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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
7
Public notices detail where to send business letters and editorial material to Tribune Publishing and Tribune. It states theFaipu e Pos Co will not be responsible for debts of employees unless signed by the manager and urges subscribers to report missed deliveries.
A mosaic of town items notes a blown oil tank near Olean drawing seashore crowds, a looming Spokane gasworker strike set for March 23, and upcoming local elections on April 4. It calls for school trustees, numbered Dillon properties, trolley plans, and a caucus gap in the new trustee law.
A humorous essay from the Missouri Valley Farmer contrasts physical strength with financial capital. It notes a New York tycoon offering a million to anyone who can give him eyes that see the world anew, suggesting youth’s vigor is a different form of capital.
A speaker derides a healthy young man who complains of hardship, declaring his body a million in value including eyes lungs and stomach. He contrasts the man’s wealth with a world of suffering and urges immediate effort rather than lament.
The article recounts Curie’s discovery of radium, its astonishing power, and the peril it poses to researchers. It notes the high cost of radium, initially around $300,000 per ounce, and reports an English chemist offering limited amounts at $900,000 per pound.
C W Rosison announces Col Juane of Ansconda will visit the city Saturday evening March 14 to promote the Uniform and Endowment Banks and urges every Knight to attend. Henry Grabhorn pardoned by the governor, now released after life sentence for his wife’s 1887 Dillon murder. Mary Leary, daughter of Mr and Mrs Timothy Leary, dies from burns suffered while at a bonfire Monday.
The Dillon stock yards saw a shipment of 1 600 Hamp shire and Shropshire crosses sold to Frye Bruhn Co of Seattle. Fed solely on alfalfa hay for 74 days the sheep grew from 108 to 137 pounds averaging four and a quarter cents per pound at sale. Profit underscores Beaverhead county alfalfa as a fattening feed, with plans for 8 000 more to follow.
The registry books will be open for registration from March 17 to 21 daily 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Books stay open April 4 for corrections and for those absent or unable to register on regular days. Everyone must register to vote. L. Ousure Registry Agent Hughes McCaleb's Store.
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