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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner guarantees advertisers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead county. Subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection. Date noted is Wednesday April 25, 106.
The Examiner predicted Montana would aid California with immediate generosity and the week confirms this. Butte sends a special train of provisions and maintains steady relief funding. Dillon via Beaverhead Club prepares a car of help, while Bozeman Great Falls Helena Missoula Billings and others rapidly increase cash and supply donations in a growing statewide relief effort.
The Bozeman Civic League leads a sweet pea festival with a floral parade and decorated carriages, featuring a Carnival queen and attendants. Merchants adorn shops, passengers receive bouquets, and eastern boosters praise Montana’s bloom power.
Great Falls editors review the president after his speech on wealth and a progressive tax on fortunes beyond a set amount. They contrast his stance with advocates of a heavy income tax and praise his drift toward democratic platforms while urging continued alignment with Democratic doctrine.
A reflective column warns that fallibility of human creations could trigger global catastrophes. It contends minor earthquakes could devastate Butte miners, a single tidal wave could strike New York, and seismic upheaval might turn the Panama Canal into a gorge.
A brief note questions skipping the carnival and asks why more sweet peas were not planted. It suggests doubling seeds to make Dillon bloom brighter than before.
A fragmentary passage envisions a widespread expansion of mining and industry across multiple states. It compares the desired growth to Nevada's current boom, urging aggressive promotion and participation to spark excitement and economic surge.
The text notes that while corporations are said to lack heart or soul, their officers demonstrate generosity through immediate aid from the Amalgamated company the Pacific Express company major railroad and telegraph lines and the industrial firms of the nation.
The quake that devastated San Francisco was felt up to one hundred fifty miles. The subsequent wave of sympathy and aid is expected to reach around the globe.
Dillon lacks a seismograph and relies on a barometer to forecast conditions. The instrument indicates forthcoming fair weather for the San Francisco area, aiding relief efforts.
Notice states regular quarterly examinations for teachers will be held in the county superintendent of schools office in Dillon Mount on Friday and Saturday April 27 and 28. Examinees should provide pens and legal cap paper. Estella Mae Rich, County Superintendent of Schools.
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