Lacombe Boosts Its Case For County Seat Status
A local booster writes about Lacombe pursuing county seat status, praising its water tank and rail access as catalysts for growth. The piece enlists figures like Buck, Ismay, Col. Burt, and Judge Prindle, envisioning regional boosts, hunting grounds, and reduced freight costs shaping a new county hub.
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Lacombe
Buck
Ismay
George Burt
Nimrods
Col
Geo. Burt
Miles City
Judge Prindle
Honyocks
Carlyle District Taxpayer Questions Fallon Bridge Bargain
A Carlyle district taxpayer denounces Baker County efforts to win votes for a $100,000 Yellowstone River bridge at Fallon by trading county seating and taxes. He cites skewed valuations showing Carlyle far richer and warns the bridge would burden Carlyle roads and taxes while offering no Baker courthouse in return. He invites neighbor input via the newspaper columns.
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Dicinity
Conser
Baker
Carlyle
Fallon
Yellowstone River
Ismay Owes Lacombe for County Seat Omission
Ismay supporters urged Lacombe to push for the county seats as the bill for a new county fell apart. Lacombe, the only town left out of official consideration, stood by Ismay until legislative action ended the effort. If gratitude remains, Ismay should boast Lacombe as the dark horse in the county division race.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Joost N
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Lyon
Lacombe
Hobo
Foley
Ismay
Burt
Prairie to fields transforming Bowman County
Three years after settlers arrived the Bowman area has turned prairie into cultivated land. Roads now run through waving grain as homesteads give way to neat frame houses. The Pioneer predicts even more farmer progress in the coming year.
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North Dakota
Bowman
Bowman County
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