Montana Delegates Named for Taft at Republican Convention
Montana’s eight Republican delegates to the national convention in Chicago are Dr. O. M. Lanstrum Edward Donlan D. J. Charles G. T. Baggs Sam Stephenson George W. Clay J. C. Kinney A. J Wilcomb J. D. Waite J. E. Edwards F. B. Connelly John Luce George Millete E. J. Crull Julius Lehfeldt W. C. Husband. They won 431 to 225 over an opposition ticket led by Senator Joseph M. Dixon and will vote for Taft unless instructed otherwise by the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Lanstrum
Lewis and Clark
Edward Donlan
Missoula
D. J. Charles
Silver Bow
G. T. Baggs
Ravalli
Sam Stephenson
Great Falls
George W. Clay
Valley
J. C. Kinney
Dawson
A. J Wilcomb
Madison
J. D. Waite
Fergus
J. E. Edwards
Rosebud
F. B. Connelly
Yellowstone
John Luce
Gallatin
George Millete
Lincoln
E. J. Crull
Musselshell
Julius Lehfeldt
Blaine
W. C. Husband
Meagher
Montana
Chicago
Joseph M. Dixon
Roosevelt
Interior Rules for Land Officers Under Enlarged Homestead Act
The Interior Department issues new instructions to land office officials in eight western states clarifying settlement and proof requirements under the enlarged homestead act of 1909. Final proof on added entries must wait until compliance with the act, with cultivation standards set and residence rules extended to original entries. The memo also notes applicability to the Idaho act of 1910 and calls for taft renomination support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Wyoming
Sweet Grass County High School 1912 Graduation Exercises
The 1912 Sweet Grass County High School graduates heard a full ceremony at the Auditorium with bids of good fortune. Principal Brown distributed diplomas as Rev. Englestad gave the benediction after speeches by H J Miller of Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County High School
C. T. Busha
Lucas G. Englestad
Estelle Clark
Schubert
Scrogin
Miller
Charles L. Harper
State Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Wisconsin
Harper
Mesdames -Kleinhesselink
Coit
Miss Clark
Brown
Englestad
Hattie Arneson
Estella Fraser
Emma Pederson
Nina Armstrong
Mary Lyon
Winifred Richards
Henry Scholten
Camp at Grey Cliff planned for study of poisonous weeds
C D Marsh of the bureau of plants, department of agriculture, will locate a Montana study camp at Grey Cliff with six to seven sub stations in Sweet Grass and Park counties. The summer research will focus on poisonous weeds like loco and farkspur, to aid cattle and sheep producers. The plan includes a timber sale provision linked to land entries that is under debate by critics including Mr Pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston Post
C. D. Marsh
Bureau of Plants
Department of Agriculture
Grey Cliff
Sweet Grass
Park Counties
Montana
Marsh
Pray Contests Delay as Fisher Proposes Timber Sale Bill
Secretary of the Interior Fisher submits a substitute to Congress six weeks after the Pray bill. It would regulate sale of burned timber on public lands and homesteaded lands not yet proving final status. The measure offers limited relief to settlers and centers on government authorization of timber sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Pray
Interior
Fisher
Congress
NAME THEIR DELEGATES
A county Democratic meeting at the courthouse elected delegates and alternates to the national convention. Delegates include W. P. Franklin, Harvey Coit, D. Claiborn, W. L. Martin, J. J. Kusey, H. Utermohle. alternates are G. M. Briner, A. L. Phillips, L. G. Wood, Dan Walker, A. G. Hatch, W. A. Herman. Wilson sentiment prevailed but delegates were not instructed and Franklin is favored for Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
H. S. Magraw
D. Claiborn
W. P. Franklin
Harvey Coit
W. L. Martin
J. J. Kusey
H. Utermohle
G. M. Briner
A. L. Phillips
L. G. Wood
Dan Walker
A. G. Hatch
W. A. Herman
Baltimore
Taft Indorsed by Montana Republicans at State Convention
Montana Republicans at Livingston on May 16 adopt resolutions praising Taft administration. They reaffirm party platform, endorse his policies, credit major reforms, tariff changes, anti trust actions, and civil service expansion. Delegates granted discretionary power to pursue renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Montana
Republican Party
Local alfalfa mill proposed in Big Timber gains local backing
Senator Charles McDonnell leads a local effort to build an alfalfa mill in Sweet Grass county funded by 10000 from business subscribers and 15000 from farmer notes. Banks will lend against notes to raise 25000 cash while keeping ownership local to serve surplus forage and profit holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass
Charles McDonnell
Big Timber National
Citizens State
McDonnell
Earl West and Miss Charlotte E Young Wed in City
Last Saturday evening Earl West of this city and Miss Charlotte E Young of Preston Idaho were married by Justice Pound. The couple will reside in the Lake basin where the groom has a homestead established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl West
This City
Charlotte E. Young
Preston
Idaho
Justice Pound
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Marlow
National Committeeman
Thomas A. Marlow
Secretary of Interior
William H. Taft
State Central Committee
Sweet Grass County
E. S. Booth
Taft
State Committee
H. C. Leland
Mr. Waite
E. D. Weed
Helena
Frank Hazelbaker
Dillon
Ed. Cunningham
Butte
Lee Mantle
W. F. Meyer
Carbon
T. A. Cummings
Chouteau
C. A. Burg
Ed. Donlan
Mr. Weed
Weed
Committee On
Leesby
Forsythe
van Cleve
Polonius
Laertes
Will
Loco
Farkspur
William Howard Taft
Sugar Trust
Scientific
Tariff Board
Post Office Department
Mexico
Customs Service
Bureau of Mines
Court of Customs
Judiciary
Census Bureau
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japan
Honduras
Nicaragua
Cuba
China
Great Britain
France
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