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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1889
Page
2
Local item from Montanas Ditton area dated November 5 1889 notes community updates and notices typical of a small frontier town paper with sparse readable details.
Correspondence from Centennial Valley reports Indians at Starvation Creek killing elk, ranchers constrained by Montana law. Residents plan wintering camps, cabin building, and stock moves. Snow falls daily as hunters and travelers arrive. local officials and new voting precincts are noted.
At Mussoua on Nov 7 a circular sawer at Silver Horn mill injured foreman John Earl and he was taken to hospital. In Butrtre on the same date an arson attempt failed to burn Oscar Stenberg's house and shop, near an earlier explosion site, but the house was saved by the fire company.
In Stoxane Fats on November 7 a famed pugilist and gambler nicknamed Dago Frank was shot by Thomas Eldridge, a former partner. They had quarreled recently. Eldridge fired first, fatally wounding Dago Frank in a saloon.
The state canvassing board concluded the count at 10 am. Silver Bow precinct 34 was excluded as illegal. the final tally shifts the legislature toward Republican control, with a Republican Senate vote and a likely GOP joint-ballot majority. Jefferson county contest and Deer Lodge Beaverhead reps may alter results. Stokant Fates reports two freight trains collided near gis early this morning. crews escaped with injuries.
Word comes from Florence Arizona that Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes were killed yesterday while transporting four Indians. The attackers struck as the group formed a line, seized weapons, shot the deputy and sheriff, and fled. The Mexican prisoner led the driver to safety as troops pursue the assailants.
Notices from Helena land office announce settlers filing to prove continuous residence and cultivation on homestead entries in Beaverhead and nearby counties. Witness lists include Clayton Stanfield William Oliver Ostin Hopp Elijah Ames James Mansfield and Watson McCormick across Dillon and Amesville with hearings set in December at the district court clerk.
Two work horses missing from the Dell Station ranch in Beaverhead County. A brown horse about six years old with a brand on the left hip and front feet shod. a bay horse about three years old branded on the right shoulder. Reward offered for return or information leading to their whereabouts. Weighed around 900 pounds each. Contact M Dowling, Reserheid county, Affendlice Poo.
Two thoroughbred mares are for sale in Dillon Montana. Prospective buyers should apply to TF Gro in Minne for details and contact information.
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