Forest homesteaders freed from survey cost by new policy
Washington to allow unsurveyed lands in national forests to be listed and patented without a second survey. Forest service surveys will be accepted by the land office as final, reducing expenses and saving time for homesteaders. The change stems from an agreement between the interior and agriculture departments and aims to simplify forest homestead settlement in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Surveyor General
General Land Office
Land Office
National Forest
Real Estate Transfers and Desert Filing Summary
Week ending records show patents and deeds in Dillon area. Transfers include 820 acres at Jackson Big Hole basin to Jesse Jackson and multiple Dillon parcels with nominal consideration, plus cemetery plots and a desert land filing by Hanna E. Smith for 820 acres on upper Carter Creek.
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Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
A. L. Stone
William Lenkersdorfer
Thomson Avenue
Dillon
Samuel L. Bell
Lottie B. Hansen
Dyes Creek
Grasshopper Creek
August E. Jackson
Jacob W. Lowe
Rife
Mountain View Cemetery Association
Jennie Paris
Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery Associaton
Mary Paxton
Orlando Mast
George T. Mast
Alice Stanfield
Birch Creek
August O. Jackson
J. W. Lowe
Hanna E. Smith
Upper
Carter Creek
Albertson Claims Ownership Of Montana State Fair Grounds
Helena October 13. Paul Albertson of Butte claims ownership of the Montana state fair grounds three miles north of Helena worth about half a million dollars. Sheriff’s deed issued today on a sheriff’s certificate of sale from November 1, 1896. Officials say title to the ground and timber is clear though the claim will be resisted in court. Governor attorney general and county attorney admitted a deed must be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertson
Helena
Montana State Fair Grounds
Paul Albertson
Butte
Martin Higgins
W. S. Lippincott
Montana Fair and Racing Association
Public health backs anti typhoid vaccination findings
Washington reports the public health and marine hospital service supports anti typhoid vaccination with limits. A Paris Academy commission notes vaccination lowers fever frequency and deaths, and milder cases when infected, recommending it only for healthy individuals without major defects or tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Public Health Service
Academy of Medicine of Paris
Montana Eyes Biggest Delegation Prize at Dry Farming Congress
Billings Montana aims to win the $150 Reed silver cup by sending the largest delegation to the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs October 16 to 20. Montana previously won 897 registrants at Spokane and plans to organize county Dry Farming Congress clubs with agricultural schools to maximize attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
Colorado Springs
W. Z. Reed Investment Company
Idaho
Washington
Canada
Congress
For Sale 26 Thoroughbred Merino Bucks in Montana
For sale 26 thoroughbred Merino bucks advertised by Stephen Cook in Lima Montana. Details available by writing to or calling his Sage Creek ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Montana
Sage Creek
Stephen Cook
Leadore to Become Railway Hub With Immediate Expansions
The Leadore Standard reports that Gilmore & Pittsburgh Railroad Co will immediately establish round houses shops and supply stores in Leadore. President W A McCutcheon notes Leadore as the line’s central point and promises rail repairs and growth including a daily Leadore Gilmore train service. The Idaho Development Co will finance homes and prospectors, signaling rapid regional growth within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Bichler
Standard
Gilmore & Pittburgh Railroad Co
Leadore
W.A. McCutcheon
Lemhi
Pres. McCutcheon
Idaho
Gilmore
Northwest
Armstead
Dillon
Salmon
Idaho Development Co
Leadore Standard
Attorney General Rules Proclamation Publication For Referendum
The Montana Attorney General states that section 109 requires four weekly publications of the governor proclamation, but provides no timing or method. He notes proclamations are transmitted to county boards and published by The Record, and opines counties may be expected to publish consistent with code goals though specific authority is not explicit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen
Thomas J. Walker
Silver Bow
Board of County Commissioners
Walker
Montana
Governor’s Proclamation Ordered Published Countywide
A governor advocates immediate publication of a proclamation by the board of county commissioners in each county. The order calls for publication four times over four consecutive weeks in the county’s daily or weekly newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead Block Adds Fourteen Furnished Rooms
The Beaverhead Block expands with fourteen newly added rooms, all nicely furnished, enhancing accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Order to Show Cause on Petition to Lease
In Beaverhead county Montana the Guardianship of Bernice Wilson minor requests lease authority. The court orders all interested parties to appear on October 20, 1911, at 10 a.m. to show why Willis J. File as guardian cannot lease 320 acres for five years at $200 per year. Publication to follow in Dillon Examiner.
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Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead
Bernice Wilson
Willis T. File
Willis J. File
Beaverhead County
State of
S. E
West Montana Meridian
N. W
West
Montana Meridian
Dillon Examiner
Said
J. B. Poindexter
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Smith
Milwaukee
Schlitz
Taylor & Williams
Rich Hill Whiskey
L. A. Burrows & Co
Ronage
J. Robt, Morton
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