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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
4
TripuNe subscribers who do not receive their papers regularly and on time should notify this office. The paper is published regularly and subscribers should receive it regularly.
Local observers report across Montana that transportation firms fail to furnish enough freight cars for stock and goods. Sheepmen and cattle dealers lose thousands waiting for cars, Seattle wood pipe for the Graeter Electric Light project sits idle, while yards at Omaha overflow with empties. Lawmakers urged to act on these persistent bottlenecks.
The Virginia City Times endorses Hon. A J Bennett of Virginia City for speaker of the house in the Tenth Legislative assembly. It cites his chairmanship of the ways and means committee in the Ninth assembly to lift Montana from insolvency to solvency and his proven leadership of republican forces on the house floor. The Tribune supports the Times motion and hopes to elect Speaker Bennett.
A letter from W A McCutcheon to Governor White indicates the Armstead to Gilmore Idaho railroad project is not dead. The enterprise is led by a promoter known for driving through meritorious ventures, and McCutcheon has conducted thorough personal investigations into the matter.
A regional railroad plan aims to connect Beaverhead and Lemhi counties with eastern capital signs of backing. Proponents assert the line will open mineral lands, agriculture and stockraising to markets and will pay from the start. Supporters urge local investors to show confidence and provide modest backing to attract eastern funds.
A coroner verdict from North Carolina lauds lynch justice and Tillman praises such measures. The piece recounts the Washington holy roller tragedy involving Maude Creffield and Esther Mitchell, then notes Tillman’s Dillon Theatre address on the race issue and his strong stance supporting lynch law under certain circumstances.
Professor Clark of the Normal college refuses publication of his image, while the Anaconda Standard published a sketch last Sunday of him addressing the Granite and Deer Lodge teachers institute. The professor laments the headline portrayal, noting no enlargement of ego and concern for keeping the image from relatives in the east.
Local notices encourage residents to compare prices with eastern markets and buy locally before holiday gifts. The piece mentions rising weddings in Dillon and a predicted population increase over the next year, as well as a suggestion to inspect offerings from home merchants.
The notice urges shoppers to compare local store prices before sending orders to Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and Co. It argues keeping money in the community benefits local merchants and reduces little or no savings from ordering east.
A reader comments that eastern mail order houses will not contribute to the local poor during Christmas, expressing disappointment with philanthropic effort in the community season.
Poem reflecting on gratefulness and blessings on Thanksgiving day. The speaker laments the shortness of the day but acknowledges rich mercies from the Lord. He contrasts personal assets with others lacking, urging deeper thanks and gratitude.
A compilation of satirical lines from multiple papers lampooning Republicans and Democrats. Quips reference Roosevelt in the tropics and Labrador, party fusion attempts, railroads capitalization, and a joke on women bankers versus men borrowers.
The Wisdom Masonic lodge, the basin’s first, will be constituted Monday evening with formal ceremonies. Judge Lew L. Callaway, Past Grand Master of Montana, will serve as Acting Grand Master for the proceedings, with several lodge offices filled by Dillon Masons.
About twenty Masons from Dillon expect to leave tomorrow or Sunday for Wisdom and return by midweek. Signatories include G. T. Paul James Paxton Thomas Scott Phil Anderegg S J Haines and Otto Gosman of Dell. Basin Masons prepare entertainment for visiting members promising a pleasant time.
Montana Mercantile Co offers ideas and suggestions for planning a Thanksgiving meal. The note highlights practical tips to help hosts choose dishes and organize the gathering efficiently.
From June 1st to September 15th the Oregon Short Line offers cheap round trip tickets to Los Angeles with return validity until October 31st. Inquiries available at the Oregon Short Line depot.
An old advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises $100 for any cure not achievable by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Ohio firm F. J. Cuengy & Co. offers circulars, with Druggists selling the product for 75 cents.
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