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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1891
Page
9
A 1891 essay explains Americans increasingly want homeownership and the savings plan. It notes salary earners can buy outskirts lots, but building funds are usually borrowed through loan associations, with months spent by borrower and spouse choosing a house type.
A cost efficient method for small budgets suggests two neighbors join to build a double house on a 50 foot frontage. The center party wall allows light and air on both sides, larger rooms and a more attractive design with shared chimneys and walls reducing overall expense.
A descriptive passage outlines a large veranda across the front building with entrance porches at both ends. It notes a spacious staircase hall, sliding doors to the parlor, a dining room with a china closet and pantry access, and an octagonal bay window. The parlor has an open fireplace and the kitchen includes a portable range and hot water boiler. Second floor features two large chambers, a bathroom, closets, and a smaller bedroom with an oriel window. Attic contains two bedrooms and a storeroom. The hall uses red oak and the parlor dining room, kitchen, and bathroom are finished in various woods with varnish.
The article argues that religion remains active during vacations and should not be treated as mere labor. Faith, love for God and neighbor, and worship persist beyond Sunday tasks, guiding conduct while away from home and even in foreign lands. It emphasizes peaceful rest, preserving piety and example in all settings.
Multiple notices memorialize desert land filings and final proofs in Montana. George Haltenhoff of Silver Bow seeks irrigation proof for his land in Township 4–5 West. witnesses listed. Max Lauter declares preemption declaratory statement with Dillon witnesses and Helena filing. John James Long applies for Hill Axle placer patent in Beaverhead County with detailed survey description. Public notice covers Beaverhead and surrounding claims with adjoining lode and placer works and dates for first publication October 16, 141.
Notice is given by Jupson R Hopes Administrator of the estate of Lewis E Stringham deceased to creditors and all persons having claims to exhibit their vouchers within four weeks after publication. Claims must be presented to the administrator at the county of Bene pac.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt argues bad plumbing causes disease and death from poisonous gases. It urges licensed, honest plumbers with guaranteed work and regular tests, and compares criminal plumbers to thieves. The piece condemns negligence and calls for reforms to drive out harmful practices.
A Brunswick citizen found a small toad hidden in the middle of a cake while breaking ice for a table. He freed the toad, placed it in a box, and later opened the box to find it jump out, a surprising domestic incident reported by the Brunswick Telegraph.
A furious poet rushed a newspaper office threatening to "clean out" the establishment after his verses were printed incorrectly. The editor offered a vial of Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a year subscription and an apology. Pellets claim to aid headaches biliousness and stomach derangements by gentle cleansing.
The notice describes an application for patent in Beaverhead county with land description and corner points, listing acreage 788 acres excluding 0.13 acres, survey numbers, and surrounding claims Bonanza and Titanus lodes. First publication dated Sept 11, 1891, with witnesses Benoit Fournier Frank Carrier Chauncy Brown and Samuel Engelagjerd from Wisdom Montana. The notice also states a final proof will be made before the district court clerk in Dillon Montana on Nov 0, 1891 for Mikewho preemption declaratory statement No 10019 for NW Y Sec 34 Tp 5 S R 15 W.
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