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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
1
Lakeview July 7 reports timber fires on main range threaten Beaverhead and Madison counties. A horse thief suspected after Maggie Tebrone’s missing horse. Mrs Tebrone dies in Omaha after operation. Local notices include land disputes, water rights, and vivid farm life with berries, trout, and snakes prominent in daily chatter.
An advert promises Coascavets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for biliousness headache fever piles and other ailments caused by constipation and a sluggish liver. It offers 10c 25c and 50c boxes with a free sample and booklet.
Mr and Mrs Martin Barrett adopt a six year old boy expressing hope he will be their pride and joy and that they will see the day he honors them. Mrs Dave Metlen and her brother Rev Bridwell from Denver visited the U ranch with Bridwell conducting services last Sunday.
Envy of the poor with stomach and liver trouble, the pills promise a splendid appetite, sound digestion, and regular habit. Dr King’s New Life Pills are sold at City Drug Store for 26 cents.
Rochester g 7 reports Morrille X Champion and Ella M Farlin wed at Twin Bridges Sunday with a small wedding supper at the bride’s parent home. Maccabees held a public installation Saturday with ice cream and cake served after officers were elected. Several attendees from Glendale and Butte joined the dance. local visitors and townsfolk share well wishes and health notes.
Mr Bradley of Dillon visited the canyon last week. Fred Dingley of Clark’s canyon is a Dillon visitor. Mrs W L McIntosh and daughter Mrs John Ward of Dillon stayed with O M McIntosh at Bedrock. Grayling section house moved to a new side track. carpenters busy. Ward the Grayling telegraph operator may go to Dell soon. Bracken and crews of Japs doing much road work. John Wenger of Butte bought fat cows and steers from Hevneberry and McMenemy at top prices. Walter Gleeson, recently ill in California, is improving and passed through en route to Deer Lodge. Edward Mooney of Grasshopper was in Dillon Saturday. Patsy McMenemy visited Bedrock Sunday.
An advertisement touts Oascarets as a natural bowel remedy for a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It claims quick relief with painless, easy movements and notes a starting cost of 10 cents. The box is described as metal with each tablet stamped O O O, warning against imitations.
Special correspondence reports hay harvests improving over last year and ranching plans by Will and Jimmy Patterson. The Montana News items cover fires in Sheep Creek and Yellowstone, railroad work near Dell and Bed Rock, a Twin Bridges republican club, the state pharmaceutical meeting, and a changing Butte messenger service with the A D T and Western Union. Also noted are drownings in Yellowstone river, a park forest fire, and a legal opinion barring women from county offices.
Special Correspondence notes local arrivals and departures in Bannacxr Aug 8. John O Brenner of Horse Prairie visited. Judge Martin visited Bain & Dory placer grounds. Emerson Slack and aunt Mrs. Ransom traveled toward Dillon. A L Anderson was in town. John Linkersdorfer and Will Tash went to Dillon. L A Harkness came from the Prairie. Lloyd Bros Tash and Linkersdorfer hayed. Tom Clemmons and R Gray finished haying. Nellie Banton and mother Mrs. Murphy with two children left for Butte via Dillon. J W Jual family left for Anaconda. TRUTH.
The board with Chairman Barrett and Clerk Taylor accepted J. Harvey’s wood bid at 60 cords cord wood 4.30 and 30 cords green fir 3.75 with a $250 bond. They ordered a survey of the Apex to Dillon road for the September meeting.
A pass key opened the Episcopal rectory and stole 47 dollars, deeds, insurance papers, a watch of Mrs Hooker, and a small chest. Deeds and insurance papers were mailed back to Mr Hooker on Tuesday. In a separate burglary, Mrs E L Mason lost 25 dollars in greenbacks from a cupboard between 5 and 7 pm, and Mrs Thus Adams had about 20 dollars stolen from her pocketbook while away from home.
Sam l W Batchelder, last Beaver county pioneer from 1862, was found dead in his Argenta cabin Saturday morning. He appeared as if asleep in his chair, heart failure likely. Born in Grafton Worcester County Massachusetts, he crossed the plains to Bannack in July 1862 and lived there ever since as an old bachelor with no known relatives. The decedent had many friends in the county and his funeral was held at Bannack on Sunday.
Governor Smith recently reopened Flathead Lake and announced a new five member board for the State Normal school. The appointees are Gov. B. F. White Leonard Eliel State Senator Edwin Norris F C Kresa and A L Stone. Terms for Kresa and Stone run until March 31 1901.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 18 months from a rectal fistula. Doctors warned of death without costly surgery. He reportedly cured himself using five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, hailed as the best pile cure, at 25 cents per box, sold by City Drug Store.
New fall goods arriving for Dillon merchants as the Fair store plans a third page advertisement. Mayor J E Morse spent the week in Butte on business matters.
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