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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
5
Dillon shoppers and townsfolk items including visitors from Anaconda and Helena, ranch and coal ads, store news, dances, and construction notes. Mentions J W Kennedy, Dr R R Rathbone, H J Selway, Newell Knight, Bond & Bond groceries, Acacia cleaning, Beaverhead Lumber coal, and local social events.
The Oregon Short Line will spend seven million dollars on Idaho improvements this year. New track totaling 211 miles will be built including 67.2 miles Richfield to High Prairie, 26 miles on the Buhl Nyssa line, 60 miles of the Raft River cutoff, and double-tracking between McCammon and Bliss. No extension to the Salmon river is planned.
China Susie a pioneer Chinese woman of Virginia City and Dillon died this week in Dillon and was buried in Mountain View cemetery. She was 59. Sold into slavery at 14 she spent 45 years in the United States and Montana. She built a small fortune years ago, lost it twice to romantic ventures, and died in poverty with friends wrapping her body in fine silks. Two Celestials followed the funeral procession, scattering paper along the road to deter theft by Satanic majesty.
Carl Mast, new owner of N. S. Wood's delivery and kindling business, will continue baggage and parcel deliveries citywide with promptness. Kindling, store wood, and coal orders taken. leave orders at Tribune Store and wagons will be flagged immediately.
An aging narrator recalls a childhood muse named May and vows of marriage. A present-day photo reveals May is now Mrs. Sniggie Fritz, described unfavorably, with seven children to raise. The tale ends with the narrator acknowledging a joyous yet painful memory returning as a lump in his throat.
A humorous exchange shows Mr Mokeby asking Parson Black to wed him in his own house. The groom jokes about marriage being a lottery and questions if the parson has scruples about conducting such gambling on his premises.
Miss Mary Bryan, while walking home from Mrs Conger’s on Rail Road Avenue, was attacked by an unknown man near the Montana Auto Supply garage. She defended herself biting him as he tried to choke her and he fled without taking the five silver dollars she held. Police have not identified the assailant.
List of uncalled letters at the Dillon Montana post office as of January 26 1911. Items will go to the national dead letter office in Washington DC if not called for within two weeks. Names include Anderson Chris Bennett A B Brady John Carlton Clara Christenson Jas Coull Lane Dawson Chas E Davis Walter Erlandson Ancot Fseenden Ray Harris Glen Hinch Wm Holtz W R Hotop Frank Jacobsen J P Kill Chas Laramore Mrs C Lee Chas McIntosh Jno I Mersey Chas McCoy Janet Nelson Francis Power Mary Roberson R W Roberts Shanks Minnie Silet H Sperner John S Walters Agnes Wells Ella Williams Geo Wing Woodley F M Woodward Edwin Grace Lamont Foster Master
Dr H F Best dentist listed over Johnson and Boone's real estate office with office and residence phone numbers provided.
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