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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
3
Prices paid for wholesale produce at press time include butter 0.25 per lb eggs 0.25 to 0.35 per dozen potatoes 1.00 per cwt wheat 1.00 per cwt oats 0.90 to 1.10 per cwt timothy baled 9.50 to 10.50 blue joint baled 7.00 to 8.00 wild hay baled 6.00 to 7.00 alfalfa 6.50 to 6.00 per cwtطل
Miss Humphreys assistant principal of Dillon public schools vacationing with friends in Butte. Miss Mable Gordon, Dillon teacher, passed through town en route to Livingston. J E Morse new Dillon mayor and Republican figure visited Butte last week. Mrs Joseph Metlen of Dillon visiting friends in Butte with daughter Mrs John Howard. James T Mauldin rancher near Dillon seen in Butte, returning from Helena. Hon F G Graves of Bannack and A F E Graeter of Dillon former Montanan pioneers passed through en route home from Helena. Mr and Mrs H Thompson of Dillon stopped at McDermott last week on Beaverhead lumber business. Hon Goodwin T Paul former legislator and appropriation chair visited Dillon and registered at Butte. Joe B Poindexter county attorney Beaverhead county and brother of State Auditor T W Poindexter, passed through Butte on way from St Louis to Dillon after recovery from two months idle.
The Dillon cornet band restructured last week with John G. Willis leading the summer lineup. The public concerts at the band stand will continue and the Fourth of July celebration will feature the brigade. Sullivan remains with the group despite duties as assistant cashier at the First Nations bank.
It saves children's lives. White's Cream Vermifuge claims to protect against worms and promote health. Sold for 25 cents by L. J. Williams, praised by mothers for years.
The War Revenue law is now in force and causes a rush to rapidly cancel revenue stamps amid new tax measures. Officials report widespread activity as collectors and institutions adjust to the change and comply with the act.
A Chicago Great Western passenger train wrecked two miles north of Oelwein Iowa on Sunday morning killing Richard Manning a Minneapolis porter. Several passengers were injured and the sleepers were stripped in the wreck. The forward sleeper end crushed the porter amid a storm as engineers and crew from Minneapolis and St. Paul were listed among the injured. Passengers were moved to Oelwein and the line faces heavy damage.
A stock train on the Chicago and Northwestern plunged from a bridge over Prairie Creek west of Otis on May 80. Two tramps died and 160 head of cattle perished. Elias Smith and two tramps survived but escaped major injuries. Nine stock cars and three freight cars were wrecked.
Howard Krotz a 22 year old art student from the academy of design in New York leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge before dusk yesterday and emerged unharmed from the East River.
Ernest Seton Thompson recounts a crow named Silverspot with a peculiar hobby collecting white objects. The crow gathers shells pebbles tin fragments and even a china cup handle near the Rosedale brook and Beaver elm then hides the treasure first under sun and later burying it before a boy discovers and the crow quickly remakes away the hoard.
In India bamboo pens remain a historic writing tool with a tradition spanning over a thousand years, illustrating a long standing craft and cultural practice.
An advertisement touts Tabler's Pile Ointment as a cure for piles including blind bleeding and prolapsed forms. It claims a buckeye active principle and a special extraction process, with bottles at 50 cents and tubes at 75 cents, offered by L. J. Williams and mail order available.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at the Bradwell Post Office as of May 26 1899 includes Grace Lawont postmistress and names Driton P D Evanston Perry Hate Bort A 80 days to call or they'll be sent to the dead letter office other names appear in the list as shown in the notice
The excerpt extols Dillon Montana as a thriving county seat of Beaverhead County with a 2000 population. It highlights its strategic location on the Oregon Short Line, proximity to mining districts producing gold silver copper and lead, rich agricultural lands, a state normal school and a strong educational system, multiple churches, ample residences and business blocks, an active social scene, and planned water works and electric light facilities. It notes Dillon as an outfitting point for Yellowstone visits and a base for hunting and fishing routes with booming trade and stock-raising.
Florence Hull Winterburn declares in Woman's Home Companion that imaginative reading turns a reader into a living participant. A true reader enters scenes, shares dangers and joys, and lets a book awaken hidden virtues and possibilities within the reader.
A fragment from the New York Journal features a speaker addressing Mr. Mann with harsh moral judgments about a scandal or rumor. It reflects press language and public sentiment in a sensational, era-appropriate voice.
A long stream of US state nicknames appears with many typos and errors. The text aggregates standard monikers for each state but contains misspellings and mis-joined words that obscure some entries. It reads like an OCR garble of a reference list.
A man in a lunchroom describes meeting his wife downtown in the afternoons. They walk among crowds as she points out spring suits on display priced at $6.89, noting how married couples endure such moments of shared fashion judgment.
A fragment from the New York Journal quotes a terse exchange about a wife believed dead and then not dead, revealing family tension and a strained conversation about illness and truth.
In a quip attributed to the New York Press, Dr. Mary Walker is noted for saying she wears trousers because this is a free country. The remark reflects a freedom theme tied to dress and individual rights.
An older health ad claims liver sluggishness affects many organs and promises rapid cure where other remedies fail. The snippet mentions constipation biliousness jaundice headaches indigestion back pain chills and loss of energy as symptoms purportedly addressed by Beeceel the Status.
The Chicago Record reports at least 10,000 visitors to the wreck scene with many taking bloodstained wood as mementos. The body identified as Captain Charles T. Street of Philadelphia is confirmed, while responsibility remains debated among railroad men and the public.
An advertisement touts Ballards Snow Liniment as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia sprains bruises and other pains claiming rapid effects and powerful penetration. The copy cites a testimonial of an individual suffering rheumatic pain unable to work both day and night and credits Ballards with relief.
The State of Montana summons defendant William Inguarry to appear before Justice L C Ford at Lima on June 20 to answer Eugene A Bailey's civil claim for thirteen dollars and 75 100 and costs arising from suit underwear and socks bought from Bailey. Defendant warned of default judgment if ignored.
Alfred P. Brown of Dillon Montana filed notice of intention for desert-land claim No 8086 for the Ke kis and SW SUM Rec 4 Twp 8 N R9 W before L J Price US commissioner in Dillon Montana on Saturday July 1 1800. Witnesses named to prove irrigation and reclamation are Lawrence A. Brown Loomis Rice John Bene John Butela all of Dillon. Zon ar D Garene Register.
Notice announces Jim Bornsen's intention to make final proof on land in Beaverhead County and lists witnesses. It includes a separate Montana court notice seeking authority to lease late James Selway's real estate on block 12 in Dillon at $30 per month, with hearing set June 15, 1809.
United States Land Office in Helena Montana publishes final proof notice for Stephen Cook of Lima Montana to establish his desert land claim No 1530 near 12 8 5B 8W and N 4% NEX Sec 34. Witnesses Erastus Sprinkle Reese Freeman Joseph Farley Dillon Montana Louis Anderson Lima Montana before Register George D Greene on April 7.
Final proof notice from United States Land Office Helena Montana dated April 12 1890. Ving B Combs of Dillon Montana filed to claim 3408 for 4 SW Sec 19 Tp 1 N R 4 W before James G Walker at Virginia City with June 11 1890 as the filing date. Witnesses listed include Coleman Barnett Lewis Exiom Standsher and William Eaboeny.
Philip Lovell listing details cattle on right side and downey markings, with horses described by height at stifle. References to ranges in Beaverhead and Tadktat areas.
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