New 320 Acre Homestead Act Instructions Issued
The U S land office at Helena reports instructions from the General Land Office in Washington for administering the 320 acre enlarged homestead act. Entries are barred until lands are examined and designated, after which approvals will follow. rules cover eligible lands, irrigation limits, proof of cultivation, and contiguity allowances for combining entries.
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United States Land Office
Helena
General Land Office
Washington
Freeman
Thie
United States Land Offices
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Act of Congress
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Grain and stock raisers form drive to unite west and south
Springfield meeting of the National Farmers Union with about 100 delegates from the west aims to organize grain growers like southern cotton planters. President Charles S. Barrett outlines gains from warehouse consolidation and plans to extend such control to the grain and stock sectors to stabilize prices and storage.
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Springfield
West
Southwest
National Farmers Union
Seasions
South
Congress
Charles S. Barrett
Union City
Union
Barett
Middle West
Oregon Short Line Cheap Round Trip Tickets
On June 1 11 12 16 26 July 2 3 23 24 August 13 14 September 10 11 1909 the Oregon Short Line will sell cheap round trip tickets to points east including St Louis and Chicago with a ten day limit and final limit October 31 for travels. For rates inquire of agent.
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Oregon Short Line
St. Louis
Chicago
Forrzates
Travel boom as Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition draws visitors
Seattle reports rising travel demand for summer as ships boost capacity for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition visitors. Canada’s Princess Charlotte joins Princess line between Seattle Victoria Vancouver, increasing daily capacity by about two thousand. Iroquois Chippewa and Indianapolis offer over one thousand seats each, while Oriental Australian Hawaiian and Alaskan lines expand tonnage to meet tourist inflow.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific
Victoria
Vancouver
International Navigation Company
Iroquois
Chippewa
Indianapolis
Puget Sound
Alaska
Special Excursion to Portland by Oregon Short Line
Daily excursion from June 10 to September 3 offers round trip Dillon to Portland tickets at 30.30 with 60 day total limit. Stopovers allowed in either direction within the 30 days outbound and return windows.
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Oregon Short Line
Dillon
Portland
Oregon
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Helena Land Office
Cedure
National Farmers’ Union
Dillon People
Beaverhead
Madison Counties
A. €. Gruwell
Dillon, Montana
Beaverhead, Jefferson, Big Hole and
Ruby Valleys
F . Yerkes
Mont
Josephine Turch Baker
Evanston, Ill
Montana Nursery Co
Billings, Montana
Lemhi County
Idaho
R. R
Lemhi Realty CO
Salmon
E. R. Ackley
Edie
J. E. Morse
J. Rob’t Morton
Auburn
Sir District Models
Aer
Ore
Northwest Distributors
Tolanha Motor Car Company
F. W. Vogler
Portland, Oregon
Beaverhead Ranch CO
J. F. Hunsaker
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