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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1911
Page
4
Publication notice lists editor E L Poin dexter and circulation terms. Entered September 20 1902 Dillon Montana as second class matter under the 1879 act. Paper mailed to subscribers until discontinuation order and arrears paid. Subscription price two dollars per year in advance.
To advertisers the Dillon Examiner guarantees the largest paid circulation in Beaverhead County. Subscription records and mailing lists are open to advertiser inspection.
The Kansas City Journal notes Edison, once hailed for a hand portable storage battery, again claims a suitcase sized unit that can power any vehicle and recharge in under three minutes. The piece cautions whether this promise will finally deliver affordable electric cars for the poor, while praising his past inventions.
The piece argues the economic loss from bad roads is immense and public indifference to highway improvement is perplexing. It calls property owners to be accountable for local road conditions and asserts road quality mirrors business status, urging better roads to speed farm product routes to market.
The piece argues that improving roads increases farm value, reduces costs, and expands trade by linking farms to markets and inviting visitors. It notes benefits from drainage, better implements, and wider mobility through automobiling, urging residents to fund and support road projects.
Judge H R Melton, first Dillon city attorney and charter drafter, died last May. A stalwart Democrat, he never missed a state convention and advised party leaders. Born July 1868 in Paducah Kentucky he married Dora Love and had three sons Henry George Ray and a daughter Edith. He leaves a wife, children, a brother Montgomery Melton in Wickliffe Kentucky and a sister Mrs Mary Owens in Beebe Arkansas.
The State Board of Examiners invites bids for repairs to college buildings and dormitories and for two fire escapes at State Normal College Dillon Montana. Specifications by architect George H Shanley are on file in Dillon Helena and Great Falls offices. Bids due 1:30 p m August 5 1911 with 5 percent certified check. Board may reject any or all bids.
Cattle at South Omaha show wide ranges with large beef cattle in yards and steady demand for feeders and calves. Prime beeves command 6.35 to 6.70 per hundredweight for 1250 to 1550 pounds, with other classes priced from 2.25 to 6.85 depending on size and quality. Sheep demand remains uncertain though feeders rise.
The State Board of Examiners invites bids for groceries meats and other supplies for six months at the dormitory of the Montana State Normal College Dillon Montana starting Sept 1 1911. Bids due Aug 15 at 8 pm at the college office opened there mailed in duplicate to H H Swain president Dillon Montana. A list of supplies will be furnished on request. The Executive Board reserves the
All accounts due me and not paid by January 1 1911 will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection.
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