Montana Month Campaign Highlights Railroads Advertising Statewide
Montana Month spurred more than 7,000 letters and inquiries about Montana farm lands plus 13,000 general inquiries. Rail officials credit united efforts by Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington for nationwide publicity through ads farm journals posters displays and inserts reaching millions. They emphasize Montana’s vast resources and potential from minerals water power undeveloped land and strong agricultural output with continued cooperation into the new year.
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Montana
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington Railroads
P. 8 Eustis
Burlington
A. B. Smith
A. J. Dickinson
United Effort
Pledge
State Publicity Department
Chambers of Commerce
Buffalo Tales of the Plains and a River Journey
A reminiscence recounts vast buffalo herds along the Missouri to the Rockies, their stampedes and methods of hunting, and how buffalo formed essential sustenance for traders and Indians. It notes later sightings, steamboat encounters, and a passenger’s comic fear of buffalo meat replacing other fare.
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Sitting Bull
Fort Buford
Standing Rock Agency
Bismarck
Fort Peck
Jane Buffalo
Pacific Coast
Laramie Plains
F. M. Thompson
Missouri
Massachusets
Lewis and Clark
Missouri River
Pierre
Union
Montana Seeks Experienced Farmers for State Growth
Montana promotes diversified farming with emphasis on dairy, poultry, bee culture, fruit growing and packing. A statewide publicity program has run smoothly, aiming to attract homeseekers and connect them with local groups, railways and resources to develop water power, mines and deposits.
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Tana
Montana
Mach County
Helena
Chambers of Commerce
Burlington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
State Department of Agriculture
Merchants to Meet in Helena February 13 and 14
Members of the Retail Merchants association of Montana plan a Helena convention on February 13 and 14. Ray R. Porter of Avon and Neihart will preside, succeeding O. S. Tate. Officers include A. J. Akamy, H. W. Schnell, C. L. Breackman, and W. H. Bernard. A membership drive and souvenir edition by the Montana Trade Journal are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Montana
Helena
Ray R. Porter
Ofaynum and Neihart
O. S. Tate
Carter
A. J. Akamy
Livingston
If. J. Faust
Drummond
H. W. Schnell
Seattle
C. L. Breackmlan
W. H. Bernard
Kalispell
Association
Montana Trade Journal
Great Northern Branch Lewistown to Ritchie Plans Rumored
Reports revive speculation of a Lewistown Fer gus county to Ritchie Dawson county branch line by the Great Northern. Tunnels near Lewistown relining slated but not confirms immediate construction. survey crosses Musselshell river east of Winnett through Garfield McCone and Dawson to Jordan and Ritchie.
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Great Northern
Lewistown
Fergus County
Ritchie
Dawson County
Lewistown-Ritchife
St. Paul
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Montanuz
Lewistown-Ritchie
Milwaukee
Musselshell River
Winnett
Garfield, McCone
Dawson
Jordan
Garfield County
United States
Miles City
Finnish burial for Elk Park dairyman killed in train collision
The body of A. Lundgren, Elk Park dairyman, killed when his truck collided with a Northern Pacific train at a Fast Butte crossing on Nov 29, was shipped to Helsingsfors Finland. Mrs Lundgren was in Finland at the time but returned. His parents are prominent hotel owners in his native country. The body was sealed in a hermetically sealed coffin.
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Finland
A. Lundgren
Elk Park
Northern Pacific
Butte
Helsingsfors
Lundgren
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Chiefs Claim
Statment
Buffalo
Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Fou
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Saskatchewan
Middle West
Fort Laramie
Yelowstone Park
Mary’s Mountain
Northwest
Arkansas
Sheridan
Custer
Agnes Laut
John MacDonnell
North-West Company
North Country
Qu’Appelle
MacDonnell
Robert Vaughn
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Far West
State of
New York
Miss O. Whitles
Afr
S. Santee
E. Horner
Thor
Drac
R. Newman
Stan
CAF
Fao
G. N
New Rockford
Petroleum
McCone
Garfield
Dawson Counties
Grass Range
Monarch Lumber Co
Western Wallboard Co
Seattle, Washington
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