Republican League Club Formed in Sweet Grass County
A meeting at Busha Bailey's hall organized the Republican League Club in Sweet Grass County with O M Lanphear as president and G A Leasby as 1st vice president. Members adopt a constitution, promote Republicanism, and plan a June 1 gathering while urging widespread enrollment and support for the Montana platform: Protection and Free Silver Not One but Both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piomeer
Sweet Grass County
Busha & Bailey
Republican League Club
Geo. M. Watch
M. Lanphear
M.W. Hatch
Auritciy
Lue Revunshan League OF Sweet Guaass Cousty
Auric
Republican Party
Republican League
Republican National League
AJL
Clu
O. M. Lanphear
G. A. Leasby
J. W. Geiger
E. O. Clark
Dr. J. H. Moore
Geo. M. Hatch
C. N. Skillman
T. C. Pound
C. T. Busha
Montana League
Sheep owners prepare for wool season amid low prices
With lambing nearing end, sheep owners face shearing and wool marketing decisions. Markets stay weak, so economy is essential. plan for wet or dry weather, clean sheds, and space for fleeces to speed work and reduce losses.
Marriage a Failure: Adams divorce suit in Great Falls
Alice A. Adams files for divorce from Judson A. Adams alleging desertion since March 11 1895 repeated curses threats to kill and physical abuse she seeks custody of their three year old daughter Ethel and an order restraining seizure of the child Judge Benton allows suit as a poor person.
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Great Falls
Alice A. Adams
Judson A. Adams
Livingston
Plaintiff
Ethel
Wisconsin
Benton
Gates Iron Works Rep Visits Gilt Edge for Mill Bid
A Gates Iron Works representative visited Gilt Edge last week to estimate the cost of a 509 ton mill and to bid on its construction. The completed mill will employ several hundred workers at the Ammon mines, with both mills operated at full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Democrat
Gates Iron Works
Ammon
Wage Cut Hit Northern Pacific Freight Workers
A wage reduction from 5 to 15 percent has been imposed on all freight department employees of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company affecting clerks, switchmen, and conductors across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Big Timber Plans July 4 Celebration with Parade and Picnic
A mass meeting in Busha Bailey hall appointed a committee to raise funds and craft a program for a Big Timber 4th of July celebration. Council expects a grand parade, picnic and races, aiming to inspire civic pride and provide a fitting, public display of patriotism. The effort progresses with community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Busha & Bailey
Harvey Bliss
M. W. Hatch
Frank Bliss
Geo. M. Watch
A. T. Anderson
Rev Wormser plans colonization along Big Timber ditch
Rev A Wormser of Bozeman has arranged to locate a colony of Irish settlers in Sweet Grass county by enlarging the Big Timber canal to cover about 40 000 acres of government and 35 000 acres of railroad land. The Wheeler basin area will receive water from the Big Timber to aid settlement and irrigation efforts while keeping land for homesteaders under the West Gallatin Irrigation company canal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
A. Wormser
Sweet Grass County
Wormser
Kiozeman
West Gallatin Irrigation Company
Big Timber
New Divorce Law to Change County Court Procedures
The July first law ends referee testimony in divorce cases and requires the judge to hear plaintiff testimony in open court for default suits. Innocent parties must wait two years to remarry while guilty parties wait three years, changing the ease of obtaining divorces and likely reducing court filings.
Columbian to Press in Columbus Yellowstone County
Walter Aitken and A C Potter of Livingston join to start a Montana newspaper in Columbus Yellowstone County. Machinery from Broken Bow Neb arrives early week. first issue Thursday June 6. Columbian will be a seven column folio independent in politics with free coinage of silver as motto. Aitken will be editor.
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Livingston
Standard
Walter Aitken
A. C. Potter
Columbus
Yellowstone County
Broken Bow
Neb
Montana
Livingston Post
Aitken
Salesmen Wanted for The Jewell Nursery Co
Lake City Minnesota firm seeks two or three capable salesmen for Sweet Grass County and nearby areas. Offers the highest commission of any western house and lets agents choose among three plans. Apply with terms and age details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Nursey Co
Lake City
Minn
Sweet Grass County
West
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Kellogg’s
Vienna
Delaine Sevary
Arnold Charlies
E County
Vermont
Lane
H. O. Kellogg
O. M. Hatch
New County of
Sweet Grass
Meade
Admiral Meade
Mr. Cleveland
Whitehall Zephyr
Zephyr
San Francisco
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