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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists F. C. Kress Frank T. Conway and E. L. Poindexter as editors and proprietors. It states the publication is entered September 20, 1902, in Dillon Montana as second class matter under the 1879 act and shows a yearly subscription price of $2 in advance.
Beaverhead county residents welcomed Governor Toole's declaration of an extraordinary session starting December 1 to address the industrial crisis. The move aims to craft a fair trial bill and grant appellate review power to the supreme court, with broad taxpayer and labor support.
The piece notes that older states underestimate rapid land absorption by speculators rather than homesteaders. It warns that 75 to 100 million acres could open for homes only over years, urging Congress to reform land laws to prevent irrigable lands from concentrating in ranchers and dealers. It argues irrigation subsidies may mostly benefit speculators and livestock interests unless laws change.
The Montana Supreme Court moved the Boston and Montana Mining Co appeal to November 23, far ahead of the usual schedule. The case tests Judge Clancy’s Heinze decision and its implications for the state’s financial and industrial welfare.
The nation’s agricultural products are valued at about 5 billion dollars with corn contributing 1,144,950,000. wheat 535,872,000. oats and cotton together 796,651,050. and the remainder from hay, potatoes, rye and other crops.
The remark notes that if Mr Bristow needed a million words for postal scandals, detailing Interior Department land frauds would require a whole library. The quote underscores a broad inquiry into government excesses.
Representative Littauer and former First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath exchange congratulations over the statute of limitations. The note highlights a legal time limit issue and commends the parties on the resolution.
Republicans claim the labor vote will shift their way after President hosted John Mitchell for dinner at the White House. The event is seen as signaling stronger ties with labor groups ahead of upcoming elections.
The excerpt hints at Republicans addressing a drop in business tied to fears about the economy and political dynamics. The fragment mentions I of the I fear of and references Democratic concerns shaping economic outlooks.
Mrs Robert Gray, a pioneer Montana resident since 1863, died at her Bannack home of paralysis yesterday morning at about 70. Survived by husband seven children and a brother Thomas Ellis, with grandchildren including Grace Gray. Funeral set for tomorrow afternoon in Bannack cemetery.
The county treasurer announces Beav erhead residents drawn as trial jurors for the November term. Listed jurors include H E Andrus Theodore F Beacock John O Berg Gustave Bradley H H Brown W B Carter Frank Degenhart Samuel Davis James W Deputy James Fleming Thomas Flynn Fred Francis A H French Richard Gallagher E W Geary James Geary LD Graeter J C Harris William Herman Emerson Hill A Hungate George Kunzman C E Lewis J P Losal Ed Marchesseau Milton Nay Frank Nelson Chas H Padley E T Patrick T B Patterson W C Patterson Jesse T Rhodes David Robb J T Ross C H Rudy Alex Singer A M Smith Elza Smith W H Spearin E R Stanley George J Standaher W S Tash Henry Thompson Louis Tritt J B Trueman John A West George F Whittaker George A Whitworth R P Willard Thomas Wilson.
BiG fiem Ed. Galligher and Albert Mallow drive six-horse freight teams for J. P. Losel. baled hay in transit and merchandise arriving by railroad. Mr and Mrs B R Stevenson and Mr and Mrs Stanley Dunbar travel to Dillon for witnesses in the Madgen vs Morrison land case. The Tomstone mine at Dewey, formerly Queen of the Hills, is leased and worked by Messie G L Strickler and Nels Martin since last April. A bullion and concentrates shipment of about 60 per load was made ten days ago.
Students settle in the new dormitory and dine in the updated dining room. A large oven bakes fifty loaves at once. Faculty and staff are honored with dinners and lectures, library gains two German papers, and a surprise party marks Miss Dora Hamilton. The Bristow report on postal fraud is withheld until after elections.
Charles M. Schwab argues that labor’s exorbitant demands are the cause of the current business downturn, noting he made eight to ten million dollars from a shipping deal.
The Eastern Star Chapter reports the death of Mrs Rachel Orr a devoted member and charity worker. It notes her moral building of character, Draping of the chapter in respect, and a memorial be entered in records for her family.
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