Notice to Contractors for Carey Act Irrigation Project
Land Grant Commission of Montana invites sealed proposals for the construction of an irrigation project north of the Yellowstone River in Sweet Grass County District No 2. Bids due June 10, 1898, with $1000 certified deposit. contract bond required. Commission reserves right to reject any bids. Pyros Marsitale, Chairman.
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Ofvice
Spare Arm Land Grant Commission
HeLexs
Montana
Tege
Yellowstone River
Sweet Grass
Ari
Pyros
C. Marsitale
Cheirnman
The Old Man Was Cured
A Pittsburgh Dispatch anecdote recalls a man who repeatedly threatened suicide to distract his wife and summon neighbors. After a neighbor’s intervention broke his grip, he fell to the pavement but was not seriously hurt, ending the dangerous display.
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South Side
Thomas Nc Guside
Pittsburg Dispatch
Curzon Agrees to Take Candlesticks at Two Thirds Value
The Hon. George Curzon rents a country mansion without family plate and agrees to buy 15 unpolished tin candlesticks from the landlord for two thirds of their cost, totaling four dollars, upon leaving.
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George Curzon
Leiter
New Yorker Speech Styles Draw Mixed Reactions
A reader observes returning New Yorkers show two traits after two years abroad. Some speak rapidly with slang and scrambled phrasing, while others overuse tautology and repetition. The note criticizes endless “I say” phrases and calls for no remedy.
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New Yorker
New York
Rai
Stock Items for Sheep and Cattle Men in 1898
This column surveys prospects for sheep and cattle in 1898, noting higher wool and mutton values, urges rigorous culling and parasite control, and highlights shifts in breed popularity from Rambouillet to Shropshire, Dorsets, and Hampshire. It also reports ongoing cattle market conditions, feeder demand, wolf depredations, and notable industry players in Miles City and Montana.
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America
Ramboulett Colony
Ohio
Union
Alleghantes
Old Virinit
Smoky Mountains
Old North State
Shropshire
Southdown
Lincoln
Argentine
Hampshire
Tunis
Rambouillet
World’s Washers Now On Sale At Olmstead and W Howard
Local ad notes new Haynes Palace Studio Car arrival in Big Timber on Sunday June 12 plus three days. Photographs in all styles at one collar per dot. Also promotes Bucklen’s Amica Salve claimed best for cuts bruises sores and skin eruptions with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Haynes Palace
Big Timber
Bucklen
Amica
Moore
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Kellogg’s
H. O. Kellogg
General Merchandise
Cottage Hotel
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Goon Accomoda
Thos. Ryan, Prop
Independent Order OF Foresters
K.of Pr Hall
E M Wau
W. PF. Bennert
Garatoch
Pioneer” Office
Gypney Fox
Attorney AT Law
Sweet Grass County
Bank Building
Sypney Lanner
Shanks Building
J. A.moorer, M. D
Physicians and Surgeons
Orrice—Moone & Co
Dove Store
A. Perrine
Lum Lee
Busha and Bailey’s Store
Hampden Watch
H. J. Dixon
J. W. Geiger
New York English
Josseph
C. H. Gould
Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad
City
Miles City
Mile City
Helena
Chicago
Minnesota
Wibaux
Berry-Boice Cattle Company
Towers & Gudwell
Ross-Dier Mele Co
Dennie & Co
Minneapolis
IJ. C. Pomp
Big Mimber
Olmstead & W
Howard’s
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