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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
Favourable statewide reports prompt Montana officials to expect bigger county exhibits at the 1913 state fair. Officials note $32,876 in prizes boosts county entries while Montana’s 34 counties cover 33 million acres yielding high per acre grain returns. The state board abandons official brand books as stock shifts to local districts.
The body of John E. Evans was found in the Madison river near Three Forks by a search party. He had both hands on a heavy wooden stick and lay in shallow water about half a mile below the last sighting. Evans had been married four weeks ago at Columbus, Montana.
Lucis Lutze died at his home in Ophir formerly Blackfoot City. A Swiss native, he came to Montana in 1918 settling first in Helena then Blackfoot City where he lived most of his life. He worked in placer mining throughout his years there.
Secretary of War Garrison inspected Forts Missoula and Harrison. The Butte Miners Union sent 7000 to aid Calumet strikers, with another 7000 to come. Richard Voquist of Butte, injured in the Leonard mine cage accident that killed four, shot himself. death was instant. J E Taylor Utah horticultural inspector says Montana may modify the drastic quarantine against Utah weevil pest, Wyoming and part of Idaho. Senator Myers of Montana to become chairman of the public lands committee.
State commissioner J M Kennedy reports 8 604 homestead filings in the quarter ending June 30, totaling about 1 720 000 acres influenced. At five per family this would add 43 020 to Montana’s population. 7 997 were straight homestead entries. The latest quarter far eclipses 1912 figures.
John D Losekamp a pioneer merchant of Billings died at his brother-in-law John Yates home aged 84 from complications of diseases. He leaves one third of his estate about 3200000 to endow a conservatory of music at Billings Polytechnic Institute where he had already given 1900. His sister Mrs Yates is named residuary legatee.
Coroner's jury hear testimony that Thomas Carroll was shoved from a Northern Pacific freight train at 13 to 20 miles an hour, causing him to fall between cars and strike the tracks where he died. Accompanying witnesses James Carroll Jack Delaine and William Delaine testified to the incident.
Mrs Eleanor McArthur a longtime Butte resident for 83 years died last week at Murray hospital following brain cancer removal surgery. Born in northern Ireland about 70 years ago she moved to Butte in 18su.
William Haynes a pioneer of Anaconda died last week at St Ann's hospital. He was born near Mount Airy North Carolina and came west as a young man. He owned the first livery stable in Anaconda and remained in the city until retirement after years of failing health.
Hugh Daley, one of the state’s oldest pioneers and a Helena resident for over 40 years, died at his home last week. Born in Ireland 82 years ago, he came to America at age 22.
Wm. Lee of Paskenta California and E. C. Rhodes of Middleton Georgia commend Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for family relief from coughs and lags. Potts the Druggist endorses the product with a one month advertisement.
Rev. Frank Hopkins, pastor of the South Side ME, preached his farewell sermon Sunday amid reports health prompted his resignation. Karen Butte delivered a sermon in his honor.
Gardiner Mich postmaster Antoine Deloria speaks to guidance for kidney and bladder troubles and endorses Fol Pills from personal experience. He claims cure of kidney disease and notes neighbors also benefited.
Montana reports an 80,000,000 pound wool clip for the year, roughly 7,000,000 pounds below the 1912 figure, reflecting a downturn in harvest.
George Bradford of Riverside Hotel Colusa California says a severe kidney trouble and backache with affected secretions were cured after taking five boxes of Foley Kidney Pills. Reports claim many Californians share the same success with Foley Kidney Pills as stated by Potts the Druggist.
James Mason an American manager of the gold mines at Unsan in northern Korea was sentenced to eight months penal servitude for manslaughter in the killing of a Chinese mine employee who assaulted the Mason daughter a 12 year old girl while Mr and Mrs Mason were absent from home
Mrs. D L Kenney praises Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a perfect cure for tetter or eczema after over fifty years of pain and burning. The ad notes available through Potts the Druggist or by mail from Pfeiffer Chemical Co of St Louis and Philadelphia.
