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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
4
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The district frames a plan for a beet sugar factory and oatmeal mill with an estimated million dollar outlay. Bozeman Billings and Hamilton pursue mills, while Dillon farmers tout soil suitability and recent high yields from nearby experiments. A Mesa of optimistic but unrealized steps looms as the community weighs capital and irrigation potential.
A Dillon column extols J E Morse of Birchdale Stock Farm eight miles north of Dillon for irrigation success turning desert lands into fertile grain. The piece touts Bedrock lakes reservoir as a means to redeem 100000 acres, estimates potential county gains, and urges local involvement in agriculture and freight-rate issues.
The Lakes Reservoir project advances Beav erhead County toward gaining over a hundred thousand acres for cultivation. A farmers institute gathers soon with wideawake growers to discuss prosperity and future welfare and the hoped for beet sugar factory.
From Washington dispatches Representative Joseph M Dixon of Montana is described as an ambitious young man who quickly made gains in his first term. Speaker Cannon admires him and has placed Dixon on important committees including mines and mining public lands and patents. The note ends with a playful plea to give Mr Miner his Christmas turkey.
The coming session of the U S Congress will likely captivate Southern Montana residents. Congressman Joseph Dixon works will attract attention as Beaverhead county awaits news on Bedrock lakes reservoir funding within the next year or two. The piece notes reforms and, despite fatal car accidents, wealth transfer from estates sometimes benefits survivors.
In a heated courtroom scene witnesses describe a confrontation ending in a fatal shooting. Ted pleads for life while a killer explains coercion and drunken frenzy. Cross examination preserves consistent stories as attorneys present opening and closing arguments. The jury is deliberating as the report goes to press.
St James Episcopal on Corner Washington and Glendale offers Holy Communion at 11 a.m. on the first and third Sundays and 7 a.m. on the fourth and fifth Sundays. Morning prayer at 11, Evening prayer at 4 30, Sunday school at 9 45 with Rev. S. D. Hooker rector.
A Sunday morning service at 11 o clock follows a 7 30 o clock preaching session at Stamm s Jewelry store location. Sunday school occurs after the morning service and Wednesday evening service is at 8 o clock.
The Anaconda Standard cartoonist depicted how Montana cities regard Thanksgiving prospects but omitted Dillon and the Bedrock Lakes reservoir project, a notable oversight in last Sunday’s issue.
Fifteen tons of coal were reported stolen from a car in the Dillon yards last Sunday night. Meanwhile some ministers ponder how unusually light crowds attended the evening church services, noting how cold weather may influence turnout.
Pastor Professor A. Lough governs Sunday school at 10 a m. morning preaching at 11. Class meeting at noon. Epworth League at 7 30 p m. Evening preaching at 7 30. First Sunday sacred concert. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m.
Three cases were tried in district court after a venue change from Butte. Verdicts emerged amid a tense local mood with claims of injustice and harsh attitudes prevailing among residents.
First Baptist Church at Corner Idaho and Sebree Streets led by Rev. Dr. Horace W Tilden holds morning service at 11 oclock Bible school at noon and midweek services Wednesday at 730 pm. Corner Pacific and Glendale Streets led by Rev. Dr. A B Martin offers Sabbath school at noon and Christian Endeavor at 7 pm.
The supreme court rules sheriffs may be reimbursed only their exact expenses for transporting prisoners nationwide. The decision clarifies limits on how much sheriffs can claim for prisoner transfers.
Testimony describes a violent confrontation at a bar between Ellis and Ted Ellis with Owen Dunbar present. A fight escalated to weapons as the narrator recalls grappling and being struck, then seizing a rifle amid chaos. The scene ends with Owen advancing with a cuspidor as threats continue.
Readable fragment notes a comic store named Dillon’s Tribune selling burnished leather cards and Russell the cowboy artist. No dates or full details available.
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