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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
2
Telegraphic notice from Ben Hurley reports Northern Pacific increases for clerks and station employees. The Livingston Local of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and Station Employes will see improvements in the agreement and a substantial wage raise, with an eight hour day to be ratified.
Wesley Wilson, an I. W. W. organizer, received 90 days in county jail after police found a stash of I. W. W. literature and a blank Liberty bonds book in his possession. The invoice sheet describes industrial freedom certificates sold at 5 dollars each to raise funds for defending the group’s war prisoners.
Butte shoppers purchased 100 400 pounds of turkey for Christmas as wholesalers report. Merchants say this has been the busiest holiday season in the city’s history despite wartime conditions. Cranberry purchases were down as households cut sugar per federal food administration requests.
John Cleveland of a Tancher near Simms sold a dressed hog in Great Falls for 3101, about 18 cents a pound. A lawyer from Electric City bought the porker to render lard, marking a local price record.
Citizens may cross into Canada with a permit from their local draft board. If not likely to be drafted soon, or if absence won’t evade the law, the applicant can obtain a permit by giving an address abroad and agreeing to stay informed and return if called.
George Herring of Jerome B. Rice Seed Company is in Kalispell contracting with farmers for next year seed pea crops. He comes from Bozeman where farmers are urged to grow more peas for seed. L. L. Brotherton of Bozeman, also with the company, surveyed the valley with the local chamber of commerce secretary and expressed satisfaction with growing conditions.
H M Cochlin a ranch man from McRae reports ground glass found in bacon bought from a local store. He says teeth grated on a foreign substance before discovering the glass. The bacon is said to be packed by a large concern supplying government orders. He has notified U S district attorney Burton K Wheeler.
A Lost Valley Ga resident J R Moore reports Chamberlain Cough Remedy cured his hacking cough and colds. The ad notes the product is for sale at City Drug Store with a claim of high effectiveness.
Havre high school suffered a fire that caused a vacation in public schools. Insurance funds of 31,500 plus bond sale proceeds will fund a larger, more commodious building planned to replace the lost structure. Base ment space in local churches will host classes temporarily.
A short note advises forming a habit to avoid colds by daily warm sponge baths and sleeping with the window up. It suggests using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy if a cold occurs and selling it at City Drug Store in Imo.
Missoula residents announce a tragedy as Mr and Mrs M Kubelik and their six year old son Frank drowned when their car slid on a muddy river road and rolled into the swollen Missoula river. Four other children aged 16 to 3 were saved. F J Stickney a farmer saved the baby then perished while rescuing the father. The infant survived.
City Jailer Lavelle testified that John Smith, known to police, could dislocate his shoulder at will. Smith appeared before Police Judge Whitty on a drunkenness charge after an arrest history. He again dislocated his shoulder to avoid a fine, and the judge dismissed the case after deeming punishment sufficient.
Somerset resident Louis Buckner notes relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. He describes backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles swollen ankles and sleep disturbing bladder ailments easing after taking the remedy from druggist Potts.
Efforts led by Thomas Lynch aim to remove Edwin Riberdy from the Mineral County board of commissioners over the board's failure to finalize a county printing contract. The move involves other supporters and highlights disputes over county procurement.
J E Haynes of McAlester Oklahoma urges careful reading of his note praising Foley Cathartic Tablets for mild fast action that empties the stomach and bowels and promotes healthy digestion. Potts druggist endorses the product.
Engineer J. O. Lucier was killed and fireman Steve Harris badly scalded when two Great Northern engines crossing a flood weakened bridge over Callahan Creek near Troy yesterday. The second engine crew escaped with minor injuries.
Had the grip three weeks. With January comes lagrippe. Lagrippe colds settle in the system causing aches fever chills and fatigue. Mrs Lizzie Tyles Henderson Kentucky writes my daughter had lagrippe for three weeks I gave her Foley's Honey and Tar and now she is all right Potts the druggist 1mo.
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers' Association offers a $500 reward for the conviction of any sheep thief and a $250 reward for the conviction of any camp robber.
The Montana State Poultry association annual show was scheduled for February 6 to 10 after a Gallatin County Poultry association executive meeting at Bozeman Chamber of Commerce rooms. Bozeman is the exhibition site for this year with an expected 2,500 birds. Business sessions focus on food conservation through wider poultry product use.
Mrs. Thomas H. Davis of Montgomery Indiana says she suffered bladder trouble for months before using Foley Kidney Pills which brought relief. The pills claim to ease backache rheumatic pains stiff swollen joints and kidney trouble credited to Potts druggist in Indiana.
A daughter of J. B. Elliott, longtime Willow Creek sheepman, escaped German authorities after crossing the Atlantic. Having been in Berlin since 1914, she traveled via Sweden and is now in New York City as her family plans to meet her and bring her home to the county.
John Wessel, Austrian, jailed with William Fnglind held on $1000 bail after a preliminary hearing before Justice Earl Morrow for allegedly setting fire to a wash house on the Carpenter coal mine property. Miners, intoxicated, reportedly forced entry and started the blaze, causing extensive damage before firefighters stopped it. Vessel under investigation for alleged seditious remarks.
A health note warns that late meals cause indigestion and advises spacing meals at least five hours. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and aid natural function with a quick recovery expected, available at City Drug Store.
Theodore Reike's son, six, died after falling into a tub of boiling water prepared for hog scalding. The boy's skin burned away, and a worsening storm prevented timely medical help. he died before reaching a neighbor's home.
A wartime appeal from a Dillon father notes two sons in service and his use of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The advertisement claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation linked to stomach, liver, and intestinal issues including appendicitis. It promises one dose proves effectiveness with a money back guarantee from Potts, the druggist.
The retail price of milk in England advances from 14 to 16 cents a quart. Cream sales and use are prohibited except for invalids, infants and for butter making.
I B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York states Chamberlain's Tablets are the best for stomach and liver disorders after years of use. For sale by City Drug Store Imo.
Post exchanges supply soldiers with small luxuries not provided by the government. About 40,000 men seek 5 cent candy packs daily and an afternoon rush forms for apples crackers and coffee or milk. Each cantonment runs about one exchange per regiment carrying around $10,000 in goods with credit sales.
More than half of the 1250 colored men completing the reserve officers training camp course at Fort Des Moines Iowa have been commissioned as army officers. About 100 colored physicians and surgeons have received commissions in the medical reserve corps. A full fighting force of 30 000 colored servicemen will form the Ninety second division to serve in France under General Pershing.
To raise meat supply officials ease import bans on cattle from tick infested Central and South American countries. Such animals must be slaughtered immediately at ports of entry to protect domestic cattle and ensure wholesome meat.
Regulations governing importations are strict. A permit from the secretary of agriculture is required for each consign ment of cattle offered for importation.
The Red Cross requests pumps to operate in France to remove debris and salvage items left behind by retreating German forces.
Advertisement claims Gets-It rapidly removes corns with no fuss or danger. It asserts millions of users and positions the product as the world’s best corn remedy, sold in Dillon and endorsed by H. C. Burfiend.
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