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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
9
Time table entries list Oregon Short Line trains. No. 32 southbound at 7 45 p m No. 30 southbound at 9 40 a m No. 29 northbound at 5 12 2 a m No. 31 northbound at 1 58 p m.
Local items from Dillon include visits by Frank Gosman and Miss Bessie Wall, new hats at Mrs Hart and Mrs Mart, a birth at Best, and various sales and services. Rail and livery notes, coal from Spring Canyon, the Tribune book store ads, and multiple personal visits enrich the community week. Victuals, hay for sale, and rental listings complete a snapshot of local commerce and social activity.
In the past week fish stories have flooded the city with tales of five pound trout and other big catches. Despite widespread reports some large fish remain uncaught in the Dillon area streams.
Sunday was busy for local restaurants after a special train from Blackfoot bringing over 500 people. Hunger and crowded larders pleased proprietors while some crackers became rare foods. Also jailed were Fake Hay Hands McDonald Feenan and Kelly for defrauding a rancher to fund transportation. Roy Murray and party left for Yellowstone Park. Mrs Gilbert was taken to Butte for appendicitis surgery. A man claiming to be Hughes’ half brother was detained for sanity evaluation. Dillon visitors discussed politics with local citizens.
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department announces monthly meetings on the first and second Thursday evenings. A three-tap three-time call will ring the courthouse bell to signal the meeting. 41-tf
Weed cutter makes alleyways safer in city business and residence zones. Frank Felt reports promising outlook after assessment work in Elk horn mining district. Republicans plan early trip to Butte to meet Charles E. Hughes. R C Scott’s mother gravely ill prompts departure to Great Falls. Eugene Oregon tourists tour the state and stay in Dillon. Yellowstone park automobile tour taken by H G Rodgers F H Best A Potts W N Bichler. Elk horn district road improvements aid ore transport to railroads. Dr Rathbone undertakes electrical upgrades at his dental office by Williams Electric shop.
County Treasurer Fred Rife and four other residents departed last week in Rife's large car for a trip to Yellowstone National Park and expect to be away several days.
Local users report rapid results from Adler i ka in Dillon using buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. A single spoonful is said to ease constipation sour stomach and gas by acting on both lower and upper bowel. Some claim it prevents appendicitis with short courses. A Potis druggist.
Transfers recorded in the Pearl I. Smith title books for the week ending August 5 1916. Properties conveyed include residential and commercial parcels with deed references and grantor grantee details in the local real estate records.
Public notices list multiple land transactions in Montana. United States grants 320 and 158.60 acre parcels in Big Hole and Sheep Creek basins to different owners. Additional transfers include a 320 acre Sheep Creek deed to Ernest I. Harkness, a 160 acre Kidd area transfer, and parcels in Poindexter Orrs addition in Dillon. A Desert Land Entry covers 320 acres near Lima.
Remove face blemishes and skin ailments with Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Advert promises permanent relief for pimples blackheads acne tetter ring worm and eczema across all ages. Buy a box today money back if not satisfied fifty cents at your druggist.
J C Paddock died Tuesday night in his 65th year after a several week illness. Born in Indiana, he moved west to Nevada for health before arriving in the Big Hole valley in 1864. He homesteaded near Wisdom and remained there, leaving three daughters Lucy Alice Nettie and four sons James John Paul and Havre. He was a esteemed, honorable and long time community figure.
A party of Oregon Short Line officials including H. V. Platt and W. A. Whitney visited the city last Friday. The group met with local business leaders and spent a couple of hours fishing after getting acquainted with the town.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for hacking coughs. It claims over 40 years of use, soothing pine balsam with tar to heal irritated air passages, loosen mucus, and reduce coughing, while aiding natural sleep.
The American Review of Reviews notes the rise of rural theater spreading from North Dakota to neighboring states. Founded by a professor at the state agricultural college, the movement invites country folk to participate as actors and organizers in school, barn, church, or farmhouse venues, making community productions more vital than urban theater. It asks what future dramatic literature this could spark.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for muscle soreness after exertion and a range of pains from toothache to stings and bites. A vacationing user claims it accompanies them on trips and camps and eases cramps and aches.
A sale of state lands will be held in Beaverhead County October 24 1916. Only lands that are applied for will be offered for sale. Prospective purchasers should file applications to purchase the land they wish offered for sale at once in order that same may be advertised for four weeks before sale as provided by law.
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