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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1905
Page
24
A vivid inquiry into the opening procedure for the Flathead Reservation as public settlement begins. The piece warns of misleading draw methods and sharpers preying on strangers, detailing conflicts over entries and possible homestead losses due to ignorant locals and unfair practices.
An advertisement touts a two-part plan to guide Montana homesteaders for the Flathead reservation opening. It promises expert education and a detailed two-map kit plus a magazine for $5, claiming this system helps applicants act intelligently when their numbers are called and avoid past hardships.
A promotional prospectus for ERN HOMESEEKER invites readers to join the agency by paying a fee of 8. Members will receive at home month by month education on homestead laws water rights and Montana farming methods with notes from Col. Thomas C. Marshall and access to expert departments for specific questions.
A land agency claims it profits from homesteaders by predicting land availability under a reservation drawing. It promises rapid soil, water, and location details within seconds or minutes, offering to guide members to lucrative selections and claiming entrenched value from allegedly blind guessing by outsiders. It asserts buyers cannot succeed without its information.
An unnamed venture claims a proven field system risking thousands and inviting Montana residents to invest. The text cites letters from Governor Toole Attorney General Galen Butte Mayor MaccGinniss ex Governor Robert B Smith and others praising agency officers and the venture's integrity.
You know whether you want to act intelligently and what intelligent action means. If information is available for five dollars there is no need to visit the reservation. Our information may be worth many times our fee. Act quickly if you secure a membership. Field men will explain in detail. Visit our Missoula offices to learn our system.
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