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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
4
Tribune asks readers who miss issues to notify the office. It states the paper is published regularly and subscribers should receive it consistently.
The Tribune reports junior U S Senator Joseph M Dixon moved quickly on his promise to secure funds for a substantial iron fence around the Big Hole battlefield monument. Washington dispatch shows an amendment to the military appropriation bill proposing $1200 for fencing and preservation of the monument.
Beaverhead County mining shows vast ore potential with gold silver copper and lead. Local boosters urge building two independent Montana smelters and favor a southern site near Willis on the Big Hole river to serve Beaverhead Madison counties.
The report notes proposals to secure patronage from head and Madison counties and near the Butte district. It describes the measure as a large and ambitious plan with strong regional backing and potential political leverage.
The Montana mineowners advocate building a dedicated smelter to process their ore locally, avoiding price gouging by current operators. They cite a similar path for wool growers to control wool markets and echo calls for local mills. Dillon is praised as a spirited town. The Tribune notes Democrat moves with Edwin Norris as a strong Montana candidate though prospects are uncertain.
Saturday's Butte Inter Mountain described the Pillars of Fire as a sect from the Methodist Episcopal line based in Denver and criticized papers that praise their panhandling. The piece urged a harder stance and tied the group to what it called holy rollerism, arguing they should earn their living by labor.
Butter weekly notes two police members dismissed for graft and two more under review. The writer urges strict action to uphold officer honor, insisting grafting warrants harsher penalties than common criminals and calling for thorough, citizen-backed investigation.
Bozeman Republican Courier mocks society women in New York who push to smoke in dining rooms while western women are portrayed as too proper to smoke. The piece frames smoking as a vice of certain urban ladies and contrasts it with western norms.
The Dillon town venture in Beaverhead country aims to field a better paid and better playing baseball team, earning praise for its gameness from the Butte Evening News. The small community, with fewer than 3,000 residents, seeks to raise the standard and competition level.
The nations liquormen convened in Louisville to propose a model license law with criteria such as continuing existing licenses unless voters cancel them and a per capita basis of one license per 500 residents. A Beaverhead county meeting is urged for county enterprise support and grazing lease policies limit permits to ten thousand sheep with flat fees. Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming is praised for opposing Roosevelt forest reserve policy.
Taxpayers note Beaverhead county commissioners are trimming costs while T. J. Walsh faces criticism over his leave-us-alone public range policy. The commentary comes after statewide newspaper cautions on the issue.
A collection of editorial quips from Montana papers criticizes forest reserves and livestock policy. Various editors question sheepmen demands and warn against overreacting to grazing rights while urging practical alfalfa production and balanced approach.
Steadman Post No 8 of the Grand Army of the Republic installed its officers for the coming year last Saturday evening. Officers include T B Craver post commander and Wm Reid senior vice commander. James Febus chaplain and Josephus Rich adjutant also named. Inspector Rich reports 13 of 15 posts in the department and 409 members in the department.
An 1886 Toledo advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It notes the product works on blood and mucous surfaces and urges testimonials, with a 75 cent price and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A separate 1908 Dillon Montana note lists uncalled letters ending with a postmaster signature.
From January 27 to February 26 the Dairy department at the Agricultural College in Bozeman seeks buttermakers.
At Montana Agricultural College Bozeman a one month program will train local buttermakers for Montana creameries. Students work full time in the creamery from January 27 to February 26 gaining practical handling, testing, and processing skills. Positions depend on merit and creamery demand. apply to James M. Hamilton, President.
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