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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
8
Local notices report store closings with inducements for cash customers, dental work claims, and new goods at Thomsen and Graves. Community items describe sickness, baptisms, entertainments at the Opera House, a planned Fast and Racing Association meeting, court activity, and local charity contributions.
Grands jurors sworn as Beaterhead District Court opens with Judge McConnell presiding. Indictments include grand larceny for Fred Jones and catty stealing for Lines Jaggers. Trials scheduled on water right cases and various civil matters, with several defendants bound to answer at next session.
The Elkhorn district mines Storm, Elkhorn and Simpson require funds to open new levels below water. San Francisco capitalists John D. Spreckles & Co. have agreed to invest about 25,000 dollars. Louw C. Pricrie plans bond-backed development over sixteen months, with machinery like a steam hoist and Roowles pump ordered to reach deeper ore.
Incomplete OCR renders scattered place names and terms. The fragment mentions ports, counties, a road incident, and various towns but yields no coherent event or date to summarize.
A mixed local clip lists visitors and residents in Dillon including Volk Moore from Sheridan Joe Shinberger from Red Rock and Miss Jeanie Carson visiting friends. It mentions Missoula visitor Rev L L Would Judge Brown in the area and others traveling or staying for court and business.
The shop highlights updated lines in Dress Stuffs featuring Rhadine Suraps Faille Francaise and more. It touts a large White Goods stock with embroideries Robes Flounces and Laces plus a vast array of Men’s Furnishings including wool shirts flannels and cassolineres. Prices on P Reed shoes are reduced attracting ladies to the display.
Trustees in Dillon Spring Hillard and Birch Creek publish annual election notices in Tamune. Interest in school elections grows with lively contests. three tickets are expected in beaverhead district. Reports from Spring Grid suggest a heavy turnout and a year's election impact.
During Holy Week the services at St James Church will be daily at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. A Holy Communion is planned for Thursday evening. Good Friday features a special service for Christian unity with addresses by the Rev. W Engersoll and the Rector. Other evenings offer topics: Monday Denying Christ, Tuesday Vicarious Sacrifice, Wednesday Historical Address No 4, The Reformation in England, Thursday Holy Communion, Friday Christian Unity, Saturday The State of the Departed.
On the application of required members the Pioneers Society of Beaverhead County orders a special meeting at the Court House next Monday evening March 26 for arranging the First Annual Meeting on May 28 to elect new and honorary members and to transact other business.
Seventeen fine stallions of Percheron breed imported from Phieneh Coach ian high prade stock are brought to Southern Montana. The horses come from MW Dodnteni's renowned breeding establishment at Wayne, three miles from Chicago. Prospective buyers may view the stock at Ditten and at Poindester's ranch two miles from town.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Dilwe Montana Post Office event with mentions of Beavorhead area, Mariso bess, Brant and Cadets Moacthas. Names like Jats Weter and Merenthiee Meblos appear in garbled form amid scattered references to a speech end and a planned meeting or call.
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