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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1911

Page

5

Big Timber Fugitives Identified in Postal Stopover

Dalton I. Sparks, arrested in Phoenix while collecting mail, admits being Mel B. Jowell, sought in Big Timber Montana for Deputy Sheriff Joseph Brannin's November 6 killing. Jowell faced Wyoming hardships after wandering, including frostbitten nose and ears and robberies after selling horse and saddle in Hudson. He then wrote to a Texas-based brother from Prescott.

Big Timber Dalton I. Sparks Phoenix Ariz Mel B. Jowell Montana Joseph Brannin Wyoming Jowell Hudson Wyo Texas Prescott

New Year Mine Poised for Heavy Gold Output

A. S. Wright reports promising development at the New Year mine near Lewistown. He recently returned from Chicago and oversaw plans to enlarge the mill to 400 tons capacity after Rheingold Mining Company of Chicago acquired the old property.

Lewistown A. S. Wright Chicago Wright Rheingold Mining Company

Des Moines Man Seeks Cheaper Rheumatism Cure

A Des Moines man with muscular rheumatism in the shoulder followed a friend's advice to visit Hot Springs, incurring $150 or more. He instead tried Chamberlain's Liniment, and within three days of the first application he recovered. For sale by all dealers.

Des Moines Hot Springs Chamberlain

Freighter Dan Anderson Ambushed Near Box Elder

Dan Anderson, a longtime freighter, was killed in an ambush while en route from the P Cross cattle camp on Big Box Elder creek to his home. His body was found in the hay rack by his wife upon the team’s return. He was 2 years old and had a history of violence including a sheep herding killing nine years earlier. Deputy Coroner Allan from Iday conducted an inquest.

Havre Dan Anderson P Cross Big Box Elder Creek Anderson Box Elder Diamond B Allan Iday

Alarm at Night Prompts Foley's Honey and Tar Use

A Canton New York family praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as essential for croup and hoarseness in children. The testimonial notes the product is kept at home and widely sold by druggists.

Croup Foley H. W. Casselman Canton N. Y

Jail Delivery in Bozeman Leaves Six Prisons Free

In Bozeman six prisoners escaped from the new county jail with help from Frank Furlong a boilermaker and machinist. The fugitives Fred Thompson Ed Sayers Frank Furlong George L McCarrick Peter Mendevit and Joe Penna are all at large.

Bozeman Frank Furlong Fred Thompson Ed Sayers George L. McCarrick Peter Mendevit Joe Penna

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By Drugists

Drugstores nationwide praise Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and colds noting its dependable relief and pleasant safe taste. Sold by all dealers.

Billings Store Robbery Tells Narrow Supper Hours Heist

A lone bandit robbed the Wanamaker store last Friday evening during supper hour. He covered two proprietors with a revolver, grabbed cash from the till behind the cashier’s desk, then escaped as police have only a slight clue. Loot amount unknown.

Billings Wanamaker

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Fights Cold Dangers

A public notice asserts that most infectious diseases like whooping cough diphtheria and scarlet fever arise from a child with a cold. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is promoted as a quick cure for colds and as reducing disease risk. It claims no opium and suitable for children with confidence. sold by all dealers.

Children Win Prizes For Health Essay Contest

Announcement lists three first prize winners and three second prize winners for essays on evils of the dirty back yard, tuberculosis spread and prevention, and evils of the house fly. Cash awards total twenty and thirteen dollars respectively. Winners hail from small towns including Miriam Callaway Virginia City Helena Haderel Lewistown Lydia Winter Chinook Ernest Willis Baird Missoula County Chloris Powell Virginia City Robert Gatiss Creston Flathead County.

Helena Childen State Board of Health Miriam Callaway Virginia City Helena Haderel Lewistown Lydia Winter Chinook Ernest Willis Baird Missoula County Chloris Powell Robert Gatiss Creston Flathead County

With the Coming of Middle Age

There is a letting down in the physical forces shown by kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. Foley Kidney Pills are a splendid regulating and strengthening medicine at such a time. Try them. For sale by all Druggists.

