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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
3
An old farm advice note extols Quaker Oats as the best morning meal for farm hands. It stresses porridge with sugar and cream or milk boosts vigor for long workdays and claims oats offer sustaining quality and economy.
An INTERESTED ONE calls Beaverhead county residents to lead the county fair, appoint competent managers, and expand facilities. The plea argues a public playground at the fairgrounds, improved buildings, and advertising to attract yearly visitors and repay expenditures.
Real estate transfers include Northern Pacific Railway to Jules E. Wenger for 40 acres in Big Hole basin for 320 dollars and Lucy W. Cowan to Mary Meers in Dillon additions for 3300 dollars. Decree distributes Henry L Frank estate among heirs with fractional shares and notes interests in Nettie and E. M. Wilson lodes.
A testimonial claims Mi-o-na cures indigestion and related stomach distress. A Dillon druggist sells the 50 cent box and offers free sample tests via Booths Mi-o-na Buffalo New York.
Beaverhead County Montana requires all supplies to be ordered on official forms from the county office. Claims not properly ordered will be rejected. Dated Dillon March 5 1907 by the Board of County Commissioners.
Lost horses include a black yearling stallion branded K on left stifle a buckskin gelding seven years old branded with a heart on left shoulder and a small brown pony mare with unknown brand Liberal reward offered by Anderson Bros.
A query about correcting a garbled line asks how Ache should be changed. The user cites a broken sentence and seeks proper spelling and phrasing.
The city reports 93 arrests and 309 dollars in fines for the month. Water rentals brought in 2893.05 dollars for the quarter. A petition from James Phillips to tap the water pipe on his dry land farm was granted in exchange for water rights. Lights outages were discussed and to be deducted from the electric bill. Liquor license permits were granted to Dan Grant, Charles Perry, and Dolan & Ripley. A Mulaney sidewalk dispute was referred to arbitration with city responsibility for any damages. The council urged immediate petitions for water mains extensions and warned about old claims over a year old. A large batch of claims were audited and warrants issued.
Toney Chudzinski on a fishing trip with Fred Walchi and a youth named Slim reports a placer claim prospect near Twin Lakes. He wandered from the camp with a pick and pan and says yellow gold may be dug next year. Skeptics doubt the tale, though locals note his honest demeanor.
A New York Journal snippet reports the tired girl has quit and suggests sending a line to her mother inviting her to visit. The mother’s visit is expected to help with housework until another maid can be found.
Dialogue from a Boston Transcript piece discusses Clara’s money tied to a thirty year rule. Madge explains Clara will never claim the inheritance until she reaches thirty, keeping her financially constrained.
A Chicago Record-Herald quote asks what happiness means with the witty reply about spending money as if filing an expense account on return home. The remark reflects attitudes toward wealth and personal autonomy in the era.
A Beaconsfield bank note hints at the balance between daily chores and leisure activities. The brief reads like a quiet reflection on work and rest within the town.
George Lucas, seen about the basin for two years, fired a 32 Colts revolver in a suicide attempt Saturday morning. One bullet entered above the right eye and lodged in the brain. another pierced the chin and roof of the mouth. Found six hours later by Olsen’s ranch hand, he lay in a blood pool. He survived and was taken to Wisdom, where he is recovering.
A London Bystander report recounts a village discussion sparked by a gentleman who swapped a bloodhound for a dachshund to accompany his cycling. A laboring youth condemns the practice as cruelty to animals noting the bloodhound’s wasting body and frail legs.
A New York Times quoted sea diary scene has a timid old lady asking an Ocean Unner officer whether the gale is real. He reassures her it's only a fresh nor'west breeze with a cross sea, suitable for her diary entry and no danger aboard.
Aunt Hypatia calls Percival’s college ignorance inexcusable after he delivers a college Homer joke mis stating the term as a four bases hit. The remark appears in a Chicago Tribune parody context.
Mrs Patton of Dewey handles business in Dillon. Attorney Ruggles and family move back to Butte. H E Andrus and son from Sheep Creek basin. M E church ladies host food sale at Postoffice Store. George T Boatman return from Portland trip. Judge Poindexter and Matthew Orr hunted on Blacktail. Grace Graeter to Cincinnati for music studies. Baptist Aid society hosted by Mrs Tate Taylor and Mrs George Wolf. Eliel Bros storeroom set to open November 1. John Banks loses mare to foot splinter and blood poisoning. Dr M A Walker and L K Adams return from Sheep Creek hunting. no game found.
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