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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
4
The note directs all business letters and ads to Tribune Publishing Co. and editorial correspondence to EpirdR Tribune. It also states mail should be sent from the Dillon post office as second class matter.
The notice asks TripuNnxE subscribers who do not receive their papers on time to notify the office. It states the paper is published regularly and subscribers should receive it regularly.
Luther Burbank urges amateurs to keep only the best plant each year and discard weak ones. He favors selection as well as breeding, advising readers to isolate the ideal plant, harvest its seeds, and repeatedly select the finest offspring to approach the ideal form.
The Rocky Mountain Husbandman notes that Beaverhead valley holds a reservoir site to store water for 250 000 acres of land. It cites potential irrigation to cover land between Bedrock and Twin Bridges, promising to double the agricultural population and wealth of Dillon and the state. It commends private and public investment in irrigation and calls the field large and promising.
The Trisune commends the public school board for re-electing the teacher corps and notes Dillon offers the best group of teachers among similar towns. Citizens move to Dillon for school advantages as students graduate to the County High School and then the State Normal College, which accepts entrants without examination.
The article argues Theodore Roosevelt transcends party labels, shaping a new era in American politics. It notes trust power and monoplies as core issues, predicting live issues will birth new parties if old ones fail to adapt, with Roosevelt as the decisive figure. It cites Lemhi Herald and Dillon Tribune snippets about presses, fairs, and local enterprise.
Warren Toole, noted attorney and staunch Democrat, dies after a career marked by eloquence and erudition. He secured a 1872 party congressional nomination but never pursued further political honors, and he avoided many fraternal societies while earning broad respect as a man of affairs and friend until his last day.
County Clerk Baker issued bounty inspectors outfits including seals and punches earlier this week. The inspectors listed are Dillon Fred Carter, Charles Burden Bannack Retallack Redrock J P Coleman George P Lossl Lima John A Peat Detl Clay Patterson Wisdom John M Armstrong Grant Frank Blair Jackson Charles F Lloyd.
The Amalgamated Copper company operates thirty men on its Indian Queen property near Birch Creek in Beaverhead county. James Willoughby runs the work with Patrick Kane having recently left. The shaft reaches 150 feet, a larger engine is on order, and a new double compartment shaft lies 800 feet from the tunnel mouth. Four men extract ore from old workings with 40 to 50 tons in bins. The crew approves of their new boss and payroll matches previous levels, with plans to increase later. Dr. W C Bagley discusses State Normal school progress and future plans including a $75,000 addition, expanded faculty, manual training, and domestic science. He notes rising attendance, graduate placement, and the need for more rooms in Dillon. He cites Lloyd system for manual training and hopes for strong collaboration with women’s clubs to boost education. He praises Butte high school graduates in the normal program.
An American Goldfields company planned in Washington with 1,000,000 capital will operate placer mines in Goldrich gulch about seven miles from Twin Bridges. Mr Urbain of Twin Bridges owns the claims, has sluiced ground wastefully, and will transfer titles to the new corporation once formed and gear is installed.
A heavy storm wrecked or disabled all seven boats in the Port Mahon to Toulon leg. The Mercedes sank with crew rescued, Camile abandoned with crew saved, Heracles drifted with crew on a destroyer, Malgretout towed, Quand Meme missing with seven aboard including the Duke de Cases.
New York, May 13. Nan Patterson leaves the Tombs a free woman after more than eleven months in prison and three mistrials for the Caesar Young murder. 2,000 spectators cheer as District Attorney Jerome moves to discharge Patterson on her own recognizance. He cites jury bias and alleges newspapers fostered a miscarriage of justice.
Admiral Dewey’s health shows improvement after arrival in New York and return to his Washington home, according to latest bulletin dated May 16.
The Beaverhead river runs unusually low with water near the Selway bridge only inches deep. Dams and ditches divert most flow, risking irrigation shortages if June brings few trains delivering water.
Mrs George Beerhrer of Willis took her daughter Julia to Dillon for a badly lacerated finger after playing with a large St Bernard. Dr Walker says the nail may regrow. the girl endured great pain.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming health bloom in cheeks eyes and muscles when cleared for action. It urges readers to try pills at Riley’s drug store for 25 cents.
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