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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
2
Reading notices detail advertising rates for the ExAMINER with 20 cents per line for first insertion and 15 cents for subsequent insertions. Poetic and obituary notices priced at 5 cents per line, with additional charges for church events and fairs. Transportation schedules and line numbers noted for West Bound and East Bound trains.
Dillon column lists new business ads and notices from local residents including trips to Butte and Idaho Falls. It reports births, marriages, and visits, with multiple references to Tommy Red, Elks convention attendance, and telephone line changes near the Boatman ranch. It notes property for sale or rent, horse listings, and a stray horse report, plus a medical concern and a governor requisition for a prisoner.
An American Magazine feature recounts a baseball star's rise from amateur to major leagues, detailing stage fright nervousness then confidence on debut. He describes a pivotal June purchase, manager mentorship, and a dramatic debut game including steals and a cornering hustle that proved his worth.
The cattle barns at the Helena State Fairgrounds have doubled to two to accommodate more beef and dairy exhibits. A new horse barn adds ample stall space while prizes exceed seven thousand dollars with beef premiums of four and a half thousand and over two thousand for dairy cattle. An auction sale of live stock and daily dairy tests accompany a dairy building showcasing ranch and creamery products.
M W Bucy a real estate man offers to locate homesteads and desert land entries in the Centennial valley with free government land and water. He buys and sells farms and ranches and invites listing of ranches in Lakeview Montana.
The 1913 act unites Missoula, Bozeman, Butte and Dillon institutions into the University of Montana under the state board of education. Engineering courses are moved to Bozeman except mining in Butte. Dean A W Richter transfers to Bozeman to lead engineering, with Plew and Biegler joining. The move signals a strong engineering college and expanded facilities. A second item reports the interstate commerce commission cutting express rates 10 to 60 percent, effective October 15, with a two year trial and potential return to permanent status if companies stay profitable.
Pencil manufacturers in Tennessee and nearby states purchase old red cedar fence rails to process into lead pencils. The move signals a shift in raw material use and local supply chains for early 20th century writing implements.
Through RB B Lawrence at Bowen, Big Hole News reports July weather. Mean max 70.4, mean min 88.2, mean 56.14 inches. Record max 82 on the 9th, min 18 on the 11th. Total precipitation 1.43 inches, 0.38 inches in 24 hours on the 21st. Eight days with 0.01 inches or more. Eighteen clear days eight partly cloudy five cloudy. Killing frosts on the 12th, 14th and 30th.
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