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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1906
Page
8
The January report by Prof. J. E. Monroe shows a mean temperature of 27.1 degrees, beating last year’s mild January by three degrees. Highs reached 52 on the 30th, lows dipped to minus 2, and total precipitation was 1.01 inches with 9.6 inches of snow.
The National Woolgrowers association at its annual convention urges a 16 mph minimum for trains carrying sheep and allows unloading every 36 hours if written railroad requests. The group backs higher funding for the Bureau of Animal Industry and plans to study a Wyoming range sheep project. Also elected were Warren of Cheyenne as president and key officers for Chicago and Cheyenne posts.
Dillon manager J B Wicksdal has secured The Rosciana, a 40 member comic opera company, for six nights starting March 5. Tempest and Cranston lead a top West touring group known for The Mikado El Capitan Bohème Girl Belle of New York Jack and the Bean Stalk and Krinnie. They recently played Walla Walla to packed houses with high praise.
Boston dispatch says a colossal copper combine is forming in the United States. Conferences in New York over three months have produced results with Henry H. Rogers and Daniel Guggenheim driving a plan to place control of much of the copper industry under Guggenheim leadership, including Amalgamated and Heinze properties and related Utah Arizona California holdings. The process will be slow and require diplomacy, but a definite line of action is reported.
Manager J F Wicksdal has booked Stetson's Uncle Tom's Cabin for one night Tuesday Feb 13 at the Dillon Theatre. The company is praised as one of the best to present the drama with new features and enhanced music appealing to all ages.
A congenial group of ten ladies, meeting for embroidery and chat, formalized their gatherings as a weekly club and named themselves the Bitterroot Club after the state flower. They will meet every Tuesday at member homes, with Mrs John Cox as hostess yesterday and Mrs Stevenson set to entertain next Tuesday.
O P Martin a 45 year old carpenter well known in the city was found dead in room 71 of the Southern hotel around 8 pm. He used the alias C W Wells and had recently been drinking. A small box with powder was found but not poison, later identified as lime. Coroner Egan declined an inquest and seeks information on any relatives, with funeral plans not yet made.
State Vet erinarian Knowles says state inspectors outrank federal officials in sheep inspections. A Bil lings shipment to Colorado showed scale upon arrival, with the shipper claiming federal precedence. Knowles says federal inspectors do not govern sheep shipped out of yards, and the state inspector must approve before shipment.
On Sunday evening February 11 Dr H W Tilden pastor of the Baptist church will preach a memorial sermon for Abraham Lincoln The morning sermon theme is The Struggle of Virtue Regular Bible study continues Wednesday evening.
Notice to Shippers announces storage charges on inbound freight unloaded on platform or in warehouse and outbound freight delivered to platform or warehouse without a bill of lading. Storage at five cents per ton per day with 72 hour removal window. minimum six cents per day for consignments under 2000 pounds.
A list of new students entering the college for the semester includes Olga V Johnson Ruby C Johnson Kimma d D Johnson Anna F Wall Race Track Butte Theresa Kelleher Anaconda Julia L Morrell Helena Rosamond A Welsh Billings Ethel E Fox Boulder Grace F Hendershot Billings Ethel L Hutton Jeffers Miss Mildred Negley returns from Whitehall after an injury Dr H H Swain spoke at Y W C A and Rev B L McCollough aided Student Volunteer work Lectures on Current Events concluded with education tie Graduates were fed at the dormitory Table No 7 hosted two guests and exams are finished with the day’s watchword Whats your grade
Notice that the quarterly teachers examination will be held in the office of the county superintendent of schools Dillon Montana on February 23 and 24 1906. Sessions start at 9 a m applicants supply writing materials legal cap used Estella Maerich county superintendent of schools 3t
HIRAM TYRE, president of Continental Life Insurance and Investment, defends company finances and disclosure practices. He asserts reserves are protected, expense loading is misrepresented, books are open for examination, and urges public readers to consider his reply and the accompanying president’s paper on the company’s purpose and standing.
The monthly treasurer report shows a January 31 balance of 48 507.06 after receipts totaling 3 925.88 and payments of 8 220.33. Sources include taxes licenses county officers fees and other receipts. a state remittance of 323.42 was sent and warrants totaling 7 896.91 were paid. A local note mentions a call on Geo Kuntzman for lsues of Anheuser Busch beer at five cents a glass.
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