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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
7
The Big Timber Pioneer argues against shortening or extending the prohibition start date from December 31, 1918, noting lawmakers could lengthen time but asserting public honor and pledged dates must be kept. The piece also highlights tax measures, county official removals, and fiscal strains as context for the debate.
The Anaconda Standard argues state expenditures exceed revenue and proposes abolishing or reforming the direct primary law. It warns the system adds over a quarter million dollars to general election costs with no visible benefit and suggests funds could better support teacher pensions, state buildings, and equipment.
The Montana wool crop is bound to top trade lists with buyers contracting for the 1917 clip at 40 cents. Prices for clothing rise as wool futures soar, and merchants report a 60 percent price hike in blue bibbed breeches.
Beaverhead stockmen report their best season with beef cattle, sheep, and horses thriving. Cattle buyers flood Dillon and surrounding areas while wool buyers prepare to contract top Beaverhead clips at high prices. Early deals in Big Hole basin reached eight to nine cents per pound, with Stanton & Company securing several top beef steer lots.
Local reports from Beaverhead county describe strong cattle prices with $9.25 and $9.15 bids declined by top feeders in the Big Hole basin and Dillon. Horse buyers congregate for the February auction set for the 23rd and 24th, while many ranchers hold for higher prices. Sheepmen anticipate 40 cent wool, with recent contracts and stored stock nudging higher than last year.
The Anaconda Standard argues lawmakers should vote against risky bills and favor caution. It urges limiting new laws, protecting Montana’s prosperity, avoiding hostile measures, and acting with care as the session nears its close. It calls for redoubled caution and, if unsure, to kill the bill.
W N Bichler of Armstead, superintendent of the Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad, has purchased the Armstead to Salmon telephone line. He returned from Boise, Idaho, where he arranged a new transmission system and switch boards. He plans to remodel the system to modern standards for efficient public service.
Teachers examinations will be held on February 23 and 24 at Dillon. Miss Elizabeth Sutherland, County Superintendent of Schools, notes the dates. Try an Examiner Want Ad.
Miss Gay Zenda MacLaren, reader, visits the Normal Lyceum course as the fifth attraction. She recently toured the Panama Canal zone giving 107 recitals and drew enthusiastic press notices. She presents Bought and Paid For a powerful drama Thursday evening of this week.
A Beaverhead Commercial Club meeting held Friday evening in the F A Hazel baker offices resulted in new officers. H G Rodgers was chosen president, T D Olmsted vice president, and George Webber secretary and treasurer for the coming year.
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