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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
4
Notice lists charges for religious and social notices and ads in the Tribune. It specifies five cents per line for festival fairs dedication events and obituary poetry, five cents per line for card of thanks and ad lines, plus instructions for where to send letters and notices and a disclaimer about employer debts and delivery.
The Beaverhead County Fair association decided Saturday night to stage a two day fair in the second week of October. The late date suits harvest season, inviting country residents to attend. Exhibits of grain grasses and other crops are being prepared as harvest ends, aiming for an unusually good agricultural showing. Citizens urged to assist for a successful event.
Three Fort Simpson trappers deny Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s claim of discovering the blond Eskimo. They report three weeks with the tribe, then learned of Stefansson’s assertion after returning south. The dispute echoes past polar controversy but may not match the pole discovery furor.
The text notes activity by the socialist party and references a related group, the Industrial Workers, indicating ongoing labor alignment and political engagement.
Geo H. Wren, socialist candidate for Massachusetts governor, criticizes IWW members as misguided and harmful to the socialist party. He argues the party must remain independent of industrial groups and would welcome a Democrat or Republican inside the party rather than IWW members.
Grain growers in Cascade county meet in Great Falls to form Farmers' Mutual Protective association. Over 15 000 acres listed and a 30 000 bushel elevator is near lease. More than 50 000 acres expected to pledge this week and the group aims to handle over 500 000 bushels in year one saving about five cents a bushel for farmers.
The first ocean water was released into the Panama canal on the last day of August when dynamite opened the barrier. Pacific waters rushed in and ships may soon enter both entrances and move toward the locks.
James A. Fowler argues for reunification of pre 1912 Republican factions and stresses that only a regularly convened national convention can properly alter representation bases and delegate selection. He warns against relying on the National Committee for major changes and critiques primaries as costly and prone to fraud.
A fragment compares Harry Thaw to spring and Big Hole Basin News and notes rough annual US military and naval outlays near a quarter of a billion dollars with roughly two dollars spent on defense for every one on other items.
A collage of editorials and quips reflects tensions over public spending on roads and defense, rising prices for staples, and suffrage politics. The items cite proposals for $6,000,000 in road funds, predicted meat shortages by 1923, health warnings versus smoking, and gender voting rights.
Real estate transfers list patent deeds to Ritchey Cassell and Hollingsworth, and a quit claim for water rights. Bargain and sale and final certificates cover mining claims in Montana districts and a water irrigation grant. Several sums noted include 1750 and 310 dollars with various one fourth interests and 200 inches of water.
Local brief notes describe attorney J. B. Poindexter in Butte, residents in Dillon and nearby towns travel for work or visits, and shop ads for City Shoe store. Mentions include Miss Edith Hateh, Mrs. Spencer Harwood of Idaho, Miss Jessie Poindexter, and Professor Mosher. Also advertisements for coal, lodging, and real estate appear with various locations such as Wisdom and Twin Bridges.
A historical advertisement offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a reward for an untreatable case. It includes a testimonial from the National Bank of Commerce backing F J Cheney and Company of Toledo Ohio. The sale price is 75 cents per bottle and warns to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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