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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
3
Biographical tribute to a young man son of General Browne who died from electric shock in Butte Montana. The poem portrays him as bold gentle cheerful and lovable with lines praising his character and memory. Also an advertisement for Herbine digestion tonic from Williams Drug Store notes its price.
A notice explains a government ruling allowing a man to draw a check on his own account without a two cent stamp by phrasing it as a receipt. The piece mentions Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as a remedy. A Great Northern line derailment on Barker branch caused a wreck and left Charles Romeil near death with cars set ablaze.
A roundup of small town items notes Hugh L. McCaleb departing for Dillon, social calls at the Monitor office, Thomp son & Reynolds Dillon lumber deals, a rattlesnake sighting, land claims, and a hospital update on Ergin Rich. It also reports Pony Sentinel Publishing incorporation filings, a pension board appearance by Abraham L. Olem, burn and injury remedies, and a U.S. Commission case in Butte with Brenner v Joshua Hendy Me Mesa.
The committee chairman recalls a Montana state official who produced $30,000 in bills claimed to be paid by Montana legislators to secure votes for Senator Clark. The money passes scrutiny at the treasury and by currency experts who deem it genuine. Washington reports Postmaster General Smith and Madden plan selling two cent stamps in books of twelve for 25 cents, with profits of six dollars per thousand books.
Josephus Rich reports his son Ervin's operation in Butte followed by successful recovery. A clothing fragment was removed from the wound and a drainage tube set through the knee. He notes Dr. Wells’s medical care and mentions Mrs. Van Camp recovering well at St. Paul’s hospital amid a blizzard and ongoing smallpox cases.
City officers from Butte visited Beaverhead ranches Monday and Tuesday to view horses for the fire department and police patrol system but selected none. The return list includes Thos Bryant Alderman J J Lavelle Chief of Police Ohbas A Roy City Detective Peter Sanger Chief of Fire Department J J Cotter Street Commissioner John Ferma Alderman and Thos Kilgallen as chaperon.
A.W. Cobnoilly of Dillon notes no snow this winter and record low temperatures with zero last Friday. He warns Dillon’s farming regions will lack water next summer, while business remains dull. The Burlington Railroad plans a May first Pallmane train from St. Louis to Portland via Billings and the Northern Pacific. There is no smallpox or diphtheria on the Blackfeet reservation.
February reports note nine senators and 28 house members in session with committees delayed from Louisville. Governor Taylor wavers on troop moves while Taft injunction cases loom. In Chicago antitrust talks, calls for government ownership and free-list tariffs are outlined. Four witnesses testify on Senator Clark of Montana election as probes continue.
Washington February 18 Senator Cul tom conferred with the president at the White House on the status of pending congressional legislation affecting the Hawaiian islands. A separate report notes the brutal murder of Joseph Boguen at the Stone at Oolumbme Friday night. Boguen was attacked while writing at a table. a pick was driven through his head in what police say was a robbery. A man named Beck, a roommate, is suspected but at large.
The text argues that air drops and germs of consumption invade everyone, but strong throats and lungs resist infection. It warns that weak bodies with poor blood and thin frames are vulnerable and urges immediate action if a cough won’t yield and the throat remains sore.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites claiming it heals inflamed membranes strengthens digestion and appetite and increases weight. It asserts the whole body is fortified and consumption cannot be.
The Alameda arrived from Australian ports and was ordered to quarantine. Dr Yinyoun reports no new plague cases at Honolulu since June 25 up to Feb 2. About 7,400 Japanese and Chinese quarantined in Honolulu with three detention camps. Hospital ship Missouri at Honolulu reports a rough voyage from Nagasaki with 16 passengers dead and 272 sick and wounded from Manila onward. Kansas town fire destroys one third of business district with $50,000 loss and two thirds insured. Major losers include Owens, Koenig, and Arnold with losses ranging from 11,000 to 12,000 dollars.
Former Heaverhead constables tied to a jail quarantine face ill luck after Andreas Christensen is jailed in Deer Lodge county for assault and a map bite. He awaits trial as smallpox outbreaks strike the jail, while local notices report Northern Pacific workers planning a cooperative store in Livingston after a previous failed strike.
The notice lists Sunday topics Divine Fatherhood in the morning and Human Brotherhood in the afternoon at M. KE church. Morning preaching 11 am, class meeting at 12 pm, Junior League 4 pm, Haworth League 6 80 pm, evening preaching 7 30 pm. Prayer service Wednesdays at 7 80 pm led by Pastor K P Surtu.
St James Church under Rev 8. D. Hooker rector lists Sunday services with Holy Communion at 11 am on the first Sunday and 9:45 am on other Sundays except the second. morning prayer at 11:15 am, young people's meeting 6:45 pm, evening prayer 7:30 pm, saints days and holy days 10:8 am.
A trainmen committee on the Oregon Short Line met General Superintendent Calvin Bays and requested higher wages for brakemen and conductors. Details are undisclosed, but officials say discussions are cordial and no trouble is expected, with a settlement anticipated in time. Also reported: Kohls and Bielenberg plan fencing on 15 000 acres near Pearmond for cattle pasture, replacing land previously used by Home Land and Cattle. An ad promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for cough relief.
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