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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1890
Page
5
A shipwrecked sailor clings to a spar and signals a passing vessel. Housekeepers are invited to a Friday special sale of Smyrna Bugs with three lots discounted below cost. Items priced at $5, $4, and $2.50 drop to $2.82, $2.23, and $1.62 respectively.
Advertises mail order service with samples and prices sent freely. Expressage prepaid across the state. Goods delivered to homes at low local prices with no extra transport charge. Unwanted goods may be returned at the seller's expense.
Small ads announce goods and services in Dillon including a fine guitar at News Depot, Remington typewriter for $60, buggies and wagons at Ditton, garden seeds at N M White's City Drug Store, sunshades and boys clothing at Hammer Slough and Kaufman, milk shakes at Bee Hive, stock salt from Poindexter Sons, stationery at Dillon News Company, cigars at Dillon News, musical strings at News Depot, Tribune and Cosmopolitan magazine offers, confectionery at Dillon News, and a judge's charge reminding jurors to shop at Hammer and Moore's.
Local merchant touts bargain pricing and neat stock in a concise sales pitch. Emphasizes customer satisfaction and clean departments to attract buyers.
City column reports Eliel Bros ads featuring parasols hats and cowboys gear and a range of local items. News notes include land platted Peterson property expansion marriage licenses and upcoming Union Pacific ticket sales. The issue also covers local accidents politics school events and military and pioneer society updates.
The May term lists demurrers sustained in several state cases and divorces granted in Lovell and Harby matters. Grand jury reports address county facilities and a court-house sale, with adjournment noted. Dillon Opera House hosted a school entertainment with strong attendance and plans to raise funds to discharge piano debt.
A series of short notes lists individuals visiting or traveling in and around Dillon. Names include Jake Miller in Butte, J B Crow In Butte, L Kaufman in the city, Judge Galbraith from Helena, Mrs Henri J Burleigh in Deer Lodge, F L Graves in Bannack, and many more with brief destinations such as Argenta, Pocatello, Salmon City, Anaconda, Silver Spring Mills, Ruby Valley, and Dillon. The item also records recoveries and upcoming plans for local residents and businesses.
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