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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
7
Local notice rates listed for church events dances fairs and concerts with admissions charged five cents per line. Obituary poetry five cents per line and card notices require line charges. Readers urged to report missed deliveries to the Tribune Publishing Co.
The Associated Press reports federal trade commission steps to fix print paper prices at 2.50 per hundred pounds, offering hope to Montana newspapers and preventing potential suspensions. Montana’s freight costs and middlemen profits help drive prices, impacting Daily and weekly papers alike.
The Helena Independent warns that an added $14,000 burden from paper manufacturers could force five daily newspapers in the state to suspend publication or double subscriptions within two years. It notes publishers face rising prices from $2.55 to $4.67 and up, calling for federal action to address the paper shortage and protect readers.
A reader asks the editor if a curfew ordinance exists and whether it is enforced. The letter notes youths on streets late at night and requests clarification on current laws and enforcement efforts.
North Portland Oregon March 6 cattle numbers above 1400 head with slow opening and active later trade. Beef steers top at 9.85 per hundredweight loads, cows to 8.16, bulls 7.25, hogs rise to 13.85, pigs and feeders around 11.50 to 12.25, sheep and lambs firm with lambs 12.90 to 13.10 and yearlings 10.00.
Advertisement touts dry land as a sure profit with prices doubling in two years. Encourages readers to act now and asks to contact C. L. Worth as the qualifying figure behind the opportunity.
The ordinance bans any person under sixteen from being on streets or public places after 8 p m to 5 a m from October to April and after 9 p m to 4 a m from April to October unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Police are required to take minors violating the rule into custody and fines up to five dollars may be imposed on conviction.
In the House a March 16 1914 Barry statue unveiling speech by Wilson is reprinted. The piece criticizes Democratic policy claiming the government owes a living and urges the president to curb this trend while praising the Barry address for its clarity.
Japan has rapidly developed its cotton industry and nearly wiped out U S exports of cotton clothes to China in three years. U S shipments fell from 8 003 194 in 1913 to under 200 000 last year, prompting questions about what might stop Japan from turning to the American market under Wilson Underwood tariff rates.
A Montana legislative session adjourned after enacting a wide range of tax, education, and infrastructure laws. Key actions included the Gould corporation tax bill, highway and livestock measures, eight hour work provisions, a revamped fish and game code, oil and gas regulations, and a two district congressional split. Thomas Larson elected president pro tem, with nonpartisan cooperation noted amid a diverse farmer, miner, and labor influence.
Mr and Mrs H J Wilhelm and daughter Ruth were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs A L Halter on Sunday. W J Rankins of Cardwell secretary of the Madison County Cooperative Association was in Waterloo Friday evening and Saturday morning on business.
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