Official Directory of State and Federal Officials
A compact list of national and state leaders including President Wilson and cabinet members, Federal judges, clerks, and Montana state officers such as Governor S V Stewart Lieutenant Governor W W McDowell and various department heads, surveyors and commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. V. Stewart
Helena
W. W. McDowell
Butte
A. M. Alderson
W. C. Rae
J. E. Poindexter
Wmn. Keating
H. A. Davee
J. H. Hall
E. A. Morley
J. B. McCormick
Thrice-a-Week New York World Offer
The New York World Thrice-a-Week edition emphasizes value and timely war coverage. A combined offer with the Acantha provides a full year of both papers at a discounted rate, signaling strong readership appeal during a tense period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
NEW York World
Europe
United States
Times
Acantha
Grain trade for wood proposed by Bee Will Streeter
Bee Will Streeter of Thoreau invites grain or wheat exchanges for wood. Trade details appear in the 16-4t notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Will Streeter
Thoreau
W C T U Attacks Liquor Traffic and Its Front Groups
The W C T U denounces liquor interests as criminal and fraudulent, attacking the Montana Commercial and Labor League and various sectional aliases used by the liquor trade. It calls the temperance movement honest and open, contrasting it with alleged widespread deceit and societal harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Commercial and Labor League
United Booze
Oregon
Hop Growers ”Association
California
Grape Grower's Association
Arizona
Arizona Business Men's Home Rule League
Nebraska
Alfalfa Grower's Association
Ohio
Constitutional Stability League
Temperance
Montana
Jimmy
Temperance work grows in Teton county reports
Ida Ferris Waterman, state organizer, notes many unregistered voters and active unions in Bynum Dutton T. S. Gap Collins Farmington and Chateau areas. She cites meetings on scientific temperance, gold medal classes and upcoming contests as efforts to promote home protection and register opponents of vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Bynum
Weyman
W. D. Jones
C. C. Stewart
T. L. Gap
Bole
Chateau
Montana
Temperance
Reinhart
Married Men Oppose Conscription Paraphrase Song Line
Read as a wartime note, a remark from Britain ties opposition to conscription to a lyric line about not wanting a wife to become a widow. The statement reflects sentiment among husbands during the draft period and echoes in antiwar discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Fairfield Mercantile Company Partnership Certificate
A partnership certificate records Mort Hirshberg and Frank Hirshberg of Choteau Montana forming Fairfield Mercantile Company with business in Fairfield Teton county Montana near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad. Notarized by James Sulgrove in 1916 with dates in April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Teton County
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Notice of Contest on Homestead Entry No 033486 Montana
Eliza beth Walstead of Dutton Montana files March 20 1916 to contest and cancel Frank B Gilbert homestead entry 033486 for southeast quarter section 28 township 24 north range 2 west Montana meridian on grounds of nonresidence abandonment and lack of improvements. Contest period ends after fourth publication May 3 1916 with proof of service required. R N SUTHERLIN Register and A L Gesche attorney for contestant Great Falls Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Frank B. Gilbert
Elizabeth Walstead
Dutton
Montana Meridian
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
A. L. Gesche
Thomas S Armstrong homestead commutation bid in Montana
Department of the Interior notice states Thomas S Armstrong of Bole Montana who filed a homestead entry on March 20 1915 for the northwest quarter section 14 township 23 north range 3 west Montana meridian will make commutation proof before the U S Land Office in Great Falls Montana on May 24 1916 Witnesses named are Owen P McElmeel Nora R McCall Jacobus P Haidenkoper and Arthur Johnson all of Bole Montana April 19 last May 17
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Thomas S. Armstrong
Bole
Northwest Quarter
Township
Range 3 West
Meridian
U. S. Land Office
Owen P. McElmeel
Nora R. McCall
Jacobus P. Haidenkoper
Arthur Johnson
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Mont. homestead entrant seeks three year land proof
Richard Van Kuiken of Chateau Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish his claim to land described as E% NW14 NEW SW lots 2 and 3 section 31 township 24 north range 3 west Montana Meridian. The appearances are before A C Warner U S Commissioner in Choteau Montana on May 24 1916 with Henry Grasman James W Webber Harry Boutilier of Chateau and Jacob Kalma of Farmington. Sutherland Register first pub April 19 last May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Richard van Kuiken
Chateau
Township
Range 3
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau
Henry Grasman
James W. Webber
Harry Boutilier
Jacob Kalma
Farmington
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Printer’s ink and paper prices climb while bills stay unchanged
The note observes rising costs for paper and ink yet the biller does not adjust charges accordingly, implying a lag between input costs and billed amounts.
