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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1890
Page
5
The Dillon region page summarizes social events and community notes through December, noting school activities, dances, banquets, and holiday displays. It cites church services, a marriage license, roasts, a secret society, and planned entertainments to benefit the Free Library, plus routine tax and liquor license tallies and local business updates.
The Lima area hears a booming report of Bannack ghost dancers from Fort Lemhi with worries of Indian trouble. Citizens arm themselves after telegrams crown Governor Toole and Ex-Gov. White, who exchange cautious replies about possible militia deployment and looming unrest. A digested chain of communications traces fear across Montana authorities.
Dillon reports reveal Lima concerns as ghost dance events near the reservation alarm residents and inflame fears. Indians, led by a hereditary chief, are blamed for cattle losses while militia and officials weigh deployment and safety measures amidst a winter standoff.
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