Montana 1924 road program tops 2.6 million
The Montana state highway commission announced a 1924 program totaling about 2.66 million dollars for federal aid highway construction and repairs. About 2 million of the cost will be covered by the government with 671 thousand paid by the state and counties. Nearly a third of the funds go to Indian reservation roads, with 14 of 20 contracts awarded for gravel surfacing and bridges on reservations.
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Montana
State Highway Commission
Commission
Forest Road Division
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Huffine Lane
Bozeman
Salesville
Gallatin County
Belgrade-Salesville
Belgrade
Little Big Horn River
Crow Reservation
Big Horn County
Browning-Carlow
Blackfoot
Arlee-Ravalli
Arlee
Joko River
Lake County
Flathead Reservation
Twen Gardiner
Livingston
Pablo-Polson
Pablo
Polson
Eleventh Avenue
Helena
Butte
Harlem-Dodson
Blaine
Phillips
Fort Belknap Reservation
Milk River
Crow Agency-Wyoming Line
Custer Battlefield
Big Horn River
Divide Creek Hill
Glacier Park Station
St. Mary's Lake
Glacier Reservation
Weeksville
Thompson Falls
Fort MacLeod Jubilee recalls incidents after Little Big Horn
The Lethbridge Alberta jubilee reenacts early northwest history and the 1879 Sioux departure from Canada. Montana delegates, led by Colonel Stanford of Great Falls, hear tales of Custer’s battle, General Miles pursuit, and Sitting Bull’s plea to stay in Canada. A separate report notes family tragedy as Dixon Durpin is killed by his son Gilbert after a dispute.
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Sitting Bull
General Custer
Little Big Horn
Montana
Chief Gall
Ogalala
Kipling
Col
Walsh
Holds Parley
United States
Terry
Gall
Colonel Walsh
Sweet Grass Hills
Fort Walsh
MacLeod
Fort MacLeod
Blackfoot Crossing
Chief
Sir Cecil Denny
Edmonton
Rain-in-the-Face
Tom Custer
Northwest
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Northwest Mounted Police
Dominion
Stanford
Great Falls
I. G. Baker
Fort Benton
General Terry
Cecil Denny
Custer
Missouri
Dixon
James M. Durpin
Gilbert
Montantas apportion motor vehicle license funds to counties
Secretary of State Charles T. Stewart distributed 384770.42 to Montana counties from motor vehicle license receipts for the second quarter. Silver Bow led with 45429.60, Cascade 27025.46, Yellowstone 26289.80. Six month totals show 61000 passenger cars and 8000 trucks registered by June 30, 1924.
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Montana
Charles T. Stewart
Silver Bow
Cascade
Yellowstone
Motor Vehicle License Department
Secretary of State
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Chateau
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Plathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Owis
Clarke
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Aeet Richland
Rosebud
Roosevelt
Sanders
Lightning kills Cheyenne man in Speer Wyoming
Cheyenne Max Millmark died after a strike of lightning near Speer Wyoming a few days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Max Millmark
Speer
Wyoming
New York
Clarence Q. Baring
County financial figures appear in scattered sums
Readout lists county names like Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone Daniels Golden Valley with dollar amounts beside each. Totals include 6339 45 429 5809 2805 3588 1141 7129 3786 2179 25789 4146 1898.
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Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Daniels
Golden Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billings Polytechnic
Institute
West
Lewis Y. Baton Director Polytechnic
Mont
Canadian Fort
Gen. Terry
U.S. Cavalry
James T. Stanford
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Buenos Ayers
Sao Paulo
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Smith
Sunburst Refining Company
Great Falls, Independent
Boulder Hot Springs
Boulder
HOT Springs
Boulder, Montana
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