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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
8
Beaverhead and Madison Counties letter rounds up local happenings with brief items from The Tribune’s corps of writers. Small notices cover community events, meetings, and notable occurrences in concise summaries.
Special correspondence reports a valley Fourth of July picnic at the Narrows above the lake with park stages running to Wonderland. Travelers included Mr Humphrys improving park roads and visitors from Concord and Lewiston with mentions of local residents and businesses. Old lady Jones feeble with dropsy and Levi Shambow directing tourist stations are noted as well.
Fred North reports Elkhorn district revival with the Park concentrator ready to start next week. Four tons daily capacity, silver lead ore body large enough to yield a thousand tons every twenty four hours with gold and copper present. North, a pioneer miner, sees Elkhorn rivaling Butte in time.
Special correspondent recalls Fourth of July celebrations in Lima with new flags at the schoolhouse and around town. Mention of Thompson and Reynolds visiting for business and praise for the recent Sampson victory over the Spanish fleet fueling national pride among locals.
On a lively afternoon at the Hotel Peate Russel Baker and White led a pageant of decor and flags. Residents forecast a grand Lima celebration with many homes tastefully adorned and fireworks a focal point, though observers joked the display resembled a mock battle with firecrackers in large quantities.
In Ayers Can Yon a Fourth of July feast was held on a shaded grove as wool buyers, led by Mr. McAdam of 8. O. Abbot, arrived in Medicine Lodge for the wool season. Miss Bradeen photographed the diverse gorge scenery while sheep shearers departed for the year. George Bris suffered a head injury when a work horse kicked him while moving sheep.
Special correspondence from Punurr Srrivas reports births and local visits. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson on July 2. Several residents, including Mollie and Agnes Donegan, the Bryant siblings, and the Galahans, visited relatives in Adobetown South Boulder Twin Bridges and Barton Gulch. Local dances featured music by the Cowan siblings and Pear Ginn and Richard Peterson.
Beaverhead County report from Butte Miner notes Dillon waking from slumber amid a fertile Beaverhead Valley. Lima shifts from railroad town to farming hub with new settlers, homes, and promising oats hay, wool and cattle racks. Prosperous ranches dot the stretch to Bedrock as Dillon enjoys rebuilt streets and growing activity.
July city council meeting notes show unanimous opposition to granting Mrs. Dart an alleyway cellar access on Bannack street citing public property and drainage concerns. The panel tabled her petition but allowed private risk. police salaries and fines totals are listed along with treasury balances. The council also explored merging water and electric operations, granted sidewalk projects on Washington and Helena Streets, and considered a bridge over Blacktail creek pending formal petitions.
Council favors laying the long walk before rains but estimates cost high as 300 feet of walk must be built and bridged across the creek. Bills are approved for street work, salaries, lumber, and supplies, with several payments listed to local contractors and vendors.
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