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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
7
The biennial report by FH Ray, state land office register, filed with Governor Norris, details receipts of 2 million dollars in 1913, 306,802 in 1912, and a record 211,854 acres sold in 1912. It notes high average prices per acre, county-by-county totals, and policy debates over selling versus holding lands.
A dated pamphlet explains using signatures as money, noting currency and change handling, safeguards against counterfeit spread, and the comfort of signing to ensure acceptance everywhere. It suggests keeping a signature if you lack a checking account and mentions a four percent savings rate with a booklet promotion.
A 1911-12 overview explains timber land sales at 10 per acre with appraisal before public auction. The board fixes sale dates for best bidding. leases or sales generate yearly income far surpassing past leasing. It compares Montana state land rentals to eastern states, arguing Montana offers far lower fixed charges and higher per-acre outputs, supporting broad leasing opportunities near rail lines.
Fragmentary records indicate eight contracts with payments totaling $2608 pending completion. Extensions granted on 25 contracts, debt of $2173 declared on 17 contracts, and past due payments amounting to $2010.
Special Correspondence notes Fergus county grain output rising this year under expert David Hilger. Despite early doubts from Judith basin reports, winter wheat acreage fell yet overall grain weight increased. The analysis links gains to broader county sales of wool pelts deep and lambs, plus profits from coal sapphires gold and silver.
District Judge Roy Ayers will appoint Hal B. Gibson as court reporter. Sheriff elect Firman Tullock will appoint L. P. Slater as under sheriff. Thufus Poland county treasurer elected will name Mr. Gooch as deputy. T. Martin clerk of the district court elect to name Laula Pratt as chief deputy.
Special Correspondence of the Standard reports a Virginia City birth for Nathaniel P. Simpson, heir to a rumored Montana fortune. Attorneys seek Catholic church records to prove birth and lineage as W. W. Merk and other executors pursue claims tied to the Broadway mine in the Silver Star district, famed for producing ore in gold.
Fisher urges amendment to lode mining law to require actual discovery within a claim for patenting. He argues current policy favors surface proof or geological inference, risking overpatenting and limiting prospectors, and proposes exclusive possession rights with work requirements to prove discovery.
Branch agencies of the Standard will handle adverts with the same care as the main office in Butte or Anaconda. Rates are 1 cent per word. Ads can be telephoned to the Standard office for prompt publication. Listings include Henry's pharmacy in Butte and several drugstores in South Butte Walkerville and Centerville.
Parsons list shows a female employment office posting in West Park with a bell number 2K Tod 1082 and Bot 57 details. The brief notice records a local job placement reference and contact cue. Entities include Parsons, West Park, 2K, Tod 1082, Bot 57.
A rugged report notes mining men visiting the Johnston property near Butte, ore strikes at Blowout shaft, and copper prospects rising in ongoing Beargulch area activity. Residents near Tenova face mail changes after year end, while new buildings open in town and the Madison valley elevator handles rising grain shipments as an orphans home illness is mentioned.
Lucy Westens reputation for quick wit holds after an afternoon exit from La Salle Chicago where she met a boastful singer of comic songs. The encounter began with a playful greeting about offers from Orpheum for 20 weeks, showing Westens poised, sharp humor in a crowded theater scene.
Herr Blumenthal director of the Lessing theater in Berlin clashed in a terse exchange over payments. His wife urged contentment as Blumenthal offered a speculative sum for his work, a scene noted amid discussions tied to the White Horse Inn production.
Advert shows a noisy sale notice selling a bungalow on Scelsior Ave with hot water heat, front lawn, in a desired residential area. Mentions two room pram house and cabin de fear? Listing terse terms, prices, and easy terms. Officials not clear.
Property advertised as a dairy ranch with 880 to 1990 per acre. Includes water, buildings, and rough arch. Listed in Missoula, Anaconda area through Taylor & Prattton, Anaconda. Sale terms offered.
Classified notice seeks male and three bright men to sell standards and liberal accident and insurance policies. Offers hours early mornings, pay per week, and workplace at Guardian Casualty and Guarantee Co. room 21 State Building. Also seeks a tailor, small jaw maker, and a bake shop helper at 1125 W. Woolman.
Classified notices offer positions for a girl to assist with housework in Anaconda MT. One ad seeks a nurse girl for mornings or evenings at 222 Excelsior mutte. Another invites a general housework helper at 216 Fourth Anaconda. A terse listing mentions two girls in Leland HO Anaconda.
Wanted to purchase modern brick ats from owner. Invest to be a good investment. Provide description and best prices. Contact A. Te Ky.
Hustler wanted for exclusive control of a good territory with weekly advances and guaranteed income. Complete one and join Yuma Valley Nursery Co. in Toppenish, Washington for this opportunity.
Archive notice lists sale of furniture at Hartwig Upholstering Co Butte advertising low prices and terms. Also offers for house rent and furniture by pieces, stray horse found near Warm Springs Mont with owner to claim by paying expenses. Various ads mention grocery and stationery store sale and a foreign tale fragment about a cashier and a director handling marks.
Charles Frohman accepts from abroad the newest Hubert Henry Davies comedy titled Doormats for eventual production in the United States. Davies, author of Cousin Kate and The Appulse, charts the figure of doormats as people who enjoy letting others walk over them.
Mattie Rutledge offers daily readings at 9 Colorado Street Butte and on Sundays and Thursdays at Main Street venues.
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