Foley Belvidere E. A. Kelly

John G Morony Retires From Copper Co and Bank

John G Morony resigns as director of Amalgamated Copper Co in Butte and as director and president of the Daly Bank & Trust Co, the moves previously filed.

John G. Morony Butte Amalgamated Copper Co Daly Bank & Trust Company Amalgamated Company Daly Bank

Ends Winter's Troubles with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve

Winter brings frost bite and chapped skin but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve relieves burns boils sores and sprains. A trial convinces as the greatest healer of burns, piles, cuts, eczema and more. Only 25 cents at Potts the Druggist.

Bucklen Potts

Senator Clark Donates Turkeys to Butte Street Railway Workers

Senator W A Clark gave a ton of turkeys on Saturday to employees of the Butte Street Railway company with deliveries to their homes. Overall the donor provided about 25 tons to his nationwide workforce this holiday.

Butte W. A. Clark Butte Street Railway Company Senator Clark

Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad

Belvidere Illinois advertisement features E A Kelly, a former engineer, praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder ailments. He recounts kidney pain and bladder inflammation improved after use. Claims the pills restore health and are sold by all druggists. 1m

Pennies Come to Front in Glendive

Glendive ends a long battle with business interests as pennies gain acceptance. After decades of resistance the cent is now paid by local banks through the cashier windows, following earlier use in Sunday school collections and early store price displays.

Glendive Gate City

Henry Clay Anecdote Recounted In Kansas City Journal

A brief stock anecdote notes that an old Henry Clay story has been heard attached to Cromwell and Julius Caesar but not widely associated with Clay. The Kansas City Journal relays the remark as a light, fragmentary exchange.

Henry Clay Cromwell Julius Caesar Kansas City Journal

Surnames Entered England By Normans In 1100

The text notes that surnames were introduced into England by the Normans and were adopted by the nobility around the year 1100.

England

Overnight cold cure using Hyomei inhalation

A home remedy claims to rapidly relieve cold symptoms by inhaling warm menthol scented vapor from Hyomei poured into boiling water before bed. The pitch promises a clear head upon waking and offers money back from Potts and druggists.

Curious Benefits of Drought in Harper's Weekly

Drought is feared for injuring crops yet also acts as nature's subsoil plow. It parches the surface and forces deeper rich nutrients to rise, enriching soil with phosphates silicates carbonates and other salts for future crops. It helps plants by drawing lime magnesia potash and soda from deeper layers.

Harper’s Weekly

Sense and cheer in the sickroom

A physician urges bright cheerful visits to patients to aid recovery. Relatives' hopeful, upbeat demeanor improves mood and can influence outcomes, while lingering gloom worsens the patient's perception and may hinder healing. hope is described as the best medicine.

London Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition Tale

The Crystal Palace, moved from Hyde Park after 1851, faced dire prophecies at its opening. Critics warned artillery would shatter the glass roof and crowds would be roasted by sun heat, while gales might wreck the structure, yet plans persisted.

London Crystal Palace Hyde Park Palace

A Royal Superstition at Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury cathedral hosts innumerable niches filled with statues of English kings and queens. Only four niches remain unoccupied and a tradition claims England’s throne ends when all niches are filled. Queen Victoria declined a statue, and future monarchs may choose to defy the superstition.

Canterbury England Victoria

Rabbits and Squirrels as Swimmers Noteably Agile

A humorous tale describes a rabbit swimming with head and tail above water while his hind legs churn water as he shouts and struggles. A fast swimming squirrel with a submerged tail and high head leads a rowboat chase, likened to a duck in motion. A separate ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children for cold relief and teething with a free trial offer.

Run of Luck Leads to Escape in Exchange

A brief dialogue frame shows Tom recounting a run of luck that allowed him to get away after asking Goldman for his daughter during an exchange with Dick.

