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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1904
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner Official Paper of Beaverhead County notes publication every Wednesday under editors F. C. Kress L Poindexter. It states it is entered in 1902 Dillon Montana as second class matter under the 1879 act. Subscriptions are $2 per year in advance and will continue until a reader requests discontinuation 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 to advertiser inspection. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1904.
The Beaverhead Club secures permanent quarters and outlines committees to advance city improvements county roads bridges mail routes rural delivery education publicity transportation and new industries. As Dillon’s business association it aims to back legislation and defend local interests with public sentiment support.
The Dillon district faces severe overcrowding as the public school building fails to accommodate the rising number of children. Although the State Normal College provided one room and later a second at no charge, demand remains high and the Normal building will be fully used next year, limiting space for the district.
The Dillon school district faces overcrowding as attendance rises and quarters at the State Normal strain. With only 12 000 in bonded debt, voters may support a four to six room wing or a completely new building. A public meeting is urged to discuss plans and garner taxpayer backing.
The cheap rates in effect since May 1 have drawn over 40,000 settlers from the east to the south west and California. General passenger agents report about 25,000 people moved into California and coast territory, most becoming residents, while 35,000 were settled in the southwest.
The city department stores push annual catalogs and use prepay express charges, forming a trust that could close the nail order business. Country papers predicted this, and rural shoppers are turning to home merchants for better prices and service, with quicker redress if goods are misrepresented.
The passage argues Ruegsia with 130 million people grows less wheat than the United States and posits if the U S reduced armed forces, ships, and war spending to boost farming and schools, Ruegsia would no longer be a terror to nations. It echoes a farmer’s remark urging action over rhetoric.
Community leaders call for the incoming teacher to serve as a model of propriety and upright conduct, stressing moral example as essential for students and the wider town.
The Catholic St Rose guild hosts three nights of suppers and a bazaar in Dart's Hall with booths, contests for most popular man and woman, and a Thanksgiving ball planned for Thursday. Mrs Stondaker and others run booths. contestants include John Foley and Helen Rife. About 200 samples were sent to a Montana exhibit with 172 medals awarded.
The Chicago Live stock World reports that the National Livestock association will discuss adopting a uniform branding system for western cattle at its convention. It notes growing need for modern marks as range herds expand, with Colorado alone showing about 40 000 recorded brands and many unrecorded symbols.
The document presents a bank report from Beaverhead County Montana with a sworn statement by B. F. White as president and notarization on November 21. The text shows irregular OCR artifacts but indicates official bank accountability and attestation of statements.
A bulletin from Montana Agricultural College highlights dairying as a profitable, year round employment for farmers in Montana. It notes a Gallatin County farmer earned $65 per head last year and emphasizes home markets. Deer Lodge valley dairy farming is presented as the best paying farm activity, though it requires hard work. Professor Linfield comments on Montana’s performance at the St Louis World’s Fair agricultural exhibit.
An eastern blizzard passed with little impact on the Basin this week. J E Hollingsworth and family returned from the St Louis fair. Ed increased weight and friends praise his improved looks. Guy McKee travels to Bozeman for Agricultural College, nephew of O J Woodworth. Fred Woodworth and Ray Renshaw plant telephone poles on Wisdom streets to link Woodworth ranch to town and several businesses. Seven phones planned for Lossi store and nearby businesses, aiding potential railroad connection. Mr and Mrs Geo Woodworth and daughter Carrie plan Spokane visit, with relatives in the area including Renshaw and Woodworth families from Moscow and Ennis.
J. Rollie Scott of Bedrock traveled Sunday to Kalamazoo Michigan with a shipment of C. A. Smith horses, returning to his old home.
Guckenheimher and 8 year old McBrayer price gasoline at four dollars per gallon and one dollar per quart at F B Williams store.
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