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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
4
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The paper defends boiler safety while criticizing the six dollar heater rule and Dailey of Helena. It notes the inspector’s duties, salary, and fund flow to the state treasury, arguing licensed engineers already ensure safety and that inspections may be unnecessary.
Three thousand Polish families are slated to settle near Glendive in Dawson County Montana with land prepared for dry farming. James J Hill guides negotiations as Polish settlers bring funds from $900 to $50,000 per family and 16 000 acres already purchased. Additional colonists may receive 25 000 acres. Dillon urged to mobilize a commercial club to attract these prosperous newcomers.
The paper argues against requiring counties schools and private owners to pay $5 for boiler inspections for low pressure heating plants. It supports the boiler inspector for high pressure boilers to prevent faults and accidents but calls the $5 charge an imposition on owners while requiring licensed engineers to oversee plants.
The piece argues that taking up 320 acres of dry land requires about $1,500 in cash for fencing cabins wells and equipment plus two horses and gear. If 150 bushels per acre are produced on 100 acres at 75 cents per 100 pounds, the gross would be around $6,750, yet critics say the venture may still be prudent or risky, questioning how one could lose on the proposition.
The paper notes that a claimed 1909 law banning checks under one dollar was not passed. Treasury officials clarify a bank check is an order to pay a sum and not money, with no prohibition on small checks. The 1862 law is the relevant precedent.
A country reader letter published on page one appeals to business men to consider practical measures and collaborations to boost local commerce and community welfare. The writer emphasizes sample strategies and timely civic engagement to spur economic activity.
A columnist notes farmers and townsfolk read advertisements in the focal papers. Merchants chase trade with tempting prices in daily papers and many profit from advertising. Nonadvertising merchants lose orders to out of town rivals and deserve little sympathy.
W. J. Bryan arrived by private car at Butte's depot last Friday to a quiet, solitary reception. A lone Republican reporter offered a handshake, highlighting the shift from former triumphant welcome to a muted moment in time.
A sampler of editorials and quips from Montana papers comments on a church fair prank with a pen wiper from a kimono and broader digs at roads weather and advertising, plus wry lines about debt and alcohol usage and a cheeky take on duties and timing.
The Kalispell Bee describes Eskimo mothers nursing for two years and keeping babies warm under fur. It contrasts Eskimo and American infant care and notes minimal water bathing, using sweat baths and rubs instead. It ends with a provocative question: but who wants to be an Eskimo.
James J. Hill promotes northern and eastern Montana with stop-over privileges for eastern homeseekers. Locals accuse Oregon Short Line of discrimination for not offering Dillon the same courtesy even though Idaho points are allowed. Councilman Monroe criticized officials for not pursuing licenses’ filings.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as remedies for deafness caused by catarrh. Promises one hundred dollars for any deafness from catarrh not cured by the cure. Toledo Ohio firm F J Cuengy & Co promotes by mail circulars. pills sold by druggists for 75 cents.
In Seattle last Tuesday W. J. Bryan said he hoped not to be a candidate again but would serve if necessary to sustain republican gains. The piece critiques local Dillon matters from public hospital funding to cement walks on Washington street and comments on Montana agricultural issues and Bitter Root fruit profits.
A fragment hints at Little Jack Horner in a corner with torn clothes and a father’s remark about dressing finer than Butter. The minimal readable line presents a nursery rhyme reference without clear event or dates.
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