Northwestern Railway Racing to Cross Montana First
The Chicago Northwestern and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul race to extend lines through Montana. Northwestern delivers material at Bellefourche South Dakota and aims for Billings then Livingston, with a new heavy steel bridge due traffic by April 1 1907. Grading progresses to ready heavy traffic by January 1 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Montana
Pierre
S. D
Helena
Northwestern
Bellefourche
8. D
Milwaukee
Dispatch
Billings
Livingston
Missouri
Registration and Naturalization Rules for Montana Voters
Montana voters receive guidance from Senator Mantle on registration deadlines under primary laws and the new federal naturalization act. Key points include August 15 cutoff for counties with primary laws, September 28 final papers rule, and October 11 21 deadlines for counties without primary laws. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship, 21 by election, one-year Montana and 30 days county residency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantle
State
Republican Central Committee
Attorney General's Office
Congress
Town Council Minutes Report July 1906 Actions
The regular town council meeting with all members present approved a budget of bills totaling 827.05 including salaries, meals, lighting, and hauling. Reports from Marshal Yule and Police Magistrate Pound were read. charges for a firemen convention and an assistant fire chief appointment were discussed. Bids to grade McLeod street and to issue 15 000 bonds for water works were authorized. Big Timber Photograph Gallery opening postponed due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Howard
A. G. Yule
Poineer Printing Co
Ben Solberg
H. Bliss
Hdn. Co
F. E. Blakeslee
O .K
H. C. Kellogg
H. C. Pound
J. P. Clark
Hamilton
Dick Budd
W. L. Martin
McLeod Street
Premiums to Be Awarded at the County Fair
Local fair officials announce premiums to be awarded at the county fair with prizes listed for various departments. The notice notes entry deadlines and eligibility requirements for participating 4-H clubs and other exhibitors.
Money to Loan on Improved Ranch Funds
Advertises long time, low rates for ranch loans. Encourages applying to E. O. Crark for financing options and improved property funding.
County Commissioners Proceedings Big Timber August 3 1906
Big Timber Montana August 3 1906 board met as Board of Equalization to hear protests against 1906 property assessments. Caulkins protested 1700 stock. raise reduced to 1100. Douthett protested 2250. raise reduced to 250. Siligerd sought 740 reduction. Tudor sought reductions on sections 19 15 and 1. all others kept as assessed. Board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Mont
H. O. Kellogg
John Rye
H. J. Koozer
H.C. Allen
C. A. Caulkins
Mds
L. F. Douthett
Montana Cold Storage and Fuel Co
Rasmus Siligerd
W. A. Tudor
N. R
East
Board Grants Partial Reduction in Land Raise and Sheep Transfer
The board, with all members present, faced protest from A Arneson over a $1.50 per acre raise on section 17 two.3 N. R. 13 East, ruling the land grazing and reducing the raise to $1.00 per acre. It orders the Carbon County board to strike 1400 head of B O Forsythe sheep from Carbon Co assessment, transferring them to Sweet Grass for March 1, 1906, and adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon County
Sweet Grass
B. O. Forsythe
Carbon Co. Board of Equalization
Assessment Book of Carbon Co
H. O. Ke Ioca
H.C. Alley
Desert Land Final Notice for Publication Bozeman 1906
United States Land Office Bozeman Montana reports two notices of desert land final proof. Lina Grosfield of Big Timber Montana files to prove irrigation and reclamation with witnesses John Bjeland Reinert Refsland John Stone Abraham M Grosfield. Tobine Wirak of Howie Montana files for proof with witnesses Louis Wirak Ton Dahl Gudmond Knudson Ole Dahli before C N Skillman in Big Timber. M R Wixson registers. First publication Aug 9 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Bozeman
Montana
Lina Grostield
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
John Bjeland
Reinert Refsland
John Stone
Abraham M. Grosfield
Mont
Desert Land
Tobine Wirak
Howie
N. Skillman
Reptentier
Louis Wirak
Howie, Mont
Ton Dahl
Reed, Mont
Gudmond Knudson
Ole Dahli
M. R. Witos
Register
Notice of Montana primary election in Sweet Grass County
Notice is given that on the first Tuesday of September 1906 a primary election will be held at regular polling places across Sweet Grass County Montana under the 1905 act. Offices to be nominated include Sheriff Treasurer Clerk and Recorder Assessor County Attorney Superintendent of Schools Coroner Public Administrator County Surveyor County Commissioner two year term and one County Commissioner four year term Two Justices of the Peace per township and Constables per township Delegates from each precinct to county party conventions. Poll hours vary by precinct with Big Timber opening 12 noon to 9 PM and other precincts 1 PM to 6 PM. H C Ames
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United States
Sweet Grass
Montana
Legislative Assembly
State of
Big Timber
Said
H.C. Ames
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwestern . Railway
Lee MansTre
Republican State Central Committee
C. D. French
R. H. Mertz
Hebron
Tyes
J. A. Batcey
E. O. Crark
Icounty Commissoners Proceedings
Netice
M. R. Wixson
Bushioney
Springdale Eevee Eesresene
Merrill
Wormser Lower Stillwater
Upper Stillwater
Blakeley
Fish Creek
Oxfords
Abc
Sweet Grass Country
Dier-Browning Mercantile Co
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