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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
3
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Dillon locals report guests from Rexburg Idaho and Aberdeen Idaho visiting the city. Business activity includes a Singer sewing agent tour Madison valley and a new grain elevator project.
A dental nightmare tale ends badly as a dentist’s fierce grip and odd forceps pull leaves a young man battered but alive. A rancher misreads ax handle pricing, paying 65 cents and learning the lesson later. Community notices recount club elections, a funeral, a crude knocker verse, and Dillon’s barber newcomer Edwards setting up shop with promises of steady service.
John Antony Nolan a Chicago traveling man says Montana girls are the finest in the world after eight years of visiting the territory. He is a dry goods wholesaler from the Windy City who visits twice yearly and recently married Miss Paul of Dillon. Nolan has long admired Montana and mentions friends Dan McGuire and T J Fenton from Butte Daily Post.
282 acres of rich bottom land three miles from Sheridan with 200 acres under plow and 3882 acres of fine pasture. Includes first class water right, good buildings, and stock and machinery if satisfactory. For full particulars write Joe Van Slette, Sheridan Montana Adj 14-12.
Mrs Cora Bacon McCaffery died peacefully at her ranch home near Bowen after a long illness. Born in Racine Wisconsin she would have turned 41 on December 4. She married Chas H McCaffery fifteen years ago and lived in the Big Hole basin as a devoted wife and mother of five. Funeral services were conducted at Wisdom church Sunday afternoon by Rev Hulburd with a large congregation attending.
Ralph Jones first fired at a coyote with a .22 high power but the animal escaped. Frank finally tracked the wounded coyote to a haystack and killed it after a hand to hand pursuit revealing a shattered leg and a hole through its neck.
In North Portland Oregon on November 21 receipts for the week show cattle 1190 calves 65 hogs 4828 sheep 6862 Cattle trading mainly on a lower basis with occasional prime loads selling at 775 and 740 per hundredweight The hog market weakened Tuesday but 8 00 remained a solid price for choice light swine Sheep action included fancy lambs at 6 00 with other grades around 5 50 to 5 75 and best yearlings near 4 79 to 4 90 Old sheep sold about 4 40
Lewis J. Houghton of Worcester Massachusetts shared memories of Montana’s early days during a visit at the Butte hotel. He recalled two log cabins by Silver Bow creek and Dillon’s single cabin origin, noting Virginia City’s main street unchanged. He plans to depart with his wife for Helena.
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