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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
4
The Dillon Tribune outlines advertising rates and publishing duties, notes exchanges with Helena and other towns, comments on local officials and prospects, urges residents to register before October 15, and praises home businesses while urging local spenders to support Anaconda prosperity. It references Will Hanks, Stevensville’s Montana Good Templar, and warns against overreliance on distant exchanges.
Lima and Red Rock Valley tax officials led by John LaMunyon plan a $50,000 cooperative scheme to dam the Red Rock river and build two canals on either bank. The venture seeks to reclaim thousands of acres of arid land for farming with potential Butte capital backing. a local bounce for aluminum prospects and tech advances are noted alongside.
A Dillon editorial urges local entrepreneurs to start and expand manufacturing here rather than rely on distant producers. It notes cheap power may soon be available, and lists existing small operations like brick yards, a brewery, bottling works, a general shop, lard packing, and a flouring mill project. The piece calls for a town board of trade and wider citizen discussion.
The trustees of the State Normal school at Twin Bridges show perseverance amid difficulties in founding the institution. The school recently opened with bright prospects for its students and community.
The school provides normal, scientific, and commercial courses with connected music and art departments. Trustees and faculty expect to admit both men and women to all departments. Benefits include low tuition, affordable board, thorough study, a quiet moral town, and efficient instruction. Union of effort is seen as key to success.
Long reader notes from Philipsburg and surrounding papers lampoon political greed and the upcoming changes in a few months. Mentions Mr McKnight of Brooklyn as editor of a local paper and offers commiseration for the duties of a newspaper man.
The Andrews Dramatic Company announces its fall season opening on October 6 with a weeklong engagement and a new repertoire led by May Blossom as May and Parson Bartlett played by Fred G. Andrews. The company holds exclusive western rights to the Madison Square hit and expects a hearty audience welcome.
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