Census Urges Montana Cooperation for Thirteenth Census
Butte Montana March 22 1901 census bureau seeks support from public organizations newspapers and citizens to ensure accurate enumeration of people livestock farms and products in Montana. enumeration begins April 15 with pay rates for rural and city enumerators and promises confidentiality.
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Butte
Montana
Census Bureau
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Carold Blake
Conesus
Jefferson
Madison
Beaverhead
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Powell, Granite
Missou
Censns
Washington
Union
Leon Shaw
Montasia
Swamp Fever Among Horses in U S Agriculture Reports
Washington March 16 The United States department of agriculture continues to receive reports of swamp fever among horses. Officials caution against movement of affected animals and urge veterinarians to report suspected cases promptly to control the outbreak. The agency says conditions favorable for spread persist in certain regions and monitoring is ongoing.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana pamphlet touts growth and opportunities of 1909
The Montana publicity department previews a new brochure titled The Year 1909 in Montana and the Future's Promise. It highlights unappropriated lands and industry, promises rapid development and free literature on request, and notes distribution by the bureau and railroad interests. Oscar Johnson of Fort Benton reports crop yields on 200 acres, including flax, spring wheat, oats, barley, and navy beans, from non irrigated land.
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Montana
Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Hall
Oscar Johnson
Fort Benton
Wool Market Outlook reveals heavy western losses
The Commercial Bulletin reports a disastrous winter for western flocks with an estimated 3 to 4 million sheep lost across Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho and the Rocky Mountain region. Wool output falls about 20 million pounds. Oregon sees limited but potential impacts. Producers face steep feeding costs, with examples from Morrow and Canyon counties.
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Commercial Bulletin
Boston
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Rocky Mountain
Trail
Yellowstone
Geuson
Portland Oregonian
Oregon
Oregonian
Morrow County
Caldwell
Stein Mountains
Harney County
Smythe
State Woolgrowers’ Association
Umatilla County
East Oregonian
EK. J. Smith
Smith Livestock Company
Umatilla
Nevada
Immense Equipment Increase At Northern Pacific
The Northern Pacific plans seven million dollars in new equipment this year including 4 818 freight cars 132 passenger cars and 133 engines. New box cars gondolas flats ballast refrigerators and cabooses will join the fleet along with eight lidgerwoods steam shovels pile drivers and ballast spreaders. Engines include Mallet Mikado Pacific and switch types with two per day production and many already in service to boost both freight and passenger capacity for the year.
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Northern Pacific
Cara
Benignes
Plowing and crop yields reported in early season notes
The report notes steam plowing at four dollars per acre and outlines harvest figures including seven thousand dollars earned from flax, about fifteen hundred bushels of oats, four hundred bushels of wheat, and additional barley.
Directory of Dillon Churches in Town
Directory lists St James Episcopal Church Methodist Episcopal Church and Baptist Church with addresses on Washington Bannack Idaho Sebree streets. It notes pastors Rev D Hooker Rev F E Dodds and Rev D Foley and gives service times Sunday prayers mass and various college leagues and meetings.
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Washington and
Glendale Streets
D. Hooker
Bannack
Washington Streets
F. E. Dodds
Dillon
Lima
Melrose
Horse Prairie
Dell
Willis
D. Foley
Sleeping car comfort grows with white bedspreads
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway introduces white counterpanes on Southwest Limited trains between Chicago and Kansas City replacing woolen blankets. Blankets remain available for cooler nights, aiming to improve passenger comfort for sleeping car travelers.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Southwest Limited
Chicago
Kansas City
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Minnesota
Kanaae
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
Texas
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
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Dillon Churches
ST. James Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth
Sebree Streets
A. F. Colver
Catholic Church
Salvation Army
Young Peoples’ Legion
The
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
J. Rob’t Morton
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