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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
4
Treasure State Farm and Livestock notes Richland County leads Montana in corn. A county contest under H E DePue offers 547.60 dollars in prizes to dry and irrigated growers to boost acreage and feed output for beef cattle and lamb production.
Mrs. Jennie King of Billings Montana credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with curing her nervous breakdown from overwork. She says it strengthened her nerves and bodily organs, restoring her health after a period of bed rest. The ad urges readers to obtain the medicine from a druggist or write to Dr. Pierce for advice.
Fallon county farmers may swap scrubs for standard bred Rhode Island Red Plymouth Rock White Wyandotte and White Leghorn birds through a bank backed program in Baker and Plevna. Banks provide three egg settings, farmers return two pullets per setting in fall, then pullets are auctioned to highest bidders.
E F Benson suggests a three day survey shows Bit ter Root valley can triple its population. He is agri cultural development agent for the Northern Pacific and says the railroad will spotlight the region during the settlers campaign.
Ray R. Porter president of the Montana Retail Dealers Association announces the 1926 convention will be in Great Falls on June 14 16 and 16. Porter a Neihart and Bynum merchant says at least 150 members are expected to attend.
Montana Attorney General Foot approves using 15 000 from Cascade county treasury for the livestock pavilion at Great Falls as part of proposed fair grounds equipment. The opinion confirms no constitutional bar to the expenditure without a popular vote, noting a 10 000 limit per purpose unless elector approval is obtained.
Construction begins on a Canadian Pacific branch from Assiniboia Canada about 75 miles north of Scobey to Eddyside north of Whitetail Daniels. The route goes south from Assiniboia to Joeville Sask then southeast along Fife lake shore to Eddyside. Officials hint at possible extension to Whitetail linking Twin City markets with Canadian points.
Union Pacific figures from Butte show Montana products expanding in California. Last year totals reached 278 livestock carloads, 20 hay carloads, 28 grain and potatoes, 10 household goods, and 71 dairy carloads, with dairy funding spurring a new agricultural industry in Montana.
Montana's oil production for March totals 646,848 barrels as deliveries to rail transport by Illinois Pipe Line in Kevin Sunburst and Continental Oil in Cat Creek are counted. Excludes oil marketed on site or moved by independents not acting as common carriers.
A reflective aphorism suggesting that marriage collapses when affection or commitment erodes. It frames love as a financial metaphor for relational stability and calls into question the viability of partnerships built on fragile emotion.
Montana wool grower M I Lane from Great Falls argues no part of the 1925 wool market justifies accepting less than 45 cents a pound for Montana clips. He notes Boston quotations are about 15 percent below market and western buyers are offering 15 percent below Boston. Lane cites sales at 35 to 38 4 cents in parts of the state and says later prices could reach 45 cents as competition among buyers grows amid a tighter foreign market.
Six men from Fort Benton relocated the old Fort Piegan at the mouth of the Marias river discovering foundation rocks and buried logs. They also suspect a Lewis and Clark cache on a high hill near the river. Efforts aim to designate these landmarks before the Pioneers' Society meeting in Fort Benton.
The Walsh bill for a monument on the Little Bighorn battlefield site revives a 50 year old clash over Custer Reno and Benteen actions in 1876. Accounts note Custer's split plans, Reno repulsion, Benteen's late arrival, and Reno's later disgrace, with historians reassessing the enduring dispute.
An advertisement extols Quaker Oats as a balanced breakfast staple. It claims 16 percent protein 58 percent carbohydrate and essential vitamins plus bulk aiding digestion and steady morning energy. Quick preparation in 3 to 5 minutes is highlighted.
The passage weighs Reno and Benteen's actions at Custer's stand, noting enduring questions about delaying aid to Custer. It stresses Reno's bravery if any error occurred and honors the memory with a monument.
Misa Elsie Hayes who was deaf and mute for 22 years is reported to have learned to hear again through a radio aided device. Doctors caution on verification but note potential for hearing restoration in long term cases.
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