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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
4
E L Poindexter Editor enters as second class matter at Dillon Montana on September 20 1902 under the 1879 act. Subscription price is 2 dollars per year in advance and the paper will be mailed to subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and arrears are paid.
An advertising note proclaims Dillon Examiner in Beaverhead County offers the largest bona fide paid circulation. It states subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection and is dated Wednesday April 15, 1908.
A persuasive call to support local merchants over catalogue houses. It extols enjoying better service, correcting errors, easier credit, and locally paid taxes. It argues home shops invest profits locally, fund libraries and parks, and keep property values stable, urging readers to buy locally for quality and community benefit.
The Chicago Farmers and Drovers Journal notes a marked drop in early week shipments across six key markets Chicago Kansas City Omaha St Louis St Joseph and Sioux City with cattle hogs and sheep totals down 35 000 24 000 and 61 000 respectively from the prior week and 33 000 36 000 and 34 000 from a year ago. The report flags continued scarcity and bullish sentiment amid rising retail prices and sluggish spring marketing.
A report notes gains in livestock values as trade stabilizes and bad sentiment fades. Foreign beeve prices reach their peaks since 1904 while eastern meat prices rise to multi month highs. locally retail costs surge and consumption dips. Panic last winter caused drastic liquidation of half fat holdings, limiting spring supplies and keeping prices high as marketing slows. abnormal conditions remain key price regulators.
The piece argues that a tariff protecting labor has not cured Pittsburg distress with thousands out of work and rising living costs. It notes wage declines amid high meat prices, while workers still elect Republicans who oppose tariff reform. The text warns of a promised tariff revision after elections, tied to a platform advocating a higher maximum tariff.
A fractured view contrasts Chandler of New Hampshire and Tillman of South Carolina, two rivals with unlikely kinship. Chandler chronicled railroad power and urged prosecutors to dismiss pending trust prosecutions, while Tillman’s health and past votes shaped their uneasy bond amid party battles.
Cupid Hazelbaker issued glory papers to Thomas A. Pendergast Ida M. Jackson Leroy Cozad and Sadie Rea plus Bert Knox and Etta Mable McNinch. A Bedrock to Dillon train incident led to 40 arrests and forthcoming trials as jobless crowds gathered.
A leaked Chandler letter warns Republicans that Taft plans to unite money power and Roosevelt supporters, urging silence to help Bryan. The Great Falls Tribune notes the letter's authenticity and highlights Chandler’s past stance with silver and western debtors as context for Montana Republicans.
A notice from the Montana Stock Growers Association in Miles City Montana in April 2022 announces a special fare of one and one third for attendees from outside points who present receipts showing full fare paid. The offer applies to crowds of 100 or more and details appear in section 33-21.
A two-year old Percheron stallion named pedirgee is shown at the State Bank of Dillon and may be sold at a fair price. For details contact H. 5, Andrus, Del, Montana with Z 19-t £.
A Beaverhead Brewery in Dillon Montana invites Dillon Brewery beer kega delivery offers at fifty centa and up per unit with delivery to Beaverhead Brewery.
A four year old black colt with a bar on the right jaw and figure 6 on Jett was reported stray from a ranch last spring. A reward of 15 dollars is offered for information leading to its return to the ranch. Also listed are apple varieties Baldwins York Imperial Pippins at Graeter Grocery.
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