Fall Wheat at the Head Boosts Gallatin Irrigation Prospects
Special correspondence from Bozeman notes irrigation opens after the Fourth of July, lifting fall wheat prospects in Gallatin Valley. Land spared from water shows strong green growth, with expectations of 45 to 60 bushels per acre in Flathead fields and 30 to 40 bushels on volunteer wheat. Farmers plan hedge against hail and anticipate a prosperous 1901 despite frosts and sparse early snow.
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Bozeman
County of
Gallatin
Flathead Country
Gallatin Valley
Billings Wool Market Boost Amid Lambing Prosperity
Special Correspondence from Billings notes wool output exceeding 10 million pounds last year and a vigorous current shearing season in Eastern Montana. Prices open low compared with last year, with conservatively 13 cents per pound for top clips. Lambing is favorable, with a large crop and low weather-related losses, aided by early grass and strong feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Billings
Yellowstone
Montana
Republican Party
Theepmen
Montana wool growers face buyer pressure on cleanliness and price
Montana wool growers are urged by Boston buyers to clean fleeces and remove burrs and dirt to fetch better prices. The article notes Montana leads in sheep numbers and wool output, shearing mainly by hand with 7 to 8 cents per head pay, and machinery is only gradually used. Wool is hauled to Billings for sale through auction by multiple buyers, with rates influenced by which railroad ships it east.
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Montana
Boston
Antipodes
Board of Sheep Commissioners of
Union
Wyoming
Idaho
Iood
Northern Pacific
Burlington Railways
Billings
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Ninth annual Northern Montana mission session set in Chateau
The ninth annual Northern Montana M E church mission session will meet in Chateau in Teton county from July 31 to August 4. Bishop C H Fowler will preside with all Northern Montana ministers present. The program lists services, sermons, lectures, and anniversaries led by regional clergy and affiliated societies.
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Northern
Montana
M.H. Mission
Standard
Great Falls
M. KE
Chateau
Teton County
C. H. Fowler
D. D
M. E. Church
Cc. H. Fowler
J. Hocking
L. R. Rufus
Abraham Lincoln
J. W. Morris
W. T
R. A. Armstrong
Montana Wesleyan University
Joe Virus
L. H. Mickle
B.C. Miller
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies
Joel Vigus
C. EB. Haynes
C. KE. Smyth
A. B. Sheldon
Montana Deaconess Hospital
George Logan
Anna White
R. M. Craven
A. W. Hammer
J. W. Forris
G. E. Smith
Woman's Home Missionary Society
B. Cc. Miller
Epworth League
James Opie
C. FE. Haynes
Ww. A. Winters
W. D. Luther
G.K. Smyth
Bank to Accept Only Local Drafts for Internal Revenue
Helena July 13. Collector Callister notified by National Bank of Montana that the bank will not accept checks drawn on banks outside Helena for internal revenue collections. Only drafts from Chicago or New York may be used. outside-bank checks must be forwarded for collection before crediting the treasurer of the United States.
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Helena
Internal Revenue
H. Callister
National Bank of Montana
United States Depository
Chicago
New York
United States
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Callister
Webster
Lewistown Mercantile Company Increases Capital Stock
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Helena July 13 a certificate filed with the secretary of state shows Lewistown Mercantile Company stockholders voted to increase capital stock from 25000 to 75000 dollars at a recent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Secretary of State Today
Lewistown Mercantile Company
Wants Fence Removed
Helena July 13 The United States district attorney began action in federal court against EB Co Waters to compel removal of a fence from government land in Carbon county.
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Helena
Charles D. McClure
St. Louis
J. M. Merrill
San Francisco
Montana
Missouri
United States District Attorney Today
EB. Co. Waters
Carbon County
San Francisco Wool Markets Report From July
San Francisco reports on wool quotations with Nevada prices at 10 12 cents and Eastern Oregon and Waite Valley listings. Mountain Jambs and San Joaquin plains appear in the regional market notes alongside Humboldt and Mendocino values.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Oregon
San Joaquin Plains
Humboldt
Mendesino
Mrs Josephine Brake to Rescue Calamity Jane in Montana
Mrs Josephine Winfield Brake plans to take Calamity Jane to Buffalo for a new life, publish a book based on her life with fiction woven in, and use profits to aid Calamity Jane. Brake credits Ella Wheeler Wilcox with inspiring her philanthropic mission and intends to host a reception in Buffalo for press and literary figures. Calamity Jane, boarding the Livingston train, expresses weariness of the West and hope for transformation.
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Standard
Livingston
Josephine Winfield Brake
Montana
Jane
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wisconsin
Jake
Buffal
Buffalo
Mr. Brake
Pretty Wedding at St James Bozeman Chooses Patten Ferris
Special correspondence reports the July wedding of George Y. Patten to Miss Elleanor Ferris at St. James church Bozeman. The ceremony before about 159 guests featured Mendelssohn music, a lengthy procession, and a reception at the Story residence. The couple then left for Hamilton for their honeymoon and will reside in Butte with Mrs Patten continuing teaching work.
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Standhard
Bozeman
St. James
George Y. Patten
Elleanor Ferris
Eddie F. Ferris
Idaho
F. E. W. Patten
Patten
Butte
Ninth District
F. K. Armstrong
McHatton
Hattie Parkins
Perry Chisholm
Mesers
Fred Williston
Robert Chisholm
Mendelssohn
Margaret Ferris
Julia Martin
Lena Armstrong
Virginia Patten
Winnifred Ferris
Eugene B. Hoffman
Frank LB. Lewis
Miss Ferris
Nelson Story, Jr
Story
Elizabeth Ferris
Edith Armatrong
Misses Ferris
Hamilton
Beidesma
la France
Au Btory
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Choteau
Allan Rodger
Church Extension and Freedoms Aid Society
J. H. Little
F. A. Riggin
F. Ll. Buzzel
George Feese
National Bank
Josephine Brake
Calamity Jane
Joseph Winfield Brake
Chorce
Pattie
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