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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
1
Ex-Governor White, presiding, led a Beaverhead county rally that drew about 800 at the Dillon opera house. The crowd cheered a speech attacking trusts, praising Republican anti trust measures and arid land reclamation with irrigation projects and Far East expansion.
The newly elected official did not parade through saloons chasing free drinks. Instead he kept his dignity, and an informal reception at the Beaverhead club headquarters drew a large crowd to a fully packed hall for social conversation.
Bryan county carried by a margin near 150 and state ticket vote similar. All Republican county candidates fell except C. W. Conger. several races decided by under 20 votes. Legislative ticket trailed, indicating W. A. Clark influence. Full official returns expected next week.
Miss Jennie Jackson and James Nedrow were wed Tuesday evening at eighty o eight oclock in the Nelson Sheffield residence with forty invited guests. Rev R P Smith officiated and a large supper followed. The couple will honeymoon in Idaho then settle in Big Hole basin. Mr Nedrow is the brother of Mrs Nelson Sheffield of the city.
An old style health ad touts Casoarets as a natural cure to restore health by aligning bowels. It claims quick, painless relief with easy movement and urges readers to start for ten cents. The tone mimics a period patent medicine pitch targeting general illness.
Election day in Dillon drew crowds from morning till night as carriages bore candidates and a ornate four horse band wagon paraded the streets. Betting topped $15,000. at night headquarters for Republican and Democratic parties buzzed with activity while county results came in by two o clock.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson investigated a herd owned by N J Bielenberg four miles south of town after Joe Muir reported eight cattle found dead on Powell Creek ranch. Animals lay within half a mile and showed signs of prolonged pain or instant death, leading to the conclusion of poisoning.
On the way to the Rattlesnake Monday Wilson's threshing outfit crossed a slough bridge near Van Camp. Bridge stringers broke, the engine sank eight feet into mud and water. The crew worked from 11 AM until late at night to recover the engine, and a snapped 1 inch steel draw bar narrowly saved Engineer Will Wilson from being crushed.
Advertisement style copy touts “888 positive conditions” cured by a fig syrup. Notes that it targets parents and claims the system “simply needs cleansing.” Mentions California Fig. Syrup Company and that sales are restricted to company distributors.
Prof J E Monroe, voluntary observer for the Dillon weather station, records October mean temperature 42.8 degrees. Minimum 20 on the 20th, maximum 70 on the 12th. Precipitation 284 inches, snowfall 17.6 inches. Cloudy days 11, clear 17, partly cloudy 3. The period from the 6th to the 18th shows finest weather. A brilliant meteorite fell on the 10th at 10 p m.
An advertisement touts Moki Tea as a cure for sick headache indigestion and constipation and promises a clear skin complexion. The product is sold at L. J. Williams Central Pharmacy with refunds and prices 26 and 50 cents.
List of letters remaining in the Willis post office Beaverhead County Montana for Dana Cubbison Oscar Littledike and others. If not called for within 80 days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Manaarer Reicue P. M.
An advertisement claims Roker’s English Remedy will stop a cough anytime and cure the worst cold in twelve hours with a money refund. It lists prices 25 cents and 50 cents at Williams' Central Pharmacy and promotes Cascarella Candy Cathartic to cure constipation for ever with prices 10 and 25 cents.
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