Official Directory of State and Federal Officials
The list details a formal roll of state and federal offices led by President Woodrow Wilson and various cabinet members with their home states. It includes Governors Lieutenant Governors attorneys general clerks judges and other county level posts across Montana and national appointments.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Robert Lansing
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
Joseph Damiels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
Agriculture
David Frouston
Missouri
Commerce
William W. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennyslyvania
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Thrice-a-Week World and Acantha Offer
The New York World thrice a week offers rapid, affordable news as Europe’s war continues. This ad promotes a combined one year subscription deal with the Acantha for $2, highlighting low price and prompt coverage.
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VYHE
THE
NEW York World
Europe
United States
Times
Acantha
Grain and meat trade offer seeks wood via Will Streeter
Notice invites anyone wishing to trade grain or meat for wood and directs them to contact Will Streeter in Cheteau at 13 4.
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Will Streeter
Cheteau
Prohibition Wins Backers Speak On Washington Change
The Kansas City Times notes Maj. C. B. Blethen and Seattle leaders discuss the prohibition impact after January 1. Blethen cites declines in arrests and gains in bank deposits and retail sales, arguing prohibition improves morality and economy, with saloons disappearing within a year.
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Seattle
Washington
the Times
Seattle Times
Maj. C. B. Blethen
Prohibiton
Coates House
Notice of Contest for Homestead Cancellation Whit Great Falls
Notice of contest in the U S Land Office Great Falls Montana to Frank B Gilbert contesting Elizabeth Walstead's homestead entry 033486 filed March 20 1916 alleging failure to establish residence or cultivate. Respond within twenty days after the fourth publication to present an answer under oath with proof of service or risk cancellation without hearing. Dates published April 12 19 26 and May 3 1916. R N Sutherland Register A L Gesche Attorney Great Falls Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Frank B.gilbert
Elizabeth Walstead
Dutton
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
A. L. Gesche
Notice for Public Land Claim by Sarah A. Robinson
Sarah A. Robinson of Chateau Montana filed notice of intention to make final proof by purchase under the 1915 act to establish a land claim described as SW NWA W%4 SWY section 14 S% SE section 15 N14 NEW section 22 NW44 NW section 23 township 238N range 5W Montana meridian before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Choteau Montana on May 16 1916 Witnesses are Percy Hodgskiss Howard Higgins Edward Fearon and Henry Hodgskiss all of Choteau First pub April 12 last May 10
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Sarah A. Robinson
Chateau
Nwa
Township
Range 5 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau
Percy Fe.hodgskiss
Howard H. Higgins
Edward W. Fearon
Henry A. Hodgskiss
Notice of intention to prove land claim in Montana
Anne E. Frazier of Chateau Montana files intent to make five year proof to establish claim to multiple homestead entries in sections 25 and 26, township 23 north range 8 west, Montana Meridian. Hearing before Register and Receiver at Great Falls U S Land Office on April 28, 1916. Attending witnesses: John D. Goodwin Elizabeth Montana Mark H. Bevan Great Falls Montana William Hoxey Chateau Montana John M. Frazier Great Falls Montana. R N Sutherlin Register First pub March 22 last April 19.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Anne E. Frazier
Sey
Ney
New
New Sey
Township
Rfage
West
Meridian
Register and Receiver
John D. Goodwin
Elizabeth
Mark H. Bevan
William Hoxey
Chateau
John M. Frazier
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Ferry Carrying Passengers Safe in San Francisco Bay
A San Francisco Bay ferry system carried thirty million passengers in the year ending June 30 1915 without injury. In twenty five years only two deaths have resulted from ferry mishaps, underscoring the safety record.
