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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1893
Page
3
The readable fragment shows an advertisement offering a price of 19 cents per line for the first sale and a different rate for each subsequent line. It mentions advertisements will be furnished on application and references editorial or business matters and a MIRRER address.
James Davidson from Dell, Phil Shenoa from Salaion City, and T. W. Poindexter Jr. traveled by train. World’s Fair references, ranch sales pitches, and real estate moves appear amid notices of arrivals, retirements, and guests. A broad array of names, places, and events paints a bustling community snapshot.
Beaverhead county markets report the lowest beaverhead prices in years at seventy cents per hundred pounds while beaverhead cattle and ore trade wavers. Miners arrive in town as a Dillon affair notes Roy Crawford marriage and juror commissions for the district court. the Montana Southern railroad extension near Twin Bridges progresses. Montara building closures and local shipping dynamics are described.
Dillon resident C E Morse receives Washington patent notices for a new rotary engine claimed to halve parts, offer instant reversal, continuous motion, and save about a quarter of steam power. The report cites prior similar inventions but notes Morse’s device combines advantages and applies to stationary, locomotive, or marine engines.
An 1860s era article traces Lewis and Clark expedition paths through present day Montana. It notes the divide at Lo Lo creek, the Bitterroot route to Great Falls, and Clark’s ascent toward Yellowstone via the East Fork Bitterroot, with historical place names like Glade Creek. The piece also mentions legal notices and estate matters in Beaverhead County and surrounding towns.
A local notice invites prominent Montana figures to contribute articles on a forthcoming political topic. Named participants include Hon. Thomas E. Carter, J. Galbraith, Dr. Geo C. Douglas, and others from Helena, Butte, Livingston, and Missoula as part of a December start and ongoing winter discussion.
A legal notice from Mer ayer Crewe outlines a messy store matter with unclear affidavits and potential claims. The document mentions an attorney at law and references a dispute over a property or business issue. No court dates are specified in the readable text.
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