Defaulter Warriner Linked to Cincinnati Rail Fund
The World at Large notes C L Warriner the Cincinnati treasurer for the Bie four railroad as a defaulter for 500000 dollars. Basin Wyoming murder case turns key suspects state’s evidence. Cleveland high schools strike for half day sessions cheaper lunches. Taft appoints Cameron Works governor general of the Philippines. Mayor McClellan names three women to New York City board of education. Rockefeller donation spurs more contributions to hookworm and tuberculosis fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McClellan
New York City
Board of Education
Graves Bynum Nuptials Recalls Local Family Ties
Mr Grover Graves nephew of John Graves of Choteau and Miss Queenie Bynum daughter of Ed Bynum of Butte wed Saturday at the Graves home in Choteau Rev H A Prescott officiating A large gathering attended and a dinner followed The couple will reside at John Graves ranch on the Seton river near Collins for the present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Graves
John Graves
Choteau
Queenie B. Bynum
Ed. Bynum
Butte
Graves
H. A. Prescott
Irene Graves
Obert Peterson
Collins Boom Nears New Store and Services
Collins merchants push expansion with a near finished new store and a forthcoming restaurant. Mrs Collen and Miss Paulman return home for their mother’s illness as Rev Heizer schedules services and invites residents. Local workers plow ahead with Ferris steam plow while trains, stages and wagons sustain daily freight and passenger traffic through town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ferris
Collins
Notice of Lis Pendens in Teton Reservoir Suit
A lis pendens was filed with the Courty Clerk Garrett to initiate a suit by George Porter Peter Eyraud and August Kropp against the Teton Cooperative Reservoir Co and several named officers. The filing outlines the project history since 1903 and asserts the water is for shareholders reclamation, arguing the present directors threaten to contract with the Carey land board contrary to the original purpose. Attorneys James A Walsh of Helena and Ransom Cooper of Great Falls represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lis Pendens
Garrett
Teton Cooperative Reservoir Co
George Porter
Peter Eyraud
August Kropp
A.B. Cook
Carlos Warfield
Jas. A. Shoemaker
J. A. Farmer
H. & Hepner
John McGinness
Donald Bradford
Bradford
Cnter
Carey Land Board
State of
Montana
Saich Corporation
October 1909 School Report Highlights Strong Attendance
The month of October shows top attendance in the 3rd and 4th grades with no absences or tardies in the 8th, 4th grades listed among those never absent. Gains over last year are noted and many pupils are named as not absent or tardy. Principal H. C. Thompson notes commendation for the room earning the honor for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucretia Bateman
Bessie Moore
Joseph Bateman Everett Christian Wallace Coffey
Laura Anymes
Oscar Lyons Iver
Winlet Petch
Cora Smith
Star Route Contracts For Teton County Bidders
A completed government list shows star route contracts affecting Teton County with bonds and yearly payments. Routes include Browning to Babb, Browning to Family, Dupuyer to Coorad, Choteau via Bynum to Dupuyer, Raymond to Bynum, Choteau via Belleview to Elizabeth, Fairfield to Choteau, Choteau via Farmington to Collins, and Lytle to Collins with bonds ranging from 700 to 2,500 and present yearly pays from 300 to 1,574.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Acantha
Teton County
Browning
Babb
Dupuyer
Coorad
Choteau
Bynum
Raymond
Belleview
Elizabeth
Fairfield
Farmington
Collins
Lytle
Development association plans rail prospects survey
The Teton County Development association executive committee met to review railroad information and development prospects. They will mail blanks to property owners to collect data on tonnage and resources, then dispatch representatives to gather remaining information with a map and unified fuel statistics.
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Teton County Development Association
Montana Tax Rates and Property Valuation Threshold
The Montana constitution caps the tax levy at 1.5 mills once property valuation exceeds 300 million. This year valuation is 280 million and may cross the threshold next year. Attorney General Galen argues the 2.5 mill rate remains until a court decides otherwise, seeking a ruling before 1909 to prevent credit risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Cralen
Galen
State Board of Examiners
Letter on railroad plans for Teton county lines 1909
A. O. Langmuir of Farmington publishes a letter from the St Paul railroad company dated October 30 1909. The firm states it will provide adequate transportation and notes traffic between Great Falls and Sweet Grass is light and would not cover expenses without through traffic. It mentions a local spur would be unprofitable for a steam railway and that an electric line might be built if local conditions and population justify it.
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A. O. Langmuir
Farmington
Acantha
Teton County
St. Paul
Minn
A.O Longwurr
Chateau
Montana
Great Falls
Sweet Grass
Prescott Webb Wedding Quiet ceremony in Choteau
Mr H A Prescott and Miss Kate Webb were quietly married at 6 30 last evening at the home of J E Webb the bride’s brother Rev G H Heizer officiated They are well known in Chateau with the groom a bookkeeper for the Choteau Mercantile Co and the bride a long time resident of the town They have taken the Boutilier residence on Main Street and invite friends to wish them happiness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Prescott
Kate Webb
J. E. Webb
G. H. Heizer
Methodist Church
Illinois
Mrs. Prescott
Boutilier
Main Street
Nels Wedell Seeks Help Then Ends His Life
Reports from acquaintances say Nels Wedell former Burton Beach resident took his own life days ago. He moved from a ranch near Farmington to Molson Washington two years earlier with his wife’s family, faced litigation and hospital treatment for brain fever, and while his wife was away, shot himself dying from the wound. He left a wife and four or five children and was respected locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Weddell
Burton Beach
Leouis Korth
Farmington
Molson
Wash
Teton County High Prepares For Inter Scholastic Debate
Teton County High School begins forming two debating teams from its literary societies Asa Armstrong Ora Armstrong Alden Connor versus Lucile Anderson Ered Bergold Esther Buzzell on the question direct vote for U S senators. Prizes include a University of Montana cup Dixon medal and scholarships.
