Milwaukee Electrifies Montana Line as Railway Breakthrough
Milwaukee plans to electrify its main line from Harlowtown Montana to Avery Idaho within three years using Montana Power Company plants. The project costs eight million, runs on seven power points, and aims to complete full electrification to the Pacific coast. Electric locomotives will pull 2 200 ton loads with air brakes for emergencies, and regenerative braking will power trains uphill.
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Montana
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Goodnow
The
Harlowtown
Avery
Idaho
Bitter Root
Rockies
Belt
Montana Power Company
Great Falls
Missouri River
Madison Canyon
Big Hole
Thompson Falls
Fisher
Interior Department
Inmense
Pacific Coast
Grand Central Opens in New York A Massive Station
The new Grand Central terminal opens for service in New York City though finishing touches remain. The ground area covers about 80 acres with 83 miles of track under the train shed. Daily traffic welcomes nearly 1,500 trains and 250,000 passengers with a 275 by 120 by 125 foot main concourse and two level tracks for through and suburban traffic.
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Roundhouse
New York Central
New York
Grand Central Terminal
New York City
First Sght
William Cullen Bryant Hall of Fame Profile
Obituary overview of William Cullen Bryant born Cummington Mass on November 3 1764 died New York June 12 1878. Noted abolitionist editor of the New York Evening Post and chief editor until death. Early poetry includes Thanatopsis and To a Waterfowl among other famous works.
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William Cullen — Bryant
Cummingeton
Mass
New York
Williams College
New York Evening Post
The Hohenzollerns Rise and Key Successions
The Hohenzollern lineage traces to Thassilo who built Hohenzollern Castle c800. Frederick of Nuremberg became Elector of Brandenburg in 1417. The Prince abdicated to Prussia in 1849. Charles Anthony’s son was elected Prince of Roumania in 1866. Leopold was nominated for Spain in 1870 but withdrew amid Franco Prussian tensions.
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Hohenzollerns
Hohenzollern
Germany
Thassilo
Frederick of
Nuremberg
Brandenburg
Prussia
Charles
Charles Anthony
Roumania
Leopold
Spain
Beaverhead District seeks bids for 44000 bond issue
Beaverhead County Montana 1913 bond sale notice calls for sealed proposals on 44000 in 500 denominations 5 percent interest payable semi annually with principal due at 20 years redeemable in 10. Bids require 5 percent certified check. district may reject any bid. minimum price par. Bonds dated March 1 1913.
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Board of School Trustees
County of
Beaverhead
State of
Montana
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Clerk of Board of School Trustees
Board of Trustees
Board of School Trustees of
Ditton
Sheriff's Sale In Dillon Montana Block Eleven Property
Beaverhead County Montana sheriff sale of Eliza B. Thomas versus Alma C. Kirkpatrick and James Kirkpatrick. On February 28, 1913 at 12 noon at the courthouse front door Dillon sell parcels in block eleven including lots 11 to 17 and portions of lots 18 to 20 with Helena street frontage. Cash terms. Sheriff LD V. Erwin notes sale date February 7 1915.
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Eliza B. Thomas
Alma C. Kirkpatrick
James Kirkpatrick
Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana
Helena Street
Beaverhead County
V. Erwin
Ditton
D V. Erwin
Property sale and grazing permit notices dated 1913
Eliza B. Thomas sues Alma C. Kirkpatrick and James Kirkpatrick for property in Dillon Beaverhead County Montana with sale at court front door on Helena Street block eleven and connected improvements. Also Madison National Forest grazing permit applications due March 15 1913 with fees information available from Sheridan Montana.
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Madison National Forest
Sheridan
Montana
C.W. Hudson
Restoration to Entry of 160 Acres in Beaverhead Forest
Notice announces 160 acres in Beaverhead National Forest Montana to be opened for settlement and entry under homestead laws with prior rights for those cultivating since before 1906. Location details include unsurveyed sections likely charted as Sections 10 and 15 in Township 15 South Range West.
