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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
1
Growth prospects hinge on Dillon leadership. A letter from W A McCutcheon shows resistance to backing the Armstead to Dillon route. Contractors report movement away from Armstead, raising doubt about any Gilmore and Pittsburg railway into Dillon this year.
Oregon Short Line officials visited Dillon to announce that starting Monday January 31 Dillon becomes a local freight division point with two added engine crews and two new train crews. North and south freights will be assembled in Dillon, with one crew running Dillon to Lima and back, another to Butte and back. Officials also floated a possible route change from Dillon to Butte to bypass Apex and Glen hills, a plan that could yield steeper grades and no helper engines, while maintaining the present line as a branch. No Beaver Canyon change is planned.
Mrs. M. Smith a Beaverhead County pioneer dies at home on Dakota Street shortly before 3 am. Born August 1, 1847 in Missouri, she crossed plains in 1863 with her family and settled in Bannack. Surviving children include Mrs. W. Pyeatte. ten grandchildren and two brothers. Funeral held at 1 pm conducted by Rev. Dodds. interment Mountain View Cemetery.
The Dillon theatre hosted a marquee basketball clash as Helena high school defeated Beaverhead county high school in a highly praised game. The visitors, deemed the state's strongest, needed their best effort to prevail amid a large, cheering crowd and spirited local support.
Beached dry land farms east of Dillon see settlers building log houses barns and corrals and digging wells. They plan to conserve moisture this spring and plant next year with many acres to be sown in grain in the fall and harvested the following year. A St Paul Farmer article argues that dry farming is not a dream and critiques overhyped claims by real estate agents.
Paris, a former Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad cook, was jailed after attempting to cash a $28 forged check at the Fair Store. The check drawn on Ernest Selway triggered an investigation as store officials and police determined it a forgery. Paris refused to speak, and sheriff’s deputies placed him in the county jail amid notes of mining region snow.
Articles of incorporation for the Boise Butte Railway Company were filed with Idaho's secretary of state. The proposed 418 mile line would start near Boise, run east along the Boise river toward Butte Montana, tapping mining regions and marketing Idaho agriculture. The capital stock is 24 million dollars with 500 thousand subscribed locally. backers span Illinois Michigan New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Charles Wilson and George Ditty were held to answer in district court on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a two year old colt belonging to Earl Selway. Witnesses identified the animal, with Selway, Warren Selway, and Will Herman testifying to its missing six weeks and location among Ditty’s shipped horses. Wilson posted $500 bond. Ditty also bounded.
The February term of district court in Dillon opens Tuesday with Judge Lew L. Callaway presiding. No jury trials will be held though criminal cases appear on the docket and several water rights and divorce matters are set for trial or hearing.
Tuesday tracklayers completed the line into Leadore, near Junction, laying two and a half miles. The railroad continues toward Salmon as work resumes after a swamp delay, with most grade reportedly finished up to Leadore and finishing touches to follow. The company plans to take freight as soon as possible.
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