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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1905
Page
4
All business letters and notices for publication or printing should be addressed to the Tristing Pastiguine co. Editorial correspondence goes to Editor TRIBUNE. Entered at the Dillon post office as second class matter. Subscribers failing to receive papers regularly should notify the office.
The president and all state governors designate Thursday November 30 as a national day of thanksgiving. The notices commend gratitude for national prosperity peace and a hopeful future as a Christian nation. Citizens are urged to give thanks for blessings enjoyed.
Helena hosts a state railway convention December 14 to back a state railway commission and Roosevelt railroad plan. Business groups in Dillon are urged to send at least two representatives to join other communities in pressing for relief from high intrastate and interstate freight charges.
Professor Hugo R Meyer has published Government Regulation of Railway Rates through the Macmillan Company. The work argues the gains and limits of regulation by drawing on foreign experiences and applies findings to U S transportation policy, offering a timely guide for Congress and policymakers.
The New West Trade fires a broadside against mail order buyers who source goods elsewhere and drain profits from the community. The Tribune echoes the sentiment, labeling such customers as economic leeches harming local industry and unity.
The Interchurch Conference on Federation in session in New York draws wide Protestant attention. Dillon ministers discuss it as a step toward uniting denominations into one church while acknowledging it may take years. The council would include many Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal and other bodies.
Lewistown forms a Booster Club following inspiration from Billings model. Local business leaders and citizens expect the group to energize community efforts and spur regional activity soon.
The investigation led to reduced pay for President McCurdy from 150000 to 75000 and cuts for other officers saving 150000 per year. This may please policy holders seeing financial relief.
An eastern paper notes at Washington D C there are fourteen women cashiers and none accused of padding their figures. The piece contrasts this with Montana descriptions implying similar honesty among women.
A satirical column praises Senator W A Clark and criticizes the Montana Mercantile store display windows as evidence of greed. It comments that an insurance executive benefited from graft before inquiries, framing the scene as a broader poke at corruption.
A brief line notes the Montana senior returning home, remarking on the sight of a private car in the Butte yards as evidence.
Jury awards D N Paris and Graves dispute 1554.00 with 11 to 1 poll. Several cases end quickly by default or stipulation. Trials cover contracts, claimed wood delivery, and mortgage deed interpretations. Other motions include changes of venue and continuances. Continuous notes of November 17 to 21 describe filings, dismissals, and settlements.
A Montana court term saw multiple actions including Jas W Thompson versus M D Gist and State Bank of Dillon with a verdict for Burgess ownership of disputed Big Hole Basin property. Other cases moved to arbitration or were continued, with judgments ordered in several matters and venue changes noted.
The case centers on an account stated dispute where the plaintiff claims the defendant owes $55 and the defendant denies any debt. The court weighs the balance of the account and determines which party must prevail.
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