Pioneering Letters Describe Open Range and Taxing Land Deals
A.W. Pipes writes from Polson Montana detailing open land openings on the Flathead Reservation. He notes leases extending five years with low rents, rich valley soils for fruits, timbered mountains, and the Poten tial for dam power on the Pond O'Reille river. He describes climate, rainfall, and open townsites, plus a ban on liquor for twenty five years. Pipes also covers homestead rules, payment schedules, and bank prospects in Polson, with a closing note from Kansas City stock yards and other agricultural notices.
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Washington, D. C
Polson
Mission Valley
Mission Range
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Pond O'Reille
Flathead Lake
Columbia
Camas Prairie
Table Lands
Montana
Dakotas
Missouri
Kansas
Washington, D.C
Congress
Washington D.C
Chicago
West
A.W. Pipes. Polson
Exposition Promenade Shows Global Village At Seattle Exposition
At the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle guests from Siberia Alaska Labrador and the Orient mingle on the Pay Streak. Eskimo huts wind through the Esquimo village beside a snow house built for rapid erection. Nearby a large pond hosts canoeing and seal catching demonstrations. A Japanese village displays Geisha girls jugglers and tea gardens while a Chinese village depicts awakening country life.
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Seattle
Siberia
Alaska
Labrador
Far East
Es'quimo
Artic Circle
Markman
H S Johnson Invents Calculator for Linn County Taxes
County Clerk H S Johnson showcases a new tax calculator system that speeds up extending and totaling Linn County 1909 tax books. The abstract shows real and personal property assessed at 8 1 232 323, up 141 829 from 1908, with county and township levy likely rising from 40 to 50 cents per 100 dollars as total valuation nears 10 million.
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H. S. Johnson
Linn County
Johnson
Browning's New Depot Opens After Long Wait
L T Wykoff, our agent, moved into the new Browning depot this Wednesday and expresses joy at the change. After fourteen months of handling vast business in improvised quarters, the finished depot measures eighty two feet by twenty and is praised as a beautiful structure.
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L. T. Wykoff
North Salem depot sees modern additions and rising freight
The North Salem depot gains a large freight hall to handle extensive shipments from nearby towns including Winigan and Stringtown. A raised loading floor and central office improve efficiency while ground fills and track improvements ease unloading at stock yards and the Jenkin’s factory area.
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North Salem
Stringtown
Winigan
Jenkin’s
Iare
Town advertising proves a town's market strength
Linneus News argues a town cannot be credibly portrayed as thriving unless local businesses back up claims with substantial advertising. Without corroboration from merchants, even persistent newspaper praise fails to convince outsiders that the town is the best place to buy goods.
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Linneus News
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A.W. Pipes
Aninnum
Stock Market
Kansas City
J. A. Rickart
Foley
Missouri Corn Growers Association
S. M. Jordan
Y. Columbia, Mo
Seattle Exposition
Browning's
Sayers
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