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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
6
Local notices list monthly Catholic services at St Rose and weekly services for Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches with times, pastors, and Sunday school details. Also includes a business notices section with livestock buyers, cattle steers, horses, and a shipment of road carts for sale, plus an advertisement for the Ditton Lumber and Grain Co. and the Ditton Investment Co.
Mesers L C Fyhrie Co and Seders Herrman invite customers to their large stock of meats and groceries. They advertise wholesale and retail meat prices and seek public patronage with satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs M Thomas opens shoe repair shop next to Sears blacksmith. Charles M Pavey lists meat prices by side front quarter and by animal. Telegraph office seeks a boy.
Special readers invited to examine goods at the Bee Hive with no charge. Excursion tickets to Washington, D C from Dillon Oct 1–4 at 76.65 round trip, valid to Oct 21. Mrs J Bourret sells hats bonnets flowers feathers plushes velvets ribbons and more and is sole agent for Beaverhead county for Mrs Ozias Orange Cream.
There were 449 names registered at 12 m today. A telephone is installed in Stiles' drug store, No. 36. Byron Cunnard begins residence foundation work in Orr's addition. Al Lewis weatherboards and repairs his Pacific street home. Frank Caldwell returns to Poindexter & Son's after vacation. Carbuncles troubling residents of Laurin, Sheridan and Virginia City. An Argenta democratic club room transparency shipped by stage. Eliel Bros advertise in editorial page. Webber and Hooker of Illinois bought fifty horses from Sam Jaggers this week.
Geyser party returns home after an excellent trip. Jandell buys half of Bishop’s sheep band. Church services set for Sunday with Holy Communion. Seven carloads of horses move from Butte to Kansas City. Fire in Big Hole basin destroys hay and stable. Seven-year-old dies from choke-cherries in Sheridan. Court house walls rise to second story. Democracy meeting at the opera house. Dick Nelson geyser party back with tales but no spoils. Beaverhead residents thank Dr Pickman for tree trimming along walks. Last week high winds damaged haystacks. James Mauldin among prize winners at Helena fair. Farnham inspecting cattle for sale. prices not tempting. Wm. Jones buys Batchelder band, will move to Idaho. Henry Allen pleads guilty to assault. fined and jailed. Excursion train to Hailey with many Dillonites. Local cattle rounding up and plans to drive stronger stock to Lost River. New Anaconda daily Standard arrives. mixed reviews on design. Local cattle bands sold due to short grass. Ancony buys and drives to Gallatin and Yellowstone valleys. Roscoe Cornell injured in a horse accident. no broken bones. A colt in Selway’s band shot by hunters. warning issued against hunting on premises. Beaverhead ladies raise turkeys. Mrs. Hansen and Mrs. Lovell cited as pioneers. Tourist printers pass through Dillon. humorous anecdote of a railway stoker. Receipt of two Anaconda dailies noted: Helon republican and Standard democratic. both praised by The Trist.
City council met in regular session and discussed duties of the city assessor under Ordinance No. 3. An amending ordinance provides for an assessor. Parke and Hatfield appointed to survey city limits and place boundary markers. Several bills approved including treasurer’s salary, street work, dog handling, street pins, nails, and election judges and clerks. Sidewalk payment referred to city attorney.
The Republican Protection Club met Tuesday evening with the largest turnout to date. After routine reports and minor matters, addresses were made by Hon. A C Witter Rev F E Bostwick Prof H A Woods and others. Enrollment now about 175 with daily additions. Regular meetings are Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 30.
Barbour withdraws as candidate for representative on the democratic county ticket and William J. Koontz of Hecla is substituted. The reasons for Barbour's resignation are not known, but Koontz is expected to run strongly and satisfy the party.
The Democratic Club has not set a regular meeting night yet but will decide soon. A long member list exists though exact numbers are unclear as President McGough and Secretary Norris were unavailable. The county central committee pushes the work and harmony is reported.
Citizens invited to hear Martin Maginnis and W M Bickford discuss the day’s issues. The Glendale meeting is Monday evening September 16 and Dillon follows Tuesday evening September 16. Come out and listen plainly and honestly discussed.
Mrs Anna Hart visited Butte this week and many Dillon residents named include J H Grach of Butte Blair Gilliland at Spring Hill Mrs B B Gilliland visiting Barretts and T F Hamilton of Horse Prairie. Numerous others pass through Dillon while local officials and families plan travel and stays.
Readers praise the opening of the public school in Dillon with new buildings and extra departments. Principal Miller oversees plans while Miss Hanks and Miss Viola Howe lead key grades. Teachers Mena Enz Mooney and DeArment bring solid reputations as seating limits stretch in the three tower rooms.
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