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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1904
Page
1
The report highlights party unity with enthusiasm and harmony at the convention. Only one contested race, for State Senator, was settled honorably. Emerson Hill leads the ticket as the head of the party slate.
The Beaverhead County Democratic convention reports record turnout and unity behind a strong ticket headed by State Senator James P. Murray and Emerson Hill for the state senate. Delegates elected for the state convention, committees named, and resolutions endorsed Toole administration and reform measures.
The Agricultural College at Bozeman plans extensive soil and crop tests in Beaverhead County. J K Morse and Geo R Featherly offer three acres of dry beach land for rye and fall wheat. Morse provides fifteen acres for alfalfa with irrigation trials. A station staffer will oversee measurements, aiming to compare early spring and late fall irrigation and water usage efficiency.
In Beaverhead county water is the scarce resource while land is abundant. The station staff conducts experiments to address water problems. Prof Linfield will return next week to oversee initial Jocantation experiments. Ranchers welcome the work and expect benefits from the research.
Federal judge enjoins Dillon Electric Light and Power from diverting more than 960 inches of Beaverhead river and Dry Blacktail Deer creek water. Beaverhead Canal Company supplies water to about 5,000 acres in Beaverhead County. Evidence shows prior diversions exceeded rights during July and August last year, with 1,760 inches diverted.
Dillon Camp No. 9511 M W A sends condolences to the Vermillion family of their neighbor Wilford A S Vermillion. The resolution notes the bereavement, hopes they endure their sorrow, and directs a copy to be sent and recorded with the camp. Signatures by J F Thompson A Kuntze and A A Luce. Read The Examiner map offer.
Helena dispatch reports the Democratic state convention convened at 2 p.m. with Edwin Norris of Beaverhead named temporary chairman and later nominated as a candidate for lieutenant governor. H. L. Frank of Butte urged permanence as chairman, while Beaverhead delegates filled key committee posts and noted Swindlehurst as rival.
The public library will add the Encyclopedia Americana to the reference department next week. Edited by The Scientific American editor, it aims to rival Britannica with eminent American contributors including Montana specialists and The Anaconda Standard’s J H Durston. It comprises sixteen volumes, fifteen ready for use, and aims to be authoritative and practical for readers.
In Billings the only Beaverhead county man named for the Republican state nomination was Col. L. J. Price. Price chaired the county central committee and was a former district court clerk. He received 68 votes out of 450 total, not on the Carter slate.
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