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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1891
Page
4
The Dillon Tribune outlines advertising rates and notice rules, reports on local events, institutions, and upcoming meetings, and notes weather, pensions, and regional developments with a mix of domestic items and regional news. It mentions the Montana Normal and training school at Twin Bridges, summer meetings, and industrial prospects in Helena and Great Falls.
Dashes here and there report various local items from Dillon. The Bee Hive advertises cheap lamps. Dr. Poindexter & Orr hay cutting on company ranches. a Horton washing machine arrival. a Baptist church talk by Mr. Prichard. Miss Estes donates new potatoes. a magic lantern show for the Boys’ Club at the Old Court House. admission 25 cents for nonmembers. Sam Kaufman brings about fifty horses from Salmon City. will ship east via Whitehall. Forepaugh show to perform once on August 25 afternoon. Deputy City Treasurer McGough busy with the city assessment, about two weeks more work. Keene the tragedian offered $350 for one night but will not perform in Dillon. Plymouth Rock cattle company sells to Red Rock: 1200 cattle and 2700 acres transferred. papers filed later. Capi Nine blood remedy promotion ends Friday Saturday. free dose from Mr. Loyer on Tuesday. Court house beautification with iron fence and lawn planned by county commissioners. George Messersmith, Granite Mill boss, meets a Dillon resident’s daughter, now living on Sunnyside. Rumor of eastern buyers for Heela group mines at Heela Glendale. price around $1.5 million. Professor Dick Sullivan opens gymnasium above the Royal Saturday, with boxing and wrestling lessons. County commissioners to meet August 7, 1801 as board of correction. taxpayers may seek adjustments. Bad road wreck between here and Bannack kills a $200 draft horse. wagon overturns, driver hurt.
The Vuliman Palace Car Co operates 2050 sleeping and drawing room cars across 125000 miles of rail. It holds about 20 million dollars in cars. Wabash railroad official Kinsman reports copper wire theft on a live electric light circuit. The Indianapolis Journal notes rumors of Wagner cars replacing Pullman on Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific lines. Erie may run through trains New York to Chicago with one train crew.
Ten cars were ditched when a brake beam loosened and fell beneath the wheels of southbound No. 37. Several coal cars and two tramps were buried but escaped with minor bruises. The line was blocked about ten hours while authorities address the failed road and the county commissioners are urged to inspect the problematic stretch.
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