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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
2
A playful reflection on how newspaper advertising ink creates perceptions of a busy town. The piece notes readers infer a well informed man leading a procession and a well stocked shop from the page’s advertising density. It underscores ink as a daytime town booster.
The body of John Jones, an Irish machinist who arrived in America less than a year ago, was recovered at 10 am from an abandoned mining shaft bulkhead in the alley between Wyoming and Arizona streets near Porphyry. Bound hand and foot under a white sheet and ragged quilt, with gag over the mouth, the man had likely been dead over 48 hours and foul play is suspected with robbery as a possible motive indicated by pockets turned inside out.
Helena reports F H Ray register of the state land office settled with the state treasurer for the department's last half of June. The deposit totaled 13920 dollars and was distributed among educational institutions and public building funds, with the school income taking about half.
Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine reports her mother in her seventies grew young again after using Electric Bitters. For twenty years she endured dyspepsia, poor appetite, and sleeplessness before doctors gave up. The tonic claimed to invigorate all organs and cure liver and kidney troubles. Available for 50 cents at Potts druggist.
The attorney general's office informs the railroad commission that insurance charges by a railroad on wool shipments under published rates to concentration points are reasonable. The shipper must comply with insurance regulations to receive the rate, as a Montana sheep company sought its advantage without payment.
Delay in taking Foley's Kidney Remedy for backache or kidney and bladder trouble can speed disease. Start Foley's Kidney Remedy now at 1-m City Drug Store to hasten relief and avoid serious illness.
Helena reports 202 ounces of standard gold bar bullion received at the United States assay office during the year ending June 30 99 202 ounces valued at 1 843 667 30. The bulk of bullion came from various Montana counties with a portion unknown.
The June bullion intake from Montana counties rose to 1666 925.41 dollars, led by Madison Chouteau and Fergus. Assayer T B Miller reports a year over year gain of 47946.85 dollars. The piece also promotes Foley's Urine Laxative from City Drug Store.
In Great Falls yesterday morning Policeman M J ONeill shot and killed Michael Papp a Hungarian after Papp fired a bullet through the officer s ear and wounded John Nalgo with a dirk.
Miss Christina Donlan daughter of Senator Ed Donlan of Missoula county has been chosen by Judge Witten to draw envelopes for the Flathead reservation at Coeur d Alene City. The drawing will take place on August 9.
A testimonial from L M Ruggles of Reas ner Iowa credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing a stubborn cough after consumption was diagnosed. He claims the remedy stopped lung hemorrhages and pain and left his lungs sound as a bullet. City Drug Store. 1-m
In Dry Creek near Belgrade on July 5 17 year old Ethel Laure died after she dissolved a small amount of strychnine in water and drank it in front of her father. A well meaning friend had warned her father that she was on the road to perdition.
Under cloudy skies and frequent showers, Butte opened its racing season this afternoon. Betting was allowed on the events despite Montana law forbidding wagers on races run outside the state. The meet will run 30 racing days as the club decides.
A Swiss cave discovery of 100000 year old bones contrasts with modern disease threats. A. W. Brown of Alexander Maine credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing his severe lung trouble and stubborn cough. It treats sore lungs colds obstinate coughs and prevents pneumonia. 50c and 1.00 guaranteed by Potts druggist trial bottle free.
Falls three stories from Murray Hospital window, 35 feet to ground. The 18 month old Elizabeth Merrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Merrick, struck an iron railing and bounced into the street, escaping with only a severe shaking.
Railroad men forecast 40000 to 50000 travelers from the east and southeast will move through Montana in the next 30 days to register for the Flathead Coeur d Alene and Spokane reservation opening.
If people with kidney or bladder trouble realize their danger they would start Foley's Kidney Remedy. The remedy stops pain and irregularities, strengthens the organs, and avoids Bright's disease or other serious disorders. City Drug Store. 1-m
Helena July. Attorney General Albert J. Galen responded to County Attorney W. H. Trippet of Deer Lodge on whether county commissioners can be compelled to pay for the care of children sent by the district court to non state institutions. The opinion outlines the county’s financial obligations in missing details.
The attorney general states counties sending such children are obliged to defray the expenses of their care under state law.
William McClammy received 60 days in jail and a $100 fine after Judge Hunt found him guilty of introducing liquor on the Fort Peck reservation. The Helena report ties the case to enforcement of reservation liquor laws and local judicial action.
In Helena on July 5 a party of 15 picnickers at Canyon Ferry faced disaster when lightning struck a bus attached to four horses near the Northern Pacific yards. Three horses were killed, while occupants escaped unharmed. A Medicines ad for Foley’s Honey and Tar appears in the page.
In Helena on July 7 two illegal fencers were fined $25 each after pleading guilty before Federal Judge Hunt. The defendants are E. W. Thomas and Anna Kingsley Murray. Murray is reported as the first woman convicted on such a charge.
A warning notes that delaying treatment for a minor irregularity could lead to serious kidney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy allegedly rebuilds worn tissues and strengthens kidneys. City Drug Store. 1-m
Helena July 8 The attorney general's department issues two opinions. One allows a justice of the peace to deduct prosecution costs from fines paid for game law convictions. The other holds that sheriff and stock inspector fees totaling 3 dollars per day plus inspection expenses for inter state horse and mule shipments must be paid by the shipper. For intrastate shipments, inspection fees are paid from the state stock detective fund, at the same rate, with sheriffs receiving only mileage.
The ad claims worst night riders are calomel croton oil or aloes pills that raid your bed. It touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as gentle and cleansing, curing Col ds Headache Constipation Malaria, priced 25c at Potts the druggist.
Charles Waters a Great Falls post office clerk loses both legs after a July bombs scheme on a street car track. He and another man tried to grab a broom used to sweep the devices away. Waters was run over by the car and mangled.
Rugless Kentucky resident L S Napier describes years of torture from piles until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. Advertises the salve as infallible for piles burns cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rachem and corns. 25c guaranteed by Potts the Druggist. 1-m
Bozeman July 7 Prof Robert A Cooley zoologist and state entomologist announced that a creature found in the Sand Coulee coal mines thought to be a lizard is a common salamander. He dismissed tales of living animals embedded in rocks and noted a second specimen in the college museum.
The passage describes Burton as naughty on multiple occasions and spankings failing to deter him. The narrator decides to try a gentler approach and sits him down to reason, addressing him with a calm talk in hopes of better behavior.
A New York traveler recalls staying in a Venezuelan hotel with a man from a leprosy tainted family who suddenly stabbed his hand after failing to feel the blow at dinner. He then shot himself in the hotel courtyard, cutting short his struggle with the imagined curse.
A bank president explains to a depositor that a twenty dollar gold piece weighs about the same as twenty six new one dollar bills. Used bills balance a gold piece with twenty six in circulation, likely due to dirt accumulation.
A fragment discusses pigs and their swimming, noting a belief that pigs glide without harm yet in fact swim with difficulty due to short legs. It mentions wild pig populations on southern sea islands descended from wrecked pigs and hints at uncertain dating.
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