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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
5
A miscellany of notices and ads appears with hats at Mrs Hart along with child cures and piano sales. Local residents Edward and families are mentioned alongside telephone style alarms and public notices. Seen are sales pitches, employee moves, and event reminders scattered through the page.
A new club named the Bitter-root Club formed this week from a group of ladies who met weekly for needlework. Ten members include Mesdames Lorenzo Cushing, B. N. Stevenson, Marmaduke Gist, Fred Conger, J. W. Morton, Frank Hazelbaker, Hugh McCaleb, John Cox, Ernest Orr and Bert Orr. The organization was formalized at Mrs. John Cox’s home, with Mrs. C. W. Scott and Mrs. George Hughes as guests. Mrs. B. N. Stevenson will host next Tuesday’s meeting.
Virginia City reports pioneer John Wail of Alder Gulch found dead in his cabin one mile east of the city. A recluse who mined for a living in the gulch since arriving in Montana in the 1860s, he died Tuesday afternoon from heart failure after a long solitary life.
Mrs. Hooker will host the St. James Guild next Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Hooker also plans the Baptist Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs. Zirtzman on Thursday at 2:00 PM. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport returned to Helena after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter at the Cottonwoods. A total lunar eclipse occurred last night as the moon entered Earth's shadow just after 11 and became fully eclipsed at midnight under a clear sky.
Ladies report quick scalp cleansing from dandruff and itching relief when using Newbro's Herpicide. The product is claimed to cure dandruff by killing the germ, prevent hair loss and baldness, and serve as an aristocratic hair dressing. Samples available by sending 10 cents to The Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan.
Miss Mildred Negley returns from Whitehall after a dislocated ankle. New students enroll including Ethel Hutton Jeffers Grace Hendershot Billings Rosamond Wesch Billings Olga Johnson Ruby Johnson Emma Johnson Race Track Grace Brandenburg Kalispell Anna Hall Butte Theresa Kelleher Anaconda Julia Murrell Helena Ethel Fox Boulder. Dr Swain spoke at YWCA and graduates’ dinner held. Two students depart for home and Twin Falls Itahy. Reverend McCullough Billings promotes Student Volunteers and Nashville trip. Louise Wilson ill with tonsillitis Cecilia de Lorimer leaves Havre. Prof Allen spoke on common superstitions.
Herbert Foote and Gladys Bingham were absent due to illness this week while Dewey’s Flat residents Miss Lewis and Mr. Hughes joined the student body bringing total enrollment to 99. The fourth year English class schedules a Wednesday debate on the resolution that gambling can be stopped in Beaverhead county with teams led by Hanson Ross Foote against Adams Harrison Metlon.
Mrs and Miss Serruys two London Paris artists graduates of the Royal Academy of London plan to relocate to Seattle at the end of February. They will give concerts across the state and along western routes while here in Miles City they have earned universal praise. Mrs Serruys plays piano and studies include Kufferath and Auguste Dupont. Miss Serroys studied singing with G Henschel and recitation with Coquelin of Paris and also teaches public speaking and helps with speech defects. They are highly regarded and will be missed in musical circles.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stetson's colossal dramatic production comes to Dillon theatre on Tuesday February 13. It surpasses last season with new scenic effects including a floating ice Ohio River scene a moonlit St Clairs plantation and a grand transformation ending. A quartet of colored singers adds high class specials. Suitable for all ages, an entertainment to be long remembered.
One of the largest recent land transactions concluded last Saturday as the Thorpe ranch near Dillon, spanning 1,318 acres, changed hands for 28000 dollars. Martin Sorenson acquired 1100 acres and John Banks bought 28 acres.
The Dillon Mont post office lists uncalled letters as of February 8 1905. Names include Adnerson Al Drown Rulah Clark W F Coetich John Collins Chas Daninuff Geo Ferguson J C Klansen Klaus J Marchy Pary Miller Red Martin John Peterson R J Reed May Smith Mrs Carrole Sage. Grace Lamont Postmistress.
Dr. Tilden will deliver a Lincoln Memorial sermon at the Baptist church this Sunday. The morning service will feature the address The Struggle of Virtue. Bible study remains scheduled every Wednesday evening.
On February 7 the South Omaha market shows declines in hog and sheep values while cattle quotes ease. Cattle figures include choice steers 4.75 to 5.25 and heifers 2.60 to 4.25, with feeders 3.75 to 4.25. Hog range 5.40 to 5.57, sheep markedly weak. A separate note mentions a Butte conference at 10:30 AM on gambling and tiger custody at the Baptist church.
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