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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1902
Page
4
A Chicago motorman accident story leads to an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The claim is the remedy strengthens digestion and cures stomach troubles, with testimonial from Mrs. H. Pierce of Millsprings, plus offers for free medical advice and books sent by mail from Buffalo New York.
AN IMPROVED PLANT has installed electric motors in homes and businesses for pumping and other uses. Names include Matt Orr Sam Patterson Anderson Livery Stable Dr M A Miller Montana Mercantile Company and the County High School. A full day circuit will be provided as demand grows. Incandescent lights of various makes have been tested and ordered for town wide use with voltage suited to residences and businesses. Dr Mitler's residence shows off electric appliances lights bells a dynamo a heater and curling irons. The heater offers easy warming from a bed post switch and claims quick room heating. Dillon will enjoy steadier brighter service as the plant expands and improvements continue.
Jack Porter of Barretts station found a pair of mountain sheep horns in Beaverhead canyon measuring 31 inches long and 22 inches in circumference at the widest point. They are said to be the largest ever seen, though weather exposure has reduced their value. The scene hints at once abundant local sheep, now scarce in Montana, with laws protecting the species during the current season.
Sioux City report details the total loss of Armour & Co. packing plant covering four acres after a fire started in the fertilizer building. Ammonia drums exploded as flames engulfed stockyards and beef houses. The blaze left 600 workers jobless, with insurance covering part of the damage.
Gennero Rubino, an Italian anarchist, fires three shots at King Leopold as he proceeds to a cathedral service. A bullet hits the carriage window. the grand marshal is grazed. Rubino claims motive linked to Princess Stephanie’s fate and criticizes London anarchists while noting English support for the king.
C W Armour of the Armour Packing company said the Sioux City plant will be rebuilt at once, larger and finer than the burned facility. The company will stay in the market, and cattle bought at Sioux City will be distributed between Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago.
Somerset Kentucky November 17 John Sloan longtime county resident is shot and killed by James Pratt of Whitley County at the Colyer hotel. Sloan intoxicated and in a room full of men confronted Pratt with a knife prompting Pratt to fire from under his pillow killing Sloan instantly.
Pearl Justice and his brother encountered William Smith returning from a hunting trip near Greenland. Smith claimed the gun was unloaded but fired, fatally wounding Justice who died instantly. Smith fled the scene.
Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department remains at home with a severe neuralgic cold that grew after the political campaign. The illness has eased but he will miss several days of work before resuming duties.
In Caracas on November 17 1960 President Castro's first lieutenant Leopoldo Baptista captured Coro after a five hour battle with insurgents. Coro sits about 203 miles northwest of Caracas and had been held by revolutionaries for some time.
Esther Theodore Shaffer president of the Amalgamated Association attacks Gompers and other leaders after the Steel strike loss. A committee was appointed to investigate the charges as tensions run high at the AFL convention in New Orleans.
In Smeds Mississippi on November 18 President Roosevelt misses a bear as dogs fail to locate it. A dog is killed at seventy paces by Mr. McDougal near the Smede plantation. The president remains cheerful and plans a final hunt before the camp breaks. The party travels by special train to Memphis overnight.
In Representative hall the national grange held memorial services for members who died in the past year. Aaron Jones, master, condemned the bankers trust and branch banking plans as a threat to rural communities. He urged rural loan and trust companies, noting Indiana’s rapid growth.
Cholera cases rise daily in Manila with about thirty new cases each day. The Funston reserve hospital Casual camp at Santa Mesa and Bilibid Prison are among infected sites. The Maraquina valley reports spread toward the water supply raising grave fears of a general epidemic.
A store advertises a broad Christmas assortment including burnt leather goods Pueblo Indian pottery KODAK supplies and Montana scenic cards and engraved calendars. It highlights brushes ink books and a sale on leather pillow covers and Webster’s dictionary with bindings. Notices invite Modern Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors to a basket social on November 25. Real estate listings accompany.
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