Dillon notes and editorial praise from early Montana papers
A montage of notes from the Dillon and surrounding press discusses agents, summer weather, local reports, and criticism of newspaper copying. It highlights Joe Smith IT’s pioneer edition in the Madisonian, the Dillon correspondent to the Butte Miner, and praise for the Anaconda Standard Birthday Edition while surveying trust debates and constitutional remedies in the Review of Reviews.
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Joe Smith
The
Madisonian
Io Ita
Virginia
Smith
Dillon
Butte Miner
Helena
Anaconda Standard
Northwest
Alder Gulch
Ediitors
Montana
Standard
Marriage Licenses Issued By Clerk of Court Price
Prices issued licenses for Herman Fisher 36 and Mayme Miller 22 both of Centennial Valley. Also listed are Martin Gleason 35 of Deer Lodge and Margaret Henneberry 25 of Ryan’s Canyon. Further names appear garbled with partial entries for Edmonton and Taylor spouses.
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Price
Herman Fisher
Mayme Miller
Centennial Valley
Martin Gleason
Deer Lodge
Margaret’ “Henneberry
Ryan
Canyor
W.W. Edmonton
Jennié Meadaj F John , Taylor
Fast track and lively betting mark county fair racing
About 100 people attended a meeting with a perfect day and fast track. First race for big furlong purse $75 saw Courtney Lenkerder Bill Howard winning. Second race four furlongs purse $76 finished Blue Sign first, Red Bird second, Aurora first. Beavershead cow horse race $20 went to John Lee Carter, Narrow Gauge to Clyde Allison, Peanuts to Mark Madison. Ratatat sulky broke near finish delaying next heat. Children under 16 admitted free tomorrow as the meet ends.
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B.m
Courtney & Lenkerder
Bill Howard
Ob. G
W. B
Tiger Oat
L. Sylvan
Blue Sign
G.m
Courtney & Lenkersdorter
Red Bird
Ch. G
Thos. Crose White
Aurora
B. B.m
W. B. Dingley
W. ©. Williams
Ratatat
Mullany & Carter
Francise
Beaverhead County
John
Lee Carter
Clyde Allison
Peanuts
Mark Madison
School boards unite to transfer grades to Normal
The school trustees and local boards of the State Normal school met in joint session Tuesday evening and reached an agreement to transfer the new fifth and sixth grades of the public schools to the Normal. There, the grades will form part of the training department for the year.
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State Normal School
Normal
State Normal opens third year with preparatory department
Tuesday marked the third year of usefulness at the State Normal with enrollments under way and new pupils arriving by train. No classes were held as exams and classifications were made. A preparatory department led by Miss Laura Miller will ensure uniform preparation for entering the regular courses.
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Laura Miller
Personal Notices From Bedrock and Dillon
Personal mentions include Elizabeth Jones returning Sunday from an outing. Fidel Huber and T. G. Lynch left for a few days at Hooker's flat. Residents of Bedrock attended the funeral of W L McIntosh in Dillon. W A Jones and wife returned from Hooker's flat after two weeks away. Dr H H Swain travels to Chicago tomorrow as a National Anti-trust convention delegate appointed by Gov. Smith. Wm Rhodes and Joe Starke are in town to watch the Gaylord and Ruby valley races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Jones
Hooker
H. H. Swain
Chicago
Smith
Wm. Rhodes
Twin Bridges
Joe Starke
Jefferson Township
Gaylord
Ruby Valley Road
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as a universal remedy
An 1899 note extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it cures in all stages by acting on the blood. The ad offers one hundred dollars to prove otherwise, lists testimonials, and notes a post office dead-letter list for unclaimed mail with postal official signatures.
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Hall
F. J. Cagney & Co
Toledo
Dritex P.O
Grice Lamont
Fragmentary lines describe appetite and energy effects
Unclear OCR fragment suggests praise for food or tonic improving appetite and steady nerves with reference to real or genuine effects. Details are indeterminable due to incomplete text.
Beekeeper and City Bloom Treated News and Witty Anecdote
A San Francisco Examiner clipping blends town gossip with an odd tale of Hiram Medders who suffered injuries but earned seven thousand dollars in a week in the city. It also notes beekeeping and fruit growing pairing to yield two crops per acre and that honey matures better in hive storage, darkening with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthy Potts
Hiram Medders
San Francisco Examiner
Coroner Inquest Involving Lord Chief Justice at His Home
The London Chronicle notes the question of century year acceptance and a prize as moot. The Lord Chief Justice Russell presided over a coroner's inquest at his own residence after a guest died from an epileptic fit, with the case highlighting the royal position and domestic disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London’ Chronicle
Russell
England
Wowan
Playing Cards and Groceries Featured at Tribune Store
In Dillon the Tribune Store advertises playing cards and a wide range of high grade goods. It touts fresh fruits, quality selection, and competitive prices from the Fyuriz Grocery Co.
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Fyuriz Grocery Co
Who's at the Helm in a Family health crisis
A narration on family sickness and the strain on parents as illness spreads. It extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for chronic liver complaints and lingering coughs claimed to lead to consumption. The piece cites case histories and asserts wide success with the medicine.
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Dr. Pierce
Equderstig Saat
Ih Pierce
Golden Medical Ois
Dr/ Piérce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
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Tribune Publishing
Parmunk Publishing CO
Ett
Dex
L Pr. Fisher
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
Tateune Pv. Co
Draxon
Hamilton
U. S. Postal Department
Review of Reviews
George B. Roberta
Mint
Henry Macfarland
Washington
Boston Herald
Republican Party
Congress
Elizabeth Jones
Fidel Huber
T. &. G. Lynch
W. L. McIntosh
Acta Yent
Tribune Store
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Bannack, Mont
GEO
F. Gray
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Tribune Pub. CO
Dillon, Montana
Union Meat Market
Deputy Bros
M. L. Davidson
Wilton
Axminsters
Brussels
Elies Bros
D. T. Chapman
0. M. Best
Montana Mercantile CO
Burfeind Bros. & CO
Montana Street
Dillon, Mont
Uate
New York
Burlington
Kansas City
Denver
Siva
Pye
Omaha
Haness City
Louis
S. W. Temple ST
W. F. McMillan
Sart Laxe Crrv
R. F. Nestey
Trav. Pass. & Freight Agt
Aa. Morse
Mont Chairs Beds
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