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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
1
F Huber manager proclaims largest cutlery line in Southern Montana with guaranteed knives and lower prices than competitors. Call to visit and compare before buying.
The Tribune correspondence from Metros Jan 22 shares news of R L Foster's telegram about his ill child in Lima, local trades like D J Tracy the wheelbarrow jeweler, Vigeant Cartier renting the McElwain saloon, and Chas Clayton’s return after a murder pardon. Socials, poems, school debates, census disputes, and stock concerns fill the town chatter with calls for spring boom and appreciation for the Madison county department's Tribune. Rex signs with Jan 24 1896 letters defending open books and urging legal review.
Bannack reports owner activity at Mountain View mine prepping a sale while Old Faithful’s Brown visits. A warm spell worries locals about snow delays. Social life includes a well attended dance at Gray’s ranch and a supper. mining chatter mentions ore assays from 38 to 70 percent copper with silver, and prospects on Steele creek. Community notices cover schools, new desks, and a proposed district split. Lima and Wisdom items note storms, parties, and local visits.
The Big Hole valley in Montana is described as one of the state’s most important cattle districts with rich summer range and native hay. N Bielenberg winters about 3 000 head there and D Walker of Anaconda also has large cattle interests. Costs and profits of wintering are outlined, noting snow moisture boosts grass, and feeding 1.25 to 2 tons per animal yields spring beef, with haying costs around one dollar per ton and total winter feeding two to three dollars per animal.
An advertisement touts French Tansy Tablets as a superior remedy for painful and irregular menses. Manufactured by A. Audendre in Paris and sold by D. M. Newbro Drug Co. in Butte, Montana for 2 dollars per box, mailed securely sealed.
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