Secretary Hitchcock Approves Fort Shaw Sub Project
Washington February 1 Secretary Hitchcock announced approval for part of the Sun River irrigation project. A Great Falls and Teton county delegation led by Representative Dixon outlined the mission. The government would fund up to 250000 to start spring work reclaiming 16000 acres into 40 acre parcels. The Teton group sought further desert land extensions but were not encouraged. The delegation dined with Mr. and Mrs. Dixon.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Great Falls
Teton ‘County
Sun River
Dixon
Fort Shaw
Teton
A Question of Estrays Opinion by Montana AG
Helena January 31 An opinion by Attorney General Albert J Galen responds to a Miles City county attorney on estrays definitions and ownership. It holds that taking up estray animals is grand larceny and that current law supersedes prior rules on lost or estray animals on the public range.
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Helena
Albert J. Galen
Porter
Miles City
State land board allocates 205360.60 for public schools
Helena February 5 The state land board apportions school funds to counties based on population supplied by W E Harmon. The total disbursement by Treasurer Rice is 205360.60 dollars with county allocations listed accordingly.
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Helena
State Land Board
W.E. Harmon
Rice
Senator Clark Uses Singing At Dinners In Montana
Senator William A. Clark of Montana, famed as one of the nation’s richest men, hosts elaborate dinners and sings his own repertoire. He boasts a high reedy tenor learned in Europe and mimics grand operatic gestures as guests listen to classics.
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William A. Clark
Montana
Senate
United States
Paris
Europe
Fence Building Offer From Chateau Man
C F Suiste of Chateau offers gasoline power post driver service and fence building at a very reasonable figure. Those planning early spring fences should write him at once to save money. 17-41-pd. Subscribe for the Acantha.
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C. F. Suiste
Chateau
Irrigation Congress Dates Set for September in Boise
In Boise Idaho on February 6 directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial club agreed the irrigation congress will meet September 10 to 15. The dates require ratification by the congress executive committee but reflect the people’s choice of location and timing.
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Boise, Ida
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Irrigation Congress
Congress
The Miner’s Inch Water Flow Defined in California
The miner s inch equals about 8796 gallons per minute. Fifty miner s inches equal one cubic foot per second. Under four inches mean pressure, with a two by two inch opening, the flow is about 1.2 cubic feet per minute per square inch of opening.
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California
Convert to Socialism Sparks Rev Buzzell’s Lectures Plan
Rev. F. L. Buzzell, after illness, resigns his pastorate and trends toward socialism. He plans a course of lectures on socialism, hoping to reach poverty and misery through social reform. He aims to speak to Kalispell audiences in April and tour the state.
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F. L. Buzzell
Buzzell
Kalispell
Kalispell Bee
Bannatyne Oil Claims Invalidated by Interior Ruling
Washington dispatch reports the secretary of the interior ruled that lands withdrawn for national irrigation projects cannot be entered or claimed by placer filings. The Sun River project area has seen many oil prospect discoveries since withdrawal two years ago, but such placer claims confer no rights against the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Sun River
United States
No Property in Helena Estate Seeks Satisfaction of Judgment
In the Albert G Clark estate judge Clement hears Administrator William Muth explain the 30,000 judgment against Raphael Morgan of Teton county. Lacking execut able property there, the judgment neared expiration and a renewal suit was filed. An equity action may be needed to protect the estate’s rights if payment is possible.
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Teton County
Walsh
Walsh & Newman
School Notes on Conwell and Lincoln Program
A Chateau area school reports strong attendance of 32 pupils with activity across grades 3 to 7. The 7th and 8th grades prep for a Washington Lincoln birthday program featuring a new 7th-8th grade literary society and debates.
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Lincoln
Linccoln
Fred Cook
Dora Adlam
Nellie Carson
Maude Wilcox
Eva Hicks
Richard Trescott
James Devlin
Ty Piled Ink Society
Ada Shields
Ora Armstrong
Lisette Trachot
George Adlam
Acton
John A. McKelvey
Eupha Estill
Rose Jefferson
Asa Armstrong
New Ingland
Lincoln the Great
Younr
Congress
Harriet B. Stowe
Bya Hicks
Chateau
Pure-bred Black Perch Stallion for Sale in Montana
LateE-a pure bred black Perch eron stallion ten years old weighs about 1500 pounds gentle to ride and work sound and right sure breeder. A Iuwa raised horse Price 375.00 F D Kinesseery Dupuyer Montana.
