Fort Benton Exults as Richest Town Per Capita in U S
Fort Benton Montana proclaims itself the richest town per capita in the United States with bank vaults full and every resident potentially owed two thousand dollars. The city unveils a grand lighting upgrade on Front Street with sixty new electrolier posts, improved sidewalks and paving, and a new sewer system amid broader riverfront beautification.
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Benton
Fort Lewis
Fort Benton
River Town
Ort Benton
Montana
United States
Missouri
Front Street
Helena
Anaconda
Great Falls
Miracle Concrete Corporation of
C. H. Kelley
Kalispell
Gerhart, Jaqueth Company of
Highwood Mountains
American Fur Company
A Political Revolution in North Dakota
A militant farmer movement in North Dakota swept the Republican primaries and gained control of governorship, state offices, the supreme court, railroad commission, and most of the legislature. The group built a nationwide attention campaign, funded by dues from tens of thousands of pledged farmers and an organized network of county foremen and managers.
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Organization of
North Dakota Farmers
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
League
State House
Daily Press
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Fargo
Sam W. Teagarden
Northern Pacific to Grow Its Own Trout
The Northern Pacific plans to stock its dining cars with trout from a hatchery under construction in Missoula. Varieties will include cutthroat, mountain, and eastern brook trout, with capacity to supply 1,500 to 2,000 fish daily. Attendants will serve trout within 20 to 80 minutes of harvest.
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Northern Pacific
Missoula
Hazen J. Titus
Mr. Titus
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Kent, Wash
Homesteaders Grow Bumper Grain Crops Far From Railroad
Northern Montana homesteaders yield half a million bushels of wheat from ranches over 20 miles from rail lines. Bill Earl reports 11 500 bushels of wheat from a Marias Goosebill area ranch 25 miles from rail. Locals push for a southern electric line to cut wagon hauls and attract further acreage.
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Montana
Great Northern
Cutbank
Havre
Bill” Earl
Marias
Gooseebill
Chester
Montana Pupils Ride to School in Wagons
Libby and Geraldine schools buy school wagons as Rural consolidation gains support in Montana. General School Supply of Great Falls leads the move, offering a full line of desks, chairs, maps and classroom materials.
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Montana
Libby
Geraldine
Little Red
General School Supply Company of
Great Falls
Comany
Missoula
General
Fergus High School Campaign Fights Fan Weed
Fergus county high school launches a drive against fan weed with teachers in rural communities urged to cooperate in the effort.
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Fergus County
Burlingame Acts as Governor in Absence of Sewart
Senate President James Burlingame acts as governor in Helena as Samuel V. Sewart travels east for a governors meeting and Lt. Gov. McDowell is out of state. Burlingame sits in the gubernatorial chair with overcoat in the governor’s closet.
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Samuel V. Sewart
W. W. McDowell
J. M. Burlingame
Cascade
Helena
Miles City Horse Market Grows With Remount Station
Miles City hosts the largest primary horse market in the United States, surpassing Chicago and St Louis in cattle and horse turnover. The Miles City Horse Sales Co. operates yards over ten acres with branches in Utah and Oregon, led by Ed Love and Luther Milligan, while nearby Fort Keogh remount station under Captain Winterburn buys and trains artillery and cavalry horses for the U.S. Army.
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A.B Clarke
Montana
Miles City
Northern Pacific
Mitch” Ball
Mr. Clarke
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
C. B. Ingham
South Dakota
Ed Love
Luther Milligan
Guy Crandall
Fort Keogh
Winterburn
U.S. A
United States Army
West
Commissioners Eyed Helena to Smith River Wagon Road
Lewis and Clark county officials face a petition to aid building a wagon road from Helena to the Smith river valley. Proponents say the county providing half the funds could trigger an equal federal contribution under the new law.
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Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Smith River
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Teton River
Matthew Carroll
George Steele
Fort Labarge
W. W. DeLacy
Benton City
Ness
Northwest
Canada
Winnipeg
Canadian Mounted Police
Colonel McLeod
Dominion
Brown Stone
Titus
James Burlingame
Senate
Horse Mart
Miles
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