Eastern Montana notes mix growth with land policies
George Burt Hore reports on regional growth as Ismay Baker Ekalaka and Wibaux vie for county seats and new banking, ranching, and railroad activity reshape Miles City area. Northern Pacific land holdings shrink while large land withdrawals await coal studies and new immigrant influx accelerates expansion in eastern Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burt Hore
Geo.w. Burt
Miles City
Montana
Ismay
Baker
Ekalaka
Wibaux
Chamber of Commerce
Montana Legislature Faces Tax Reform and Reform Bills
The Montana legislature, expected to convene next month, will tackle a constitutional amendment to tax mining property, fight for fair assessments, and curb the Amalgamated-Anaconda copper combine. Proposals include repealing or reforming the infamous house bill 160 and advancing primary election and commission government measures while addressing gambling regulation and recall provisions.
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Montana Lookout
United States
Montana
Amalgamated Copper Company
Silver Bow
Amalgamated-Anaconda Copper Combine
Copper Trust
Amalgamated-Anaconda
Tobby
Combine
Anaconda
Oregon
Senate
Butte
Silver Bow County
Capitol
William Scallon
Homesteads Near Roundup Sparked by Wealthy Princetonians
A dispatch notes Winnie Benschbach and Katherine Smith, daughters of Princeton's wealthy residents William Benschbach and Edwin E. Smith, take up homestead claims near Roundup Montana. They plan to file for fourteen months, inviting newspaper men to witness the venture. The piece also touches on mining fiction and state government changes, citing Montana and Kentucky governors, plus a wag about pug dogs as companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Butte
Neck of the Woods
Aurora
III
Winnie Benschbach
William Benschbach
Princeton
Central
Mlinois
Katherine Smith
Edwin E. Smith
The Mystery of Bonanza Trail Arrives at Lookout
Frank J. Arkins presents his novel The Mystery of Bonanza Trail with J. Richard Parry illustrations. The Lookout receives it from General Publishing Syndicate in Denver Colorado. Arkins heads the Billings Gazette and is described as experienced and exceptional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Levalley
Sentinel
Charles Ennis
Jess Sales
John Heffren
Sam Beard
John Truelson
Dutch John
Evans
Hugh Hunter
Mr. Evans
Baker Sentinel
Montana Lookout
Frank J. Arkins
J. Richard Parry
Lookout
General Publishing Syndicate
Denver
Colorado
Arkins
Billings Gazette
Ismay Journal Abbreviation Notice
The Ismay Journal serves Ismay and surrounding area as a local newspaper with annual subscription price listed at two dollars.
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Saagin
Agleo
Sgt
Miles Citys
First National Bank
Oliver van
North Side
Terry
Waukesha, Wis
Van
Milwaukee Railroad
Bouman
van Ranch
Terry Tribune
Northern Pacific Lands
Missoula
Northern Pacific Ailway Company
W. J. Keeley
Puget Sound Road
North
South Dakota
Eagle Butte
Faith
J Journal
Ismay and
Illinois
Mr. Arkins
Missoulian
Kentucky
Gifford -Pinchot
Amma H
Ismay and Vicinity
Ismay, Montana
Santa Claus
Thermometer
Gratis
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