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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1890
Page
1
Weather grounds a special train from Butte, with a hard schedule returning at 8 30 p m that same day. The seven hour excursion allows all travelers to reach home the same night, with punctual timing emphasized as better than a minute late.
Free tickets to Butte are void for the return trip unless stamped in the store office. Tickets presented by buyers at the sale will be stamped. If not stamped, conductors collect full return fare. Children in arms free. all other children pay full fare both ways.
John X Beidler, noted Montana pioneer and vigilante figure, died at the Pacific hotel in IleteNa Montana at 6 am from heart failure after a long frontier life. The Pioneers' society plans a funeral and tributes him as a brave, generous, and respected former deputy U.S. marshal.
Washington January 19 The full text of Secretary Windom proposed bill authorizes treasury notes issued against deposits of silver bullion or refined silver products in US mints or assay offices. Notes payable in silver value at market price and redeemable in silver or gold with reserves requirements and restrictions on foreign silver.
A horse tied to a Parson’s shoe store awning post in Newburgh trips as it touches a sagging arc light wire. Thomas Dawson collapses, dies, and bystander Thomas Saltz suffers a severe shock before recovering. The horse survives. the coroner investigates.
A blaze at the Frazier hotel run by Mrs. E Frazier in Bozeman caused extensive damage to the interior but was checked by the fire company saving most of the building. Discovered between 9 and 10 am the fire was blamed on boys using matches. No insurance covered the building or its contents. A separate rear dwelling near the Laclede hotel burned out yesterday morning.
The Great Fair special committee in Washington met for the first time with strong pushes from New York Chicago and St Louis represented. A three member sub committee Candley Hit and Flower was appointed to report at the next meeting likely Thursday as the house votes on location.
The Russian influenza has appeared among a band of 800 Indians near Winnipee Manitoba. With no medical attendants, the illness is rapidly developing into a lung trouble and at least 75 percent are now sick. If not treated soon, many may die.
In early Kentucky settlers, including Mrs Daviess, defended homes against threats. Mrs Daviess trapped a thief by gunning him with her rifle after a drink, delivering him to her husband. Silas Hart, nicknamed Sharp Eye, hunted Indians and killed their chief, while his son and mother were captured and later ransomed. Daviess family battles with Indians included captures and scalping, with a boy later left bald but surviving.
Inter Mountain reports major mines planning new hoisting works this summer including Harris & Lloyd Moose Colusa Silver Bow Parrot Gagnon and possible Anaconda shaft. Lexington foundation idle due to unknown cause engine to be installed soon. M DERMOTT notes water rise halting work but ore improves with higher copper content and gray copper specimens on display. Trustees stay hopeful despite temporary shutdowns.
Leander J. Sharp, recognized Montana pioneer from Missoula, died last Saturday evening. The report notes his long service in the state and marks the loss among Montana settlers and early communities.
A Christmas stocking joke leads to the offer of a free copy of the D. M. Ferry Seed Annual for 1890. The firm, Detroit Michigan, invites gardeners of all levels to send name and address to receive the catalog by mail.
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