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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
7
Notices list rates for admissions to events and obituary poetry at five cents per line. It directs that all business correspondence be sent to the TribuNe Publishing Co and that the Tribune Post Inning Co will not be responsible for debts by employees unless ordered by the manager.
A brief catalog lists the 1900s Republican ticket with Charles E. Hughes of New York for president and C. W. Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president across ten pages.
A letter from Cuartes E. Hughes to William Cameron Forbes outlines a national crisis and urges appealing to men of all parties. The National Hughes Alliance is framed as a cross party group to support Hughes, cooperating with regular party organizations to mobilize national leadership.
The article lauds Hughes as a versatile and sincere speaker who connects with diverse audiences across factories, cities, farms, and among women voters. It compares his impact to Roosevelt, noting his messages reach the electorate and heighten anticipation for a vote against Wilson.
In a letter William B. Brewster argues that political risk depends on the horse and the stream. He says it is wiser to switch to a dependable mount midstream than stay with one prone to turning back, comparing Democrats stance on policy shifts to crossing a river.
The speaker argues Democrats fail on factory laws conservation and banking laws and advocate costly appropriations. They promised tariff relief but cost of living rises with record imports. Preparedness shifts, high taxation, and campaign funding are blamed. The speaker urges a sane business policy and positions the Republican party as the solution.
The president calls for forward looking men to support his side while warning against those who look back at the Wilson administration. The dull record of the past is used to paint a bleak history as Hughes argues for a Republican return to power.
The remark claims Wilson’s diplomatic win over Carranza mirrors past successes with the opponent left satisfied, implying skepticism about lasting gains.
Frank Hazlebaker of Dillon said the hay crop in the Big Hole Basin is better this year than in at least 19 years. He observed farmers stacking a superb cattle-food crop and noted the region remains world class for hay. Thousands of cattle will be fattened there this year.
Miss Ellen Nelson hosted last Friday to welcome Miss Marcia Whitwell of Salmon Idaho and Miss Helen Rudd of Missoula guest of Dillon friends. Attending were Misses Helen Finch Loraine Nelson Mae Smith Celestia Young Marjorie Stevenson Mildred Elliott Mary Ewing Florence Smith Freda Robb Jessie Ferris Lorena Stone Dorothy Thomas and Frances Caldwell.
Miss Florence Smith hosted a dinner at her ranch home last Sunday with guests including Dorothy Thomas Mildred Elliott Frances Caldwell Ellen Nelson Mary Ewing Marjorie Stevenson Lorena Stone and Freda Robb. Verdie Hedden of Billings will wed Herman Clark in September. Mrs John Innes Sr attended a Virginia City afternoon party hosted by Mesdames Albright and Thomas.
Several auto loads of people traveled to Sheep Canyon Tuesday evening for a communal picnic. Families and neighbors gathered outdoors, sharing food and friendly conversation under clear skies.
Dr I A Leighton a longtime Montana resident born in Maine in 1860 is a physician and former state senator who as acting governor and author of key laws helped expand Montana education. He campaigns on a platform of a square deal and broad party support, pledging to serve all residents if elected.
Workmen have fixed the public school over the past weeks to repair and improve the building ahead of the fall and winter terms starting September 5. A summer rainstorm damaged several rooms with water leaks and loosened plaster.
Primary election fields show for county assessor and superintendent two Republicans and one Democrat each, for coroner one Republican and one Democrat, for county administrator one Democrat only, for county surveyor two Republicans and one Democrat, for justice of the peace Dillon township one Republican and one Democrat, Wisdom township two Democrats only, and for constables Dillon township one Republican and one Democrat, Wisdom township one Democrat only.
The article describes a newly designated park to park highway from Dillon to Kalispell via Jackson Wisdom Battlefield Cont Divide Darby Hamilton Missoula Ravalli Polson Belton. It lists distances between towns: Dillon to Jackson 47 miles and to Wisdom 18 and to various segments totaling 85 miles to Polson and 156 to Kalispell.
The Farm Loan Board asks Montana farmers and groups to submit facts on needs for cheaper loans and invites cities to file claims for bank locations. The act creates twelve Federal Land banks to assemble capital, grant long term loans up to half land value, with up to 20 percent for improvements, at rates not over six percent.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional treatment. It offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and urges readers to send for circulars and testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
For sale two horses and farming implements including a Monitor Seeder a 6 foot McCormick binder a 14 inch John Deere sulky plow a two section harrow. Gelding about five years old. Phone 230 red or Ripley Rooms Dillon Montana.
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