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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
4
The notice records E. L. Poindexter as editor in Dillon Montana with a September 20 1902 entry date and second class matter status under the 1879 act. Subscriptions priced at $2 annually in advance.
The Dillon Examiner proclaims it offers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and invites advertisers to inspect its subscription records and mailing lists.
Local coal dealers rebut a supposed Union Pacific price cut and warn of winter fuel shortages. The piece notes that no coal was booked or shipped in response to a claimed fifty cent reduction and cites a recent one dollar per ton price increase.
Clip notes from Dillon describe Abe Savacool at Charley Francis ranch and Albert Swain visiting Ajax ranch for vacation. Also mentions C K Miller with Mrs Montgomery and Helen, J B Logan of Butte grocers, a near accident to Mrs Hollingsworth with a bucking horse, and doctors M G MacNevin J A MacNevin visiting Indian Creek Idaho. Weather praises recent sun after wet spell and notes Montana’s wet season improving hay harvest and reducing water disputes.
Real estate transfers show multiple warranty deeds and mining interests in Dillon Barretts station Willis and surrounding areas. Transfers include A L Stone to Thos J Low three lots in Stahl add and Ellen Lovell to Lovell Livestock Co 2080 acres near Barretts station. Mining locations cover numerous lodes in Elkhorn Vipond and Martin districts.
Dillon residents inform the State Board of Railroad Commissioners that they have awaited guidance and coal deliveries all summer. They request the board to press coal companies to supply storage coal and enforce the summer plan.
The article notes Mrs. Hamilton opposed turning her memorial fountain gift into a city burden. The gesture memorializes herself and her deceased husband and is considered a generous act, aimed at keeping the fountain in repair for the public.
A compact advising note encourages using a physical hammer to fix loose boards around the house rather than venting complaints to others. It mocks persistent grumbling and promotes practical, quiet improvement over airing grievances publicly.
Residents recall the arrival of campers with many fish stories and homecoming jokes. The reflections highlight shared trips and local camaraderie after a season spent on lakes and rivers.
An Exchange essay notes that newspaper workers face universal judgment for a single unintentional error after many favorable columns. It warns that repeated praise is forgotten if one line is wrong, and a sole misstep can undo weeks of positive coverage, affecting a businessman's reputation.
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