Montana County Board Encounters Financial and Staffing Decisions
Montana board authorizes clerk to purchase books and supplies for a new system and to draw a bridge fund warrant for 5769.00 to Minneapolis Bridge Co. for one third of the Marias bridge price. It grants 14 days annual leave to deputy officials, adjusts the Johnson Grain Co. assessment, presents the annual fiscal statement, audits claims, and approves various payments including juror meals and road fund lumber, adjourns sine die.
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Minneapolis Bridge Co
Marias Bridge
Johnson Grain Co
T. Rickard
Justice of Peace
Pal
W. C. Devlin
J. H. Devlin
Witness Justice Peace Court
A. C. Devlin
Same
A. L. Hoskin
Walt Hoskin
Bill Hodgins
Bert Jones
C. M. Burrows
M. Burrows
H. Winney
Wiley J. Shannon
Carl Gordon
the Tribune
Beaupre Hotel
Meals District Court
C. Garrett
William P. Haggerty
Rogers-Templeton ‘Lbr. Co
Conrad
Rogers-Templeton Lbr. Co
Power
Rogers-Templeton Lbr.o
Conrad, Same
Drake Drug Co
Garrett
Special December Term 1913 Proceedings Chateau Mont
County board meets in special session at 10 a m. Salary for special deputy sheriff raised to 125 dollars monthly from December 1 1913. 10000 transferred from road and bridge to bridge fund. Unclaimed warrants canceled. Educational examiner James A Goodrich appointed. Orders issued for lumber for poor farm. Special meeting set for December 15 1913 to address annual statements taxes and road business. Petition to create Toole county set for hearing January 8 1914 with designated newspapers. Corrected plat of Cut Bank approved. Next special road and bridge meeting set for January 8 1914 to discuss prices and protests.
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Chateau
Mont
L. C. Marsh
Henry Ryan
Henry Radcliffe
Walier
M. O’connell
General Fund
Walter Blake
James A. Goodrich
Conrad
W. L. Stuckey
WH .W. Kelly
Poor Farm
Choteau Acantha
Shelby News
Havre Plaindealer
Board of County Commissioners of
Hill County
Town of Cut Bank
Sine Die. &. Co
Garrett
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Offer
Advertisement promises one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The claim targets readers seeking a remedy and highlights the product as the solution.
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Hall
County Board Discusses Tax Reductions and Reassessments
Chateau Montana December 15 1915 board session fixes values of county property and weighs protests against taxes. Numerous reductions ordered including Carl Berndt WJ Bradley and Isaac Fortner while some applications denied or referred for explanation. Second day continues with further reductions and a weekly poor fund allowance for the Bell family.
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Chateau
Mont
L. C., Marsh
Henry Ryan
Henry Radcliffe
Sun River Stock & Land Co
Carl Berndt
P. T. Nixon
P. T .Nixon
Walier-Montana Land and Water Co
Dutton Townsite Co
Frank Neuman
Alice Frey
Elizabeth Withrow
F. W. Worden
Isaac Fortner
John Farbo
Edwin C. Bolkan
W. D. McKinnon
Empire Lumber Co
Frederick King
Maurer Bros
Lewis & Clark Co
Teton County
Maldwin Davies
Harriette Everts
Edward F. Kohl
Pondera Grange
Anna E. Gallagher
James A. Johnson
W. H. Weaver
E. M. Johnson
Iver Thompson
Bell
Bozeman Farmers Week to Spotlight Farm Power
Montana farmers will gather January 21 to 28 in Bozeman for Farmers Week with a January 23 discussion on farm power. William Flannery of Belgrade will open the session, joined by engineering faculty from the Agricultural College. speakers include Waugh Mumford Dietrich Shaw and others. Reduced rail rates and musical entertainment promise a large attendance and a profitable program.
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Montana
Bozeman
William Flannery
Belgrade
Agricultural College
Waugh
Massachusetts
Mumford
Linois
Dietrich and Shaw
Minnesota
Moore
West Virginia
T. A. Haverstad
Mrs. Laws
O. . Gregg
Doctor Macey
Bozeman Farmers
Snow reports for December 1913 low in Montana mountains
The December 1913 snow report shows dry weather with marked snow deficiency below 6000 feet across Montana. Some higher ranges like Bitter Root, Cabinet and Purcell receive snow, while most streams stay near normal due to underground moisture. Officials warn of potential irrigation shortages in 1914 without heavy January snowfall.
