Montana hermit philanthropist to fund school for poor boys
James H. Cowan, a Great Falls recluse, has earned 40 000 from selling power rights to Montana Power. He deposits 30 000 for a hoped for school where poor boys work to fund their education, living in a dugout hut near Great Falls and planning to grow vegetables on 40 acres near Salem for self supporting students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
James H. Cowan
Montana Power Company
Cowan
Michigan
Missouri River
Montana
Salem
Providence
Conan
Missouri
Montana Pulp Mill Plan Looms For Flathead Lake Area
Spokane printer James McKee and Butte financier Ray Rhule push Montana pulp industry with Glacier Pulp and Paper to build a large mill near Flathead Lake. Minneapolis St. Paul investors form the company authorized in Minnesota with 100 444 capitalization and 2 500 000 indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckee and Rhule
Montana
West
Minneapolis Company
Flathead Lake
James McKee
Spokane
Butte
Ray Rhule
Flathead Country
George Thompson
Western Canada
Glacier Pulp and Paper Company
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Big Fork
J. S. Warner
McGill-Warner Company
G. M
Gillette
Minneapolis Steel and Foundry Company
J. F. Jordan
Wyman-Partridge Company
W. P. Snow
Mont
Minnesota
L. S. Gillette
E. 8. Warner
Warning Against Thistle Menace in Gallatin County
At a Gallatin County farmers advisory committee meeting several speakers warned that Canadian thistle will soon threaten the Gallatin valley and other parts of Montana unless controlled immediately. Clarence Matthew described his battle with the weed on his farm, noting victory only after plowing his soil twenty times in one season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin Valley
Gallatin County
Eagle sightings tied to Lewis and Clark in Montana history
The article recounts long lived eagle lore tied to the Missouri River and Great Falls. It notes Lewis and Clark described a nest in 1805 and General Reynolds saw it in 1860. Thomas Roberts in 1872 also described the eagle and falls, suggesting the same bird or kin may have witnessed decades of exploration and pioneer life in Montana.
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General Reynolds
Great Falls
The
Missouri
Montana
Lewis and Clark
Frank B. Linderman
Helena
Liberty of
Sun River
Clark
Thomas Roberts
Three Forks
Fort Benton
Roberts
Reynolds
Niagara
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Montana population soars 73 percent in six years says Davee
H A Davee superintendent of public instruction reports Montana now nearly 700000 people based on a school census of 147374 school age children last September. He cites 648346 as the implied population from school ratios and notes growth far exceeding federal estimates.
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H. A. Davee
Montana
Davee
Silver Bow
Cascade
Yellowstone
Missoula
Flathead
Carbon
Sheridan
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Gallatin
Granite
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Musselshell
Park
Phillips
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Rosebud
Sanders
Sliver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Valley
Wibaux
Total
Wheat crop sale nets $11500 for Albert Welte
Albert Welte of Conrad sold his 172 acre wheat crop for 11500 dollars. The field was summer fallowed and 60 acres yielded 48 bushels per acre, reflecting strong output from the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Welte
Conrad
New Citizens of Phillips County 1916 Declarations
Four hundred forty one foreigners residents of Phillips county filed declarations of intention to become citizens of the United States during 1916 in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips County
The
United States
Dress and apron patterns for girls and ladies 1916 17 catalog
Catalogue notice offering patterns for girls and women with patterns dating 1912s to 1935. It lists dresses, aprons, and a suit in multiple sizes and yardage requirements, all priced at 10 cents per pattern. Submitting payment by silver, stamps, or coupons.
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Johnson, Malone & Wolfe
Postoffice
Philosopher
James Cowan
McKee
Thistle
Black Eagle Falls
State Superintendent OF Public Instruction
ACORN
Acorn Brass Meg. CO
Chicago
Montana Newspaper Association
Symons
DRY Goobs Company
Butte, Montana
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