Forest receipts fund Montana counties for roads and schools
The article explains that 35 percent of national forest receipts are returned to county treasuries to fund roads and schools. It lists forest areas by county, noting Missoula’s expected timber sale yields and the ongoing distribution across Absaroka, Beartooth, Bitter Root, Cabinet, Blackfeet, Kootenai, and other forests, with Missoula and Ravalli among the benefiting counties.
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West
Forest Service
Montana
Missoula
Missoula County
Missoulian
Absaroka Forest
Park
Meagher
Beartooth Forest
Beaver
Flathead
Powell
Lewis and Clark
Gallatin Forest
Madison
Gallatin
Helena Forest
Jefferson
Broadwater
Cascade
Deer Lodge
Jefferson Forest
Chouteau
Fergus
Musselshell
Blaine
Kootenai Forest
Lincoln
Sanders
Lewis and Clark Forest
Tenton
Lolo Forest
Irslinger Wins Another In Montana Wrestling Match
Lewiston reports the European middleweight champion Henry Irslinger defeated George Steif of Chicago in a dramatic bout described as the best wrestling match seen in Montana. Irslinger secured one fall after an hour and 43 minutes of fast work. Neither man yielded a second fall.
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Lewiston
Montana
Henry
Irslinger
George Steif
Chicago
Unclear boxing bout details spark cross-city challenge
Report notes a second bout where Buef stayed aggressive and fought hard to even the score but fell short. Steif weighed 168 pounds at middleweight while Irslinger weighed 162. Archie Baker of Pittsburg sent a wire challenging the winner, with Dick Kelly of Chicago serving as referee.
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Buef
Steif
Irslinger
Archie Baker
Pittsburg
Dick Kelly
Chicago
Flowers Reveal Forgiveness in Pleasant Plains Romance
A line from a Pleasant Plains romance describes a woman apologizing after being sent flowers. The gesture leads to forgiveness as the couple walks beneath the bowers while a man privately wonders who sent the flowers.
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Pleasant Plains
Jil
Press
Blackfeet Indians Ask To Dance At State Fair
A letter from Blackfeet brave Tom Kyre requests the Blackfeet to perform at the Montana state fair in Helena this fall. The note, though imperfect in English, expresses desire for the tribe to return and participate amid a cosmopolitan fair audience.
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Glacier National Park
Penwell
Glacier Park
Helena
Shoemaker
Tom Kyie
Charley
Tiny ponies to be at state fair
A carload of Shetland ponies from Sandusky Mont led by E C Jones will exhibit at the Montana State Fair September 22 to 27. Jones will allow every boy and girl to ride a Shetland at the fair. The C E Jones ranch seeks Montana breeder interest as pony prizes totaling over 230 dollars are offered by the fair.
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Helena
E. C. Jones
Sandusky
Mont
Montana
Railroads Rumored Split On Butte Boise Link Amid Hill System Interest
Northern Pacific financials imply Gilmore and Pittsburg is Hill owned or largely Hill controlled, complicating the Western Pacific push. Three major systems now eye the project as talks broaden beyond the Western Pacific, with potential extensions into new territory and uncertain stakes for Butte Boise. A separate Montana field note details a novel rimrock grain transport method near Armstead and Salmon City ending in a minor fire scare.
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Butte- Boise
Northern Pacific Railroad
Gilmore and Pittsburg
Hill System
Hills
Hill
Harriman
Western Pacific
Butte-Boise
Gilmore and
Pittsburg
Idaho Divide
Armstead
Salmon City
Salmon
A. C. Logan
Montana
Dick Logan
Great Falls Tribune
University of Missoula to Open Next Monday September 8 1918
The University of Missoula announces opening on September 8 1918 with registration on September 9. A 45 member faculty includes 19 newcomers and new courses in Forestry Journalism Commerce Accounting Domestic Science Household Arts Design and Pharmacy. Law gains three professors and two lecturers. Dr N J Lennes heads Mathematics. Charles N Mollett leads Pharmacy.
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University of
Leslie J. Ayer
University
Chicago
C. W. Leaphart
Harvard Law School
San Francisco
Fred C. Webster
Yale
District Court
Sand
University of Montana
Missoula
Montana
Piping Wheat Over Bluff Billings
To save a haul of 12 miles around the rimrocks north of the city the wheat is conveyed by pipe. August 26 entry notes this irrigation piping effort to move grain more efficiently.
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Billings
Pioneers Gather in Missoula This Week
Missoula hosts annual Pioneer gathering September 4 to 6 with an automobile tour of Bitter Root valley planned for September 6. Old Fort Owen Ravalli church and Father Ravalli monument visit feature. Over 250 pioneers expected. railroads offer reduced round trip fare.
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Garden City
Montana
Missoula
Bitter Root Valley
Stevensville
Old Fort Owen
Father Ravalli
Monthou
Itlka’' Temple
Harnois
North Portland Stock Market Receipts and Prices Aug 29 1918
Receipts for the week in North Portland include cattle 2064 calves 91 hogs 820 sheep 4096 and horses 1. Cattle prices range from 6.00 to 8.50 with best steers around 7.60. Hog market shows few trades with tops near 9.80 and 9.60 on recent cars. Sheep and lamb prices steady with wethers at 4.25 and lambs around 5.25 to 5.25 amid active demand.
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North
Portland
Oregon
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University OF Missoula
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Atlantic Express
W. H. Merriman, M. K. Baysoar, D.F
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G.P.A
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Dodds Transfer
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Ness
Davis Pool Hall
H. H. Soper
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