Montana Irrigation Plans Face Opposition and Aid Notes
Helena correspondent reports irrigation committee of Montanans Inc debates expanding irrigation amid concerns over farm product surplus and livestock income. Focus on alfalfa mustards peas and clover aligning with livestock industry. Also covers Reconstruction Finance Corp loans to Kentucky and Montana totaling over 69 million, and state education board plans to use reserve funds to aid needy districts.
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Helena
Irrigation Committee of
Montanans, Inc
Montana
H. E. Richard
Miles City
Reconstruction Corporation
Kentucky
Granite County
Corporaton
Conductor Killed by Thugs in Billings Robbery
George Wilcoxen a veteran Northern Pacific conductor was shot and killed while returning home from work. His pistol jammed as robbers fled. watch and money found on the body with his overnight bag nearby. Survived by widow and daughter.
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George Wilcoxen
Billings
Northern Pacific Railroad
Wilcoxen
Linus Hughey
Helena
Montana romance sparks a lifelong partnership in Helena
A Helena engineer returns from mining work to marry a dark‑haired ranch girl after a dramatic West show accident. The couple, private and wealthy, travel Yellowstone and run a ranch near Helena with a musical family and modern comforts, saying their wealth lies in their two children and each other.
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Helena
Montana
Mexico
Cleopatra
School of Mines
Lewis and Clark County
York
Missouri River
Butte
London
South Africa
America
Paris
Nineteen-Mile Hill
Yellowstone Park
Rockefeller
Ford
DuPont
Wind Cut Profile of Washington Etched in Montana Canyon
A rock profile of George Washington etched by wind and rain on a canyon wall near Missoula Montana is to be publicized as a state natural wonder. W C Peat secretary of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce notes photos have been sent to Literary Digest and other outlets. An Elizabethan silver salt cellar cover sold in London for eight thousand dollars.
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Washington
George Washington
Missoula
Montana
W. C. Peat
London
Security Building and Loan Association of Billings
The Security Building and Loan Association of Billings Montana maintains a spotless record of service to members regardless of economic conditions. It notes one hundred percent service and efficiency, with many outstanding Montana citizens among its members. Funds are safeguarded by mortgages in stable communities with property values resistant to economic changes.
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The
Security Building & Loan Association of Billings
Security Building and Loan Association
Billings
Montana
Security Building & Loan Plan Promises Safe Investments
Loans spread across strong risk types with monthly payments covering interest principal and taxes. Hundreds invest in the Security Plan through pass book or lump sums from $50 to thousands, backed by careful conservative management and safe lending on prime securities. The association touts absolute safety and service with the slogan Save and Invest Your Money With the Security and Be Safe.
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Security Building & Loan Association
Security Building & Loan Asociation
Wibaud Rises Own Seed Grain Demonstrates Pure Seed Gains
Ostby reports that about 400 farmers planted pure seed on roughly 60,000 acres this spring with higher yields across fields. Pure seed could boost county revenue by about 76,000 dollars from wheat barley flax oats and other crops if used exclusively, with estimates of substantial if not greater gains in yearly yields.
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Ostby
Governor Carpenter’s Montana Administration and Legacy
Governor B Pratt Carpenter arrived January 1885 as Montana boomed with rail and mining growth. He urged penitentiary expansion, county attorneys, election law updates, and tax adjustments. His term raised his popularity until a Democrat succeeded him in July, while he remained influential at the 1889 constitutional convention.
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Paul C. Phillips
B. Pratt Carpenter
Montana
New York
Arthur
Carpenter
Utah Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Cleveland
Candles Made by Missionaries at St. Marys Mission
In the sixties Selish Indians of western Montana watched Father Ravalli and associates mold tallow candles at St. Marys mission Stevensville. They learned wick insertion tin tube molding and pouring heated tallow to create a grease light. The historical mold now rests among pioneer relics of the mission.
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Montana
Father Ravalli
St. Mary's Mission
Civilization
Stevensville
Oldest Man Ever Fred Died at Last
A fragmentary line notes the death of an elderly man named Fred, marking him as the oldest man referenced in the source. No further context or details are provided.
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Fred
Genelie
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