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Teton County
Asa Armstrong
Ora Armstrong
Alden Connor
Lucile Anderson
Ered Bergold
Esther Buzzell
United States
Teton
Great Falls
I'cton
Chinook
Fort Bontors
Glasgow
Great Balls
Kalispell
Missoula
University of Montana
Dixon
Knowles
H. ‘I’. Wikinson
Wim. UH
Houston
John M. Keith
Buzzell
Toan
Boulder
Forsyth
Big Spuds and Many in the Hill
The S. T. ranch has again taken the pennant for potatoes. Mr. Couch, owner of the ranch, states that the yield is 85,000 pounds from about three acres. The quality, as well as the yield, is of the finest.
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S. T. Ranch
Couch
320 Acre Homesteads List in Great Falls District
Complete list of lands in the Great Falls district designated under the homestead act received at the Great Falls land office. Reg J M Burlingame and Receiver Charles A Wilson report the list compiled Oct 16, outlining 320 acre parcels north of the Missouri river in Teton county and sections 1 to 36 across townships 32 to 25 north range 1 west.
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Great Ialls
Proudfoot
Great Alls Land Office
J. M Burlingame
Charles A. Wilson
Great Northern
Virden
Tavernes
Canathan
Pollowine
Teton County
Muarias River
Sely
Townghins
Professor Shaw to Lecture for Montana Farmers Institutes
Prof Thomas Shaw a leading American agricultural lecturer will teach the Montana Farmers Institutes during the 1909 10 season. His career spans farm work university professorships in Ontario and Minnesota and editorial work for St Paul Palmer Orange Judd Warmer and Dakota Farmer. He authored many books on crops breeding and farm management. His broad scientific training and practical experience have earned recognition from James J Hill and railroad heads for Montana conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Shaw
Minnesota
I. S. Cooley
Montana
Minnesota University
Ile
St. Paul Palmer
Orange Judd Warmer
Dakota Farmer
Shaw
James J. Hill
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Fine Start for the Creamery
Creamery progress reports a debut with over 300 pounds of cream received and the first butter churned. Ten men named Fred Perry J G Hopkinson Lincoln Humble G W Yeager John Lyon C J Monkwan J E Cashman Carl Treumer T J Moore and A H Gamble credited with bringing in the first cream. Butterfat test reached 31 with a day total of 79. More cream is expected next Monday as plans improve and patrons bring in cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Perry
J. G. Hopkinson
Lincoln Humble
G. W. Yeager
John Lyon
C. J. Monkwan
J. E. Cashman
Carl Treumer
T. J. Moore
A. H. Gamble
Grain Quotations at Collins
Grain quotations from Collins and Rocky Mountain Elevator Co. listed with pricing updates and market notes. The item reflects regional grain price movements and supplier quotes used by local traders and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Rocky Mountain Elevator Co
Montana News Briefs Include Wall Fire and Park Visitor Statistics
Fire east of Stanford from a neglected campfire destroyed a large area and grain stocks. Reports deny a reform school accusation against Judito Clemens. Several Montana locals, including S A Heinze, plan ventures in Butte and Wallspell power outages. Yellowstone traffic, legal rulings, and wildlife concerns accompany notes on court seats and misdeeds.
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C. L. Warriner
Cincinnati
Bie Four Railroad
Basin, Wyo
North Dakota
Taft
Cameron Vorkes
Philippines
James Smith
Willman
Columbia, D. C
Spokane
Bose
John D. Rockefeller
South
Treasury
Publi H Health and Marine Service
Russell Sage
Andrew Carnesie
Boorman Mercantile
Mr. Dick
Mr. Syse
James A. Walsh
Helena
Ransom Cooper
Great Walls
Edith Devlin
Bernice Moore
Frances McLer
Ruth Tweet
Ethel Valley
Jack Radcliffe
Fisther Riley
H. C. Thompson
Prin
Star Route Contracts
J. J
Prescott
Webb
Nels Wedell
Teton Co
Thomas Shaw
Montana Farmers’ Institutes
Turkey
News of the
Stanford
Judito Clemens
Heena
Miles City
S. A. Heinze
Wallspell
U.S. Court
District of Montana
Culbertson
Thomas Harding
Af Mackiock
N. D
George Bellew
Maj
Samuel Bellew
Flathead
Lolo Hot Springs
Reform School
Indian Department
Rocky Boy's Band
Montana Stockkmen
Thomas Clary
Greatalls
Owen Fergus
Davis Creal
Rugby
No D
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
Wonderland
Smith
Thomas James
Jacob Dubrowitz
James
National Park
Railroad Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
Fred H. Foster
District Court
Yellowstone County
Lorin T. Jones
Nat C. Carwile
Jones
Foster
Jonea
Galary
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