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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1903
Page
4
In a provocative note from the Dillon Examiner the editor considers a stunt at a battleship christening. The piece imagines attaching a wine bottle to the prow and having Mrs Nation smash it with a hatchet, targeting prohibition era controversy.
Acting Governor Murray seeks an extraordinary legislative assembly to pass appropriation bills for the St Louis and Portland fairs. Legislators would serve unpaid and likely act in a single day after polling their views. Municipal results in Montana are not a reliable statewide barometer due to local issues and the Heinze influence in Butte. The Socialist vote appeared strong in Anaconda, but broader party shifts seem limited.
The editorial warns that the Bureau of Corporations would collect vital statistics on industrial firms and place them in the president’s hands. It cautions that even with President Roosevelt’s integrity, a future weak or unscrupulous leader could misuse the data to build an unchallengeable machine, risking revolutionary upheaval.
Acting Governor Murray states he appointed Otto Schoenfeld as secretary of the newly created state bureau of child and animal protection using his own judgment. He rejects claims Governor Toole or others urged the appointment. Schoenfeld is described as a competent officer likely to give good satisfaction.
The state board of land commissioners buys a $25,000 State Normal bond issue at 3 percent, a rate unlikely without the new law. Over half a million in land grant funds will earn about four percent, boosting revenue and state credit by investing warrants and securities. The law should be enacted into statute.
Editor Vickers exits the Alder Gulch Times editorial role as the paper is sold to local Republicans. The Examiner notes the Times had been a strong, lively Republican paper under his management and laments his departure from Madison county journalism.
County returns show J. E. Morse B. F. White and Emerson Hill leading for three trustees after a light turnout. Some districts not yet reported may shift the outcome, with canvassing and a possible special meeting by the county commissioners forthcoming.
Free high school notes describe the Botany class dissecting flowers and studying their parts after an earlier term focused on general botany. The report also lists club entertainments, student absences, and various school activities including physics, fudge making, tennis planning, singing, and character sketches for Dickens.
The Quilting Party burlesque featuring Aunt Jerusha and a village cast delighted a snowy Saturday audience at Dillon Theatre. Mrs H R Melten led as Aunt Jerusha with well chosen costumes andwitty setups. Net proceeds from the Mange Society totaled about $60.
A Thursday evening bowling party hosted by local young ladies celebrated Miss Zinn and Miss Euphemia Innes who plan to leave Dillon soon. Stenographer Miss Zinn will return to her mother in Butte while Miss Innes spends summer on a Rattlesnake ranch with her mother.
State treasurer A H Barrett opened bids for 25000 in state normal school bonds. The state bid 3 percent on tens and twenties. The Land Commissioners authorized the bid at its last meeting and filed the bid just before the deadline amid many other bids.
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