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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
2
David Geary suffered a chest wound in Billings when unknown assailants linked to a earlier robbery forced cash from eight people and fired a shot as Geary slept in a foundry toolhouse. The gunmen escaped.
Judge Sydney Fox created a large irrigation district at the district court session. It will run along the Rosebud canal owned by the Rosebud Land and Improvement Company and cover about 30000 acres, aiding Rosebud county settlement.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Dan forth Me credits Electric Bitters with a remarkable turn in her 70s after 20 years of dyspepsia. She says she could not eat drink or sleep until the tonic revived her liver kidney function and appetite. The drug is sold for 50 cents at Potts drugstore.
Sheriff J K O Rourke announced in Butte that no more prize fighting will be allowed in Butte or Silver Bow county. He said the Tippetts versus Caponi exhibition would not go on and warned he will arrest participants and ringside officials if necessary, despite lacking county attorney consultation.
Edward Adfield aged 16 was run over by an automobile owned by Sellers Sargey this afternoon in front of the Montana Drug company store in Butte He died an hour later in a hospital.
If people with kidney or bladder trouble realized their danger they would start Foley's Kidney Remedy immediately. It stops pain and irregularities, strengthens and builds these organs, and there is no danger of Bright's disease. Do not disregard early symptoms. City Drug Store.
Secretary Martin reveals Montana state fair amusements including a daily five mile stock car race Mme Marantette with trained horses and Paul Speswartys troupe of bears and dogs as principal features at the August show.
At a Missoula clergy meeting on July 26 ministers passed resolutions condemning the proposed auction of house lots in a new addition and pledged to use all legitimate means to stop the sale.
A Swiss cave yielded bones of men dating about 100000 years ago. Modern danger comes from disease, notes A W Brown of Alexander Maine who credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his severe lung trouble and stubborn cough. He recommends it for sore lungs colds coughs and pneumonia prevention. 50c and 1.00 guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
Four people drowned when a row boat capsized yesterday afternoon on the Yellowstone River above the Montana Water Power company dam. Alderman John Staffek his six-year-old daughter and servants Minnie Wagner and Tressie West were among the victims.
During an inspection tour the county commissioners noted a heavy hailstorm over Big Hole country and reviewed road conditions after rain on the return trip. They finalized repair plans near Ralston and expect the road to be in first class condition by summer’s end for winter travel.
The Montana Carey act land board signed a contract with Conrad Land & Water of Walier for reclamation of 70 000 acres in Teton county. The irrigation project is approved and settlement opens October 7 using the government lottery style allotment system.
L. S. Napier of Rugless Kentucky recalls ten years of riding pain until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. It is advertised as infallible for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum corns. 25 cents guaranteed by Potts the Druggist. 1-m
In Meaderville Philip L. O Connell shot and killed his wife Delia Fontain as she lay in bed and then shot himself in the head. The tragedy occurred at 1 10 yesterday afternoon ending a year long unhappy marriage. Both died within minutes.
An old ad asserts night riders like calomel croton oil and aloes pills disrupt sleep. It promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as gentle and effective, claiming to cleanse the system and cure colds headaches constipation malaria. Sold for 25 cents at Potts the druggist.
In Walkerville three masked gunmen held 20 to 30 patrons at John Sivalon's saloon, took 848 from the cash register, and fired three shots at Sivalon as they departed.
Chief Jack Quinn led officers who arrested 89 men in two gambling raids in Butte last night catching operators off guard.
L M Ruggles of Reasner Iowa reports doctors said consumption before using Foley's Honey and Tar. He claims it stopped lung hemorrhages and pain and that his lungs are now sound. City Drug Store advertises the remedy.
The state furnishing board awarded all coal contracts for state institutions except the agricultural college and the deaf and dumb school. Bidders include International Coal Co for the Dillon normal, M Silverman for the state capitol, Anderson Evans for the state prison, Helena Fuel Co for the state university and the Orphans Home. Total 10,000 tons costing about $40,000.
Helena July 27 T Schuele a rancher at the head of Jackson creek has discovered a successful method of treating sheep poisoned by larkspur He stated yesterday that while coming to town with several hundred pounds of butter toward the butter herd he found the cure works for the ailment and plans to publish details
An advertisement touts a product to assist nature and replace degraded natural functions with nourishment and daily use. It credits German manufacture and California source, sold by leading Christ stores, with a single size bottle at a stated price.
A farmer found 12 sheep unable to stand. He fed them buttermilk from his wagon, then gave sweet milk at home. The change was miraculous as the sheep soon recovered and stood again.
In Prosperous Montana Helena July 27 a statement by state examiner H H Pigott on June 23 notes deposits up 2 000 000, capital stock up over 100 000, and total business rising by more than 500 000 since April 29. Foley s Honey and Tar aids chronic coughs and lung conditions, healing and strengthening lungs.
Helena July 26. Monthly report by Dr T D Tuttle secretary of the state board of health shows 483 births and 434 deaths in Montana in June. Communicable disease totals include smallpox 68 against 99 last June, diphtheria 43 versus 79, scarlet fever 114 vs 90, measles 72 vs 29, and typhoid 17 vs 18.
July 28 reports a record tourist rush at Yellowstone Park with all transportation firms taxed to capacity. An estimated 2,000 people are touring the park at this peak period.
Benjamin Danick reports a large body of huverite a tungstate of manganese ore discovered on Sugar Loaf mountain near Race Track Creek at Anaconda. Tungsten ore values range from 4500 to 81400 per ton in concentrates with about 60 percent metal, making it one of the rarest and most valuable minerals known to mineralogists.
Bricklayers in Butte have secured a raise from 86 to 7 dollars a day beginning May 1 1909. Contractors including independents and builders' exchange members admit the victory and say every city bricklayer is now on the higher scale.
Postmaster Errett announced a letter received at the Anaconda post office containing a threat to kidnap all the young ladies in town. He warned the staff and the young women employed at the news stand, as excitement ran high among residents.
In a Georgia case from Columbus, Joseph Henry Lumpkin as chief justice ruled against an injunction to stop a planing mill near a wealthy resident. He declared the mill’s sound will not be a nuisance. machinery’s motion signals progress, and only the ass’s bray and a scolding woman are unreconciled sounds.
A traditional tamale method uses tender chicken or leftover meat simmered in a chili broth with raisins and olives. The filling is folded into a cornmeal batter with lard and egg, baked in a buttered pan for one hour.
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