Settlers Sweep Northwest as Montana Emerges as Magnet
The Pioneer Press notes a heavy fall rush of home seekers to the northwest, with Montana seen as a strong magnet. Transcontinental trains carry crowds through St Paul toward Montana and the Canadian northwest as immigration agents promote free lands and new farms.
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Northwest
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minnesota
North Pacific Coast
Canadian Northwest
St. Paul Gateway
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Montana
Canada
Northwest Territory
Soo Line
Northern Pacific
Harlowton
Lewistown
Mont
Great Northern
Galesburg
W. E. French
Ilinois
Uncle Sam
Great Northrea
Dry Land Farming Proves Successful In Montana
A Montana farmer rose from near ruin to harvests of 50 bushels per acre on 700 acres in 1907 and 40 on 800 in 1908 after adopting Campbell soil culture. Advocates moisture conservation and timely harrowing credit the gain to diligent, right time work, contrasting with shallow plowing and careless seeding. Professor Cooley supports the view that dry farming succeeds with proper methods.
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Montana
Campbell
Prof
Cooley
Norris appoints commission to revise Montana road laws
Gov Norris creates a six member commission to study current statutes and draft a model road law. Members include Judge Sydney Lanner Miles City Hon A J Galen Helena Judge H H Ewing Great Falls Hon Ed Donlan Missoula Hon J C McCarthy Bozeman Professor Clinton H Moore Butte. The group aims to replace the jumble of laws with an adequate standard and discuss a permanent road fund for modern roads. They met with the governor in Helena.
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Montana
Gov
Norris
Sydney Lanner
Miles City
A. J. Galen
Helena
H. H. Ewing
Great Falls
Ed Donlan
Missoula
J. C. McCarthy
Bozeman
Clinton H. Moore
Butte
Plan to Gather Data for State Legislative Proposal in Helena
A group discussed a plan to collect laws from other states and study the subject systematically. They expressed strong support for enacting legislation and agreed to conduct investigations and meet in Helena on September 17 to draft a law for submission to the legislature through the governor.
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Helena
Open for Homestead After Nov 1 at Kalispell
The article notes that second allotment drawings for the Flathead Indian reservation at Coeur d'Alene were taken up on Thursday. Outsiders with numbers have arrived in Kalispell for the second allotment, and additional scattered lands remain unfiled. On November 1 unfiled lands open to anyone with a homestead right, likely drawing more claimants.
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Flathead
Coeur d’Alene
Kalispell
Directory of the Dillon Churches
Directory lists church locations and services in Dillon with parish names and pastors. It covers Dillon and nearby areas like Ocoche and Horse Prairie, detailing Mass times, catechism, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and youth groups across multiple denominations.
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Dillon
Washington and
Glendale Streets
D. Hooker
Episcopal Church
Lima
Melrose
Horse Prairie
Dell
Willis
Rev
D. Foley
Sleeping car comfort improves on Southwest Limited trains
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway has begun using white counterpanes or bedspreads on its Southwest Limited trains between Chicago and Kansas City, replacing the heavy woolen blankets. Blankets will be kept in reserve for cooler nights, aiming to enhance passenger comfort and appeal to travelers who prefer a inviting bed.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Southwest Limited
Chicago
Kansas City
Beaverhead County Teachers Institute Planned With Silver Bow Three Other Counties
Beaverhead County will host a teachers institute this fall in conjunction with Silver Bow Deer Lodge and Jefferson counties. Sessions will be in Silver Bow at Butte for four days starting September 6, with all county teachers required to attend or forfeit pay unless certified by the county superintendent ALICE HERR Co Sup't Dillon Mont.
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Beaverhead County
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Butte
Alice Herr, Co. Sup’t. of Schools
Dillon, Mont
English Language Study Materials Collection
Partial contents outline several grammar and language guides. Topics include grammar courses vocabulary expansion conversation usage shall and will and should and would pronunciations correct English for home and school letter writing punctuation abbreviations business English compound words and studies in English literature.
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Rocky Mountain
Packard
Robt. Morton
Gov. Norris
OF the
Dillon Churches
ST. James Episcopal Church
Bannack
Washington Streets
F. KE. Dodds
Spworth
Baptist Church
Idaho
Sebree Streets
Ocioche
A. F. Colver
Catholic Church
Salvation Army
Young Peoples’ Legion
The
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Provost & Ripley
Foster Employment Agency
R. E. Ober
Bannack St
Cash Grocers
Uhas
Perry
GEO. R. Metlen
Vupineer
United States
E. M. Yeaman
P.O
Huber Bros
Masonic Temple
H. Rehead
Union Electric Co
Copyniauts &c
Munn & Co
Scientific Americat
UNH & Co
Orewr
New York
Washington
D.C
Josephine
Turch Baker
Evanston, Ill
HI Anaconda Standard
Standard
Anaconda, Montana
R. E. Foster
the Examiner
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