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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
7
Congressional testimony at Pawhuska Oklahoma states that 200 Osage Indians were worth about 20 000 dollars each. The Osage holdings are held in government restricted trust, with many lawyers involved in managing the estates.
Havre dispatch reports Leon Morane achieved 6 889 feet in a high altitude flight last Monday. The record for heavier than air machines stands broken once again.
Gifford Pinchot argues forest fires were worsened by unpreparedness and opposed funding for patrol and preventive equipment and roads. He cites Heyburn Carter Mondell and calls for stronger protection of national forests and public property. Senator Carter responds detailing misused forestry funds and misapplied appropriations since 1896.
Forestry officials in Missoula report about 175 men died fighting western forest fires and nearly 200 are missing. Eighty government forestry rangers and firefighters are dead, with settlers and farmers among the rest. Property losses run to about 20 million dollars as pine stumpage, valued at six to eight dollars per thousand, is destroyed.
Afflicted woman dies after devoted care by daughter Miss Eliza Selway. Survived by three children, three sisters Mrs T B Craver Medicine Lodge and Mesdames Cynthia and Jane Robinson Iowa, and Herbert Noble Sheridan. Funeral Tuesday at Methodist church conducted by Rev Van Orsdel Helena and Rev King Whitehall. Burial at Mountain View cemetery.
A historical note discusses railway signaling as the invention of a lazy Scotchman who operated a signal from his box. It cites 208 Canadian railway charters to 1900, with 28 built, 86 lapsed, and others extended. Langford England’s branch station is run by an elderly widow who also runs the ticket office from her nearby cottage.
Dillon Los The Big Cane Dillon Los The Big Cane in the first inning and Dillon tied the score in the fifth. Kirstahler pitched for Butte and Keenan for Dillon in a low hit game. Kirstahler allowed three hits while Keenan gave up five. A crowd of about 2000 watched with 160 Dillon fans arriving by special train. Butte fans reportedly won nearly 1000 from bettors.
The piece discusses the camel’s suited organization for desert life. It notes the animal can subsist on sparse food like barren twigs and papery substances. Camels store water to last days, enabling long treks with heavy loads and riders across arid regions.
Joseph Smith II left his office Saturday evening at five and rode to Axelotl Lake with fishing tackle. He landed two steelhead trout weighing eight and a half pounds and three and a half pounds. The big fish measured 27 inches long with a 16 34 inch girth. He used a split bamboo rod and a Hildebrandt spinner with a bucktail No 4 fly hook. He returned to the city at ten after an enjoyable evening’s sport.
The 13th census returns show even growth from the present center of population, with Columbus remaining near the central point. Early figures suggest the east maintains its share while western growth is not enough to disturb the current equilibrium.
United States Forester Henry S. Graves lauds the forest service for quelling over 3,000 fires in their incipiency and extinguishing more than 90 fires of significant size. He credits the hurricane that struck the fires Saturday for reducing potential damage and commends the workers for their outstanding efforts.
John Ennis, 69, completed a cross country trek from New York to San Francisco in 82 walking days, breaking Weston’s previous transcontinental time by 25 days. He arrived in San Francisco Tuesday morning after the long journey.
A Lemhi Herald quip notes that two productive acres per inhabitant sustain a population on average, but actual land use varies with the number of automobiles per resident.
Beaverhead manufactures the best tasting healthful and best keeping beer on the market using top hops and malt. A master brewer with nearly 30 years of experience leads the operation.
A local advertisement touts Case beer delivered to the home asserting beer enhances meals by making them more wholesome strengthening and enjoyable.
An advertisement extols soft drinks of all kinds brewed at the plant for picnics and home parties and receptions, claiming they are more appetizing than alternatives.
A bold claim about producing artificial ice that is absolutely pure with no germs or dirt.
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