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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
4
Entered September 20, 1902, at Dillon Montana as second class matter under the 1879 act. Price of subscription is $2 per year in advance. The paper will be mailed regularly to subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and all arrears are paid.
The Dillon Examiner guarantees advertisers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County. Subscription records and mailing lists are open for advertiser inspection. Dated Wednesday March 18 1908.
This week next Saturday a mass meeting will discuss the sugar beet proposition. Citizens are urged to support the campaign to secure a sugar factory for Dillon and Beaverhead valley. The plan promises great benefit to farmers and Dillon’s business interests, requiring collective and individual effort from all. Do your duty.
A prominent business leader argues current unrest erodes party lines and urges the Democratic party to adopt a clear platform. He calls for tariff cuts on raw materials and foods, removal of duties on foreign trust products, and broader reciprocal trade with Canada and others to regain voter confidence.
A San Francisco man writes the Billings Journal seeking a Montana girl with a $2,000 bank roll and Leap Year proclivities. The Journal counters that Montana girls are well above par, there is no danger of a shortage, and the suitor’s bid cannot be considered.
The piece argues mail-order catalogs are only good for starting a fire and that mail-order solicitors are more useless than profitable, offering little practical value or revenue.
A pestilential creature threatened Jemoca's sugar beet patch until neighbors intervened. No injuries reported as the trespasser departed the area, leaving farmers to resume work on their crops.
The Yellowstone Journal warns that mail order catalogs and catalog houses threaten local retail by diverting trade to distant centers. It urges merchants and local papers to unite, advertise locally, and organize campaigns to protect town commerce against national catalogs and their aggressive marketing.
The paper reports an outage that shut down power in the office this morning but credits L. K. Adams and Jobs T. Orr for supplying an electric motor and reliable power. It also thanks J. W. Morton Co for their motor and notes a spirited race between two varieties, the Isoula Red Apple and Bozeman Sweet Pea, with Beaverhead Beet to join.
A Native Son makes an audacious claim seeking a Montana girl and a $2,000 domain, drawing notice for boldness and alleged ties to Taft booster circles.
Be present at the sugar beet meeting as its success depends on you. Your attendance will influence plans, decisions, and outcomes for the project and community interests.
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