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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
2
Fred Dulien of Sheridan owns a small ranch near the Ruby river below Sheridan where peat deposits have been found. He dries and markets the peat fuel, hauling several loads to valley towns. Locals say the peat is of fine quality and suitable for heating and cooking.
The Butte High School eleven defeated Spokane High School 5 to 4 to win the northwest championship before about 6,000 spectators.
The ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as safe gentle cleansers and invigorators to prevent appendicitis by avoiding drastic purgatives. It claims cures for headache biliousness malaria and jaundice and lists Riley's drug store as the seller priced at 25 cents.
Postmaster Errett reports a telegram from First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock granting Montana postmasters five days leave with pay to attend the convention of postmasters at Helena on November 25. Hitchcock is expected to attend and discuss service matters in the state.
This ad urges every person to remember Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims the medicine cures any case within medical reach and attributes the note to City Drug Store.
In Twin Bridges on November 15 a lamp holding coal oil and gasoline nearly started a major blaze in the business district. Mrs. Elias Algee, owner of the Star restaurant, attempted the mix after a tip claimed it gave brighter light, and a lighted lamp she held ignited.
A woman tossed an object into a stove causing an explosion that filled the room with burning gasoline and coal oil. Water worsened the fire before blankets and coats were used to extinguish it. She received burns to her face and breast.
David Parker of Fayette, New York, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, praises Electric Bitters for curing years of stomach trouble. He values the tonic highly, saying nothing else helped and he would not trade it for $500. The ad claims benefits for the aged, female weakness, back pain, and weak kidneys, with a 50 cent guarantee from Riley the Druggist.
Billings on November 16 a case charged five men with shooting a tame elk owned by Paul McCormick and others. Justice Mendenhall presided, the defendants were found guilty and fined $250, the maximum allowed.
An advertisement from City Drug Store touts Foley's Honey and Tar as preventing pneumonia by stopping coughing strengthening lungs and aiding recovery after a cold. The copy emphasizes disease avoidance and lung health products.
Four Cheyenne Indian boys were killed instantly near Bively Montana when a keg of giant powder stolen from government reclamation workers exploded. They had watched the men use the powder, stole the keg, and attempted to discharge it.
Robert O Burke of Elnora New York writes that after using Foley's Kidney Cure he slept normally and avoided up to twenty night trips he was bloated with dropsy and nearly blind then the dropsy and other Brights disease symptoms disappeared after three bottles and a single 50 cent dose. City Drug Store carries the remedy.
Advertising copy touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a vital aid for nursing and expectant mothers. It claims to strengthen the female system, ease childbirth, and cure various weak conditions without alcohol, endorsing related lotions and tablets and inviting readers to request a free booklet from Buffalo New York.
Mrs Margaret Morse files a district court action against the city of Anaconda and Eugene Conrad seeking 25000 after a brick and a heavy structural iron fall injured her on Park avenue and Cedar street, causing the loss of her foot.
After dances spread colds that lead to pneumonia or consumption, Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a cure. The ad warns to refuse imitations and buy genuine remedy in a yellow package from City Drug Store.
Attorney General Galen rules that the state rather than the county must cover the costs of a sheriff who travels to another state to secure an extradited prisoner. The sheriff is the governor's agent, so the officer's bill should be audited and approved by state officials.
City Drug Store promotes Fo Leys Honey and Tar as a safe remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles noting it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs and is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law suitable for children and adults.
Red Lodge reports G. F. Gilbert a laborer was knocked from trestlework at the Northwestern Improvement company mine Thursday morning and died instantly. The incident occurred at the work site, with authorities noting a fatal accident on the job.
Revenue from Lands Helena reports Register John P. Schmidt deposited 24 296 38 to the state treasury in the semi monthly settlement. Officials call the showing exceptional for the season.
A Chapel Hill resident J G Jenkins endorses Buck Len’s Arnica Salve for fast relief of a felon and general sores burns and wounds. The ad touts the remedy as best on earth and sells at Riley’s drug store for 35 cents.
Judge Myers returned from Thompson Falls where he presided over Sanders County court. Charles Ross faced a criminal assault charge involving Lulu E Matthews, a thirteen year old girl residing near Olive. Ross was found guilty and sentenced to thirty years at hard labor in Deer Lodge penitentiary. He worked as a farm hand on the Matthews ranch for several months.
G S Clark of Westfield Iowa credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his life from a severe lung infection. He says the dry hacking cough ceased after one bottle and two more bottles completed his cure. The remedy promises relief for coughs colds and throat and lung issues and offers a trial bottle free.
James Sherman was brought back to this city the first of the week to answer burglary charges arising from his confessions.
William J. Bryan says he will accept the Democratic nomination for president in 1908 if nominated but will not seek it. He notes a year of pressure to answer and argues the party's strength is the key, adding he will not wage a fight for the nomination nor challenge others' abilities.
A Monday night blaze destroyed about 75 tons of beef hay at the upper S6 ranch near the site of a fire that damaged Hon. George Woodworth’s hay two weeks earlier. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. The week also brought 700 head of steers sold by Peter McKinney of Carman Creek to Basin buyers. Temperatures dipped several degrees below zero Monday morning.
Mrs. E. E. Miller of Bozeman Montana reports four years of kidney trouble triggered by falls exertion or cold. After using Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms vanished quickly and she knows others cured by the remedy. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's.
The record lists numerous real estate transfers and mining claim filings in the Elkhorn and surrounding mining districts. Notable deeds include Mathew Johnson estate to T B and Mary D Craver for 720 acres in Medicine Lodge valley and multiple 1 dollar conveyances. Also recorded are water rights, patent grants, mine locations, and lode claims including Atlas Elkhorn and Beaverhead lodes. Parties include A V Roger, James McCullough, A A Elliott, Jennie Reynolds Waters, Ezekial Packard, Julius Craner, H B Selway, Thomas Mu lanty, and Monument Copper Mining Company among others. Places named include Pioneer district, Big Hole basin, Fox near Dillon, Dilton, Apex, Willis, Sunrise claims, Elkhorn mining district, and Bloody Dick mining district. Values show small consideration for many deeds, with some larger transfers and multiple patent actions.
Norfolk and Eastern cities offer daily low round trip rates with varied routing and side trips to New York Boston Philadelphia Washington and other eastern points. Mexico City and return cheap rates available in fall and winter months. Choice of three routes.
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