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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1924
Page
2
The page notes experts from the Stone man produce leading articles on Montana tillage methods with large government expenditures for experiments. It describes experiment results and urges every reader to file these reports for reference.
Montana's land settlement congress postponed from January dates will meet in Helena on March 10 and 11. The executive committee in Bozeman set the dates and will convene in the senate chamber of the state capitol. Delegates and consulting delegates from a wide range of organizations will participate to outline policies on agriculture economics and land settlement.
The reminiscence recalls Bannack City life during the 1860s mining era. It notes gold dust payments, high prices, scarce goods, and barter like purchases with buckskin purses. It describes freight constraints, lean supplies, and rough living conditions faced by pioneers and miners.
The Phillips county agent advises winter poisoning when snow covers the ground, using poisoned alfalfa or grain and salt solutions. Methods include strychnine mixtures for alfalfa, grain heads, dipped bundles, and poisoned oats, with caution to avoid risks to humans and animals. Also notes historical Bannack women.
Montana expects a wool and sheep revival as high prices and steady demand lift prices for ewes. Small farmers shift from wheat to sheep. large ranchers sold stock last fall but weather kept flocks healthy. January sheep index hits 109 per cent of normal, with good wool clips and a strong lamb crop anticipated despite disease losses.
The article notes stockmen are ready to feed through the winter months with only about one month of feeding needed in open regions. It reports Montana wool fetching a premium price, three to five cents a pound higher than wool from Washington, Wyoming, or Utah, indicating regional supply and price dynamics.
Plans advance to establish a post office at the R W Jones ranch east of Denton signaling new postal services for the area. The move aims to improve mail delivery and local access to federal services.
Advertisement insists on asking for "Diamond Dyes" and refusing substitutes. Each 15 cent package claims directions that allow any woman to dye or tint skirts dresses waists sweaters stockings kimonos coats draperies and coverings even without prior experience. Choose any color at the drug store and insist on Diamond Dyes.
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