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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
4
The Trisune Publishing Co. disclaims responsibility for debts incurred by employees unless orders are signed by the manager. The notice clarifies who bears financial obligations in staff transactions.
The Butte Miner accuses the Tribune of bias toward forest reserve policy under the current administration. The Tribune defends the policy as right for smaller stockmen and homesteaders, noting benefits like tree planting and enforcement against stock-killing animals. The Miner allegedly opposes it for political reasons and corporate interests.
In March last year Thomas Lawson warned Butte miners about Amalgamated and North Butte mines uniting to cut wages and unload stocks at high prices. Though the mining strike and wage scales did not occur as he predicted, copper stocks fell and many union miners lost work while Lawson faced criticism for his foretold financial maneuvers.
In a Big Hole basin letter the writer criticizes the west side road petition, alleging undue influence by a few, and urges county commissioners to review the issue. The Tribune invites signed responses from concerned residents and notes disagreement over original road plans.
The county pursues better roads with emphasis on viewer reports guiding the board. Members stress that any decision hinges on viewers assessments and acknowledge human error is possible in evaluating routes and choosing improvements.
Mrs. Joanna Brown of Worcester Massachusetts argues that living to almost 105 with good health can feel like too much life. She says most friends are gone and she has no new interests or plans for the future, expressing a wish for death despite her vitality.
A Providence Rhode Island woman Nettie Williams travels to Idaho mining camps pursuing a missing sweetheart, a New England farmer who sold his farm to seek fortune in the Rockies. The note he sent hints he may delay marriage until success. The column cautions against risky mining and praises steadfast duty and public virtue.
The Bulletin University of Montana No 44 outlines forthcoming state debates among high schools. The annual议题 is Resolved That boards of arbitration with compulsory power should be established to settle disputes between labor and capital. Beaverhead County hopes for better results than last year as debates influence public discourse.
The Great Falls Leader reports Louis Wassman’s oat crop near Sand Coulee averaged 117 bushels per acre on sixteen acres without irrigation weighing 52 pounds per bushel. The piece praises Cascade County agriculture and cautions stock market manipulators amid Thanksgiving turmoil.
A brief wartime style note from the Red Lodge Republican quotes lines arguing about safety and courage in coal mining. It contrasts cowards with moral and physical bravery and hints at caution in mining ventures.
Dr Kingsbury, ex Dillon city physician, introduces a string of Poindexters to his partner Dr Blackburn in Butte. Visitors include P H Poindexter from State Savings Bank Marvin Poindexter, Attorney Joe Poindexter, Harry Poindexter of Live Stock Co Eugene Poindexter editor, Dr Mark Poindexter, Gentry Poindexter and Walter Poindexter. Blackburn says he has done nothing but shake hands with Poindexters.
The passage notes a Dillon leader stating Blackburn should visit, claiming six months of activity and 246 meetings counted, while declaring only a few were introduced publicly. The speaker expresses a future hope for a public meeting between Blackburn and the Dillon community.
Cheir of Police Stone and Officer Lovell were arraigned before Justice Rich after a venue change from Justice Hirschman. They pleaded not guilty to assaulting Roscoe C. Johnson and asked for a jury trial with hearing set for Tuesday Oct 29.
Public advisory warning readers against mercury containing catarrh ointments. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as safe, mercury free, to be taken internally. Mentions price 75 cents and availability from druggists. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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