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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
3
The February 4 1903 Dillon Examiner lists local reading notices with rates 20 cents per line for the first insertion and 15 cents for subsequent insertions. Business locals are 10 cents per line first insertion and 8 cents thereafter. Standing ad rates are furnished on application. Card of thanks and obituary poetry are 5 cents per line.
A string of small town items reports visits from A J Noyes and J M Page, health notes on James Estes, piano tuner Angerman, and Dr H H Swain heading to Helena. Mrs Hayes returns to Wisconsin. social events include the Ladies Aid gathering, a dance by Seph Rich, and a birthday party for Mildred Elliott. Local business chatter mentions Metlen dock plans, real estate, and dental work in Dillon.
A special city council meeting named polling places and judges for the upcoming bond election. Ward one polling site H R Melton's office with judges H R Melton L Cushing H Burfeind. ward two at City Hall with judges Chris Burfeind Joe Shively Josephus Rich. ward three at Arthur Sullivan's house with judges Arthur Sullivan Wm Palmer W T Taylor. A train of thirteen cattle cars of sheep was shipped to Ogden by Lindsay and Spears from local yards. the shipment totals about 70 double-deck cars over three months, inspected by Dr Buphbee from Pocatello.
Word arrived Friday that William Linder died during the night at his home near Linder's school house in Madison County from scarlet fever. He was a Beaverhead valley native, aged 30, married with a widow, and leaves many relatives. The private funeral was held Saturday at Pageville cemetery.
James D. Fox postmaster of the Bip Hole basin town brings the body of William L. Thomas eighteen to his Maine parents. Thomas died Monday of pulmonary troubles after moving to Montana last August seeking better health. Embalmed that evening, he was shipped Friday morning.
James E. McDowell formerly a conductor on the Couer d Alene branch of the Northern Pacific was instantly killed in Oregon on Saturday. His head rose while riding atop a moving car as it passed through a tunnel and struck a timber, death instantaneous.
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