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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
3
Local items report visits from Butte and Helena, ranchers from Dell and Medicine Lodge in Dillon. Notables include Mrs G T Paul hosting a dinner for Governor Norris and a St James guild event, plus the old round house fire and Anna Held show attendance in Butte.
Twenty years ago Ed Norris visited Butte on Monday. N. E. Hammer left Thursday for Chicago to buy spring stock. John W. Morton’s store was entered by a thief and cigars stolen. E. B. Sprinkle moves his family to Lima to run a butcher business. Wm. Wallace built a tower and wind mill for water on George Staudaher’s ranch. The remains of M. E. Howes were moved to the Masonic Hall and funeral held. he died at the Toledo mine in Sheridan. A letter details Howes’s death. An amateur minstrel show by the Boys’ Club was planned with a full program and parade in Dillon on Saturday.
Geo A White returns from Butte. Mrs Brundage and Mrs R T Boatman visit Dillon. Jas Dodd ships six cattle cars to Portland. seven more planned. Gutches returns from northwest travels. Hart Miller and bride at Centennial Live Stock ranch after honeymoon in Salt Lake City. Grand masque ball at Summit hotel on February 14. Brundage improves after a fall. Nice weather. groundhog saw shadow. B H Paul returns from Hot Springs Ark for health. wife visits Iowa. Humphrey Idaho granted a post office. Wm A Patt named postmaster, office in O S L station with Johnston assistant.
The Dillon Examiner lists reading notices at 20 cents per line for first insertion and 15 cents per line for subsequent insertions. Business notices are 10 cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions. Standing ads rates available on request. Card of thanks and obituary notices cost 5 cents per line.
Unclear OCR shows multiple train lines with directions and times. Entries list West Bound No 1 North Bound and East Bound No 2 with noted times around 8:45 am and other near illegible figures.
Helena February 2 three complaints were filed with the state railroad commission alleging unreasonableness of rates J C Wood of Big Fork claims the through rate on apples from Somers to Bozeman is unreasonable and seeks repair costs for unreliable track scales He notes 650 boxes at 48 pounds each totaling 88420 pounds on scales but asserts actual weight is 31290 pounds Olmstead Stevenson company of Dillon files two complaints including an unreasonable rate and excess charge on a carload of corn from Salina Kansas to Dillon and an unreasonable rate on a car of flour and miss stuffs from Rigby Idaho to Dillon. Interstate shipments may be referred to the interstate commerce commission in Washington if needed.
Eight miles north of Dillon an 846 acre land sale offers the property as a whole or in two parts. Described as a premier hay grain and stock ranch with first class water rights and open winter water, noted as an excellent feeding spot in the valley. Inquiries to 2321 The Examiner. Annual subscription listed at $32.99.
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