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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
1
Dillon volunteers press for a motorized fire engine as city plans include dormitories and modern facilities for firefighters. Fire Chief Collins from Anaconda commends local crews and cites insurance premium cuts as a justification for a motor truck.
Deputy Fire Marshal Birrer condemns a wooden shack used by a Chinese laundryman on Idaho street to reduce fire hazard. The state fire marshal confirms the order, requiring removal by February 15.
Sheriff Erwin and Deputy Scully raided room 24 at the Griffith lodging house on South Montana street and seized playing cards, poker chips and a card table. Judge Kenison ordered the gambling paraphernalia destroyed. The sheriff plans to continue enforcing gambling laws including slot machine rulings by Attorney General Kelly.
Heywood Brown and Robert Fivey released by Sheriff Erwin after thorough inquiry into their January 18 arrest for the Wedum’s store robbery in Armstead. They threaten damages suits against county officials, retain Robison & Gilbert, and prepare to file. County attorney asserts lawful detention under Montana statutes. Brown and Fivey contend wrongful confinement for thirteen days with no evidence linking them to the crime.
Donald Emmett Ditty two year old son of Mr and Mrs George Ditty died last Tuesday at 5 pm after a year of ill health the cause of death pneumonia mourners attended the funeral at the Presbyterian church with Rev E V Ostrander officiating and interment in Mountain View cemetery
E. H. Heath has accepted the position formerly held by Richard Rose with the American Express Company. Mr. Rose has been transferred to Weiser Idaho, where he had been stationed before coming to Dillon.
A Saturday shooting at the Oregon Short Line depot left Daniel McCarthy jailed and Joseph Lebo battered after a dispute between McCarthy and Hans Pederson over wages and a dog damages claim escalated. McCarthy, armed with a .41 revolver, shot at Pederson. Lebo intervened, was struck by a bullet intended for Pederson but saved when the ball hit a dollar. McCarthy was charged with first degree assault. Lebo released.
A dry land farmer's letter cited in a Congressional Record urges water conservation on the central plateau of North America. The method, tested at Hubert Minnesota near the Mississippi headwaters, stops rain runoff for 17 years and reports doubled tree growth, quadrupled lumber, and more grass and crops without summer fallow.
Freeman Thorpe presents a contour embankment and ridge system that stores rain in the soil, reduces runoff, and suppresses erosion on humid region fields and dry lands. He claims no extra cost, applies to farmed, forest, and pasture lands, and envisions broad adoption for worldwide benefit.
W G Reed, a Dillon contractor, plans to bid on the $80,000 Washington school contract in Butte after receiving an invitation. Reed believes a Silver Bow firm may win, as underbidding and strict adherence to specs are key. Meanwhile Dillon saw progress on local projects with the Normal college training school nearing completion and the High school gym work advancing toward February 15 handover.
Harness maker Harry Ettinger becomes first Dillon resident to use the new parcels post system sending two saddles weighing 50 pounds total to an address in Grant yesterday, marking a local milestone in mail service.
A historical overview explains the Weather Bureau forecasting as a businesslike process using international reports and isobar maps. It describes tracking storms from Siberia to the Atlantic, determining movement and arrival times, and issuing flood warnings with gauging stations and regional data.
C M Roode, a visitor from Butte, attended the Bobbie Burns ball on Monday as a guest of the hosts.
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