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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1896
Page
6
Regular column from Wisdom and surrounding towns relays local happenings in late October. Updates cover bridges at Big Hole, land deals, stores and stock, new homes, weddings, mining activity, and political campaign events with numerous local residents named.
Special Correspondence of the Tribune reports in Bannack on Thursday visits by candidates W H Cochran Edwin Norris and Joe B Poin dexter. It notes local moves including Mikus family to Schuler's ranch for a week and leases on the Silver Belt mine.
T B Craver made a trip to Bannack on Saturday. Tommy Yost will have beef cattle fed at Kissick Bros place this winter. A Malad Idaho man passed through, amid election year chatter. Voters thronged polls registering opinions on the day’s questions as weather turns colder and sheep move to lower pastures. Buss.
Forty eight voters registered in this Polaris precinct this year. Geo Tash traveled to Polaris on Monday. Miss Dulcie Anderson visits her sister Mrs. Brooka. Marshall Harrison remains in critical condition. A runaway Johnsons team on Polaris hill caused wagon damage but no injuries. Amelia Allen of Townsend Montana, formerly of this place, has died suddenly.
In Lima on Oct 31 Democrats led by Cochran Norris and Morgan argued for the white metal as Dillon and Butte representatives spoke. The meeting drew wide turnout and was praised as the largest political rally, with Dillon Music and Lima Glee Club performances and a late-night Dillon visit. A Silver Republicans rally followed on Nov 2 with a 55-member delegation from Dillon arriving by train.
A Chicago Tribune piece notes that despite oil baths massage and electrical treatments wrinkles may return unless inner causes are addressed. It cites an A B graduate of Vassar who quit treatments though still sells goods, stressing that beauty is soul deep and mental well being prevents facial lines.
Christian Nelson longtime Virginia resident died at home after a week long illness of pneumonia. Born January 15 1828 in Malde Norway he immigrated to the United States at twenty six and joined early westward gold seekers reaching Aldergulch in 1864. He married Miss Sutrey in Chicago in 1867 and returned to Norway then Helena before settling in Virginia City in 1879. He is survived by his wife and six children Anna Charles Nelse Matthew Norman and May.
The article catalogs elevations of diverse landmarks including Utrecht’s tower at 464 feet, Mount Pilatus at 9050 feet, Bunker Hill monument at 220 feet, Brooklyn Bridge at 278 feet, Holland dikes 10 to 40 feet, Nankin porcelain tower 248 feet, Mount Hecla 6000 feet, Carthage Kansas 5009 feet, Mount Shasta 14450 feet, Florence Duomo cross 880 feet, Mauna Loa 13760 feet, Mauna Kea 18968 feet, Mauna Huaialai 7829 feet, Mount Sinai 8000 feet, and Freiburg cathedral steeple.
Chicago dispatches report varied tallies from early returns showing Republicans ahead in the next House with gains in several states. Details include Republicans near 235 seats with Democrats around 122 and independents, plus senate projections favoring anti silver majorities and state results from Maryland Kentucky Georgia New York and Utah. Detroit cites McKinley ahead for president and Pingree leading governor in Michigan amid mixed local returns.
Returns from Ricumon dated November 4 indicate the Democrats won Virginia by about 20 000 votes. Democratic congressmen elected include Jones in the First district Lamb in the Third Swanson in the Fifth Otey in the Sixth Grady in the Seventh and Rice in the Fourth.
London reports extraordinary U S election interest with London papers bulletining results on cable news. The stock market buoyancy boosts American securities as The Globe notes investing guidance to hold assets even if Bryan wins. Democratic candidates Faulkner and Osborn claim congressional wins amid ballot irregularities.
At Lixcotx on Nov 4 Mr Bryan's supporters said he did not view defeat as certain and expected larger cities to trend against him. He read bulletins at his rooms, showing Nebraska reports, while Mrs Bryan kept up cheer. If defeat confirmed he plans an appeal for a silver campaign focus. Delays in Delaware and Missouri results followed with Republican gains in Indiana and broad national projections.
Early returns from Colorado show Bryan and Sewall leading by over 100000 in a total vote near 175000. No tabulation yet. The state ticket led by Alva Adams is about 12000 ahead of the Populist fusion ticket Oregon. In Oregon McKinley trails with about 32133 to 27409 for Bryan. Palmer around 100.
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