Forest receipts to states for schools and roads grow
The forest service notes that over a third of national forest receipts fund state schools and roads. Since 1906 up to 1918 about 3 million dollars have gone to states, with 1912 adding a 10 percent road fund totaling 207,295 dollars distributed among states including California and Montana.
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Forest Service
National Forest
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Appalachians
Montana’s Horsepower Vision for Industrial Growth
A glimpse into Montana’s future shows developed horsepower fueling industrial plans. Projections estimate employment and population impacts as the state expands in energy and manufacturing sectors.
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Montana
Deaths and births in Montana June totals
The June monthly bulletin from the state board of health reports 842 deaths and 614 births in Montana. Drownings and accidents led the death causes with 19 and 69 deaths respectively, while heart disease and tuberculosis were also prominent. Silver Bow county saw the most births with 107, butte 82, and Helena 23.
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Montana
State Board of Health
Grim Reaper
Stork
Silver Bow County
Butte
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Cascade County
Yellowstone County
Missoula
Deer Lodge County
Granite County
Potatoes Prove Feeding Value For Hogs In Experiment
A Montana report notes potato surplus and high freight costs. An Eastern Oregon Station test fed hogs with barley and raw or steamed potatoes, showing gains tied to potato type and ratios. Steamed potatoes yielded higher gains and value, with raw potatoes valued at 0.29 per hundred and steamed at 0.42 per hundred live weight. The study compares barley only as a check and cites market prices and settlement dates in Helena.
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Montana
Eastern Oregon Experiment Station
Northwestern Stockman & Farmer
Placer Claims Near Bannack Move To Testing
Locators A M Rucker J W Caples and Boise group plan to sink prospecting pits on the Dice Creek area near Bannack Montana. Claims Kirtley Bohannon Moose and Napais consist of 160 acres each with about twenty holes to bedrock depths ten to twenty feet. Sampling from each hole aims to estimate value and assess whether the 640 acre property may support dredging prospecting.
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Bannack
Mont
J. W. Caples
Boise
Paul Zeims
Gus Busch
Kirtley
Bohannon
Moose
Napais
Dice Creek
Bed-Rock
Idaho Recorder
Osteopath Dr Ashlock Advertises at Bannack Street
Dr Ashlock osteopath operates from 206 East Bannack Street and lists phone number 108 as contact in the advertisement.
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Ashlock
Osteopath
East Bannack St
Protecting the meadowlark as insect destroyer urged
Northwestern Stock man and Farmer notes the meadowlark feeds on cotton boll weevils alfalfa weevils and grasshoppers and predaceous ground beetles. The department of agriculture warns the bird causes minor grain damage but its value as an insect destroyer outweighs the harm. The birds target abundant insects during outbreaks boosting efficiency.
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Department of Agriculture
Futhermore
Northwestern
Stockman & Farmer
Land Restorations Open Federal Settling on Montana Tracts
The Helena land office reports President Wilson has restored 965 acres on the Blackfoot river near Helmville to entry, easing a long survey obstacle for the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound line. The land will be open to settlement August 18 and entry September 20 after surveys. Separate notices also restore large phosphate reserves near Melrose, designated Phosphate Reserve No.7 Montana No.1 and Phosphate Reserve No.12 Montana No.3, found valuable for their withdrawn purpose.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Great Falla-to-Missoula
Stephen Carpenter
Register
George O. Greeman
Helana Land Office
Blackfoot River
Wilson
Helmville
Land Office
Milwaukee
Range
Melrose
Montana No. 1
Montana No. 3
North Portland Stock Market Report Shows Mixed Receipts
Receipts for the week include cattle 1887 calves 215 hogs 2479 sheep 4862 and horses 7. market declines due to heavy cattle volumes and lack of demand for poorer stock. Dehorning urged to reduce bruising costs, steers top at 8.25, cows around 6.75 to 7.00, extra choice fancry cows at 7.50, calves steady, hogs down to 9.70, sheep market slow with limited demand and top prices around 8.50 for ewes and 5.50 to 5.75 for lambs. The piece ends with descriptions of agricultural college programs and practical farming instruction.
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Portland
Oregon
Wethers
Portland Union Stock Yards Co
Agricultural College Reaches Out to Rural Youth
The Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Bozeman issues a bulletin dated August 1 1918 outlining courses in agriculture home economics and mechanic arts open to eighth grade graduates. The college aims to bring industrial training to rural boys and girls with well equipped labs kitchens sewing rooms and shops to rival top secondary-technical schools.
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Bozeman
Mont
Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Agricultural College
California Wine House Transfer Won by Harvey Fister and Barworth
Announcement from Helena notes the transfer of the California Wine House to Harvey Fister and William Barworth, former Gold Bar proprietors. The venue, famed for rare vintages and Western art by DeCamp and Osthaus, includes a valued painting of a pointing dog and a $40,000 to $60,000 art collection. The new managers plan to keep exhibits intact.
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Helena
California Wine House
Harvey Fister
Wm. Barworth
Gold Bar
August Fack
Westren
Plows 500 Mile Furrows Across Frontier
Glendive liveryman Ed O’Neil leads a team to complete a historic plowing feat. The enterprise spans furrows of 500 miles forward and back, totaling five passes. His crew expects to finish in a few days after two months of work.
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O'Neil
Glendive
North Dakota Montana Plow Fire Guard Milestone
May to June the Northern Pacific contracted work to O Neil to plow a fire guard along 442 miles from Mandan North Dakota to Billings Montana and 55 miles on the Glendive Sidney branch. The job began June 1 and the main line is done with branch work in progress. Approximately 18 horses and seven men were employed. The force moved along the line as the job progressed with no separate land plowing.
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North Dakota
Montana
Mandan
Billings
Birth and death notices from the Big Hole News
Born Friday July 25 1918 to Mr and Mrs C L Lawrence Valley View ranch a son mother and babe healthy father shows signs of recovery though presently dangerously ecstatic Lizzie Armstrong mourns her mother death near Seattle following shock from son Woody Elizabeth Chamber dies at 72 with Montana move early home in Bitter Root valley near Grantsdale funeral Saturday pneumon ia cited as cause a refined obituary verse notes Max Phillips faces Butte police court for third time in two weeks over auto ordinance charge fines $25 after claiming busyness dodging a dog tooter
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C. L. Lawrence
Valley View Ranch
Babe
Lizzie Armstrong
Seattle
Woody
Elizabeth Chamber
Montana
Bitter Root
Grantsdale
Max Phillips
Butte
Real Estate Services in Lakeview Montana
M. W. Bucy promotes real estate services in Lakeview Montana locating homesteads and desert land in Centennial valley. Offers free government land with water, buys and sells farms and ranches, and invites listing of ranches.
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Centennial Valley
W. ‘Bucy
Lakeview
Mont
Dr FHY Bimrose Dential Block Telehone
Fragmentary OCR item mentioning a doctor and block numbers 1 2 and 6 with a telephone reference. The text is incomplete with garbled punctuation and unclear context.
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Jana
Bureau of Commerce and Labor
Geo. R. Metlen
United States
Em, Yeamian
P.O
Dillon
Chas. Perry
Dillon Examiner
Huber Bros
Masonic Temple
Dillon, Mont
North Portland Stock Market
School of Agriculture
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