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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
2
Ivory Soap is described as the best solution to obtain purity and affordability in one product. The advertisement praises Ivory as original after years of research and as the most pure soap for the least money. It notes approval by a second generation of users.
Dillon observers celebrated the Fourth with a morning parade led by Josephus Rich and a brass band, featuring Red Men, Modern Woodmen, and Royal Neighbors floats. Rev. Henry F. Cope spoke on Thomas Jefferson, followed by a Dillon theatre dances, foot races, boxing, wrestling, and Cornish wrestling, ending with a militia ball and crowd-drawn fireworks.
Residents note the day was written in Dillon with unanimous praise for the program. Reports mention earlier bad weather and the threatening forecast, yet participants remained positive about the event’s success.
The Caswell brothers kept faith after a costly expert assessment on Thunder Mountain. An English specialist spent a month testing rock and quartz, yielding a negative verdict. Despite this, the Caswells later sold their principal claim to Col. Dewey for $100,000, two years before follow‑up history became clear.
Miles City July 4 Judge Loud of the district court ruled that wool warehouse companies may incorporate under Montana law. The decision stems from a suit by Oriental Insurance Co to recover insurance paid for wool lost in a warehouse fire at Miles City, alleged to have been caused by sparks from a Northern Pacific Railway engine.
A trip to Sheep canyon today featured Rev. H. F. and Mrs. Dore Miss Antoinette Rathbone and Dr. M. A. Walker on a picnic while unusual bargains in box paper stirred shopper interest at Tri bune Store.
A mysterious group is accused of nighttime assaults on children, aiming to take life from families. Police urge vigilance as investigations continue and no suspects are publicly identified.
A witness recalls Garr’s early offenses from a keg scene on a station platform through 60 days in county jail and an 8 line sentence, to a one year term in the state penitentiary. He then robbed a Lumberman’s camp, vanished, escaped jail in Utah, fled to Colorado, and received a Deer Lodge photograph from the warden.
Dan Ward of Ward Bros. secures a lease from John W Morton for a brick Idaho Street warehouse. The building will get a new front, plastered walls and ceiling, and a double bowling alley with the latest improvements. One day weekly will be reserved for ladies only as a novelty to attract broader patronage. Work starts soon, aiming for speedy opening and public support.
Last evening Mr and Mrs G T Paul entertained a number of friends at whist and orokinole. The gathering was pleasant and enjoyable with a sump, agreeable evening and unusually nice refreshments served.
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