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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
7
Agent CarrotRars protests city water committee actions cutting water to lawns along the Oregon Short Line. He warns the railway may tear down the fence and cover the area with gravel. The water shortage this summer is unfortunate, though unavoidable. A light last winter snowpack in the mountains sustains the Rattle Snake’s supply.
Tuesday evening a Beaverhead club rooms meeting decided to discontinue the city team. Directors had resigned and with Redmen lodge fielding a team, undivided fan support will go to the Redmen organized team per Dr. M. A. Walker's resolution.
The city faces reduced water supply with sprinkling limited to 6 7 AM and 7 8 PM. Sprinklers on Short Line lawns are shut off and street sprinkling used only when dust becomes intolerable to residents. Citizens urged to conserve water and avoid waste while the Short Line schedule changes affect No 91 northern bound service from Dillon at 4 50 PM to 7 40 PM arrival in Butte.
Grasshopper ranchers enjoyed a Fourth of July picnic at Elkhorn Hot Springs. A large crowd gathered but heavy rain canceled many events. luncheon was served in the park. attendees included Forrest Herr Jack Poster E L Kates Hubert Cozad Mrs Parley John Kent and many others.
W 8 Bell of Robinson Bar Idaho was shot in the left leg Sunday night by a 30 30 rifle as he moved a saddle. The wound entered the front and exited the back about six inches above the knee. He reached Blackfoot after a 120 mile car trip with no medical aid until Wednesday night. His brother A B Bell transporting him was misinformed at Blackfoot about a Dillon hospital and delayed care.
A match last Saturday night at seven thirty at A C hall over Busy Bee cafe saw Kid Erne defeat Farmer Smith of Omaha. Preliminary by Al Woodside and Jack Messenger of Denver ended in a draw after thirty minutes. Secretary Carruthers plans the Pow Wow Round Up during Beaverhead county fair from September 15 to 18 with expected record crowds from Butte Anaconda and Salmon Idaho.
New State Mr8 W T George works on a comprehensive Montana map planned for completion around August first. The chart notes every river creek and numbered land sections on an eight by nine foot drawing. R F T Dodds, a Dillon millman, travels to seek flour mill machinery and expects a swift return within one to ten days.
Wallace Idaho hosts the Alabama Minstrels with a meritorious and pleasing program. The Wallace Press advertises the event as a notable entertainment offering.
Nelena July 9 The supreme court heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of an initiative and referendum amendment aimed to be added to the state constitution. Boxing club managers and Gallatin taxpayers contend notices and ballot structure violated constitutional requirements.
Public demonstrations of the Carola Junior Player Piano proceed through next week at the Hotel Medlen parlors with afternoon and evening programs. Mezzo soprano Maude Hartley Hunt assists, performing favored songs to enhance the entertainment and welcome attendees.
The county school superintendent reports that pupils from rural schools across the county passed the recent eighth grade examination. Names include Jessie Shafer Argenta Harry Thomas Lima Elvera Grant Florence Nelson Jon Yuen Bishop's Emmett Drummy Frank Lasich Drummy's Ray Martinell Luvene Williamson Dell Idella Zorn Wisdom Mabel Helming Emma Norsker Fox Alfred Peterson Elvera Peterson Edwin Anderson West Fox Emly Merritt Jackson and Florence Marchesseau Polaris.
Church schedule outlines morning sermon Roadside Altars and evening talk A New Idea in Literature. Sunday school at 10 worship at 11 with Bible study at 7 30 on the Acts of the Apostles. Evening worship at 8 invites all Who ever you are. Don’t miss Sunday school.
Concrete foundation work for the new county court house vaults is underway by W. G. Reed & Co. after securing the contract for the project.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wikidal and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Kinney of Chicago left the first of the week for Oregon to visit relatives. Mrs. Kinney is a sister of Mr. Wikidal.
Montana reports a grand opening at South Park in Billings of an open air concrete pool touted as the largest municipally owned swimming pool in the west. The 62 by 170 foot facility holds 87 000 cubic feet of water and costs 10000 funded by a 1 mill park assessment.
Mrs Sadie P Clawson of Indiana Pa reports chronic stomach pain bloating headaches and belching after meals. Her daughter’s experience with Chamberlains Tablets led her to try them and she states they helped when other remedies failed. For sale by all dealers.
A federal court jury last week awarded damages in a case where Mrs. Herbert Lo Ennis died after a runaway buggy near Culbertson on April 8. The Great Northern argued the horse was frightened by a blown paper and that the driver was under the influence, but the jury rejected those claims.
Overworked kidneys can fail to cleanse the blood leading to Bright's disease and bladder annoyances. Foley Kidney Pills are promoted as the best protection for weak sore kidneys and bladder weaknesses. Potts the druggist, adv. Im.
Officials in Billings report total unappropriated surveyed lands in Big Horn Carbon Musselshell Rosebud Stillwater and Yellowstone counties at 780255 acres and unsurveyed at 129748 acres. Big Horn 182464 surveyed mountainous land. Carbon 24196 surveyed 81700 unsurveyed. Musselshell 53041 surveyed mountainous grazing. Rosebud 220258 surveyed 14066 unsurveyed agricultural. Stillwater 3485 surveyed agricultural. Yellowstone 33982 unsurveyed agricultural timber grazing.
A vintage ad promises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound eases asthma and hay fever by coating swollen membranes. It claims quicker, easier breathing and natural relief, noting the yellow package and urging readers to buy Potts the druggist.
In an official statement to the secretary of the People's Power League a son said the total cost of submitting initiative and referendum measures would not exceed 10 000 dollars A court challenge seeks to test the validity of the law contending it was not enacted per state constitution State Auditor Keating noted that 1912 measures submitted cost under 9 000 dollars.
The Alabama Minstrels were well received in Dillon on July 13 and in Yuma, Arizona for the engagement praised as worthy patronage in the Morning Sun advertisement.
James T. Farris editor of the Lincoln County Herald died last Wednesday in Spokane after an operation. He leaves a wife mother five sons three daughters and a brother. His eldest son J. B. Farris will continue the Herald.
An advertisement extols Foley Cathartic Tablets as safe for all ages with no griping or pain. It claims relief for chronic constipation and bloating in hot weather and notes the product keeps the liver busy. Potts the druggist.
Strayed bay mare branded J on left shoulder Y laggy A on right hip, born yesterday. Mare and colt found at the ranch Tuesday evening. Owner urged to call and pay charges. location VP TE Bimrase 23 tf.
P. O. Ray former state land registrar died early this week in Battle Creek Michigan. He lived in Montana since 1889 and is survived by his wife.
American novelist James Fenimore Cooper, born Burlington New Jersey September 15 1789 and died Cooperstown New York September 14 1851, was expelled from Yale in his third year and spent years at sea before writing The Spy and later The Pioneers The Pilot The Last of the Mohicans The Prairie The Pathfinder and The Deer Slayer, securing lasting fame.
A 10000 cow surgical ward note at Cornell University Veterinary College Ithaca N Y reports. Judge Carpenter in Chicago allows Frank Hellmiler to drop his first surname syllable becoming Frank Miller. Chicago census counts twelve hundred children in one block. A baby block claims a world prize. Td Covall an engineer, on his honeymoon train from Dover Oklahoma to Wichita Kansas, suffers a derailment. Milwaukee Wisconsin highlights Walter W Baldwin five year old as the youngest motorcycle rider in the world. He rode a bicycle at age three.
The carp and pike are noted as the longest red fish and have reportedly lived for over two centuries, reflecting remarkable longevity in these species.
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