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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
2
In Great Falls James Sewell aged 16 lost his right arm when a shotgun carried by Joseph Buley exploded as they climbed a barbed wire fence during a duck hunting trip. Companions acted quickly to save him from blood loss.
An advertisement urges keeping bowels regular and liver healthy to look younger and feel younger. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and biliousness, notes ease of use, and lists City Drug Store as the seller with Adv, 1m.
Farmers, organization representatives, State college experts, and bank officials arrived in Helena to attend a hearing tomorrow night at the federal building. The event, hosted by the federal bank board, concerns establishing a land bank in Montana.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to treat skin troubles early with Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. It claims the product halts eczema progress and heals pimples blotchy red scaly skin and offers relief for cold sores and chapped hands at 50 cents.
Mrs. George Hibben, facing seizure of cows that entered a grain field and a $50 damages claim, told her brother-in-law she would kill herself. Her body was later recovered from the Milk River. She leaves seven children. the husband is serving a three year term in Deer Lodge.
A short ad advises giving good advice by setting a positive example. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick relief example for others to imitate, noting the remedy’s long-standing reputation and availability at City Drug Store.
Helena notes the auditor in Washington informs the Montana treasurer that $89 851 72 will be sent as 25 percent of all forest reserve revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30 1916. The notice comes under the act.
A vintage ad explains how colds start with a sneeze and sniffle and claims Dr King’s New Discovery breaks up colds and heals coughs for 47 years. It touts soothing antiseptic balsams that loosen phlegm clear the head ease breathing and lists a 50 cent price at your druggist.
Delegates chose Helena as the meeting place for the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons convention in September 1917 during the grand lodge of Montana closing session. Dr. R. W. Getty of Bonner was elected grand master with Francis D. Jones Helena deputy grand master E. M. Hutchinson Whitefish senior grand warden W. L. Parmalee Butte junior warden Richard Lockey Helena Jane treasurer Cornelius Hedges Helena grand secretary.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and sluggish systems. It promises a mild bowel movement and improved complexion, urging readers to buy at druggists for 25 cents and feel cheerful at breakfast.
Helena reports eight month bounty claims total 95,003 up from 90,338 last year. August claims reached 10,525 versus 8,157 a year earlier.
Weather often triggers rheumatism and neuralgia after rain. Sloan's Liniment penetrates without rubbing to soothe joints and tired muscles. It eases bruises sprains and minor injuries for children and costs 25 cents at druggists.
R. X. Lewis editor of the Havre Promoter and founder of the Havre Plaindealer has died leaving a widow and family. He served in the Montana legislature and was a pioneer newspaperman involved in northern Montana development. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
Health officials lift the ban on public attendance for children over 10 while restricting under tens amid a local dip in infantile paralysis. One new local case and 16 on the Crow Reservation are noted, with continued strict quarantines and no public gatherings. Also reported is the death of Kenneth Pickett, son of H G and Mrs Pickett, in Douglas Ariz after a dysentery illness while serving with the Second Montana Mounted Scouts.
Helena report states two surveying crews assigned to plat public land were ordered disbanded by J Scott Harrison assistant supervisor of surveys. Illness among three field surveyors and a fourth resignation forced the move affecting crews near Ovando and Lincoln.
Probability of a tungsten ore deposit near Jackson twenty miles above Wisdom in the Big Hole valley is suggested by tungsten float found by Charles Lloyd of Jackson. Crystals examined by Dr. Wheeler of the Montana Oreway company confirm they are tungsten float.
The column notes that many illnesses begin with constipation and urges daily bowel regularity. It advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as laxative to move the bowels and improve appetite and digestion, sold by City Drug Store.
Robert Treglown a 19 year old resident of Butte drowned while swimming in the Missouri near Great Falls on Saturday. He apparently suffered cramps though he was a capable swimmer and friends failed to rescue him as his body was recovered about an hour later.
A vintage advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for all families. It claims quick relief from sudden colic and diarrhoea and notes availability at City Drug Store.
J. D. McFadden of Whitehall died from injuries suffered in an auto crash Monday. Returning home from a vacation at Glacier Park he lost control on a new road when a stone appeared on a bank, the embankment gave way, and the car overturned. Mrs. McFadden and three children escaped uninjured.
Chancellor E C Elliott urged Montana bankers to fund needy University of Montana students. The Montana Bankers Association at its Miles City meeting contributed about 3000 dollars, announced by Dillon banker A L Stone. He called the convention the most successful ever held by the state bankers.
Tourist registers are widely used on National Forests to record names and destinations so Forest Rangers can forward telegrams and important messages to travelers in the mountains.
Residents marked Labor Day with afternoon store closures in Dillon. Some visitors traveled to Idaho Falls for the War Bonnet Roundup and boxing show while others enjoyed outings and fishing trips.
Many Dillon residents report quick action from a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture named Adler-ika. A single spoonful is claimed to relieve constipation sour stomach or gas and a few doses may prevent appendicitis while a short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble.
More people spend vacations in National Forests this summer than ever before. Many travel long distances by car to camp in public playgrounds. Rabies carried by infected coyotes is spreading eastward in Utah with rabid coyotes common in the western portion of the state and one killed within thirty miles of Salt Lake City.
Mr. G Henderson of Dingle Mississippi credits Foley Kidney Pills with lasting relief from sixteen years of cystitis and kidney and bladder pain after trying doctors and mineral waters. He reports dizziness weakness and frequent pain that vanished after using several bottles and sleeping soundly through the night.
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