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San Francisco Bay
Armstrong files homestead commutation proof in Montana
Thomas S. Armstrong of Bole Montana filed notice of intention to make commutation proof to establish his land claim. The filing will occur before the Register and Receiver at the U S Land Office in Great Falls on May 24 1916. The witnesses listed are Owen P McElmeel Nora R Mc Chill Jacobus P Haidenkoper and Arthur Johnson of Bole Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Thomas S. Armstrong
Bole
Northwest Quarter
Township 22
Range 3 West
Meridian
Owen P. McElmeel
Nora R. McChill
Jacobus P. Haidenkoper
Arthur Johnson
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Montana Homestead Claim Notice for Richard Van Kuiken
Richard Van Kuiken of Chateau Montana filed a notice of intention to make three year proof to establish his homestead claim for NW and SW lands in section 31 township 24 north range 3 west Montana Meridian. He will appear before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Chateau Montana on May 24 1916 with witnesses Henry Grasman James W Webber Harry Boutilier and Jacob Kalma. First publication April 19 last May 17.
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Department” of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Richard van Kuiken
Chateau
Range
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Henry Grasman
James W. Webber
Harry Boutilier
Jacob Kalma
Farmington
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Homestead Entries Filed in Choteau Montana
Russell R Mellon of Choteau Montana filed original and additional homestead entries on April 28 1918 and October 11 1915 for specified land tracts including SW and SE quarters in sections 34 and 35 township 24N range 6W. Three year proof planned before A C Warner U S Commissioner in Choteau on May 24 1916 with witnesses Bateman De Coursey Emerick Harris all of Choteau Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Russell R. Mellon
Chateau
Township 24 North
Range 6 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau
Howard W. Bateman
William J. de Coursey
William A. Emerick
Stanley Harris
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Firing Distances Reported From Ypres In Wary Transit
An unsure record cites artillery fire heard at 140 miles from Ypres and a less certain report at 150 miles, reflecting limited reliability of distant sound observations during bombardment.
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Ypres
Impact of a New Automobile Accessory on Efficiency
The device inflates a tire with each wheel revolution. A gallon of gasoline powers 30 cows milking, 4 tons of hay baling, 35 cubic yards of cement mixing, 14 miles towing, 0.6 acres plowing, or 30 hours of farmhouse lighting.
Yellowstone reports record visitors last season
Last season was the greatest in the history of Yellowstone park as 45,000 visitors passed through the place, reflecting strong public interest and park activity.
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Yellowstone Park
Caliper Efficiency Improved by Telephone Receiver
An ordinary caliper’s efficiency rises as a telephone receiver is added enabling observations by ear rather than sight. This innovation suggests quicker readings and reduced visual strain for users.
Cleanup Notice to Property Owners for Rubbish and Chickens
City ordinance requires all property owners to remove rubbish immediately and to keep chickens penned from April 10 onward. Enforcement will be strict. W. H. Gorham.
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W. H. Gorham
Production could reach near one hundred million pounds
This year may reach 100,000,000 pounds or about half the world's production, signaling a major scale and impact for the industry.
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Official Directory
George M. Bourquin
Helena
George W. Sproule
Hele
Jos. Ashbridge
H. Gerhanz
B. K. Wheeler
Registers OF Land
S. V. Stewart
W. W. mccDowell
Butte
A. M. Alderson
W. C. Rae
J. I. Poindexter
Wm. Keating
H. A. Davee
J. HH. Hall
KE. A. Morley
J. BE. McCormick
W. J. But
Theodore Brantley
W. H. Holloway
Sydney Lanner
J. F. Carroll
Teton County
T. O. Larson
Chas. McDonald
John W. Coburn
Cut
Henry Radcliffe
Fairfield
Ernest A. Savory
Dupuyer
Martin Jacobson
Eighth Judicial District
J. B Leslie
H. H. Ewing
James Gibson
Joan J. Greene
E. C. Garrett
C. James Smith
E. D. Forrest
William Miler
Nellie R. Brown
John &. Lundgren
Colin N. Ward
W. A. Hulbush
John R. Glesson
Kansas City Times
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Mountain States
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
C.H. Cox
Prop. Dutton, Montana
R. R
Wm. Lantz
Box Elder
White & Andrews
Washington Loan and Trust Bidg
Washington, D. C
General Land Office
R. M. Farrington Land Co
Mrs
T. A. Smith
Taliss
Mlont
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