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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1894
Page
4
Fisher, a San Francisco advertising agent at 21 Merchants Exchange, is named as the paper's authorized agent and keeper of the office file.
The notice names candidates for representative Henry Knippenberg and William A. Jones. It lists county commissioner short term William G. Phillips and long term for assessor Alva J. Noyes. Also named are county superintendent Miss Millis J. Coffin county attorney Everton J. Conger and county surveyor Jacob Hartwig. Coroner position noted with a $50 advance payment covering through January 1, 1805.
The piece argues Anaconda and Butte copper industry strength sustains the state and counters calls to move the capital to Helena. It contends copper wealth underpins Beagerhead and Madison counties, criticizes Helena politics, and predicts a Republican win despite fusion hopes, urging turnout.
The Colored Citizen debuts in Helena as Montana’s first African American paper. Editor J. P. Tall Jr frames a call for fair public education of Black citizens and highlights 2500 Black residents contributing to state industry and growth. The editorial notes racial stereotypes and urges unity with Republicans, Populists, and Democrats while criticizing political machinations.
The Populist Tribune attacks Helena’s claim as the state capital arguing Helena society exalts refinement while condemning Anaconda as uncouth labor driven. It questions whether Helena’s cultivated image rests on smoke and mirrors as Montana contends with capital relocation debates.
A harsh portrait of Helena society and its oldtimers the bankers and miners who formed the social core. The piece dismisses pretensions of Helena’s cultured elite while noting their enduring influence and political power in Montana's capital debate.
Notice to creditors and all persons with claims against Louis Lowe deceased. The administrator invites claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims to be exhibited at the store of Henry H. Pond in Glendale Beaverhead County Montana.
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