Montana's Vast Open Land Promises New Empire
An official Montana land report from Helena highlights 36 million farm acres with only 3.5 million plowed and 20 million homestead acres, plus 4 million state land acres for sale at about 15 dollars an acre. It traces three western development stages and notes irrigation projects worth 36 million dollars and 1 million acres to be irrigated, with 20 million dry farming acres capable of profitable crops.
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West
Montana
Helena
State Agricultural Department
Texas
California
New England
Old England
Germany
France
Far West
Tude
Union
Charles Scharf
Warm Springs
Butte Post
Boulder
Scharf
State Board of Equalization
The Presidents Wedding Cake Calumet Haine
A clipped notice from Chicago reports on a wedding cake linked to President Calumet Haine. The brief item notes the cake event as a social highlight in the city.
Mange inoculation curbs Montana coyote bounty claims
Montana reports a sharp drop in early 1915 bounty claims for coyotes, 24278 in two months last year down to 14213 this year, attributed to mange inoculation. Officials say most warrants paid by February, with no warrants outstanding beyond a few months if holders hold.
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Montana
G. J. Joyce
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Joyce
Otto Schultz to Remove to Dillon
Otto Schultz and his family will move from Twin Bridges to Dillon. The Twin Bridges Monitor notes Schultz, a respected business figure with land and sheep interests, will abandon his partially built Twin Bridges home to establish a new residence in the Beaverhead metropolis at a cost of at least $10,000.
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Otto Schultz
Twin Bridges
Madison County
Schulte
Dilton
M. 8
Gould
Beaverhead
Schultz
Lottridge Loses In State Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court confirmed the conviction of William W. Lottridge for irregularities as cashier and manager of the Leadore state bank. He faces one to fourteen years. defense by E W Whitcomb and Judge Cowen. Lottridge may seek a rehearing with a ten day window. Salmon City Recorder.
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Supreme Court of the
State of Idaho
William W. Lottridge
Lemhi
Leadore State Bank
E. W. Whitcomb
Cowen
W. H. O’brien
A. C. Cherry
Stevens
Lottridge
Dillon
Montana
Salmon
W. McAvoy
Denver
McAvoy
Salmon City
Western Consumers' Week Proclaimed by Governor
Helena March 8 The week beginning April 3 was proclaimed by Gov S V Stewart as Western Consumers' week Club women of Montana drive the observance The proclamation urges giving preference to home made products and patronizing U S goods to benefit local industry and state resources May ensue.
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Helena
United States
I. S. V. Stewart
Montana
Chancellors Rename School Division at Montana
Dr Edward C Ellott renames Missoula unit as State University within the University of Montana system comprising Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Bozeman State School of Mines at Butte and Normal College at Dillon The notices include land claim filings for Raymond E Ober of Dillon with witnesses listed and a district court clerk reference in Dillon Montana
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Missoula
Edward C. Ellott
University of Montana
State University
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bozeman
State School of Mines
Butte
State Normal College
Dillon
Fourteenth Legislative Assembly
State Board of Education
Helena
Montana
Notice to establish land claim in Montana fields
Joseph Bertram Browning of Dillon Montana filed intent to prove up his land claim for NE4 SW4, SE NWy, lots 3 and 4 section 2, lots 1 2, S 1/2 NEY section 3 township 8 S range 8 W Montana meridian before C W Conger district court clerk in Dillon on April 17 1916. Witnesses Hubert L Smith Charles Davis John F Regan John P Waters all of Dillon. 3115-JOS. BINNARD Register.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Raymond Eh, Ober
Dillon
Township
Range
Meridian
C. W. Conger
John W. Frizzell
Edward B. Haining
J. Whitbeck
John F. Regan
Jos. Binnard
Joseph Bertram Browning
District Court
Hubert L. Smith
Charles Davis
John P. Waters
Register
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Hardy Sons of America
Popular Magazine
Marian Cole Fisher
Pansy Bowen
Chicago
Paris
State Supreme Court
C. Scharf
Dillon Horse Sales Company
Jack Barrett
Lown
H. J. Selway
G. E. Ditty
Elliott
Examiner
City Drug Store
Dillon, Montana
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