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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
4
The Tribune prints subscription rates in advance and notes the paper is mailed as second class. It states the Tribune Publishing Co will not be responsible for debts contracted by employees unless orders signed by the manager are given. Readers missing issues are asked to notify the office.
The column cites oranges as a cure for alcohol craving and buttermilk as a key to longevity. It notes sour milk ice cream and lactic acid as life-preserving, and praises Gov. Edwin Norris for promoting Montana’s agricultural progress in a Chicago Daily Tribune feature.
Remarks in New York feature Andrew Carnegie advising working girls and millionaires on marriage and wealth. He argues it is better to be poor than idle and that wealth is earned through useful labor, criticizing sons of rich families for not serving the community.
The legislature killed the suffrage bill after some lawmakers had promised their wives and daughters they would support it, but failed to follow through once in Helena. The aloud conflict mirrors domestic pressures and political infighting surrounding the issue.
Rufus replies to a friend George Washington Prim on whether to wed. He quips that every man should marry and a wife eases troubles and doubles joys. He jokes a fool of a wit can find fortune in marriage, while Mandy steps out and warns the reader to stay single.
The piece argues that Valentine producers report little demand for comic insulting cards, echoing Champ Clark's claim that the world is improving. It notes reduced illiteracy as people abandon anonymous rude valentines and mocks cowardly insults sent through the mail.
The passage argues that prosperous communities arise when residents spend locally and buy from home businesses. It calls on businessmen to offer competitive prices against outside firms, noting many people limit patriotism to their wallets and will shop where they get the most value.
The legislature passed a law signed by Governor Norris restricting sale or transfer of morphine and cocaine without a physician certificate. The author calls it a good law likely to curb new addictions, but predicts existing addicts will still obtain drugs and anticipates fewer prescription writers.
The health officer shifts the city dump to a new site improving air along the popular road to the river just outside the city. Residents recall the summer stench as a fright and welcome the elimination of the odor from that location.
Monday reports say Walsh contends he will not drop out as votes fall. Conrad also shows no intent to quit. Speculation grows that in a showdown a figure with initials W A C may surge to the lead while both men fade.
On Monday Butte labor leaders voiced opposition to spending five thousand dollars for a monument to the late Wilbur F. Sanders, arguing that many others in Montana deserve such recognition. The remark questions who among the dead would be honored by the proposal.
The Salmon Herald reports the editor paid a four thirty meat bill last week then the butcher left for California with the money. The town laments people spending unwisely when windfalls come their way.
A fresh-will offering was taken up to pay for Evangelist Lowry's five weeks of revival services in Missoula. The event drew local church members and neighbors to support the campaign and cover related expenses.
A reflective column surveys dancing debates after church revivals in Texas, notes on Governor’s veto of daylight saloon measure, and hints at Roosevelt’s possible western visit. It muses on women voters, legislative gridlock for senators, and Washington’s cherry tree tale returning to public discourse.
A collection of quips and editorial asides from Montana papers notes high living costs and odd remarks. It references bills on funeral expenses, open celebrations, and a vast agricultural empire with home-building opportunities.
Dillon February 16 1911 letter to the editor argues Centennial Valley residents favor annexation to Beaverhead County noting historical petitions succeeded and today every property owner except one supports joining Beaverhead while the sole dissent wields ties to Madison county and prefers Labrador or remote areas.
HH Wetmore argues annexation should proceed via legislature as the only practical path. He recalls Beaverhead support and notes two petitions signed by residents, contending a referendum is unavailable and would delay justice. Lakeview Centennial Valley reader signs off.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh with claims of Hall's Catarrh Cure from J. Cheney & Co of Toledo. It includes endorsements from Wacpine and Marvin wholesalers and asserts internal action to the blood and mucous surfaces. Prices are 75 cents per bottle and a call to buy from druggists.
Hd Net urges donations of tables and chairs to support the Boy Scouts. About fifty boys are identified with the movement and the group expects growth to over a hundred soon. Contact E. M. Yeaman Rev. S. D. Hooker or Rev. Jesse Lanklen for details and pickup.
The Boston and Montana band will perform a free concert at the Dillon Theatre Monday the same night as the town horse sale. C A Smith, the horseman, organized the event so women and children may hear fine music, with the band’s fame noted.
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