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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
1
Auction note touts last celery lot as exceptionally clean tender and crisp from top gardens in America. Generous bunches priced at five and ten cents. buyers urged to purchase what they can use today.
National Irrigation, a journal on irrigation, costs $1.00 per year and can be combined with the Tribune for $2.25 per year. December issue notes National Irrigation Congress proceedings in Chicago. Four arrears subscribers may pay to obtain the offer. limited December supply.
Messrs Brown and McQueen near Wisdom secured the Davis patent gate rights in Beaverhead county. They erected one at Mrs Froman's premises and report the gate works to perfection. It is strong and simple in construction and easily opened by horseback riders.
Correspondence from Wisdom notes a month of measles hitting families from Edmonson to Paddock with Miss Lucy and Harrie in critical condition but improving. Wisdom votes to proceed with Christmas Eve program and New Year masquerade despite illness as local doctor presence is anticipated.
Special correspondence reports several residents of Blaine and Pageville suffering from lagrippe pleurisy pneumonia and rheumatism. Other notes mention injuries from a horse, new births, engagements, and local travel to Dillon Twin Bridges Sheridan and Bozeman for work and supplies.
J. M. Page and his daughter Miss Lena arrived at their Twin Bridges ranch Monday afternoon. W. R. Page and his sons are threshing this week.
Local notices report Mr and Mrs Peters of Lima living at Grayling section house while riders leave to join a round-up crew at Mr Bytcher’s Bedrock place. Various residents visit, work and travel through the canyon including Mooner and Johnson. Watseka shaft work continues with about 100 men.
The Oregon Short Line and Rio Grande Western railroads launch a vast colonization campaign to attract thousands to Idaho and Utah. They advertise in Eastern papers and promote irrigated farming, land sales, and canal projects near Blackfoot and Rexburg, with expectations of rapid population and agricultural growth across Idaho and adjacent states.
Dr H A Bond returned from Butte with an encouraging update on Theo P McKinney. The operation replaced a hip joint with about eight inches of limb remaining and revealed the bullet still lodged there for eight years. McKinney is progressing and expected to return home soon in good health.
Mr Frank Eliel spoke on Egypt at the Baptist church on Tuesday night under the History club. Stereopticon views from his recent trip illustrated the talk and were operated by Professor Monroe using the Normal school stereopticon. A large audience attended and found the lecture very engaging.
John Ericson, jailed ten days for vagrancy, contracted small pox in jail and was sent to the pest house Tuesday. Five prisoners and several court house officials were exposed. fumigation was conducted Wednesday. prisoners received new clothes and officials are dieting to prevent spread. County faces costs from this case. Hughes and McCaleb advertise novelty goods.
County reports close of tax books reveals a general school fund of $16,242.00 and 1489 school age children. Apportionment per district is set at $10,903 cents per capita, with varying totals across Bannack Bishopric Dewey Miss Horse Prairie and others. Last year’s general fund received $16,496.97, with a 4 mill higher levy, and county children totaled 12,1714, explaining shifts in district apportionments.
Holiday excursions offer round trip tickets Dec 23 24 26 30 81 and Jan 1 1901 to points within 250 miles or to any point on the B A P at one fare with return by Jan 3. The Tribune store showcases the handsomest bound books for the holiday trade.
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