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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
4
The Choteau Chantha notes it is published every Wednesday in Choteau Montana and entered as second class matter. Subscription is $2.00 per year or $1.75 if prepaid.
Federal act proposes additional entry rights for homestead lands up to 640 acres for those who already hold or reside on such lands. It outlines preferential entry, equitable land divisions, mineral reservations, water rights, and Secretary of the Interior rulemaking to implement the act.
Last Thursday R M Parrington closed transfers covering 1360 acres near Keys T O Larson 1400 acres J J Daley ranch 13820 acres Webber Healey Co and 1120 acres A P Curtin to Spokane buyers for 97800 in cash plus other consideration. In two weeks 4000 acres Terrian and Sturgeon west of Dupuyer sold to Walla Walla Wilsh parties 800 acres east of Farmington to Ed Bollerud Arthur Kelly buyers from La Crosse Wash Angus Bruce ranch 674 acres and cattle and gear sold to Angus 220 acres Fred Woltz sold to Freeman Daley King ranch Ulm 1700 acres to Washington buyers.
Cecil Williams suffers tonsillitis. Mrs. Dewalder’s friends surprised her Friday night. Wentworth orchestra to play at T L Gap school house next Friday. J P Huidekoper family ill but better. Richard Van Whuiken and Henry Grasman drove to California. Hazel Hane returns to high school after Christmas vacation. J W Janszen ill. District 20 opens after two week Christmas break. John Standish absent due to grippe.
Commissioner Seth Maxwell reports Montana's growth from 1909 to 1916 shows crop values up 200 percent and farm land under taxation rising to 32.6 million acres. Wheat value fivefold, corn elevenfold, oats twofold, rye fourfold, flax threefold, hay up strongly. Public land filings rose from 1.16 million to 3.32 million acres and total farm value climbed from 280.4 million to 487.9 million dollars.
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