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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
3
Rain disrupted G A R and W A C plans for Decoration Day. Children received flags, services were held at the Methodist church, Dr A B Martin spoke, graves at Mountain View cemetery were decorated Monday. Wealth of local support funded flags and decorations.
An advertising pitch touts Profit and Loss as a growing mining investment magazine offering free sample copies. It claims independent reporting, 200 pages monthly, and special clubbing offers while inviting readers to mail for a sample and subscription details.
Notice from Beaverhead County Montana dated March 5 1907 states all supplies must be ordered on official forms from the county office and any claim not properly ordered will be rejected. Board of County Commissioners enforces compliance.
New plumbing and timing shop opens in the Burfiend block beside Dillon Cigar Factory. Advertises up-to-date work at reasonable rates and invites customers to bring in repairs. Signed Frep Cancer. 11-tf.
A $100 reward is offered by Henry Thompson for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those robbing or molesting his sheep camps. Contact details not provided.
Henry Thompson states that all parties are forbidden to hunt fish or trespass on his premises covering 133 mos.
Miss Alma Thorpe plans a new two story residence with ten rooms and steam hot water heat on lots next to Walter Bros. home. The old State Bank building at Montana and Bannack will gain steam heat. I E Marcoe drew plans and Dillon Plumbing and Heating won the installation contracts. Much of the Dillon Lumber warehouse has moved to the North Washington street site and Morton company’s warehouse is torn down and will be rebuilt on the railroad right of way on North Montana street.
Uncalled letters in the Dillon Montana post office will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington DC if not claimed within 30 days. The notice lists names such as Aubin G E Barrier Frank Burts Dave Buster Fred Dede George Farrace Carmine Fryer H Frederickson 8 M Horton Frank Koontz Roy Lewis Montie Price W W Puchstein W O Smith Barney Grace Lawout and is dated June 5 1908. Post Master.
A promotional note from Ditton Grocery Co claims high grade foods and the best price, quality, and variety. It invites customers to prove the claim with a trial purchase at 233 Ditton.
The associate members will entertain the Baptist Aid society at the home of Misses Alice and Ruth Conway next Thursday afternoon, June 11.
A Monday evening performance of In the Persian Garden will be led by Prof. Karl Riedelsberger with Mrs. C W Scott Miss Grace Graeter and the Khayyam poem. The cycle blends solo and quartette parts and is described as a short opera without costumes with printed lyrics and a brief lecture by the conductor. Tickets go on sale with 200 reserved seats expected to sell briskly.
Dillon readers are urged to try Mi-o-na a stomach remedy claimed to strengthen stomach and bowel walls aiding digestion. Potts the Druggist sells a 50 cent box with an absolute guarantee to refund if it fails to cure.
George Jewell moves his family to Idaho for Mrs Jewell health reasons in 1971. Their Dillon area residence on Pacific street is rented to Mr Byard from Dillon Grocery. the Jewell family plans to relocate.
The churches of Dillon list St James Episcopal at Corner Washington and Glendale with Rev. H. D. Hooker as rector. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. on the first and third Sundays and at 7 a.m. on other Sundays. Morning prayer at 11 and Evening prayer at 8 with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
Dr A B Martin pastors morning sermon at 1 o clock with Sabbath school at noon Christian Endeavor at 7 p m and evening sermon at 8 o clock at the corner of Pacific and Glendale streets
Grace M. E. Church at Corner Bannack and Washington with Rev W A Winters as pastor holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning service at 11, class at 12 m, Epworth League at 7 30 p.m., evening service at 7 30 p.m. First Sunday devoted to sacred concert. Midweek prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
The church lists mass times on Sundays with low mass at 8 o clock and high mass at 10 30 on first and second Sundays. On the fourth Sunday low masses at 8 and 10 30 with Sunday school after the late mass and evening devotions at 7 30. Masses are said at Dillon on the first second and fourth Sundays and at Lima and Melrose on the third Sunday with Rev D Fony as pastor.
Warranty deeds record transfers including Ethel Rhodes to Big Hole Commercial for 40 by 119 feet near Wisdom for 1 dollar. John Forney to Joseph Schindler for 480 acres near Jackson with water, 33100 dollars. James D. Fox to John Helming for 520 acres near Fos, 410 dollars. A J Mulaney to Frederick Schuler two lots in P Co addition for 1 dollar. R B Anderson to William Henthorn and William Fox 1 6 interest in Gemplacer Bloody Dick district 160 acres for 1 dollar. Patents issued to John M Burt 80 acres near Lima Eugene Fox 320 and 160 acres near ? Annie Desmond 240 50 acres near Grant Thomas F Barrett 160. Lease Martin Butch to Christen Deutchman and Andrew G Danielson 640 acres near Argenta 4100 to 500 per year. Mining location Charles W Conger etc PanATona Mackey Conger Hazelbaker and Montana placer claims Montaga district.
Convention dates June 18 19 and 20 in Salt Lake with reduced rates via Oregon Short Line. See agents for rates dates and limits. You should be there. 23-31
June 13 excursion to Salt Lake announced with a limit of June 28. See agents O. S. L. for rates and further particulars.
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