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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
4
The official paper of Beaverhead County lists advance rates for one year six months and three months with prices. It also details rates for notices of church festivals fairs dances concerts sociables and other events with admission charges or profit from sales. Card of Thanks obituary poetry and ads are priced per line and the Tribune Publishing Co notes nonresponsibility for employee debts and urges timely delivery reporting.
Laymen from Montana traveled to Butte for a missionary banquet but the event left nothing for the heathen as the banquet committee quit in debt. The piece criticizes commercialization of missions and cites other editorials urging highway taxes and direct senator elections, along with local notes.
A Lake Forest University professor argues kissing in public is proper and should replace private displays. He condemns American hesitation and urges bold public displays if both parties consent, adding a tongue in cheek Montana warning about social consequences.
A fragment notes the ministerial association will lend its aid by resolution to prevent the Jefirief, indicating coordinated church or civic action though details are incomplete.
The writer contrasts California prize fighting with weekly bouts in Butte where many Black fighters enter a ring and bruise each other until one survives for a small purse. He argues such spectacle is less deadly than broad dangers like wrestling football or marathon dancing, where multiple lives can be lost, and calls for perspective on violent contests.
Senator Dixon campaigns for higher short haul rates on railroads arguing fairness for paying customers while railroads push for lower long haul rates to their benefit. The issue pits public interest against carrier arguments and affects everyday travelers and shippers.
Editorial urges readers to invest locally in Beaverhead county stock and public projects while dismissing foreign propositions. It defends Dillon's growth and hints at a Fourth of July controversy, warning against speculative ventures and calling for support of the public hospital fund.
John Cushing a longtime Dillon resident and Odd Fellows treasurer dies after a life spanning mining shoe business and town development. He helped found the local Methodist church and supported Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges. Funeral at the Methodist church with burial at Mountain View cemetery. he left a widow and eleven children.
Director Campbell of Lick Observatory says Halley's comet is the most conspicuous since 1882 and may surpass the 1882 great comet in apparent size. Astronomer Curtis photographed a 33 degree tail. Earth and comet will pass May 18 at 40 to 50 miles per second, 10 hours to traverse the tail, viewable just before dawn above the east horizon.
S S Carruthers secretary of the Beaverhead County Fair association reports preparations for next fall are progressing smoothly. The Dillon fair is expected to be the best yet with various improvements planned to keep facilities in good order.
The fragment references fair pricing for transportation short hauls and local newspaper quips. It mentions Missoulian and Kalispell Bee quotes on market fairness, retailer practices, and cost cuts, suggesting a discussion on business ethics and local commerce.
The association attends to preliminaries and carnival date not yet set due to awaiting definite arrangements with three first class carnival companies. Mr Carruthers is in correspondence with firms and aims to finalize dates soon while premiums to be awarded are being discussed.
Notice invites anyone planning Sunday schools to contact Montana missionaries Rev. Edwin M. Ellis Helena Rev. Geo Edwards Great Falls Rev. F H Gywnie Butte or Rev. Geo M Fisher Kalispell for aid in organizing denominational or union schools with no charges. Write to the nearest.
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