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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1891
Page
8
The report recaps a legal dispute where Hays bought Glasgow's attachment in Camas Idaho and took Glasgow's horses. Glasgow wins the case, Hays pays costs, ex-Sheriff Woodin reportedly loses $1000 for bond neglect. The notes mention attendance, local readings, and community updates across May 24.
Gould Sidney Pillon and other railroad men see a big future for a Northwest A railroad from Dillon to Helena through Beaverhead Valley. In 1880 Union Pacific graded thirty miles toward Helena but halted for lack of money. Two years later Northern Pacific reached the region and controlled heavy freight and passenger traffic, worth an estimated million dollars yearly, sparking a shift in competition and prompting UP to reassess the missed opportunity.
A Timber Culture Land Office notice from Missoula Montana dated May 14 1801 cites Faulder J Charlton against William W Bentley for failure to cultivate land under entry L446 in Beaverhead county with a July 25 hearing in Dillon before R Z Thomas, clerk, and an amendment to Ordinance No 1 section seven detailing city marshal duties and fees approved May 7 1881 by Mayor T W Pour Pee se and City Clerk Philip Stelzer certify the copy.
Charles Boyle once of Dillon clashed with G. F. Woolston of the Butte Street Car Company after drinking on duty. Boyle claims he remained on the car while asserting he had been drinking and later discusses his divorce and illness. A mob near lynching followed a mistaken belief Woolston killed Boyle, and a formal meeting of brass band members is announced for Fourth of July preparations.
Mrs. Frank Barrett of Winfield Michigan reports her three month old baby cured by Cuticura after initial failure by multiple doctors. She describes extensive body sores and hair loss before improvement within two months. The ad promotes Cuticura Blood and Skin Purifier, Cuticura Soap, and Curicura as a comprehensive remedy for skin and blood diseases from infancy onward.
A brief notice indicates Dillon Implement Company offers goods at bottom prices rather than standard rates, inviting shoppers to take advantage of reduced pricing during a sales event.
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