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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
6
An excerpt from the New Orleans Times-Democrat features a rambled dialogue about shadows and manners. A sailor jokes about stepping on a shadow and mocking etiquette while Kaffirs and Americans are contrasted in a humorous moralizing tone.
A Kansas City Times item recalls a lawyer about to leave a big office for the courthouse with heavy law books. A southern born colleague jokes that the lawyer “must have no case at all” as a boy repeatedly ferries volumes to an express wagon.
Alexander Brice of Kirknewton conducted a March 1765 trial by burying a stone jug in over six inches of snow. He found that cold wind and longer ground time change water content, and that newly fallen snow with a moderate gale yields water equal to one tenth of its bulk. A ten inch snow layer thus represents four tenths of an inch of rainfall.
The Pioneer notes a full grown adder reaches about two feet with a thick body and sluggish movements. It rejects the superstition that the head can detach or move across the body every six months and explains the tail is stumpy, resembling the head, making distant observers confuse the two.
The parvenu endures insults to etiquette as he begs James for the worst while the new butler declines to express opinions about his predecessor, bowing and remaining silent in comical obfuscation.
Methuselah notices another flower on a century plant while strolling his garden. He recalls plucking a blossom in the past and ponders how quickly time flies as he nears a 200 year old oak tree.
A seeker quips that thee and thou are mainly for poets, and the editor counters they’re used by people who think they're poets, in a witty exchange from the Catholic Standard.
Prudence notes the dentist has filled all cavities early, planning ahead. The playful exchange underscores efficiency and readiness in dental care.
A compact reflection urges looking beyond mistakes to assess character. The piece argues resilience and growth matter more than isolated lapses, emphasizing judgment by effort and reform over error. It frames failure as a learning moment shaping true worth.
Mr and Mrs Stockson Bonds host weekly bridge sessions at their home drawing friends of all grades. After a late night disturbance the Stockson son went to the basement and found servants quarrelling over a game. He joined the play and resolved the dispute before realizing the scene.
A lumberman in Vermont insists the dentist stop pulling a bad tooth. The dentist hears hold on and continues, pulling the tooth free. The man argues the dentist should have stopped, but a miscommunication leads to a humorous misunderstanding in a Denver Post item.
A wife returns to her room finding her husband awake and mentioning a visitor named Mrs Jay who had come to see her He says he told her the address of the wife’s club and that she would call again another evening.
Obedient elderly shopman jokes about selling a single boot to a lady who quips she has one foot in the grave. Their exchange captures a dry London Mail humor tone with sharp social irony.
Humorous exchange cited from the Philadelphia Ledger debating the value of two brains versus two foreheads in a playful quip about intellect.
In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District Montana a petition to correct the decree of distribution in the estate of Lawrence A Brown Deceased is filed by Alfred P Brown and W A Jones. The order to show cause sets August 7 1907 at 10 oclock a m in Dillon Montana for heirs to appear and justify why mining claims Signal Lode Quien Sabbe Lode Guardian Lode Cliff Lode Director Lode Protector Lode Shield Lode and Signal Mill Site should be properly described by township and range in Beaverhead County Montana. A copy of the order to show cause will be published for four weeks in the Dillon Tribune.
In Beav erhead County Montana district court the guardian Alfred P Brown seeks an order to allow consent for petition by Alfred P Brown and W A Jones administrators of Lawrence A Brown deceased to correct the description of the minor's property in the estate. A hearing is set for August 7 1907 at the courthouse in Dillon with publication of this order in The Dillon Tribune weekly for four weeks prior.
In pursuance of an Order of Sale by the District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana the estate of William H Patterson deceased will sell by private sale described real property in Beaverhead and Deer Lodge counties Montana including sections and townships with associated water rights and appurtenances. Sale on or after July 15 1907 with 10 percent cash upon bid acceptance and remainder on court confirmation. proceeds to administrator Charles H Patterson and attorney John Lindsay.
Beaverhead county seeks bids by July 15 1907 for two beam pile bridges over Big Hole river near Willis and a 70 foot bridge over Beaverhead river near Point of Rocks north east of Dillon. Proposals in sealed envelopes marked proposals for bridges to John S. Baker. Bond and certified check requirements apply.
