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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
5
Official paper notes charges for notices of church festivals fairs dances concerts sociables suppers and other events with admission or sales of fancy articles. Card of thanks and obituary poetry also billed at five cents per line.
Notice to Tripuns subscribers who do not receive their papers on time to notify the office. The paper is published regularly and readers should receive it regularly.
An excerpt from a Dillon Tribune editorial argues Governor Norris favors conserving Montana resources but questions whether his stance influenced an order withdrawing public lands along the Gallatin Madison Jefferson and Beaverhead rivers. The dispute targets Butte Miner coverage and political bias amid debates on conservation and water flow for the Missouri River.
A provocative exchange pits Miner against Governor Norris in a clash over conservation. The Miner’s stance sparks a schoolroom metaphor as Norris’s policy disposition is questioned, with a playful jab about progress and unity in the West.
City council must choose a location for the Hamilton drinking fountain to be erected this spring. Residents favor placing it at the Idaho and Glendale intersection, arguing it is prominent, has room for corner clipping, and would boost nearby library access and future business blocks.
A historical notice urges consistent policy to curb public displays by women labeled as red light workers. It calls for forbidding street appearances in dress, late evenings in town, and visiting eating houses, arguing such reforms would restore decency.
The Butte Evening News says the Armstead Gilmore railroad is an Oregon Short Line venture linking Butte and Boise. It argues the project will expand mining regions that could eclipse past booms and bring early benefits to Butte.
County Attorney Melton has filed in district court against five men convicted of petit larceny, charging them with burglary. The filing marks a notable action by the county legal team in pursuing sanctions.
The county attorney vows to seek hard time for burglars who stole about one dollar in value after dark. Defendants admitted guilt and were sentenced to thirty days in county jail for petit larceny, with the attorney urging a penitentiary if a jury can.
The Beaverhead County High School agricultural department will test seed and milk at no cost for farmers. The program helps verify cow profitability and seed quality, saving farmers from costly mistakes and offering a valuable service not common in other counties.
As car numbers rise in Dillon the county fair plans grow brighter for a potential automobile race next fall. Officials are urged to offer inducement to attract a novel event not yet seen in this region.
An editorial argues business men and farmers should unite for beet culture, noting mutual prosperity depends on both. It discusses ticket pricing on Armstead routes and hints at future excursion rates to Beaverhead county fair, urging regional travel by wagon to attend.
The Dillon region faces more punitive measures with five inmates in Deer Lodge. The Big Hole basin forms a boosters club and Armstead town lots are sold while Mes sirs Scott and Decker may plot new developments. Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad plans proceed as spring arrives, Beaverhead fair opens in twenty two weeks, prompting early exhibits planning.
Armstead has not matched Dillon in the street marble play or in basketball. The town lacks a strong team and the matchup remains uneven as locals compare skills and rivalries.
A brief note praises the Oregon Short Line for its recent months of support to Dillon, describing the railway’s assistance as noble and helpful during the period.
The passage discusses Beaverhead valley benefits from sugar beet culture and hints at a new Armstead Gilmore railroad. It notes that beets are the path to benefit and reminds readers that those who did not register cannot vote.
A collage of district newspaper quips and jokes reflects social humor of the era. Snatches from the Big Hole Breezes Missoulian Great Falls Leader Lewistown Argus Butte Inter Mountain Helena Record show satire on legislature, manners, and fashion with playful regional tone.
The Tribune reports a bulletin announcing the sixth annual inter scholastic meet to be held at the University of Montana in Missoula on a Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
The Montana Inter-Scholastic Association hosts a multi day state meet with high school contestants. The university will pay railroad fares and provide lodging for five pupils plus chaperones. Prizes include sixteen gold medals sixteen silver medals sixteen bronze medals three cups and a watch fob. Beaverhead county high school will send contestants though representatives are not yet named.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney Co. swears the firm will pay 100 dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Oath sworn in Toledo on December 6.
Notary Public A. W. Gusason advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy. Claims testimonials available free from F. J. Cuenzy & Co in Toledo. Product sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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