No Man Attains High Position Without Critics
A compact reflection notes that any person rising to a top role invites opposition or calls for scrutiny from others, implying power attracts challenge and accountability across leadership. The line frames ambition within social judgment and potential downfall.
Meilon Files Three Year Homestead Proof in Montana
Russell R. Meilon of Chateau Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish his homestead claim to SW and NW portions of sections 34 35 township 24 north range 6 west Montana, before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Choteau May 24 1916. Witnesses Howard W Bateman William J De Coursey William A Emerick Stanley Harris all of Choteau Montana. First published April 19 last May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Russell R. Meilon
Chateau
Township 24
Range 6 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau
Howard W. Bateman
William J. de Coursey
William A. Emerick
Stanley Harris
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Land Office Notice of Homestead Proof in Chateau Montana
Land Office Great Falls Montana announces Howard W Bateman of Chateau Montana filed notice of intention to prove up a three year homestead claim on segments SW 44 sec 27 E 1/2 SE sec 28 EK NWY sec 34 township 24 north range 5 west Montana Meridian before A C Warner June 6 1916. Witnesses: Russell R Mellon Joseph Ettema George D Corwin William J DeCoursey all of Choteau. First pub May 3 last May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Howard W. Bateman
Chateau
Township
Range 5 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Russell R. Mellon
Joseph Ettema
George D. Corwin
William J. DeCoursey
Choteau
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Teton Co operative Reservoir Company Share Assessment
Notice from the Teton Co operative Reservoir Company of Helena Montana states that on April 14 1916 the directors levied a 7.50 per share assessment on capital stock payable to the company treasurer by May 20 1916. Unpaid shares after May 21 1916 will be delinquent and sold at public auction on June 24 1916 to cover the delinquent assessment and advertising costs. J C Ricker secretary. Office in Helena Montana first pub April 19 last May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Co-Operative Reservoir Company
Helena
Montana
J. C. Ricker
Teton Co-operative Reservice Company
Mont
London Lodge Poker Lawmaker Reflects on Chance
London Lodge states that poker is a game of chance and notes he never sat with several fellow players he has previously played with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lodge
Englishman Chaplin sparks pro German sentiment surge
The disclosure that Hon. Charlie Chaplin is English may fuel pro German feeling in the country, potentially more than all existing propaganda efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon
Charlie Chaplin
Possible US trip eases Carranza nerves asks for compromise
Wary of nerves in Mexico, officials consider a brief seeing Mexico trip to ease tensions. The proposal hints at persuading United States troops to join in a cautious approach toward Mexican affairs.
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Carranza
United States
Mexico
Married Man's Wife Described As Soused Or Doped
A fragment notes a married man whose wife appears to have been intoxicated or drugged when she assisted him. The sentence surveys perception of her condition during an exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirandy
Miranda
W. Lee Maxwell
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Official Directory
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Robert Lansing
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
Joseph Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Agriculture
David F Houston
Missouri
Commerce
William W. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennyslyvania
Edward D. White
Louisiana
George M. Bourquin
George W. Sproule
Hele
HF. Gerhanz
B. K. Wheeler
Registers OF Land Offices
Jos. Binnard
J. Meyers
Havreff
W. Appleton
Bozeman
H. J. Kelly
Lewistown
Fred H. Foster
W. J. But
Theodore Brantley
W. H. Holloway
Sydney Lanner
J. F. Carroll
T. O. Larson
William Miller
Nellie R. Brown
John L. Lundgren
Colin N. Ward
W. A. Hulbush
John R. Gleason
J. F. Rinehart
Mountaia Federation
Certificate OF Partnership
County of Teton
James Sulgrove
State of
Mort Hirshberg
Frank Hirshberg
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Teleseco So
P. A
Prince Albert Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Col. Bryan
Villa
T. R
Wilson
C. H. Cox
Prop. Dutton, Montana
R. R
White & Andrews
Washington Loan and Trust Bidg
Washington, D. C
General Land Office
R. M. Farrington ‘Land Co
Mrs
T. A. Smith
Opirella Cor
RTS
Antits Choteau
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