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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1904
Page
7
A flood from the river damaged S S Patterson’s ranch west of town last Friday. The ice house carrying 500 to 600 tons of ice and the surrounding sawdust washed away, with total damage over a thousand dollars.
Frank O D ONeill, Montana sheep commissioner for Custer county, urges strict cooperation among sheep owners to prevent scab. He stresses keeping county movements monitored, using new disinfected outfits for foreign shearers, and support from local woolgrowers to enforce quarantine rules to stop the disease's spread.
From the Hand and Machine Sheep Shearers union in Butte Montana a price schedule for sheep shearing across Montana Wyoming Idaho Washington and Oregon has been issued. The Montana rate is 8 cents per head with board for young stock and 9 cents for older wethers and bucks, plus self boarding rights or machine repair terms. Prices in Idaho Washington and Oregon run about 1 cent lower, with specific adjustments if shearers supply their own equipment.
J F Anderson of Brainerd bought most of the recent Missoula and Ravalli county potato crop for shipment to eastern markets. In thirty days forty carloads moved east with more supply ready at $1 per hundred pounds, up from 75 cents. Anderson paid ranchers over $12,000, noting Montana spuds outkeep Colorado rivals and show no sprouting as they move east.
Chicago philanthropist Dr. D. K. Pearson plans to endow Western colleges after a five month southern tour and a planned rest before resuming his focus on aiding young colleges in Montana and surrounding regions.
The speaker calls for gifts to fund colleges in Montana, Wyoming, and Indian Territory, arguing eastern states have enough and the Western poor lack access. He notes this month’s donations push the total gifts to four million dollars.
The Helena Independent reports Montana may settle all bounty claims against the state by year end if current trends hold. Ney N. Davidson notes unpaid claims total 65306 dollars, with about 8000 in the fund and a potential 15000 dollar payment in July, aided by safeguards under the recent law. Some stockmen criticize the reduced scalp price but support fraud safeguards. others want the old bounty levels restored at the next legislature.
The Virginia City Madisonian details Robert T. Boatman’s loss after a band of his horses at Alder were freed by an overnight gate opening. Boatman, in Home Park, plans to pursue the culprit while noting strong demand and good prices for standard and cavalry horses in the region.
An advertisement touts the Rio Grande Railroad as the World's Scenic Route highlighting the Grand Canyon. It quotes Cy Warman praising the scenery and invites readers to request rates and folders from G. Butte Montana for travel along the line.
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