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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
6
Official rate card lists one year six months and three months subscriptions with prices. Notices of events charged by line with profits from sales also priced per line. Card of Thanks and obituary poetry billed per line. Remittances and orders sent to Tribune Publishing Co.
Letters containing news correspondence destined for the editorial department should be addressed to Editor TRIBUNE. Readers are advised to include their views, contact details, and a concise statement of the issue they wish to raise for publication consideration.
The Trisung Pustisu iic Co will not be responsible for any debts contracted by employees except in cases where orders signed by the manager are given.
The notice urges Tripune subscribers who do not receive their papers on time to inform the office. It emphasizes the paper is published regularly and subscribers should get it reliably.
In a broad show of support from Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties the local bar endorses Judge Len L Callaway for the U S federal judgeship to replace Judge Hunt. The editorial lauds Callaway as efficient popular and highly fit for the appointment and urges President Taft to choose him.
Editorial view denounces President Taft firing Gifford Pinchot from the U S Forest Service as a blow to small stockmen who benefited from his conservation stance. The piece credits Pinchot with defending fair range use, opposing big interests, and risking his job to defend principles amid Ballinger and Alaska coal issues.
The piece argues the president faced limited options to remove a resistant figure shielding something, condemning insubordination while predicting Pinchot will emerge as the rightful, best man in the Alaska coal land affair as congressional probes unfold.
The eastern traveler may see Montana now as an agricultural state, not just a mining hub. For 1909 Montana's farm and livestock earned 75.5 million, minerals 66.25 million, forest products 6 million, totaling 184.357 million with 400,000 people averaging about 450 per resident.
The column praises Norman Holden for dry land farming guidance, notes many new homestead filings may fail without proper advice, and urges readers to save Holden’s article. It also reports Dillon city council’s Sunday saloon closure spurring Denver efforts, W A Clark’s U S Senate bid with possible perks, and cheaper coal shipments bypassing Dillon.
Pioneers of W A Clark era recall the miner days as Dillon weighs a plan to buy a city hall and jail site. Prospective Gilmore Pittsburg railroad ties to Dillon spur talk of a transcontinental link and a possible real estate surge if built next year. A seven million dollar New York mansion’s grandeur is contrasted with local speculation.
President Taft endorses Senator Elkins investigation and hopes it will reach the root of the evil. The public already holds a similar inquiry and the verdict suggests that many must survive on frugal fare like dried apples and warm water to make ends meet.
Urges immediate support for the Dillon public hospital fund asking readers to donate tomorrow as the best moment to aid the facility.
The dismissal of Gifford Pinchot as chief forester pleases large stockmen who previously used political power to starve out and impoverish smaller stockmen, reversing Pinchot’s reformist agenda and threatening small operations.
The passage contrasts Carrie Nation's likely reaction to cigarettes in Montana with the east, noting that Montana's per person production value is $150 and implying a shift in attitudes toward smoking and cigars.
W. A. Clark favors a seven million dollar Italian style tepee built in New York City rather than his home state. He asserts he remains a Montana citizen despite the project location.
Butte plans a sensational event as Carrie Nation appears there a week from next Tuesday. The city anticipates strong turnout and local organizers promote the visit despite the short notice.
The columnist jokes that anxious Butte women should seek Carrie Nation to roam the streets alone for a few nights to trap the so called Jack the Hugger, reflecting satirical local wit.
The text critiques stop-over privileges along the Oregon Short Line south of us and questions why Dillon does not receive them. It also accuses legislators who accepted pay after promising to serve for free at a special session, calling them pikers, and notes a lack of Dillon boosters due to shifting calendars and resolutions.
The line to tell the truth is described as a familiar chestnut in this region, with readers noting its repeated use and current familiarity. The remark captures local vernacular and cultural habit.
A resident laments Dillon misses free express delivery perks. The note suggests the community rarely gets favors and warns against pushing for action, implying indifference from officials and fellow residents.
A collage of clipped lines from Montana newspapers riffs on winter weather sleighing and humor about high living costs and marriages. It notes the Helena Record and the Butte Miner staking odd takes while teasing legislative consent rules.
A compilation notes quotes from small papers about ham prices moral sentiment legislative sessions and odd exchange ads. It mentions 1214 cents per pound ham hoggish talk in Livingston Post Virginia City Times a Spokane lawn mower for a bungalow trade Helena Independent and Best Times on farmers and jobs.
Changes in the First National Bank's leadership place E J Bowman as vice president replacing Sebree. New board members are B F White J H Gilbert E D White John G Morony and E J Bowman. Officers remain the same except for the vice presidency, now held by Bowman.
The bank will continue to operate under Gov White as manager and Mr Gilbert as cashier with no change in leadership. The plan calls for boosting capital to 200 000 dollars to become one of the state's largest banks outside Butte and Helena, and to enlarge banking rooms to handle rapidly growing business. The First National currently has the largest wealth backing in the western region.
Notice from Beaverhead County Montana dated March 5 1907 requires all supplies to be ordered on regular forms issued by the office. Any claim not properly ordered will be rejected. Dillon is noted as the meeting location.
Chas Grant arrived from Armstead for a short visit this week. He plans to return home after a few days.
The schedule outlines library hours for Monday Wednesday and Saturday with extended Friday 4 to 6 and Saturday 3 to 6. Evening access available on Tuesday and Friday nights for readers.
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