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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1890
Page
5
A lively sale notice touts summer silks at deep discounts with 28 pieces Pongee Silks 35c yard 17 pieces Figured Sarahs 25 pieces Latins and 21 pieces China Silk all colors. 50 pieces all wool plaids 40 ins wide and 35 pieces wool stripes cut to 35c. special values on Mohairs Black Silks and Peau de Soie with mail orders prepaid and free home delivery.
Local ad lists a Remington typewriter in good condition for sale at 60 dollars. Also notes a hay contracting job on a ranch at Horse Prairie and cites Joan C. Brenner of Amesville Montana dating June 7, 1890.
A collage of 19th century Dillon promotional notices and classified items. Dry Goods House of Southern Montana advertises low prices on white goods dress goods clothing and shoes. Fre ed and Timer and other local merchants offer cigars milk shakes stationery and musical strings. Real estate, wagon and farm equipment for sale appear with contact details. Special rates for Ogden carnival and railroad ticket info listed.
Town notes for Dillon and Beaverhead County highlight Fourth of July plans and local events. The army parade forms at 10:15 AM and the procession starts at 10:30. Other items include mining news, court schedules, marriages, and local business notices.
Nine prisoners confined in the county jail attempted an escape last Saturday during a sanctioned corridor outing. With pocket knives they began to dig into a brick wall, exploiting officers absence due to district court in session.
Dillon observes its natal day with a sunrise thirteen-gun salute led by Major James McCloskey, a 3:30 a.m. shotgun brigade, and a grand parade assembling at the opera house. The program features races for boys and a Dillon vs Argenta baseball game, followed by a pyrotechnic display and a military ball at the opera house. The liberty car parade includes a Goddess of Liberty representation with Miss Minnie Miller rumored as the center figure and Uncle Sam portrayed by W. W. Davis.
Weather spikes kill and sicken many with sunstroke deaths in Bloomerton Tl and Minoak, plus a string of heat related incidents from Rockport to Montana. Reports note prairie drought, mining and rail accidents, drownings, and an alliance rumor amid Pacific tensions. Electric Bitters advertised as cure-all for liver and kidney issues.
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