Rush to Montana Prompts Local Boost for Sweet Grass
A visitor from Illinois, James Buxton, extols Montana and urges Sweet Grass county to boost publicity and attract settlers. He notes dry farming, available homesteads, and large irrigated lands, advising formation of boards or clubs to advertise, attract rail and irrigation support, and capitalize on forthcoming spring migration. He plans to return in spring to reassess and publicize the region.
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Board of Trade
Canada
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Mild Yellowstone Winter Slashes Snowy East with Rising Prices
A reader describes unusually mild weather in Sweet Grass County and Big Timber, contrasting with deep snow and frigid conditions in eastern areas. Stockmen report hay prices at 10 to 12 dollars a ton, while sheep losses in northern Wyoming and the Big Horn basin prompt warnings of threatened flocks unless warmer weather arrives.
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Yellowstone Valley
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Yellowstone County
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Crow leader seeks a million dollar loan to buy cattle
Russell M. Bear, a Crow Indian, seeks a million dollar loan from the general government to stock his people. He opposes opening the remaining reservation lands, arguing they should be kept for Crow progress in farming and ranching while unused lands are leased to stockmen.
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Russell M. Bear
Sugar Factory at Pillings closes 1909 season after record sales
The Sugar Factory at Pillings ended its season last Wednesday marking the most successful period in the plant’s history. It began grinding beets on October 5 and operated continuously until closing.
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Pillings
Rail strike lingers amid mixed freight delays and weather woes
Tuesday evening reports show few changes in the strike. Freight trains move more than early days but still far from normal with long delays for consignments. Coal supply remains ample, blamed on east weather and west washouts rather than the strike. Butte is the central trouble spot in Montana with Missoula under pressure. Strike-breakers face rough handling by sympathizers, and rumors of a general interstate strike persist.
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Middle Western
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Illinois
Egypt
Pioneer Office
James Buxton
Butte
Missoula
Mississippi
Easterner booster aims Montana hype from Whiteeagle Oklahoma
R S Steele of Whiteeagle Oklahoma, a former merchant and trader now farmer, has become a Montana booster for Big Timber. He mails letters promoting a January excursion to Big Timber with Santa Fe rail offers, hoping to rally clients while praising Sweet Grass irrigated lands and favorable water. He plans to attend regardless to escape Oklahoma’s drought and crop shortages.
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Whiteeagle
Okla
R.S. Steele
Montana
Mr. Steele
Glass-Lindsay Land Company
Oklahoman
Big Timber
Santa Fe
Steele
Oklahoma
Texas
State Board Ends Smallpox Quarantine Policy Change
Montana will abolish quarantine for smallpox after January 1 following a decision by the state board of health in Helena. The order removing quarantine was modified to allow hotel and lodging house removal of infected persons to ease business concerns.
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Montana
State Board of Health
Helena
Montana Firm Incorporates To Run Lumber Business
Montana News reports W. E. Ford & Co a hedge fund? a hedge? no, a firm incorporated with $50,000 to operate a lumber business. The notice identifies the company name and capital, indicating a new business venture in the lumber trade.
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W. E. Ford & Co
Golden Mutual Orchard Company Incorporation Filed
The Golden Mutual Orchard Company of Billings filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Its capital is listed at $25,000.
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Golden Mutual Orchard Company of
Billings
Boiler Blast Kills 3 On Milwaukee Loco Near Vananda
Last week a boiler exploded on a Milwaukee locomotive near Vananda. Engineer James M. Marker and Brakeman J. E. Bowman were killed. Fireman Frank Walters died from severe scalds shortly after. The boiler was hurled about 300 feet.
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Milwaukee
Vananda
James M. Marker
J. E. Bowman
Frank Walters
Notable Montana Lawyer John F Forbis to Retire
John F. Forbis a renowned Montana lawyer and long time practitioner plans to retire next year. The Butte bar will host a banquet in his honor on December 29 in recognition of his career.
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John F. Forbis
Montana
Butte
Adoring Helena Fan Seeks Tinker Ball From World Series Game
A Helena admirer once part of the local ball club now with the Chicago Cubs owns the ball from the final Chicago Detroit Americans game. The ball retired the last out and was caught by Joe Tinker, linking Helena to a famed World Series moment.
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Helena
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Detroit
Tinker
Will Coffin Sought on Forged Checks Charge
Will Coffin a well known young man from upper Still Water is a fugitive from justice detectives seek him on forged checks. He lived with his parents near Nye for years and was once regarded as exemplary. Gambling and a liaison with a woman of ill repute are blamed for his downfall.
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Will Coffin
Stillwater
Coffin
Nye
Twenty-One Men Arrested for Gambling in Gilt Edge and Kendall
Twenty one men were arrested recently at Gilt Edge and Kendall for violating the law prohibiting gambling.
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Gilt Edge
Kendall
Billings Pushes to Open Crow Reservation Lands
Billings moves toward opening most of the Crow Indian reservation to settlement. The 2 million acres on the reserve include only about one sixth needed for Indian allotments, paving the way for land use changes.
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Billings
Crow Indian Reservation
State report on Warm Springs insane patients 1909
The state statistical bureau records Jan 1 1909 showing 682 patients confined at Warm Springs. Of these 276 were committed in the prior year, with 120 discharged as cured 41 escaped and 76 died in the year.
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State Statistical Bureau
Warm Springs
Ekalaka Moves Toward Better Fire Protection
The town commissions a contract with an eastern firm for a gasoline engine able to pump 500 gallons of water via standard hose. A cart to carry the hose is supplied to support firefighting efforts.
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Ekalaka
Revival of Northwestern league eyed with Butte Helena
Baseball fans hear a drive to revive the Northwestern league with Butte and Helena in the circuit. Butte men pledge to build a downtown park while Helena already has a new park, addressing past complaints about accommodations.
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Butte
Helena
Opinion Finds Saloon License Revocation for Minor Liquor Sales
Attorney general opinion says a saloonkeeper who sells liquor to minors or allows minors to gather near the saloon subjects himself to license revocation. Each act is a violation of the liquor license law in force.
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