Land Opening Near Havre Defines Beaver Creek Park Reserve
President Wilson announces Fort Assiniboine area in Montana set aside as a 200000 acre reserve. Senator Myers helped secure a 13 mile by 1 mile Beaver Creek strip for perpetual recreational use, with remaining land for school and coal purposes. Land openings run Oct 25 to Nov 15 with a drawing if duplicates exist, price $2.50 per acre plus fees, homestead rules apply after six months, and round trip homeseekers’ tickets available via Great Northern Railway from multiple northern cities.
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Fort Assiniboine Military Reservation
Havre
Seth Maxwell
Woodrow Wilson
Montana
Henry L. Myers
Beaver Creek
Wilson
Land Office
Post Office
Poindexter Nominated for Attorney General of Montana
The Democratic Party nominates Judge Joseph B. Poindexter of Dillon for attorney general. Poindexter, a former Fifth Judicial District judge, has served as Montana’s attorney general for over a year after being appointed by Governor Stewart on June 1, 1915. He is praised for honest law enforcement and broad legal experience.
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Joseph B. Poindexter
Dillon
Montana
Democratic Party
Poindexter
State of
Stewart
J. B. Poindexter
Fifth Judicial District
Norris
Judge Poindexter of Montana Aged Former Attorney General
Judge Poindexter a Dillon native born in Oregon moved to Dillon as a child in 1881. He studied at Ohio Wesleyan and Washington University St Louis graduating in 1892 and began law practice at Dillon. He served as Dillon city attorney Beaverhead county attorney and Montana judge before becoming attorney general in 1915. He is married with two children.
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Poindexter
Oregon
Dillon
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wasington University
St. Louis
Montana
Beaverhead
State Normal College
Myers's Record as United States Senator
H. L. Myers outlines his tenure in the U S Senate highlighting chairing the public lands committee and advancing homestead and land-claims bills. He cites actions on Glacier National Park, Fort Assiniboine land transfers, reclamation projects, banking and trade amendments, and several federal laws and infrastructure efforts. He emphasizes hard work, voter service, and support for progressive measures while noting votes on major issues.
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United States Senate
Committee On Public Lands
Senate
Congress
Fort Assiniboine
Montana
Rocky Boy
Beaver Creek
Glacier National Park
Flathead
Fort Peck
Miles City
District of Columbia
United States
Lorimer
Justice Brandeis
H. L. Myers
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Assiniboine Military Reservation
Myers
Park Alon
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Maxwell Service
Maxwell
Maxwe
Detroit
T.K. Julson Dillon, Mont
Dillon Stock Yards
C. A. Smith, Auctioneer
Federal Banking and Currency Law
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Sun River
Milk River
Secretary of the Interior
Flathead Indian Reservation
Crow Indian Reservation
Corbett
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Administration
Secretary
of the Interior
the Examiner
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