Nation News Roundup From The World At Large
A long dispatch traces incidents from April including a Chelsea fire causing 10 million in losses and several deaths, New York race track gambling battles, and the Employers’ Liability bill debate. It notes Russia Turkey tensions, Roosevelt’s rail equal accommodations issue, Evans’ medical withdrawal, and plans for a world tour. It covers Minnesota Shiloh dedication, forest conservation talks, a short Roosevelt message on anarchism, Standard Oil Tennessee ban, New York and Florida political moves, and unrest from Pensacola to San Diego plus Bryan debates in New York Democrats.
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Massachusetts
Minnesota
National Park
Shiloh
Johnson
South
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Pinchot
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Standard Oil Company
Tennessee
Gallatin
Supreme Court
New York
Republican State Convention
Hughes
Lilley
Connecticut
Robbins Boosts Sun River Fort Shaw Lands Prospects
Engineer Robbins reports strong interest in Sun River lands with 15 to 20 daily inquiries and a new Vaughn Shaw stage line for settlers. Great Falls Chamber and Great Northern plan 125,000 descriptive booklets. Funds for next year promised by January 1, 1909, but Shaw project costs may delay bench surveys and contracts by up to three months depending on Shaw unit settlement.
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S. B
Iffort Shaw
Sun River
Fort Shaw
Vaughn
Shaw
Great Falls
Hauser Dam at Helena Fails After Faulty Construction
The Hauser Dam north of Helena failed Tuesday afternoon, sweeping away half its 630 foot length. No lives were lost as residents fled to hills after telephone warnings. The 70 foot high structure, operational a year and a half, cost 1.2 million and powered Anaconda and Butte. Some valley towns were damaged or deserted but Great Falls escaped major impact.
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Great Hauser Lake
Helena
Anaconda
Butte
Great Falls
Arbor Day Program at Public School Holds Student Recitations
The public school hosts an Arbor Day program Tuesday afternoon featuring Governor Proclamation readings, discussions on the State Superintendent's letter, flag salute, and multiple recitations and dialogues by Primary to Eighth grades including titles Why We Keep Arbor Day, The Trees, Three Little Trees, and The Boy Who Didn't Like Trees.
Republican State Convention Call for Butte Montana 1908
The Republican state central committee calls a state convention at Butte Montana on May 14 1908 at 1 pm to elect six delegates and six alternates to attend the Chicago national convention June 16 1908 and handle other business. Delegates by county listed with large counts for Lewis and Clark Gallatin and Missoula among others. Three at large delegates and alternates per county bring total to 516. Rules require Republicans from the represented counties and provide procedures for absentee delegates and contest notices.
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Republican State Central Committee
Butte
Montana
Chicago
Ill
Beaverhead
Cscs
Custer
Ewar Ke Td
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Eeas
Missoula
Nepeste Wade
Powell
Republican Central Committee Meeting in Choteau 1908
The Teton county Republican central committee will meet in Choteau Montana on May 2 1908 at 2 pm to select eleven delegates and eleven alternates to the state convention in Butte on May 14 1908 and to transact other committee business F A Long chairman B C Garrett secretary
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Choteau
Montana
Republican State Central Committee
Teton County
Republican Central Committee
Butte
F. A. Long
B.C. Garrett
Collins to be a Town in Teton county
Collins townsite has been platted in Teton county and will develop into a country town with stores grain elevator school house and dwellings. Lots are for sale from 50 dollars and the best corner for 150 dollars. Contact Ben Feist at Collins or agent B P McNair Great Falls Montana.
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Collins
Teton County
Ben Feist
B. P. McNair
Great Falls
Montana
Wm. Turner Shot and Killed by Ranch Hand Near Concord
Special to the Acantha Conrad Montana April 15 A report says Wm Turner a well known resident of the Marias country in Chateau county was shot and killed at his home this morning by a ranch hand after a dispute over a settlement. Two bullets struck him one in the arm and one in the abdomen he died in the afternoon from internal hemorrhage before the local doctor could reach him Jas Turner his brother was notified and left for Concord where the victim lived.
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Acantha
Conrad
Mont
Wm. Turner
Marias
Chateau County
Turner
Dr. Power
Jas, Turner
Chateau
Concord
Arbor Day Manual Sent to Montana Schools for Celebration
State Superintendent W. S Harmon distributes an Arbor Day and Pioneers Day manual detailing the law, proclamations, forest care warnings, tree planting tips, world forestry history, poems, and program material. It cites Palestine Spain and Sicily as forest loss examples and praises the volume for school libraries and programs.
