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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
7
The text lists mail rates for second class notices and various charges for notices of events, card of thanks, obituary poetry, and ads. It notes where to address business and news letters to the Tribune Publishing Co and states the paper will not be responsible for debts contracted by employees without manager-signed orders.
The department of agriculture issues pamphlets on canning and drying as a key to conserving food. It urges local farmers to preserve excess fruit and vegetables for sale, noting shortages of tin and jar glass and suggesting practical drying where possible. A recent Farmers National Defense meeting highlighted these methods to boost family food supplies.
The article praises the nation’s press for reporting on Pershing’s troops sailing and argues against censorship. It notes editors will safeguard the country’s interests. It also mentions the Beaverhead draft registration list with 1260 names and an expected allotment of forty to fifty men, not yet made.
The region endures a severe dry spell causing worry for both dry and irrigation farmers. While rain is scarce and water is short, officials note no complete crop failure has ever occurred in the county, offering some reassurance despite the drought.
The fall opening of high schools nationwide is postponed for weeks to allow larger pupils to help harvest late crops. Governments at all levels raise taxes due to the war as war bonds remain attractive non taxable investments. Missoula and Great Falls report increasing speeders, while a Texas driver’s hanging for striking a child is noted as a blunt caution.
A tribute from the General Alumni Association of the State Normal College of the University of Montana honors Mrs. Anna Owsley as dormitory matron for sixteen years. The message praises her counsel, care, and unselfishness and bids her Godspeed. Also notes recent Montana Auto Supply listings of cars, including Dodges Fords Buicks and Cadillacs with owners and locations.
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, the ad argues local applications fail and an internal remedy through the bloodstream cures mucous surfaces. It credits F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and notes testimonials, price and availability from druggists. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Local notes report visitors and residents in Dillon from Grant, Armstead and Salmon Idaho. Amid day trips, purchases, and car trades, a bogus check arrest is noted and a Rural Community conference prep in Bozeman.
The Putnam Co Journal warns readers in its July issue about peddlers selling corn plasters coated with leprosy germs. Authorities in several cities warn against wandering hawkers and hoboes as a German agent allegedly travels the countryside. In Henderson Iowa a peddler with $1000 in currency was arrested. a plaster sample sent to Council Bluffs confirmed a leprosy culture.
Furnished house available for rent. Inquire at 318 South Idaho Street for details and terms.
Montagille Flowers is slated to deliver his lecture Guarding the Golden Gate at Chautauqua. The talk surveys the Japanese question in America its rise trend meaning and current status with broad statesmanlike analysis. The press and public circles hail it as timely and sound.
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