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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
8
A bold appeal invites readers to support town growth by patronizing local industries and subscribing to the paper. It cautions against outsourcing printing and borrowing neighbors' copies, urging active local engagement.
Special to Tribune Medicine Lodge July 21 I Rife and T B Craver finished shearing Frank Rife was in Armstead on business the last of the week The Misses Loeffler Eaton and Craver were shopping in Dillon Wednesday Ida Loeffler of Columbia Falls is visiting Mrs P W Armstrong this week Brearley and Williams are dipping their sheep at Ike Rife s ranch P W Armstrong made a business trip to Armstead Friday A lawn party was given on the Craver lawn Saturday Those invited were Misses Alice Flynn Helen Rife Ida Loeffler Nevada Wall and Mary Skoning and Messrs Frank Edgar and Ike Rife Andrew Williams Walter Brearley Joe Williams and Frank Holmquist and Mr and Mrs P W Armstrong Bill ee
Six month old daughter of E N Dewey of Agnewville Virginia suffered cholera infantum. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy produced a complete cure. The advertisement notes its success in bowel complaints in children and urges following directions. Sold by Potts the druggist.
From the Breezes notes several groups of men in town refused to work on Bristow ranches saying they are above an honest dollar. The report urges the town to show idle workers the road out for the community’s benefit. Mr and Mrs F A Hazelbaker arrived from Dillon to visit Mrs Hazelbaker’s parents and plan improvements at the local telephone office including a new booth and switchboard and emergency call arrangements.
D F Wampler and family including wife and daughters Mrs Eugene Brink and Nellie Wampler prepare for a six week journey through Yellowstone Park returning to resume Nellies studies at Butte business college. A hog was killed near the slaughter house with hind quarters removed and a pencil left at the scene. Fred Woodworth and wife visit Dillon Bozeman and plan hay season on their Fox neighborhood ranch. Ranchers begin harvest of a record hay crop as grass thrives across the basin.
The article promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as reliable and effective for early treatment of dysentery and diarrhoea. It notes long use and consistent success and mentions Potts druggist as a sales point.
Heavy rainfall Tuesday delayed haying in Waterloo area yet proved beneficial to crops overall. Social notes mention Mrs. Louis Held and son returning to Butte, Carney and Koontz registering in Missoula, Ward brothers vacationing at Valley Springs, and visits among local families. A ball game between Silver Star and Waterloo drew many locals.
After twelve years of stomach trouble and spending much on medicines a man’s wife used Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and derived great benefit. He praises their effects more than prior remedies. Sold by Potts druggist with free samples. 1-m
A string of visits and social calls dominates the week with Mrs Reichle and Miss Theresa's recovery cited. Outings draw crowds from Butte to Dillon including Mr and Mrs George Lester and others. weekend travelers from Melrose and Apex are noted, plus official business by A C Gruwell and local residents reporting weather delays and haying impact.
P E Herrington of Mount Aerial Ky calls Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the best and surest remedy his family has used. The remedy is praised for prompt cures and high recommendation from users. Potts the druggist sells it.
Local items include Mr Schaffer returning from Butte to tend homestead matters and Mr Watson planning to plow 80 to 100 acres. Several neighbors visited, others moved, fell ill or recovered. A rain blessed the area, hay work continues, and a stroke leaves Mrs Reynolds with limited improvements. Price 25 cents for Chamberlains Salve as advertised.
July reports in Polaris note traction engine work returning to normal, with Fred Woodside repairing engines and cars. Dillon visitors John Bowen and Walter Poin dexter, Grasshopper harvest plans, camping at Elkhorn springs, and local mining rumors about Willman and McConnell two shifts. Hayfields busy as ranchers work, frost after a storm and light snow flurries on Saw Tooth ridge.
Willis July 21. John P. Pfeifer of Boise Idaho visits with his daughter Mrs Julius Hartwig for a few days. James Garrison and his son returned from Canada where they spent a month visiting cattle interests. The Oregon Short Line Railway company builds a platform at Willis for a station. Mrs Fred Mueller makes her first trip since an injury over two months ago.
Ed Ellis works at the Big Hole basin for his brother Joe Ellis during harvest on the North Fork. A chaperoned party of young residents climbed Baldy mountain with a noon meal at Dacotah camp, courtesy of S Starr and Mr. Steele. The group, including Mrs. McConnell and several youths, enjoyed snowball fights, a bachelor tea hosted by Mr Hall, and an exploring trip to Polaris lake while others visited Elkhorn springs. July weather notes add to a lively local scene.
A drummer from Indianapolis damages a buggy on a corduroy road in a southern Indiana town and tells owner Henry he broke a spring. Henry replies that the drummer owes nothing, noting it is the first time a spring was broken by driving hard on a rough road.
Detroit News reports Death Valley hosts a monumental borax deposit atop Mount Blanco near Furnace Creek. The ore body spans about 1,000 feet wide and 5,000 feet long, plunging into the range at a 33 degree angle and far surpassing known borate deposits in tonnage.
A hunter stalked a bull elephant with a herd nearby when a cow charged him. He hid behind a tree as the elephant struck, tusks snapping the trunk. the herd fled leaving the hunter with eighty rounds of ivory worth about $250.
The weekly market notes a large corn fed cattle presence and heavy runs in Chicago and Kansas City. Beef ranges hold steady with limited highs, while butchers stay near steady as stocker prices soften. Hog prices edge up with slow buyer demand, bulk at 7.70 to 7.75 and top 7.90. Sheep market active with prices 10 to 15 cents higher.
A fragment discusses how obituary writing blends gravity and wit, citing Leipzig notices about loss and memory. It cites Bishop Hurst and quotes examples showing the delicate balance between solemnity and lightness in memorial phrasing.
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