Election violence averted by state militia in Breathitt County
The state militia was called to Jackson Breathitt county Kentucky this week to prevent violence at the elections. Reports note other global and national items including Peary's recognition by the National Geographic society, a naval revolt in Greece and a proposed boxing match between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries. Also mentioned are a prairie fire near Dallas South Carolina the deposition of Premier Maura and the hookworm eradication donation by John D Rockefeller plus several political and regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Breathitt County
Ken
John D. Rockefeller
South
Africa
Old Folk's Concert Impresses Guild at Hodgkiss Hall
Under the Guild auspices a number of musically inclined people gave an Old Folk's concert at Hodgkiss Hall Tuesday evening. The musical numbers and Mrs. McLean's reading were well received. The concert was a financial success. Space prevents printing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgskiss Hall
McLean
Teachers Hold Successful Institute in Chateau county
A large turnout of thirty one teachers attended the three day institute in Chateau, with strong support from northern county teachers. Dr. Sanford Bell of Denver, Mr. Hathaway of Helena, and Miss Bettes of Dillon led sessions on psychology, arithmetic, grammar, and primary methods. Public lectures drew town residents, and the program closed Wednesday with teachers returning to duties inspired to improve their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peton
Chateau
Walier
Sanford Bell
Denver
I’. Hathaway
Helena
Miss Bettes
Hathaway
Teton County
Montana
Bettes
State Normal School
Bolin
Institute
Bell
Kate F. Sutton
Nellie R. Brown
Alberta Bernice
Mary B. Gray
Clara M. Davidson
Bertha A. Davidson
Homer A.thompson
Byron EB
Toan
Josie L. Peterson
Alma E. Daley
Peat BE
Young
Bertha V. Hobaugh
Ada F. Wilcox
May E. Griesback
Laurettie Wisner
G. W. Bush
Knickerbocker
Boosters Predict Soon Railroad for Choteau Area
James O Grady AE Wheeler of B and M smelter Great Falls Ransom Cooper Fort Shaw attorney S B Robbins Fort Shaw project engineer stayed in Choteau overnight and toured nearby towns. They praised the country and town, expressed belief a railroad will be built soon and discussed the potential of an electric line from Great Falls linking to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O' Grady
AE. Wheeler
B& M
Great Falls
Ransom Cooper
S. B. Robbins
Fort Shaw
Choteau
Bynum
Dupuyer
Walier
Conrad
Farmington
Chateau
O’grady
Acantha
Cooper
Wheeler
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern
Teton County Canvassers Special October Term 1909 Note
Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners of Teton County Montana sitting as a Board of County Canvassers during a special October term in 1909. Official record summarizes canvass actions, votes, and certifications. Includes names of officers and locales involved and the formal outcome of the canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Teton County
Montana
Local Election Board Declares Winners for Choteau Town Offices
In Choteau Montana on October 24 1900 the county canvassers met to count votes from October 23 election. F H Pines led mayoral tally with 34 votes and B S Conrad had 21. First Ward aldermen M N Gordon 35 Edward Pettigrew 27 A Hopper 20 D J Gudger 4. Second Ward alderman Thomas Luce 8 William Zimmerman 7. Results declare Gordon Pettigrew as first ward aldermen and Luce Zimmerman as second ward aldermen with terms to first Monday of May after next election. Minutes approved and board adjourned sine die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Montana
Conrad
Paton County
Guo. &. Miller
Henry Ryan
H. '. Hughes
F. H W. Pines
B.S. Conrad
Voes
Aldermath
M.N. Gordon
Raymond Area School Children Enjoy Weeklong Vacation
Readable notes show Raymond pupils off school this week while Mrs Wisner attends an institute in Choteau. Local residents Arley Moore and J P Campbell visit friends and travel to nearby towns for hunting and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisner
Choteau
Local notes reflect ranch life and community news
