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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
2
The message appears as a dated editorial note from the Dillon post office addressed to a correspondent. It mentions correspondence, intended transmission through the mails as second class matter and references an error or tarponr in the script.
Advertising details list pricing for local notices Brevier type and display ads. Rates include 15 cents per line for first insertion and 12 cents per line for subsequent insertions, with 25 cents a line for first reproduction and 2 cents for each later insertion. Free notices include marriages and deaths if desired. other notices priced per line with varying fees.
Local society cards list meetings for multiple lodges and orders in Glendale and Bannack Idaho streets. Chapters include Occidental Encampment, I K of P, Good Templars, A O U W, Masonic groups, G A R and the Dillon Public Library Association with weekly and monthly gatherings.
Local church listings show Catholic Methodist Episcopal and Baptist services with times and pastors. Fraternal groups including Lima Lodge and Montana Encampment announce regular meetings and auxiliary activities with dates and officers. Ladies auxiliary and Y M C A notes also appear.
Five room cottage with closets pantry and cellar. Good well with force pump. Lot size 6214 by 115 feet in a desirable town residence area near Orr Avenue Washington Street. Apply to T M O'Cosnor. Also notes on a new cheap fire proof box for valuables and agents wanted.
Charles R. Buckland condemns Senator Voorhees for his opening tariff debate remarks calling the proposed reductions a gigantic crime. Buckland argues wages will fall as imports rise and that per capita relief masks greater taxation on laborers.
The piece recalls the 1883 tariff compromise and earlier acts, arguing they eroded protection and sparked financial collapse. It cites 1816 and 1834–87 turmoil, noting bank failures, shrinking revenue, widespread ruin, and hardship for farmers and workers. It emphasizes monetary strain and national credit erosion amid tariff debates.
The writer compares free trade to two turkey trappers near Tiffin Ohio. One trapped three turkeys, but dropped two to chase the third. The other cried Run Boltie, who failed to run and lost all his turkeys. The piece warns free traders risk much for little gain in world markets.
Administrator Jorges Jorgenson announces private sale of William P. Nelson estate lands in Pioneer mining district Beaverhead County Montana. Sale after June 12 requires court confirmation and cash bids for multiple placer claims including Jackson Bar, Patoso, Paw Sapa, Nelson, Last Chince, Trail Creek plus ditches and water rights. Also schedules Lima Primaveraen Company stockholders meeting June 30 at 1 pm in Lima office. A $25 reward offered for return of lost leather pocket book containing $60.
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