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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
4
Published as second class matter on September 20, 1902 in Dillon Montana under the 1879 act. Subscriptions are $2 per year in advance and the paper will be mailed to subscribers until a formal order to discontinue is received and all arrears are paid.
The Dillon Examiner proclaims the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and offers advertisers access to subscription records and mailing lists for inspection. Date listed as Wednesday August 1, 106.
Dee Loeb at Oyster Bay aides President Roosevelt by countering rival Republican schemes. He set up Noah to trigger a staged hay incident with a photographer, promising to prove Roosevelt is a farmer. The gag aims to counter Fairbanks Cannon and other contenders for framing the bucolic vote.
Senator Mason of Illinois accuses Congressman Lorimer of altering the meat inspection bill to aid beef interests. He claims stamping or dating of canned preserved meats was removed, making buyers uncertain of freshness. Roosevelt supported the bill but warned its absence would harm public protection. The piece notes $3,000,000 annual inspection costs paid by the public and questions current versus past inspections.
The Virginia City Times commends Mr Morse of Dillon as a foremost citizen. He envisions a bright future for Beaverhead County and southwestern Montana, emphasizing agriculture as the county’s cornerstone.
The report says Morse plans to buy thousands of acres to add to his Birchdale ranch. After resolving water rights disputes in Birch creek district he aims to subdivide into small farms to promote county colonization and agricultural development. The Times commends his sagacity and belief in farming.
The Republican brothers clash over plans to deploy troops to maintain order at the Iowa convention, signaling ongoing discord as Democrats may benefit from the rift.
The article argues President Roosevelt should keep Shaw out of North Carolina and support Gov. Cummins to unite Republicans and counter railroads and the rotten machine, noting previous failures and urging decisive backing to settle factional fights.
Express firms have tangled tariffe and asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for more time to prepare rate schedules under the new law. They have charged tariffs “all the bearing” and more in many cases, and the public is urged to appeal to the commission for fairer charges.
The passage critiques a powerful box trust and its alliance with the lumber trust, claiming they fix prices and stifle competition in Western states. It notes tariff protections bolster these "octopi" and their influence.
Attorney General Moody concedes Judge Parker's claim that applicable federal laws existed before 1904. The question arises whether President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou will acknowledge Parker's view or continue to deny it, as they did regarding alleged corporate contributions to the 1904 Roosevelt campaign fund proven but not acknowledged.
The administration has faced criticism over delays in Panama spending. Secretary Taft cautions that the American public wants results quickly, while officials say progress requires time and patience.
A political brief notes that Republican bluffing operates well in some arenas but does not generate controversy or dirt at Panama, where rhetoric falls flat and no scandals surface.
The text recalls Secretary Root in the region with the big stick and a battleship, noting the presidency’s forceful diplomacy not yet ratified by the Senate. It suggests the current administration pursues assertive policy beyond constitutional limits.
A man named Mercer died suddenly after working in a hay field where the temperature reached 110 degrees. He had felt unwell for days, a doctor was called Tuesday, and he died Wednesday morning from a hemorrhage, believed linked to overexertion in the heat. He left a wife and seven children.
Five dollars for each horse returned. Descriptions include a swayback sorrel gelding about 1200 lbs with Lazy Don brand on right shoulder and a bay mare about 1100 lbs with CS brand on left thigh. Located at Dijlun Mont.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway introduces white counterpanes as bed spreads on its Southwest Limited trains between Chicago and Kansas City replacing heavy woolen blankets. Blankets will be kept in reserve for cooler nights, improving traveler comfort on hot days.
In the Montana Beaverhead District Court, administrators KL Graves and William Roe seek an order to sell part of the late James Harby estate mining property Cumberland Lode in the Lost Cloud District. A hearing is set for July 28, 1906 at 10:00 a.m. at Dillon Court House, with publication required in the Dillon Examiner for four weeks.
A Twin Bridges dispatch to the Butte Miner reports the sudden death of Fred Mercer a prominent ranchman from typhoid fever on Wednesday.
The Fifth Judicial District binds 1906 regular terms by county. Jefferson: first Wednesday in January April second Monday in July and second Wednesday in October. Beaverhead: second Wednesday in February May August and November. Madison: first Monday in March June third Monday in August and first Wednesday in December. Virginia City Montana. Judge Lew L Callaway.
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