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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1905
Page
4
Official Beaverhead County paper published weekly in Dillon Montana with editors F C Kress and E L Poindexter. It notes entry as a second class matter in 1902 and lists subscription price two dollars per year in advance. Copies mailed to subscribers until canceled or arrears settled.
The Dillon Examiner asserts the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and offers advertisers access to subscription records and mailing lists. The note is dated Wednesday April 19, 1905.
A Montana town article contrasts two tactics to counter mail order houses. One urges newspapers to curb ads. the other spotlights a Manson store’s yard bargains to entice locals. The piece highlights three specific items and discusses price, value, and shopper impact.
A historical excerpt highlights local shopkeepers challenging distant mail order houses by showcasing aggressive advertising and enterprise to attract customers. The passage emphasizes the merchants' confidence in their own efforts to draw in shoppers and deter competition.
Predicted cattle shortage proves correct as light supplies persist and beef prices soar by 50 to 60 cents per hundred over the last ten days. If receipts stay small, further increases are expected and the market remains buoyant.
The Chicago Live Stock World reports that June indicators hint at price shifts depending on feeder behavior. If feeders flood the market prices may fall quickly, while conservative shipping could keep values steady.
Herbert Armitage retires from Strawbridge meat market and returns to Sunny Slope ranch. Mesere Greenameyer Civie head to Stonk City after first cattle shipment from Anaconda. Paul and R. M. Allenbaugh from Oklahoma expected to join Highland ranch. J. C. Stanton reports early pasture turnout for horses and upcoming stock cattle grazing. C A Sharkey of Northern Pacific based in Billings surveys cattle shipment prospects.
The report outlines the bank of Dillon Montana assets totaling 529 084 80 with loans and discounts 4923 656 84 and cash items 24 412 90. Liabilities show capital 50 000 00 surplus 10 000 00 deposits 144 862 72 and certificates 154 645 02. A L Stone cashier certifies the figures sworn April 17 1905 before A R Jacobs with directors William Roe and A F Graeter.
The list records several transfers including warranty and bargain deeds from Goldie Selway to Josephine Robson for one lot on Thompson Avenue, A R Jacobs to Geo Woodworth for one lot in Wisdom, Nettie Burleigh to Jacobina Peter son for one lot on Thompson Avenue, and a quit claim from Edna Kmerick Smith to Joseph Rebich for 16 acres above Dillon. Also listed are a mining deed to Lottie Fairweather with fractions in Copper Contact and related lodes on Birch Creek, and patents to George Shorts for 160 acres on upper Horse Prairie valley and to George L. Ramsey for 40 acres near Dillon, plus a quartz location by A C Jacobs on Wise River.
Estate of Rachel M Orr deceased. Administrator Earnest Orr notifies creditors and others with claims to present them with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Address for claims is J B Poindexter law office Dillon Beaverhead County Montana. Dated March 27 1905. First publication March 29 1905.
State Bank of Dillon with Jasper E Burgess as defendant will sell the described real estate at sheriff's sale on May 6 1905 at 1 pm at the court house front door Dillon Beaverhead County Montana The property includes defined quarter sections in township 4 south range 16 west with water rights ditches tenements and appurtenances The sale is conducted under Sheriff M D Gist and deputy Geo W Dart with terms of one past due.
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