt shift sentiment toward improvement. Produce like butter, vegetables, and eggs remains high and poor in quality. canned goods stay active and rise. Steel strike seen dimming in importance. coal mine fire and machinists strikes ease with resumptions in many lines. Failures for the week total 198.
The text notes Portugal's king as a capable artist who enjoys sketching along the coast. It also mentions Baden Germany factory labor by women over 16, and surveys acres in Texas adaptable for rice cultivation. and Italy's rural incomes seldom exceed 125 dollars yearly.
A dated notice says a general pruning of agents for Pacific roads in the United States and Canada will occur. After a traffic adviser is appointed to manage Morgan-Hill road affairs, agencies of Burlington Northern, Pacific Great Northern will be consolidated. Traveling and soliciting agents for freight and passenger services will be trimmed.
Drought relief spurred a downward corn market with wheat and oats also softening. September wheat 67.5, corn 52.5, oats 32.5. pork 14.20, lard 8.55, ribs around 7.87. cash bids show varied wheat and corn prices. Cattle and hog receipts reported with mixed price moves. cattle high, hogs mostly steady to lower. sheep and lambs noted with price ranges.
Kansas City market notes list cattle receipts at 2 500 with varied prices across cattle hogs and sheep. South Omaha and St Joseph follow with similar figures and minor shifts. Sioux City reports softer hog demand and steady cattle, while a closing line recalls Solomon’s fame for wisdom before modern college grads existed.
Strong and complete organization plans a square house for storage to attract buyers to visit in numbers. An excursion meeting is set for Saturday August 3 at your house. attendees urged to come in full strength. Bulls buyers urged to round up cattle early. Dillon headquarters and Metlen Hotel contact after September 25. Attorney General Donovan to prosecute Deer Lodge County officers for reliction of duty in enforcing anti gambling law.
An 19th century ad claims impure blood shows on the skin and urges readers to try Acker's Blood Elixir. The pitch promises cure of blood diseases where other tonics fail and offers a bottle with a positive guarantee from L. J. Williams' Central Pharmacy.
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