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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1890
Page
4
A collection of early Dillon Tribune items includes business items, advertising rates, and public notices. It mentions city marshal candidates, a Louisiana lottery charter bid, stock and commodity chatter, railroad and rail politics, and local school discipline policy in Providence. It notes cattle and farm concerns, rainfall, and community aid in improving local commerce.
A city council meeting heard proposals from capitalists, mainly from Butte, to fund Dillon's water works and an electric light plant. A water system is essential for sanitation and fire protection, with mains and high pressure. Electric lights are not urgent but likely needed soon. The plan may use the water power for motive power, contingent on bonds and a solid contract. A sewerage system is discussed as a future consideration, with emphasis on keeping pace with neighboring towns. Citizens are urged to examine the proposal and assist as needed.
A new Montana Western & Pacific Railway & Construction company plans a survey from Anaconda to the Idaho line and later construction toward Puget Sound. The route passes Warm Springs creek Silver Lake Edmund Cable District Georgetown Flats Red Lion country Flint Creek Granite Mountain and will connect with Montana Union at Anaconda and Northern Pacific at Phillipsburg. The project aims to exploit rich mineral and agricultural Montana districts and will begin surveying immediately. The piece also notes a government struggle to curb illegal Chinaman labor imports across unguarded borders and promotes a June issue of Cosmopolitan with literary features and a subscription offer.
A Cincinnati Times-Star interview with a leading patent lawyer outlines trends toward affordable innovations. Electric motors and storage batteries power cars, while fire escapes, car brakes, couplings, and ice machines attract attention. Women contribute many household inventions, and the patent process remains challenging with many applications. Maubant retires from Theatre Francais. Dr. John P. Munn tends Jay Gould’s health with notable fees.
A muscular countryman known for riding wild horses takes on a bold challenge when offered a Texas pony that bolts through streets. The horse debris and a dramatic turn end with the rider injured but alive, declaring the beast nearly killed him.
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