Foote Chosen Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Leon R. Foote of Reichle was appointed assistant state superintendent of public instruction, succeeding Henry H. Swain. Foote has Montana ties, Dillon roots, and past roles at Beaverhead High and the state school of mines. The change follows Swain’s tenure with H A Davee and links cattle partners Foote and Swain on adjoining farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon R. Foote
Reichle
Miss. May Trumper
Public Instruction
Foote
Montana
Dillon
Butte
Beaverhead
State School of Mines
Big Hole
Swain
640 Acre Homestead Law Attracts Montana Settlers
President Wilson signed the stock raising or grazing homestead law expanding homestead lands from 20 to 640 acres for arid and semi arid non irrigable lands. The bill, long debated, allows settlers to claim larger units and must include improvements by the homesteader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Myers
Evans and
Stout
Montana
Washington
Wilson
Union
Congress
House
Senate
Lane
Montana records 1916 births 11964 total
Dr W F Cogswell reports Montana had 11964 births in 1916 with 6343 boys and 5621 girls. May was peak birth month with about 1073 total. The table lists monthly totals from January to October with scattered incomplete entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Montana
Pune
Allotments Announced for National Forest Roads Fund
The annual $1,000,000 federal good roads fund allocations for national forests are listed by state with Alaska $46,354 Arizona $58,604 California $140,989 Oregon $128,111 Washington $91,944 and others. Ten percent is withheld as a contingent fund. the rest is split between land area and timber and forage value, with eastern states including Georgia and Virginia receiving $21,120.
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Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Florida
Mississipi
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Okalhoma
Georgia
Maine
New Hampshire
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Dillon Defeats Idaho Falls in Narrow Home Victory
Dillon beat Idaho Falls 34 to 30 in a tight nondistrict basketball game at the Dillon high gym. Local youngsters got extended play as several regulars were out, with Jesse Gray and Howard Rose delivering strong efforts. Next Saturday Dillon hosts Butte City in another home contest.
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Beaverhead High School
Idahope
Dillon
Idaho Falls
Dilon
Brundage
Drummey
Roughhouse
Smith
Jesse Gray
Howard Rosenau
Bernard Williams
Bechtold
Ross
Edinger
Petit
Hutchins
Butte City High School
Bounty System in Montana Questioned by Authorities
A Montana debate over 20 years of predator bounties unfolds as RE W Nelson chief of the US Biological Survey calls the bounty system a failure. The piece notes western states, lacking federal staff, used traps bullets and poison with little success, urging alternative methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
The
Biological Survey
New Mexico
Montana
Alee
RE. W. Nelson
Biological Survey of
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.R. Foote
Henry H. Swain
State Normal College
Santa Claus
Treasure State
Cee
THEL
Weyman- Bruton Company
Union Square
New York City
Butte High
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
West
T. C. Power
Montana Board of Sheep Commissioners
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Glyde Moore
Geo. Ditty
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