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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1888
Page
11
Farmers and ranchmen are urged to buy the Old Reliable Champion harvesting machines. The ad rejects competing brands and brands testimonials from real users to prove the superior merits of the Champion line, asserting continued value and genuine endorsements from reputable customers.
Mr William H Ellis, a leading Montana grain raiser, testifies to the Champion Harvester’s superior performance in snow and rain. He reports 105 bushels per acre average, cites easier cutting, stronger reel, and solid iron binder frame, and notes zero repair costs while saving labor on 28 acres.
Belo 2u 28s and Chimpion Machine Co harvester works praised as a sturdy binder during a difficult harvest in Martinsdale Montana, though the text drifts with fragmented phrases and garbled terms.
James H Kennedy of Bozeman Montana extols the Champion Mower and Binder in a long testimonial. He cites experience with McCormick and Osborne gear, says Champion outperforms all others in rough Montana harvests, and endorses its solid frame ease of use and low draft.
Somethin Ahou the Bath dint Mower. Sweet Grass Ment Pei PSS88 Chiampien Mecham Co. We poatent at Chaampaon Ball dotur Many Herdast vem and lave ent over ditches ind the reachest of ground. We have et one will crass that nanst be ent overs close ad have em right throgeb Ganoths that mate fori tons to the aere. Tasomie pices five feet tad Your steel guirds are the best hand. in short the Ball Fadia suits us every way. Fred Bartels neighbor ... We want no other kind of snower. When we bought a binder we knew nothing about the Champ ion, and bought a Deering. We hve since seen the Champion at work and want just tat kind of a ma chine when we bay again. HALVORSON BROS.
An Ohio man in Sweet Grass Montana signs his note to public buyers. John Anderson says four years ago he bought a Ball Joint Mower from Champion Machine Co and has cut rough land, with gear and pump issues. He plans to buy another similar mower when he needs a new one.
Thomas C Hamilton of Bozeman Montana praises Champion Steel Mower from Sebree Ferris and White Co for eight years of use and better dust harvest results. He claims the Champion outperforms rivals with more power, less horse labor, longer life, and lower repair costs, urging fellow ranchers to buy despite higher price.
From Mr. Boe Wheaton Timber Mont Sept 14 1887 champion machine co binder has run for two seasons cuts eighteen inches higher than horses heads and eats six feet while neighbor’s Deering cuts five feet. Wheaton asserts superior performance and requests acknowledgement of claim.
Champion Machine Co reports a Montana field record with one machine cutting about 75 acres annually for sixteen years. The unit required no bevel gear or master-wheel pinion replacement and has run a decade with no shaft replacement. Local rider H Bohopfanean cites Deer Lodge Valley as context.
Bozeman Montana February 20 1900s report shows Mel Carolus comparing Champion machines with Deering and Wood planers. It notes Champion repairs were stocked locally and superior to other brands, including stock kept in Bozeman for after sale service.
A Bozeman Montana reader Mr Andy Gowan complains that his Champion Machine Co. steel machine failed after heavy hay cutting. He says the unit cut about 150 tons of hay under rough conditions and questions the machine's durability and performance.
Fragmented OCR describes an April 26 entry from Chimpionw Machine Co about a Champion Light Binder sent for 75 acres of wheat oats and weeds. The text awkwardly notes operating gear, seating, and adjustments as the writer praises or critiques the binder and its raising lowering mechanisms.
The garbled text references a boxing or athletic motif with mentions of champions and attire. It includes stray terms like Light Binder, White Comp, and VAMP draft, suggesting unclear notes on equipment, participants, or results from a sports or page segment.
Fragmentary text references a rancher audience, a Champion Machine Co binder, and a gear discussion. Mentions Livingston, April 22, and a favor toward a mower option. No coherent event or outcome established.
A Seventeen Year Old Chanm og Ant the Hills of Montana Willow Mont May Td Champion Machine Cal dy ivy We bought in Virginia Cite Monat one of your Champion No3 the tongued mowers paving there S215 The last fifteen days wets thaitn paidl for it getting STG per dis for cutting In ESGY we eat is hundred tons of hay and have ie aged fully two hundred and fiftyy ayer ever since over of nigh country In all that time our penses for repairs were only so mid never had to replace a bev Wheel pinion shaft or box ot ere i pitta box bass we bought 4 Champion Harvester and Binds thereby standing by the mate turers of the machine Unt hid steed by us ind want to say a word for favor Your minner of raising ed lowering your harvester to the best we ever saw The solid wheel is th only one that will stad jolting ove the roth fields we have here Th gear is not eut or worn aq particle but rs perfectly true and tndine Th high quality of your machine we titindy entitles vent to the large esse of the trade you are receine STODDEN bhos
Three years of use show the Marele 2)ss Champion Light Binder performs well on crops in Bozeman Montana. It has required no repairs, cutting short grain efficiently and proving the best machine for demanding tasks. The claim is it is the perfe tion and worth recommending to anyone needing a first class binder.
A Montana report notes Champion Machine Co. sold a mower two years ago, with the buyer reporting strong performance and long life. The article references a second mower purchase and high satisfaction with the Champianekers line, though some words are garbled.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a time span of ten years and field notes in Harrison with references to crops, machines, and a tower. The readable portions are garbled and do not yield a clear event, person, or organization to summarize reliably.
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