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Bitter Root
Cabinet
Purcell Mountains
Continental Divide
U. S. Forest Service
Darby
N. S. Wilkerson
Corvallis
W. Tl. Young
Clarks Fork
L Larchwood
L. I. Saint. Normn
J. G. Gordon
Flathead
Cresion
J. G. Thompson
Columbia Falls
J. I. King
Gallatin
Bozeman
Bridger Mountains
J. I. Foreman
Jefferson
Sheridan
W. d. McCoy
L. D. Williams
Judith
Utica
T. G. Myers
Wootenai
Libby
G. M. Blackwell
Trego
F. Herrig
Fortune
R. L. Woesner
Madison
Pony
R. I. Townsend
Marius
Pike
Groueg
J. J. Adams
Elk River
Zortian
Rockies
G. I. Ifart
Maeseisheill
Delpine
J. P. Bonham
Findon
Lewis Cameron
Misoura
Superior
Irce
A. B. Hodgins
Taft
J. F. Breen
Haugan
F. D. Hanna
T. A. Clapp
Yellowstone
J. C. Friend
Limestone
H. B. Yerkes
Nelson
E. V. Welton
R. F. Young
I Am My Own Grandfather Riddle Reveals Circular Kinship
A humorous 20th century riddle explains a man who marries his girlfriend's mother, then his father marries his daughter, creating a knot of relations where the speaker ends up as his own grandfather. The piece notes the paradox in a lighthearted tone from National Monthly.
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National Monthly
Loan Offer for Teton County Farm Lands
A notice states a $100,000 loan on Teton County farm lands offered by J. E. Ritchey of Ste Conrad. The fragmentary text blends quotes about prosperity and a humorous exchange from a Sunday school class, with an apparent aside about epistles ending in a joke.
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Teton County
J. E. Ritchey
Ste Conrad
Farms for Rent in Various Tracts
Malone and Truchot advertise farms for rent in large or small tracts. They offer irrigated and non irrigated options. The ad cites practical leasing choices for farmers seeking flexible land use.
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Malone & Truchot
Crescent Milling Co Promotes Wheat Exchange With Farmers
Crescent Milling Co. and Farmers' Elevator Co. Limington offer flour exchange for No 1 wheat at set rates to reduce farmer hauling. Star of Teton flour from Montana hard spring wheat promises satisfied customers with no bleach or winter wheat mix.
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Farmers’ Elevator Co
Limington
Star of Teton
Teton County
Montana
Tax Law Criticism Sparks Public Debate in Cleveland
A Cleveland publisher decries income tax as unwarranted government interference. He argues it exposes a man's finances and alienates him from neighbors and customers, insisting the tax burden is excessive while claiming he pays none.
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Cleveland
Astronomer predicts 15 million years more life for world
A Pennsylvania astronomer suggests the world may endure about 15,000,000 years longer, a claim noted by the Kansas City Star. The piece contrasts the idea with public utilities asking franchises for more time. A professor quips a fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer, while a student comments on exam flunks.
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Kansas City Star
Penn
State Froth
Move up shouted conductor warns passenger in aisle
A Cleveland Plaindealer clipping reports a conductor ordering passengers to move up as a woman in the aisle is threatened by a fainting fit and told to wait till she reaches the vestibule.
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Cleveland Plaindealer
California Wins Meanest Man Contest Crown
The meanest man contest closes with California taking the prize. The champion wired his mother claiming death and obtained $172 to send home his body, a sobering note on deception and expense in a sensational finish.
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California
Chicago
Running to Meet You in the Steam
A fragmented Kansas City Journal item depicts a wife’s hasty, improvised run home in a gown that proves too tight for speed, her hobbled approach described as she moves toward her husband.
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Kansas City Journal
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C. G. Bishop
the Board OF County Commissioners OF
Tin Shop
J. W. Chappel
Hannan’s
Sunnyside Store Co., Power and Collins
Emerson and
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Keystone
Emerson
Webber
Clark
McCormick
Buffalo
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Board OF County Commissioners
Ciizen
New York Times
Phila. Record
Crescent Milling CO
Crescent Milling Company
Choteau, Montana
Rayo
Raicgors Z
THE
Continental Oil Company
Colorado
Pueblo
Denver
Cheyenne
Butte
Boise
Albuquerque
Salt Lake City
Choteau and
Collins
STAGE
Montana and Great Northern Railroad
Choteau Auto
WM. Hodgskiss
Choteau, Mont
Roberson & Company
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