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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
5
A compilation of notices and editorial commentary covering strikes, a sea serpent sighting off Maine, Mrs. McKinley’s illness, education reforms in New York, Philippine normal school enrollment, Bozeman water works, Butte Miner's union investments, McKinley term prospects, and warnings about careless shooting in town.
The piece urges a daily mail route to Jackson in the Big Hole basin and ongoing road repairs each year to keep the route in thorough repair. It argues business interests in Dillon should support the line and show appreciation to county residents who shop there. It also presses for a telephoon line and fast action on locating the County Free High School, proposing central siting near the public school with room for both buildings.
Police spirited away William Fairfax the negro murderer to Uniontown jail after a murder and attempted lynching stirred Connellsville Pennsylvania. A heavy rope dangled from the town hall as a warning while a dawn shooting on Main Street left John Humans dead and Frank Jetts charged. Negroes from Roanoke Virginia are said to come for sewer work, raising self protection concerns for six months.
Agents of roads west of Chicago agree on one fare for the round trip plus $2 for veterans attending the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Cleveland. The rate applies from all points west of Chicago and was determined at a Chicago meeting.
The piece notes American manufacture of lifelike prosthetic legs shipping to Europe annually. It credits Civil War era demand, rail accidents, antiseptics reducing mortality, and shifts from peg legs to modern models. Typical prices range around 100 dollars with yearly maintenance 5 to 25 dollars, and children are now fitted early for symmetrical development.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price per bottle and testimonials are promised, with mention of a weekly newspaper insert.
County High School board met last Saturday to approve plans for a new building and open bids for the site. Architects Fennel and Gove of Butte offered favored designs. changes were allowed. Bids included lots from A B Rife, Craig Cornell, and W T Mauldin with selections deferred to June 1.
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