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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1904
Page
5
The item declares E L Poindexter as editor and proprietor of a Dillon Montana weekly published every Wednesday. It lists the paper’s second class mailing, 1902 filing, and subscription price of two dollars per year in advance with mailings continuing until ordered stopped and arrears paid.
The Dillon Examiner guarantees advertisers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County. Subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection. Dated Wednesday April 20, 1904.
The Beaverhead County Democratic Committee calls a county convention at Dillon court house on Saturday May 14 1904 at noon to elect 14 delegates and 14 alternates for the state convention at Great Falls on May 17 1904 and to handle other business. Delegates are apportioned by precinct based on votes for John M Evans in 1902 with primaries urged May 7 except Dillon where May 9 at 8 pm. Delegates and alternates must be Democratic residents of their precinct.
On Monday Dillon witnessed a school boys strike at the free county high school as students demanded a continuous half day session from 8 am to 1 30 pm. The board of trustees unanimously refused the demand and banners were paraded through the streets prompting community debate over school expenses and student maturity.
Leading education authorities question the wisdom of a half day session plan for high schools though Montana districts have adopted it. The Examiner notes about 12,000 dollars was raised last year by county taxpayers for the high school. Taxpayers should support reasonable board rules for the benefit of local students.
The Helena meeting showcased Tom Carter’s control as he steered the state convention. Edwards and his followers were sidelined, Col Sanders failed to secure a national delegate spot, and former Governor White was excluded from the delegation though nominated for the national committee. The Examiner warns such tactics may harden party machinery but won’t guarantee wins at the polls.
The Helena Press reprinted The Examiner editorial in support of Governor Toole's renomination but credited it to the Dillon Tribune. The error unjustly favored the Tribune and slighted The Examiner, and the editors say the mistake will be corrected promptly.
An amusing aftermath follows the recent Dillon episode featuring Rev Charles Bridwell head of a new sect. The preacher claims global outsiders face public scorn as the movement grows amid local curiosity and controversy.
A recent Coastal Herald series attacks the local evangelist Bridwell and his followers, portraying the Pentecostal group as deceitful and mentally degenerate. The first article catalogs violent deaths in the area over twenty years and blames divine punishment, while denouncing the critics as regressed toward ancient simian types.
The article highlights speeches by Champ Clark Eaton J Bowers and Adam M Byrd in the House praising Democratic tarff positions. Clark portrays a sharp critique of Republicans while Byrd argues tariff effects on farmers and cost of living.
The speech contrasts farm poverty and urban wealth under tariff policy, criticizing Republican standouts and Chamberlain ideas as harming farmers. It praises Byrd for rallying the party's stance and lauds Eaton J. Bowers of Mississippi for a temperate, forceful defense of the Mississippi constitution and federal amendments on suffrage. Mississippi’s delegation is noted for strength, including Williams, Byrd, Bowers, and Hill.
A vast Siberian railway project extends about six miles toward the Pacific coast at an estimated cost of 81000 dollars per mile. Contractors and officials evaluate progress against planned milestones as the line nears completion.
Miss Alice Fogarty plans a flinch party at Mrs Bagley s Saturday evening. Fenn er and math students marked a tennis court and have been leveling ground. The biology club met at Mr Allen s for reports and social hour. The Virginia City High School basketball team challenged the Normal girls for a May 6 game in Dillon. Miss Mary Woodward received a tally ho birthday surprise with light refreshments at the Bakery.
Six hundred acres of fine bottom land pasture for rent on the W. F. Drummey ranch eight miles north of Dillon. Two streams of water run through the land. Call on or address W. F. Drummey Post Office Dillon Mont 331E.
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