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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
1
A Beaverhead Molison region column reports on farm hands' alleged dishonesty and high wages amid a labor shortage. It covers local ranch activity, new corrals plans near Little Sage, family visits, census work, and upcoming Fourth of July preparations in Rochester and Dillon, with brief local society notes and business movement.
Special correspondence from Bannack Montana dated June 18 reports residents and visitors on various trips and events. Mrs Homer Tash travels to Iowa via Dillon. Mrs Pat Connors visits from the Horse Prairie dredge boat. local men from L A Brown's mine and Montana dredge boats are listed as traveling or staying in town. One resident, Geo Tash, is sick with typhoid fever. Dr Ryburn attends. The note teases a Fourth of July gathering and urges participation.
Miss Lizzie Page returned from Dillon to visit her sister Lena and left the next day. Mae Burtch spent last week with friends in Missoula. C W VanOrsdel and family visited in Waterloo then left Saturday. C L Utley visited friends in Sheridan. Mrs Henry Bushnell began an extended Michigan visit. W R Page, R W Page, Henry Bushnell and Elmer Page attend court in Virginia City this week. O L Utley took a quick trip to Virginia yesterday. N L Page visited Dillon last week. George Burns is in Virginia courting this week.
County board adjourned after approving funds for bridges and general costs. Debates on road right of way demanded high compensation and compliance with state laws, with bids invited for wood and fencing. A local baseball game near the courthouse ends with Dillon victory over Italian laborers 47 to 11.
A youth connected to the family living with Louis Garlan for six months rode away with his benefactor's horse and saddle. The owner pursued to the county seat and, after effort and expense, recovered the property.
About 25 head of brood mares broke to harness, 8 to 10 yearlings and two year-olds halter-broke. The sale will take place Saturday, June 23, 1900, at Anderson Bros. stable at 2 o'clock p. m. Everything sold without reserve as owner sold his ranch and has no place for them. John W Sutherland.
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