Additional local items report t. O Olsen returning from Fairfield country. A daughter was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jameson Jr. Roy Franklin suffered a severe asthma attack. A band of sheep passed through town, sold by E. F. Leech of Dupuyer to Augusta parties. Mrs. Woyman, teaching at Bynum, is among Chateau week’s noted teachers. A. J. Cowall returned from Dupuyer with recently purchased guttle. Mrs. B. H. Belcher of Bynum visited here briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F E. Leech
Dupuyer
Augusta
Local News Roundup From Great Falls District
Flood Hughes shows rapid recovery two weeks after despair. Sen J G Bair and special deputy J J O Mahony depart for Moscow Idaho to testify in a federal customs suit. In October Great Falls district filings reach 1871 with nearly 250000 acres entered, a record for a single year. 107 filings on the final day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flood Hughes
Valering
J. G. Bair
Montana
Idaho
J. J. O'Mahony
Moscow
Ida
Great Falls
Register Burlingame
Creamery Manager Wm Anstett Arrives for New Plant
Wm Anstett, manager, is in town to begin operations at the new creamery plant. He brings extensive creamery experience from leading state creameries and arrives from the Pony creamery, with home in Billings. He expresses high optimism about prospects here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Anstett
Mr. Anstett
Pony Creamery
Billings
Deo Findley Plans after Leaving Teton County
Deo Findley shakes hands with GAL friends in Chateau area. Once a leading widgrower with Find ley and Porter in Teton County, he still has county interests but moved to Washington years ago and sold holdings there about a month ago. He has not decided future plans and does not expect to return to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deo Findley
Chateau
Teton County
Findley & Porter
Washington
Ife
Daughter of W. Ei Harmon Stricken by Illness in California
The daughter of state superintendent W. Ei Harmon, aged seventeen, is dangerously ill with suspected tuberculosis. He has taken her to California for the climate in hopes of improvement, causing his absence from the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ei Harmon
Metz Car Set Up After Shipment At $330
After a long wait interested buyers learn the Metz automobile, shipped to Wm. Cowgill who bought one, is in transit. The car, built on a new plan, comes knocked down and must be set up after arrival, selling for about $330.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Wm. Cowgill
Ganong and Loeffler Wed in Falls Honeymoon Visit Boulder
EH Ganong under sheriff of Teton county and his bride Miss Annie Loeffler married at Columbian Falls on October 23. They traveled via Flathead Lake to Butte and Boulder this week visiting F H Dean before heading to Great Falls and then to their home in Choteau. Boulder friends gave a hearty welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. Ganong
Teton County
Boulder
F. H. Dean
Mr. Ganong
Annie Loeffler
Columbian Falls
Butte
Flathead Lake
Great Falls
Choteau
Boulder Monitor
Senator Cowgill Reports Dry Farming Congress Findings
Senator Cowgill returned from the Dry Farming Congress in Billings and says the meeting was highly important with wide attendance from western states Canada Mexico South America Persia and Russia. He cites strong support for dry farming the Billings sugar factory and notes discussions with President Hill of the Great Northern about a railroad to Chateau While including potential funding and engineers review.
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Cowgill
Billings
Canada
Mexico
South America
Persia
Russia
West
Cowell
Burr
President Hill
Great Northern
Chateau
Hill
St. Paul
Fairfield News Briefs Include Local Projects and Travel
A crew reset a telephone line along the beach and basin over the past week. Frank Harris and family visited Choteau earlier in the week. John Zimmerman added to his house this week. Chas. Martin came from Choteau to build a sheep shed for Frank Harris. Al Young and Will Harris went to Great Falls last Saturday. Will Dollemore built a house on his claim this week. J.B. Maurer traveled to Sunnyside at the start of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Harris
Choteau
John Zimmerman
Chas. Martin
al Young
Will Harris
Great Balle
Will Dollemore
Bynum Residents Active Around Town This Winter
