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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner lists pricing for local notices and advertisements. Rates include 2 cents per line for first insertion and 15 cents per line for subsequent insertions, with business locals at 10 cents first line and 8 cents each additional line. Standing ads priced by application. Obituary and other notices priced per line as specified.
Readable parts indicate a train schedule snippet with origins and directions but many words are garbled. The fragment mentions south bound and north bound references with inconclusive times and station hints. No clear events or outcomes are present to detail.
Local notes reveal scattered business tips and promotions across several towns including Butte and Spokane. Mentions Morton ice cream freezers and various bids, with references to local contractors Pine & Desbar and a printing papering contractor.
The Montana Oil and Fuel company formed by ex Governor B F White and local investors plans a 2000 foot drilling program near Dillon. King of the School of Mines and Captain Downey report shale yields 20 to 50 gallons per ton and 2000 to 4000 cubic feet of gas per jet, with shows of gilsonite asphalt and paraffin wax on the property.
A public notice requests residents and nearby patrons to settle debts and accounts owed. It mentions a polite tone and references an excursion to a lake service and a specific date, urging prompt payment and acknowledging past kindness.
Fragmentary text references guilt, prosecution, and 54 Sen 4.3 Bers amid unclear context. Names and places are unreadable, leaving a partial legal notice fragment with no verifiable specifics.
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