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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1904
Page
4
Beaverhead County News Dillon Montana published weekly with editors F c Kress and E L Poindexter. It enters records as a 1902 second class matter and outlines subscription at two dollars per year.
The Dillon Examiner asserts it has BeaVerhead County’s largest bona fide paid circulation and offers advertisers access to subscription records and mailing lists for inspection. The notice is dated Wednesday April 27 2004.
Beaverhead county Democratic convention called for Dillon court house May 14 1904 at noon to elect 14 delegates and 14 alternates to the state convention at Great Falls May 17 1904 and handle other business. Delegates apportioned by precincts. Dillon primaries May 9 at 8 pm. delegates must be residents of their precincts.
The Examiner notes rising support for a state railroad commission as two Montana stockmen conventions endorse the idea. Past legislative attempts were blocked by excuses that a commission would hinder rail development, but recent sentiment among stock interests favors reform.
Congress opens Crow and Flathead reservations to settlement, predicting rapid location of public lands and a population rise of about 25,000 in Montana this year. Taxable wealth and natural resources development are expected to grow with the influx of settlers.
The Examiner notes it prints a larger total of matter weekly than any Montana weekly, with thirty five columns last week and a still large amount this week due to advertiser demand. It claims no boiler plate lines appear in the edition.
Rat-a-tat the six year owned by B F White was sold last week to Lutey Bros of Butte for breeding. The mare was bought from Charles Larabee as a colt and brought to Dillon at two, showing promise but limited local training. Her best race time was 2 20 14 on the Butte track, with a mile in 2 16 percent on the Dillon track. Beaverhead county loses its fastest mare due to the sale.
The Shakespeare club celebrated its twelfth anniversary with a staged dramatic and musical program at the rectory. Miss Paxton, Miss Bishop, Miss La Beam, and Mrs. Rathbone led a lively bill including a burlesque, a Romeo and Juliet duet, and a Midsummer Night's Dream encore.
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