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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
4
Editor B L Poindexter records the paper as entered September 20 1902 in Dillon Montana as second class matter under the 1879 act. It will be mailed to subscribers until ordered discontinued and arrears paid. Subscription price is two dollars per year in advance.
The Dillon Examiner guarantees advertisers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County. Subscription records and mailing lists are open to advertiser inspection.
The piece argues President-elect Wilson rejects military pomp, contrasting Roosevelt Taft practices with his own approach. It notes Taft expanded duties of army and navy officers at the presidential home and laments the burden and debt risk for officers assigned to duty there.
The notice states articles may be sent via parcel post only when packed safely. Perishable items such as butter lard fish fresh meat dressed fowls vegetables fruits berries and similar articles may travel short distances. Eggs may be shipped for local delivery if packed in an approved container but long distances require each egg to be separately packed. Salted or cured meats may be carried any distance while fresh meats are limited to the first zone.
A heavy audience attended the Meolilveen dance at Dart hall with a premier prize waltz won by Will Lyons and Miss Marian Leach after a close contest. McIlveen Brothers plan Washington's Birthday masquerade with top prizes for best character costumes before they depart for Australia. Cattle market activity rises as buyers from east and west bid strongly for hay fed steers, with western buyers offering 6 to 7 cents a pound and John Wenger arranging a 700 head shipment to East Anaconda.
The Examiner advertises a free trip to Butte to see Ben Hur with a staged drawing at the Pastime theatre. Patrons buying 10c or 25c tickets earn coupons. a weekly drawing selects a winner from the audience for two seats and a rail fare. Other acts and attractions are listed for the theatre run.
Readable fragments show a payment and secured cattle shipment under a Hawaiian or Indonesian sounding term. The note mentions Alaska and last week but lacks clear dates or names.
The State Bank of Dillon sues Robert M Gilbert and schedules a sheriff sale for February 25 1913 at noon. Properties include two rectangular parcels in Barnett's addition facing Barnett Street and Kentucky Avenue with measurements and block numbers described, plus portions in Thomson's Addition and related quarters in Township Eight South Range 12 east.
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