Bynum and nearby communities see a flurry of activity with residents visiting, returning from Birch Creek, and winter plans underway. fambily moves include Reed Bywater family staying on a ranch, Wm O Niel and kin wintering on their new ranch, and Dunc Stewart expanding grain planting. Community figures note rising population, schooling by Miss McCarty, and local projects such as Alkali dam earthwork nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Bywater
Birch Creek
Montana News Fixes and Incidents Highlight State Page
A Montana consignment of 100000 native trout was planted in Belt Creek. Mrs. Peyton inherits a war widow’s check of 82054 raised by Montana papers led by the Butte Miner. Infantry units move to the Philippines. Fourteenth to Montana forts for recuperation. A 13-year-old girl and a worker killed at Glendive when a train moved. Fireman Peter Van der Wiegen dies in Great Falls train accident. Dr. Cook lecture at Hamilton meets skepticism. Missoula heard him. Louis Wills opposes government land lottery. Dry Farming name retention debated at Billings. Tom King, 73, killed near Stanford. James Cass held for an offense after dog theft incident. Grass-fed steer price records set by Ralph Wells of Craig at 7.00 per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom King
Stanford
James Cass
King
Cass
Chicago
Ralph Wells
Craig Stockman
Montana
Projects to be Finished in Three Years
Denver date The senate committee on reclamation and irrigation begins its Denver stop and continues inspection of federal projects. Chairman Senator Carter says current works need 10 to 50 million dollars and will be pushed to completion with bonds to be repaid from land sales within three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Senate Committee On Reclamation and Irrigation
Carter
Montana
Ferris plow at Collins runs day and night this year
Burton H. K. Ferris' steam plow operates around the clock at Collins with plans to plow 1000 acres this year. Mr and Mrs John Roof host a social at their new homestead with neighbors attending. Mrs Roof and helpers served supper around midnight and praised the Roofs as fine entertainers. The local school is praised for its strong progress under Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Ferris
Collins
Marion Anderson
Local notes from Dupuyer and Valier
Dupuyer F D Kingsbury made a business trip to Great Falls on Wednesday. E E Leech returned from Billings where he attended the Dry Land Farming congress. The ladies of the M E church plan their annual bazaar on the first Saturday in December. Preaching services are set for next Sunday morning and evening. The pastor organized a Sunday school at Valier last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Kingsbury
Great Falls
E. E. Leech
Billings
Dry Land Farming Congress
M. E. Church
Valier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert EB. Peary
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Greece
Oregon Short Life
Southern Pacific
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Dallas
S.C
Maura
Spain
Alphonso
Ferrer
Representative Mordell
Wyoming
Alfred Atkinson
Montana Agricultural College
Spokane
California
Oregon
Basin
Wyo
Ammany
New York
Board of Estimates
Francis “J. Heaey
San Francisco
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Reform
Sacajawea
Timothy F. Burke
Wadsworth
P. W. Coylidge
Wind River Indian Reservation
Rocky Mountain Elevator Co
Turkey
Raymond
Arley Moore
Mr. Halladay and Sons
Big River
Wm. Lillard
M. L. Stansberry
Halladay
Ryan
and Miss Beeber
McNeal
J. A. Darley
N. Dak
Mr. Darley
Mr. Deeley
Stady
Omer Cook
Nisses Cora
Lucy Lillard
T.o Olsen
Fairfield Country
Uesday
W. W. Jameson, Jr
Roy Franklin
Ta. J. Cowall
Tie
Belcher
Chotesu
Golden Rod Creamery Coo
Sen. Cowgill
R. R
Fairfield
J.B. Maurer
Sunnyside
Dee Tinley
Geo Porter
Mr. Tinley
Nick Tuttle
Alice McCarty
Golding Bros
Link Humble
Brady Estate
Roland and
Kelly
Kingsbury
Jay Cowell
Scott Ranch
Jess Taylor
Wm. O'Niel
Bowen Conrad
Mrs. Sheeble
Billy Wagner
Jack Angus
Kenneth McKenzie
Chas, Croft
B. B. Kelly
Miss Whitney
Flying U Ranch
Warfield
Dunc Stewart
C. E. Ryan
Grant Falls
David Willett
Jim Gray
Swanson
Rasmus Fagerli
News of the
Anaconda
Belt Creek
Monarch
Charles B. Peyton
Butte Miner
Fort Harrison
Glendive
Peter van der Wiegen
Great Ialls
Goodale
Coul
Tamilton
Dr. Cook
Mt. McKinley
Cook
Missoula
Louis W. [Lill
Dry Farming Congress
Burton
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