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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner is the Beaverhead County official paper published every Wednesday under editors F. C. Kress and Poindexter. It entered Dillon Montana in 1902 and charges $2 per year in advance for subscriptions with mail delivery continuing until an order to discontinue is received and all arrears are paid.
The Dillon Examiner proclaims it has the largest paid circulation in Beaverhead County and invites advertisers to inspect subscription records and mailing lists. The notice is dated Wednesday, August 2, 1905.
The GSK committee urges Beaverhead ranchers to attend a mass meeting in Dillon on Saturday Aug. 5 to discuss the Bedrock lakes reservoir. The project promises millions in county wealth and population growth and has state and federal support. coordinated by local, state, and federal authorities, with broad stakeholder backing.
Oklahoma's growth over ten years is outlined with 1890 population 62,000 and 1900 around 4,000 growth, plus an optimistic modern estimate of 500,000. The combined territories span 45,000,000 acres with fertile prairie land suitable for wheat, corn, cotton, sugar cane, and fruit. Indian territory shows vast timber, coal, oil, gas, and mineral potentials.
The Department of Agriculture has prepared 1200 suits against railroads for breaking the twenty eight hour law and seeks a $500 fine in each case. The suits will be filed in the circuit court.
The article details cattle car shipment rules requiring feeding, watering, and rest for at least five hours within a 28 hour limit, with fines from 100 to 500 dollars for violations. It notes two witnesses needed per case and describes inspectors riding stock trains, recording shippers and car numbers, leading to many violations and subsequent railroad cooperation. It highlights Missouri Pacific's role and time reductions from Pueblo to Kansas City and Sapulpa to Texarkana East St Louis, aiming to speed up and improve feed compliance.
The piece flags a $20 million post office deficit and a $28 million national shortfall for 1905. It cites Henry A. Castle’s Harper’s Weekly critique of rail rates, recurring fraud, and abuses of second class rates, urging reforms such as post check currency to curb losses.
The department proposed higher charges to Congress arguing current rates do not cover costs. It costs the government about 7 cents per pound to handle mass mailings of publications, while publishers pay only 1 cent per pound for distribution.
Attorney General Albert J. Galen issues a ruling answering Kalispell County Attorney W. T. McKeown on automobile speeds. The Montana statute mirrors Massachusetts and prohibits driving faster than eight miles per hour anywhere in city limits thickly settled business areas or fire limits in unincorporated towns.
Sherman's Piano House of Butte Montana announces an expert tuner employed to tune pianos in Dillon and vicinity. They guarantee all work and urge readers to hire the professional when the tuner visits Dillon, inviting orders to be sent to 129 East Park Street.
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway has introduced white counterpanes to replace heavy wool blankets on Southwest Limited sleepers between Chicago and Kansas City. Blankets remain available for cool nights, aiming to improve comfort for sleeping car travelers.
We offer several light wood pian os and organs re possessed by KE H SHERMAN at 129 E Park St Butte Montana. Easy payments available for remaining balances.
Strayed buckskin mare about 1500 pounds with monogram OF on right shoulder. Finder may leave the horse at Anderson Bros livery barn or with owner T. D. Moran at Birch Creek to claim a $10 reward. 46-2¢.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad plans open top observation cars for daytime trains through Royal Gorge Canon of the Arkapsan Canon of the Grand River and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Seventy five seats per car, fully open sides no tops. Cars ready by June 1.
In Beaverhead County Montana District Court the estate of Margaret M Stephens deceased issues a notice to creditors to present their claims with vouchers within four months of first publication. Address for claims is the law office of J B Poindexter Dillon Montana with August 1905 dates noted.
The plaintiff Effie Coon asks the court to dissolve her marriage to Austin L. Coon on grounds of willful desertion in March 1903 and to award custody of six minor children. The case is filed in the Montana court with a July 25 1905 date noted and a July 26 1905 first publication.
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