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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1904
Page
6
Dillon and surrounding towns saw a busy Fourth with visitors from Lima Junction Bannack and Argenta. Local businesses advertised lawn mowers carpets wall paper and home goods while residents reported travels from Medicine Lodge to Centennal valley and Butte.
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh cure that fails, with endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and J Cheney Co. claiming trustworthiness and capability. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as an internal medicine acting directly upon the blood.
Dillon observers report a busy first week with visitors and residents like A Hoberlarlin and Mae Reinhardt seen about town. The paper lists numerous real estate transfers, water rights, and mining actions in Beaverhead County, including deeds for Francis, Paddock, and Jensen, and water rights on Summit Group springs and Saw Mill springs.
During the Fair at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis Missouri opened by President Roosevelt on April 30 1904 those planning travel should contact F H Worsley at 411 Dooley Block Salt Lake City Utah He offers to meet parties at St Louis depot escort them to lodgings reserve rooms in advance and provide free literature and information on rates hotel costs and tickets He also notes Utah parties and groups of four or five benefit and that school teachers may gain advantages by contacting him
Train specials from Denver and return to St Louis Chicago and Kansas City listed with dates June 4 6 11 13 and June 4 5. Fares shown per city with stopovers allowed both directions and promotions noted for intermediate points and Salt Lake City Denver and the famousJoepery near Colorado.
Frank Gallagher, a longtime shepherd for various parties, was found dying in a shed behind a saloon Saturday night. He died Sunday morning after county physicians diagnosed acute hemorrhagic nephritis caused by chronic alcohol use. His brother in Pennsylvania was notified but did not respond. burial occurred in Mountain View cemetery at county expense.
J P Marshall formerly an officer of a large Portland bank was in Dillon Sunday. He urged local business leaders to back the Lewis and Clark exposition in Port land from June 1 to October 15 1905. He aims to secure legislative funding for a strong Montana exhibit at the fair.
A large Dillon crowd attended a lawn social hosted Friday evening by the Manse Society on the Presbyterian lawn. Lively music from the Dillon Brass Band accompanied ice cream and various ashes, with about fifty dollars raised for the event.
Johnson the popular insurance man has opened a new branch of business in his office. A regular employment office is the feature and any desiring help or looking for work will do well to see him.
Marmaduke D. Gist sheriff and Miss Clara Sharkey wed at the groom’s home on South Idaho Street in Dillon. Rev. Padenz officiated as relatives and intimate friends watched the ring ceremony, followed by a wedding supper and gifts. The couple left for Missouri and will reside in Dillon after visiting St. Louis and the fair. both are well known locally and have many friends.
The Sioux Indians hosted the Butte Miners in two baseball exhibitions. The Sunday tilt ended 15 to 10 with Sioux pitching five shutouts and strong teamwork despite weak opponents. The Fourth of July contest was better but disappointing as the visiting team showed limited skill on the diamond.
A 150 ton steel tank eighty feet in diameter and twenty six feet high was moved from a trench on a Pittsburgh site to the Allegheny river bank. Engineers twenty three years old managed a six week operation crossing railroad tracks and utilities, sliding the tank on five sand flats and finally rolling it into position before towing downstream.
The article describes a single seat two wheeled automobile with a front mounted vertical engine between a double frame, belt drive to the rear wheel, and a cane motor car body mounted on light springs. Fuel, battery, and coil sit under the seat with accessible leg space, crank start, and hand lever tensioning the drive belt before riding.
Paris reports Professor Charpentier of Nancy confirms Blondlot N rays originate from the body especially muscles. He suggests a simple test using phosphorescent sulphur on black paper held to a muscle in darkness. The brighter glow rises with muscle tension, though the rays’ nature remains undetermined.
The first French motor lifeboat, powered by petroleum and about twelve horsepower, was launched at La Rochelle. A new life belt, worn as a flannel waistcoat with four carbonate pockets, inflates on water contact, allowing wearers to rise above the surface without aid. Experiments reportedly successful.
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