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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from Ismay Montana referencing a publication issued on Wednesdays by J A McKinley publisher with subscription rates in advance for one year six months and a note of second class mailing entry dated May 19 1908 under the 1879 Postal Act.
Train times listed for C M and Puget Sound Railway with passenger and freight arrivals and departures. Agent H D Carpenter notes indicate timetable entries for 4:21 am and 7:25 pm passenger runs and 1:50 pm freight.
Secretary John T. Burns issued the call for the fourth annual Dry Farming Congress to meet October 26-28, 1909, in Billings Montana. The invitation targets presidents, ministers, governors, agricultural leaders, and 30 000 farmers, outlining goals to expand arid land productive farming, foster cooperation with government experts, and promote agricultural education and development worldwide. A Second International Dry Farming Exposition follows October 25-29.
A satirical column on Congress and tariff debates precedes a formal Notice for Publication from the Department of the Interior. Herman J. Gulbranson of Ismay Montana seeks final homestead proof for land in Montana with witnesses Hoffman Jones Inderson Anderson, all of Ismay, Montana.
The passage discusses tariff impacts and wealth, referencing John D. Rockefeller. It questions the value of filling barrels with gold versus other goods like kerosene oil. The tone contrasts costs, prices, and the practicality of wealth accumulation.
Howard J. Wiley, heir of Abraham S. Wiley, filed intention to make final five year proof on his 1909 homestead entry in section 1 township 5a range 59e Montana. He will appear before the Miles City land office on August 20, 1909, with witnesses Harry Fearnall Nan C. MacKay Alonzo Frye and John Muller listed.
B Wiley of Miles City Montana intends to prove up final claim on lands described in Desert Land Entry No 1593. Proof before Register and Receiver at Miles City Montana on September 3 1909. Witnesses named John Muller Ralph Sherwin Jamey Young Dan C McKay all of Montana.
The Montana Development League endorses the Seventeenth National Navigation Congress in Spokane August 9 to 14, predicts irrigation benefits for the state, and urges Montanans to attend the Montana State Fair in Helena September 27 to October 2 with President Taft expected to visit September 28. It also supports the Fourth Annual Dry Farming Congress and International Dry Farming Exposition in Billings, February 26–27, 1898.
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