29 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
1
Regular reports from Beaverhead County cover lively local events and travels. Notes from Dillon Lima and surrounding areas mention ice harvesting, new ice houses, ranch work, weddings, and a cold snap that strains water pipes. Police and court items include a state case against Dan Courtney and Idaho senate results.
Aaron on January 25 reports D B Noble and T B Craver drove to Dillon to find roads in better condition for the season. Flora Craver met her father in Red Rock after his Dillon train arrival. A cold wave hit, with arctic cold and 18 below zero at sunrise, while snow lay an inch and a half deep. Bert Williams left for Dillon, and Mrs M J Wadams winters in Bannack with daughter Mrs Nesbitt. James Edie cares for L A Harkness sheep at O W Owens ranch. Mrs W G Elsirs mother Mrs Fors ter is poorly with rheumatism. The thermometer shows 31 below at 7:30 Monday morning.
Occasional Correspondence of the Tribune from Wisdom reports Wallace McVay's scarlet fever turning into a mild grippe with full recovery. The entry notes weight gains during travel and clothing patterns, plus Beaverhead and Silver Bow traders visiting for beef and veal. It mentions hay disposal and winter cattle feeding at eight cents per head per day.
The Montana legislature passes multiple bills including a $18,000 appropriation for the Twin Bridges Orphans Home, ponders building and loan regulation, and reduces the governor's salary to 4000. The Senate and House hear committee reports, introduce new measures, and adjourn for further sessions with votes on suffrage and other fiscal bills.
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