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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
4
Letter to editor policy details indicate correspondence should be addressed to EDITOR TRIBUNE and that mail is entered at the Dillon post office for transmission as second class matter. It outlines editorial handling procedures and mailing classification.
A Dillon Montana notice calls Beaverhead County Republicans to meet at the county courthouse on September 12 1908 to nominate candidates for multiple offices and to elect delegates to the State Convention in Helena. Primaries will be held September 5 with precincts setting hours and places. Frank Evett is chairman and F A Hazerpaxer secretary.
Reverend Charles F. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist in New York says Bible worship empties churches by treating the Bible as exempt from criticism. He argues the Bible contains historical errors and contradictions after centuries of translations and copyings, rejecting the notion of its inerrancy.
Dr Aked argues that crimes justified by religious phrases reveal dangers of infallibility claims in scripture. He notes the Bible's translate history from Hebrew Greek and Latin and says independent study by individuals is vital to strengthen religion rather than blind acceptance of every passage.
The text warns that nominating too many Dillon candidates weakens the ticket. Outlying precincts lack names and have a week to prepare alternatives. Caution that Dillon hoggishness could doom the ticket as city delegations risk defeat by filling all convention seats from town.
A visitor message praises Dillon’s rapid growth with five new residences under construction and a $50,000 depot by Campbell Construction to be finished in ninety days. B. F. White clears Montana and Glendale corner for a $35,000 brick business block, while two sewers and cement sidewalks upgrade the city. The piece urges buying lots now as growth continues and a beet sugar factory could boost expansion.
A Dillon dispatch reports the Dillon High School will start a cooking course with the fall term. The note humorously credits cooks and warns about discretion in behavior. The piece also cites the Republican tariff doctrine advocating protection to raise wages and living standards.
The Emporia Kansas Gazette reports on Republican and Democratic cross talk with taft bryan references. It notes Montana editors Fred Whiteside and Joseph Smith who say they want state offices after years of campaigning. The piece reflects party loyalty and shifting political aims.
The editor urges backing a sugar factory in Dillon and notes the Oregon Short Line’s new depot as a sign of regional enterprise. He predicts voters will punish those who opposed past services and stresses railroad growth as key to local prosperity, with political nominations seen as winnable.
The Forsyth Times brands state politics rotten and cites the parties drawing their strongest support from western North Dakota. The note invites readers to attend the fair and form their own opinion.
A Victorian advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The promoters promise 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite tests plus testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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