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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
Missoula reports grasshopper pressure in western Montana should ease next season. The Entomology Department notes no grasshopper eggs found so far, and Bozeman station says parasitic flies helped reduce numbers last summer and fall.
The state board of land commissioners warns farmers against using agents to obtain farm loans. Applications for farm loan agent positions are refused. farmers are urged to deal directly with the board. Farmers can obtain loan blanks from Sidney Miller, register of state lands, and only the abstract cost is required.
The Woman's club collected 5000 used shoes for France. Ninety percent will not be sent due to poor value for freight and will be turned over to the Salvation Army. The remark ends that Great Falls residents get their money's worth from their footwear.
Chamberlain's Tablets praised as excellent for constipation. Described as pleasant to take and mild in effect. Sold by City Drug Store with a brief advertisement.
Miss Jessie Wharton a well known local woman and Fred Greene a mining engineer were killed when their enclosed roadster collided with a passenger train at a railroad crossing about 15 miles west of the city. The crash occurred at noon on Tuesday as the train traveling toward Butte at 35 mph struck the car which investigators say may have been moving fast despite winter storm curtains. Both occupants died within ten minutes after being rushed to Butte for medical care.
State Fire Marshal A E Eklund suspects a rise in farm fires in Montana this year is due to arson by firebugs possibly linked to alien enemies. He notes guarded grain elevators limit arson, urges farmers to protect grain and hay to aid allies.
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after using it on two children with cold symptoms while living in Garbutt New York. She reports the medicine stopped coughing quickly and cured the colds faster than any prior treatment. For sale by City Drug Store. Adv.
The October year to year decline in Montana commodities hauled by rail shows a drop of 9 093 carloads, with the reduction mainly in mining shipments and related goods.
The summary reports changes in carloads across commodities including lumber products grain coal sugar hay fruit vegetables and livestock. It notes increases in beer fruit and vegetables hay and livestock but decreases in coal grain hogs lumber ore sugar and sugar beets amid broad movement in mineral and agricultural goods.
Ready now at old prices Foley's Honey and Tar Compound sells in fresh lots. The well known cough medicine is offered ready to use at less cost than buying and mixing ingredients. A remedy for coughs colds croup and lagrippe. Potts the druggist.
Kalispell Montana District Court hears Fred Whiteside state senator from Flathead county seek 32000 for apples and packing shed losses from a October 1913 fire caused by defective wiring in his property. The suit contends wiring fault sparked the blaze. Old Soldier Gives Recommendation. Gustav Wangelin GA R Post Pinckneyville Illinois commends Foley Kidney Pills for relief from backache rheumatic pains and kidney trouble.
In Lewistown a jury in the district court found Lewistown-Fred Gillette of Moore guilty of third degree assault on his wife after she refused to testify. The information charged second degree assault. prosecutors alleged he first beat his wife in the home and dragged her to the yard to chop off her head, later relying on a barrel stave when an axe was unavailable.
J E Culver of Los Angeles declares 66 years of experience with remedies and praises Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation as the best he ever used. He notes no gripe and no unpleasant after effects and credits Potts the druggist.
Livingston Joe Coliannai of Miller and Coliannai, St Paul, arranged a contract for his firm to supply coal to Northern Pacific engines. The deal covers Paradise Montana to the coast and includes twenty coal stations.
Mrs. Sweet Clary of Ante Virginia reports that a single dose of Foley's Honey and Tar stopped her son's croup cough in about five minutes. The remedy relieves colds and lagrippe and is endorsed by Potts, the local druggist.
Great Northern engineer T. T. Mayfield harvested a fine buck with his locomotive in Yarnell canyon after failing to shoot any deer during the open season. He avoided a fine for the out of season catch.
Publicity notice offering a mail order sample package from Foley & Co. in Chicago for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cough mixture Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets after mailing a cut-out slip with five cents. Potts the druggist.
Notice states the business will operate on a cash basis after January 1 1918. Customers are advised to pay cash and receive the usual discount.
The Hecla mine once a Glendale district blue ribbon producer will resume operations under new ownership. It has previously yielded over 15 million and is expected to reach additional millions. A new Hecla Mines Company with 1 million capital will operate, with George B. Conway handling preliminary reorganizing details in Helena. High silver prices are cited as the cause for reopening.
The advertisement targets women under war conditions, promising Foley Kidney Pills relieve kidney trouble backache headache rheumatic pains stiff joints swollen muscles and fatigue. It claims to support nature by restoring strength and vitality through use in home office or factory. Potts.
A fire at the Mayer ranch home killed 300 pure bred white leghorn hens and destroyed the 60 by 60 foot structure and tools. The total loss is estimated at 800 dollars.
An old newspaper promotional excerpt compares a cough to a fire bell and promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It cites Mrs. Thomas Beechin of Andrews Indiana praising the medicine for persistent post cold coughs and grip attacks. Sold at City Drug Store.
Glendive citizens pledge more than half of the $1,600 needed to outfit an ambulance in the field. Commitments are organized through the local First Aid class to furnish the unit for service on the European front.
An advertisement notes Chamene Tablets provide quick relief from nervousness caused by constipation and aid digestion. Sold by City-Drug Store.
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a $500 reward for the conviction of any sheep thief and a $250 reward for the conviction of any camp robber.
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