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Montana
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harmon
Palestine
Spain
Sicily
America
Nebraks
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Webster
Lewis and Clark
Col. Sanders
Democrats Organize Bryan Club in Woodmen Hall
Democrats of Chateau and vicinity organized a county central committee and a Bryan club at Woodmen Hall on Saturday evening. The central committee includes J. L. DeHart as chairman and W. H. Gorham as secretary among many local members. A convention to select delegates to the state convention was called for Conrad, with the county convention to be held later. The Bryan club officers are Harry Haymes president Jas Innes vice president and Carl Stalone secretary treasurer. The meeting was described as enthusiastic and successful.
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Chateau and Vicinity
Woodmen Hall
Bryan Club
J. L. DeHart
Conrad
W. H. Gorham
Choteau
A. H. Jefferson
Saypo
Chas
Klockler
Pat Crossen
Lake Basin
O. D. Gray
Lowry
John R. Young
Belleview
D. Stewart
Bynum
E. Rekdahl
Farmington
E. D. Forrest
Dupuyer
J. L. Collins
Raymond
Ed. Carroll
Birch Creek
J. A. Johnson
Shelby
A.B. Allison
Cut Bank
P. Kelly
W.R. Grockford
Sweet Grass
Pike
Lubec
J. B. Adams
North Fork
M. D. Cassidy
Altyn
Ben Feist
Collina
Jos
Embody
Fish Lake
Harry Haymes
Jas. Innes
Carl Stalone
Democratic State Central Committee Meets In Helena
The Democratic State Central Committee met in Helena on April 11 and endorsed William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination. A June 10 Bozeman convention will select delegates to the national convention, and the September 8 state convention at Anaconda will award 625 delegates plus six at large. Teton county will have 12 delegates. Resolutions covered Browne's resignation, J. B. Welcome's death, and Mrs. Jos. K. Toole's improved health.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Helena
Wm. J. Bryan
Bozeman
Anaconda
I. J. Walsh
InPac
Teton County
David G. Browne
J. B. Welcome
Jos. K. Toole
Notice of Move for New Trial in Montana Water Case
Notice in the Eleventh Judicial District of Montana Veton County that defendants Russell E. Shepherd Teton Co-operative Canal Company Edgar G. Stonshouse and Charles G. Monkman will move to vacate the court’s findings and grant a new trial citing irregularities surprise new evidence insufficiency legal errors and other grounds based on court minutes affidavits and exceptions through attorneys Gyo. H. Stanrox Jo A. McDoroven.
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Clement
Teton
Teton Co-operative Canal Co
Chas Monkman
Edgar Stonshouse
Eleventh Judicial District
State of
Montana
Veton
Fred Perry
George D. Beattie
Sterling McDonald
Edward Dennis
Lucy Dennis
Albert , Uatladay
John R. Gleason
Phil I. Cale Jésq
John J. Daley
Charles S. McDonald
Phil G. Rim
Alexander Burrell
Charles Krofft
A. M. Holter
Carpenter
Day and Carpenter
Farmers Co-operative Canal Company
Messrs
Ransom Cooper
James Sulgrove
Toton County
Levi J. Burd
Samuel Burd
Charles W. Gray
Martha Kropp
Thos
Brooks
R. E. Shepherd
Teton Co-operative Canal Company
Edgar G. Stonehouse
Charles G. Markman
Russell E. Shepherd
Charles G. Monkman
A A. Gyo. H. Stanrox
Extremely Dry Snow Results Widespread Irrigation Concerns
The region reports very light snowfall across Tetah county leaving range dry for grass growth. Snow depths vary from about four feet at the main range summit to six feet in the Sun river basin, with drifts twenty to thirty feet high at basin heads yet the ground remains unusually dry.
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Tetah County
Marias River
Sun River
Steam Plowing Demonstration At Acanotha Bench
H K Ferris shows a 35 horsepower Nichols and Shephard steam plow in action in Acanotha. The Emerson plow handles discs and mold boards with three gangs of seven discs now and four gangs of four when attached. Ferris plans to operate all summer across his 1200 acre field as part of three outfits on the bench.
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Acanotha
H. K. Ferris
Ferris
Nichols & Shephard
Emerson
Acantha
Dairying train plan, G A R encampment, and Montana aims
State dairy chief J W Elliot plans a creamery special train to promote dairying across Montana stopping at cities with creameries and possibly visiting Great Falls and Belt. Meanwhile the Grand Army of the Republic encampment closed in Butte with E C Kincey elected department commander and next site Billings.
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W. J. Elliot
Butte
E.C. Kincey
Bozeman
Billings
Augusta
Great Falls
Dearborn
Fort Shaw
Pray
Miles City
Washington
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