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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1906
Page
11
PF. C. KRESS. E. L. POINDEXTER. Entered September 20 1902 at Dillon Montana as second class matter under act of Congress of March 3 1879. Price of subscription two dollars per year in advance. This paper will be mailed to subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and all arrears are paid.
The Dillon Examiner declares a guaranteed largest paid circulation in Beaverhead County and invites advertisers to inspect subscription records and mailing lists. Date shown is Wednesday Jan. 10, 1906.
The Montana Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, sustains Attorney General Galen that all state issued bonds for education since statehood are void illegal and unconstitutional. The ruling leaves more than half a million dollars of bonds worthless and prompts a wait to see potential remedies from Governor Toole and public leaders.
F H Newell, chief engineer of the federal reclamation service, argues Montana must map its water resources and enact clear business like laws. He warns irrigation driven agriculture will anchor permanent growth, noting money from mining and eastwardly drifting laborers do not sustain the state. The main asset is water, vital to all life and activity, guiding future development.
The text complains that ongoing legal battles are costly and pointless, benefiting no one. It argues that one case, once resolved, would only affect ten others, implying cascading but negligible impact.
Senator Clark introduces a Montana memorial from the state sheep commissioners protesting the General Land Office grazing lease recommendations. He also backs a 36 hour stock loading extension and, with Senator Carter, will oversee the matter. Talks continue on Ft. Peck opening with Assiniboine and Sioux relocations to Standing Rock and Ft Belknap.
Charles S. Beehrer of Willis appeared at a special county board meeting to settle delinquent Beaverhead valley taxes on his ranch. John Goode mortgagee was represented by Wilber F. Den ions of Denver who offered a 50 percent settlement. Commissioners accepted and the county received about 1000 dollars, a settlement that still leaves the title with Beehrer after prior tax sales.
Cloyd Wampler resumes duties at McFarlin Mercantile succeeding John Korogi. Bridge contractor R H Row completes river work at Zorn place and returns to Sugar City Idaho. George A Storrar buys out George Slack at Fishtrap resort and will run it solo. Slack family to Kalispell. Big Hole Stockfeeders’ Association elects officers George Woodworth president Silas Dishno vice president Jorgen Jorgensen secretary. Stock scales planned at Jackson and Wisdom next fall. James M Dodd buys cattle from Lew Ellis and others. 40 cattle from J E Hollingsworth also dispatched to Butte. N S Wood resumes city wagon service for baggage freight to depot and nearby areas. notes on service scope and coal exclusion.
Notice to Shippers effective December 1 1904 storage charged on all inbound freight unloaded on platform or in warehouse and on outbound freight delivered on platform or into warehouse without bill of lading. Storage 5 cents per ton per day with fractions of 2000 pounds and 24 hours counted. minimum 5 cents per day for consignments under 2000 pounds.
The term ends later this month with a Wednesday morning start and Friday finish. Senior rhetoricals occur Friday afternoon January 12. Four to recite. Miss Gladys Bingham, formerly of Toronto High, to join B C H S at next term. Senior English finishes Paradice Lost books I and II. Rev Horace W Tilden visited Monday. Constance Bansett ill this week. Book reports due next Friday. Mrs J Drummey of Butte visited last week. Several students spent vacation out of town. Mr and Mrs F C Kress donated The Scientific American to the High School library. New bound volumes arrive for library addition. Kate Paxton to teach history and German next term. George Wall of Ogden visited with Nevada and Bessie Wall.
In Justice Court of North Dillon Township Judge Josephus Rich issues a February 28 1906 summons for A F Work against A B Henley seeking 109 dollars and 90 cents with 12 percent interest. The notice lists numerous real estate deeds and mining claims including Mauldin Norville Forrester Orr Craver Ward McIntosh Patterson Tibbetts Best Riley Chandler Teeter Jennings Bessette Cozad Yank and the Anaconda & Big Hole Telephone Co filing.
One thousand acres of fine grass available for rent in Frying Pan basin with 300 grain stub ble straw and hay stacks. James Kirkpatrick of Dillon offers the pasture rental.
The Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific reports a temporary waiver of the charge for defective electrical wiring in Dillon's mercantile district. The move aims to alert property owners to fire hazards and allow time to correct wiring issues. The measure follows national data on electrical-origin losses and urges prompt safety improvements. Mr. Davidson departs Boston Friday for a Europe trip and southern Africa, per The Examiner.
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