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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1928
Page
3
A reflective essay traces Abraham Lincoln from rustic origins to national leadership, arguing personal effort yields success. It links Lincoln’s self education and wartime stewardship to humane humanity, then muses on ambition and opportunity across eras.
Total $116.94 raised by rural Beaverhead county schools with honorable mention for Jones Blacktail No 1 Blacktail No 2 Dansie District No 8 and Dewey. Seals sold worth $2.00 by Gos man Jackson areas Bedrock Bristow Grant Brenner Argenta Bannack Nelson Monida Lakeview Nicholia Gibbons East Fox Kirk. Armstead area upper and lower rooms $4.05 Polaris $2.50 Riverside $2.65 Reichle $5.00 Wise River $5.83 Dell $6.00 Drummey $6.00 Wisdom upper and lower rooms $10.00 and Lima $27.44. Button recipients for $1.00 sales include Sidney Shafer Thomas Brenner Hannah Mal esich Frances Carr Gladys Carr Mary Cornes Vera Fleming and Marie Knox.
Information from Mis soula reports Scotty Brown, noted wool buyer, purchased the 1000 pound clip from Powell County. Price paid was 40 cents per pound, the top rate for Powell County wool sold to date. Brown holds the wool and plans to market it.
A discussion notes Montana exports of lambs sent to Colorado and midwest states for fattening, questions Pacific coast market reliefs, and argues for scouring wool locally to cut freight. It cites growing Pacific demand, coastal cities like Portland Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles, and freight rate comparisons for grease versus scoured wool.
The document lists regional tax figures for Montana Wyoming Utah Idaho North Dakota and South Dakota with a note that in Montana the taxable value of land is fixed at 30 percent of its full value. The numbers indicate state by state assessment differences and a specified policy for Montana.
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