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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
2
Glasgow. M Murray of Jamison and Murray argues against high wool prices. He prefers 30 to 40 cents, says one dollar would ruin affordability and push wool out of reach for many. He notes global supply in Argentina and Australia and urges government price regulation to prevent a ruinous boom and bust.
A man riding in an automobile with Mr and Mrs Arnold Zellmer was shot in the shoulder by a .22 caliber bullet about half a mile north of Harlem. The wound is flesh and not serious. Officer Minugh investigated the north side but made no arrest. Parents are warned that youths may not carry guns without adult supervision. This marks a second similar accident in two months.
Helena State Fuel Administrator Swindlehurst has orders from Washington to have local Montana coal committees determine if retail coal dealers earn unreasonable profits. Where profit is deemed excessive the committee may fix fair and reasonable profits and set prices to be enforced by the state fuel administrator.
In Havre P G Apple was convicted of gambling and fined 100 dollars. He had been hired by Attorney General Ford to gather evidence for the Havre clean up. Apple sat in at a gambling game and helped raid the house, with local officers unsure if he was tipped off. The question now appeals to the supreme court.
James Hayes and L. Beatty were arrested in Great Falls on charges tied to an I. W. W. push to close coal mines at Sand Coulee Stockett and Tracy where hundreds of miners work. Hayes allegedly urged miners to demand profit sharing and threaten shutdowns despite wage gains under the Washington agreement.
Economy is the watch word of the home economics department at the State university where food conservation is taught and practiced. Rules include saving extra cream for butter, pulp for fruit butter, substituting for wheat, using syrup instead of sugar, and replacing meat with fish and beans. Faculty and students are canning and preserving fruit and vegetables and making jelly for dormitory dining in winter.
Louis F. Boyle of the U S Department of Agriculture urges Montana and western growers to conserve marketable potatoes for wartime needs. He predicts rising demand with wheatless, meatless and sugarless days in vogue and warns against waste as every spud will be needed before the next harvest.
A cooperative movement starts the Farmers' Live stock Shipping association in Dodson. A board of directors includes Solberg Linquist Stubblefeld Mangus Holman and Paulson. Officers to be chosen later. Aims to aid farmers without full carloads to avoid losses during feed shortages.
When a cold lingers or follows another, danger of chronic catarrh, pneumonia or consumption grows. Cure while you can with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, trusted by thousands, costing a quarter. For sale by City Drug Store, Ady. Im.
Public auction set for November 20 offers 80 acre tract adjoining the original townsite on the south newly platted by government surveyors. Liberal terms permit one to three years for deferred payments with a $10 minimum appraisement. Lots likely 50 by 140 feet per original townsite.
Mrs E O Irwin of New Kensington Pennsylvania says her son Edwin suffered croup until Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gave relief after nightly sleepless hours. She urges mothers to keep a bottle and use as directed. For sale by City Drug Store Ady 1m.
Edith Colby Thompson Falls newspaper woman serving 12 years for the murder of A. C. Thomas was denied a new trial by Judge Theo Lentz in district court. The denial followed a motion for retrial raised by Spokane attorney John Mulligan. Colby formerly worked as assistant labor agent for Spokane and ran for city commissioner in 1915.
Mrs. Thomas Casey of Geneva New York writes that her husband suffered years with indigestion causing stomach pains and distress after meals. Chamberlain's Tablets relieved him of these spells right away. For sale by City Drug Store. Adv 1m.
Weather favors a large harvest as thousands of winter wheat acres are sown and up, with many more acres prepared for spring wheat. Officials expect Musselshell county to produce its largest wheat crop in 1918 given normal seasonal weather.
If troubled with sour stomach eat slowly and chew thoroughly then take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper. Sale by City Drug Store. Adv. 1m.
Montana miners and operators adopt a resolution pledging that men returning from military service be employed in their former classification. If needed, newly hired workers in that classification may be let go to restore the original rank.
A check for 11.16 from Peter Esterlund of Joplin to County Agriculturist Paul Banker covers one acre of pledge wheat. The acre yielded six bushels sold at 1.86 dollars each. The note recalls a Hill county plan to buy a joint fighting ship later damaged by weather, prompting a new fundraising designation.
The internal revenue office in the federal building will count 175000 documentary revenue stamps. Stamps come in sheets of 50 and 100 and each sheet must be handled and numbered. The law requiring stamps on documents begins December 1 and stamps must be accounted for by then. Denominations range from 1 cent to $2 with $10 stamps expected soon.
A Lewistown firm loaned $16,009 on a section of land east of Geraldine in Teton county. The buildings are described as only fair and likely not near the loan value. Most of the land is cultivated.
Verses praise the moving picture art as life like memories brighten sorrow and toil. The author thanks the moving picture man for uplifting content and envisions paradise screens when life ends. The pieces were prompted by a Hartwig theater film series.
A fragment references the Kingsbury residence on Washington Street and Helena B Curtis, R. N., around the 49-tt period. The scant text includes names and a location but few details about events or dates.
Advertising notice urging customers to place orders early for greeting cards calling cards and monogram stationery due to engraving staff shortages from men serving in the country. Samples available for inspection and orders requested to ensure December delivery. Adv. 42 Tribune Pub Co Dillon Mont.
For Rent a furnished room with steam heat and modern amenities. Light cooking allowed. Inquire at 837 South Atlantic Street. Phone 175-J. 39-tf
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