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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
4
Notice from the Tribune Publishing Co. states it will not be responsible for debts contracted by employees except when orders signed by the manager are provided. The message appears in a Dillon post office transmission for second class matter.
Readers who do not receive their Tribune regularly are asked to notify the office. The paper is published on a regular schedule and subscribers should receive it on time.
A late 19th century Montana column blasts Butte unions for wage strikes and inflated prices. It mocks multi unions as foolish and notes local media evasions while urging miners to resist small unions. The piece also discusses forest policy, grazing fees, and a booster edition of the Great Falls Leader.
The text lauds current forest reserve policy as correct and successful. It highlights its justice to homesteaders and small stockraisers, ensuring they receive their fair share of the range despite large stock companies, and notes protective steps being taken by authorities.
A Kansas convict eluded pursuers by slipping into a corn field at week’s start, with comparisons to Beaverhead county oat fields. The Sheridan Enterprise contends land ownership brings home satisfaction, while the Butte Miner notes a rare approval of Washington officials' public circulation. Percy Thomas warns against ending the telegraph operators strike, saying it is better to starve than surrender.
Butte discovers the badge of strongest union town sparks mixed feelings as other cities view the distinction with envy and skepticism. The moniker highlights labor power but invites scrutiny of real influence and costs.
A compilation of opinion snippets from Montana newspapers including Butte Inter Mountain Missoulian Billings Gazette Helena Independent Anaconda Standard Great Falls Leader Forsyth Times Virginia City Times and Vienna dispatches. It notes attitudes toward prosperity wages prices editorials and citizen writing.
In Fontanet near Brazil Indiana a catastrophic powder mill explosion at the Du Pont plant destroys the town. 25 to 30 dead or dying, 100 injured, every house demolished, a nearby brick school damaged, with all mill workers killed in the initial blast.
Miss Edith Kennedy returns to Helena and resumes college work. Graeter and Reidelsberger gave a recital in the assembly hall. Reidelsberger spoke on Legitimate Musical Instruments. Dormitory residents held a donation spread. Saturday students danced in the dining room. YWCA cabinet members received guidance from Miss Hopper. Prof. Robbins attended the dormitory. Tennis mixed pairs played on the town court with Tattersall and Catlin prevailing.
Wednesday evening another game was played on the campus court. The ladies and junior and freshman teams are listed with captains and players. The men’s basketball team includes W Gilbert as captain and T Gilbert and Carroll on the roster. The Y W C A national worker will visit Dillon Oct 22 to Nov 1.
A dainty woman touring the penitentiary asks Guard O'Brien about a prisoner. She learns he earned five wives waiting outside after his sentence ends, causing her to marvel at the convict’s contentment and the guard’s quiet grin.
A kindly mistress chats with a washerwoman who vents severe financial distress despite steady work. She earns six dollars weekly but pays eight for board, revealing a dire cash shortfall. The piece then shifts to a health ad warning against mercury in catarrh cures and promoting Hall’s remedies with a testimonial note.
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