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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
10
From New York June 4 a report arrives of a coordinated attack by two German submarines on the liner Kroonland during her last outward voyage. Four torpedoes were fired two missed by inches and two struck the sides but failed to explode. Navy gunners fired on the submersibles with no confirmed hits.
Senate finance committee approved prohibition legislation as part of the war tax bill. The plan imposes heavy excises on distillation of whisky and other spirits for beverage use and bans imports. Beer and wine taxes remain as set by the house, pending final approval.
The Italian war mission tour of the south and middle west is delayed about a week due to Prince of Udine's catarrhal tonsillitis. Signor Marcon also ill, both hoping to join by Monday. Francesco Nitti reports his son Vincenzo wounded on the Isonzo front at age 18.
Hogs receipts 16 000 and weak market 5 to 10 cents under Monday. Bulk and various hog classes priced from 14.80 to 15.90. Cattle receipts 3 400 with market steady to strong. native beef cattle from 9.15 to 13.65, stockers and feeders 7.25 to 10.50, cows and heifers 6.20 to 11.70, calves 9.50. Sheep receipts 6 000 with market weak. wethers 8.50, ewes 7.50 to 10.50, lambs 9.75.
Hogs receipts 4,900 with prices 5 cents lower. range 15.15 to 15.60, bulk 15.30 to 15.40. Cattle receipts 1,700 with market steady. steers 7.12, cows and heifers 7.56 to 10, calves 6.12 to 12.75, stockers and feeders slow and weak at 5 to 11.
Hogs receipts 10 600 market lower with heavy at 15.30 to 15.50 and bulk sales 15.15 to 15.40. Cattle receipts 6 400 market strong native steers 10 to 13.26, cows 8.75 to 11.40, western 9.59 to 12, Texas 8 to 10.50, calves 10 to 14.25. Sheep receipts 4 300 market slow yearlings 13 to 14.50, wethers 12 to 18.25, ewes 11 to 12, lambs 17 to 18.
From the title books of Pearl I Smith for the week ending June 2 1917 transfers include deeds recorded in the county clerk office. The notices list several properties, grantors and grantees, with descriptions of parcels and conveyances.
A long listing of land patents deeds quitclaims and water rights transfers involving multiple parties in Dillon and surrounding valleys. Transactions include 160 to 320 acre parcels in Centennial and Big Hole basins Sheep Creek and Dillon Beach with payments often noted as $10 or $750. Other items cover water rights decrees and desert land filings in Centennial valley Lima and nearby creeks.
A loyal reader from Idaho Putte Montana shares a testimonial praising Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes long battles with weak kidneys and bladder inflammation and claims relief after use, noting no trouble since and declaring the remedy effective.
Beatrice Shandy and Pansy Thienan sue James Frederickson Lena Frederickson Rice Jones and John Willis and all others unknown to quiet title remove mortgage cloud on lands in Beaverhead County Montana described as EY%NEY% NW WY%NEY SEYNDY NYSWH SEY%SW% NYSE and SW% SEY section 20 21 Township 5 8 Range 15 West M M Mortgage from Aura Christensen dated February 24 1898 recorded in volume 27 page 357 alleged to cloud title. Court clerk Fred Rifh signs May 24 1917. Norris Ward Collins Dillon Montana attorneys for plaintiffs. 21-26
Scientific American describes a simple milk foam control device. A straight tube with a trumpet shaped end sits in the pot. four openings at the lower part channel boiling milk up the tube and back onto the surface, preventing splattering and spillover.
The article notes open air regimes in New Zealand jails with prisoners allowed outside living, horse ownership for some inmates, and flexible housing like tents. It describes a system permitting misdemeanants to choose jail or outdoor living, and a case where a “jail” was relocated after inmates protested harsh treatment by a lockout.
The piece explains the Greek Evzones and the term kilted men as a natural evolution from the Homeric use of zone for the belt. It notes the belt’s role in supporting kilts or short skirts and mentions the shift from women’s girdles to mens’ belted attire, with a snappy dialogue end.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for stomach troubles including ulcers gall stones and indigestion claiming it clears bile and mucus and prevents surgery. It offers a free book and urges readers to obtain a bottle from Potts, the local druggist, and boasts no alcohol or habit forming drugs.
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