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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
3
Special correspondence from Pageville reports visits by G F Page and family, social entertainments, and local business notes. Hospial correspondence covers blizzard weather, marriages, illnesses, and community milestones including a move by I M Kinsey and various local trades and mining activity.
In March there were town changes and three dances last month. Mrs. Brazil returned to her hotel once run by Mr. Wheeler who moved back to Missouri flat. Miss Cavan of Melrose visited for a Rochester hotel dance with the supper by Mrs. Brazil.
Special correspondence notes Pendarvis family members arriving home after a four month stay in Friend Nebraska visiting relatives. Miss Pendarvis accompanies. Also updates illness recoveries and social visits from residents including Spaulding Gallahan Powers Snapp and local business plans in nearby Virginia City and Dillon area.
The Tribune prints reader letters labeled as letters from the people, noting space is given but views are not endorsed and letters reflect citizen opinions. The column presents diverse perspectives on local issues.
In Bannack Montana on March 4 1897 Kiditor Trieunz derides Democrat calls for freedom while critiquing lawmakers for curbing personal liberty. He notes Montana's legislature mostly blocked woman suffrage arguing it would threaten homes by alcohol and gambling. The piece underscores ongoing tensions shaping state progress and prosperity.
In this opinion piece, John Ger rs on argues that nations rise and fall with regard to womanhood and motherhood. He extols the mother’s role in the home, nursing and healing, and asserts women belong in domestic and public life, including lawmaking and finance, predicting women will enter the U S Senate within twenty years.
The excerpt notes how English commerce under Queen Elizabeth expanded words entering English from foreign nations. It cites Savannah’s census of shade trees with over 11 000 trees across 49 varieties as a testament to civic beauty. It also mentions a proposed New York law to limit building height to bring perspectives down to ground level.
Consul E W Tingle notes American machines lag German designs due to weight and cost. German models weigh 28 to 80 pounds, priced around 70 to 85 marks, while American bikes run lighter and cost about 100 dollars. German dealers push heavy, sturdy perception, amid misrepresentations about American quality.
The ram’s horn bar, once mocked, is now valued for speed and ease among slender riders. It offers multiple grip positions and extra distance between saddle and handles, reducing knee interference and improving riding comfort.
A New York Sun note quotes W H Webster on a shift toward heavier road tires and added gear like tool bags and cases. The piece suggests many novelties flood the market, with official chatter from Washington patent office as bicycle interest remains high.
A snowshoe bicycle with two long runners in front slides along on bare ground with a wheel between. The rider operates it like an ordinary wheel, moving despite the runners and only dismounting on bare ground where the machine wears down the runners. The report notes its speed and minimal obstructions.
Cribbage boards of inlaid fancy woods with silver mountings are described. The spade pattern appears in salt must ard and sugar spoons. Inkstands combine crystal and silver with crystal trays and bottle tops of silver. Silver handles are added to sealing wax sticks and some holders bear a seal.
N J Burnett and W S Burnett of Amesville Beaverhead county Montana claim labor expenditures totaling 500 over several years on the Sura Pay quartz lode in unorganized district. They demand the co owner pay 166.66 within 90 days or his interest will vest in the claim holders under section 2324 revised statutes.
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