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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
3
Advertising rates are listed for local notices and business ads with per line charges for first and subsequent insertions. Various notices include cards of thanks obituaries and poetry with cent-per-line pricing.
Fragmented OCR listing multiple direction labels and times shows unclear sequence of rail or road signals. Distinct entries mention No 1 North Bound No 2 East Bound No 3 North Bound and No 4 South Bound with stray times such as 2:03 a m and 8130 p.m.
Dillon town notice page records visitors from Bannack and Wisdom, farm equipment offers, room rentals, and lost watch notices. It notes residents like George Tash, A. J. Stewart, and G. Woodworth, plus events at the M. E. church and a Chili King endorsement. An Anaconda Copper Mining purchase of four horse teams is also mentioned.
Fire report covers forest fire activity in Montana and northern Idaho for the week. It notes 84 sites, high dew and frost reducing danger, 20 large fires, and that 75 percent are human-caused or due to engines and careless handling. It provides breakdowns by class A to C, acres burned, timber damage, and personnel costs.
The market opened tepid with pork prices around 7.75 and light bags at 8.50 to 8.75. Swine receipts were small and demand slow, while stock trades were sporadic and a hand to hand deal persisted. Sheep division showed a bright spot with prices 25 to 50 cents higher as killing stock sold 4.25 to 4.40. wethers and lambs showed strength expected after liquidation of choice stock.
Notice to the public that after October 1st shoeing prices rise due to higher stock and labor costs. Rates include track or hand turned shoes from 3 to 4 dollars per horse and rubber pads from 1 to 1.256 dollars, resetting 40 cents per shoe, bar shoes 1 to 1.25, and plain new shoes up to 4 dollars per span with further increases for heavier sizes. Complete price list to be posted in each shop. Signed, All the News in the Examiner.
A bear sighting caused a scramble above the Trail Creek Water Company flume. Jay Shaw delivering lunch to Will Finley and Bob Seivers escaped as a red eyed bear charged. Forester Keas and John David helped with the hunt, while locals teased the Missouri visitors about the dash.
Receipts for the week in North Portland show cattle 1646 hogs 2337 sheep 6462 and calves 62. The beef deluge yesterday forced bids to strong levels for fat steers and cows with two loads at 8.00 and 8.10 and cows at 7.25. Other sales fell 15 to 20 cents and prices remained unsteady as overall demand slowed.
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