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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1895
Page
4
San Francisco business KISHER is named as the paper's authorized agent at 21 Merchants' Exchange. The newspaper indicates the ad paper is kept on file in his office for reference.
The column covers political notes on women’s voting limits in Utah and the November vote, harvests signaling a hard winter, Ravalli County fair dates in Stevensville, population estimates for Dillon from school census, the Durrant case timeline, and upcoming Dillon utilities projects including electric light, water works, and a potential hotel. It also notes hay prices, a regatta report with Defender, praise for the Billings Daily Gazette, and a promotion for De Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure by N M White, a local druggist.
The Inter Lake voices concern that Tr is willing to sacrifice state interests for Great Falls gains. It calls for suppression of Montana Illustrated amid publisher disappearances and notes a Spokane minister’s critique of bloomers worn by women riding bicycles.
Western Mining World reports revised figures show last year’s assessment rising to about 20.5 million dollars when net mine proceeds are included, potentially elevating Silver Bow to first class county status. The update notes the omission of mining proceeds in prior totals and cites the impact on fiscal classification.
An informal diary recounts a day with members discussing Andrea Orcagna and Charles Dickens. It recalls Orcagna’s Campo Santa in Pisa, Last Judgment and Coronation of the Virgin, and notes Dickens and scenes from Dickens novels. The piece blends club talk with reflections on literature and art.
Rock Springs Independent reports Indians slaughtered elk at Jack's Son Hole shipping thousands of hides with residents debating if carcasses were kept for food. Western News condemns Montana's last legislature as idiotic noting many laws not in published codes.
The Great Falls Tribune endorses the Jim Hill movement to secure control of the Northern Pacific railroad, arguing the plan serves regional interests and strengthens leadership in the Great Northern line. The piece frames the issue as a strategic regional contest.
In Sullivan, Sept 7 a man killed his father-in-law Aaron Hunter and brother-in-law Jon Hunter, severing heads and desecrating the bodies. He was pursued by a mob and killed himself as capture neared. The report notes the Boston Herald as the source.
An 1895 advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood purifier acting on mucous surfaces. It claims a physician endorsement and regular prescription status, with price 75c. The note mentions Newbro's Witch-Hazel Almond Dream for complexion and a Montana state college notice opening Sept. 18 1895 with several courses and annual expenses $150 to $175.
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