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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
3
An old prose guide explains how 60 to 70 percent of mined coal is wasted in home heating. It outlines causes such as grate and ash pit losses, chimney radiation, and improper firing. Practical tips cover fuel selection, chimney openings, grate maintenance, proper fire management, draft dampers, and wetting fine coal to reduce waste.
Lawrence Brown, a noted Beaverhead County figure, owned rich silver near Beaverhead Rock and kept his mine self funded by using labor from his farm. He refused mining inspectors, firing a shotgun at the first official visit and driving them away. Despite promoter interest, Brown held firm to his private, cashless mining approach and kept the property.
An 80 acre Montana irrigation plan outlines a nine year crop rotation to enrich soil fertility. It includes 21 acres of pasture per government station guidance, 28 acres alfalfa rotated with seven acres yearly into corn or potatoes, and sugar beets in years two to four with all farm outputs limited to beets or animal products.
The Brown mine in the west drew prospectors as a mysterious silver tale. Brown kept intruders away with a shotgun and a volatile temper while his claim held hidden wealth. A flood and tunnel collapse ended workings. after his death a Butte company briefly reopened the site but failed to make it profitable. Brown’s treasure remains a secret.
The Montana Senate approved multiple bills including suspending land payments for service members, granting stock watering rights on unallotted Indian lands, authorizing land selection in Huntley project areas, conveying city land in Bozeman for alleys, and updating land office notice duties. It also includes joint resolutions on disposition of Crow ceded lands and relief for settlers on railroad lands.
A Montana youth, Private Cleveland A. Hodges of the 163rd U S Infantry, writes Come on You Yankee Oh Come on You Boy to be played by his regimental band upon entering France. Proceeds go to Hodges and copies cost 25 cents from Reeves Music House Helena Montana.
Classified ad offers 317 acres unimproved fourteen miles west of Polson with good water timber and grass priced at 6 dollars per acre. Contact Julie E Foley Lewistown Montana.
Architects Jesse M Warren of Butte and GE Shanlrey of Great Falls are listed with designations on the 415 Daly Bank blog and 511 First National Bank blog. The fragment notes M N A W 2 11 18 as part of a filing or reference.
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