Reports say I W Ws held strike meetings at Minet South 12 causing a riot with multiple Mir arrests and alleged insults to the American flag, connected to the Tet unrest.
The daughter of A Mitchell of Bagdad Indiana suffered kidney trouble and was feared permanently impaired. Mr Mitchell says she was in terrible shape but after using Foley Kidney Pills she is completely cured. Potts the Druggist advertises Foley Kidney Pills as a safe dependable medicine for women.
Two sorrel horses, about 1050 and 1100 pounds and 10 or 11 years old, are missing. Both carry curling iron brands. A liberal reward is offered for their return to John Jernson or Roland Howell in Dillon.
Mrs. Fred J. Hanson returned from relatives in the valley while Miss Ross the county supervisor visited local schools. Haying runs full blast amid frequent rains. Ike Marble and wife head to Oregon seeking a new home. Several visitors including Judge Drennen and J. H. Thompson from Butte toured Picnic Springs. Perce of Chicago caught a record steelhead. A baby girl arrived at Cecil Wetmore’s. frosts hurt fruit and potato crops.
Farmers in Loomont report heavy wheat and wild hay harvests and potato shipments to Butte from Dry Creek. First corn of the season brought by William Held from Dry Creek. Local residents visit Butte, Norris and Whitehall, with gatherings at the Curtis home and Davis residence. Baseball a recent topic after a heavy defeat at Sheridan. next game scheduled here Sunday.
A contract for a new tank steamer for the Boston Molasses Company was awarded. The vessel is to be three eighteen feet long with a capacity for eight hundred thousand gallons of any cargo.
Beaverhead County Montana board meeting notes show tax levies across funds including general, bond, asylum, interest, poor, and school funds. District reallocations, bridge inspection orders, and state equalization measures are recorded along with an unrelated note about Sun Yat Sen and Huang Sing seeking refuge in Japan.
A resident of Whitlow Arkansas describes years of constipation and indigestion and costly medicines with no relief. After trying a St Louis hospital and a New Orleans hospital, C H Hines found relief using Chamberlain's Tablets. He reports steady improvement and full recovery. Sold by all dealers Advil?
Thirteen men died in a Panama Canal slide that also burned a steam shovel. A Binghamton factory fire victim died after two weeks. China agreed to indemnity for actions in Amoy. Dr. Livingston Jones, father of suffragist Rosalie Jones, killed himself in New York. A young auto theft gang operated in Los Angeles. Calumet copper miners returned to work as strike support crumbled. Duluth ore docks resumed loading ships. strike breakers housed. Missouri urged to save 370 million from escheat for a St. Louis lease. Canadian Edison organizer Henry Kelly arrested in Winnipeg. Chicago policewomen advised to let bosses speak. Meaderville robbery brings conflicting wife and husband losses. Aviators over Panama Canal face fines. Tetalall set 89 mph record in Santa Monica race.
Lilly and Edna Gourd, two American girls abused by bandits near Tampico Mexico last week, arrived in New Orleans on the German steamer Wald with their father Matthew Gourd and 36 other refugees. They head for Corning Iowa after the perilous crossing.
Albany, N.Y. Governor Sulzer denies Wall Street speculation but admits temporary personal use of some campaign contributions after a long conference. The disclosure fuels curiosity about his stance on impending impeachment proceedings tied to the Frawley committee report.
A Snow Hill North Carolina man credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with permanent relief after two months of dysentery and weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds. The ad notes the remedy is for sale by all dealers. Georgetown mining town fire nearly destroyed by Monday morning blaze with about $10 000 in losses.
In Harmony With Nature, Will G. Richmond of Inglewood California, says Foley's Honey and Tar Compound helps bronchial trouble and cough and feels natural in harmony with life. He notes kidney and bladder symptoms such as backache and pains indicate a medical need that Foley Kidney Pills can relieve quickly and permanently, urging a trial.
In Denver on August 14 special central switchboards and branch lines kept over 40000 Knights Templar leaders in touch with march progress. More than 100000 visitors filled the city as 130 extra operators and 250 emergency telephones linked newspapers, hotels, and information bureaus to handle the surge.
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