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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
4
Tribune urges subscribers who do not receive papers regularly and on time to notify the office. The notice emphasizes the paper is published regularly and should be delivered reliably.
The Virginia City Times critiques McClure's portrayal of the Ives case and Col. Wilbur F. Sanders noting Major C. S. Bagg and Captain James Williams as real figures. It also discusses irrigation pumping, a Great Falls smelter strike, and local actions against two hobos on Montana street, arguing harsh measures for vagrants.
The article states that a three horsepower centrifugal pump irrigates twenty acres, a six horsepower engine forty acres, eight horsepower sixty, ten horsepower eighty to one hundred, and fifteen horsepower five hundred acres, assuming a twelve foot lift and miner's inch for ten hours. Gasoline costs about 32 cents per gallon, about 4.80 dollars daily to irrigate two hundred acres, with further notes on rainfall and season length.
The notice lists names of patrons with letters remaining uncalled for at the Dillon post office as of August 10 and warns they will be sent to the dead letter office if not claimed within 30 days. includes Andrews R C Brown A W Berry Charlotte Cloud W A Dickson F W Desmond Ma Dienson Elmer Edwards W Fleming W H Fisher E Foster J Gehe Mrs Alice Heaton Ernest Hughes Ray E Jakobe Gust Johnstone E E akobson Alva Seheay Sulley bateer Frank worean Belle ry Lhos T A Scanlan Thos D Smith H Stayduhar M Taylor Mrs Dan Whittaker A S France Mildred Grace Lamont Postmistress.
Montana gold receipts in July totaled 183324.03 with Montana mines contributing 159245.02. Lewis and Clark County led county receipts at nearly 50000 while Fergus drops due to water shortages. Other counties show smaller sums. regional totals include Idaho Nevada Washington and British Columbia. The notice also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and related remedies with testimonials and a drugstore offer.
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