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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
4
Notice of subscription terms for Dillon Montana dated September 20 1902 describes second class mailing under act of March 3 1879 and states price is 2 dollars per year in advance with arrears required and delivery to subscribers until paid and terminated.
The Dillon Examiner assures advertisers of the paper’s largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County. Subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection.
The piece argues tariff trusts will lift prices in leather and woolen goods as a final profit grab before a presumed democratic shift ends protection. It cites a 20 percent leather jump and 5 to 15 cent wool price hikes, tying them to labor costs and supposed shortages. It condemns sugar taxes as theft, urging sugar be made free and favoring an income tax based on ability to pay.
A government review outlines duties on imports with a yearly wage equivalent. Diamond traits duty is ten percent while rare paintings and statuary face fifteen percent. Automobiles incur forty five percent and luxury furs fifty percent. Champagne stands at seventy percent.
A long set of contest rules outlines prize timing, voting methods, ballot handling, eligibility, and restrictions. It specifies closing dates, weekly vote counts, nomination deadlines, coupon origins, prohibited solicitations, voter duties, and penalties for improper voting or altered coupons. It also bans employee and relative participation and details vote credits for purchases and subscriptions.
Dr H F Bimrose, a dentist, is listed with suites 1 2 and 6 in the telephone block. The item notes contact options and location details for patient referrals and appointments.
State Board of Examiners invites bids for groceries meats milk and other supplies for Montana State Normal College dormitory Dillon for six months starting Sept 1 1912. Bids due Aug 13 at 8 pm at the college office. mailed in duplicate to the President marked Bids for Supplies. Executive board may reject any or all bids or adjust quantities and delivery times. By order T M Swindlehurst secretary.
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