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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
2
The Dillon Examiner announces a subscription price of two dollars per year in advance under the direction of editor and proprietor F. C. Kress. The notice states monthly or annual terms for readers to renew or begin service.
In January 1902 Dillon residents debate a proposed water system funded by a $24,000 bond. A representative letter urges a full, citywide supply for domestic use and firefighting, while council plans include a gravity source and a standpipe with pumping, sparking questions about sufficiency, purity, and sewerage. The administration expresses cautious support, noting experts should decide and that growth will demand future water and sewer infrastructure.
The Telien Toegtre presents a comedy in which Alvin in is the featured play. Performances include a Brooklyn midnight scene and a view of Prank ipam with stage scenery and a thieves den on Barter street. The production promises careful sets and period atmosphere.
Local department items report Miss Aretta Ryan of Boulder visiting Dillon guests, with several townsfolk including Ike Slingrer from a Lima area ranch, and C L Miller building a cottage on South Atlantic street. The Dillon Social club plans a dance at the Dillon Theatre Bridday evening plus various town events and long recounted parish life.
A fragmented OCR item hints at a Baptist church event with Friday talk on Whee and What is the Fins. The piece also notes a morning subject Children and the Church and references community names and dates in a garbled form.
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