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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
2
A Denver railroader lauds the Omaha Exposition calling it fairyland and superior to the World's Fair. He notes dull nationwide advertising and urges newspapers to boost awareness while praising the Bur lington Route for direct access and efficient grounds facilities.
The Ladies' Home Journal collects about twenty humorous anecdotes about Mark Twain from his closest friends. The pieces are described as droll but not funnier than snap shot pictures of Twain. Miss Myrtle Powers has returned from Virginia City after visiting relatives and friends last week.
We offer a single cup and saucer or any separate piece from two open stock lines. The yellow set has 113 pieces costing 50 dollars, the green set 65 dollars, with more gilt and elaborate decoration on green. A broad line of plates, cups and saucers in six piece sets and course sets for soup to dessert are also available.
Beaverhead County Commissioners met September 6 in regular session. They opened bids for the Big Hole river bridge at Montgomery's Crossing, awarding to O E Peppard for 1125 dollars. They also reviewed refunding county bond bids, awarding issues to N M White Graeter Harris Co and others, with bonds dated January 1 1899 and payments due by that date.
County boards approve road fund expenditures and appoint election judges for November 1898, with transfers between funds and notices to bondholders. The session also reorganizes precinct boundaries, changes Medicine Lodge to Horse Prairie, abolishes Bald Mountain, and sets polling places and judges for Dillon and surrounding precincts.
A Washington Star summary notes Yap in the Caroline Islands as a possible US naval base amid the war with Spain. Descriptions cover coral reefs, inland swamps, ancient ruins, local crops such as sweet potatoes yams taro and copra exports, and a garrison of about 100 soldiers with 150 prisoners at Tamil harbor.
A study reflects on the Philippine islander as practical and pliant yet averse to abstract theory. It notes adherence to outward rituals, ease of management with fair treatment, and strong reactions to injustice but readiness to follow brave leaders and adapt to favorable governance. The piece critiques reliability, honesty, and loyalty as situational.
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