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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
4
Al Paper of Beaverhead County publishes every Wednesday edited by F C Kress with E L Poindexter and published in Dillon Montana. Entered Sept 20 1902 and mailed to subscribers in advance at $2 per year. Local editor and proprietor notes subscription terms and discontinuation policy.
The Dillon Examiner asserts it has the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and offers open subscription records and mailing lists for advertiser inspection. Dated Wednesday December 28, 1904.
A Chicago horse market analysis shows heavy draft horses yield far higher long term returns than common or medium grades. Heavy drafts suitable for logging and farm work fetch 70 to 220 dollars, averaging about 150 to 200, while cayuses and western ponies sell for 5 to 50 dollars. The piece notes the Gallatin valley’s shift toward better stallions and warns that past free range cayuse farming is gone, favoring larger, more valuable stock as the west modernizes.
The Madisonian reports a forthcoming state water law to be introduced in the legislature. Beaverhead County water users are urged to study the measure and offer suggestions. Beaverhead delegates in the next assembly are expected to hear from constituents on the subject. The aim is to reduce or end water rights litigation burdening district court calendars and costing users money.
The annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency notes U S banking resources are within forty percent of global levels and cites lack of international banking facilities as the sole primacy gap. It proposes allowing foreign branches in reserve cities with capital of 1 million dollars to facilitate exchanges for national banks. The U S banking power is allocated to foreign nations at about 13.826 billion and 18 billion in other figures.
A critic notes that capital stock once valued at 1 billion dollars has diminished to about 200 million, calling it the largest wealth aggregation city financiers have built. The 1904 corn crop, he argues, could fetch that amount, and claims that this would be genuine wealth, not mere paper profits.
Washington disclosed figures show fifty one forest reserves across thirteen western states and territories excluding Alaska, totaling 576,833,974 acres. The data highlight the government scale of forest preservation efforts.
The 1894 Illinois measure allowing women to vote for university trustees saw about 41 000 registrations and 24 000 votes in Chicago. A decade later only 7 465 votes statewide and roughly 1 000 in Chicago were cast, with state costs exceeding 4 000 dollars, over fifty cents per vote.
Willian Bray pioneer resident of Madison County died at his Lakeview home on December 16 after two years of rheumatic suffering. Born November 17 1854 in Devonshire England he came to America at 18, moved to Montana in 1875, leaving a wife E J McGahon and three surviving sons Willian R John H and Charles Bray. Funeral by Odd Fellows Lima lodge, buried Lima cemetery. family receives community sympathy.
Montana experiment station staff conduct feeding trials on loco poisoned sheep to see if fattening is possible and whether cure exists. Post mortems on deaths check for parasites like tape or stomach worms. A second group tests relative fattening of wheat oats barley grains for market.
Local merchants report strong holiday trade as Gue Swanson ships 55 head of cattle from Bedrock for feeding. Wyoming, Montana and Idaho ties noted with hay baling, cattle feeding, and timber work. Wolves threaten. a $60 bounty offered on depredating cattle. Industry activity includes Ajax mine notes and county official visits.
In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of Montana Beaverhead County, administrator William Montgomery announces claims against the estate of James Montgomery deceased must be shown within ten months of first publication. Creditors should file with voucher at the law office of J. B. Poindexter in Dillon, Montana, the estate’s designated place of business. Dated November 30, 1904. First publication November 30.
In Beaverhead county Justice F M Staley presides as George B Owen sues Nora Davia for nine dollars plus costs for medical attention. Defendant must appear January 14 1905 at 10 o clock a m at Wisdom to answer or a judgment will be entered.
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