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The Dillon Examiner announces a subscription rate of three dollars per year in advance with publication dated Wednesday January 21, 1003.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner announces a subscription rate of three dollars per year in advance with publication dated Wednesday January 21, 1003.
A Montana analysis shows over 95 percent of two years' state spending went to fixed charges. Salaries for supreme and district court judges, county attorneys, prison and insane asylum maintenance, reform school, orphans' home, and educational institutions dominate. The legislature contemplates only modest cuts, with limited savings possible beyond maintaining these core line items.
The article argues legislators are carefully considering facts and delaying repeal of the license law except liquor licenses. It notes state revenue from licenses at 153000 annually, warns against revenue loss and large expo appropriations that could bankrupt state government, and calls on loyal citizens to avoid risking financial ruin.
Representative Woodworth introduces a bill to call unmatured Normal bonds, urging passage for sound economic policy. The measure would curb wasteful public spending and benefit the state, the normal land grant, and bondholders, with quick enactment if both houses give it careful consideration.
Two prominent New York newspapers once loyal to the President now attack his agenda. One mocks his anti-trust policy while the other condemns his southern policy, signaling a shift in editorial stance.
A quoted remark argues it is improper to push for buying a United States Senate seat, referencing the late Michigan senator and Republican figures as the standard. The speaker criticizes the notion as unbecoming and inappropriate.
Senator Hoar angrily objects to the attorney general's suggested rival trust bill. He argues a commerce bill not referred to his committee shows senatorial dignity and hinders anti trust legislation as a barrier.
Report notes the accused is said to be an ex prize fighter and that his last job was a waiter on a Pullman dining car. Parents claim the girl is thirteen years eight months but tall enough to appear older.
Orin Rafferty fell about 20 feet from a roof while building a house in the town’s north. He landed head foremest but caught himself with his hands, breaking his right arm and sustaining several bruises and internal injuries, though not serious.
County Commissioner William Montgomery returned from Bristow to report a quiet cattle market in the Big Hole basin compared with last year. Montgomery Brothers sold 400 head to H. F. Pullan of the Montgomery Butchering company of Anaconda, with remaining cattle to be delivered for slaughter. Beef demand is quiet but buyers are expected for late delivery.
A Friday night event in Dart's hall managed by Joss Rich drew a large crowd with over 125 ladies in attendance. The old fashioned gathering featured square dances and lively fun, with posters promising “Possum up a gum stump, coon in a holler” and a dollar admission.
An ad seeks a reliable partner in Dillon to display sample lines in tailoring and clothing, targeting high class trade. It promises woolens and trimmings distinct from book order work and requests references or commercial rating. Contact A Garland, Tailor, Jan. 1421 Howell Michigan.
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