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National Forest
Beaverhead National Forest
Montana
United States
United States Land Office
Helena
R. W
M. M
Forest Service
G. W. May
C. A. Dorothy
Payette
Idaho
Provorit
General Land Office
Dillon Seeks Bids for District Sewers in Two Districts
Dillon Montana invites sealed proposals from contractors for sewer construction in Sewer District Five and Sewer District A. Bids due February 10, 1913, with 5 percent certified check. plans available at City Clerk or City Engineer Geo R Metlen. project estimated at 6800 feet of sewer.
Advertisement for Bids to Construct Sewer in Dillon
Bids for a district sewer in Sewer District Number Six, Dillon, Montana, due by 8 p m February 10 1918. Bids require a 6 percent certified bank check, must be endorsed Bid for Sewer, and addressed to City Clerk. About 3600 feet of sewer to be laid. plans and specs available at City Clerk or City Engineer Geo R Metlen offices.
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Dillon
Montana
Geo. R. Metlen
Harrow Pease
Harrow Prase
Notice to Creditors Estate of John A Swanson
Notice to creditors and all persons holding claims against John A Swanson deceased. Exhibit claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to Gustaf Swanson executor at Jos C Smith law office Dillon Beaverhead County Montana. Dated January 28 1913.
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John A. Swanson
Jos.c. Smith
Dillon
Montana
County
Beaverhead
Dizzy Quoted as Disraeli Hero and Liechtenstein Independence
Sir William Frazer recalls quoting a Disraeli line to Dizzy at Lord Shrewsbury's. The exchange includes a joke about tobacco and love. Meanwhile Liechtenstein, smallest sovereign state in Europe, celebrates 200 years of independence with Prince John Jr. financing the state and nominating three parliament members.
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William Frazer
Disraeli
Lord Shrewsbury
Egremont
Liechtenstein
Europe
Prince John Jr
Adele Pierce Files to Enter Land Under 2306-7 Statutes
Adele Pierce of Grant Beaverhead County Montana has filed applications to enter land Lots 3 and 4 Section 19 Township 9 South Range 13 West Montana Principal Meridian. Any adverse claim or objection due to mineral character should file affidavits of protest by February 26 1918. Stephen Carpenter Register. First publication January 8 1918.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Orpha Burnside
Orpha Clemens
Lima
Township 14
Range 7
Meridan
A.S. Johnson
U. S
Dillon
John Halligan
Maggie’ Halligan
Charles Roddy
George Roe
Stephen Carpenter
Register
United States Land Office
Adele Pierce
Grant
Beaverhead
United States
Range
Butte-Milwaukee Copper Co applies for Big Jumbo and Paymaster lodes patent
Mining Application No. 07583 filed with the U S Land Office Helena Montana by Butte Milwaukee Copper Co through attorney M W Atwater requests patent for 35 534 acres across Big Jumbo Lode and Big Paymaster Lode in Beaverhead County including lines and corners from discovery shafts, with certificates on record and first publication scheduled November 11 1912.
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S. Land Office
Helena
Montana
Butte-Milwaukee Copper Co
M. W. Atwater
Butte, Montana
Discovery
Big Jumbo Lode
Argenta
Beaverhead County
Cor
Sur
Cor. No
Sec
T. GS
Recorder
Montilla
Stephen Carpenter
Register
Executrices Call for Claims in Estate of Theophilus Craver
The executrices Mary D. Craver and Flora E Armstrong announce to creditors and all with claims against Theophilus B Craver deceased to present vouchers within ten months after the first publication at the law office of Lew L Callaway and E J Callaway Dillon Montana. Also lists fixed district court terms for 1913 in Beaverhead Jefferson and Madison counties with sessions beginning dates and times.
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Theophilus B. Craver
Lew L
E. J. Callaway
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
Mary D. Craver
Flora E. Armstrong
District Court of
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Towit
Jefferson County
Madison County
Chambers
Virginia City
Lew L. CalLaway
J. B. Pompexxter
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the Hall OF Fame
Leonard Evie
Rv. FP
Pattersall
Sheriff’s Sale
Tribune Book Store
Gustaf Swanson
Court House
Ighland
Lan
Highland
S. Montana
Dillon, Mont
Charles M. Schwab
Pennsylvania
Chas. M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Sylvain Bros
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Butte, Mont
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