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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1924
Page
3
Eastern interests tied to the Ford group seek control of Sheep Creek iron properties in Meagher County and related materials for steel production. A ten percent option deposit is due soon with an extension granted to secure additional properties. Virginia-held Sheep Creek iron is the target price being discussed.
Ringling Dairy Ranch in White Sulphur Springs Montana advertises Holstein bulls for sale with details on type size and production from Montana's largest dairy institution.
A dense mis of period classifieds includes motel rental offers, rep requests, distributor ads,和 sales pitches. Listings show Frary & Burlingame Great Falls Montana contact, National Distributors Assn Chicago, Sultana Discs Levington NM, Kalender Sportswear NY, Banner Fossery Chicago, Plentywood Montana Box 548, Montana poultry feed supplier, Butte market prices, and various job and sales opportunities nationwide.
Early Montana settlers faced constant danger as Crow raids and hostile encounters shaped life in the Gallatin Valley. The piece recalls frontier conflicts along the Belt mountains and Bozeman Pass, including a 1901-voiced reminiscence by Mr. McKenzie about trade, travel, and Sioux ambushes while transporting lumber to build Mackinaw boats on the Yellowstone River.
The passage describes early Crow and Sioux conflicts on the Gallatin Pass frontiers. It notes Fort Ellis near Bozeman established in 1887, aiding white settlements, and recalls clashes as Sioux raided and settlers faced harassing warfare while preserving isolated outposts and small parties.
A major iron project Near Sheep Creek is described as closing in on a deal worth close to 100000 dollars. Sheep Creek deposits reportedly span over 2600 acres and could support a fifty year steel plant. Eastern buyers, via a Great Falls bank, hold options on coal lands in Caton Catron and sand deposits near Great Falls. An iron deposit at Stanford is also under option as secrecy prevails.
Burns Oregon welcomed its first passenger train on September 24 as the 18 coach Union Pacific engine arrived to cheers from hundreds of residents including many children who had never seen a train. A 1877 survey had proposed a Burns line but plans stalled.
Wana Edwards of Forsyth rose from Rosebud county to become Montana's Queen at the 1924 Montana State fair coronation. The nurse graduate from Presbyterian Hospital Chicago will reign until a year from coronation, with a court of county princesses joining her.
Miss Harriet Thompson of Billings placed second in the state fair voting for Montana’s queen. Alva Larson of Chateau is named queen, with Miss Harriet Thompson as runner up, as the Montana delegation funds the trip for the Petroleum Princess role at the Tulsa International Petroleum Exposition.
A shift in the diet shows peanut butter becoming a staple. Montana uses mainly Seattle made peanut butter from carefully selected nuts for oil balance, roasted and ground, with skin and germ removed to prevent rancidity. Rogers company leads Pacific northwest output in colored tins. Virginia City gets daily mail service again on the route to Alder after a month of reduced service.
A brief note highlights Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as remedy for irritated, red, rough skin on a baby. The suggestion emphasizes gentle cleansing and soothing care using the products.
Elwell Ekegren, son of Mr and Mrs E P Ekegren of Harlem Montana, urged by doctors to stay in Oceanside California for health improved. He wrote requesting fare to return home declaring I would rather die in Montana than to live in California. Northwest railroads may seek his booster appeal in December advertising campaign.
During a hunting trip Colonel Kimball and a companion were surprised and killed by Indians while defending a camp. Friendly Crows alerted town, prompting a rescue party led by John Richards and others to pursue. The assailants fled as the rescuers closed in, with at least one Indian shot before movement.
The passage describes swift horse thieves slipping away as pursuers closed in and settlers facing sudden raids. It notes frequent small attacks on stock, and lethal accidents such as a 1869 incident on the Shields River during prospecting, illustrating that life in the era was far from safe and pleasant.
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