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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
2
A thousand dollars worth of zinc electrodes were found buried in a refuse heap near Melstone by nine year old Edward McKay and 138 year old George Newton. Officers traced the cache to a carload of metal believed dumped with intent to retrieve later.
In Miles City residents question the armory plan to honor Custer county servicemen. Taxpayers favor a new courthouse first as funds are limited. Armory plans cost 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. County commissioners won t set a bond election without broad petition support.
A special session resolution asks the legislature to appropriate 12000 for the coming year to support emergency health work. The state board of health fears a renewed influenza flare up and calls for readiness.
Missoula county fruit growers used the farm bureau backed farmer to farmer marketing plan to sell six carloads of apples, nearly five thousand boxes, within the county this fall.
Letters from users in Illinois Missouri and Pennsylvania report quick relief from coughs and colds after taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. O Cook of Macon says it gives the quickest relief, Mrs. James A Knot of Chillicothe calls it unmatched, and H J Moore of Oval notes it cures settled chest colds. Sold by City Drug Co. Adv-1m
The Federal Reserve Board redraws district lines to align Red Cross regions. Montana will move from the Seattle district to the Minneapolis headquarters district in the rehabilitation of returned soldiers program.
E W Kitt of Shorters Alabama suffers kidney trouble and rheumatic pains and reports relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. The note states he was restless at night with back and side pain and credits the pills with improvement. Potts Drugstore sells the pills.
Silver Bow county commissioners discuss establishing and maintaining a county tuberculosis hospital. With 20 residents on the waiting list for state Galen, the county weighs options as the local need grows.
Wm Barnes of San Antonio Texas praises Foley's Honey and Tar saying it cured his lingering cough after influenza and pneumonia. He reports full recovery and no cough and notes the product is sold by Potts druggist.
Butte The Pennsylvania mine owned by Anaconda Copper Mining Company, employing 750 workers and hoisting 1200 tons of ore daily, has shut down for general repairs.
A City Drug Co. ad offers Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup symptoms starting with hoarseness. The prompt and effectual treatment is promoted for sale with pricing details included.
At the request of County Attorney Edward C. Jones Attorney General S C Ford will prosecute the charge of murder in the first degree against Joseph E Swindlehurst postmaster of Livingston. He is held on 12500 bond to answer for the death of O M Harvey local attorney and Republican state chairman who died after a street fight with Swindlehurst on December 23 1918 in Livingston.
The Northwest Milk Dealers' Association will hold a three day meeting in Butte starting February 13 to discuss reconstruction problems affecting dairying. High feed prices will be a main topic as delegates from Pacific Northwest and Intermountain states attend to hear plans and enter discussions.
Advertisement notes a Foley Cathartic Tablet as a wholesome laxative that eases bloating laziness blues headaches and indigestion without griping or nausea. Potts druggist sells the product.
The Montana State Dairymen's Association elected J. A. Woll Whitehall as president Henry Harrar Belgrade as vice president and G. L. Martin as secretary treasurer. The executive committee will decide next year's meeting location. The butter cheese and ice cream makers chose Livingston as their 1925 convention site.
A vintage newspaper promo urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound and Kidney Pills. Potts the Druggist sells these items.
A 1917 Montana notice recalls 161 miners killed at a Butte mine on June 8. It mentions an appeal from Silver Bow court in a Marty Shea case seeking 17000 in damages over a fire. Missoula item highlights teacher Miss Mabel Rich awaiting a telegraphed French waif for education. Chamberlain's Tablets ad closes the snippet.
Anthony J. Smith sues E. J. Christie to annul the Christe farm sale alleging misrepresentation that the property was infested with fan weeds. The suit notes fan weed menace is significant in some districts but this is the first time it has become the basis of a lawsuit.
J F Harper of San Antonio Texas writes Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy on the market. He claims quick relief and lasting results after using it with his family. The product is described as good for colds coughs and croup and contains no opiates.
George T. Banks administrator of Leoni Giovanni deceased offers for sale by bid the estate personal property in Dillon Montana including houses barns fencing hay furniture tools horses harness wagons farming implements cows and calves. Bids in writing accepted after first publication through January 20 1919. First publication January 10 1919.
Public Administrator Geo T Banks presents estate accounts for Beaverhead County Montana for multiple estates including Amede Bessette Charles Robbins Martin Bowser Scott McQueen H Anderson Thomas Hunter and Leon Giovanni with receipts disbursements balances and fees. A creditors notice requests claims be filed within four months at Dillon Montana. December 20 1918.
Great Falls readies for a Montana Shorthorn Breeders association show to be held late March or early April, expected to be the largest breed display in the commonwealth. Secretary W. W. Wheeler notes many farmers seek to improve herds with pure-bred stock.
R. H. Ashton regional railroad director issued instructions to local officials to push heavy loading of freight cars and to maintain and intensify the campaign. The food administration ruling on maximum loading of food and feed commodities was recently rescinded.
An ad claims simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture in Adler-i-ka can flush the bowel and prevent appendicitis. It promises instant relief for sour stomach gas or constipation and credits A Potts, a druggist, with the claim of cleansing the system. The launch includes a second note about women in railroad shops being dismissed for men to fill jobs, raising labor tensions.
Mattoon Illinois resident Mrs Robert Allison describes long standing indigestion constipation and headaches with a heavy uneasy feeling. She credits one bottle of Chamberlains Tablets with a complete improvement and change in her condition. For sale by City Drug Co. Ady-Im
The first of several companion cases opened in the Montana Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the state compensation act. The actions arise from the Granite Mountain mine fire and involve related estate matters, with notices of sale under district court orders in Beaverhead County.
An advertisement explains how kidneys filter waste and how sluggish kidneys cause aches and pains in joints and muscles. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a quick-acting remedy for kidney and bladder trouble.
Washington and Montana mined 4 276 000 tons of coal in 1918, a net gain of 49 000 tons and a one percent rise. Nationally, coal output rose by 34 000 000 tons, with about a third from Pennsylvania. Figures released by the United States Fuel Administration cover results through December 18.
Notice is given by the administrator of the estate of C L Pelot deceased to creditors and all claimants to exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication at the law office of Pease and Stephenson Dillon Montana. This is the place for the transaction of estate business in Beaverhead County Montana. Dated Dillon Montana January 11 1919.
If you are in debt or need capital for any particular purpose, tell your story in confidence to one of our officers.
Text records Harlow Phase a Notary Public for Montana residing in Dillon with commission expiring February 4. The entry notes a seal and date January 6th 1919.
Notice to all applicants that filings for grazing permits for cattle horses and sheep in the Madison National Forest for the 1919 season must be submitted to the Sheridan Montana office on or before February 1 1919. R G Willson Supervisor.
A brief Boys’ Life exchange records Mr Johnsing requesting a light cream color for a photograph with a photographer asking reconstructive question about the desired appearance. It shows the era’s casual tone and social norms in a dialogue about portrait styling.
Mrs M J Wills of Helena Street reports years of kidney trouble with back ache and bladder inflammation. After using several boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills purchased at Potts Drug Store her symptoms disappeared and she has relied on Doan's since. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 2888.
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