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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1894
Page
1
A Montanan valley report recounts Chas. Maynard a railroad engineer found dead from heart disease near Monida after visiting Helena. coroner’s inquest held. The column notes locals buying cattle, land business, roof work, farm reports, births, and travel, with various residents and nearby towns named.
Regular correspondent reports Hecla Con. Mining payroll for September at $28,000 payable October 25. Dividend No. 130 of $15,000 authorized by directors in Indianapolis. Other items note political plans, sermons, meetings abandoned, social visits, windstorm near loss of chimney, runaways with injuries, and A. O. U. W. lodge growth.
Monday night a four horse team ran away near the canal bridge just before the brewery. I. L. Kline, a farmer, was thrown under the wagon and his knee crushed badly. Doctors said the leg bone was splintered and the knee-cap forced aside. He may lose the leg, but reports later say he is improving and prospects for saving the limb are rising.
Avant Courier laments delayed Helena efforts to build a vast Montana Midland network to White Sulphur Springs and other towns, arguing the capital campaign should fund rail construction rather than newspapers. A harsh rebuttal to Samuel Ward's prophecy notes the gap between bank influence and railroad progress.
October 12, 164 lists letters uncalled for in the post office up to date. If not called within 30 days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Names include Gracr LaMont postmaster and numerous residents such as Bradley Pellamy Arc Beal Deo E Chowong Conner Danielson Dougherty John Thos Edith Lockhard and others.
List of names including Hunt P M Branden John Bock Frank Corley James George J M Hemwig Walter Memceen Ed Sparr John. Letters not delivered in three days will be sent to the dead letter office.
A terse posted notice warns that any person caught shooting on Brssor's ranch will be prosecuted. The sign bears the initials J F Brssor and the year 32 tt.
A 19th century sketch describes how maids of honor are chosen by the queen from noble families or close friends, with a £300 salary and formal duties. It outlines their praises, badge, dining seating, post dinner activities, and an oddly guarded rule about handling circulating money.
Wholesale produce prices listed including butter and potatoes and repeated polishene furniture polish ads sold by N M White and N A Stiles in Dillon Montana. Also house for sale on Atlantic street with stock trade accepted. Train service highlights for Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern line with through trains and special fare offer good for return by Oct 16.
Fragmentary OCR shows train numbers and directions with times for mail and express service. It lists No 28 local freight south at 6 00 pm No 7 north bound mail and express at 12 20 pm and No 21 through freight at 9 33 am with stray letters.
The lenses are colorless and do not polarize light nor tire the eyes. They block heated rays, providing clear and distinct vision. Albert Stamm, First National Bank Building, Dillon, Montana.
A parade of residents and visitors including Chas Mikus of Bannack Neil Christiansen of Sheridan Emery Bridwell of Medicine Lodge Will Armitage from the Big Hola basin KR Gallagher and wife of Lima Ex Gov White back from Caldwell Ida Mrs L B Culver Centennial valley Henry Bray Dillonite Perry Kline Silver Bow Meat Co O E Morse at Bald Mountain Mrs Con Bray and daughter Lima Fred Schultz Sheridan hotel owner Mrs Wm Mauldin Butte Mrs D J Metlen and children Horse Prairie Attorney Henri J Burleigh in town L L Graves Bannack returned from Kentucky Miss Adelaide Staves Cedar Rapids Town Phil Shenon Bannack eager for Anaconda capital Bishop Brandel Helena guest of D F Reinhardt Drs Pickman and Lenson went to Butte for operation on Mrs J M D Morton W M Bridwell visiting from Kentucky Rev Chas Bridwell father of Chas Bridwell in town Miss Millie Bishop Dillon Miss Pearl Dreher Twin Bridges bound for Oakland California to attend Milliken seminary WM Cunard and Rev Walter Hayes to synod meeting in Butte Rev Chas Bridwell and Mrs Kent White evangelists left for Red Rock then Pocatello for meetings BAB Gilliland and family return to Kalispell after year at Orbisonia Pa they praise Flathead region Kalispell Inter Lake Herbert E Burnett leaves for Chicago to study dentistry at Northwestern University plans to locate in Montana.
Shooting or hunting on my ranch is prohibited. Turn UNE Office offers job work. Passengers to Missouri river cities urged to use Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern line with Pullman cars and dining service. Pocatello races listed for Oct 12 13 with round trip fare 9.70 and ticket sales Oct 11 12. F T Contrys, Agent.
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