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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
5
Local ads and notices highlight Christmas gifts at the Tribune Store with lamps cameras and porcelain items. Community updates include church lectures at the Baptist church, a holiday sale by the Baptist Ladies Aid, and real estate and business notes from Dillon detailing sales and visits by traders and residents.
Chairman Milt L. Davison of the Beaverhead Club selects G. T. Paul of Dillon Furniture and J. Morse as delegates to the Rate Association meeting in Helena. Paul could not attend and named A. F. Graeter as his alternate. Graeter and Morse attended the session yesterday.
Grace Lamont postmistress notes uncalled letters at Dillon Montana up to date. Letters will go to the dead letter office in 30 days if not collected. Names include Abrher Bradley Cook Connor Filteau Farris Harshberger Harding Lee Lynch Martin Shephers Smith Stoltz and others.
Miss Jean Bishop hosted Theta sorority for an unusually merry initiation week. A surprise followed the ceremony. Afterward the members gathered in the dining room for refreshments around a miniature Christmas tree. Each girl received a country gift-souvenir from Miss Bishop, tied to her summer abroad trip.
Helena-Nora Mentzel, an inhabitant of the red light district, arraigned to plead to murder in the first degree for the shooting and instant death of Corporal W. F. Cyrus of the Twenty-fourth Infantry. She entered a plea of not guilty.
Ajax mine superintendent Al J. Noyes has been in Dillon and Butte for months with plans to resume operations. Thomas B. Sanders takes charge this winter as work restarts in No. 4 tunnel with 6 to 8 miners, ore to bins until the aerial tramway is built next spring. Landers and his wife join to manage the winter program and culinary operations. The 10 day mill run impressed stockholders who expect a bonanza once tramway lowers transport costs.
W J McCune former Dillon resident and Butte contractor shot himself in Butte yesterday before noon dying instantly. He built major structures in the city including Broadway theatre Clark block and a large warehouse for Butte Wholesale Grocery Company. He leaves a wife and three children and funeral arrangements are planned in Butte.
Miss Helen B. Skelly, musical graduate of Notre Dame and Bush Temple Conservatories, offers to teach piano in Dillon. Interested students may contact her at 1017 West Granite Street, Butte, Montana.
Bert Dunbar fell from a bicycle near the Madison saloon after a front fork broke. He sustained a deep scalp wound requiring stitches, facial and head bruises, a cervical sprain, and was briefly unconscious before a doctor restored consciousness. He narrowly avoided a fatal neck injury.
First in a series of public library meetings set for Thursday December 21st features a Madonna in Art exhibit with a program including Some Popular Madonnas The Sistine Madonna and discussions by local speakers. Patrons may loan reproductions to complete the collection and admission is free.
Ad explains Newbro’s Herpicide as a killer of herpes microbes linked to dandruff itching scalp and hair loss. It states the product destroys the microbe and hair will grow afterward. Sold by leading druggists. sample requests via mail to The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan.
A sheet and pillow case dance will be held Christmas night December 24 1905 at the Grant Opera House. Tickets including supper cost $2.50.
Advertised by Chas A Smith as a buyer of horses, requesting all horses broken and in good weight from 1150 pounds up with satisfactory prices. Contact details not provided.
Farmers ledger offered at 1.75 dollars until February 1 in Montana. Regular price 3.00. Send money order for 1.75 and receive the book carriage paid on approval. Descriptive circular by H. G. Phelps & Co publishers Bozeman Montana.
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