Across the World To Paris by Car and Steamship
A 20 000 mile route from New York to Paris includes 2 000 by steamship with legs through San Francisco Seattle Valdez Nome and Siberia. Six foreign cars and four Americans compete in the travel test started Feb 12.
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New York
Paris
San Francisco
Seattle
Valdez
Alaska
Nome
East Capes
Siberia
Congressional
Chas. N. Pray
Montana
Frank H. Hitchcock
Wm. H. Taft
Hitchock
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Grand Army
Maj
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
Sale of State Land at Cut Bank
State board of land commissioners approves report on land awarded at Cut Bank. Engineers Wade and Schmidt inspected conditions. Wade completed a survey and plats are pending. Public auction will offer the lots and tracts once plats are finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Land Commissioners
Cut Bank
John W. Wade
John P. Schmidt
Register of the Land Office
Wade
Water Users and Railroad Lands in Water Rights Q&A
The document outlines eligibility and transfer rules for water rights under the Reclamation Act. It covers conditions for allocating water to family members, requirements for actual residence, and limitations on nonresident owners. It also explains subdivision and sale options, railroad land sales to settlers, enforcement mechanisms, and procedures for deserts land entries seeking water rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Users’ Association
Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Reward for cattle brand recovery at Chateau
Reasonable reward offered for delivery of any cattle branded with a reversed mark on left ribs. Some cattle are outside. Information leading to recovery should be directed to the Acantha office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Acantha
Bachelors Banquet Delights District in 1905 Deep Creek
Elizabeth News reports John W. Ward visiting Belleview and other locals like Cleo I Smith John Shields and Guy Jamison heading to Deep Creek Falls to scout an electric power plant site The Deep Creek bachelors club held an annual banquet at John C Salmond's ranch on February 8 1905 with cards checkers recitations music and late refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo
I. Smith
John Shields
Guy Jamison
Deep Creek Falls
John C. Salmond
Deep Creek
Farmington Literary and Community Notes Highlight Local Activity
The Farmington literary society met well attended while R H W Wright arrived from Great Falls after business. The railroad committee met at the Davidson store to discuss important matters. A dance at Farmington was enjoyable. The Farmington Telephone Co sold many shares in February and an exchange will be installed soon. Otness delivered cattle for ranchers after riding on Greenfields bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Farmington Telephone Co
Farmington
Cl Otness
Greenfields
Conrad Booms as New Dam Materials Arrive for Canal Co
The Pondera Canal Co receives 76,000 pounds of cement and two rail cars of iron for the dam under construction. Local news notes ship arrivals, hospital visits, a new harness shop nearing completion, telephone installs, and a predicted Great Northern line upgrade with Burlington trains by June. The town anticipates three new houses and a wave of eastern farmers this summer as Conrad booms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pondera Canal Co
Coyote Mange Experiments Inoculation Reports
Letters from stockmen in multiple counties praise Dr Knowles for mange inoculation in coyotes saying treatment may exterminate pests. A Kalispell letter claims nine of ten local coyotes show mange and die, while Knowles notes disease stays canine. State spent 1900 on trials. results uncertain in confinement and field.
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Knowles
P. GC. McStravick
Kalispell
McStravick
Butte
Teton County
Record Breaking Lumber Cut in United States
Last year set a record for US lumber with 37 550 736 board feet produced at a mill value of 623 151 388 dollars. Shingles totaled 11 852 260 090 units valued at 24 155 555 dollars and Jath wood 3 812 807 000 units worth 11 490 570 dollars. The total annual output exceeds 10 billion feet with a mill value near 700 million dollars.
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United States
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Washington
Wisconsin
Oregon
Idaho
California
Michigan
Minnesota
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Cultura Society Program At High School Building
The Cultura Society held a program at the high school last Friday featuring Song Sailing, Society Piano Solo by John Burrel, and a debate on whether drama exerts greater influence than the novel. Negative side won the debate. The Conquest of Bassanio performed with characters Portia Mabel Cowell Nerissa Rose Jefferson Bassanio Kyle Jones and others. A public meeting is set for the evening of February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cultura Society
Ceseee Caver
John Burrel
Lucille Anderson
Maud Wilcox
Pearl Heighton
Will Hodgskiss
Scaeeescsceeseens Eevee Society
Bone Ceeeeeae
Portia
John Burrell
Arbor Day Proclamation by Governor Toole
Governor Toole proclaims the third Tuesday in April as Arbor Day and a general holiday for tree planting. The message urges school instruction, community participation, and careful cultivation of trees to beautify homes, streets, and public spaces in Montana.
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Garden of Eden
Montana
Helena
Mosney
Holmes
Cascade
Toole
Knights of Pythias Installation Honors Lodge Officers
Chevalier lodge No. 12 Knights of Pythias held a February 6 meeting electing officers for the coming year. Elected were A C Burbank, C C T W Olsen, W C E C Garrett Prelate G A Boutelier, M of W W D Dorrington, M of A T Brooks K R S and M of F A C Warner, M of E J Thompson, G G D L Doolittler, I G Sulgrrove, W D Dorrington, T Brooks Trustees.
Advertised Letters For Week Ending February 8 1908
List of uncalled letters at Chateau post office includes Cabe Barrett Dawn Robert Ganquet Jos McLeod Rod. Patrons advised to say advertised and pay one cent when calling. P M C H Drake Postmaster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
C. H. Drake
P. M
Greater Milling Company to Increase Stock and Expand
A call for a stockholders meeting of Chateau Milling & Power Co cites plans to boost total stock from 14 000 to 250 000 and adjust common and preferred shares. Proposed plant enlargements include dam projects on Deep Creek and a site near the Teton, with preliminary surveys completed. The March 20 meeting will decide actions, and a single investor has subscribed 5 000 in stock. The mill and electric light plant are highlighted as vital to the town’s economy and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ais
Chateau Milling & Power Co
Teton
Chotenay
Milling Co
Kalispell student shot by mistake in Palo Alto
W N Cooley a Kalispell student at Stanford was shot and killed after entering the wrong house late at night in Palo Alto. He was mistaken for a burglar and died from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Cooley
Kalispell
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Leh
Firebug at Work on Pine Lidge House Fire
A.B. Jones reports an attempted arson at his Pine Lidge residence last Sunday. A kerosene odor and a can found near a tool chest indicate deliberate ignition. Jones estimates the loss at 150 dollars and offers a reward for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. Jones
Pine Lidge
Mr. Jones
Jones
Land Hearings To be Resumed After February 17
Local land office officials were told funds are available to resume land contest hearings after February 17. They received a March schedule with dates for each contest and are ordered to begin hearings on the specified dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
Great Falls
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Elizabeth News
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Belleview
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Theodore Bollerud
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Burreson and Davidson
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