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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1892
Page
1
Regular correspondent recalls weddings births and visits in Sheridan and Amesville. News notes include illnesses accidents horse and cattle trades, lodge events, and a terrible Echo Canyon wreck with fatalities and injuries on the Union Pacific main line.
At the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Li A Harkness Rev Albert R Crawford of Dillon united Mr I N Andrae of Kalispell and Miss Coratark ness of Horse Prairie in a warmly decorated ceremony Evergreen decor and a large guest list plus a generous dinner marked the wedding presided over by the local community with Horse Prairie residents noted for their wedding traditions.
Residents on Meadow Creek report la gripe and pneumonia cases with Dr Pinckney tending patients. Andrew Switzer traveled to Gallatin valley on business. Florence Fletcher returned home from Helena University. Township hall repairs completed. Amateur Dramatic Club plans a grand entertainment. A Hammer and Needle social hosted by Mr Maynard Thursday night draws interest.
A historical note explains how the name Horse Prairie arose from lost horses during early plains travel and settlement. The 40 by 8 mile valley lies between Red Rock valley and Lemhi, with Dillon as the nearest town. It boasts vast grass with thousands of cattle and horses feeding there, plus potential mineral and coal prospects awaiting development.
The Presiding Elder Mills will lead Sunday evening services at the M E church for the quarterly conference. Invitations issued for the marriage of Robert Page to Mrs. M A Barteh tonight at Mrs. Clara Buritch’s residence. Many local moves and gatherings noted including a business partnership dissolution between George and Parshall White and several relocations to Butte and Whitehall.
J. J. Layton state boiler inspector arrived in Helena from Great Falls and examined nine applicants for licenses to run engines. The session is a special exam for engineer licenses at the New Merchants today and this evening. Three certificate grades exist: first second and third. About half of Montana engineers are based in Butte.
Police officer John Sherman of New York was killed by Noah Richards after arresting him for drunkenness. Richards, captured after the assault, was convicted of murder though jurors urged an inquiry into his family. Richards sang a moving song about his dead mother in court.
Fragmented notice urges tar payers to send the amount due, mentions a 20 percent penalty and a deadline of the twenty first of a month, and references the treasurer. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text but indicate tax collection enforcement.
A stark overview traces the rise and fall of Whyos in New York and Summit gangs in New Jersey. It details vengeance killings linked to gang feuds, arrests, hangings, and evolving crime networks from Harlem to Middletown, with references to Dan Driscoll, Pol Sullivan, and a French led payout system.
A fragment notes a contested first annual pension payment amid tension with a Dahomean leader described as sanguinary and suspicious. The text hints at difficulties in handling the pension and a reference to counting limits.
Albert Hope, son of a New Orleans merchant, is jailed in Memphis awaiting transfer to the Tennessee Penitentiary for passing a worthless draft. The diary recovered from his effects details absinthe drinking and a fascination with Tommy Russell, with Mrs. Frank Leslie noting the manuscript as unspeakable. Supporters in Memphis sent him fruit, flowers, and meals while jailers report his popularity despite his legal troubles.
Delos Ferrer of Carbon County Pennsylvania advertised for a wife after a long farm day. An Huntingdon Indiana woman answered and traveled to Youngstown Ohio for a license, but backed out over licensing issues. Ferrer remains single with a good farm and a kind heart awaiting a partner.
Anonymous Vienna letters accused Khmelnik Jews as nihilists prompting a governor led inquiry. Photos found in several Israelite homes bore the inscription Emperor of the Jews but were traced to Vienna and found planted. Suspects released after investigation showed no guilt.
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