Montana Legislature Passes Money Bills and Antigambling Measures
In Hexena and Helena the Montana senate and house advanced multiple finance bills and anti gambling measures. The senate favored salary limits for state officers and supported a land agent pay cut while the house concurred on several appropriation bills. A Chandler anti gambler measure moved forward, and debates over Indian and suffrage issues marked the sessions.
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Hexena
State Examiner
Asssistant
Senate
Sligh
Tod
Board of Health
Hellena
House
Bowlen
Campell
Flowerree
Power
Hoffman
Hurd
Caldwell
Leehey
Armitage
Rosebud
Powell County
Helena
Hill
Judiciary Committee
McCabe
Lewis and Clarke
Corpnér
McNally
Langhorne
East Helena
Avoman
Shifllebiv
Silver Bow
Mr. Wamsley
Teton
Teton County
Leeton ‘County
Terry County
Fergus County Wool Growers push for ten cent wool duty plan
The Fergus County Wool Growers Association urges Congress to impose a minimum ten cent per pound duty on grease wool imported and to double duty on skirted wool, condemning ad valorem schemes as evasive and harmful to producers and consumers alike. They also oppose bounty changes for coyotes and seek stronger wool classifications. The message ties to the upcoming special session and tariff reforms.
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Montana
Congress
Fergus County Wool Growers’ Association
McIriley
United States
Legislative Assembly
Fergus County ‘Wool Growers’ Association
Burlington Extension to Great Falls Likely This Spring
Great Falls readers hear from a western railroad contractor source that Burlington officials expect to start building from Huntley to Great Falls as soon as weather allows. He notes plans to connect with the Great Falls and Canada line, seek Crow’s Nest pass rights, and extend to Shelby junction and into Canada, with ties ordered for summer and rails laid before snow flies.
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Anaconda Standard
Great Falls
Gays
Burlington Extension
Standard
Burlington Road
Chicago
Burlington
Irom Huntley
Montana
The
Huntley
Musselshell River
Judith
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Ottawa
Crow's Nest Pass
Shelby Junction
Rosebud Country
E. T. Galt
Great Falle
Canada Line
Crow's Nest
County stance to preserve bounty on coyotes in Fergus county
Fergus county ranchers and small cattle owners alongside wool growers demand to keep the current bounty on coyotes and wolves. They oppose lowering stock taxes and urge funding reforms to a cash basis within two years. The resolutions ask the secretary to send copies to Senator Chandler and Representatives Perrine Watkins.
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Montana
Fergus County
P. Chandler
C.H. Perrine
P. W. Watkins
Lost Bird: infant found at Wounded Knee buried beneath snow
The St Paul Pioneer Press recounts an Indian baby girl found buried under snow after the Wounded Knee battle in South Dakota. Adopted by Col Colby and his wife, she grows into a loving, willful Sunday school and kindergarten pupil under civilizing care, challenging the idea of heresy to type.
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Wounded Knee Creek
South Dakota
St. Paul
Col. Colby
Wounded Knee
Indian Tobacco Antidote Promises 72-Hour Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Matcuerre’s Indian Tobacco Antidote claimed to cure the tobacco habit in 72 hours. It is said to be prepared by a celebrated physician from a lifetime of study and offered for 50 cents per box with mail order postpaid from Chicago.
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O’malley
Stanton
Cascade
Bila Knowles-Haskell
Serepta Sanders
House
Carroll
Helena
Senate
Crow Reservation
Yellowstone County
Congress
United States
Omawa
Nebraska
el Dorado
Silver Palace
Beman
Chicago
Milan
Boman
Exposition Grounds
Five Nations
Grand Army of the Republic
I. S. Clarkson
Omaha
War Department
Matcuerre
Cirev
Sure Thing for You Liver Tonic Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed liver stimulant and intestinal tonic. It asserts constipation and sluggish liver cause many illnesses and claims money back if not cured. The copy invites readers to buy a 10c to 50c box and request a sample and booklet.
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James Sulgrove
Town Hall
Chotead
Mont
J.G. Bair
Choteau
J. E. Erickson
LAW
S. H. Drake
Drug Store
Toleid
Tc.duff
Department of the Interior
Land Office
Pension and
Main and
St. John Sts
Fort Renton
A.G- Warner
Finines & Finan
N. E. Jenkins
A.J. Cooper
M. B
Phelps Block
Choteau Lodge
G. Barr
W. M. J. A. Movuzron
Stocda
Hot and Corp Balls
Main Street
Choteau, Houss
Sun River
A. Roenca
M. E. Church
Garner Hazlett
Chateau Avenue
Geo. Logan
Epworth League
Cion
Legislateve
State Capitol
First National Bank of
Taylor
Loeb
Supreme Court
Hepner
Leehoy
State School of Mines
Herena
Hannah
Foie Bus ‘ Woolgriwers Resolute Lege
Fergus County Woolgrowers ’Association
Mississippi
Brhis
Contractors Also Son
Littice
Dr. Marcuette
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