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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
10
New York reports the U S Army conducted its first aerial warfare test off Sandy Hook firing twenty rounds from a gun specially designed for the purpose. An anchored balloon at about 500 feet was struck but not destroyed and officials kept results secret citing policy.
Walter Wellman insists the polar voyage plans were abandoned after Dr. Frederick A. Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole. The dispute centers on Cook's controversial assertion and Wellman's rebuttal.
Commander Robert E. Peary issues a lengthy statement judging the Cook narrative as self serving and untrustworthy. He labels Peary’s narration precise and credible while accusing Cook of imposture and premature celebration before his field records were scientifically examined.
A Washington dispatch reports that the Mormon church and the sugar trust jointly control 85 percent of the U S beet sugar industry. Congress plans an winter investigation using seven years of sugar trust director minutes now stored in a Washington vault.
In St. Paul on November 30 the Switchmen's Union of North America and the joint railroad interests have completed 15 days of talks without a settlement. The indicate ongoing labor dispute centers on work rules and wages, with union leaders asserting unresolved issues remain.
A strike by 2,300 switchmen from 13 northwest railways became effective at 6 pm. The workers demand 6 cents an hour wage raise, Sunday pay, and overtime above ten hours, but reports say Montana switchmen largely obey the order as rail traffic faces disruption and lines refuse freight.
Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana told the President he would press the postal savings banks bill he introduced at the special session. Critics including LaFollette accuse him of trying to chloroform the measure, while Carter vows a more aggressive policy to meet the charges.
Ex Senator W A Clark of Montana, back from Europe, says socialism gains ground in England as budget debates inflame Parliament. He criticizes copper at 13 cents as too low and rejects oil combinations, favoring an individual approach in business.
H Otis Blaisdell of New York set a new world record this week with 6 184 words written in one hour on a typewriter averaging 103 a minute. The prior one hour mark was 95 words per minute set by Miss Rose L Fritz in New York on September 30.
Dr Frederick A Cook the explorer is reported by friends to be seriously ill and a nervous wreck at a small New York inn where he is staying while preparing a work.
Eliel Brothers have enlarged their business with a large basement for reserve stock of ladies goods. The building features front stools for patrons, incandescent lighting, steam heating, and modern appliances. Improvements cost $12,500 and enhance stock, store rooms, and clerical staff.
J B Townsend of Pine Crest Farm near Stevensville Montana, formerly of Beaverhead Valley, reports from Bitter Root valley Ravalli county yielding twelve hundred pounds from one row sixteen rods twelve feet long. He notes impressively high production and shares his long experience as a potato grower while acknowledging Beaverhead Madison county reports.
Miss Alice Herr county superintendent completed a teachers institute program for Dillon to be held December 6 7 and 8 in the public school building. An esteemed lineup of instructors includes W E Harmon Dr Sandford Bell Addie E Bettes Grant E Finch Don E Fish L R Foote R E Clark Louis Pelzer Harriet E Dunning with assistants and music by Van DeWalker Jones and Hatch.
A detailed two day program lists times and speakers for a school event including Rev A B Martin Prof L R Foote Dr Bell and Prof Louis Pelzer. It ends with an advertisement testimonial from Mrs M E Maxfield praising Mi o na tablets for indigestion and noting Potts Druggist Dillon sells them.
A patient recalls a severe stomach trouble diagnosed as nervous dyspepsia last August. After four weeks of medicine and treatment, no improvement was noted, prompting questions about the effectiveness of the doctor's prescribed course.
The big game hunting season ended last Tuesday at midnight with deer elk mountain goats and mountain sheep season closed until October 1 next year. Some areas saw sporadic success while others had no luck. Duck hunting remains open for ducks geese swans and brant until January 1.
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