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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
5
Dillon endures a coal famine with only a few carloads arriving weekly. Dealers blame coal companies and railroads for failing to fill orders while Wyoming firms ship to the east, and prices locally are higher by about a dollar per ton. The volume ordered in fall remains unfilled, deepening the shortage.
An old advertisement touts Mi o na Stomach Tablets as a fast relief for indigestion and a cure that removes fermenting gases and strengthens the stomach. It cites a money back guarantee and lists Booth's Mi o na as the source with a 50 cent price and testimonials from Dr. Grondine and Mr. Jonepre Grondine.
Carl Mast has purchased the delivery and kindling wood business of N.S. Wood and will continue citywide baggage and parcel deliveries with promptness. Kindling and stove wood are for sale and coal orders are accepted. orders may be left at the Tribute Store and the wagon will be flagged at once.
Miles City Jan 13 Judge Lanner returns from Glendive with two rulings for cities. One holds a property owner may contract for sidewalk work if not in an improvement district and has not neglected required sidewalks. The other upholds city power to regulate saloon licenses but requires non arbitrary action and uniform application, basing refusals on unfitness or noncompliance rather than location.
William J. Barrows of the Census Bureau visited Dillon to organize Beaverhead County for the upcoming enumeration. Six districts are formed including Dillon, Argenta, Bowen, Wisdom, Bannack, Birch Creek, Dewey Glendale, and Dell Lima. Applicants for enumerator roles must file by January 20 with Barrows in Butte. The count begins April 15 and lasts about 30 days with pay from $3 to $6 daily.
Warranty deed Hannah Moderia to Anna M Turner for 160 acres near Polaris. Sheriff deed O C Gosman to State Bank of Dillon for 16 acres in Big Hole basin. Sheriff deed O C Gosman to State Bank of Dillon for 307.04 acres in Big Hole basin. Warranty deed State Bank of Dillon to T J Mulaney for 467.04 acres in Big Hole basin for 10.00. Warranty deed John W Smith to Gilmore Pittsburg Railway Co for right of way across ranch for 31 000. Patent Jed L Washburn for 30.96 acres in Big Hole basin. Patent Jed L Washburn for SW acres in Big Hole basin. Annual labor by A V Royce NY and Vermont placers near Idaho line.
Helena January 10 Montana records show a historic shift as agricultural products lead in value over minerals for 1909. James J Hill had predicted such a change five years earlier and the latest estimates from reliable sources confirm the dominance of agriculture despite mining remaining strong.
J C Walker in charge of 15 men with Gilmore Pittsburg Railway surveyed Salmon to Shoup about 30 miles. They expect a scenic line through Salmon River Canyon, opening vast mineral timber and hunting potential, with Salmon Idaho as a stopping point at Hotel Shenon. Walker's crew previously surveyed Salmon to Lewiston by flat boats.
Whit ty, superintendent of the Dark Horse mine, returns from Butte with a crew to push a Montana to Idaho tunnel. The line will run through the Bitter Root range and end at Baker, Idaho, 11 miles east of Salmon, enabling ore transport to the railroad. A large summer workforce is anticipated at the Montana mine.
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