The Monument Copper Mining Company through Mae B. Metlen petitions for patents on 1500 feet of the Monument Extension and 1477.6 feet of the Alps Lodes in Bloody Dick mining district Beaverhead County Montana. The surveys show area 20.66 and 19.81 acres with locations recorded in Beaverhead County. adjoining claimants include The Eugene and Daisy Lodes Monument Copper Mining Company on the north and The Monument Lode J C Keppler on the east. Adverse claimants must file within sixty days from first publication June 21 1907.
Monument Copper Mining Company and Mae B. Metlen attorney file for patents on 1500 feet of the Green Mountain and 1492.8 feet of the Welcome Lodes in Bloody Dick Mining District Beaverhead County. Details include survey courses and acreages 20.25 and 19.16 in sections 4T 10S 14W. Adjacent claimants must file within sixty days to avoid barring per statute. First publication June 21, 1907.
In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District Montana Beaverhead County the estate of Mary Jane Hamilton deceased. The time and place for proving the will and hearing issuance of letters testamentary to B F White and Louis Anderson is Saturday the 13th day of July 1907 at 10 a m at the court clerk’s office Dillon Montana. Dated June 27 1907 F A Haze Baker Clerk Edwin Norris Attorney for Petitioners.
Department of the Interior Helena Montana May 31 1907 Notice is given that Margaret E Barbour of Willis Beaverhead County Montana has filed for final commutation proof in support of her Homestead Entry No 14428 dated January 19 1906 for the SEY N WY NY and SWY NWY sections 34 35 township 4 south range west Will prove residence and cultivation before A Johnson US Commissioner Dillon Montana July 12 1907 Witnesses named William H Oliver Oscar Kriese Burklen Hoover Steeven Kambich all of Willis Montana 35 Frank D Miracrez Register
United States Land Office Helena Montana gives notice that Etta A. Tash of Dillon Montana filed intent to prove irrigation and reclamation of land in Polaris Montana and Dillon Montana. The hearing is set for Thursday July 11 1907 before Clerk Hazel baker and Register Frank D. Mrracrz. Participants include James R. Abrams William N. V. Lenkersdorfer George M. Tash and William S. Tash of Polaris and Dillon Montana.
Land Office at Helena Montana gives notice that William K Edwards of Monida Montana filed intent to make final five years in support of his homestead claim Entry No 12688 dated September 21 1901 for the NW and SW Section 29 and the E1 SWM SE Section 30 Township 13 South Range 5 West before A S Johnson U S Commissioner at Dillon Montana on May 2 1907. Witnesses listed to prove residence include Mitchell of Monida Montana Charles Beer of Monida Montana and John Be of Montana.
Anne presents a claim supported by document Agua 12 and a section township description. The roof plan is to be completed before K Aaker, Clerk of Court in Dillon Montana on July 10 1907. Witnesses named include William H Soness P Flynn Joseph Wall and Nelson of Dillon Montana.
Notice from the Department of the Interior states Conrad Meine of Dillon Montana filed his intent to make final five year proof for Timber Culture Entry No 1425 dated January 27 1886 for the SWSE of Section 3 Township 6 S Range 8 W before A S Johnson U S Commissioner in Dillon Montana on July 11 1907 Witnesses named George Staudaker John F Bishop George W Nyhed and Gerhard Ibers all of Montana.
Mining Application No 5235 filed by George W French of Dillon Beaverhead County Montana for 9563 linear feet along Spring Gulch creek bed from discovery shaft of Blue Wing placer survey No 8342 in Blue Wing district Beaverhead County unsurveyed Township 7 & 8 S Range 11 W. The survey embraces 97.43 acres and has no adjoining claims. First publication May 10 1907. Frank D Mirace Register.
Publication from Helena Montana dated June 1 1907 states Elizabeth G Fenner of Dillon Montana filed notice of intention to make proof on her Desert Land entry in section range township. The examination will be before A S Ohne U S Commissioner at Dillon on Saturday July 13 1907. Asa A Kenison John A Hackett Elbert B Collins and Mohree W Bucy of Dillon are named as interested parties. Fraxx D Miracte Register.
Notice states the office must prepare an abstract of all uncancelled notes on record by the first Monday in March and place it in the hands of each relevant official. The text outlines duties and timing for the abstraction process.
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