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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1929
Page
6
Readable fragments describe a Sunday afternoon scene with charring and numerous cuttings. The text references a sport context but is largely garbled and lacks clear names or outcomes. No coherent event or participants can be determined from the available content.
From the Tribune February 8 1889 report describes a Sunday shooting at Hecla company boarding house in Lion City. Two Chinese men were wounded while Ah Wing held at Beaverhead county jail after claiming self defense. Washington's Birthday ball planned by Beaverhead guards. January mining claims rise signals revival. A saloon shooting incident involving two intoxicated sheep herders caused property damage but no injuries.
In the Manila fighting reports, no Dillon county name appeared among the fatalities, though Montana regiments pressed the battle. A separate rear-area arson attempt at Dillon Furniture caused a breakage and a drained fuse box, drawing police attention to the scene.
Helena dispatches report the Gilmore Pittsburg railroad as a key link in an electric road from Butte to Portland. In Dillon the W C T U opposes midnight saloon closings as saloon keepers petitioned the council against the measure. Dillon residents plan building automobile houses behind homes this spring as they consider buying cars.
Week’s transfers listed from the Beaverhead Abstract Company title books for the week ending February 2, 1929. Property parcels, grantees, grantors, and locations appear in the ledger style notice.
Western Investment and Land Company transfers property near Dell to Denver Joint Stock Land Bank. Joseph H. Duff sells 356.26 acres in Centennial valley to Alden E. Buck. Reba M. Quinn sells 160 acres in Sheep Creek basin to George A. Whitworth and S. Edwin Whitworth. Edwind Q. May transfers 320 acres in Horse Prairie to Henrietta Downing. Luther T. Hauberg signs a quit claim to Mathews and Peyre Bros. for 200 acres southeast of Red Rock. Jacob A. Lochbaum quits to Mathews and Peyre Bros. 80 acres southeast of Red Rock.
A verse note urges a son to pursue sensible work after college, seeking a steady salary rather than pursuing a life as a son-in-law to a wealthy benefactor. The reader is invited to subscribe to the Tribune.
An old alert promotes genuine California Fig Syrup for relief of constipation and stomach discomfort in children. It claims the syrup eases bowels without narcotics, guinea pore, and notes imitation products are common. bottle labeling should read California Fig Syrup with full directions for infants and children.
The article notes candy making originates with Hippocrates in fifth century B.C. medicine practices. It cites early doctors using honey to ease remedies and pills, calling this a precursor to modern candy. The piece observes the industry has grown into a global, leading sector employing diverse transport and labor worldwide.
Safe for children's coughs and croup Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is advertised as reliable for relief of choking phlegm and night coughs. It claims to clear the throat and ease breathing, with Geo. M. Gosman as the local seller.
The Montana legislature debates property tax changes, a gasoline tax hike, and a slate of bills on school unit separation, mortgage tax roll restoration, and ghosted state bureaus. Officials discuss budget needs for Warm Springs hospital, Deer Lodge prison, and Galen sanitarium, plus proposed Lewis and Clark memorial at Fort Benton.
Chicago notes mix of science wonders and social ideas as William Hohenzollern, aged 70, is said to publish a memoir. electric home innovations loom with a new stove. debates on crime punishment and China’s army cut feature in a broader column.
Dr Caldwell promotes a mild vegetable remedy for constipation and urges natural care. He advises Syrup Pepsin for constipation biliousness sour stomach bad breath appetite headaches fevers and to keep the head cool feet warm and bowels open. Send for a bottle by writing Syrup Pepsin Dept BB Monticello Illinois.
Notice is given by the administrator of the Chris Luck estate to creditors and all persons with claims against the deceased to present them with vouchers within four months after the first publication. Claims must be shown to the administrator at The Waldorf Company Dillon Montana in Beaverhead County. First published February 1, 1929.
Nick Salvo will apply March 11, 1929 to the Beaverhead County Montana treasurer for a tax deed to the SW1/4NW1/4 of Sec 15, T5S R9W totaling 40 acres. Amount due is 15.14 dollars plus accrued interest and publication costs, deed costs, and all related charges.
The text notes about 86 medieval castles lining West Africa coast with Elmina’s St George castle as oldest. It claims the Portuguese began work ten years before Columbus discovery, with foundation stone shipped from Portugal and a rock-cut double fosse.
An eminent European coinage expert praises the American 6-cent piece calling it the most beautiful coin in the world. He notes the American buck presents about twenty times better to bourgeois eyes.
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