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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
6
Local tale recalls Dr. R. R. Rathbone and Frank Knotts hunting deer near Birch Creek. A misfire with a modern gun, triggered by a stumble on a rock, left the buck escaped while the doctor claimed he did not have a fair show.
Mrs. Rachel Day aged about 72 died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ther Gen ther on Thompson avenue Monday at 3 pm after an operation for cancer. She leaves a son in Iowa and another in Washington. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery with brief grave service by Rev. R. P. Smith. A funeral sermon will be held next month at the M E church.
Miss Ella T. Henneberry and Mrs. Margaret M. Gleeson of Deer Lodge former county residents patent a one handed puttying tool for glazing. The hollow handle feeds putty to a blade with a collapsible rigidly connected design aimed at painters and glaziers.
The Tribune Publishing Co. announces it holds the agency for Southern Montana for the American Sales Book Co. It can supply sales books printed or plain on short notice.
Attorney Will Cushing and a friend camped near Carter Creek for mining talks. Horses were grazing and burned free by the campfire rope. Cushing, searching before breakfast, finished reaching Dillon ten miles away with blistered heels and sore muscles. He vows to use chains next time.
G W FrizeErazo general agent in Butte Montana invites travelers from the west to ride the Rio Grande Lines to the east or south. He promises a delightful trip with sublime scenery and urges readers to request rates and a copy of the Tourist's Hand Book.
The regular city council meeting discussed a stringent gambling ordinance modeled after a 189s law and possible license revocation for saloons. Police would enforce age restrictions, barring minors from saloons with arrests for violations, while other items included power bills, street building permits, and water analysis plans.
Local congregations list Sunday school 10 a m and sermons at 11 a m and 8 p m, midweek prayer 8 p m, with additional services at St James St James Church and First Baptist Church. Salvation Army schedules nightly meetings with a weekly Sunday timing.
The U S Land Office in Bozeman Montana announces that the fractional township 9 south range 1 west will only accept filings on lands with bona fide prior settlements before the forest reserve creation. Filings reopen October 24 1902. W R Wruson Register.
The St Paul Road pioneered electric train lighting in 1888 and built the famed Pioneer Limited, setting a standard in luxury and comfort for travelers. The item notes the 2011 edition of Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall and promotes Tribune Store and Tribune Pub Co offerings in Dillon, including the Chicago typewriter.
Notice to all debtors to call and settle accounts. Payments may be made to myself or Cushing & Robison. The issuer plans to leave Dillon by the 20th, and unpaid bills will be collected by law.
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