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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner reports on bill No 63 creating county high school trustees elected by voters rather than appointed. Three trustees to be chosen on April 4 with voting across all districts. The paper urges a mass convention to nominate candidates but notes representation issues for outlying districts.
Editorial argues for private subscriptions raising 25 000 to 50 000 dollars to finance a Montana state exhibit at the St Louis fair after legislative refusals. It warns against circumventing constitutional bans on extra compensation and references a 57 000 dollar capi toll expense and the need for prior legal authority.
At the St Louis fair a remark warns subscribers to a fund for a purpose that they should not expect reimbursement from the upcoming legislative assembly.
County Attorney Working leads crackdown as sheriff and police enforce the new anti gambling statute with heavy fines and removal from office threats. He also warns Great Falls peace officers of Casadee county that suits will be filed in district court against any officer found remiss. When will Beaverhead county join the reform wave.
The governor names a new state text book commission composed entirely of men connected with education. The paper lauds the choice as experienced, capable, and independent of rival book company influence. It expects the commission to select the best, most suitable texts for the public schools.
Dispatches say a large packing house will be built in the northwest by a major packing firm operating in Omaha and Kansas City. Location undecided but hoped within reasonable distance. It opposes Frye Bahn Co. which has been buying stock in Beaverhead County. Montana stockmen will have options to ship east, south or west with a market ready.
Governor Toole names a 16 member honorary World’s Fair commission in Montana to raise 30 000 to 50 000 dollars through private subscription. The effort is already underway and expected to require persistent work and enthusiasm.
Several towns of the state are already getting ready to celebrate the Fourth. If the enterprising citizens maintain enthusiasm, they will have rousing celebrations. In Dillon, the beginning of May should be plenty early enough to discuss a celebration.
Amid late session bustle phrases hint that voters have learned about the dominant party. The quote attributed to Lincoln is invoked to suggest the public grows wary of being misled, signaling shifting sentiments as lawmakers wrap up the term.
Montana residents plan a warm welcome for President Roosevelt during his upcoming Montana tour next May. Citizens anticipate cordial greetings and strong hospitality regardless of political views.
The meeting featured A. J. Noyes defending Big Hole hay as superior fodder, with drovers warned that alfalfa-fed steers would struggle in heavy snows. Prof. Linfield spoke on cattle and sheep raising in Montana, and T. B. Craver presented Beaverhead sheep raising results from two decades of research. Officers were reelected, and lectures by Agricultural College faculty covered beef cattle types and food adulteration. weather disrupted planned stereopticon displays.
The Glee Club sang The Wellesley the Crew Song and Jolly Boating Weather. Miss Gertrude Metlen called a Friday class meeting to decide a special question. Sophomores studied Julius Caesar after Byron. A Raphael painting The School of Athens was hung in the library, illustrating progress in science and art and enriching the school building.
Theta members were hosted by Nellie Sharkey at Mrs. C. M. Stolle's home. The chemistry students begin metals study while the physics class investigates "Wight." The dark room proves popular and some chemistry students regret attempting lemonade with citric acid in school.
The remark that a black candidate should be second on the Republican national ticket is dismissed as not credible. Roosevelt will not pursue such a plan, and the idea should not be given serious weight.
The Missoula land office records a patent issued for 160 acres to Emile Belin of Bowen, confirming ownership rights and settlement in the township. The action marks a formal transfer of land from the government to the claimant under existing laws and regulations.
The record notes that the most recent congress spent about 1.554 billion dollars, illustrating the rising scale of federal appropriations and budget activity.
N. N. Davidson, clerk of the state board of examiners, is sending circulars to county clerks outlining bounty certificate procedures. Claims for animals killed after March 6 fall under the new law while those killed before March 6 use the old law.
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