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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1923
Page
6
A bank ad promotes hail insurance with a policy that guarantees against crop loss from storms. It emphasizes prevention, urges readers to view a policy and receive rate quotes. Officers listed include Frank Landon president and A F Waldorf vice president among others.
The article outlines a proposed scenic transmountain route from Lake Louise Alberta to Salt Lake City via Alberta, Montana, and Idaho. A July 27–28 Missoula meeting seeks to organize the route, settle a definite path, choose a new highway name, and promote the project with participation from the Canadian Parks Service and leaders from Lake Louise Banff Calgary Hamilton Montana Idaho Pocatello Logan Brigham Olden Salt Lake City and four Canadian and four U.S. national parks as key anchors.
Roger W. Babson says railroads are now earning more money than in years past with about 550 million gross for the latest month and a 40 million monthly net increase, though he remains bearish on railroad stocks. He notes rising car loadings, weather delays, rate cuts and wage rises, and argues the sector will benefit when prosperity returns, while cautioning against detrimental legislation.
The route runs from Oregon Short Line to Armstead and Dillon then Bannack and the Big Hole Valley. It passes Jackson hot springs, Wisdom near Gibbons battlefield, through the Bitterroot to Missoula with its university. Then the system crosses Flathead Reservation past Flathead Lake to Polson Kalispell and Glacier Park gateway.
Learn china painting with weekly sessions every Saturday taught by Mrs. Esther Willard. Prices are reasonable and lessons are held at the Willard residence.
Lewistown July 6 John C Paugh and Herbert D Cashmore are detailed to Fergus County to search for barberry bushes spreading black stem rust to wheat. They will base in Lewistown and visit every town and farm until all barberries are destroyed. The effort is part of a national and state campaign to inspect and eradicate barberries in thirteen north central states.
The Commercial Bulletin notes firmer London wool auction results lifting sentiment while U S prices hold with little weekly change. Locally the market remains varied and not strongly firm with no new declines, while the goods market absorbs lingering orders and Mohair stays slow but steady.
Rollo Ellis of Portland Ore and Grace Thomas of Dubois Idaho secured a Dillon license to wed on Thursday. Alfred V Appelgren of Wolf Point and Gertrude Dullenty of this city were married by Rev Smith of the Methodist church last Tuesday.
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