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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
2
Western Montana and northern Idaho forest fire problems to be discussed by forestry officials in Spokane on January 9 10 and 11. Meeting called by R H Rutledge district forester of district No 1 will cover fire prevention control handling men and purchasing supplies.
Business in Livingston paused for one hour last Saturday during the funeral of the late O. M. Harvey and banks closed for the day. Merchants gathered at a central point and marched in a body to the Harvey home where the funeral service was held. The body was later shipped to Greenfield Iowa for burial.
Letters from Mrs. O Cook of Macon Illinois Mrs James A Knott of Chillicothe Missouri and H J Moore of Oval Pennsylvania praise Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for quick relief from coughs colds and settled chest congestion. City Drug Co. advertises it for sale.
Ensign M. M. Bourquin, son of Judge George M. Bourquin of the U S district court, was among those who witnessed the surrender of the German high sea fleet to the Allied grant fleet.
A public notice promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to ease indigestion and constipation. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach and enable natural function, with a gentle bowel movement to relieve constipation. Sold by City Drug Co.
Montana fish and game officials announce a large portion of native cutthroat trout and grayling spawn from state waters will be harvested this year to supply the Somers hatchery. Major details focus on species and allocation.
In Miles City a man previously jailed for sedition faces an assault charge against 19 year old Powderville witness Riss C Ayres. The suspect allegedly struck with a club after fleeing toward South Dakota, but was captured by Constable Strater after a two day pursuit. The report also notes Herbert Hoover’s Christmas message and a state official’s view on possible food regulation reinstatement for famine relief.
Mrs Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois recalls eight years of indigestion and constipation with headaches dizziness and fatigue then credits one bottle of Chamberlains Tablets for a full recovery and renewed energy. The ad notes availability at City Drug Co.
Bozeman State College offers military scholarships for young men who served in naval and military forces, exempting them from tuition. Students who were members of the S A T C and enrolled in a regular college course may also receive free scholarships, per registrar R C Wilson.
Maria Pilone, one of the oldest residents of the Flathead reservation, died at her daughter Mrs August Finley’s home north of Ronan at age 103. Burial occurred at the Finley place near Spring Creek with Indian ceremonies attended by many relatives and friends.
Big Timber sold its issue of forty thousand dollars of water refunding bonds to a Denver firm for a premium of sixteen hundred sixty five dollars. Also in Dillon an ad touts Adler-i-ka as a total bowel flush and instant relief for sour stomach gas and constipation by A Potts, druggist.
A Christmas tree in front of the city hall is decorated with 86 colored lights. Each light represents $36.50 contributed by a resident to fund one year of care for an orphaned French child.
Publicity notice offering a mail order trial package from Foley Co including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets in exchange for name and address. Sold by Potts the Druggist.
Private John F. Byrne of Butte reports that Company H, 127th Infantry, part of the 23rd Division, were the first American troops to enter Soissons in a letter describing their advance.
J F Harper of Navarre Co San Antonio Texas endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy. He claims quick relief and lasting results after trying it with his own family. Benefits are cited for colds coughs and croup with no opiates.
A shipment of 100000 pounds of wire produced at the Boston and Montana smelter here has been sent to the Salt River irrigation project in Arizona to tap a great underground reservoir for irrigating a vast tract of land.
E. W. Kitt of Shorters Alabama says restless nights and back pain eased after using Foley Kidney Pills. He suffered kidney trouble and rheumatic aches yet found relief. For sale by Potts druggist.
Jim Meehan received 30 days in county jail after taking a silk dress and a Christmas present for his wife and selling them for 2.50 to buy whisky. The incident occurred in police court here.
Advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablet as a wholesome laxative and cleansing physic that works overnight with no griping or nausea. It targets bloating blues headaches biliousness bad breath indigestion and constipation for morning relief.
Fort Benton reports Joseph McCaun a former well driller raised six thousand dollars worth of produce on fourteen irrigated acres in Chouteau county this season.
William Barnes of San Antonio Texas reports relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar for a lingering cough associated with flu and pneumonia. He says he fully recovered and no longer coughs. Sold by Potts druggist.
Bozeman report states a sample from Thomas B Kirk tested by the State college resembled kerosene more than motor fuel. Kirk advocates legislative action to standardize gasoline and impose stiff fines on any fuel failing to meet the requirements.
Warn readers to seek prompt relief for hoarseness using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Public notice notes availability from City Drug Co. at Ady-1m and emphasizes quick, effective relief.
A chronicle of Beaverhead county happenings from 1918 including draft calls, land and water deals, deaths, weddings, and local harvests. Notable items: July contingent of 102 men deployed to Camp Dodge, Judge J. E. Conger’s death, wheat harvest start, Dr. Hugh A. McMillin joins U S Army Medical Corps, Chautauqua program opens, Bert Liggett shoots his former wife, multiple local marriages, and 1848 men registered.
Beaverhead county records show events from October to December including the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in Beaverhead, flu deaths at Camp Dodge and Camp Fremont, local obituaries, Christmas observances, quarantine lifts, and town improvements. Notable items include deaths of Lloyd Blair, Dorothy Couch, Raymond Anderson, Ole M. Crogan, and Virgil Bostwick. the flu epidemic's impact. war relief aims. political and social updates. and the quarantine and Christmas roll calls amidst wartime.
Official record shows births exceeded deaths by 82 in Beaverhead county in 1918 despite a three month influenza epidemic. Among 107 total deaths, 69 were males and 38 females, with influenza and pneumonia causing 39 deaths, accidents four, and five personal crisis cases including one woman and two murders. November alone added 30 deaths, 25 from influenza.
Births record multiple births with dates and surnames such as Holliday Scriven Huffaker Melton Sandquist Frizzell Paige Dodge Whittaker Haupt Jackson Bourassa Gildwell Tanaka Reynolds Moore Churchill Gravelly Keenan Smith Burke Kohl Nelson Knudsen Rash Miller Laden Hand Holzmitter Wenger Schuler Martin Campbell Dimick Stevens Knox and others across January February March. The item presents a chronological roll of baby arrivals by family.
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