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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1904
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR lists several city offices and names including mayor, attorney, police chief, and aldermen across wards. Names appear garbled but indicate a formal roster of municipal officials and roles in a past city administration.
The Bozeman Chronicle reports a Brownlow bill to fund national highway construction with 8 million yearly installments to states based on population and a minimum 250000 to Montana if the state matches it. It urges Beaverhead farmers to write Congressman Dixon and Senators Gibson and Clark supporting the measure.
Ernest Orr of Dillon, treasurer of the monthly report, came to seek grazing rights in the Madison forest reserve from Superintendent J. B. Seely. He toured the town to find his childhood home near the schoolhouse, spent two years prospecting in Alaska, and plans to enter the cattle business with Poindexter & Orr.
The Hynes saloon and stock were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Investigators suspect a defective flue. no lamp was left burning when closed at midnight. Loss is about 1600 with no insurance. Hynes plans immediate rebuilding.
At the monthly meeting the league board decides to close Thursday library evenings due to light patronage. Regular hours remain Monday Wednesday and Saturday with books issued, and Tuesday Friday evenings plus weekend afternoons open for reference and reading. Volunteers support evening coverage due to tight funds.
A Rio Grande Scenic Route feature extols the Canyon of the Grande as a winter and summer marvel. Poet Cy Warman lauds its beauty while G W Fitzgerald, general agent at Buffalo Montana, invites ticket seekers to request rates and folders.
Edward Gleed, a pioneer resident of the Hecla section, toured the county last week to attend to business matters. He is active in the live stock business and reports unusually favorable conditions for freeton.
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