Tom Old Goldman

Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief

If you are troubled with chronic constipation the mild and gentle effect of Chamberlain's Tablets makes them especially suited to your case. For sale by all dealers. 612.

Chamberlain

Acacia Ad Offers Trial Promise in Prominent Copy

An advertisement promises “All work guaranteed at the Acacia” and invites readers to try the services, highlighting reliability.

Acacia

Local Notes From the Big Hole Basin

The Corwin Brothers left for Dillon to attend land business as Jim Murray and Will Armitage return from a Dillon trip. Andy Danielson completed naturalization papers. A baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Jake Neidt of Fox. I N Jones of Spokane Cattle Co arrived in town. Addie Mallon returns from Butte improved after surgery. L J Pauley of Carpstein Co surveys feeders. Chas Francis brought a load of wheat from near Wisdom. C P Staley leaves for Kennewick to run a fruit farm. Judge Woodworth heads to Dillon then Fayette Ohio. Frank Bush at O Neal sawmill with Josh Hill guards a sapphire found near Philipsburg.

Corwin Brothers Dillon Jim Murray Will Armitage Andy Danielson Jake Neidt Fox I. N. Jones Spokane Cattle Co Addie Mallon Butte L. J. Pauley Carstein Company Tacoma Jim Chas Francis C. P. Staley Kennewick Wash Brother Staley Big Hole Judge Woodworth Mrs. Woodworth Mr. Woodworth Fayette Ohio Frank Bush O'Neal Josh Hill Philipsburg

Railroad to Hudson Bay to be Built by Government

The government will proceed at once with a railway line to Hudson Bay. Hon. Robert Rodgers announced the plan after meeting contractor J. D. McArthur who will oversee the project. The line will be government owned and operated, with Dominion ships possibly running between Hudson Bay and Europe.

Winnipeg Hudson Bay Robert Rodgers Interior J. D. McArthur Dominion Governmmnt Europe

Sunday Services at Presbyterian Church Offer Inspiration

The Presbyterian Church invites attendance at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. next Sunday with special music and an inspiring service. The Order of Service lists organ prelude call to worship responsive readings psalmody hymns scripture reading prayers anthems and a sermon titled Watchman What of the Night based on Isaiah 21 11 12.

Presbyterian Church Jerusalem the Golden Wilde Taylor Pflueger Griggs

Estrada Dies in Ecuador After Illness and Assassination Plot

Emilio Estrada, president of Ecuador, died in Guayaquil after a serious illness following an unsuccessful attempt on his life. He had been elected January 11, 1911 and inaugurated September 1, 1911. Francisco Andrade Marín acted as interim president during the illness.

Guayquill Ecuador Emilio Estrada Republic of Ecuador Estrada Quito Francisco Andrade Maria Chamber of Deputies

Chamberlains Tablets Promoted for Bilious Attacks

An advertising note urges readers to try Chamberlains Tablets for bilious attacks and states they are excellent and sold by all dealers.

For Rent and Sale Items in Dillon Local Markets

Classified notices list several real estate and service offerings in Dillon. Five room furnished rental through L. J. Price. seven room modern home for sale or rent on Kentucky Ave through E. W. Slack. Paris Dye House touts French cleaning process in Beaverhead County. Acacia offers lingerie cleaning. Pleyel Harrisons sells household goods new and second hand. Merino bucks for sale from Stephen Cox in Lima with ranch visit.

Kentucky Ave E. W. Slack Paris Beaverhead County Lima Mont Sage Creek Stephen Coox

Hide and Furs Offer at 535 Washington Street

An advertisement invites residents to drop hides pelts or furs at 535 Washington street for top prices and a liberal assortment. It touts FP Bassett a trusted local merchant with years of reputable service and asks for continued patronage through honest dealing.

Washington Street G. Bassett

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Big Hole Basin Taz Tripune L. J. Price Col Washington and Bannock Streets Pleyel Harrisons Idaho Street W. J. Forster Prop
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