Settlers flock to Sweet Grass County Iowa to Montana voyage outlook
Immigrants from Illinois Indiana Minnesota and Dakota arrive at Big Timber seeking land near Glass Lindsay White Beaver and Big Coulie areas. They note abundant springs and promise subirrigation potential while comparing to prairie schooner days and Milwaukee rail routes.
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Illinois
Indiana
Glass-Lindsay
Minnesota
White Beaver
Big Coulie
North Side
Prairie Schooner
Milwaukee
Sweet Grass County
Automatic block signal system chosen for Big Timber division
The Northern Pacific selects Big Timber as the initial site for an automatic block signal installation set to cover 115 miles from Livingston to Billings. Project costs exceed 100000 dollars with around 100 construction workers and six maintenance staff, beginning between Big Timber and Livingston under supervision by F W Moffett of the General Railway Signal Co.
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Northern Pacific
Twin Cities
Livingston
Billings
Laurel
Big Timber
de Hart
F. W. Moffett
Rochester
N. Y
General Railway Signal Company
Arbor Day Proclamation Declares May 10 1910
Governor Edwin L Norris proclaims Tuesday May 10 1910 as Arbor day in Montana. The document urges planting trees and shrubs to beautify surroundings and inspire civic virtue in schools and communities.
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Edwin L. Norris
State of
Montana
Governor Norris Joins the Boosters Club
A Minneapolis Journal special number promotes the Northwest with emphasis on Montana. Gov Norris contributes an article on Agricultural Montana highlighting vast arable land, mining and stock raising, and a projected influx of immigrant farmers over the next five years. The piece cites a 1909 crop value rise and calls Montana a premier agricultural state in development.
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Pioneer
Minneapolis Journal
Northwest
Montana
Thomas Shaw
Shaw
Gov
Norris
East
Obstruction Policy and a Lone Auto Trip to Washington
Special correspondence describes post office savings bank debate delays and a duo from Billings and New York, J A Hanlon and C B Pease, enduring a wild cross country trip from Billings to Washington. Their motor adventure included wrong turns, fording a flooded creek, rain, a mudbound car, a ruined garage door, and a sulfur odor on arrival in Washington.
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Hanlon
Olmstead
Livingston
Big Timber Sees Steady Growth and New Residents
A townwide look shows many houses under construction and plans for more as Big Timber's population and economy expand. Newcomers bring fresh energy, longer-term prospects, and demand for homes, shops, and schools while oldtimers note growing diversity and gradual industrial development.
Rancher Alex Grant Arrested for Stock Rustling
Sheriff Fallang arrested rancher Alex Grant of Big Timber canyon last Tuesday night on stock rustling charges. Grant allegedly tried to steal four calves and one colt from C. F. Stocker, planned sale of the calves, and branded the animals. He confessed after surveillance of the branding operation.
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Alex Grant
Big Timber Canyon
Enormous 70 000 Enumerators to Count U.S. Population
Tomorrow, April 15, an army of 70 000 enumerators begins counting about 90 million people. The diverse corps will include men and women of all races. The census covers 45 states, 2 territories, and territories like Hawaii, Alaska, and Porto Rico. Guam and the Philippines excluded. city counts due in June. national total by September.
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Uncle Sam
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Porto Rico
Guam
Philippines
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Dakota
Campbell
Andndianan
Gov. Norris
Boosters’ Club
Treasure State
Postal Savings Bank
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Washington
Republican Party
Taft
Postel
United States
Joe Hanlon
New York
J. A. Hanlon
C. B. Pease
Hunters
Columbus
Joe
Nature
Sweet Grass Capital
Army OF Census
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