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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1904
Page
3
An advertisement declares that scraps of symptoms like headache fever and body sores indicate impure blood and touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure for scrofulous or syphilitic poisons and other blood diseases with a positive guarantee from Riley's Drug Store.
A Dillon court scene recounts the rise of the Pentecostal holiness movement led by C. W. Bridwell. Parishioners clash with residents as police issue warrants for malicious mischief, then the plaintiff withdraws the case claiming divine command to stop. Hail and tarred verdicts echo in the aftermath.
James F. Blair reports most beef cattle have moved from Horse Prairie leaving two small herds. Frye Bruhn Co. Seattle ships 200 head about April 1 while Mart Barrett’s 400 head wait for better prices. Wolves caused winter losses. six killed, another eight seen, and a large wolf hunted last month. Cattle prices cited at calves 10 dollars and cows 25 dollars per head. Additional notes include oat shipments to Butte and Manitoba horse sales for draft work.
Bert Orr left Dillon on Tuesday noon for Chouteau county to inspect 2500 head of Poindexter & Orr Live Stock cattle on the range. The beef cattle may be marketed in spring or summer if in good shape after a mild winter. Thomas Arp shipped two carloads of fine horses to Georgia and accompanied them to supervise the sale.
From Nye Buchanan Co Omaha livestock commission merchants the weekly letter notes the upward turn at week's end with moderate receipts locally and fair trade in Chicago. They expect the worst over and foresee a rising trend for several months with continued fluctuations.
Lee Lewis, a top buyer in the state, bought a carload of calves from A. Anderson and George Selway this week. The shipment held 62 head of calves and included several fat cows, with prices noted in the sale.
EK O Selway, a prominent stockman from Price Creek on the upper Blacktail, visited town early this week. He said from Dillon to his ranch there was little snow except drifts and that most stock in the region had wintered without any feeding yet. This unusually mild late season note stands out.
Anderson Bros operate a sale stable at the old Beaverhead livery barn and report a near full sale of horses. They will fill the yard with heavy stagers and draft horses as demand shifts. J E Hample shipped mutton sheep to Butte from Theo Nelsons on feeder stock. A car of 2 year old steers from R Featherly to A O Anderson will supply local Union Market beef needs and stay on Feathberry ranch feed.
Mesers O H Strobridge and Wm Lovell of Wisdom in the butcher business under the firm name Big Hole Meat Co killed a fat cow for their market weighing dressed 950 pounds. Charles A Smith sold two teams of heavy horses to J E Morse for his ranch. One team is 4 year old geldings weighing 2600 pounds and the other is mares 6 and 7 years old weighing 2900 pounds. Both teams are unbroken.
G. BR. Breck, a long-time purchaser of quality horses in Beaverhead county for Yellowstone Transportation Co., will arrive in Dillon in about three weeks to buy additional mounts for his company. Mr. Pelding weighs from unknown amount.
Russian wheat shipment increases send May wheat futures above a dollar. May wheat closes at $1.01 with July $1.01 2, July corn steady and provisions down about 10 to 75 cents. Oats, pork, lard and ribs also show mixed moves as traders digest war impact.
Omaha price data show Wheat May 7 sec July 82 4c Corn May 47c July 46c Oats May 42 4c March 40 4c. Cash bids list various No 2 3 4 hard and spring wheats, and multiple cash corn and oats prices. Chicago cattle hog and sheep receipts and bid ranges noted with price bands for steers calves cows bulls and lambs.
Kansas City market data shows cattle receipts around 7500 with steady to strong demand for exports and dressed beef steers. Hogs receipts near 6700 with prices dipping 10 cents, top around 5.52. Sheep receipts about 10000 with lambs near 5.75 and fed ewes 3.00 to 4.25.
Receipts total 2 500 cattle 6 500 hogs 15 500 sheep with steady to mixed moves. Native steers 3.30 to 5.00. cows 2.60 to 3.70. hogs 5.00 to 5.40. sheep yearlings 4.00 to 5.15. lambs 5.00 to 6.10. Prices show slight declines in hogs and some weakness in western yearlings.
The speaker argues that if King Peter can retire with a comfortable pension, it would be his best move. The statement frames retirement as the wisest option for stable security.
D L Smith notes sterilizing money may delay. offers citywide trunk and baggage delivery from depot. Deputy's butcher shop wired as headquarters with a phone for contact. stove wood and kindling available.
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