County Splitting in Montana From Early Territorial Days
Veteran observer recalls Montana county creation history from three counties to forty-three. Highlights include Dawson Big Horn shifting, Leighton act use, and pivotal splits like Hill Toole Sheridan Richland Stillwater and others shaping state boundaries and local governance.
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Montana
Musselshell
Fergus
Meagher
Yellowstone
Muscelshell
Kercheval City
Vivian County
Smithton
Leighton
Jefferson County
Deer Lodge
Cleaverhead
Madison
Gallatin County
Warmington
Bozeman City
Big Worn
Custer County
Silverbhow
Deer Lodge County
Missoula
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Lewis and Chirk
Gallatin
Chouteau
Dawson
Custer
Yellowstone County
St. Paul
Valley County
Hill County
Chouteau County
Havre
Paine County
Will County
Chinook
Blaine
Toote County
and Teton
Chonutlern
DT O
Fort Benton
Havoe
Sweet Grays Hills
Teaule County
Sheridan County
Valley
Plentywood
Toole County
Richland County
Richland
Phillips County
Stillwater
Mineral
Prairie
Wibaux
Fallon
Carter
Wheatland
Broadwater
Lincoln
Flathead
Feton
Toole
Hill
Phillips
Sheridan
Cascade
Lewis C Clark
Powell
Sanders
Kravalli
Granite
Rosebud
Big Horn
Carbon
Park
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Schwab visits Montana as Pacific shipyards lead
Charles M. Schwab director general of the Emergency Fleet Corp tours Montana en route to the Pacific coast. He praises western yards after May victories, notes a $10,000 yard bonus to boost production, and cites the program’s role in speeding shipbuilding amid a nationwide rush.
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Pacific Coast Yards
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Montana
Pacific Coast
Butte
Western
Schwab
Milwaukee
Wilson
Bethlehem Steel Company
Tog Island
Bristol
Dentists Link Tooth Care to Mental Health at Butte Convention
Dr Beal told the recent Butte dentists convention that two per cent of the insane at the state asylum connected with him are there due to neglected teeth. Correcting dental troubles often yielded cures for mental maladies.
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Beal
Butte
Next of kin organize to back Montana war effort
The Montana Loyalty league formed in Helena aims to unite county defense groups and the next of kin of about 35 000 Montana soldiers serving abroad. C V Peck elected president with Joseph Smith II Sidney Logan Samuel Lansburn Rev J F McNamee and J A Gillaly as vice presidents and Will A Campbell as secretary treasurer. Headquarters planned in Helena and 100 000 members expected within two months. Dan J Hanley to farm 200 000 acres of Indian reservation lands in Montana for an eastern syndicate next year.
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Dan McKay
Montana
Gallatin
Chouteau
Big Horn
Fort Benton
Dawson
Dawson County
Andrew Dawson
American Fur Company
Territory of
Idaho
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Madison
Jefferson
Sidney Edgerton
Whicu
Edgerton
Jedgerton
Chanteau
Choteau
Tence
Green Clay Smith
Edgerton County
Montana Loyalty League
Helena
State Council of Defense
C. V. Peck
Danvers
Fergus County
Joseph Smith II
Sidney Logan
Kalispell
Samuel Lansburn
Bloomfield
J. F. McNamee
J. A. Gillaly
Lewistown
Will A. Campbell
County Councils of Defense
Loyalty League
Campbell
Fathers of Boys
France
General Pershing
Peck
League
Dan J. Hanley
Butte
Eastern
Farmers Paid for War Through Farm Output Value
The secretary of agriculture states farmers of the United States funded our first year in the war by their production. He notes that in normal times farmers contribute up to 13.5 billion dollars annually to national strength, and that 1917 output was worth about 21 billion dollars, matching Congress war appropriations. He predicts this year's value may exceed that total.
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Thompson
Westchester County
New York
Russia
America
Kerensky
United States
Houston
Montana Leads U S in Public School Spending Per Pupil
Montana ranks first among states in spending per pupil for 1915 16 with 86 36 per pupil while total spending reaches 6 948 588 and Montana also buys top quality equipment and pays teachers well, per James J Flaherty general manager of General School Supply Co Great Falls.
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Montana
States
The
Union
James J. Flaherty
General School Supply Company of
Great Falls
National School Supply Association
Flaherty
Former Consul Kunhardt Arrests on Espionage Charge
Former Consul Kunhardt who represented Germany in Boston is under arrest on a charge of espionage.
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Kunhardt
Germany
Boston
Wheat crop estimation in Kansas reaches 102 million bushels
Kansas agriculture reports a wheat crop estimate of 102 million bushels marking a strong yield projection for the season. Officials note export demand and weather conditions supported the harvest outlook.
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Kansas
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William B. Thompson
Unique Undertaking
New York County
William Boyce Thompson
New York City
Thompson Park
Legislative Assembly
Lewis and Clark
Cascade County
Silver Bow
Missouri River
Teton
Ravalli
Sweet Grass County
Carbon County
Powell and Rosebud
Chouteau c
Safore
Stteir
Glasgow
Tor
Charles
HIN
U.S
Lyery
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Montan
1St National Bank
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