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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
2
The Dillon Examiner reports Beaverhead County news as of January 28 1903. It notes the public desire for anti trust legislation and mentions Senator Fairbanks pursuing presidential recognition.
The text asserts Senator Hanna can control the forthcoming national convention and that his nomination pick will align with a candidate he believes can win. It emphasizes Hanna's influence on strategic selections and the importance of perceived electability.
The agricultural department in Washington says poor roads cost the country 600 million dollars annually and impose a mind tax of over 2 million dollars for every working day.
The total bequests to charitable religious and educational institutions in the United States amount to 33,314,058. Six wills include bequests totaling 10,300,000. England's bequests in the same period total 4,500,000.
A new grain heralded from the west is called corn wheat though it is true wheat. Its grains are twice as large as ordinary wheat and it will be used for fattening hogs.
With Harney impeachment proceedings and Silver Bow county election contests in focus the legislature will use all sixty days. The pace may prevent consideration of some meritorious bills due to time constraints.
The Railroad Gazette notes 4 070 locomotives built in 1902 surpassing 1901 3 384. Car production reached 164 547 plus shop-built cars, up 25 542. New railway mileage exceeded 6 000 miles, above the prior year’s slightly over 5 000.
A New York metal exchange report shows copper production for 1902 at 293 830 tons up from 266 716 in 1901. Including net importations, total 1902 copper supply reaches 368 757 tons vs 328 002 in 1901. Exports have nearly doubled.
Experiments by department physicians confirm the discovery announced last week by Dr. Asa Ferguson that lemon juice destroys typhoid fever. One teaspoonful in four ounces of water offsets infection, and Chicagoans are urged to use this remedy to guard against a typhoid epidemic.
A leading Republican daily argues iron furnace and steel mill construction hinges on ore supply. It warns that steel companies owning ore lands gain a natural monopoly, while independent miners relying on inferior mines would face impossible competition.
Widespread opposition to repealing professional and merchandise licenses grows as state revenues projections by State Auditor Calderhead emphasize economic harm. Mayors, county commissioners, and other officials join the stance, calling the move impractical and illusory. If enacted, critics warn businessmen would face higher costs to replace lost license income.
The text argues that rising rates and county taxes threaten state finances. It asserts the legislature must provide additional revenue sources to cover an inevitable deficit or risk driving Montana toward bankruptcy.
Representative Miller introduces a bill to end business and professional license taxes, arguing counties would lose revenue. The 1901 state total was 253,153.476.38 with Silver Bow and Lewis and Clark leading, while a 1903 estimate projects at least a 15 percent rise. The piece lists county license figures and notes tax impacts on cities and counties.
Assessor A S Beardsley returned from Helena where Montana assessors held a busy harmonious annual meeting. They urged empowering the state board of equalization to equalize all property like railroads, citing a supreme court limit to railroad assessments. The committee on legislation urged printing county tax rolls with real estate improvements and personal property values and mailing copies to taxpayers. A proposal also urged repealing the old mortgage law to assess mortgages and the difference between mortgage value and property value.
Charles Lennox was scheduled for execution for murder next Wednesday at 98, with no formal stay reported by the sheriff. Judge McClernan set the time, and practice suggests an appeal notice may delay the death sentence until a higher court acts, potentially a year. Lennox occupies a cell on the jail’s western lower cage section.
Dr. J T Brown attended Mrs Andrews in the Big Hole basin on a Friday night. While visiting her brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Joseph Andrews she fell ill. A boy was born yesterday morning and mother and child are doing well. The journey was described as a pleasure of the profession despite a midnight call and a 13 mile treacherous drive.
Joe Wall reports trouble securing water between the Ryan canyon tank and Lima as the Oregon Short Line line freezes in the recent cold spell. A gravity feed installed at Dell froze, workers thawed the pipe, and similar water supply concerns persist at Red Rock with rumors that both stations may be moved to reliable year round sources.
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