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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
7
Entry at the Dillon post office for transmission as second class matter. The Tribune Pub. Co. disclaims debts by employees unless orders signed by a manager. Subscribers who do not receive the paper regularly should notify the office. The paper is published regularly and should be received regularly.
The piece argues US education in the Philippines fails due to itinerant teachers and language barriers, urging Spanish instruction for broad impact. It notes Andrew Carnegie’s $600,000 gift to Tuskegee Institute, boosting endowment to $1,000,000 and supporting Booker T. Washington’s mission in the South. It quotes ongoing Republican-Democrat tensions and Harper's Weekly features on Roosevelt's West tour.
Mount Holyoke President Mary E Woolley denounces cramming for college prep while Oberlin's Barrows counsels patience. The piece also highlights Miss Ethel Smyth as a bold opera composer and notes social and political items including Anaconda city council, Lemhi printing costs, and St Louis Exposition dedication.
The April report notes the warmest day reaching eighty degrees on the 25th and the coldest at eight degrees on the 12th. Mean temperature was 38.7. The month had nine clear, ten partly cloudy, eleven cloudy days with storms on the 1st 10th and 9th. Precipitation rose 0.41 inches and snowfall 0.174 inches above prior records.
City council met at city hall with Mayor White and nine members approving duties and hires. Fines totaled 174 dollars, 35 arrests noted. debts for sidewalks to be pursued. A south side walk on Reeder street was granted. saloon permits issued to Bammer Estes and Gooch & Coon. Leonard Eliel elected council president. A S Johnson treasurer and Wm Cushing police judge approved at a prior special meeting. Water works plans by Frank Kelsey of Salt Lake discussed. bids to follow. The city treasury shows strain but funds anticipated.
The Dillon Montana post office lists letters remaining uncalled for as of May 8 1903. Names include Andrews Arthur Hannah Brisco Leonard Copeland C H Caff Berns Freeman Fargerson Gertrude Higgins J Scott Hunter W E Langfried Homer Langendorf Chas Loyd Mahan Joseph Malloy Bert Olvon Harry Olson Wm G Ronnells Ida Sammons Frank Seymour Miss Smith Belle Summer A Thomas Mrs Arthur Vitek Jas Williams D A White and others. If unclaimed within 90 days these letters will be sent to the dead letter office.
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