29 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
1
The Montana supreme court revived the 1901 game law after ruling the latest act unconstitutional. As the season opens next week readers are urged to publish the current statute, detailing penalties for hunting protected species and non residents, with fines and jail terms varying by offense.
A prohibited list of birds including chicken fool hen pheasant partridge sage hen turtle dove wild goose wild duck brant or swan is punishable by a fine between 95 and 250 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for one to three months or by both penalties.
The preliminary trial for Charley Collins on first degree assault was held before Justice Rich. Patrol witness Pat Layden testified that Collins shot at him after a dispute over a mare on Sim Estes’s ranch near Sage Creek. Collins was bound over to district court under a 500 dollar bond.
Charles White a bay hand on Ernest Selway’s ranch was injured when a hay wagon overturned on a hill. He was caught beneath the frame, breaking both bones above the ankle and protruding through the flesh. County Physician Poindexter and Dr. Bond treated him, but doctors hold small hopes of saving the leg.
A bomb exploded under the carriage of Interior Minister von Plehve as he traveled to the Baltic station to visit the emperor at Peterhof. He was badly mangled and the assassin was captured. reports say he was a Jew who refused to give his name.
The article lists numerous Dillon residents and guests enjoying fishing and picnics, with trips to Blacktail Creek Bloody Dick Creek and Rattlesnake lakes. Notable catches include a 13 pound trout, and parties visiting Argenta cave report a bear sighting as they plan a three week National Park camping trip.
Former deputy sheriff and Montana pioneer Felix O Neill died by suicide Sunday afternoon in a shed adjoining his ranch house seven miles south of Silver Bow Junction. The incident occurred on his property as he lived alone. authorities reported no further details available.
Glendive lint Spencer a renowned stockman from Redwater has vanished since July 1. His affairs are orderly and his disappearance remains a mystery to local residents.
The Sons of St. George lodge No. 312 of Butte announces its annual picnic at Selway park near Dillon on Sunday August 14 with an estimated 2000 visitors. Special excursion trains will run from Butte to Dillon to bring members to the event and the park will be prepared for the day. An ad elsewhere calls for bids for park amenities including bar ice cream counter and lunch stand for the occasion.
Concession granted to Butte investors to reclaim Redrock river waters for irrigating about fifty thousand acres from Lima to Redrock. Dam plans revive a long stalled project once halted by 1903 panic and rancher opposition, with surveys, buyout talks, and a potential eight mile reach into Centennial valley.
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