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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1904
Page
9
Two match races slated for next Sunday at 2 30 p m at the track. W H Wade's Speed Oats faces J G Ervin's Cottontail in a blood rivalry with a $50 purse. A mile trotting race pairs Jack McLaren's Tempest colt against Ervin's Cyclone for a $20 purse.
Former county commissioner Thos F Barrett reports twenty one head of steers dead from poison while grazing at Deer canyon near the lakes. Nearby Ward previously lost cattle at roughly the same spot. It is suspected a poisonous plant grows there and the matter should be investigated by the state veterinary surgeon.
Dillon defeats Farlin 29 to 14 after a energized comeback by Dillon in Sunday's ball game. Farlin entered the game with confidence after last week's 15 to toll defeat and a new pitcher rumor. Dillon supporters rallied and left about 150 dollars of Farlin money behind.
In a brief game at Lima the Dillon team scored 6 runs in the first two innings while Farlin-6 was blanked in two innings. The match drew good crowds as both sides fought hard with Farlin’s catcher notable for clever play and wind. After the late innings the Karlin team congratulated Dillon and signaled readiness for a rematch.
Lima weekly items note Eddy attends to dental patients and a rumored marriage between Miss Anna Thompson and Mr Ed O'Brien. Reports include a baseball score Lima 33 Bed Rock 22, scarlet fever in Ed Hartman’s family, and several warranty deeds with nominal sums and property details.
A roundup from Polaris Montana includes travel notes, deaths, and property deeds. Mr Mulany hosts guests while Marcellus Pyle and son travel to Anaconda to sell horses. Mrs Mary Mitchell dies at nearly ninety. Numerous warranty and water-right deeds are recorded for properties near the Beaverhead and Grasshopper areas. The piece highlights gains for stockmen from the National Livestock association reducing rail shipments costs and improving rates nationwide.
Mrs J W Gerard establishes a $1000 scholarship at Columbia University in memory of her father Marcus Daly. The award is for a student who worked in Montana mines or is a son of a Montana miner and will be selected by a competitive examination at the Montana State School of Mines.
State Game Warden W. F. Scott filed a semi annual report noting twenty one arrests from December 1 to May 31 with offenses including killing elk and deer out of season, dynamiting fish, and selling game. Convictions reached nine, with six cases dismissed and receipts total five hundred eleven dollars.
Notice to sheepmen listing available sheep paint boiled linseed oil dry paints sheep crooks and hand levers from the Dart Hardware Co for purchase or inquiry.
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