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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1898
Page
3
Southbound mail and express at 7 15 pm with northbound at 10 80 am. Through freights and local freights listed with times. Prices paid for wholesale produce shown: Butter 25 per pound Eggs 25 cents per dozen Wheat 1 00 per bushel and other grains and hay prices.
Crowell's promotes finest buckwheat and canned goods while local figures like B O Fournier visit for business. A Ladies Aid event on December 16 is noted with more details to come. Grannis celebrates silver wedding later this month. Cough remedies and Shiloh products are advertised by Central Pharmacy.
Annie Springer of 1125 Howard Street Philadelphia reports a long standing hacking cough vanished after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. She praises the remedy noting relief from chest pain and improved sleep and urges others to try it.
Town readers hear of visitors from Butte and Dillon, medical ads, shop notices, and court actions. Updates mention convalescents, a divorce decree, new blacksmithing services, and sales at stores, with ads for Shiloh and De Witt products and Charles Barrett’s snow observations.
Five indictments allege United States Senator M S Quay his son Richard R Quay and ex state treasurer Benjamin J Haywood conspired with John S Hopkins late People's Bank cashier to misuse bank funds for stock purchases and deposits. Hopkins had died by suicide in March. District Attorney sought to withdraw attachments on two other bank cashiers and to compel documents. court cancelled the attachments.
In dense fog a Pennsylvania local from Milltown to Jersey City struck a gang of twenty workmen in the Hackensack meadow. Eleven men died, all were injured or killed as the eastbound train failed to hear the approach of the westbound engine. Names of the dead include Michael Lachless and Joseph Cillustio among others. Authorities moved bodies to Jersey City depot where a severed hand was found on the cowcatcher.
John Sliver of Philadelphia recounts a life saved by Electric Bitters after severe illness. He details yellow skin, sunken eyes, loss of appetite, and back and side pain, saying three physicians gave him up before a friend urged the tonic. One bottle brought improvement, three weeks restored health, at 50 cents a bottle from L. J. Williams' drug store.
The remedy claims non irritant easy application and rapid action reaching inflamed surfaces. Ely's Dream Balm combines quick relief specific curative powers with patient safety and is praised by physicians and druggists for curing catarrh swiftly especially in acute cases.
Notice is given that Henderson F Y Seybold has filed for final proof on his claim MM No 5995 for the Hy Ni4 106 Bl Hoc4. The hearing will occur January 7, 1600, at Dillon Montana before U S Commissioner Ta J Priva. Witnesses Luther B Seybold Charles H H Seybold Charles I Norris and J C Patterson, all of Dell Montana.
Land Office at Helena Montana dated November 25 1808 publishes that William Moore has filed notice of intention to make final proof for his homestead entry 854% For the N NEM Sil NIM Nils 81% Bee 28 Tp 98 R 138 W The hearing before L J Vice clerk district court Dillon Montana is set for January 16 1800 Wits to prove residence and cultivation James Petal Samuel Moore John McCloud Thomas Thompson all of Bannack Montana This notice signed Gravat D Greene 448 Hogister
U S Land Office Helena reports Joseph H Harper of Butte Montana filed an application for a patent on 151.68 acres of the Montana tracer Mining Claim in Beaverhead County. The record includes survey details and location data with adjoining claims listed, first published November 14 1893.
Beaver head county board invites sealed bids for weekly per capita care of the sick poor for one year starting December 6 1898. Proposals due December 5 1898 by 9 am, addressed to the county clerk with sealed proposals for care of poor. Board may reject any bids.
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