Feasibility of a Ismay to Ekalaka Railroad Route
A detailed reconnaissance finds a potential line from Ismay to Ekalaka with an embankment heavy grade not exceeding 1 percent. Two route options exist via West Fork or East Fork Fallon creek, with the West Fork favored for better alignment and Beaver Valley access. The report notes $15,000 per mile construction cost excluding equipment and highlights regional farming and ranching districts poised to supply traffic.
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Ismay
Ekalaka
Fallon
Fallon Creek
Falcon
Beaver Valley
West Fork
East Fork
Maxwell Ranch
S. W
Jas
Monroe Ranch
S. E
Monroe’s
Maxwell’s
TeeDee
Powder Valley
Powder River
Pine
Lame Jones
Milk
Spring
Hanley
Willard
Medicine Rocks
Fallon River
Beaver Flats
Chalk Buttes
Box Elder Basin
Box Elder
State Line
North Western
Burlington Roads
Remembered Loneliness and the Derby Bells
The piece recalls Herbert Spencer’s earliest memories including a garden scene with a younger sister who died at two. It highlights a defining memory of being left alone in solitude as the Derby All Saints bells tolled, shaping lifelong sadness linked to that sound.
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Herbert Spencer
All Saints
Derby
Fallon County Created and Begins Operations in 1913
Fallon County came into existence at precisely 2 p.m. on Tuesday December 9 1913 after Secretary of State Anderson filed the adopted resolution. The new county, the 35th in the state, began doing business immediately on its own hook with the old school building in Ekalaka serving as temporary courthouse.
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Fallon County
Custer County
Anderson
Fallen County
Hook
Ekalaka
Coast to Coast all steel train on Seattle to New York trip
The first all steel train to run coast to coast passed Ismay en route from Seattle to New York. Many travelers planned Christmas holidays in the old country with large crowds boarding at major stops. Niagara Falls allowed a seven hour stop for visitors to view the falls as western Milwaukee Road officials planned the journey.
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Ismay Enroute
Seattle
New York
Niagara Falls
Milwaukee Road
Mass Meeting on Church Building Dec 14 1914
Sunday evening discussion planned to advocate a Protestant church building in Ismay. Public interest urged as a church is deemed essential. Speeches by R L Anderson Dr Heldman and Rev Rockwell to present viewpoints.
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Ismay
R. L. Anderson
Heldman
Rockwell
Local notices and movements of residents and visitors
Walter Maxwell travels to Greenville Georgia with a shipment of horses. Musicians head to Baker to provide music for a T. V. Oulton dance. Walter Burton buys a Detroiter auto from J. T. Knudson. Ruth Lowry plans a two week holiday visit with parents in Hanskinson North Dakota around the 23rd.
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Walter Maxwell
Greenville
Georgia
Baker
T. V. Oulton
Walter Burton
Ismay Grain Market Report Corrected Prices
Market update for Ismay shows wheat winter wheat dura flax oats barley and rye price ranges with values noted as 12, 1.29, 0.30, 0.45 to 0.50, and 0.40 to 0.43 per unit. Corrections adjust previous figures for oats and rye in this period.
Independence and the courage to hold on to the end
Theodore Cuyler notes that many men lack grit and independence. They dash ahead only when smooth, falter under friction, rely on stronger personalities, imitate others, and fail to act boldly from the crowd.
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Theodore Cuyler
Austria Leads in Postcard Adoption in 1869
Postcards were first adopted by Austria in 1869 marking a milestone in the history of postal communication and international correspondence.
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Austria
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Schofield
Mr. Wm. Fulton
Ismay, Montana
Walter Holzhadter
Otto Kebeck
Ilmer Polman
London
Wise
Zabel Boys
John Riggleman
Sioux Falls
B. L. Jackson
Ed Raskell
Glendive
H. L. Struckmeyer
Miles City Hospital
Ismay Grain
First National Bank
Rockefeller
The
J. E. Prindle
Farmers & Stockgrowers State Bank
O. N. Dunham
Walter G. Price
Nicholas G. Price
Chai. de Graifenreid
E. J. Armstrong
Journal
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