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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
3
The notice shows south bound and north bound mail and express times for trains 8 and 7 15 pm 10 50 am, through freight times for lines 135 pm and 21, local freight times 10 50 am and 28, with local trade at 1 25 pm. It adds prices paid for wholesale produce at press time.
A compilation of shop ads offers carpets by the yard at Morse options and school supplies from the Tri runn store. Canned kraut hominy and spinach from Crowell’s. Stationery and New Year calling cards promoted at Tribune and Triponx offices. Photography equipment offer and rent ads for a high room house near the Normal School. Writing paper and envelopes sold at Inrame. Wallace ranch for sale with 240 acres and stock. Sheet music supplies from Montana Mosto Co. Stationery cabinet stock promotion at Central Pharmacy. Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure advertised as a remedy for croup and related illnesses. Continuous offerings from Central Pharmacy by L J Williams Prop.
The advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm as non irritating and easy to apply, reaching inflamed surfaces by absorption. It claims rapid relief for chronic catarrh and acclaim from physicians and patients, asserting pharmaceutical skill and safety.
The article reports unprecedented year end business with the biggest stock exchange volume, soaring exports and imports, and large railroad earnings. It notes a 25 percent export surge in three weeks versus 9 percent imports, and a $70 million export excess. Wheat and corn shipments rise sharply while prices gain about 23 percent. Failures for the week total 258.
General Miles demands inquiry into a large consignment of refrigerator and canned beef sent to the army in the West Indies. He disputes the claim it was an experiment and cites 827 tons of bad beef and 198000 pounds of canned meat as unfit for food, plus chemicals blamed for sickness.
Washington reports the war department has not set final muster out plans but aims to map them by January with decisions on a three month furlough or two months extra pay. Volunteers in the Philippines to be discharged first as replacements arrive, with West Indies troops following thereafter.
An historic tale from Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset describes a thorn tree that, it is said, bloomed every Christmas morning. The first printed account dates to 1772, recounting St. Joseph of Arimathea’s staff planted as a memory and miraculously flowering only on Christmas Day, with various legends about the tree’s origins and fate.
The Beaverhead county commissioners will redeem all $20 000 redemption bonds numbered 1 to 40 dated December 15 1887 within 30 days at the county treasurer's office in Dillon Montana. Dated December 38 1898 at the county clerk's office in Dillon. By order of the Beaverhead county commission.
An old note explains sealing letters with wax from early centuries, then lists color meanings such as white for proposals and black for mourning. It mentions a black handled seal priced at 85 cents and wax at 25 cents per box of four sticks sold at Tripunn store.
A vintage advertisement promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a fast effective remedy for coughs of all ages. It credits Central Pharmacy and proprietor L. J. Williams and urges customers to obtain copies of the Héripay Tri-UNE for sending to friends.
Land Office at Helens Montana dated November 2 1888 announces Henderson I Seybold seeks final proof to support his claim for EH. No 308 E½ NE½ E½ Section 14 Township 9 Range 9. Proof will be given before L J Price at Dillon January 97 1800 with witnesses Luther B Seybold Charles H Seybold Charles E Norris and H C Patterson of Dell Montana.
Olive M afarelany of Bannack Beaverhead County Mont filed notice of intention to make proof for desert land final proof to establish irrigation and reclamation witnesses George H White Albert P Penny Fred Brown and Hiram P Jenkins all of Bannack Mont before Jesus L Price Clerk District Court Dillon Montana on Saturday January 25 0.
Notice of intention to make final proof in support of a claim filed. Proof to be made before L. J. Price, Dillon, Montana on February 7, 1899. Names Dudley Thomas J Low and Jacob Dewald, both from Montana, with residence and cultivation details referenced. The notice appears under Commissioner's Letter C from November 1898 in Missonia, Montana.
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