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Ao Iuwa
Spectacular Montana wreck kills five as fright train crashes into passenger
A freight train escaped a siding at Austin and, after 14 miles downhill, struck an east bound Northern Pacific stub passenger train near Helena. Five people died and three were injured. Debris wrecked the engine and baggage car, sparking a large blaze that lit the valley at 2 am. Engineers Dietz and Bly survived due to the broken coupling saving their lives. Over 40 cars spilled across the prairie as both trains burned.
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Helena
Montana
Austin
Here
Rocky Mountains
Northern Pacific
Dietz
Bly
Message to Garcia and Initiative Across Society
Elbert Hubbard argues that world prizes initiative and action. He outlines six classes from proactive doers to those who refuse to act even when guided and watched, asking readers to identify their own place. He notes rewards vary by effort and attitude, not luck.
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Garcia
Destiny
Elbert Hubbard
Treasurer's Report Shows County Funds On Hand
The report of John K. E. Webb county treasurer on file with the county clerk shows $124,208.79 on hand as of the first of the month, distributed across the county funds with $124,203.79 remaining in unspecified allocations.
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John KE. Webb
Proposals for Bridge Construction Sealed Bids Requested
Sealed proposals for a pile bridge over Pondera Coulee on a county road five miles east of Conrad will be received until 10:00 am Tuesday March 6. Bids require bond double the bid and plans are on file in the county clerk office and justices of the peace in Conrad and Dupuyer. The board reserves right to reject all bids. Building materials and logs for sale at Pine Ridge crossing of the Teton. Orders left at the Chateau House or Acantha office receive attention.
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Pondera Coulee
Conrad
Justices of the Peace
Conrad and
Dupuyer
Board of County Commissioners of
Teton County
A.C. Warner
Pine Ridge
Teton
Chateau House
Acantha
Palaces Pass To Public Hands A Global Trend
The essay notes great royal chateaus worldwide increasingly become public property or museums. Versailles Louvre Tuileries Tower of London and other famed sites shift from princely power to public enjoyment, with remaining glamour fading as history reveals past sham and misery behind luxury.
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Touraine
Louis XIV
Versailles
Louvre
Tuileries
Kensington Palace
London
Windsor Castle
Tower of London
Kremlin
Hermitage
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Climate In Chicago A Summer Ride Reignites Fashion Warnings
The Chicago Chronicle notes Chicago summers bring quick hot spells followed by cool periods. It urges residents to keep spare clothing handy as rapid temperature swings pose risk. A single streetcar ride in thin attire during a fake breeze has proven fatal for some residents.
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Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
American Tourists Abroad Expenditures Outlined
Foreign exchange experts say the average tourist spends three times his Atlantic round trip, totaling 750 dollars abroad per traveler. With 150,000 tourists to Europe this summer, outlays could reach 112.54 million dollars, plus Atlantic fares to total 150 million.
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Foreign Exchange
Atlantic
Europe
New York Stock Exchange
Uncle Sam
A New Industry Turns Prison Words Into Profit
A letter from a man familiar with prison life promises a new industry by offering tips on prison treatment in exchange for castoff clothes and boots. He targets a defendant in a London court, touting insider knowledge as a business opportunity and lifestyle guidance for inmates.
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Ehere
Famliar
Ancient House of Scott Figures in Scottish History
The article notes the Scott family of Harden led by Lord Polwarth with renewed public interest. The Honorable Mary Scott travels to Tibet as a missionary, while Hon. Charles Francis Scott marries a working class girl in Edinburgh despite parental opposition.
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Scott
Harden
Sir Walter Scott
Scotland
Lord Polwarth
Mary Scott
Tibet
Charles Francis Scott
Edinburgh
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