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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1906
Page
4
The paper announces a subscription rate of two dollars annually in advance and states it will be mailed regularly to subscribers until an order to discontinue arrives and all arrears are cleared.
The Dillon Examiner asserts it has the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and keeps subscription records open to advertiser inspection The paper pledges to emulate past achievements and uphold the late editor and founder’s principles and ideals.
Butte Inter-Mountain describes the death of F C A Kress editor of The Dillon Weekly Examiner and the many tributes to his character. The piece lauds his modest life and public spirit over wealth, citing The Dillon Examiner columns as a measured estimate of his life’s work and influence on Montana journalism.
Beaverhead County Stockmen and Farmers association will meet at the Dillon courthouse Friday and Saturday to review the Bedrock lake reservoir and canal project. A private capital group has funded surveys and will present a detailed plan. Officials urge all ranchers, businessmen and landowners to attend, as the issue concerns public interests and future steps.
Tributes flood Montana papers for editors F C Kress of the Dillon Examiner and J K Sheridan of the Big Timber Pioneer. Reports note sudden heart failure and illness ending bright careers, with widespread condolences from The Logan Republican The Red Lodge Picket and Western News.
Sanders County marked its initial day of existence on Friday March 1 with ceremonies honoring Col Wilbur F Sanders the county namesake. The new county formed from Miscononia preceded by a 1905 legislature act with Thompson as temporary governmental seat. Beavhead extends warm greetings and best wishes for prosperity and progress.
A historical musing notes the East may hold larger per capita representation in the U S Senate than the West. The piece hints at regional imbalance and public interest in senatorial distribution.
Congressman French of Idaho outlines a plan during a House discussion to draw a north south line through the moving center of population. He warns that east of the line would gain a Senate edge as new territories seek statehood, potentially widening the west’s representation.
Local observers believe the Montana Railroad survey between Harlowton and Billings has been sold to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Vice President Sewell and engineers visited Harlowton and Lewistown to inspect the route and were en route to Billings, signaling Milwaukee’s westward through Helena.
Duncan Melvin formerly of Alloa Scotland may hear of a legacy left by his brother John who died on September 30 last. Apply to Wm Y Melvin Wilton Bank Hawick Scotland Mt Read The Examiner.
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