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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1921
Page
4
Montana’s Medicine Rocks near Ekalaka in Carter county rise 80 feet above plains. The natural fort like formations include forts towers castles and temples and serve as a famed campground visited by many tourists. Inscriptions drawings and initials cover the stones from visitors over four decades.
The piece portrays Medicine Rocks as a distant Indian shrine where tribes held conclaves and rites. It notes carvings and hieroglyphics once covering the rocks, with names like Odd Fellows Temple and Windsor Castle, plus numerous caverns where travelers could hide.
New York banks estimate the U S wool clip and stock levels show total available supply to July 1 at 1 175 billion pounds after October 1 1920 stocks and 100 000 000 pounds imports through March 1 1921 plus 150 000 000 pounds projected to July 1 The domestic consumption from October 1 1920 to July 1 1921 is expected at 350 000 000 pounds leaving 825 000 000 pounds prospect stock An implied reserve of about 400 000 000 pounds remains to ensure grade selection while war boosted 1918 consumption to 740 000 000 pounds and 1920 21 projected ceremony ends near 450 000 000 pounds.
Prewar Chicago retail prices for butter fell to 37 cents per pound for the best creamery variety, two cents below last week’s level. The drop reflects weakening demand and market adjustments before the war era.
New York reports the Burlington bond issue of 230 million dollars for the Northern Pacific Great Northern lines sold out, with about ten percent subscriptions oversubscribed. Bankers see this as a signal of broader business improvement and expect further flotations as markets stabilize.
The Tru Blu Biscuit Company opens a Great Falls branch with F J Bonds as manager. Carload shipments of Tru Blu biscuits Krause’s Candies and quick service to Montana stores are planned. The branch at 104 Commercial Street invites visitors and mentions Montana capital support for the expansion.
Representative Riddick and McCormick back J A Gilluly of Lewistown for land office receiver. Nomination expected to go to the Senate this week.
The Eagle Publishing Co of Ekalaka Carter County opened January 1 1909 with about a dozen cases of type and a hand press. O A Dahl arrived in fall 1908 to start a shop aided by local merchants. The firm expanded with new equipment in 1913 and 1918 and acquired Beaver Valley Press in 1920, building a loyal local audience and a substantial business boosting Carter County.
J Winter Smith of the public service commission reports improved bond market and rising interest in forming irrigation districts in Montana He recently evaluated Red Lodge plans under state supervision and sees farmers accepting irrigation is necessary and more projects coming.
The Montana state board of education approved allotments from the first bond issue of 6 million dollars for university and college constructions. Allocations cover Missoula University library and dorms, Bozeman engineering and shops, Butte metallurgical building, Dillon normal college, and other facilities, with plans reviewed by a new building committee including A J Violette and W D Rankin.
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